学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3291 exonerate

 今天我们要学的词是 exonerate¹.

 

Exonerate 是开脱、平反的意思。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report did not conclude that President Trump² committed a crime on the obstruction³ of justice allegation, it also does not exonerate him. 特别检察官穆勒的报告没有就特朗普总统被控妨碍司法的罪名是否成立得出结论，但也没有为总统正名。

 

A human rights group accused the Nigerian government of appearing to exonerate senior officers in its prosecution⁴ of thousands of Boko Haram suspects . 一个人权组织指责尼日利亚政府在处置数千名博科圣地武装嫌疑人的问题上似乎要免除其高级官员的刑事责任。

1 exonerate   

v.免除责任，确定无罪

参考例句：

• Nothing can exonerate her from that.任何解释都难辞其咎。
• There is no reason to exonerate him from the ordinary duties of a citizen.没有理由免除他做公民应尽的义务。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

4 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。