学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3621 drubbing

 今天我们要学的词是 drubbing. Drubbing is spelled D-R-U-B-B-I-N-G, drubbing.

 

drubbing 的意思是敲打，重创。 Frenchance President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party received a drubbing Sunday in municipal elections, as the Greens celebrated¹ victories in several big cities after a surge in support. 法国总统马克龙的中间党派在星期日举行的市政选举中遭受重创，而绿党则庆祝他们在几个大城市的支持率大增之后选举获胜。

 

The U.S. hotel industry’s performance for the month of April showed that hoteliers, primarily those with high-end brands, took a drubbing as the pandemic nixed lucrative² corporate³ business. 美国酒店业4月份的业绩显示，新冠病毒大流行切断了利润丰厚的公司业务，酒店业者们，主要是经营高端品牌酒店的公司受到重创。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。