学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2019 poised

今天我们要学的词是poised¹. Poised 形容词，意思是有充分准备的。美国在线影片租赁服务商Netflix今年第一季度业绩颇丰，Netflix is poised to raise prices for the first time in three years. Netflix已经准备好进行三年来的首次提价。London's transport system is poised for payments by smartphone.伦敦公交系统已经做好了接受智能手机付费的准备。有报道说，President Obama is poised to grant clemency² to nonviolent drug offenders³. 美国总统奥巴马准备特赦在押的非暴力毒品犯。 好的，今天我们学习的词是poised, poised, poised...

1 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

2 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

3 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。