学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2172 criminal

今天我们要学的词是 criminal. Criminal 做为形容词，意思是刑事的，犯罪的。Federal prosecutors¹ seized $24.7 billion connected with criminal activities this year. 联邦检察部门今年从各种犯罪行为中收缴247亿美元。An Egyptian court dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing² of protesters in the 2011 uprising. 埃及法院宣布，前总统穆巴拉克2011年镇压示威抗议被控杀人罪不成立。好的，今天我们学习的词是 criminal, criminal, criminal...

1 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。