学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2496 Super Tuesday

今天我们要学的词是 Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday 超级星期二。Super Tuesday refers to a Tuesday during the presidential election when a large number of states hold their primaries or caucuses¹. 超级星期二指的是美国总统大选期间很多州同时举行党内初选或党团会议的那个星期二。A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump² are solidly in the lead a day ahead of Super Tuesday. 一项民调显示，超级星期二的前一天，希拉里·克林顿和川普稳稳地居于领先地位。好的，我们今天学习的词是 Super Tuesday, Super Tuesday, Super Tuesday...

1 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

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。