学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2529 counterweight

今天我们要学的词是 counterweight. Counterweight 用于平衡，制衡的力量。美国国防部长卡特前往印度访问。U.S. Defense¹ Secretary Ash Carter tried to enhance a relatively² new defense relationship with India which the U.S. sees as a counterweight to the growing power of China. 卡特试图培养美印间年轻的国防关系，美国认为印度可以对中国实力的上升起到制衡作用。Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump³ said recently that Japan and South Korea should have nuclear weapons as a counterweight against China and North Korea. 美国共和党总统参选人川普最近说，日本和韩国应该拥有核武器，制衡中国和朝鲜。好的，我们今天学习的词是 counterweight, counterweight, counterweight...

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 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。