学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2654 terminate

今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，终止。Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he might terminate a defense¹ pact² his country signed with the U.S. in 2014. 菲律宾总统杜特尔特警告说，他可能会终止菲律宾2014年跟美国签署的一份防御协定的执行。Rome's city council voted to terminate its bid for the 2024 summer Olympics. 罗马市政会投票决定，终止罗马申办2024年夏季奥运会的努力。好的，我们今天学习的词是 terminate, terminate, terminate...

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 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。