学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2699 human shield

今天我们要学的词是 human shield. Human shield 人体盾牌。ISIS militants¹ have reportedly taken civilians² captive and used them as human shields. 伊斯兰国激进分子据报抓捕平民，用他们做自己的人体盾牌。Some 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline³ project in North Dakota. 约两千名美国退役军人准备组成人体盾牌，保护北达科他州输油管道项目的抗议者。好的，我们今天学习的词是 human shield, human shield, human shield...

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。