学个词Learn a Word 第208期 leak

今天我们要学的词是leak。 Leak是泄漏消息的意思。"The contents of the report were leaked to the media," 是说报告内容被泄漏给了媒体。公司裁员的消息不知被什么人走漏了风声，"the plans for the layoff¹ have somehow leaked out."

这名军官因为泄密被判处15年徒刑，"The military official was sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking the intelligence." 最近在日本，一种美国研制的导弹防御系统发生了泄密的情况。媒体报道说，"Classified information about a U.S.-developed missile defense² system was leaked." 好，今天我们学习的词儿是leak...

 

1 layoff   

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

2 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。