学个词Learn a Word 第536期 Scalper

今天我们要学的词是scalper。 Scalper, 是指转手倒卖的人。 "Liu Xiang's withdrawal¹ made scalpers' profits plunge," 刘祥退出比赛让票贩子们的赢利暴跌。 "Beijing Olympic officials have warned that scalpers of Olympic tickets will be severely² punished," 北京奥组委官员曾经警告说，倒卖奥运门票的人要受到严厉的惩罚。

不过，有消息说， "Beijing police seized 276 scalpers in five days, including 37 foreigners," 北京警察五天内就抓住了276个卖黄牛票的人，其中还包括37个外国人。好的，今天我们学习的词是scalper...

 

1 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。