学个词Learn a Word 第738期 Scrutiny

今天我们要学的词是scrutiny¹。 Scrutiny是名词，意思是详细审查。美国百年老店通用汽车公司星期一申请破产，进入重组。"General Motors' reorganization will come under intensive scrutiny from the U.S. Treasury," 通用汽车公司的重组将受到美国财政部的严密监督。

美国总统奥巴马提名女法官索托马约尔进入最高法院。"Judge Sonia Sotomayor will face tremendous scrutiny over sensitive issues, including abortion² and same-sex marriage," 索托马约尔法官在堕胎权和同性婚姻等敏感问题上的立场将受到仔细的考查。好的，今天我们学习的词是scrutiny...

 

1 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。