学个词Learn a Word 第927期 To touch off

今天我们要学的词是touch off。 To touch off, 意思是引起。 "The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition¹ party," 新措施引起了反对党的强烈批评。 "His comment touched off a controversy² about the figure skating scoring system," 他的评论引起了围绕花样滑冰评分制度的争议。

"The corruption³ case touched off massive protests," 这起腐败案件引起了大规模抗议示威活动。 "The fatal accident touched off a renewed debate about Metro⁴ safety," 这起致命车祸再次引起关于地铁安全的辩论。 好的，今天我们学习的词是touch off...

　

 

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。