学个词Learn a Word 第941期 Fugitive

今天我们要学的词是fugitive¹。 Fugitive, 在逃犯。星期天是美国联邦调查局十大通缉要犯名单推出六十周年。 "The first FBI director J. Edgar Hoover started the "10 most wanted fugitives²" program on March 14, 1950," 美国联邦调查局第一任局长胡佛1950年3月14号推出了“十大通缉要犯”这一项目。 "The goal of the list is to shine a spotlight³ on the most wanted fugitives," 这份名单目的是要引起公众对这些通缉要犯的注意。美国联邦调查局的统计数字显示， "94% of the 494 fugitives who have appeared on the list have been caught or located," 登上这份名单的494个在逃犯中，百分之94的人最终都被抓获或是被找到。好的，今天我们学习的词是fugitive...
 

1 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

2 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分

3 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。