学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2119 terminate

今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，意思是终止。The Baltimore Ravens¹ terminated Ray Rice's contract after a video surfaced showing Rice punching his then-fiancee. 巴尔的摩乌鸦队球员Ray Rice殴打未婚妻的视频曝光后，乌鸦队解除了跟他的合约。Texas State Senator Wendy Davis revealed that she terminated two pregnancies² in the 1990s for medical reasons. 得克萨斯州州参议员戴维斯透露，她90年代曾出于医疗方面的原因，两次终止妊娠。好的，今天我们学习的词是 terminate, terminate, terminate...

1 ravens   

n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句

2 pregnancies   

怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
• She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。