学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2946 mistrial

今天我们要学的词是 mistrial. Mistrial 无效审判。The corruption¹ case against New Jersey's senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial after jurors reached a hopeless deadlock². 由于陪审团成员完全没有希望达成一致意见，新泽西州参议员梅嫩德斯的腐败案以无效审判告终。A judge declared a mistrial in the case against a biker gang leader who was indicted³ for his role in a deadly gang gunfight. 一位法官宣布，针对涉嫌致命的帮派枪战的一个摩托车帮派领袖的审判无效。好的，我们今天学习的词是mistrial, mistrial, mistrial ...

1 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。

2 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

3 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。