学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3057 liable

今天我们要学的词是liable. Liable 形容词，有责任的，需要承担责任的。U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would implement¹ the harshest penalties yet on drugmakers found liable for contributing to the drug epidemic². 美国联邦参议员伯尼·桑德斯提出一项议案，要求对吸毒泛滥负有责任的处方药制造商施加最严厉的惩罚。An appeals court in Wisconsin ruled that a firearms trading website can be held liable for negligence³ for facilitating the purchase of a gun that is subsequently used in a shooting. 威斯康辛州一家上诉法院裁定，武器交易网站可以因为玩忽职守，方便后来被用于枪击案的枪支购买负有责任。好的，我们今天学习的词是liable, liable, liable ...

1 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

2 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。