学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3528 rogue

 今天我们要学的词是 rogue¹.

 

rogue的意思是流氓、无赖，泛指劣等变异的物种。U.S. Secretary of Defense² Mark Esper has put Russia as the top of the Pentagon's potential adversaries³, followed by what he called “rogue states” like North Korea and Iran. 美国国防部长埃斯佩将俄罗斯列为美国军方数一数二的潜在敌人，其次是朝鲜和伊朗等他所称的“流氓国家”。 

1 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句