学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3582 hobble

 今天我们要学的词是 hobble. Hobble is spelled H-O-B-B-L-E, hobble.

 

hobble 的意思是步履蹒跚的、陷入困境的。 The COVID-19 pandemic has hobbled meat processing due to plant shutdowns, prompting President Donald Trump¹ to order federal intervention² in the industry. 新冠疫情大流行导致工厂关闭后，肉类食品加工不足，促使特朗普总统下令联邦政府进行干预。

 

New Jersey³ Governor Phil Murphy is optimistic about reopening the state’s economy but cautioned the state is not ready to end its stay-at-home order or quit the weeklong social distancing guidelines that have hobbled the economy. 新泽西州州长菲尔·墨菲对重新开放本州经济活动感到乐观，但他也警告说，新泽西还没有准备好停止居家隔离政策，或撤销长达数周的保持社交距离的规定，这些规定令经济陷入困境。

 

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1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。