单词超市第九十六期 Take issue

今天我们要学的词组是take issue。 Take issue的意思是争论，持不同意见。 比如美国前总统福特12月26日逝世后， 媒体公开了他2004年7月的采访谈话。

福特反对伊拉克战争，也不认为美国应以推广民主为理由卷入纷争， "Ford¹ took issue with the notion of The United States entering a conflict to spread democracy." 美国前国务卿鲍威尔主张美国从明年开始逐步从伊拉克撤军。布什总统不同意 -- he takes issue with Powell on the question of withdrawal² 。今天学的词组是take issue...

 

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。