每日一词【592】holdover：上届政府的留任官员

今天我们要学的词是holdover。 Holdover, 是指上届政府的留任官员。美国当选总统巴拉克.奥巴马正在过政府的过渡做准备。媒体报导说， "Some of the key individuals he will rely upon to tackle the country's most serious challenges are holdovers from the Bush administration," 奥巴马要解决美国面临的最严重的挑战，一定要依靠布什现政府中的一些留任官员。 "Defense¹ Secretary Robert Gates has been mentioned as a possible holdover," 现任国防部长罗伯特.盖茨据说就很可能是留任官员之一。好，今天我们学习的词是holdover...

1 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。