VOA慢速英语2019 学个词 censure

今天我们要学的词是 censure¹.

censure 的意思是谴责，用于正式和公开的场合。 House Democrats² voted last month to set aside a Republican motion to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff “for conduct that misleads the American people.” 美国众议院民主党人上个月投票搁置了共和党人提出的谴责众议院情报委员会主席亚当·希夫的动议，动议称希夫的“行为误导了美国人民。”

Unlike impeachment³, censure is not mentioned in the Constitution and would not trigger a trial or possible expulsion. Only one president, Andrew Jackson, has ever been censured⁴ by the Senate in 1834. 与弹劾不同，“谴责”不包括在美国宪法中，也不会导致审判和可能下台。美国历史上只有一位总统，安德鲁·杰克逊，在1834年受到参议院的谴责。

1 censure   

v./n.责备；非难；责难

参考例句：

• You must not censure him until you know the whole story.在弄清全部事实真相前不要谴责他。
• His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.他的不诚实行为受到了严厉指责。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

4 censured   

v.指责，非难，谴责( censure的过去式 )

参考例句：

• They were censured as traitors. 他们被指责为叛徒。 来自辞典例句
• The judge censured the driver but didn't fine him. 法官责备了司机但没罚他款。 来自辞典例句