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“Sri Lankan court to deliver verdict on deadly Easter bombings Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named 'heroes of faith' by Vatican Asia Sri Lanka Related India is producing more green energy but wasting a lot of it Sri Lankan court to deliver verdict on deadly Easter bombings Outrage in India over viral video of teen molested and her friend beaten More from the BBC 4 hrs ago England ease to big …”
🇨🇳 斯里兰卡法院将就复活节爆炸案作出判决
词根 · de- 向下,相反
搭配: deadly weapon · deadly disease
同义: fatal · lethal
反义: harmless · benign
easter/ˈiːstər/ n.
复活节
a Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, held in spring
📖 原文例句
“For years, Sri Lankans have held regular demonstrations demanding justice for the victims of the Easter attacks.”
🇨🇳 多年来,斯里兰卡人定期举行示威,要求为复活节袭击的受害者伸张正义。
词根 · -er 人/物
搭配: Easter egg · Easter Sunday
同义: east wind · easterly
court/kɔːrt/ n. / v.
法院;法庭
a place where legal cases are heard and judged
📖 原文例句
“The court in the capital Colombo also ordered the confiscation of their all movable and immovable assets.”
🇨🇳 首都科伦坡的法院还下令没收他们所有的动产和不动产。
词根 · cour 跑
搭配: court case · tennis court
同义: tribunal · field
sunday/ˈsʌndeɪ/ n.
星期日,星期天
The day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, often considered a day of rest or worship
📖 原文例句
“Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.”
搭配: Sunday morning · on Sunday
mobility/moʊˈbɪləti/ n.
流动性;移动性
The ability to move or be moved freely and easily
📖 原文例句
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短语 Phrases
lead to
导致,通向
📖 原文例句
“In 2023, the Supreme Court ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay millions in compensation to the victims of the bombings, after finding him responsible for national security failures that led to the attacks.”
“Death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison in Sri Lanka due to a decades old moratorium on executions.”
🇨🇳 由于斯里兰卡数十年来暂停执行死刑,死刑通常会被减为终身监禁。
according to
根据,按照
📖 原文例句
“About 20,000 people have been bussed to Mexico, according to a count by Refugees International and Human Rights First.”
🇨🇳 据国际难民组织和人权第一组织的统计,约有2万人被大巴送往墨西哥。
as part of
作为…的一部分
📖 原文例句
“Human rights lawyers describe these so called third country national arrangements as part of a “show of force” by the US intended to discourage migrants and asylum seekers from entering.”