Watergate

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基本釋義

水門事件(美國政治丑聞,共和黨總統(tǒng)競選連任委員會(huì)于1972年6月17日派人潛入水門大廈民主黨總部安裝竊聽器,此事暴露后導(dǎo)致尼克松總統(tǒng)辭職)

實(shí)用例句

He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.

他因在水門事件中擔(dān)任尼克松總統(tǒng)的首席法律顧問而聲名狼藉。

辭典例句

" After Watergate, I sold 400.

該事件發(fā)生后, 我賣掉了400臺(tái).

時(shí)文部分

Watergate had begun to turn into a national obsession.

水門事件已開始使全國著了魔.

辭典例句

He simply could not understand the uproar over Watergate.

他根本無法理解水門事件引起的喧囂.

辭典例句

Once Watergate erupted , it was impossible to arrest its course.

水門事件一朝敗露, 就無法控制事態(tài)的發(fā)展.

辭典例句

His sole reference to Watergate was wistful.

他對(duì)水門事件的唯一反應(yīng)就是陷入沉思.

辭典例句

Watergate was bound to rock the nation.

水門事件一定會(huì)震驚全國.

辭典例句

The Watergate questions were less easily disposed of.

關(guān)于水門事件的問題,則比較難對(duì)付.

辭典例句

" The year before Watergate, I sold 70 shredders,'said John Wagner of Allegheny Paper Shredders.

阿勒格尼碎紙機(jī)公司的約翰-瓦格納說: “ ‘水門事件’發(fā)生前一年, 我賣掉了70臺(tái)碎紙機(jī).

時(shí)文部分

No one had the stomach to refight the Vietnam debate in the midst of Watergate.

在水門丑聞聲中,沒人有膽量再次為越南爭端而站出來講話.

辭典例句

He resigned as a result of the case known as Watergate.

他是因?yàn)椤八T事件”而辭去職務(wù)的.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

The clever journalists blew the lid off the watergate cover - up.

這些聰明的記者們使被掩蓋的水門事件真相大白于天下.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

The clever journalists blew the lid off the Watergate scandal.

聯(lián)盟的新聞工作者揭露了水門丑聞的真相.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

About forty people were charged with Watergate related crimes.

大約四十人在水門犯罪里被判決.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

In the post - Watergate era, power has been fractionated on Capitol Hill ( Evan Thomas )

在水門事件之后的時(shí)代里, 權(quán)力已被國會(huì)分割 ( 埃文托馬斯 )

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

真題例句

Many Americans lost faith in the integrity of their political leaders as a result of the Watergate scandal.

出自-2011年12月閱讀原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974

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