domestic violence

/dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns/ /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪləns/

Meanings

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noun

家庭暴力，家暴

Violence committed in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.

Examples :

"The police were called to the apartment because of a report of domestic violence. "

警察接到报警，说公寓里发生了家庭暴力，所以赶了过去。

Related Words

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

公寓，住宅，单元房。

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

我妹妹在大学附近找到了一个小公寓，作为她大学第一年的住所。

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

暴力，强暴

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

幸运的是，这场暴风雨的强暴之处更多在于其惊人的气势，而不是其造成的破坏。

cohabitation noun

/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/

同居，同住。

"After college, Maria and David chose cohabitation instead of marriage, sharing an apartment and their lives together as a couple. "

大学毕业后，玛丽亚和戴维选择同居而不是结婚，像夫妻一样共同生活，一起住在一间公寓里。

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

domestic noun

/dəˈmɛstɪk/

佣人，家佣

"The domestic cleaned the house every Saturday. "

那个佣人每个星期六都打扫房子。

report noun

/ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/

报告，汇报。

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

电信部关于电话网络的报告揭示了一个严重的容量问题。

police noun

[pəˈliːs] /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/

警察，公安。

"Call the police!"

快叫警察！ (Kuài jiào jǐngchá!)

setting verb

/ˈsɛtɪŋ/

放置，安放

"Set the tray there."

把托盘放在那里。

such noun

/sʌt͡ʃ/

像...一样的事物, 类似的东西

"My sister's new job offers a similar salary; it's a good such for someone with her experience. "

我姐姐的新工作薪水也差不多；对于像她这样有经验的人来说，这（样的工作）很不错。

called verb

[kɔld]

喊，叫。

"The teacher called out my name during attendance. "

点名的时候，老师喊了我的名字。

committed verb

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

委托，交付。

"The teacher committed the important assignment to the student. "

老师把重要的任务委托给了学生。