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pork

/pɔːk/ /pɔɹk/

Meanings
noun

猪肉

The meat of a pig; swineflesh.

Examples :

"The cafeteria serves pork on Tuesdays."
食堂星期二供应猪肉。
food animal
noun

地方利益项目, 政治分肥

Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.

Examples :

"The congressman's pork-barrel project for a new community center in his district was criticized for not being a priority for the whole state. "
这位议员为他所在选区争取新建社区中心的“地方利益项目”受到了批评，因为它对整个州来说并非当务之急。
politics government economy

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funding verb

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/

资助，拨款.

"He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction."

他用他的遗产来资助他赌博的恶习。

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congress noun

/ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ /ˈkɑŋɡɹɛs/

大会，会议

"The annual family congress decided where to go for vacation this year. "

一年一度的家庭大会决定了今年去哪里度假。

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requested verb

/ɹɪˈkwɛstɪd/

要求，请求。

"I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position."

我已经要求把家具搬回原来的位置了。

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community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

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criticized verb

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd/ /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzd/

批评，指责。

"The teacher criticized my essay because it had too many spelling mistakes. "

老师批评了我的文章，因为里面有太多拼写错误。

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constituency noun

/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/ /kənˈstɪtjuənsi/

选区，选民。

"John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency."

约翰是从贝德福德选区当选为议员的。

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interests noun

/ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɪsts/

利息，利率。

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

我们银行给贷款人提供5%的年利息。

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district noun

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

地区，区域

"the Soho district of London"

伦敦的苏豪区

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

自助餐厅，食堂。

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

午饭时间，学生们都去自助餐厅打饭吃。

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priority noun

/pɹaɪˈɒɹɨti/ /pɹaɪˈɔɹɪ̈ti/

首要事项，优先权。

"Finishing my homework is my top priority tonight. "

今天晚上，我最首要的事情是完成作业。

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congressman noun

/ˈkɑŋɡrəsmən/ /ˈkɑŋɡrɛsmən/

国会议员，众议员

"The congressman visited our school to talk about the importance of voting. "

那位国会议员来我们学校访问，和我们谈论了投票的重要性。

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proposed verb

/pɹəˈpəʊzd/ /pɹəˈpoʊzd/

提议，建议

"I propose going to see a film."

我提议去看电影。