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watergates
水门事件;水门丑闻
watergates is the plural of watergate.
核心释义
a political scandal involving abuse of power, bribery, and obstruction of justice that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
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通向水边的门,或只能或主要靠水路到达的门。
A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
通向水边的门,或只能或主要靠水路到达的门。;水门;水闸;水门事件
用法In use
The reporters who exposed Watergate became famous for their investigative work.
用法提示:Watergate 作名词,指水门事件这一政治丑闻。
Every American history textbook includes a chapter on Watergate.
用法提示:Watergate 是专有名词,专指水门事件。
People often compare later political scandals to Watergate.
用法提示:Watergate 此处指代水门事件,作为比较对象。
the Watergate [noun]
Watergate 常作定语修饰 scandal(丑闻)、affair(事件)等名词;指这一历史事件时首字母大写。
The Watergate scandal forced President Nixon to resign in 1974.
水门丑闻迫使尼克松总统于1974年辞职。
a Watergate
Watergate 可用作普通名词,指代类似的大型政治丑闻。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Watergate scandal
- 水门丑闻
- The Watergate scandal led to President Nixon's resignation.水门丑闻导致尼克松总统辞职。
- Watergate break-in
- 水门闯入事件
- The Watergate break-in occurred at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.水门闯入事件发生在民主党全国委员会总部。
- Watergate cover-up
- 水门掩盖行动
- The Watergate cover-up ultimately destroyed Nixon's presidency.水门掩盖行动最终毁掉了尼克松的总统任期。
- Watergate tapes
- 水门录音带
- The Watergate tapes provided crucial evidence against the president.水门录音带提供了对总统不利的关键证据。
- Watergate hearings
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象水门(watergate)的闸门被冲开,丑闻如洪水般涌出,让人联想到导致尼克松下台的政治丑闻。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:政治历史讨论、新闻报道、政治评论 “水门事件”多用于正式或新闻语体,比较常见于政治历史讨论、新闻报道和政治评论;日常随意口语中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
watergate 既可指水门/水闸,也可指水门事件;作“水门事件”解时是专有名词,作“水门/水闸”解时为普通可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
watergate 末尾的 -gate 读作 /ɡeɪt/。gate、late、weight、straight、great 的末尾都含 /eɪt/ 音,与 -gate 的读音相同(weight 和 straight 拼写不同但发音相同)。注意 private 虽然以 -ate 结尾,但读作 /ˈpraɪvɪt/,与 -gate 读音不同。
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