每日一字In prison and out 監獄篇

trial [ˋtraɪəl]

(1)vt 試行

例句：

The police will trial the neighborhood watch program in three new areas after its success in reducing the crime rate in our local community.

鄰里守望計畫成功降低了我們當地社區的犯罪率之後，警方將再另外三個新的區域試行這項計畫。

(2)adj 實驗性的

例句：

The new trial equipment will be delivered shortly and I expect all the officers to familiarize themselves with it.

短期內將發表一款最新實驗性的設備，我期待所有的員工都能熟悉這款設備的運作。

(3)C 煎熬；審判

例句：

My life has been such a trial recently; I have been under so much stress that I have had to get sleeping pills from my doctor.

我最近備受煎熬，一直處於極大的壓力之下，以至於必須服用醫師所開的安眠藥才能入睡。

例句：

There is a trail in progress where three peace protesters who painted slogans over the wall of the president’s residence are being charged with vandalism.

有三名和平示威者的審判正在進行，他們因在總統官邸的外牆漆上標語而被以破壞公物起訴。

spell [spɛl]

C 一段時間

例句：

A long spell in prison usually deters most criminals from offending a second time.

長期坐牢通常可以威嚇大多數的罪犯不敢再放第二次。

release [rɪˋlis]

(1)vt 釋放

例句：

They will release the murderer from prison in sixty years time at the completion of his sentence.

他們將在殺人犯服完六十年的徒刑之後，將他從監獄釋放出來。

(2)U 釋放

例句：

The release of the anti-government activist was widely applauded by governments around the world.

proof [pruf]

U 證明

例句：

There is no proof that he did this terrible thing, no evidence, and nothing to even link him to the victim or crime scene.

無法證明這件可惡的事是由他所做的，沒有證據也沒有任何事能將他和受害者或犯罪現場扯上關係。

imprison [ɪmˋprɪzn]

vt 拘禁

例句：

Some governments will imprison anyone who challenges their policies or actions.

有些政府會拘禁任何挑戰他們的政策或作為的人。

詞性:

n=名詞  adj=形容詞  adv=副詞  vt=及物動詞  vi=不及物動詞  ph=片語  C=可數名詞

U=不可數名詞  Synonym=同義字詞  Antonym=反義字詞  Related word=相關字詞

由「雅思應考勝經核心單字」作者Benjamin Adams (大Ben老師)熱情提供