今天要學(xué)的一個詞是 orchestrate。 Orchestrate來自orchestra,指管弦樂隊??墒莿e想聽音樂,報導(dǎo)說的是伊拉克前統(tǒng)治者薩達姆。文章說:"... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kurds...," 意思是:檢察官指責(zé)他領(lǐng)導(dǎo)指揮了殘殺庫爾德人的運動。
原來orchestrate可以解釋為指揮、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。對,可以和音樂沒有關(guān)系。比如說:A few people orchestrated the large-scale protest campaign against U.S. policy on illegal immigrants,某些人負責(zé)安排了抗議美國非法移民政策的大規(guī)?;顒?。The mother orchestrated all the arrangements for her daughter's wedding,母親為她女兒的婚禮做了所有的安排。今天學(xué)的一個詞是orchestrate...