考研英语高频词汇
overturn [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]
v.推翻,否决
<历年真题考查频次:6次>
真题复现1:On the overturned provisions the majority held that Congress had deliberately “occupied the field,” and Arizona had thus intruded on the federal’s privileged powers.(2013年英语一第四篇阅读理解P3)
真题翻译:在被推翻的条款上,多数人认为国会故意“占领了这片土地”,因此亚利桑那州侵犯了联邦政府的特权。
真题复现2:In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell.(2017年英语一第四篇阅读理解P1)
真题翻译:在一项罕见的一致裁决中,美国最高法院推翻了前弗吉尼亚州州长罗伯特·麦克唐纳(Robert McDonnell)的腐败指控。
真题复现3:The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. (2019年英语一第四篇阅读理解P3)
真题翻译:法院推翻的案件说,如果一家企业将客户购买的货物运送到该企业没有实体存在的州,如仓库或办公室,则该企业不必为该州征收销售税。