学个词 Learn A Word:1584 forfeit

今天我们要学的词是forfeit. Forfeit 有“丧失，被没收”的意思。一直被美国反兴奋剂机构USADA调查的自行车手阿姆斯特朗宣布放弃与该机构的斗争，随后，The USADA said Lance Armstrong must forfeit his seven consecutive Tour de France victories. 该机构宣布，阿姆斯特朗必须放弃他连续七次取得的环法自行车手总冠军头衔。美国马里兰州八月中旬有一周的时间免收消费者的消费税，The state of Maryland had estimated that it would forfeit about $10 million by waiving the 6 percent sales tax on clothing and shoes costing up to $100. 马里兰州估计，由于对价格不超过100美元的衣服和鞋子都免征百分之6的消费税，州政府将损失一千万美元的收入。好的，今天我们学习的词是 forfeit, forfeit, forfeit...