今天我们要学的词是 hand off. Hand off 的愿意是橄榄球中的传球,引申下来就是交出、传递意思。Former US President Obama claimed that he “handed off” a booming economy to President Trump at a recent rally for Democrats in Las Vegas, NV. 美国前总统奥巴马在拉斯维加斯一次民主党人集会上表示,是他留给了特朗普总统一个蒸蒸日上的经济。House minority leader Nancy Pelosi says she'd want to stay minority leader through 2020, leaving unclear when and if she'd be willing to hand off the gavel. 众议院少数党领袖佩洛西说,她想要留任到2020年,但没有表明她将何时以及是否愿意交出领导权。
n. (法官所用的)槌,小木槌 n. (中世纪英国的)贡