1.Democratic 民主的;民主政治的;大众的
They pledged to fight for democratic rights.
他们誓为争取民主权利而斗争 。
2. prepared for 对…作好准备
They prepared for their wedding.
他们为婚礼做着准备 。
3. defend against 防卫,保卫;抵抗
For a full online defense, it is also vital to install a firewall application that can detect and defend against any type of manipulation to the code and content sitting on and behind the Web servers.
对于全面的在线防卫,同样至关重要的是安装可以检测并抵御任何对保存在 Web 服务器上,或其背后的代码和内容实施控制的防火墙应用程序 。
4. minority group 少数民族
The Tea Party proved itself, even if a minority group, to be organized both politically and monetarily, which allowed the group to effect change in the 2010 election.
虽然只是一个少数群体,但茶党已经证明了其在政治和资金方面的组织性,使得该团体能够改变2010年选举进程 。
5. amendment 修正案
They decided to tack an amendment to the bill.
他们决定在议案中附加一个修正案 。