VOA慢速英语:Top 5 Crowdfunding Projects Ever

invest - n. to spend (money) on building or improving something 

crowdfunding - n. the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.

backer - n. a person or group that gives support to someone or something

project - n.  a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time

fund - v. to provide money for (something)​

goal - n. something that you are trying to do or achieve

cancel - v. to stop doing or planning to do (something) : to decide that something (such as a game, performance, etc.) will not happen

decentralize - v. to change (something) by taking control, power, etc., from one person or group and giving it to many people or groups throughout an area

platform - n. a program or set of programs that controls the way a computer works and runs other programs

censor - v. to examine books, movies, letters, etc., in order to remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

communicate - v. to give information about (something) to someone by speaking, writing, moving your hands, etc.

currency - n. something that is used as money

lawsuit - n. a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations