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deception骗局,诡计,欺骗,欺诈
garagesale现场旧货出售/跳瘙市场,tagsale
wrigglev.蠕动,蜿蜒前进,~outof避免
Keepstill,anddon'twriggle.沉住气,别乱动[慌]。
wriggleoutofadifficulty从困难中挣扎出来。
wriggleoutofabargain支支吾吾地想赖约。
Hefelthershouldersgaveawriggleofdissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下
theocracy神权政体,神政,神治国
Itisalsosignificantthattheocracyisnotmonolithic牢固的统一整体的either.
很重要的一点是,神权政治并非铁板一块
WHOwouldhavethoughtthat可能会想到
rundiplomaticcircles
Movesindiplomaticcircles.活跃于外交界
Athomeindiplomaticcircles.在外交场合轻松自如
runnakedinapublicplace.在公众场合裸体飞跑。
Itdoesn'ttakeafeveredbraintoassumethat
ourfeveredbrain兴奋的头脑
brainfever脑膜炎
brainstorm集体研讨
ego自我中心
getone'shandsonbomb
get/lay(one's)handson=Togetpossessioonof;acquireorobtain.
Iran'sclaimthatitsnuclearprogrammeisentirelypeacefuliswidelydisbelieved.
fivepainstakingyearsofdiplomacyhaveabruptlyunraveled.
painstakingn.辛苦,苦心,工夫a.辛苦的,勤勉的,小心的
adj.Markedbyorrequiringgreatpains;verycarefulanddiligent.
n.Extremelycarefulanddiligentworkoreffort.
Unravel=toexplainorsolve:
weunravelledthesecrets阐明,解释,解开
meticulousAdjective=verypreciseaboutdetails;carefulandthorough
debacle解冻,崩溃
debacle=Nounsomethingthatendsinadisastrousfailure,esp.becauseithasnotbeenproperlyplanned
clandestineworkonnuclearwarheads
clandestineFormalsecretandconcealed:
abaseforclandestineactivities秘密的
pulltherugfromunderthediplomacy
pulltherugfromundersomeone/something=tosuddenlytakeawayhelporsupportfromsomeone,ortosuddenlydosomethingwhichcausesmanyproblemsforthem.Theschoolpulledtherugfromunderthebasketballteambymakingthempaytopractiseintheschoolgymnasium.拆台(破坏计划)
sweepsomethingunderthecarpet(British,American&Australian,American&Australian)=totrytohideaproblemorkeepaproblemsecretinsteadofdealingwithit.Theincidenthasforcedintotheopenanissuethatthegovernmentwouldratherhavesweptunderthecarpet.Theevidencewasonfilmandthepolicecouldn'tjustsweepitundertherug.
amildslaponthewrist
getyourwristslapped
aslaponthewrist-awarningorpunishmentthatisnotsevere.Wegotourwristsslappedforleavingthedoorunlockedallnight.Igotaslaponthewristforarrivinglateagain.
slap拍击wrist腕,腕关节
economicscrew
haveascrewloose(informal)=tobecrazy.Ithinkthatwomanhasascrewloose-shegoesoutinherslippers.
TibetTakesLeadinChina'sCrusadeagainstWhitePollution
hecarriedonaone-mancrusade运动againstdisease.他一个人进行去疾病运动
thestudentsarecrusading参与…运动againstcorruption.
学生们正在参加反腐败运动。
crusade=avigorouscampaigninfavorofacause
=totakepartinacrusade
混淆是非confoundrightandwrong
把事实与假设混为一谈confoundfictionandfact.
Confound:
1.Tofailtodistinguish;mixup:
confoundfictionandfact.
2.Tomake(somethingbad)worse:
Donotconfoundtheproblembylosingyourtemper.
3.Tocausetobeashamed;abash:
aninventionthatconfoundedtheskeptics
get/putyourownhouseinorder=tosolveyourownproblems.Youshouldputyourownhouseinorderbeforeyoustartgivingmeadvice.
acleanbillofhealth=ifyougivesomeoneorsomethingacleanbillofhealth,youexaminethemandstatethattheyarehealthy,ingoodcondition,orlegal.Johnwillhavetostayathomeuntilthedoctorsgivehimacleanbillofhealth.Of30countriesinspectedforairlinesafetyonly17receivedacleanbillofhealth.
receiveacleanbillofhealth无疫证书(无罪的证明书)
misconstrueVerbtointerpretmistakenly
sniffoutVerbtodiscoveraftersomesearching:
theyeventuallysniffedoutasuitableParliamentaryseatforhim.
sniffout发现,寻找;调查
fightlikecatanddog(British&Australian,British&American)toargueviolentlyallthetime.Wegetonverywellasadultsbutaskidswefoughtlikecatanddog.
livelikecatanddog整天吵架
agreelikecatsanddogs完全合不来;像猫和狗一样合不来
posse(为追捕罪犯而组成的)民防团,民兵队
Oursocietypermitspeopletosueforlibel诽谤,中伤,诬蔑,损害名誉sothattheymayvindicatetheirreputations.我们的社会准许人们为自自而申辩,这样他们就可以维护他们的名誉vindication洗冤,证实
beaminglikecatsatthecream,aposseof Iranians wentto January'sWorldEconomicForuminDavosclaimingadoublevindication.
beaminglikecatsatthecream好象吃了奶油的猫一样得意洋洋(兴高彩烈、踌躇满志)
purv.咕噜咕噜叫,发出喉音
travesty=Adebased品质恶劣的orgrotesquelikeness:
atravestyofjustice.
atravestyofjustice对正义的歪曲argumentisatravesty嘲弄
infulldaylight在大白天
indefianceof违抗,无视UNresolutions
withoutanyfuss大惊小怪,v.无事自扰,忙乱
Don'tmakeanyfuss.不要小题大作。
Itdoesthejobnicelyandwithoutanyfuss.
aquietlifewithoutanyfuss.
Theonlymistaketheymadewasgivingusthewrongroom,twinbedsinsteadofqueenbedroom.Buttheychangeditstraightawaywithoutanyfuss(顺利地).
Thematterconcludedwithouttoomuchfuss.事情顺利地结束了
fusswithsomething
1.tobebusywithsomethingwithouthavingaparticularpurpose.Jackhadspenthoursfussingwiththeoldcar.
2.totrytofixsomethingcomplicated.It'samistaketofusswithyourcomputer.
glossover掩饰themanyunansweredquestions
glossoversomething
tofailtodealwiththeimportanceofsomething.Thereportpraisedthemanagersbutglossedoverthehighcostoftheproject.TheStateDepartment'sreportsfortheperiodglossedovertheworsthuman-rightsproblemsintheregion.
alameduck
1.apersonorcompanythatisintroubleandneedshelp.Inundertwoyears,itwastransformedfromastate-ownedlameduckintoasuccessfulcompany.
(mainlyAmerican)
2.someone,especiallyanelectedofficial,whocannotinfluenceeventsanymore,oftenbecausetheirjobisgoingtoendsoon.TheMayorintendstorunforre-electiontoavoidbeingthoughtofasalameduck.
lameduck跛脚鸭
lamb羔羊lamp灯
coylyad.害羞地,羞怯地
coy=affectedlyshyandmodest腼典的,怕羞的,羞怯的,吞吞吐吐
dreadfulconsequences可怕后果
Doesnegotiateddisarmamentdeterwar?
裁军协议能阻止dissuade战争吗?
It'sthisedgethatgivesnuclearweaponstheirpowertodeter正是这个优势赋予了核武器威慑力量
deterrence挽留的事物,妨碍物
competitiveedge竞争优势
keepyoufromharm!
up(one's)sleeve
Hiddenbutreadytobeused:
Istillhaveafewtricksupmysleeve.
haveacardupone'ssleevev.秘而不宣的计划(意图),锦囊妙计
brushaside不理,不顾America'sofferoftalks
rider骑士,附件,扶手dropthatrider
makeaperfectfetishof盲目崇拜;过分注意.
Madeafetishofpunctuality过分恪守时间.
Somewomenmakeafetishofclothes.有些妇女过于注重衣着。
fetish神物(偶像,迷信,盲目崇拜的东西)
dropped放弃criminalproceedings起诉againsthim
Reformingglobalrulesisanappealing诱人idea.Butcleaningupdomesticregulationisasimportant
Heal解决worstfinancialcrisis
earlywarningsystem预警
headofffinancialturbulence动荡
headoff
Toblocktheprogressorcompletionof;intercept:
Trytoheadhimoffbeforehegetshome.Thetownheadedofftheattempttobuildanothermall.
politicalheavyweights政坛要人
heavyweight
2.apersonwhoisheavierthanaverage
3.Informalanimportantorhighlyinfluentialperson
distil蒸馏,提取....的精华lessonsfromthesubprimemess次贷危机
moreresilientagainstfinancialturmoil混乱
resilientAdjective
1.(ofaperson)recoveringeasilyandquicklyfrommisfortuneorillness
2.(ofanobject)capableofregainingitsoriginalshapeorpositionafterbendingorstretching
heedv.注意到,留心到Thatisalessonpoliticiansshouldnowheed
vyinga.竞争的vi.竞争
viev.竞争vieforsupremacy至高,主权;优势
boildowntoastraightfightbetween
managerialvimn.精力,生气,精神
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physicalinfrastructure物质基础设施(0)
intermediatetechnology中间技术
afflict使苦恼,折磨
wasafflictedwith患了病
wasafflictedwithconscience受良心责备
intertwined纠缠search-and-advertisingmarket
ethniccleansing种族清洗
bloodshed流血事件
beforcedtoacceptafaitaccompli既成事实
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Italsowitnessedapivotalmoment关键时刻
leftthestatereeling
reelvi.眩晕,蹒跚
reeloff
Torecitefluentlyandusuallyatlength:
reeledoffalonglistofnamesanddates.
antagonizeor-niseVerb
toarousehostilityin:
itwasnotprudenttoantagonizeahiredkiller
antagonize
tailor-made
Perfectlyfittedtoacondition,preference,orpurpose;madeorasifmadetoorder:
tailor-maderenovations.很适合;度身打造
generousassumptionsabouttheeconomy'sstrength
envision
setaside撇开(不顾,取消,放弃,保留)$70billiontofinancethewaronterror
ballooning非法操纵价格entitlement
healthoutlay费用,经费,支出v.花费
slashing削减paymentstohealth-care
insolvency破产
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thrownintotheshade使逊色(使相形见绌,使黯然无光)
sb.droppedoutoftherace
quixotica.唐吉诃德式的,不切实际的;
isloathedbythebusinessestablishment.
Iamloathtogoonsuchshortnotice.我不愿这么急急忙忙就走
Monotonous单调的
callsforaconstitutionalbanonabortionandhomosexualmarriage.
putmoreemphasisonpoverty,inabidtowinMrEdwards'svoters
conservativepopulists老保守派和民粹人士
咬紧牙关grittedherteeth
givingimmigrantstherighttoearncitizenship
Thereisgoodreasonforthinking充足的理由
exacerbate加重(使...恶化,激怒)
Theeconomyissputtering.Employmentisfaltering.Housepricesaredipping.
beenshoweredwith大量给予;备受称赞dancerwasshoweredwithpraise
redesignacity'sbusservicesfromscratch从头开始;
peasantagriculture农民经济
showlittleinclinationtoreproduce
offspring子孙,后代,产物headtothecities
precarious不确定的,危险的
tedious沉闷的,单调乏味的
ruralblissisprecarious,isolated,andtedious.
optforwageemployment
theirmodeofproductionisillsuitedtomodernagriculturalproduction,
privateprovision私营化;私人提供
publicprovision公共提供
consumerfoodfashionsarefast-changingandbestmetbyintegratedmarketingchains
leery机敏的,细心的;戒心
beenleeryofcommercialagriculture
wasleeryofaggressivesalespeople.小心警惕地对待那些殷勤的推销员
anaggressiveyoungexecutive.一个进取心很强的年轻管理人员
enclosuremovement圈地运动
agriculturalinnovationishighlysensitivetolocalconditions
benefitsarenotfully