News Reporting English Flashcards
(294 cards)
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Engulfed
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吞噬
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Eerie [E-ri]
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詭異
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cracks down on
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打擊 /取締 /嚴厲制裁
E.g. The government cracks down on tax evasion
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felony charge
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重罪指控
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brazen
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大膽放肆/ 厚顔無恥
E.g. The thief made a brazen attempt to steal in broad daylight
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overwhelmingly
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壓倒性
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rolls back
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推翻
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leeway
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餘地 / 寬限
E.g. The prosecutors now have more leeway to charge crimes as felonies
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conceal
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隱藏/ 隱瞞
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conspiracy to commit a crime
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共謀犯罪：罪名本質在於一群人達成協議，意圖共同策劃或實施某種犯罪
E.g. They were on charges of grand theft, conspiracy to commit a crime and resisting arrest.
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misdemeanor
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輕罪
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in part
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部分原因
E.g. He was charged with a felony in part because he has 6 prior convictions 前科 for stealing.
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court appearances
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出庭
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in custody
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拘留
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without bail
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不得保釋
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counter drone technology
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反無人機技術
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widespread system
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廣氾的系統
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drone threats
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無人機威脅
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there is a growing feeling
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越來越强的觀點
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better off
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應該…(action)
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intelligence briefing
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情報簡報
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have a better handle of it
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更好地掌握
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freewheeling
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自由奔放 / 隨心所欲
E.g. The discussion turned into a freewheeling debate about government transparency
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heads of state
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國家元首
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bravado
虛張聲勢/ 逞强
E.g. His claims of shooting down a drone were pure bravado with no evidence to back it up
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instilling
建立
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something's up
有貓膩
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blasted out
迅速傳播
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fueled
推動 / 助長
E.g. Speculations about alien involvement fueld conspiracy theories online 陰謀論
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restraint
剋制/ 限制
E.g. The government urged restraint when discussing unverified drone sightings
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warfare
戰爭
E.g. Drones have become an essential tool in modern warfare
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warrant
理由/ 依據/ 當表示某事有合理的理由或根據
E.g. Does it warrant some of the responses that I'm about to show you?
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gist
某事物的要點/ 精髓或大意
E.g. You get the gist there of what I am seeing people share on the internet
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make it make sense
請給出一個合理的解釋
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5 cents on a dollar
價格只有原價的5%/ 賤賣
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I have a warm spot in my heart for...
在我心中占有一席溫暖之地
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preemptive
先發制人
E.g. Are you entertaining the idea of preemptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities?
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entertaining the idea of...
考慮/ 接受
E.g. Are you entertaining the idea of preemptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities?
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revoke
撤銷
E.g. The government decided to revoke his driving license after repeated violations
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look at the split screen
對比一下
E.g. Look at the split screen between what A did ...and B which...
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a tale of 2 cities
截然不同的兩種情況/ 鮮明對比
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on that side of the table
那一邊
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nailed it
點中要害
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gotten around
習慣了
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frenzy
狂熱/ 瘋狂
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jump on board
加入
E.g. More investors are starting to jump on board with the renewable energy project
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jump overboard
跳船（比喻放棄或退出）
E.g. When the project started facing challenges, some team members decided to jump overboard
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gridlock
交通堵塞
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on foot
徒步
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held accountable
追究責任
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let them off the hook
被放過
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controlled burns
計劃性燃燒
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go full blown
徹底
E.g. I am going to go full blown devils advocate on you 我就會徹底站在反方立場，提出相反的觀點，來挑戰你的想法
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visceral
來自内心深處，非理性，本能的情感反應
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palpable
明顯的
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maddening
令人抓狂
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earmark
被指定
E.g. The funding was earmark for training fire prevention and other key functions
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This is not new news
這不是新鮮事了
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rant
情緒激動，帶有强烈情緒的演講或發言，常常是批評/抱怨或宣泄不滿
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gruesome
可怕，血腥或令人震驚的場景/ 畫面
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non-partisan issue
無黨問題
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get in the way of
影響
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entranched
執著於
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bash
責駡
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down payments
首付
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unanimously (u-nan-ni-mously)
全體一致地
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prospective homebuyers
潛在購房者
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the catch
某個特定的條件/ 限制
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staunchly
堅定地
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travesty
荒謬的事情、某事物的極度不尊重或滑稽的扭曲
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stamping down
壓制/ 鎮壓
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prop up
支撐/ 扶持
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bereft
失去/ 喪失
E.g. We are not bereft for other people who might want this program (我們不會因爲其他人可能需要這個計劃而覺得自己少了什麽)
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succeed
成功/ 脫離
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dropping my coverage
取消我的保險/ 拒絕承保
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call the loan
要求還貸
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repossess
收回
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amplify
擴大/ 加强
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deregulation
放鬆管制
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put on pause
暫停
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non-renewed
不續約
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punchline
重點
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I'm not down on the (stakeholder)
我不是在批評xxx
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citizen spends
公民支出
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ducking out of
悄悄溜走/ 逃避
E.g. Is she ducking out of the debate?
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hangover
宿醉
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going AWOL (Absent without leave)
未經允許擅離職守
E.g. She is going AWOL for debate prep four days straight
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weasel her way out of this problem
狡猾地逃避/ 巧妙地避開
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snap back
快速且尖銳的回應
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sassy
挑釁/ 充滿自信的言論
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anointed
指定
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blitz
快速/ 猛攻
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wiggle out of
嘗試擺脫
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phony
虛假的/ 僞裝的
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affront
冒犯
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candid
坦率
E.g. I will be candid with you
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passing the buck to sb
把責任推給
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shimmying
扭動/ 搖擺
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spewing misinformation
散播虛假信息
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inexcusable
不可原諒
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trench
戰壕，意指在困難中奮戰
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the jig is up
某個謊言/ 詭計/ 計劃已經被揭露，并且在也無法繼續下去
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somber
心情沉重
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damning
譴責
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extramarital affair
婚外情
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emblematic
象徵性
E.g. the eagle is emblematic of freedom in many cultures
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clever by half
自作聰明/ 表面聰明但實際愚蠢
E.g. his clever by half strategy backfired and everyone saw through it
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demolish
摧毀/ 毀壞
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forte (pronunciation: f in music [for-tey])
强項
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extemporaneous
即興演講/ 臨場反應
E.g. The politician gave an extemporaneous speech that impressed the crowd
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inept
不適當的/ 無能的/ 笨拙的
E.g. His inept handling of the situation only made things worse
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nullify
使無效/ 取消/ 使失去法律效力
E.g. The new evidence could nullify the previous ruling 新證據可能使先前的裁決無效
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judicious
明智的
E.g. It was a judicious decision to invest in renewable energy
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hit their/ sb's head against the wall
做徒勞無功的事情
E.g. Trying to convince him was like hitting my head against the wall
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by association
因爲...而有關聯
E.g. She was judged by association because of the people she spent time with
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glean
拾取/ 收集
E.g. He spent hours gleaning information from various reports
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analogy
類比
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repulsion
排斥
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give an inch
讓步
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seek sanctuary
尋求庇護
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so much for that
別指望這樣了/ 那就別説了
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seek common ground
尋求共識
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ruminate
深思熟慮/ 反復思考某事
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make lemonade out of lemons
把困難/不利的情況轉變爲積極有利的結果
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backdrop
背景
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putting down
打壓
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convicted
被定罪
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rescind
取消/ 撤銷或無效某個決定/ 命令或協議
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tenure
任期/ 終身職位
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meritocracy
精英主義
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outgoing president
卸任總統
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overshadowed
被掩蓋
E.g. The news would be overshadowed by the inauguration accounts 就職典禮的新聞
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unduly
不適當地
E.g. She unduly influenced the witness and coach her testimonies without a lawyer being there
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crude
粗魯
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candor
坦誠
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bluntly
直白地
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astoundingly
令人震驚的/ 驚人地
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substantive
實質性的
E.g. He gave a tough substantive speech
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covertly
秘密地
E.g. He covertly pardoned a number of potential criminals
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out of an abundance of caution
出於極大的謹慎考量
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bollards
防撞柱：防止車輛進入某個區域
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This is going to take some teasing out
這需要些時間去梳理
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call an audible
臨時改變計劃
E.g. During the meeting, we had to call an audible and adjust our strategy
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in a general sense
一般而言
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muscular prevention
强有力的預防
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crunch time
關鍵時刻
E.g. it's crunch time for the HKDSE takers
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put sb on the spot
使某人面臨尷尬/困難的情況
通常要求他們立即回答問題/ 做出決定
E.g. He put her on the spot about border crisis
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reparation
賠償
E.g. She will implement reparations for the victims of the disaster
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I have clear eyes about...
我清楚地看到
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impervious
不受影響的
E.g. She seemed impervious to the criticism and continued with her project
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systemic racism
系統性種族主義
一直根植於社會，經濟和政治結構中的種族歧視，并不是由別人的偏見所造成的，而是由整個系統的規則，政策和慣例所促成的
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pay a lip service on this crap
口頭上支持或贊同某個事情，但不真正重視/ 付諸行動
口惠而實不至
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appease
安撫/ 平息
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built in edge
内建優勢
E.g. His fluency in multiple languages gives him a built-in edge in the global job market
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inaugurate (in-nor-giu-rate)
就職/ 正式開始
E.g. The new mayer will inaugurate her term with a city-wide cleanup initiative
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on the plane of ...
在...的層面上
E.g. on the plane on morality, his actions are questionable, but legally he hasn't done anything wrong
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monumental
巨大的
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paramount
至關重要的
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lorded over by (sb)
(sb) 主導的
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premises
理念
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credentials
證件/ 資格證明
E.g. fake credentials 假證明
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blistering heat
灼熱的高溫/ 酷熱
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plot was foiled
計劃被破壞/ 陰謀被挫敗
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detention centre
拘留中心
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disarray
混亂無序
E.g. The interior of the vehicle was in disarray
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indicative
指示的/ 顯示的
E.g. It is indicative of a group of individuals that claim to be sovereign citizens 屬於一群聲稱自己是主權公民的個體
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booked into jail
入獄
E.g. He was booked into jail on those charges 他因爲這些罪名入獄
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asterisk (as-ter-rik)
星號
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nauseating
令人作嘔的
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teleprompter
提詞器
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sitting it out
置身事外
E.g. A lot of people are sitting it out 很多人選擇置身事外
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at your beck and call
隨叫隨到的服務
Beck = 輕微的手勢 - 用手/頭召喚或示意某人過來
E.g. They are at your beck and call.
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heckling
擾亂/ 起鬨
通常指觀衆在活動/演講中打斷發言者，並嗲有批評/嘲諷的態度
E.g. Parents may heckle their own kid in Little League games
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squaring off
準備與對手對決，尤其是在辯論、競爭或爭論中，表示雙方正面交鋒或準備進行一場對決
E.g. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris squaring off for their first debate.
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sth is not to his liking
不如他的意
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under wraps
某事物被保密/隱藏起來，不被公開或展示
E.g. The goal is to keep her under wraps 保持她的神秘性
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debunk
揭露/澄清某事物的虛假性或錯誤
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libelous (lie-bel-lous)
誹謗的/ 惡意中傷的
E.g. The news media is pushing libelous questions 他們在推動誹謗性的問題
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legacy media
傳統媒體
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push poll (n.)
引導性民調 (allegedly trying to find out what people are thinking yet, ask questions like
E.g. Isn't it true that the rooster killed the duck
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put the final nail in the coffin
形容最後一擊/決定性事件，使某事物徹底結束或無法挽回
E.g. The network and legacy media put the final nail in the coffin.
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preachy
說教的，愛講道理的
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theatrics
戲劇性/ 做作的表現
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diversity push
多元化推動計劃
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running right into the ground
把某事搞砸
指管理不善或持續犯錯而導致失敗
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leverage
影響力
E.g. The criminals have much leverage over these children
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defund
削減經費
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ideology
意識形態
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deportation
驅逐
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aggravated
加重的/ 惡化的
通常形容犯罪或情況的嚴重程度
E.g. He is an gang member wanted for aggravated murder
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in a sign of
某種行爲/現象是某個更大趨勢或情況的表現
E.g. In a sign of shifting priorities with the new Trump administration
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collateral
附帶的/ 擔保品
E.g. collateral damage 連帶傷害（被波及）
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in the like
口語表達 類似的/相似的東西
E.g. They demand to be notified when a nationalist released from custody for things like homicide 謀殺, battery 攻擊罪, rape, kidnapping in the like.
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putting up resistance
進行反抗
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We're gonna play ball
我們會配合/ 我們會參與
表示某人願意合作/ 接受某個協議/情況
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germane (jer-main)
相關的/ 切題的
E.g. He will ask tough, fair and germane questions
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make or break
常用的短語
某件事情/決定或情況的結果可能會非常重要，可能導致成功或失敗
E.g. This project is a make or break opportunity for the company
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hit the nail on the head
正確地指出問題/正確的描述情況
E.g. I think you hit the nail on the head when it comes to the economic discussion
我認爲你對經濟討論的觀察非常準確
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mongering
從事某種活動（通常帶有貶義）
E.g. Fear mongering 散播恐懼以操控人們的情緒和行爲
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sb has bigger fish to fry
有更重要/更緊急的事情要處理，通常用來表示某人目前關心的事情不如其他事情重要
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We're damned if we do, we're damned if we don't
我們不支持是錯，支持也是錯
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balk
某人因爲猶豫、反感或不願意而停止/ 回避案件
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torch (verb)
激烈批評
E.g. The critics torched the movie for its weak plot and poor acting
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amnesty
特赦
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ride or die
俚語
通常指一種非常忠誠和堅定的關係，無論發生什麽事情都會支持對方
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the days of spin
政治話術/ 操縱輿論/ 美化或扭曲事實的宣傳手法
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off the cuff
即興地/ 未經準備地
E.g. He answered questions off the cuff roughly 10 times a day
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adversarial
對立/ 敵對的
E.g. What is the temperature 氛圍in the room? Is it adversarial like it was like in the first term? 她是否像第一任期那樣有敵意嗎？Or is it more probative 具探究性
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probative
法律術語
具探究性，指的是有助於證明或證實某件事情的
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feeling each other out
試探對方
E.g. On the first day of class, everybody was feeling each other out. They want to see how far they could push the teacher with questions
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debut
首次亮相
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derailment
脫軌
E.g. trained derailment
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this is a purposeful decision
這是一個有意爲之的決定
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hysterical
歇斯底裏的，情緒失控的
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enticing (an-tie-sing)
誘人的/ 吸引人的/ 令人心動的
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kickbacks
（吃）回扣
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in gross
嚴重的
E.g. It is in gross insubordination to the president's executive order 這嚴重違抗總統的行政命令
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insubordination
違抗
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claw back demand
追回/收回財務或權力
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recoup
收回
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cemented
鞏固/加强
E.g. The power has been cemented and accumulated for years
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slush fund
不正當或不透明支出的資金，通常與腐敗或非法活動相關
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hoax （hose)
騙局
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envoy (on-foi)
外交使節/ 代表
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you have been there with a front row seat
你曾經親眼見證
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winding down (wine)
結束
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get a status quo
維持現狀/ 確立現有的格局
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on its heels
陷於劣勢/ 處於被動
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cordial
親切的
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archetypical
E.g. He has become the archetypical deal maker
原型的/ 典型的
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juggernaut (ju-ga-nod)
勢不可擋的力量/ 龐然大物
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concessions
E.g. He is so timid that he gave concessions away before the deal started
讓步/ 妥協/ 減免
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appeasement
E.g. He thought that Russian reset under Hillary Clinton and Obama was rank 完全appeasement
姑息縱容政策
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bloodletting
屠殺
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regime
政權
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heinous (hey-nous)
E.g. He committed an heinous crime.
令人髮指的
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finish your thought
請説完你的想法
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backsliding
退步
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groundswell of hope
從下而上的浪潮/ 民間力量的興起/ 希望的浪潮
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Tensions on the rise
緊張局勢升溫
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doubling down
E.g. He is doubling down the comments about the Ukrainian President
更加堅持/ 重申/ 死磕到底
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ammunition
彈藥
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bad mouthing
説壞話
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atrocious
E.g. It is an atrocious way to deal with the problem
極差的/ 糟糕透頂的
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deep in thick of...
E.g. He is deep in the thick of American politics
深陷于...之中
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decouple
E.g. The president wants the organization to decouple with foreign countries
脫鈎/ 拆開/ 使分離
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concord
和諧
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outworking
超越
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inertia
慣性、惰性
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ex parte ruling (ex-par-tae)
單方面裁決，無法被挑戰
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injunctions
禁令
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mandate
任務
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entailed
包含
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stalemate
僵局
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incurring
E.g. He is incurring a lot of criticism lately
招致/ 引起/ 遭受（負面後果）
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exaltation
欣喜若狂， 極度興奮
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aggregate
合計
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subtext
潛臺詞
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throwing...under the bus
把sb 抛在一邊
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resurfaced
重新浮現
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miscalculated this...in a big way
大錯特錯
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proxy war
不直接交戰的衝突 （代理戰爭）
E.g. 某個國家只是透過資金、武器或其他方式支持某方
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lambast (v.)
E.g. He lambasted the president for kicking him out of the bureau
猛烈評擊/ 嚴厲批評
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lobbying (v.)
E.g. He is lobbying the media to put pressure on the president
游説
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hoodwinked (v.)
矇蔽了
E.g. they felt they are being cheated and hoodwinked
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dueling narratives
對立敘事
兩種/多種互相衝突的故事/觀點或對某件事情的詮釋
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infraction
違規
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near peer
接近同等實力的對手/ 准對等對手
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face off
對抗
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compelled
强迫的
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purview
職權範圍
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by and large
E.g. There are minor mistakes, but by and large, the team's performance is exceptional
總的來説
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renege
E.g. Did he ever renege on an agreement he made to you
食言/ 背信
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conscription
徵兵
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No shit, Sherlock
諷刺對方說的東西顯而易見，不需要像福爾摩斯用推理來發現這些明顯的事實
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looting
E.g. The looters are looting the neighborhood
搶掠
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bounties
懸賞金
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sworn in
宣誓
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dissent
E.g. He is quietly dissenting
持不同意見/ 反對的
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indictment (in-diet-ment)
控訴/ 起訴
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petty
低級
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lost the plot
失去理智
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made a spectacle of oneself
貶義，讓自己出醜/ 引人側目/當中出洋相
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grasping at straws
處於絕望狀態，嘗試使用非常薄弱/不可能的解決方法解決問題
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it is a hot mess in a dumpster fire
隱喻，某個情況極度混亂且失控，難以處理
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rock bottom does have a basement
你以爲已經很糟了，其實還可以更糟
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offered condolences
E.g. The mayor offered condolences to the families of the victims
致哀
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hypocrite
僞君子
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precipice (pre-ser-pess)
危急關頭
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fall on a sword
倒在劍上
褒義：通常表示主動承擔責任，特別是爲了保護他人/維護組織的權益，有時候甚至帶有犧牲自我的意味；某人決定放手一搏，即使可能帶來不好的結果 E.g. 破罐子破摔
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backing down
撤回
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rectify
糾正
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sb... are on the hook
某人對某個責任負有承擔或必須履行的責任
E.g. The bureaux are on the hook to lower corporate taxes
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alien
外敵
