热词手帐（No. 1933）
我们从英国《金融时报》近期热点报道中挑选值得记忆的高频单词和短语，配合释义与新闻原文例句，帮助你轻松掌握地道实用的英文表达，在不断积累中感受英语能力的进步与提高。
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refrain
/rɪˈfreɪn/
v. 克制，避免
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Monday’s slide came as Trump in his inauguration address said “we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens” — but refrained from announcing further details of his plans.
特朗普在就职演说中表示，“我们将对外国征收关税和赋税，让我们的公民富裕起来”，但避免了公布其计划的进一步细节，因此导致了周一的下跌。
本文2025年1月21日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Dollar slides as Donald Trump shies away from immediate trade tariffs
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rationalise
/ˈræʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/
vt. 合理化
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Woods said he “would like to explore with colleagues in HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade whether there are wider changes which could help to simplify and rationalise the UK regulatory regime or support UK growth in other ways”.
伍兹表示，他“希望与英国财政部及商业与贸易部的同事探讨是否有更广泛的变革可以帮助简化和合理化英国的监管制度，或以其他方式支持英国的增长”。
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noteworthy
/ˈnəʊtwɜːði/
adj. 值得注意的
It is noteworthy that the complexity of the political and market environments has significantly increased the difficulty for governments and businesses to take action against climate change.
值得注意的是，政治和市场环境中的复杂性让应对气候变化的政府和企业行动难度陡增。
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