热词手帐(No. 1903)
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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stalemate
/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/
vt.使陷入僵局;n.僵局;
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Although the government regained control of most of the country, an uneasy stalemate had left rebel enclaves in the north and north-west.
尽管政府重新控制了大部分国家,但不安的僵局使得北部和西北部仍有叛军据点。
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excruciating
/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
adj.煎熬的;v.折磨;
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Where tech leads, other sectors tend to follow. Expect the hiring process to grow more excruciating in your own line of work soon enough.
一旦科技行业开了头,其他行业往往会紧随其后。不用多久,在你自己从事的这一行,招聘流程想必也会变得让人更加备感煎熬。
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insurmountable
/ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl/
adj.无法克服的
The leader of the German Greens has advanced the idea of a coalition with the centre-right after next year’s election, arguing the gulf between the two is big but not “insurmountable”.
德国绿党领导人提出了在明年大选后与中右翼联盟的想法,认为两者之间的差距很大,但并非“不可逾越”。
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