热词手帐(No. 1910)
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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trivial
/ˈtrɪv.i.əl/
adj.微不足道的
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Thomas Sampson, co-author and associate professor of economics at LSE, said that while the 6.4 per cent reduction in overall goods exports was “not trivial”, it was still smaller than many pre-Brexit studies had forecast.
伦敦政经学院的副教授、该报告合著者托马斯•桑普森(Thomas Sampson)表示,尽管整体商品出口减少6.4%“并非小事”,但仍然比许多英国退欧前的研究预测要小。
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decarbonise
/ˌdiːˈkɑː.bən.aɪz/
v.脱碳
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“The oil and gas industry desperately needs a blueprint to decarbonise if humanity is to stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change,” it said.
该组织表示:“如果人类要阻止气候变化带来的最灾难性影响,石油和天然气行业迫切需要脱碳蓝图。”
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jolt
/dʒəʊlt/
n.冲击
The BCB has attempted to ease investors’ nerves and push back against the jolt of inflationary pressure by boosting borrowing costs.
巴西央行试图通过提高借贷成本来缓解投资者的紧张情绪,并抵御通胀压力的冲击。
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