热词手帐(No. 1878)
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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archetypal
/ˌɑːkiˈtaɪpl/
adj.原型的,典型的;
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In the press Matthews painted himself as the archetypal lonely, obsessive genius.
在媒体上,马修斯将自己描绘成典型的孤独、执着的天才。
本文2024年11月4日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为 A brilliant British engineer claimed to have invented a superweapon. Was it all a lie?
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neck-and-neck
/nek ənd nek/
adj.势均力敌;并驾齐驱;
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Their presidential campaigns are battling for any edge following a bitter White House contest in which the candidates are running neck-and-neck in the key states that will decide the election.
在为问鼎白宫而展开一场激烈竞选后,两位候选人正在最后阶段争夺任何优势。民调显示,他们在将会决定大选结果的几个关键州仍难分上下。
本文2024年11月4日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为 Trump and Harris make final appeals as US election goes down to the wire
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frenetic
/frəˈnetɪk/
adj.狂热的;精神错乱的;
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But Harris now has an even chance of becoming America’s first female president after a frenetic four months that started with a disastrous debate performance from Joe Biden that led him to step aside in favour of his vice-president.
在经历了以乔•拜登(Joe Biden)灾难性的辩论表现为开端的四个月狂热之后,哈里斯现在有机会成为美国第一位女总统。
本文2024年11月3日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为 Kamala Harris stakes closing election pitch on joy, warnings and women voters