Time 2023.3.14

1.單詞

[1]???? candidly adj. 坦率地、坦白地

[2]???? dumbfound v. 使驚呆 e.g. The news left her dumbfounded.

[3]???? ensue v. 接踵而至 *多與panic連用 [接踵而至的恐慌] This set the stage for the panic that ensued as customers scrambled to pull their money. Depositors would start a run on banks in other peripheral countries and panic could ensue.

[4]???? forthright adj. 直率的；坦誠的；直截了當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

[5]???? unscathed adj. 毫發(fā)無損的

[6]???? petition m. 請愿書；祈愿；申請書

[7]???? palpable adj. 明顯的；顯而易見的 e.g. The sense of relief was palpable throughout the tech sector.

[8]???? formidable adj. 可怕的 formidable force

[9]???? personnel n. （組織或軍隊的）全體人員

[10]? sub=submarine

[11]? pend v. 待決；懸而未決 e.g. Then from the early 2030s, pending Congress approval[等待國會的同意], Australia will buy three Virginia-class submarines from the US, with an option to buy two more.

[12]? rattle v. 使緊張；使恐懼 e.g. rattle Western powers

[13]? sealed adj. 密封的

[14]? welded adj. 焊接的；緊密連接的

[15]? non-proliferation n. 限制核擴(kuò)散

[16]? refit v. 修整

[17]? cascade v. 大量落下；傾瀉

2.短語line up 排隊； e.g. The suspects were lined up against the wall.

第二個意思：to arrange for an event or activity to happen, or arrange for somebody to be available to do something. e.g. 1. Mark had a job lined up when he left college. [使可行] 2. line up the necessary financial support to ride out the storm. [安排]

[1]???? ride out 安然挺過

[2]???? panel discussion 小組座談會 workshop 多部門會談

[3]???? fintech firm 金融科技公司

[4]???? venture fund 風(fēng)險投資公司

[5]???? training rotations 輪替訓(xùn)練

[6]???? thread the eye of a needle 穿過針眼[引申為精細(xì)活] e.g. And they’ve managed to [just about thread the eye of a needle] coming up with something that looks plausible ?

[7]???? arm race 軍備競賽

[8]???? knock-on effect 連鎖反應(yīng)

[9]???? operational life 使用壽命 e.g. expanding the operational life of Australia’s Collins-class submarines to the 2040s