滥用；虐待；伤害
accord n. agreement 协议
aftermath n. something following
after an event 后果；余波；后期
agenda n. plan， outline of
things to be
done 待议诸事项；议程；日常工作事项
aid n.
v. help 帮助，援助
air v. to make
known 宣扬
annul v. to cancel or
abolish 废除；取消；废止
arrest n. v. to put in
jail 逮捕；拘留
assail v. to criticize
strongly 抨击，指责
assault n. v. to attack
unlawfully 攻击；袭击
at
large phr. free of
punishment 未被捕获的；整个
at
stake phr. In
danger of being lost or at risk 危险；风险
axe v. to dismiss from a
job 辞职；解雇；退学
back v. to
support 支持
backlash n. A strong negative
reaction 反冲；强烈反应
beckon v. to signal， summon； to
attract； to lure 示意；打招呼；引诱
baffle v. to confuse or
bewilder 使受挫；阻挠
balk v. to refuse to
accept 拒绝接受
ballot n. a sheet on which a vote
is registered 选票
ban n.
v. prohibition 禁止
bar v. not to allow， exclude，
prohibit 禁止，阻止
bid v. attempt 试图，尝试，投标
bilk v. to
cheat 欺骗
blast n. v. explosion， criticize
strongly 爆炸，评击
blaze n. fire 火灾，烈火，火焰
bleak adj. dim， weak，
hopeless 黯淡的；没有指望的
blockade n. the closing off of a
port ， city， etc. by an enemy 封锁
blow n. injury， disappointment
suffered 伤痛，打击
boom v. to grow or increase
fast 激增；暴涨；迅速发展
boost v. help，
incentive 帮助；促进；提高
boycott v. to refrain from buying
or use something as a means
of protest 联合抵制；拒绝参加；一致与…绝交
budget n. an estimate of expected
income and expenses 预算；经费
cite v. mention 提到；引用
claim n. v. to declare to be
true 声明；索取
claim v. to
kill 杀死；夺去生命
clash n. dispute， violent
argument 分歧；冲突
cool adj. uninterested，
unfriendly 冷漠；冲突
coup
n. revolution， change in
government 革命，变更
curb v. limit，
control 限制，控制
cut n. reduction 削减
deadline n. the time by which
something must be finished 最后期限
deadlock n. a disagreement that
can't be settled 僵局
deal n. agreement 协议
defy v. to challenge the
power 蔑视；公然反抗；挑战
drive n. campaign，
effort 运动
due adj. expected 预期
ease v. to reduce or
loosen 减轻，平息
envoy n. diplomat 外交家，外交官
eve n. the day
before 前一日
exit
v. leave 离开
eye v. to watch with
interest 目击
fault v. to find in the
wrong 挑剔
feud n. dispute， strong
disagreement 争执，分歧
flay v. accuse， criticize
strongly 控诉，抨击
foe n. opponent，
enemy 对手，强敌
foil v. to prevent from
succeeding 阻挠进程
gems n. jewels 珠宝
go-ahead n. approval 认可，同意
grip v. to take hold
of 抓住
gunman n. man with
gun 枪手
gut v. to destroy completely by
fire 烧毁
halt n. stop 停止
haul n. large quantity which has
been stolen and later discovered 大笔赃物
head n. v. lead，
direct 头目，首脑，领袖
head
off v. to
prevent 阻止
heist n. theft 偷窃
held adj. retained， kept in
custody 受监控
hold v. keep in police control，
arrest 拘捕
hit v. affect
badly 受怆
illicit adj. unlawful 违法的；不正当的
impact n. influence 影响；作用
impasse n. a situation from which
there is no escape 僵局；死胡同
infringe v. to
violate 违犯；违背；侵害
ink v. to
sign 签署
irk v. to irritate， annoy， or
bother 使厌倦；使苦恼
jet n. aeroplane 飞机
jobless adj. unemployed 失业
key adj. essential，
vital 重要，关键
kick
off v. to
begin 开始
lash v. to attack
voilently 鞭打；猛击
lash
out v. criticize strongly，
accuse 指控，抨击
laud v. to
praise 赞扬
launch v. to
begin 开始，发动
lethal adj. deadly 致命的
line n. position，
demand 位置，要求
link n. connection 连接
lobby v. to try to influence the
actions or votes of sb. 对（议员等）进行游说
loom v. expected in the near
future 发生在即
loot n. stolen money or goods，
unlawful taking away of valuable goods 偷窃
man v. representative 代表
massacre n. the violent killing
of a large number of esp. helpless human
being 大屠杀；残杀
mishap n. unfortunate
happenings 不幸事故；灾难
molest v. to bother or
annoy 妨碍；干扰；骚扰
nab v. to
capture 抓住
net adj. total 总计
nod v. approval 赞同，认可
nominate v. to propose for
appointment or election to an office or
duty 提名；任命；指定
office n. an important government
position 要职
opt n. choose，
decide 选择，决定
ordeal
n. painful experience，
drama 痛苦的经历
oust v. push out， drive out，
replace 取代
outbreak n. breaking
out 暴发；暴动
output n. production 生产，出品
pact n. agreement，
treaty 条约；协议
pay n. wages，
salary 工资，薪水
pit n. coal
mine 煤矿；洼地；陷阱
plea n. request for
help 请愿；请求
pledge v. promise 发誓；保证；许诺
plunge v. steep
fall 下降；急跌
poised adj. ready for
action 准备就绪
poll n. election， public opinion
survey 选票，民意测试
post n. position in government，
business，etc 职位
press for
v. demand， ask
for 要求；迫切要求
probe v. investigate 调查；探测
prompt v. to
cause 引起；激励；怂恿
quit v. leave，
resign 辞职，退出
rage n. v. to burn out of
control 发怒；肆虐
raid n. attack，
robbery 袭击，抢劫
rap n. v. accusation， charge，
criticize 指控，批评
rattle v. to confuse， make
nervous 使惊慌失措
reckon v. to estimate， assume or
expect 估计；猜想；指望
reject v. to
refuse 拒绝；抵制
resign n. v. to leave the present
post out of his or her own
wish 辞去；委托；使顺从
revoke v. to
cancel 撤回；废除；宣告无效
riddle n. mystery 神秘，谜团
rock v. to shock， to
surprise 震惊；摇动
rout v. defeat
completely 打垮，打败
row n. argument，
dispute 争执，分歧
rule v. decide（especially in
court） 决定，判决
rule
out v. to not consider as a
possibility 不予考虑，排除可能性
sack v. dismiss from a
job 失业；开除；解雇
sack v. to search thoroughly and
rob 洗劫；劫掠
sanction n. action by a state to
force another state to follow rules 制裁
scandal n. a disgraceful action
or circumstance 丑闻；丑事
scare n. public
alarm 公共警报
set v. decided on，
ready 做出决定，准备就绪
slay v. to kill or
murder 杀死，谋杀
slim adj. bleak 渺茫的
snag n. problem，
difficulty 问题，困难
snub v. to pay no attention
to 不重视；冷落；怠慢
soar v. to rise
rapidly 迅速上涨；高飞
spark v. to cause， to lead to
action 激发，导致发生
split n.
v. divide 分裂；裂缝
squeeze v. shortage，
scarcity 馈乏；挤着前进
stalemate n. a disagreement that
can't be settled 僵局
stall n. making no
progress 毫无进展
stance n. attitude， way of
thinking 态度，思考方式
standoff n. a tie or draw， as in
a contest 僵持局面；平局；冷淡
stem v. to prevent or
stop 阻止；挡住
strife v. conflict 冲突；争斗
sue n. v. to
charge 控告；起诉
summit n. the highest state or
degree 最高级会议；峰会
surge n. strong wave or increase
in large amount 大浪；波涛；激增
sway v. to influence or
persuade 劝说，施加影响
swindle n. an unlawful way of
getting money 非法获取财物
switch v. change，
deviation 改变；转轨
swoop v. sudden attack or
raid 突袭；俯冲；飞
table v. to lay aside for future
discussion 提出，把列入议事日程；推迟
talks n. discussions 讨论
taunt v. to make fun of or
insult 辱骂；嘲笑；奚落
thwart v. prevent from being
successful 阻挠；挫败
ties n. relations 关系
top v. exceed 超过
trigger v. to
cause 引发
trim v. to
cut 削减
truce n. a cease-fire agreement
for a certain period of time 休战；休战协定
tsunami n. an unusual large sea
wave produced by a seaquake or volcanic eruption under
water 海啸；地震海啸
veto n. a clear refusal to give
permission of any sort 否决
vie v. to
complete 完成
void v. to determine to be
invalid 否决，使失效
vow v. promise 起誓
walkout n. strike 罢工
wed
v. marry 结婚，婚姻
weigh v. to
consider 考虑，权衡
whitewash v. to hide or cover up
the faults or errors 粉饰；
yield v. to give over control to
sb. 向…屈服
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