云淡风轻

abuse n. v. to use wrongly or improperly 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

C

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

D

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

E

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

F

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