关于苏格兰牛津帅哥辩论的学习
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domineer
v. to act with arrogance or tyranny; behave imperiously 压制 e.g. First, I will demonstrate that the role the US holds in the world is not that of a leader, but of a tyrant, it domineers, it does not lead. 2.
riddle
v. spread or diffuse through 充满 synonyms(近义词):diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade e.g. Second, I will show that the US is so riddled with its own issues. 3.
champion
n. If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 拥护者; 捍卫者 e.g.These champions of racial justice environmentalism, gender and sexual equality did not bring out change by being exceptionally powerful, rich or domineering. 4.
carve
v To work hard in order to have a successful career or reputation 艰苦创业 e.g.They bring out change by fervently championing a cause through whichever opening they could carve. 5.
lineage
n. Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended. 家族, 世系 e.g. America I put it to you, is merely the latest and long and problematic lineage of nations. 6.
intransigent
adj. If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. 顽固的, 不妥协的 e.g. It's at times a dominant intransigent force wielding its power as a blunt instrument and its others a dangerous comic side show. 7.
paramount
Something that is paramount or of paramount importance is more important than anything else. 首要的 e.g. With such injustice, the need for leadership is paramount. 8.
unfettered
adj. If you describe something as unfettered, you mean that it is not controlled or limited by anyone or anything. 不受限制的 e.g. An alliance which allows a single nation unfettered and unchecked to dominated is no alliance at all. 9.
whim
n. A whim is a wish to do or have something that seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly. 心血来潮的念头 e.g. A special relationship where one party is subject to that unpredictable whims of the other is a toxic one.
