English Learning Day 14

Time 2023.3.14

1.单词

[1]     candidly adj. 坦率地、坦白地

[2]     dumbfound v. 使惊呆 e.g. The news left her dumbfounded.

[3]     ensue v. 接踵而至 *多与panic连用 [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；坦诚的；直截了当的

[5]     unscathed adj. 毫发无损的

[6]     petition m. 请愿书；祈愿；申请书

[7]     palpable adj. 明显的；显而易见的 e.g. The sense of relief was palpable throughout the tech sector.

[8]     formidable adj. 可怕的 formidable force

[9]     personnel n. （组织或军队的）全体人员

[10]  sub=submarine

[11]  pend v. 待决；悬而未决 e.g. Then from the early 2030s, pending Congress approval[等待国会的同意], Australia will buy three Virginia-class submarines from the US, with an option to buy two more.

[12]  rattle v. 使紧张；使恐惧 e.g. rattle Western powers

[13]  sealed adj. 密封的

[14]  welded adj. 焊接的；紧密连接的

[15]  non-proliferation n. 限制核扩散

[16]  refit v. 修整

[17]  cascade v. 大量落下；倾泻

2.短语line up 排队； e.g. The suspects were lined up against the wall.

第二个意思：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 安然挺过

[2]     panel discussion 小组座谈会 workshop 多部门会谈

[3]     fintech firm 金融科技公司

[4]     venture fund 风险投资公司

[5]     training rotations 轮替训练

[6]     thread the eye of a needle 穿过针眼[引申为精细活] 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 军备竞赛

[8]     knock-on effect 连锁反应

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