Wall Street Debate

1. instinctual /ɪnˈstɪŋktʃʊəl/ ADJ. An instinctual feeling, action, or idea is one based on instinct. 本能的 2. vehement /ˈviːɪmənt/ ADJ. If a person or their actions or comments are vehement, the person has very strong feelings or opinions and expresses them forcefully. (人) 激动的; (行为或评论) 激烈的 3. deregulation /diːˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ N-UNCOUNT Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade. 解除管制 4.blase /ˈblɑːzeɪ/ adjective. unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before. 厌倦的，司空见惯的 5. repeal /rɪˈpiːl/ V-T If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid. 撤销; 废止 (法令) 6. provision /prəˈvɪʒən/ N-COUNT A provision in a law or an agreement is an arrangement which is included in it. 规定 7. ominous /ˈɒmɪnəs/ ADJ. If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something bad is going to happen. 不祥的，不吉利的 8. curative /ˈkjʊərətɪv/ ADJ. Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses. 有疗效的 9. glean /ɡliːn/ (gleaning, gleaned, gleans) V-T If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly. 慢慢地收集 10. condescending /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ/ ADJ. If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. 显得高人一等的表不满 11. complacent /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ ADJ A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous. 自满的; 盲目乐观的表不满 12. a long leash (Idioms) to allow someone a lot of freedom to do what they want, rather than controlling them very strictly.