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Words & Expressions

Arab

n.

adj. 阿拉伯人阿拉伯的

aspiration

n.
strong desire; ambition 强烈愿望;渴望

bluntly

ad
frankly; plainly; in an abrupt manner 直言不讳地;坦白地
 

cease

v.
to come or bring to an end; stop 终止;停止
 

complicated

a.
made up of many intricately combined parts; difficult to understand or analyze 复杂的;难懂的
 

compromise

n.
a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions妥协;让步
 

condemn

v.
to express strong disapproval of 谴责
 

conflict

n.
a state of disharmony between opinions, desires, etc.; a clash 冲突;抵触
a state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war 战斗,战争
 

contact

n.
coming together or touching 接触
connection or interaction; communication 相互联系;交往
 

democracy

n.
(country with principles of) government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives 民主(政体);民主国家

democratic

a.
of, characterized by, or advocating democracy 民主(政体)的;民主国家的
 

demonstrate

v.
to show clearly by giving proof or examples; manifest 表明

emotionally

ad.
with strong feeling (readily affected or stirred) 情感地;动感情地

enrage

v.
to put into a violent, explosive anger; infuriate 激怒

erode

v.
(of acid, rain, etc.) to wear away; eat into (酸、雨等)侵蚀;腐蚀
to cause to diminish, deteriorate, or disappear 使…减少、减弱或消失
 

exhaust

v.
to use up completely 用尽;耗尽
 

existence

n.
the fact or state of existing 存在

fraught

a.
filled with; charged 充满…的
 

genuine

a.
true; real; actual 真正的

handshake

n.
the grasping of hands by two people, as in greeting or leave-taking 握手
 

historic

a.
having importance in or influence on history 有历史意义的

Israeli

n.
a.
以色列人,犹太人
以色列的, 犹太的; 以色列人的,犹太人的

Jewish

a.
犹太人的;犹太教的

mandate

n.
authority given by a political electorate to its representative 授权
 

numerous

a.
great in number; many 为数众多的;极多的
 

oppose

v.
to be resistant to 反对;反抗

partnership

n.
relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal 合作关系;伙伴关系
 

policy

n.
plan of action, statement of aims and ideals, esp. one made by a government, political party, business company, etc. (尤指政府、政党、公司等的)方针;政策
 

politician

n.
one who is actively involved in politics 政治家
 

prayer

n.
act of communing with God 祈祷
form of words used in this act 祈祷文
 

preferable

a.
more desirable or worthy than another; preferred 更可取的; 更好的
 

prime

a.
chief; most important 主要的;最重要的

prolonged

a.
continuing for a long tome 长时期的;持续很久的
 

promote

v.
to raise to a more important or responsible job or rank 使…晋升
to contribute to the progress or growth of; further 促进
 

rally

n.
gathering or assembly, esp. to encourage fresh efforts 大会;集会
 

representative

n.
person who serves as a delegate or an agent for another 代表
 

solve

v.
to find a way out of a difficulty, etc. 解决(困难等)

torpedo

v.
to destroy decisively 破坏
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