Drive a Wedge Between xxx and xxx:挑拨 xx和xx之间的关系
seeking allies:寻找盟友
admit:承认
the bloc:为欧盟
a litany of:一系列
probes:调查
entice:吸引
spending:投资
charm offensive:魅力攻势
hosting:招待
a liquor subject to a Beijing anti-dumping probe
anti-dumping:反倾销
a liquor subject to:一种受到影响的酒
counterpart:总统
a leading EU power:欧盟的主要大国
carve a more independent path:开辟一条更加独立的道路
pull at:吸引
sympathetic to his position:同情他的立场
pursue a pragmatic policy :奉行务实的政策
is steadily forging a more unified voice:正在稳步于xx形成更加统一的声音
perceived national security risks:能被感知的国家安全风险
a buffer:缓冲带
distrust:不信任
alleged spies:被指控的间谍
in a spate of such cases:一系列的此类案件
mulling more curbs:考虑更多的限制
in the last chance saloon:到最后的机会
echoed:回应
Exemplifying how both blocs are coalescing:举例说明两个集团是如何合并的
joined-up:联合
derisking:去风险
contain its development:遏制其发展
sentiment:观点
be inaugurated into:将开启
spotlighting:凸显了
Scooping up endorsements in friendly nations:在友好的国家获得支持
forecast:预计
launched a probe:展开了调查
subsidies:补贴
targeted:针对
bids:投标
creating friction:制作摩擦
official probe findings :官方调查结果
railway tender:铁路招标
momentum:势头
dilute or even block:削弱甚至阻止
was the sole holdout on:唯一拒绝
stymie trade restrictions:阻止贸易限制
to be put into force:生效
blacklist:黑名单
loyalty:忠于
committed to:承诺
heralded as:被誉为
soften:缓解
sign a deal:签署协议
take over:接管
That boils down to one thing:这归结为一件事
favorable policies:更优惠的政策