despite withholding bombs:尽管扣留炸弹
struck a defiant tone against:对xx采取挑衅的语气
withheld a shipment of bombs:扣留了一批炸弹
ally:盟友
invade:入侵
punchy clip:精彩剪辑
fight tooth and nail.:竭尽全力地战斗
pivoted to a more conciliatory approach:转向更加和解的办法
talk show:脱口秀
finish off the remaining battalions:消灭剩下的营
xx-designated terrorist group:xx认定的恐怖组织
kidnapped:被绑架
xx would do its utmost:xx将竭尽全力
genocide:种族灭绝
the sorry state of :xxx的现状令人遗憾
decrying the potential loss of civilian life as “just wrong.”:谴责潜在的平民生命损失是错误的
referring to air-defense weaponry:指防空武器装备
artillery shells:炮弹
conciliatory remarks:和解言论
refrain from an assault:避免攻击
reiterated:重申
specific munitions:特定弹药
flies in the face of the facts:逃避现实,与事实不符
initially:最初
ramp up pressure:增加压力
follow through:采取行动
major incursion into urban areas:大规模侵入城市地区
plan was foiled :计划被挫败
officials leaked it:官方泄露了