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buzzword n. 流行语,时髦术语(超纲词)
thorny adj.多刺的,棘手的,痛苦的
pledge v. 保证,誓言,抵押
handle vt.解决,处理
languid adj. 倦怠的,无力的,慵懒的(超纲词)
spike n.长钉 (本文spike up激增)
personnel n. 人事部门,全体人员
furlough n. 休假,暂时解雇(超纲词)
collective adj.集体的,n. 集体主义
appraisal n. (资产,财产) 评估,估价
characteristic n.特色
inconsistent adj.间断的,无法持续的
opposition n.反对,抵抗
insufficient adj.不够的,匮乏的
sovereignty n.主权
caveat n.警告; 告诫;
intensively adv.密集地,聚集地,精细地
husbandry n. 农耕
utilize v.利用
dubbed adj.命名的,配音的
deliberation n.慎重的考虑
finalized vt.完成;确定,最终确定
2.… the five companies have spent an average of only $3.4bn a year on sub-$1bn acquisition over the past five years — a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves…” (译文:过去五年,这五家公司平均每年仅花费34亿美元进行10亿美元以下的收购,与它们庞大的金融储备相比,这只是沧海一粟
wade v蹚; 跋涉 ~ into涉入
“… the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.”该句译文为“…这一要求产生了这样一种可能,即监管者涉足早期科技市场;而该可能到目前为止,还无法做到。”
4.interplay n.相互作用;相互影响
holistic adj.整体论的;整体疗法的;
deliberation focused them on vivid but misleading cues … rather than letting the complex interplay of subtle signals form a holistic impression(深思熟虑使他们专注于生动但具有误导性的线索,……而不是让微妙信号的复杂相互作用形成整体印象)
5.intuition n.直觉;预感;直觉知识;直觉力
Other research shows we’re better at detecting deception and sexual orientation from thin slices when we rely on intuition instead of reflection(另一项研究表明,当我们依靠直觉而不是反思时,更能从薄片式信息中检测出欺骗和性取向)
6.gut feelings 第六感,直觉
7.sequester vt.使分离;使隔离;使隔绝;隐退;隐居;扣押
~ carbon 固碳
8.thin out (使)变稀疏;
9.that bureaucratic delays 官僚主义的拖延
10.machanization 机械化
agricultural ~ 农业机械化
11.petition n. 请愿书; 申诉书; 申请书; 祈祷; 祈求; v. 祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求,申请;
12.change to be structural. 结构性的变革
13.overarching adj.非常重要的; 首要的; 概莫能外的;
~ message 总体的信息