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2017-10-18来源:和谐英语
1.interpret

vt. 解释; 理解; 口译; 诠释,体现;
vi. 作解释; 作口译;
[例句]The whole speech might well be interpreted as a coded message to the Americans
整个演讲完全可以看成是在向美国人传递编码信息。

2.provocative

adj. 挑衅的; 刺激性的;
n. 刺激物; 兴奋剂;
[例句]He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years
他近些年发表了一连串直言不讳、有时带煽动性的演说。

3.blustery

adj. 大风的,吵闹的;
[例句]It's a cold night here, with intermittent rain showers and a blustery wind.
呆在这儿的那天晚上很冷,阵雨不断,还刮着大风。

4.detrimental

adj. 有害的; 不利的;
n. 有害的人(或物); 不受欢迎的求婚者;
[例句]The government's policy of high interest rates is having a detrimental effect on industry.
政府的高利率政策正对工业产生不利影响。

5.de-escalation

n. 减低战争的范围或强度;
[例句]The result will be a continuing de-escalation of American and NATO presence in Afghanistan.
结果将是减少美国和北约在阿富汗的存在。

6.pre-emptive

adj. 先发制人的;抢先的;
[例句]In a pre-emptive move the Interior Ministry arrested a number of suspected dissidents.
内政部抢先行动,逮捕了许多持不同政见的嫌疑人。