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VOA慢速英语:以色列禁止两名美国国会女议员入境

2019-08-16来源:和谐英语
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tour - n. a journey for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series of stops and ending at the starting point

divestment - n. the act of depriving or dispossessing especially of property, authority, or title

sanction - n. an action that is taken or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not permitting economic aid for that country, etc.

framework - n. the basic structure of something: a set of ideas or facts that provide support for something

allow - v. to permit

conventional - adj. common and ordinary: not unusual

legitimacy - n. in accordance with law or with established legal forms and requirements

host - v. to receive or entertain guests socially, commercially or officially

precedent - n. something done or said that can be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future

shortsighted - adj. made or done without thinking about what will happen in the future

affront - n. to cause offense to

assault - n. a concerted effort; an attack

lobby - n. an organized group of people who work together to influence government decisions that relate to a particular industry, issue, etc.