France’s digital tax riles the White Houserile/raɪl/
- v. 惹恼,激怒
英文释义:to make someone angry
例句:Don't let her rile you. - haggle over
(对价格或条件等)讨价还价,争论不休
例句:We always haggle over the price of things in the market. - levy/ˈlɛvi/
v. 征税
搭配短语:levy a tax on sb./sth.(=tax sb./sth.) - go down
下沉,下降;引起某种反应
例句:The joke didn't go down very well.
-- take aim at...
以…为目标,瞄准...;攻击…,强烈抨击…
相关词汇:aim
英文释义:to criticize someone or something
例句:There are plenty of characters to take aim at. - unilateral/ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl/
adj. 单方的,单边的
词根词缀:uni-(单一,一个)
相关词汇:unique(adj. 独一无二的)
相关词汇:lateral(adj. 侧面的,侧边的)
搭配短语:a unilateral decision
相关词汇:bilateral(adj. 双边的) - mis-timed/ˌmɪs ˈtaɪmd/
adj. 时机不对的,选错时机的
词根词缀:mis-(错误)
相关词汇:mistime(v. 选错时机)
mistime 例句:He mistimed his kick and missed the ball. - broker/ˈbroʊkər/
v. 作为经纪人(或中间人)安排,促成
词性拓展:broker(n. 经纪人)
搭配短语:an insurance broker(n.)
搭配短语:to broker a ceasefire - undermine/ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/
v. 削弱,损害
词义辨析 - undermine,spoil
两者做动词时,都有“破坏”的意思,但与 spoil 相比,undermine 更强调一种 gradually 的状态,一般指的是逐渐地削弱、损坏,比如:批评逐渐削弱了他们的信心,可以说成 -- Criticism just undermines their
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