Notes for When nudge comes to shove
Vocabulary:
1. heavy-handed 严厉的;粗暴的
E.g. They are blamed for heavy-handed tactics.
2. roll out 推出;推行
E.g. He could not wait any longer to roll out the revised tax code.
3. stray 走入歧途;犯罪
E.g. It watched that they did not stray, and that no one stole them.
4. by and large 大体上;总的来说
E.g. By and large we try to celebrate creative people in the city.
5. allay 减轻;使缓和
E.g. Orr tried to allay concerns.
6. gain ground 越来越为人所接受
E.g. Anti-immigrant parties are gaining ground in Europe.
7. tweak 调整;扭;拧
E.g. He gave the boy’s ear a painful tweak.
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