2019.1.14英語筆記1
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are again engaged
minor irritants
escalated
I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.
我升到了總經理祕書這一顯赫高位。
masquerades as a banal
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VERB 化裝;偽裝;冒充
To masquerade as someone or something means to pretend to be that person or thing, particularly in order to deceive other people.He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone.
他冒充醫生，騙過了所有人。
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N-COUNT 虛假的行為;掩飾;欺騙
A masquerade is an attempt to deceive people about the true nature or identity of something.He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade.
他在新聞釋出會上說選舉將是一場騙人的把戲。
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N-COUNT 化裝晚會
A masquerade is an event such as a party or dance where people dress up in disguise and wear masks....a masquerade ball.
化裝舞會
If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
The text is banal...
課文索然無味。
grubby dispute over widgets
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ADJ-GRADED 骯髒的；汙穢的
A grubby person or object is rather dirty.His white coat was grubby and stained.
他的白色外套汙跡斑斑，簡直髒透了。
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ADJ-GRADED 卑鄙的；可鄙的
If you call an activity or someone's behaviour grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable....the grubby business of politics.
骯髒的政治活動
You can refer to any small device as a widget when you do not know exactly what it is or how it works.
The secret is a little widget in the can.
奧祕在於易拉罐中的一個小玩意兒。
with the stakes
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PHRASE 處於危險境地;處於成敗關頭
If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake...
對於一場成敗攸關的比賽來說氣氛自然非常緊張。
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N-PLURAL (比賽或行動的)賭注，風險
The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups...
遊戲通常在兩大集團之間進行，下的賭注一般都很大。
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VERB 將…押(在…);以…打賭;拿…冒險
If you stake something such as your money or your reputation on the result of something, you risk your money or reputation on it.He has staked his political future on an election victory...
他把自己的政治前途押在競選獲勝上。
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N-COUNT 利害關係;重大利益;(企業等中的)股本，股份
If you have a stake in something such as a business, it matters to you, for example because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you.He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts...
他渴望回到一個更多參與創業的角色，那樣他所付出的努力會與自己的經濟利益息息相關。
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N-PLURAL 比賽;競賽
You can use stakes to refer to something that is like a contest. For example, you can refer to the choosing of a leader as the leadership stakes .Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
英國在兒童保育方面落後於歐洲其他國家。
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N-COUNT 樁
A stake is a pointed wooden post which is pushed into the ground, for example in order to support a young tree. -
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PHRASE 提出權利要求;主張權利
If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress...
簡決心主張自己作為一名女演員的權利。
strategic and geopolitical
地理政治學的;
[例句]Hungary and Poland have suffered before because of their unfortunate geopolitical position on the European map. 匈牙利和波蘭因其在歐洲地圖上的極為不利的地緣政治位置而備受磨難。
corollaries
N-COUNT 必然的想法(或結果);直接推論
A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it.
The number of prisoners increased as a corollary of the government's determination to combat violent crime.
政府決心打擊暴力犯罪，直接導致了囚犯數量的增多。
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