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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
make the cut
in American English US, Informal
to avoid elimination, as in a golf tournament
避免被淘汰
COVID-19 a ‘failure of early warning’ for Canada, intelligence expert says. It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. (CTV)
throw in one’s lot with
Definition of throw in one’s lot with. : to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that one hopes will win or succeed
During the American Civil War, my great-grandfather threw in his lot with the Confederacy/Union. (Merriam-webster)
成为……组织的一员；加入……团体; 支持….
As soon as news of the CEO’s scandal becomes public, I doubt that big investor will want to throw in her lot with us. Don’t worry, Mom—I really don’t care about throwing in my lot with the cool kids at school. （Freedictionary）
suss sth out 明白，了解，发现
— phrasal verb with suss verb [ T ] mainly UK informal
to realize, understand, or discover something:
[ + that ] He never sussed out that they’d tricked him.
We tried to disguise the medicine in the cat’s food, but she sussed it out.
Knowing exactly what they perceived as our vulnerabilities helped me suss out their plots to kill massive amounts of people with singular and simple deployment. My thinking as I sought to shut down chemical plans was not only to know the enemy but also to know how the enemy knows us. (salon)
recrimination
noun [ U ] /rɪˌkrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
(also recriminations)
arguments between people who are blaming each other
相互指责；反诉；反责
The peace talks broke down and ended in bitter mutual recrimination(s). 和谈破裂，在激烈的相互指责中无果而终。(Cambridge)
Asked Monday whether Chin(a) should “pay for the damage done” by the novel coronavirus, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed any immediate punitive action against Beijin(g ) and stressed the need for global cooperation to prevent a recurrence of the pandemic. He also said “there’ll be a time for recriminations” in the future. He did not specifically say that those recriminations would be aimed at Chin(a.) (CNN)
musings
noun [ plural ]/ˈmjuː.zɪŋz/
your thoughts or comments on something you have been thinking about carefully and for a long time 长期缜密思考
Trump’s coronavirus musings put scientists on edge. The president’s habit of favoring his own judgments over those of the experts is vastly complicating efforts to fight the outbreak. (politico)
hindsight
noun [ U ] /ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/
the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened
事后聪明，事后的认识
With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job. 事后一看，我真应该接受那份工作。
In hindsight, it would have been better to wait. 事后看来，等一等会更好 (Cambridge)
Donald Trump’s habit of claiming world-class expertise in a wide variety of areas is well documented, but there’s a related element of the president’s personality that’s less recognized: he’s gifted with extraordinary hindsight. (msnbc)
debase
verb [ T ] /dɪˈbeɪs/
to reduce the quality or value of something
使堕落；贬低
Some argue that money has debased football. 有人说金钱腐蚀了足球运动。
Our world view has become debased. We no longer have a sense of the sacred. 我们的世界观堕落了，我们不再具有神圣感。(Cambridge)
But Americans should care about a more lasting and damaging corrosion — the destabilizing of venerable institutions. It’s one thing to corrupt a politician, the natural osmosis of the species. It’s quite another to debase the foundations of a great democracy. (New York Times)
proselytize
verb [ I ]
disapproving formal (UK usually proselytise) /ˈprɑː.sə.lɪ.taɪz/
to try to persuade someone to change their religious or political beliefs or way of living to your own
使改变（宗教、政治信仰或生活方式）
He was also remarkable for the proselytizing zeal with which he wrote his political pamphlets. 他也非常热衷于改变他人的信仰，凭着这种热情他写了许多政治小册子。
Television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing. 电视给福音派传教士提供了又一个用来改变他人信仰的讲坛。(Cambridge)
Trump should push the Saudis to scale back proselytizing—they may be more responsive than you think. The order “puts America’s most vulnerable citizens at risk of choosing between accessing essential, taxpayer-funded social services and being subject to unwanted proselytizing or religious activity,” the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement.
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