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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
cheap shot
An unfair or unsporting verbal attack on a vulnerable target ; an act of deliberate roughness against a defenseless opponent especially in a contact sport taking cheap shots at the quarterback.
下流手段, 偷袭, 贱招; 卑鄙的攻击方式 ; 刻薄攻击
Sanders was confronted with polling about Americans’ negative views of socialism. He declined to address that head-on, asking instead who was leading in the polls. “Let’s talk about democratic socialism, not communism. Mr. Bloomberg, that’s a cheap shot,” Sanders said.
stop-and-frisk
the policing practice of stopping a person briefly in order to search them for weapons or prohibited items. 搜身政策; 拦阻搜身; 拦路盘查
Bloomberg was challenged on his record on stop-and-frisk, his derogatory comments about women, his tax returns, his wealth and his company’s use of nondisclosure agreements. Elizabeth Warren kicked things off by saying “I’d like to talk about who we’re running against – a billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced’ …. No, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Michael Bloomberg.” — CBS Fen 20, 2020
fusillade
noun [ C ] /ˌfjuː.zɪˈleɪd/
a large number of bullets fired at the same time or one after another very quickly
（子弹的）齐射，连发
a fusillade of automatic fire 自动武器的火力齐射
formal figurative A fusillade (= sudden large amount) of questions greeted the president at this afternoon’s press conference. 在今天下午的新闻发布会上，总统遭到了连珠炮一般的提问。（Cambridge）
Michael Bloomberg was welcomed to his very first presidential debate with a fusillade of attacks generally reserved for front-runners. For parts of the debate, he was the main target of his fellow Democratic candidates, but there were also a number of clashes between other candidates in what may have been the most contentious debate of the primary season yet.
Political operatives
Political operatives are people who work in professional politics, such as lobbyists, campaign strategists, policy advisors, communications consultants, etc.
政治操盘手
President Trump is expected to name Richard Grenell, the American ambassador to Germany, to be the acting director of national intelligence, the New York Times reports. “Mr. Grenell, whose outspokenness throughout his career as a political operative and then as ambassador has prompted criticism, is a vocal Trump loyalist who will lead a group of national security agencies often viewed skeptically by the White House.”
— Taegan Goddard
force majeure
[ˌfɔːrs mæˈʒɜːr] noun [ U ] LAW
an unexpected event such as a war, crime, or an earthquake which prevents someone from doing something that is written in a legal agreement
不可抗力(如战争，常指未能履行合约的原因) ; 意外事件，如战争、犯罪或地震，阻止某人做法律协议中写的事情;
As business activity and transportation has been restricted in many Chinese cities, companies unable to fulfill contractual obligations are applying for force majeure certificates issued by China’s Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
plasma
noun [ U ] /ˈplæz.mə/
(also blood plasma)
the pale yellow liquid that forms 55% of human blood and contains the blood cells
血浆
China calls on virus survivors to donate blood plasma in the hopes of creating a treatment. Plasma from recovered patients used in virus fight China National Biotec Group announced on Thursday evening that virus-neutralising antibodies had been detected in the plasma of patients who have…
default
noun (FAIL) [ C or U ]
a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
拖欠，不履行债务；违约 (Cambridge)
Don’t be surprised if China swoops in to prevent another default in Argentina, analysts say. The risk of default in Argentina comes as Latin America’s third-largest economy struggles to recover from a painful recession, rampant inflation and a stock market rout late last year.
nab
verb [ T ] informal /næb/
to take something suddenly, or to catch or arrest a criminal
抢夺，猛然抓住；（Cambridge）
Bloomberg Nabs Three New Congressional Endorsements. “Mike Bloomberg picked up three new congressional endorsements on the heels of his rocky debate performance, underscoring his staying power in the Democratic primary race despite an onslaught of attacks from opponents,” the AP reports.
“Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Nita Lowey of New York and Pete Aguilar of California all endorsed Bloomberg Thursday, bringing his total number of congressional endorsements to 15, behind only Joe Biden, who has more than three times that amount.” — Taegan Goddard
