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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
feel the heat （Also/take/face the heat ）
to be in a difficult situation in which you have to deal with a lot of problems
处境艰难；困难重重
Domestic retailers are feeling the heat from foreign competitors.
Governors eager to rescue their economies and feeling heat from President Donald Trump are moving to ease restrictions meant to control the spread of the coronavirus, even as new hot spots emerge and experts warn that moving too fast could prove disastrous. （AP）
make a play for sth/sb
to try to get something, or start a relationship with someone, sometimes by using a plan
想方设法得到（某物）；千方百计追求（某人）
I wouldn’t have made a play for him if I’d known he was married. 我如果知道他已结婚的话，就不会苦苦追求他。(Cambridge)
Putin leverages coronavirus chaos to make a direct play to Trump. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear to have had more sustained contact with each other in the past two weeks than at any time since 2016, as the Kremlin tries to use the coronavirus pandemic and close personal ties between the two leaders to normalize long-strained relations with Washington. (CNN)
step out of line
to behave in a way that is unacceptable or not expected
举止出格，行为欠妥，越轨
Step out of line one more time, Peters, and you’re fired! 彼得斯，你再做一次出格的事，就立刻走人！(Cambridge)
In the glare of a public spotlight, Adm. Mike Gilday will decide whether Navy Capt. Brett Crozier stepped out of line when he went around his chain of command and sent an email pushing for action to stem the outbreak. As of Friday, 660 sailors on the aircraft carrier, now docked at Guam, had tested positive for the virus and seven were hospitalized. O ne sailor, who was from Arkansas, has died, and more than 4,000 of the ship’s 5,000 crew members have been moved onto the island for quarantine.
dig your heels in
to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so
（尤指不顾他人劝说）坚持己见，一意孤行 (Cambridge)
Much to the disgust of Italy and Portugal, the Dutch are digging their heels in over a deal to help afflicted countries in the euro zone. The Dutch grumble over Europe’s coronavirus cheque. (Economist)
sweepstakes
noun [ C ] /ˈswiːp.steɪk/
(informal sweep); (US sweepstakes, sweeps)
1. a type of gambling, often on a horse race, in which people pay a small amount of money and choose a particular horse, team, etc. The person who chooses the winning horse, team, etc. receives all the money paid by everyone else.
（通常指赛马的）赌金全赢制 (Cambridge)
2. contest, competition 比赛，竞赛
Joe Biden has moved into the vice-presidential sweepstakes phase of his candidacy. Although the choice for vice president rarely matters as much as the media buildup suggests it will (long gone are the days when regional balance on the ticket was vital to the outcome), Biden’s pick this time around will be significant. （CNN）
reinstate
verb [ T ] formal /ˌriː.ɪnˈsteɪt/
to give someone back their previous job or position, or to cause something to exist again
使重返岗位，使恢复原职；把…放回原处；使恢复原状
A month after being unfairly dismissed, he was reinstated in his job. 在被不公正解职1个月后，他又重新返回工作岗位。
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. 最高法院于1976年恢复了死刑。(Cambridge)
Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. (AP)
stamina
noun [ U ] /ˈstæm.ə.nə/
the physical and/or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time
耐力；耐性；持久力
The triathlon is a great test of stamina. 铁人三项运动是对耐力的极大考验。(Cambridge)
Besides the concerns some have raised about Biden’s age and stamina, the fact that this campaign will take place in the middle of a full-scale pandemic means Democrats will need all hands on deck to pull out a victory in November. （CNN）
virology
noun [ U ] /vaɪˈrɑː.lə.dʒi/
the scientific study of viruses and the diseases that they cause
病毒学
Beijin(g) insists that the fact that the country’s primary virology institute is based in the city at the centre of the outbreak is just a coincidence, dismissing links to the laboratory as ‘baseless conspiracy theories’. (Daily Mail)
duress
noun [ U ] formal /duːˈres/
threats used to force a person to do something
威胁，胁迫
He claimed that he signed the confession under duress. 他声称自己是在胁迫之下签的供状。（Cambridge）
Swing-state Democratic governors under duress over stay-at-home orders. Republican legislators in multiple presidential battleground states are amping up pressure on Democratic governors to reopen their economies — clashes that are certain to shape the views of a critical slice of the electorate in November.
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
难治性抑郁症。
The medication, a synthetic version of the anesthetic ketamine, will be available to patients with treatment-resistant depression who receive prior authorization from Tricare. （Military）