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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
ruse
noun [ C ] /ruːz/
Meaning
a trick intended to deceive someone
诡计；计策 (Cambridge)
Origin
early 15c., “dodging movements of a hunted animal;” 1620s, “a trick,” from Old French ruse, reuse “diversion, switch in flight; trick, jest” (14c.), back-formed noun from reuser “to dodge, repel, retreat; deceive, cheat,” from Latin recusare “deny, reject, oppose”. It also has been proposed that the French word may be from Latin rursus “backwards,” or a Vulgar Latin form of refusare. Johnson calls it, “A French word neither elegant nor necessary.” The verb ruse was used in Middle English.
Examples
It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.
这不过是一个转移她注意力的伎俩，这样他的同伙就可以把钱拿走。(Cambridge)
There’s an argument that gun politics is changing and Washington is yet to get the message. But O’Rourke also risks playing into GOP dogma that all gun control is a ruse for Democrats to confiscate the guns of law abiding Americans.(CNN Sep 14, 2019)
Jul. 8, 2016 · And the people being conned are average working Americans who are buying Trump’s ruse of being a man of the people. (Berkeley News July 8, 2016)
go (off) without a hitch
Meaning
to happen successfully without any problems
顺利进行 (Cambridge)
Examples
To the bride’s relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch.
让新娘松了一口气的是，婚礼一切顺利。(Cambridage)
Beiji(ng) has gone to vast lengths to ensure that the 70th celebrations go off without a hitch. CNN Sep 15, 2019
The evening went off without a hitch, but it was a rare Honors event that did not feature the sitting U.S. president watching the proceedings from a prime perch in a box seat. As such, the first KenCen honors of Trump’s presidency marked another sign of the up-ending of Washington tradition in the Trump era.
pile it on
pile on
pile-on
Meaning
to say too much, especially giving too much emphasis;
过多地谈论；过多指责批评；（尤指）夸张，言过其实
(Cambridge)
To criticize or attack someone in speech or writing all at once or in great numbers.
( Thefreedictionary)
Examples
You’re really piling it on with the compliments tonight, Gareth, aren’t you!
你今晚的确恭维得过分了，不是吗，加雷思？(Cambridge)
Castro’s pile-on was clumsy. By repeatedly asking Biden: “Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?” the former HUD Secretary actually built empathy for the former vice president.
— CNN Sep 15, 2019
Feb. 25, 2016 · … candidates went after frontrunner Donald Trump at Thursday night’s debate in the biggest Trump pile-on yet.
— Business Insider Feb 25, 2016
People from across the state have been piling onto me ever since I wrote my controversial opinion piece for the local paper. She’s been through enough already—I don’t think we need to pile on any further. (Thefreedictionary)
on the front burner
Meaning
getting or needing immediate attention
得到（或需要）立刻的关注(Cambridge)
Examples
A few important members of Congress are making an effort to keep human rights on the front burner.
几名重要的国会议员正在努力将人权问题保留在重要的议事日程上。(Cambridge)
Any stumbles in the Democratic debate next month and the issue will be back on the front burner. (CNN Sep 24, 2019)
The Koch political network rode the wave of the Tea Party movement expertly, injecting its own concerns into the Tea Party’s agenda, and turning climate change into a front burner issue for the movement.
— Emily Atkin, The New Republic, “How David Koch Changed The World,” 23 Aug. 2019
The challenges after that month of media exposure, then Congress has moved on to now dealing with tax policy and other issues, and this is kind of gone off the front burner.
— Eric Johnson, Recode, “Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’,” 6 Oct. 2018
