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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
stump speech 政治演说; 竞选演说
The term derives from the early American custom in which candidates campaigned from town to town and stood upon a sawed off tree stump to deliver their speech
“Stump”原来的意思是树桩。这个词源于美国早期的一种习俗，在这种习俗中，候选人在各个城镇进行竞选活动，然后站在锯掉的树桩上发表演讲。
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has given his GOP colleagues new marching orders for stump speeches between now and November, as incumbents worry about how President Trump’s own challenges may strain their re-election bids.（Axios）
snap sth up
— phrasal verb with snap verb
to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want
抢购; 迅速或急切地买或拿
The tickets for the concert were snapped up within three hours of going on sale. 音乐会的票开始出售后，3小时内就被抢购一空。(Cambridge)
UK diners snap up state-subsidised quinoa and steak. The launch on Monday of Britain’s state-funded, half-price Eat Out to Help Out scheme triggered a rush for some of the capital’s best-known eateries, and a broader rise in business at other restaurants.
creep out
Definition of creep out. US, informal. : to cause (someone) to have an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear : to give (someone) the creeps That guy really creeps me out. I felt creeped out being alone in the office at night. (merriam-webster)
使人感到紧张或害怕；让人不舒服的意思；让人毛骨悚然
Carl showed me a website called nuwber.com By using it you can get someone’s phone numbers, address, possibly relatives, social media and supposedly emails. It is basically all public information but it creeps me out a little bit that it is all consolidated. That is the bad news … it is too easy. For me, the good news is they do not have my correct cell phone number and appear to have no email addresses. One can opt out but that requires coughing up an email address. Of course, I do have an email address that is strictly for junk mail. Have any of you heard of this and, if so, what do you think?
rearguard action
noun [ C or U ]
a final attempt to prevent something from happening
阻止某事发生的最后尝试
Australia has escaped largely unscathed, winning an exemption from US steel and aluminium tariffs in 2018. But last year, the Federal Government had to fight a rear-guard action to preserve the exemption after senior US officials tried to kill it. (ABC News)
