流利阅读DAY 61

Day 61

1.pull (one’s) punches

收回拳头；留有余地

e.g.

a sharp-tongued critic who doesn't pull his punches毒舌评论家

2.make nice

（虚伪地）对某人友好

3.foe/foʊ/

n. 敌人，仇敌

e.g.

I can't tell whether he is friend or foe.

4.feud/fjuːd/

n. 长期不和，争吵不休

e.g.

family feud

世仇

5.antagonize/ænˈtæɡənaɪz/

v. 使生气，引起…敌对

6.curtail /kɜːrˈteɪl/

v. （在数量、程度上）缩减；限制

e.g.

curtail expenses

Civil liberties were curtailed.

7.trash/træʃ/

v. 抨击，谴责（trash n.）

8.exercise someone self-restraint

使用自我克制力

9.multilateral/ˌmʌltiˈlætərəl/

adj. 多边的，多国的

e.g.

unilateral单边的

bilateral双边的

10.be hostile to对…怀有敌意

11.assent/əˈsent/

n. 同意，赞成（assent v.）

e.g.

She has given her assent to my proposals.

12.reiterate/riˈɪtəreɪt/

v. 重申，反复地说

13.critique评论评判中性

14.rail against/at/about sth.

（强烈或反复地）抱怨，责骂某事

e.g.

We railed against/at/about the injustice of the trial.

15.unravel/ʌnˈrævl/

v. 揭开，阐明；崩溃，瓦解

e.g.

unravel the cause of death

The Soviet Union began to unravel.

苏联瓦解

16.retraction/rɪˈtrækʃn/

n. 撤销，收回（retract v.）

e.g.

He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.

17.fuss/fʌs/

n. 大吵大闹，大发牢骚（fuss v.）

e.g.

make a fuss over sth.

18.forge/fɔːrdʒ/

v. 形成，缔造（关系）

e.g.

forge a relationship with sb.