TheEconomist.2022.12.03

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corral
把...赶入围栏
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undoing
祸根,失败的原因
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picket
示威抗议行为
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implacable
难以平息的
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grasp
领会,理解
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turmoil
动荡
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stunning
令人印象深刻的
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hubris
傲慢
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spare
挽救,保留
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get on with things
过得很好
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trumpet
鼓吹
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competent
能胜任的
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humane
人道的
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decadent
堕落的
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unencumbered
不受阻碍的
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potent
强效的
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wane
衰退
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scepticism
怀疑态度
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accrue
增加,积累
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mount
增长,上升
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road freight
公路货运
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city metro
城市地铁
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little wonder...
难怪
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middle ground
中间立场,妥协
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stringent
严格的
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implication
暗示,含义
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unbending
不动摇的
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authoritarian
威权主义的
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administer
管理,给予
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procure
取得,采购
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harsh
严厉的
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in the best scenario
最好的情况下
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trade-off
权衡,取舍
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withstand
经受住
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dissent
异议
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exert
施加
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echo
回响
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unravel
瓦解,崩溃
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hostile
敌对的
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foreseeable
可预测的
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peril
风险
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promptly
迅速地
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vigilance
警觉
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keep sth. in check
约束,抑制
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choke
窒息,噎住
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defy
违抗,不服从
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upheaval
剧变,动乱
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outpouring
流露,宣泄
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mourn
悼念
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relinquish
放弃,交出
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subside
平息,趋于平静
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decisively
果断地
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be mindful of
关注,在意
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shudder
战栗,发抖
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seize
抓住,把握
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repressive
压制的,压抑的
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affable
和蔼可亲的
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outgoing
爱交际的
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disaffected
不满的
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poke at
嘲弄,侮辱
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meme
表情包
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be beset by
被...困扰
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resonate with
与...共鸣
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predate
早于,先于
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intellectual
知识分子
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ferment
动荡,骚乱
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grand
伟大的,宏伟的
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progenitor
先驱
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spawn
引发
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inquiry
探询
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latter-day
现代的
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reflect
反映
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confer
赋予
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rally
召集,集会
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anthem
国歌,颂歌
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belt out
引吭高歌
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afflict
折磨
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chant
反复喊的话
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walks of life
各行各业
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banner
横幅
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swiftly
很快地
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daring
勇敢的
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bickering
争论,争吵
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enabling
使成为可能的
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division
分歧
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dithering
犹豫
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pinnacle
顶峰
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loyalist
效忠者
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at loggerheads
不和,存在严重分歧
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purge
清洗
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relegate
使降级
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sideline
二线,边线,不重要的位置
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predecessor-but-one
前任的前任
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figurehead
傀儡
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immediate predecessor
前任
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bow to
服从
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well before
...很久以前
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instigate
煽动,唆使
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confidant
密友
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rattle
使不安,使恼火
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