plumb：PHRASE If someone?plumbs the depths?of an unpleasant emotion or quality, they experience it or show it to an extreme degree. 經(jīng)受極度的···; 表現(xiàn)出極端的··· [oft PHR 'of' n]

parliament：N-COUNT/N-PROPER The parliament of some countries is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. 議會

scornful：ADJ If you are scornful of someone or something, you show contempt for them. 輕蔑的; 嘲笑的

MP：ABBREVIATION for (in Britain and Canada) Member of Parliament (在英國和加拿大)國會議員

faction：N-COUNT A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas. 派系

splinter：V-T/V-I If something splinters or is splintered, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces. 使碎成片; 碎成片

referendum：N-COUNT If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it. 公民投票; 全民公決

laughing-stock：N-COUNT If you say that a person or an organization has become a laughing stock, you mean that they are supposed to be important or serious but have been made to seem ridiculous. 笑柄; 笑料

unflappable：ADJ Someone who is unflappable is always calm and never panics or gets upset or angry. (人)鎮(zhèn)定的

a stiff upper lip：堅(jiān)定不移；泰然自若

treachery：N-UNCOUNT Treachery is behaviour or an action in which someone betrays their country or betrays a person who trusts them. 背叛

demolition：N-VAR The demolition of a structure, for example, a building, is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place. 拆毀

cudgel：v. 用棍棒打

tactic：N-COUNT Tactics are the methods that you choose to use in order to achieve what you want in a particular situation. 戰(zhàn)術(shù)

wretched：①ADJ You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. 討厭的 [非正式] [ADJ n]②ADJ Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. 極不愉快的 [正式]

consent：V-T/V-I If you consent to something, you agree to do it or to allow it to be done. 同意 [正式]

daunting：ADJ Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 使人畏縮的

enact：V-T When a government or authority enacts a proposal, they make it into a law. 通過 [技術(shù)]

impasse：N-SING If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an impasse. 僵局

Tory：N a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada 保守黨黨員; 保守黨支持者

mandate：N-COUNT If a government or other elected body has a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they have the authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election or vote. (政府或機(jī)構(gòu)經(jīng)選舉而獲得的) 授權(quán)

logjam：N-COUNT To break the logjam means to change or deal with a difficult situation which has existed for a long time. 僵局 [journalism] [usu sing]

tenant：N-COUNT A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use. 租戶; 佃戶

fall into line：同意

manifesto：N-COUNT A manifesto is a statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are. 宣言

drubbing：N-COUNT If someone gets a drubbing, they are defeated easily. 徹底擊敗 [非正式] [usu sing]

turd：N-COUNT A turd is a lump of faeces. 糞塊 [非正式，粗話]

gridlock：N-UNCOUNT You can use gridlock to refer to a situation in an argument or dispute when neither side is prepared to give in, so no agreement can be reached. 僵局

adversarial：ADJ If you describe something as adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizations who are opposing each other. 對立的 [正式]

fray：V-T/V-I If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. 磨損

concoct：V-T If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. 編造

utterly：ADV You use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount. 完全地; 徹底地 [強(qiáng)調(diào)]

vouch：v. 擔(dān)保，保證

a final say：最終決定權(quán)

decry：V-T If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. (強(qiáng)烈)批評 [正式]

hardline：ADJ-GRADED （政策或態(tài)度）強(qiáng)硬的，不妥協(xié)的，堅(jiān)定的?If you describe someone's policy or attitude as hardline, you mean that it is strict or extreme, and they refuse to change it.

treasonous: adj. 叛國的