外刊聽讀| 經(jīng)濟學人 新首相的承諾

新首相的承諾
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re·lief?/r??li?f/?/r??li?f/
noun
REMOVAL?OF?ANXIETY/PAIN?焦慮/痛苦的消除
?[U,?sing.]?the?feeling?of?happiness?that?you?have?when?sth?unpleasant?stops?or?does?not?happen?(不快過后的)寬慰,輕松;解脫
a?sense?of?relief解脫感
What?a?relief!可輕松了!
?[U]?~?(from/of?sth)the?act?of?removing?or?reducing?pain,?anxiety,?etc.?(焦慮、痛苦等的)減輕,消除,緩和
modern?methods?of?pain?relief消除疼痛的新辦法
the?relief?of?suffering痛苦的消除
HELP?幫助
?[U]?food,?money,?medicine,?etc.?that?is?given?to?help?people?in?places?where?there?has?been?a?war?or?natural?disaster?(給災(zāi)區(qū)或交戰(zhàn)地區(qū)人民提供的)救濟,救援物品
ON?TAX?稅收
?[U]?=?tax relief
relief?on?mortgage?interest?payments支付按揭利息的稅收減免
STH?DIFFERENT?變化
?[U,?sing.]?something?that?is?interesting?or?enjoyable?that?replaces?sth?boring,?difficult?or?unpleasant?for?a?short?period?of?time?(暫時替代單調(diào)乏味事物的)調(diào)劑,輕松場面
WORKERS?工人
?[C + sing./pl. v.]?(often?used?as?an?adjective?常用作形容詞)?a?person?or?group?of?people?that?replaces?another?when?they?have?finished?working?for?the?day?or?when?they?are?sick?替班者;接替人;換班者
relief?drivers換班的司機
FROM?ENEMY?從敵人手中
?[sing.]?~?of…the?act?of?freeing?a?town,?etc.?from?an
?enemy?army?that?has?surrounded?it
?(被困城鎮(zhèn)等的)解困,解圍
? see also?bas-relief
MAKING?STH?NOTICEABLE?使醒目
?[U]?the?effect?of?colours,?light,?etc.?that?makes?an?object?more?noticeable?than?others?around?it?(光和色彩等產(chǎn)生的)醒目效果;醒目;光彩奪目
tax relief?/?t?ks r?li?f/?/?t?ks r?li?f/?(also?relief)
noun
a?reduction?in?the?amount?of?tax?you?have?to?pay?稅款減免

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thought·less?/?θ??tl?s/?/? θ??tl?s/ adjective
(disapproving)
not?caring?about?the?possible?effects?of?your?words?or?actions?on?other?people?粗心大意的;欠考慮的;輕率的
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bring?sb??down
to?make?sb?lose?power?or?be?defeated?打垮;擊敗


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beckon?/?bek?n/?/?bek?n/ verb
?[I,?T]?to?give?sb?a?signal?using?your?finger?or?hand,?especially?to?tell?them?to?move?nearer?or?to?follow?you?招手示意;舉手召喚
?[I,?T]?to?appear?very?attractive?to?sb?吸引;誘惑
?[I]?to?be?sth?that?is?likely?to?happen?or?will?possibly?happen?to?sb?in?the?future?很可能發(fā)生(或出現(xiàn))
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unorthodox?/?n???θ?d?ks?$?????rθ?dɑ?ks/?●○○?adjective??unorthodox?opinions?or methods are different from what is?usual?or accepted by most people?〔信念或方法〕非傳統(tǒng)的,非正統(tǒng)的
unorthodox view/approach/theory etc
