FT英國(guó)高鐵

1. elusive a 難實(shí)現(xiàn)的 Success will become even more ~ elude vt 逃避，躲避
2. high-speed rail 高鐵 bullet train
3. spiralling a 急劇上漲的 spiral vi急劇上漲
4. HS2=high speed 2
5. shiny a 閃亮的
6. bafflement n 困惑不解 baffle vt 使困惑 baffled a困惑不解的
7. agony n極大的痛苦 agonise over sth對(duì)某事非常焦慮 agonised a十分痛苦的
8. solid a 可靠的 ~ evidence
9. case n 理由，論據(jù)
10. be meant to do sth旨在做某事
11. whisk vt迅速帶走 Delivery riders ~everything from coffee to congee to customers in under 30 minutes.
12. precarious a 不穩(wěn)的
13. hack vt砍
14. death by a thousand cuts =gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps
15. arm n 臂狀物
16. scrap vt取消 scrape vt刮除
17. MP =Member of Parliament議員
18. axe 砍
19. vanity project 面子工程
20. be set to do sth準(zhǔn)備好做某事 The talks are set to continue through the week. 談判可能會(huì)持續(xù)一周。
21. disruptive a有破壞性的 disrupt vt 擾亂，使。。中斷
22. route n （交通工具的）路線
23. spread vt 分?jǐn)?/li>
24. commuter train 通勤火車(chē) commute v 通勤（長(zhǎng)途）commuter n通勤者
25. dedicated a 專(zhuān)用的 a ~ high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel
26. alluring a 有吸引力的
27. net zero 凈零排放
28. terminus n 終點(diǎn)站 terminal n航站樓
29. compelling a 令人信服的
30. cost-benefit a /n 成本效益（的）
31. over-budget a 超出預(yù)算的
32. cannibalise vt (同類(lèi)產(chǎn)品）搶走，奪走其他產(chǎn)品的銷(xiāo)量 We believe the two perfumes appeal to different buyers and won't cannibalise one another's sales.
33. the Tube n倫敦地鐵
34. lop off 削減，砍掉
35. rationale n 理由，依據(jù) The ~ for using this teaching methos is to encourage student confidence.
36. outlay n費(fèi)用，開(kāi)支
37. balloon vi 激增
38. note vt指出
39. Plan B備選方案 Plan A首選方案
40. to date=up to now迄今為止