学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3172 exert

今天我们要学的词是 exert.

Exert 是使用，发挥，施加的意思，U.S. President Donald Trump¹ said it was “too soon” for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a trade deal, suggesting U.S. tariffs² have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions³. 美国总统特朗普表示，华盛顿与北京就达成贸易协议开始谈判还“为时尚早”，暗示美国的关税还没有发挥足够压力迫使北京做出让步。A recent UN report says a number of ill-defined laws are used in Myanmar to exert control over independent journalists and to deter⁴ them from reporting on critical issues. 联合国最近的一份报告称，缅甸使用一些模糊的法律来控制独立记者，阻止他们对关键问题进行报道

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

3 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

4 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。