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 今天我们要学的词是 acrimonious¹.

 

acrimonious 是形容尖刻的、充满火药味的。 U.S. President Donald Trump² will host Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for a meeting that officials in Islamabad hope could mean a turnaround of often acrimonious bilateral³ relations. 美国总统特朗普即将与来访的巴基斯坦总理伊姆兰汗举行会谈，伊斯兰堡官员希望这可能意味着两国常常充满火药味的关系发生转变。

 

Democrat⁴ lawmakers in Oregon have learned the limits of their power during their legislature's most acrimonious session in memory when Republican lawmakers boycotted⁵ the State Senate. 在俄勒冈州的共和党议员们抵制州参议院时，该州民主党议员们体会到有史以来最充满火药味的立法会议期间他们权力的极限。

 

1 acrimonious   

adj.严厉的，辛辣的，刻毒的

参考例句：

• He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
• His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。

2 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。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。