defiant/patriarch/siphon丨热词手帐
热词手帐(No. 1434)
我们从英国《金融时报》近期热点报道中挑选值得记忆的高频单词和短语,配合释义与新闻原文例句,帮助你轻松掌握地道实用的英文表达,在不断积累中感受英语能力的进步与提高。
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defiant
/dɪˈfaɪənt/
adj. 公然违抗的;反抗的;挑衅的
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a defiant tone at the White House on Wednesday, questioning whether Kyiv could ever reach a “just peace” with Moscow and pressing Joe Biden to send additional weapons to sustain his war effort through the winter.
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patriarch
/ˈpeɪtriɑːk/
n. (男性)家长,族长,酋长;
德高望重的男性长者;
(东正教和天主教的)牧首,宗主教
Civilian officials such as Viacheslav Volodin, chair of the lower house of parliament, and even the Russian Orthodox Church patriarch Kirill attended Wednesday’s speech — a highly unusual step intended to mark its significance.
俄罗斯议会下院主席维亚切斯拉夫•沃洛金(Viacheslav Volodin)等文职官员,甚至俄罗斯东正教大牧主基里尔(Kirill)都出席了周三的演讲——这一极不寻常的举动意在彰显其重要性。③
siphon
/ˈsaɪfn/
v. 用虹吸管吸(或抽);
(尤指私自或非法)抽走,转移(钱)
“These critical code features and structural exceptions allowed Alameda to secretly and recklessly siphon FTX customer assets from the FTX platform,” the CFTC added.
该委员会补充称:“这些关键的代码特征和结构性异常,使Alameda得以秘密、不顾后果地从FTX平台窃取FTX客户资产。”