Terms & Vocab: Week 4 Flashcards
Amass
اندوختن
Exp: Police amass 10000 officers in preparation for no-deal unrest
Annual session
اجلاس/ نشست سالانه
Annul
الغا کردن، لغو کردن
Exp: The U.S. and Europe cannot allow Turkey’s president to annul the results of votes in Ankara and Istanbul
Soar
اوج گرفتن، افزایش یافتن
Exp: Measles cases soar across US
Halt
مکث کردن، تأمل کردن، متوقف کردن
Exp: Trudeau fails to halt scandal as twin expulsions damage PM’s feminist image
Expulsion
اخراج، بیرون کردن، طرد کردن
Eject
عزل کردن، اخراج کردن، بیرون انداختن
Exp: Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott ejected from caucus
Lash out
به سختی انتقاد کردن
Exp: Carlos Ghosn lashes out over fresh arrest
Flood stricken areas
مناطق سیلزده
Heinous
زشت، شنیع، وقیحانه، فجیع
Exp: Australia’s Cardinal Pell sentenced for ‘heinous crimes’
Hobble
مانع شدن، به تأخیر انداختن، جلوگیری کردن
Exp: Former Vice President Joe Biden, facing a crisis that could hobble his 2020 presidential campaign even before it is launched
Imperil
به مخاطره انداختن
Exp: Rail change may imperil downtown
Backtrack
عدول کردن، عقبنشینی کردن
Exp: Hamas calls on Brazil to backtrack on opening trade office in Jerusalem
Embattled
با مشکلات فراوان دست به گریبان بودن
Exp: Embattled Trudeau buoyed by party, could still face wrath of Canadian voters
Dwindle
کاهش یافتن
Exp: Arctic sea ice continues to dwindle as NASA says