Verbs

Question 1

Omit

Answer 1

to fail to include or do something.

She was omitted from the list of contributors to the report.
The Prince’s tour conveniently omitted the most deprived areas of the city.
[+ to infinitive] formal She omitted to mention that she was going to Yorkshire next week.

Question 2

abruptly

Answer 2

sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:

突然的

Question 3

have a stake in sth.

Answer 3

sth. is important to you because you have a personal interest or involvement in it:

Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.

Question 4

grapple

Answer 4

to fight, especially in order to win something:

The children grappled for the ball.

Question 5

sign off

Answer 5

officially approve; authorize

Question 6

seeking information

Question 7

in its infancy

Answer 7

to be very new and still developing:

The system is still in its infancy.

Question 8

whole scope

Answer 8

全局

Question 9

issued a joint statement

Answer 9

发表联合声明

Question 10

in good conscience

Answer 10

出于好意

Question 11

isolated

Answer 11

happening or existing only once, separate:

There were only a few isolated cases of violent behaviour.

Question 12

overall

Answer 12

in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation:

The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems.
Overall, it has been a good year.
The overall winner, after ten games, will receive $250,000.

总的；全面的

Question 13

momentum on the battlefield

Answer 13

动力，在战场上的

Question 14

achieve the goal

Answer 14

达到目的

Question 15

alleged

Answer 15

said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof:

It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence.

所谓的；据称的

Question 16

stated

Answer 16

所谓的；所说的

Question 17

short of

Answer 17

匮乏的；少于。。的

Question 18

inadequate response

Question 19

committ crimes

Question 20

send the wrong signal/message

Question 21

congressional authorization

Question 22

without boots on the ground

Question 23

partisan differences

Answer 23

政党分歧

Question 24

dropped the question in the laps of

Answer 24

throw questions to; kick the ball to

Question 25

were less clear

Question 26

lay out

Answer 26

to arrange something on a flat surface:

制定出

Question 27

affirms

Answer 27

to state something as true:

[+ (that)] The suspect affirmed (that) he had been at home all evening.
She affirmed her intention to apply for the post.

› to publicly show your support for an opinion or idea:

The government has affirmed its commitment to equal rights.

Question 28

There’s little doubt that

Question 29

refined

Answer 29

improved

Question 30

expanded

Answer 30

扩大的

Question 31

initiate

Answer 31

start; begin

Question 32

bar sb. for doing sth.

Question 33

veto,
override

Answer 33

(of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.:

Question 34

retaliatory

Answer 34

describes an action that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you:
retaliatory measures
He urged people not to resort to retaliatory violence.

Question 35

Dealing a blow to

Answer 35

当头一棒;造成打击

Question 36

staunchly backed

Answer 36

strongly

Question 37

potential for escalation in this situation

Question 38

convince

Answer 38

to persuade someone or make them certain:
He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.
[+ (that)] It’s useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn’t need to lose any weight.
[+ to infinitive] I hope this will convince you to change your mind.

Question 39

a politically perilous question

Answer 39

extremely dangerous

Question 40

Still uncomfortably fresh is

Answer 40

(不好的)让人记忆犹新的

Question 41

echo

Answer 41

呼应；联想到

Question 42

repeatedly

Answer 42

一次又一次的

Question 43

in warning against

Question 44

intend to

Answer 44

intended

Question 45

undermine

Answer 45

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
The president has accused two cabinet ministers of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
Criticism just undermines their confidence.

削弱

Question 46

enforce

Answer 46

to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted:
It isn’t always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.

执行

execute, run, implement, carry out, enforce, comply