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transit stop
過境
a transit stop in New York
entourage
KK [͵ɑntuˋrɑʒ] DJ [͵ɔntuˋrɑ:ʒ]

隨行人員
Taiwanese expatriate
台灣華僑(移民者)
pledge
1.保證給予; 許諾; 發誓[O1][+to-v][+that]
He pledged never to come back until he had found her. 他發誓不找到她決不回來。
2.使保證; 使發誓[(+to)][O2]
I pledged myself to fulfill the promise I had made. 我保證實踐自己的諾言。
3.用...抵押, 以...典押[(+for)]
The property was pledged as security for loans. 這地產被當作貸款的抵押。
4.為...祝願; 向...祝酒
Everyone at the table stood up and pledged the success of the new company. 桌上每個人都起立為新公司的成功祝酒。
tantalizing
撩人的
communique
[kəˋmju:nikei]
公報[C]
issue a communique 發表公報
signed a joint communique with
whirlwind
旋風般的快速行動
a whirlwind of visits 旋風般的一連串訪問
romp
Merkel romps to victory but faces tough coalition choices

1. 輕易取得的勝利
The horse won in a romp . 那匹馬輕易取勝。
2.嘻耍喧鬧
Liz doesn ' t enjoy romps as much as other girls do . 莉絲不像別的女孩那樣喜歡嬉戲吵鬧。
3.頑皮嘻鬧的人(尤指女孩)
We don ' t like romps and flirts , though we may act as if we did sometimes . 我們不喜歡輕佻女和調情郎, 雖然有時我們表面上看似喜歡他們。
chancellor
【英】大臣; 大法官

(德、奧等的)總理

【美】(某些州衡平法院的)首席法官

【美】(某些大學的)校長; 【英】(大學的)名譽校長

國王(或貴族)的祕書

【英】大使館(或領事館)的一等祕書

(天主教)負責主教管區祕書室的教士
gaffe
[gæf]
【法】失禮, 失態(尤指社交、外交上的出醜)
Former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck's gaffe-prone campaign never gained traction against the popular Merkel.
traction
牽引; 牽引力
Former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck's gaffe-prone campaign never gained traction against the popular Merkel.
resounding
impressive 轟動的、響亮的

Despite the resounding victory, Merkel's third term won't be a cakewalk.
cakewalk
十九世紀末開始流行的美國男女舞蹈
Despite the resounding victory, Merkel's third term won't be a cakewalk.
pitfall
trap; snare
Yet a 'grand coalition' would also have its pitfalls.

1. 陷阱; 圈套
There are many pitfalls for teenagers today . 對現今的青少年來說, 到處有許多陷阱。
2. 隱藏的危險; 易犯的錯誤; 意想不到的困難
The road to the conquest of cancer is long and full of pitfalls . 戰勝癌症的征途是漫長的, 而且佈滿意想不到的困難。
stability anchor and growth locomotive
"We will remain reliable in the role of stability anchor and growth locomotive. We will keep Europe together," said Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble,
fraught
1. 充滿...的; 伴隨...的[F][(+with)]
She had a life fraught with hardship . 她的一生充滿了艱辛。
2.【口】擔心的, 憂慮的; 緊張的
peter out
gradually diminish; dwindle to nothing

If she had to give in to SPD demands for a minimum wage and other labour market regulations, Germany's extraordinary jobs miracle could start to peter out in a few years