Rhetoric

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rhetoric

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辭令, 言語
Despite their tough anti-American rhetoric, the government is privately trying to maintain good relations with the U.S.. 儘管他們發表強硬的反美言論, 政府仍試圖私下與美國保持良好關係。

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statement

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(正式的)聲明[C]
Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair. 過後不久他發表了關於此事的第一個公開聲明。

表達方式, 陳述方式[U]
The details of the agreement need more exact statement. 協議的細節需要更加確切的表達。

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proclamation

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宣佈, 公佈[U]
the proclamation of martial law 宣佈戒嚴

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declaration

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宣佈, 宣告; 宣言, 聲明
a declaration of war 宣戰

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announcement

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1.通告, 佈告, 通知; 預告[C]
An announcement will be made next week. 下週將有一個通告發佈。

2.宣告, 宣佈[U]
We were eager to hear the announcement of the winners of the race. 我們急於聽到賽跑優勝者名單的宣佈。

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pronouncement

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公告、宣言

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pronunciamento

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宣言; 公告
Have you read the pronunciamento of the uprising? 你讀過了這個起義的宣言嗎?

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協定

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agreement; pact; treaty; convention

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allegation

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斷言; 主張

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dilute

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1.稀釋[(+with)]
She diluted the concentrated fruit juice with water. 她攙水沖淡濃縮水果汁。

2.削弱; 降低
dilute the President's influence 削弱總統的影響
That proposed statement was diluted to accommodate Russian and Chinese objections, council diplomats told Reuters.

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stipulate

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to specify, often as a condition of an agreement
規定; 約定

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counterpart

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1. 互為補充的人(或物); 對應的人(或物), 配對物
The U.S. Congress is the counterpart of the British Parliament. 美國的國會相當於英國的議會。

2. 極相像的人(或物)
The two cars are exact counterparts in make, model and color. 這兩輛汽車的式樣、型號和顏色完全一樣。

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stance

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立場; 態度
Kao noted that it has always been Beijing's stance to ask Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei during bilateral talks.

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bilateral talk

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雙邊會談

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iron out

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1. 熨斗燙平(問題) solve problems
2. figure out

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - China, France, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom - will then try to iron out a U.N. document that codifies the road map that Kerry and Lavrov may present.

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codify

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1. To arrange or systematize.
2. To reduce to a code: codify laws.

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - China, France, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom - will then try to iron out a U.N. document that codifies the road map that Kerry and Lavrov may present.

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wend

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To proceed on or along; go: wend one's way home.

An agreement by Syria to join the Chemical Weapons Convention is wending its way through the legal offices of the U.N.