跟着《傲骨贤妻》学英语,第一季第二集-7

61. They have been reluctant to furnish them.

*be reluctant to do

*furnish (formal): to supply or provide 

 - She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case.

 - Foreign investors furnished most of the capital for the project.


62. I will grant all four motions.

*grant: to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something

 - grant something

*all+数字+n.


63. I interpret from Mr. Ericcson's gesture that he acquiesces.

*interpret:[transitive] to decide that something has a particular meaning and to understand it in this way

 - interpret something as something: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.

*[intransitive] acquiesce (in/to something)(formal): to accept something without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it  /akwi'es/


64. As a side note, I would like to ask for a moment of silence for the recent mass killings in Darfur.

*as a side note 顺便说一声

*mass killing


65. Court adjourned.

*adjourn: to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time


66. You should just settle on our terms.

* settle on something: to choose or make a decision about something after thinking about it

 - Have you settled on a name for the baby yet?


67. I find this odd.

*find something + adj.


68. Wouldn't you benefit even if only in the form of lowered spousal support?

*even if only

*in the form of 以……的形式/方式

*spousal: connected with a husband or wife; of or from a husband or wife


69. Don't ever let your first chair get undercut like that again.

*undercut somebody/something: to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective

 synonym: undermine


70. State's attorney wasn't stonewalling.

*stonewall: [transitive,intransitive]stonewall(somebody/something)(especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot

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