词汇梳理
1.level
make level or straight 使平等；使同等；使相等；消除(差别)；
leveling the paying field 创造公平支付环境
...to level the ranks of society /Love levels all people.
2.shake up
change the arrangement or position of
Whichever way he goes, it will shake up the balance of power in the music industry.
3.mortgage ['mɔːgɪdʒ]
A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or savings and loan association in order to buy a house. 房屋抵押贷款
4.predetermined
set in advance
...at a predetermined time
5.overdrawn
If you areoverdrawnor if your bank account isoverdrawn, you have spent more money than you have in your account, and so you are in debt to the bank. 透支的
He was $500 overdrawn.他透支了500元。
6.dire (warnings)
causing fear or dread or terror
SYN.:awful,direful,dread,dreaded,dreadful,fearful,fearsome,frightening,horrific,terrible
in dire need of 急需
7.unscathed [ʌn'skeɪðd]
not injured physically or mentally
SYN.:unharmed,unhurt,whole,uninjured
Foreign mining companies that have powered an economic emergence in Mali so far appear relatively unscathed.
8.disruption
When there isdisruptionof an event, system, or process, it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. 妨碍; 扰乱
Northern Rail said it would seek to minimise disruption for customers if strike action went ahead.
market disruption [经] 市场瓦解；市场干扰
9.conspicuously
in a prominent way 显著地，明显地；超群地，惹人注目地
SYN.:prominently, remarkably,notably,markedly
10.incumbent [ɪn'kʌmb(ə)nt]
the official who holds an office 在职者
Too often boards retreat into complacency(自满) and dependency after years of strong leadership by the incumbent.
11.resilient [rɪ'zɪlɪənt]
recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like 迅速恢复活力的；迅速恢复精神的；心情愉快的；适应性强的
We need to make our cities more connected and more resilient to the challenges we face.
12.cumbersome
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight 难处理的
13.kick-start (competition)
v.& n. 以额外的努力或行为来开始一种事业或程序
14.explicit consent (n.&v.: [kən'sent])
明确同意
15.licensed (financial-services providers)
If you're licensed, you have official approval to do something, like drive, fly a plane, or be a physical-therapist assistant.
SYN.:accredited,authorised
16.become more integrated into
更好地融入/与……结合
17.tighten up
to make a rule, law, or system more strict (使)更严格；加强
18.wave through a transaction
完成一笔交易
其它释义：给……带来一波冲击/发出警告，在……引起轩然大波
send a shock wave through...
19.sophisticated credit checks
复杂的信用审查
20.lockhold
牢牢掌握
21.dumb pipe
stupid
dump pipe 根据群内讨论，是指如果fintech也有银行这样的数据，就可以取代银行之前可以用这些数据提供的业务，银行变得很只是储蓄的渠道。
22.block (competition)
to stop something happening, developing, or succeeding 此处是“妨碍竞争”
23.stress-testing
Stress testing is a software testing activity that determines the robustness of software by testing beyond the limits of normal operation. Stress testing is particularly important for "mission critical" software, but is used for all types of software.压力测试
24.be watered down
被冲淡、淡化
25.bare their teeth
露出了獠牙
In the August confrontation over Georgia, the Russian Bear showed it will not hesitate to bare its teeth and claws when it wants dominance.
在八月对格鲁吉亚采取军事行动后，俄罗斯这只大熊表明当他想要统治一方时，会毫不犹豫，张牙舞爪翻脸就不认人。
26.(the changes) proposed in...
put forward
个人理解为在PSD2中提出的改变
27.ruled that
When someone in authority rules that something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen. 裁定
The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid.
该法庭裁定由议会通过的法律仍然有效。
28.move current accounts
个人理解是注销他们的现金账户（此处存疑）
29.funding costs
集资成本
30.entrants
An entrant is a person or company who has recently become a member of an institution or market. 新成员
...the company that made a name for itself as an early entrant in the digital video-recorder market.
…这个以数码录像机市场的早期进入者而享有名气的公司。
