Divide作vt除了有“分隔”的意思,还有“使…产生分歧”的意思= cause to disagree
Students are divided about the choice of commencement speaker.
keep sb in the loop= keep sb informed
I attended our company’s routine meeting this morning to keep myself in the loop.
Photo op=photograph opportunity= an arranged opportunity to take a photo of a celebrity, a politician, or an event.拍照机会,可数
Joe left school when the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee came and delivered the commencement speech as he didn’t want to perform as a prop for a photo op.
drape= adorn, cover, or wrap someone or sth loosely with folds of clothes,覆盖,后跟介词in
Joe was draped in a bathrobe(浴袍)after a shower.
In no way shape or form are any of us antisemitic.(倒装)
honorary degree名誉学位,可数= an academic degree for which a university has waived all of the usual requirements.
Maybe someday Joe can get an honorary degree from Peking University.
corrosive 除了可以作adj 表示“腐蚀的”之外,还可以作n 表示“腐蚀剂”,可数
National debts that are too high are a corrosive to the economy.
crowd out= exclude someone or sth by taking their place,pv,vt,把…排挤出去,占了…的位置
Joe’s new hobby of learning English is gradually crowding out the time he spends on playing basketball.
creditor债权人= a person or company to whom money is owed; pay off还清,pv,vt (作pv,vi还有成功的意思,很常用)
Joe had no other choice but to sell his house to pay off his creditors.
deficit-financed initiatives=用借债来资助的主动策略
The add-up of deficit-financed initiatives done under republican presidents is the same as that under Democrats.