default
(n/v.)违约;默认
例:In addition to the personal crisis these loans create for many families, experts warn of the potential for serious damage to the U.S. economy if waves of parent borrowers default.(专家警告说,除了这些贷款给许多家庭造成的个人危机之外,如果出现家长借款的违约潮,美国经济可能会遭到严重破坏)
sth hold great interest for sb
某事引起了某人极大的兴趣(可用于写作)
例:Understanding how languages emerge and survive holds great interest for researchers, since many languages are slipping away in increasing numbers around the world.(由于世界上越来越多的语言在消失,了解语言是如何出现和存活的,引起了研究者们的极大兴趣)(公众号:考研军火库)
inexorable
=relentless=inevitable,不可阻挡的;无法改变的
impersonal
缺乏人情味的;冷淡的;非指个人的(不针对个人的);客观的
(impersonality:冷漠无情)
例:impersonal force(客观的力量)
move
行动;决定(=decision)
“move”与“decision”看起语义有差异,但是本质一样,二者可作同义替换。
faltering
(a.)不太有效的,不太成功的
例:Although record numbers of young doctors are choosing to train as GPs, the persistently high rate of early retirement means moves to increase the workforce are faltering.(尽管选择接受全科医生培训的年轻医生数量创下历史新高,但提前退休率长期居高不下意味着增加劳动力的举措不太有效)
more than a little
不只是一点(=very,表程度)
例:It looked more than a little weird.(这件事情看起来不只是有一点奇怪)