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今天我们要学的词是ratchet。 Ratchet是一个机械部件,叫棘轮,推动机器向一个方向转动。做为动词,我们可以说: "ratchet something up or ratchet something down," 意思是逐渐提高或是逐渐降低。

哈佛大学非洲裔教授盖茨在自己家中被捕一事引起了美国总统奥巴马的激烈反应。奥巴马事后缓和了语气,承认, "I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up," 我显然促成了这起事件的进一步升级。事后,奥巴马采取了一系列行动,努力化解矛盾。"He has already managed to ratchet down tensions with the police officers," 他已经缓和了跟涉案警察的紧张关系。好的,今天我们学习的词是ratchet...


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0 already wLByk     
adv.已经
参考例句:
  • We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
  • I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了,所以我不想再去了。
0 contribute xZLy5     
vt.有助于,捐助,投稿;vi.出力,捐献,投稿
参考例句:
  • The rich will be asked to contribute money;the strong to contribute labour.有钱出钱,有力出力。
  • The three sons also contribute to the family business.这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
0 helped 035a29355ff4298742005ef1fb2edfad     
v.帮助( help的过去式和过去分词 );有助于,有利于;治疗;避免
参考例句:
  • The movie helped boost her screen career. 那部电影有助于她的银幕生涯的发展。
  • They helped themselves from a large dish of pasta. 他们从一大盘意大利面中取一些吃。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事,某物;被视为有意义的事物
参考例句:
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 managed 6ce207e8f7bc1afc40ba5e1d8a181478     
v.使用( manage的过去式和过去分词 );完成(困难的事);经营;明智地使用(金钱、时间、信息等)
参考例句:
  • I managed to cadge some money off my dad. 我设法从我父亲那里要了一些钱。
  • She managed to catch the keys as they fell. 她接住了落下的钥匙。
0 obviously uIKxo     
adv.显然;明白地
参考例句:
  • Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
  • Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。
0 tensions 876f4296a96e48a64445ce629ed4b7b0     
(情绪上的)紧张( tension的名词复数 ); 张力; 紧张的状态; (作家或电影导演制造的)紧张气氛
参考例句:
  • Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis. 最近的政治危机显示了社会关系的紧张。
  • These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party. 出现意见分歧表明该党内部的关系紧张。
0 police rOKxD     
n.警察,警察当局,治安,公安;vt.维持治安,警备,管辖
参考例句:
  • They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
  • It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

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