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今天我们要学的词是weather。 Weather, 在名词里是天气的意思，也可以指坏天气，作为动词，就引伸为经受和渡过难关。"Australian banks are weathering the turmoil1 in global credit markets relatively2 well," 澳大利亚的银行面对全球信贷市场动荡表现得相对不错。最新研究发现，"Incomes have fallen for the poor and have stagnated3 for middle-class families since the late 1990s, making it tougher for them to weather the economic downturn," 九十年代末以来，美国穷人家庭收入下降，中产家庭的收入原地踏步，使他们更难渡过经济下滑的时期。好的，今天我们学习的词是weather...


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1 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
2 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
3 stagnated a3d1e0a7dd736bc430ba471d9dfdf3a2     
v.停滞，不流动，不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
  • His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句

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