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The New York Post reported that America’s Federal Trade Commission was planning to block the merger1 of Staples2 and Office Depot3, the country’s only two national office-supplies chains. The deal, worth $6.3 billion, was announced in February; the antitrust regulator’s decision is due by December 8th. The FTC thwarted4 a previous merger plan of the two in 1997.

词义解析:

Commission: 委员会

Block：阻止

Chains: 连锁店

Antitrust: 反垄断

Thwart：阻止


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1 merger vCJxG     
n.企业合并，并吞
参考例句：
  • Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
  • Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
2 staples a4d18fc84a927940d1294e253001ce3d     
n.（某国的）主要产品( staple的名词复数 )；钉书钉；U 形钉；主要部份v.用钉书钉钉住( staple的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly. 订书机上的铁砧安装错位。 来自辞典例句
  • I'm trying to make an analysis of the staples of his talk. 我在试行分析他的谈话的要旨。 来自辞典例句
3 depot Rwax2     
n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站
参考例句：
  • The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
  • They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
4 thwarted 919ac32a9754717079125d7edb273fc2     
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过
参考例句：
  • The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
  • Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

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