footway | a passage or path intended for people to walk along
n. 人行道；小路 | |
sideway | n. 人行道；小路 | |
sideways | in a direction to the left or right, not forwards or backwards 侧向地 | The fence is leaning sideways. 栅栏向一边倾斜
If you’d move sideways I could see better.
If you would move sideways to the left, I can get everyone in the picture.
When a person walks, lifting and dropping each foot in turn, he or she produces a slight sideways force |
footbridge | 人行桥: a narrow bridge that is only used by people who are walking | =DISPIMG("ID_73C7421DE24D9713D95866638C75372D",1) |
sway | 1. swing 同义词：to move slowly from side to side
2. persuade: to persuade someone to believe or do one thing rather than another
3. noun. control or influence | 1. The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea. 帆船在暴风雨的海面上摇晃
2. Her speech failed to sway her colleagues into supporting the plan.
3.
One's complete sway. 独霸
Keynes proposed bancor just after sterling lost its sway. 就在英镑失去影响力之后，凯恩斯提出了bancor
We are often swayed by sentiment. 我们经常受感情的支配
They cannot afford to be swayed by swings in stocks. 「做空」他们承受不起股市波动的影响 |
gait | n. 步法，步态
a person's manner of walking | He walked with a rolling gait. 他摇摇晃晃地走着
He moves with the slow confident gait of a successful man
His easy gait shows self-confidence. |
loop | 圈, 环, 环状物
回路，循环
postive-feedback loop = virtuous circle | It's got you, brother. you're in your own loop.
你已经被它控制了 哥儿们 你已经跳进你自己的死循环里了 |
in synch | in sync 同时（in synchronization）
in sync with 与……同步
So in sync 是如此的一致; 很一致; 举手投足很合拍 | |
stride | 1. an important positive development
2. to walk somewhere quickly with long steps | 1.
· The West made impressive strides in improving energy efficiency after the huge rises in oil prices during the 70s.
· The group has made strides to expand internationally.
· Tom has made enormous strides at school this year.
2.
· She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
· He strode across/into/out of the room.
· He walked with a stride full of purpose. 他迈着坚定的步伐向前走 |
swing | 1.
verb. to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other
to change, or make a situation, price, opinion, etc. change in a noticeable way
noun. a big and sudden change in a situation, price, opinion
2. 秋千 | The value of the pound swung downwards. 英镑的价值突然下跌
His mood swings between elation and despair. |
lateral | 1. 侧面的
2. 横向的 | lateral movement 横向运动 |
dry up | If a supply of something dries up, it ends
to no longer exist or be available | His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money.
Funding has begun to dry up. 资金开始枯竭 |
unanimity | 全体一致的; 一致同意的; 无异议的 | He was elected by a unanimous vote. 他以全票中选
The members were unanimous in approving the project. |
lockstep | 1. in lockstep (with sb/sth) = at the same time and same rate as:
rise/fall/move in lockstep
2. agreeing completely with someone:
The Senator seems to be in lockstep with the big health insurance companies. | 1.
· Gold prices don't tend to rise or fall in lockstep with those for stocks and other financial assets.
· Cryptocurrencies once looked like an interesting hedge, but this year they have fallen and risen in lockstep with stocks.加密货币曾经看起来像是一种有趣的对冲，但今年它们的涨跌与股市同步。 |
virtuous circle | 良性循环
对应vicious circle | |
dwarfed | 1. 小矮人
2. If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison | The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.
This new crisis may well dwarf most that have gone before.
Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌 |
hoard | | A financial crisis can cause people to hoard.
When oil prices rise, the tendency to hoard gold also rises. |
the market imposing uniformity | impose 强加 | |
prop up | 支撑；支持
prop something up
to help an organization, system, etc. that is having trouble, often by giving financial help: | |
bust | go bust
If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful
a period of slow economic activity and lack of growth | More than 20 companies in the district went bust during the last three months.
Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust. |
boom and bust | 经济繁荣与萧条的交替循环 | This process of booms and busts is called the business cycle.
这种繁荣、萧条的过程被称为经济周期
an industry that is notoriously prone to cycles of boom and bust. |
downright stupidity | extremely or very great | The working conditions are unhealthy, if not downright (= and probably extremely) dangerous.
He wasn’t just impolite—he was downright rude.
His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies. |
amenable | 1. willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion
2. 经得起检验的
3. 有责任的，应服从的 | · She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.
· She’ll be amenable to any sensible suggestions. 任何合理的建议她都会接受的
· He is amenable to reason. 他通情达理
· Unfortunately, the real causes of the crisis are much scarier and less amenable to reform
2. His scientific discoveries are amenable to the laws of physics.
3. People living in a country are amenable to its laws. |
ailing | experiencing difficulty and problems | Should the Central Bank intervene to prop up the ailing euro, or wait for a natural recovery?
the country's ailing economy
Ted asked me if I could help him fix his ailing car.
The poor is ailing from inflation. |
smear | 1. to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
2. n. & v. 诽谤 | 1.
The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.
Can you explain why the front of your car is smeared with blood?
2. The prime minister has dismissed the allegations as smears |
lurch | to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side 突然倾斜 | The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.
She just lurches from one bad relationship to another.
The truck gave a sudden lurch as it was hit by a strong gust of wind.
The party's lurch (= sudden change) to the left will lose it a lot of support.
Stuart lurched to his feet. 斯图尔特摇摇晃晃站了起来
The drunken man lurched along. 那个醉汉蹒跚而行 |
gust | 1. n. a sudden strong wind
2. to blow strongly
adj. gusty | A sudden gust of wind blew his umbrella inside out
figurative She could hear gusts of laughter (= sudden, loud laughter) from within the room.
A gust of happiness swept through her.
2. Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power lines. |
sweep | 1. to clean something, especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed
2. to move, especially quickly and powerfully
3. to remove and/or take in a particular direction, especially in a fast and powerful way
4. a movement, especially a quick, powerful one or one to search an area
5. a situation in which one player, team, etc. wins everything that is available: | 1. When I arrived he was sweeping the leaves from the driveway.
2. The fire swept (= spread quickly) through the house.
3.
· Government troops swept aside the rebel forces (= caused them to move away from the area in which they were).
· A large wave swept away half the sandcastle.
· She swept the pile of papers and books into her bag.
4. With a sweep (= horizontal movement) of its tail, the alligator knocked her under the water.
5. Romania made a clean sweep of the medals. |
exposure | 1. the state of possibly being affected by something such as a substance or influence 2. Financial:
· the risk of losing money, for example through a loan or investment, or the amount of money that might be lost
· the act of investing in something
3. marketing：曝光 | 1.
· But with chronic stress exposure, problems arise.
· exposure to sth The city's youths need more exposure to positive role models.
2.
The bank had relatively little exposure to subprime mortgages, which are issued to people with weak credit histories.
If they do walk away from the deal their total exposure is around £40 million.
Her clients wanted more exposure to the energy and real estate sectors.
3. the amount of public attention that someone or something, especially an advertisement or product, receives:
The overall winner is guaranteed lots of media exposure.
get/gain exposure The product is being advertised to bloggers with the hope of getting more exposure. |
happen to | 碰巧，刚好 | If hundreds of people are walking in a confined space, and some happen to walk in step, they can generate enough lateral momentum to move a footbridge- just a little.
I happened to be in the area. 我是碰巧的专家 |
lead up to something | if a period of time or series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins: | This is essentially what happened in the lead-up to the Great Crunch |
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