1.bargaining chip 談判籌碼;討價還價的籌碼
Their government is perfectly capable of using starvation as a bargaining chip.
他們的政府熟稔利用饑荒作為討價還價的籌碼這一手段 。
2.allies and adversaries alike 敵我各方
Trump's second year in office was marked by turnover among top-level advisers and by shifting policies toward allies and adversaries alike.
特朗普執政的第二年,不僅他的高層顧問頻頻換血,他對敵我雙方的政策也都發生了轉變 。
3.wait out 等……結束;跟……耗到底
We decided that it would be safe to wait out the storm.
我們決定,還是等風暴過去安全一點 。
4. be truly committed to 對……勢在必得
If he is truly committed to reducing violence, he should begin by acknowledging that racially inspired violence is preventable.
如果他對減少暴力真的是勢在必得,那他應該首先承認,種族暴力是可以避免的 。
adj. 獻身于某種事業的,委托的