1.derisory adj.嘲笑的,嘲弄的
She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
在我看來,她得到的報酬真是少得可憐
。2.walkout n.罷工
Cabin crews plan a walkout over pay and sick leave.
全部機組乘務人員計劃了一項針對薪資的罷工并集體請病假
。3.unacceptable adj.不能接受的
It is totally unacceptable for children to swear.
孩子說臟話是完全不能容忍的
。4.collective adj.集體的;共同的
It was a collective decision.
這是集體的決定
。5.iconic adj.符號的;圖標的
Murphy's powerfully spoken Oedipus is an autocrat of iconic grandeur...
墨菲激情演繹的俄狄浦斯王是位圣像般威嚴的獨裁者
。6.cap v.(政府)限制(組織或地方議會的支出),限定(預算)
The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively...
環境大臣有權限定那些鋪張浪費的委員會的支出
。7.roughshod 欺凌為所欲為;橫行霸道
These laws allow the security forces to continue to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people.
這些法律允許安全部隊繼續踐踏人權
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