口译词汇积累7

口译词汇积累 7

blatant /ˈbleɪtənt/ ADJ. 公然的

You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.

例：Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination. 圈外人将继续遭受极其明目张胆的歧视。
例：...a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the fiasco.
…公然想要分摊这次惨败的责任的企图。

例： a blatant attempt to buy votes 公然的贿选企图

例： It was a blatant lie. 那是个赤裸裸的谎言。

blatantly ADV 公然地
例：...a blatantly sexist question. …一个毫不掩饰的性别歧视问题。例： a blatantly unfair decision 明显不公正的裁决

例： He just blatantly lied about it. 他简直是睁着眼睛说瞎话

fiasco /fɪˈæskəʊ/ N.彻底的失败

If you describe an event or attempt to do something as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely.
例：That is at least one lesson to come out of the Gaza fiasco.

在加沙的惨败至少是一个教训。

double down 双倍下注；做某事更顽强，更坚定

So I don't think it's time to give up. I think it's time to double down.

因此我不认为这时该放弃。我认为这时该加倍努力。

obnoxious /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ adj. 极讨厌的；可憎的；令人作呕的

extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people

例：obnoxious behavior 讨厌的行为 

例：a thoroughly obnoxious little man 可恶至极的家伙 

例：obnoxious odors 难闻的气味

例：The people at my table were so obnoxious I had to change my seat. 我那桌的人非常讨厌，我只好换了座位。

imprimatur /ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə(r)/ N. 许可; 批准 

If something such as a position, policy, or course of action has someone's imprimatur, that person has given it their official approval, for example, by allowing their name to be associated with it.

例：...a project bearing the president's imprimatur.
...一个有总统特许的项目。

official approval of sth, given by a person in a position of authority 正式批准；认可；同意

Most importantly, their investments offshore come with the imprimatur and encouragement of the central government.

最重要的是，中央政府许可并鼓励这些公司进行海外投资。

hallmark /ˈhɔːlˌmɑːk/ N. 特征；特点

a feature or quality that is typical of sb/sth

标志; 特征 The hallmark of something or someone is their most typical quality or feature.

例：Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. 警方称这次爆炸具有恐怖分子袭击的所有特征。

It's a technique that has become the hallmark of Amber Films.
这是一项已成为安伯电影公司标志的技术。

a mark put on gold, silver and platinum objects that shows the quality of the metal and gives information about when and where the object was made 金银纯度印记（打在金、银、铂制品上，表示纯度、生产日期及产地）

例： to put a hallmark on metal goods 给…打金银纯度印记
Early pieces of Scottish silver carry the hallmarks of individual silversmiths. 早期的苏格兰银器上都有各个银匠的标记。