unilateral action 单方面行动
时间:2013-11-06 05:11:37
(单词翻译:单击)
US President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching
unilateral American military
action against Syria within days as Britain
opted1 out in a
stunning2 vote by Parliament.
在英国议会周四投票意外让英国退出联盟的同时,美国总统奥巴马已经做好了可能在近期对叙利亚采取单方军事行动的准备。
“单方面行动”可以用unilateral action表示,也可以用solo action来表示,即“单独行动”,是相对于“联合行动”(joint action)而言的。Solo常用作名词表示“独唱、独奏”等单人表演,如:solo concert(个人演唱会),guitar solo(吉他独奏)等。
另外,to act alone也可以表示单独行动,如:Those who used to
chastise3 America for
acting4 alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world's problems alone.(过去有人严厉抨击美国在全球单独行动,如今他们也不能袖手旁观,等待美国单独解决世界面临的问题)。
奥巴马28日公开指认叙利亚巴沙尔•阿萨德政府动用化学武器(chemical weapons),但强调美方还没有就军事干预(military
intervention5)叙利亚局势作出最终决定。美国在建立对叙行动国际联盟(international coalition)方面也遭遇重重困难,主要盟友(major ally)英国改变先前立场,承诺联合国调查结果出炉以前不发动军事行动。
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opted
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v.选择,挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
- After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
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stunning
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adj.极好的;使人晕倒的 |
参考例句: |
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
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chastise
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vt.责骂,严惩 |
参考例句: |
- My father used to chastise my brothers with whips.父亲过去常以鞭打惩罚我的兄弟。
- Should I applaud my husband or chastise him?我是该称赞还是责罚我的丈夫呢?
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acting
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n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 |
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- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
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intervention
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n.介入,干涉,干预 |
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- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
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