Pact: Agreement, treaty 协议

Pay: Wages, salary 工资

Pit: Coal mine 煤矿;坑

Plea: Request for help 恳求

Pledge: Promise 许诺≈make commitment

Plunge: Steep fall 暴跌

Poised: Ready for action 泰然自若;平衡≈balanced

Poll: Election, public opinion survey; Voting station 投票;公投

Post: Position in government, business, etc.职位

Press for: To demand, ask for 要求

Probe: investigation 调查

Prompt: To cause 促使

Push: Encourage, support 鼓励;激励

Quit: Leave, resign 放弃≈abort 废除

Quiz: Question, interrogation 调查

Rage: To burn out of control 激烈地进行;肆虐

Raid: Attack, robbery 攻击，突击

Rap: Accusation; charge; To criticize, reprimand 指责;指控

Riddle: Mystery 谜

Rock: To shock; to surprise 惊人

Rout: To defeat completely 击溃;溃败

Row: To quarrel, argument, dispute 争吵

Rule: To decide (especially in court) 判决;裁决

Rule out: To not consider as a possibility 排除

Sack: Dismiss from a job 开除;下岗

Sack (from “ransack”): To search thoroughly and rob 洗劫

Scare: Public alarm 恐慌≈panic

Set: Decide on, ready 考虑，决定

Slam: criticize 批评;抨击

Smash: defeat 打败;重创

Slay: To kill or murder 杀死≈annihilate 彻底消灭

Snag: Problem; difficulty 意想不到的障碍

Snub: To pay no attention to 冷落;怠慢

Soar: To rise rapidly 飙升

Solon: legislator 立法者≈legislator; Congressman; Law-maker

Spark: To cause; to lead to action促使;导致≈trigger; prompt

Split: To divide 分离

Squeeze: Shortage, scarcity 紧锁

Stalemate: A disagreement that cannot be settled 僵局≈deadlock

Stall: Making no progress 使…停滞;陷入泥潭

Stance: Attitude, way of thinking 立场

Stem: To prevent or stop 阻止≈curb

Storm: Angry reaction, dispute 暴怒;猛冲

Strife: conflict 冲突

Sway: To influence or persuade 动摇;影响

Swindle: An unlawful way of getting money 诈骗 ≈fraud; scam

Switch: Change, deviation 变化

Swoop: Sudden attack or raid 突袭;≈assault; foray

Talks: discussion 谈判;negotiation; consultation

Thwart: To prevent from being successful 阻止;≈hinder, impede

Ties: relations 关系;≈links; bonds

Top: To exceed 超过; ≈surpass;

Tot: Child 孩子 Toddler 幼童

Trim：To cut 削减;slash 大幅削减

Trigger：To cause 导致，诱发;

Urge: insist, strongly request 敦促;呼吁; call for..;

Vie：To compete 竞争

Void：To determine to be invalid 作废;使…无效;

Vow：To promise 宣誓，pledge; swear;

Walkout：Strike (often unofficial) ; stage a walkout 罢工

Wed: To marry 结婚

Wedlock: Marriage 婚姻

Weigh：To consider 斟酌了、考虑

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