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问题		答案
buzzword 开始学习		a word that has become very popular, especially a word relating to a particular activity or subject
clout 开始学习		power / influence
hard-liner He’s a hardliner opposed to any political settlement. 开始学习		someone who is uncompromising to his/her beliefs
pitfall 开始学习		a trap
asset The business has assets totalling £5.1 million. 开始学习		a major befenit
catch-22 situation 开始学习		a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
jettison We may have to jettison some parts of the business. 开始学习		to get rid of something that is not useful or successful
mainstream 开始学习		dominant trend
stalemate Management and the unions have reached stalemate in their negotiations. 开始学习		deadlock (punto muerto)
think-tank 开始学习		a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject
breakthrough 开始学习		important discovery
burden Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic work. When an elderly relative falls ill, you should not have to shoulder the burden alone. 开始学习		a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with
fully-fledged 开始学习		completely develop/ well-establish
moot point 开始学习		question or issue which people disagree
quandary 开始学习		a difficult situation/ inability to decide (crossroad)
scapegoat 开始学习		someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault (fall guy = cabeza de turco)
backfire His plan backfired when Sue discovered the hidden presents. 开始学习		has the opposite effect to the one that you wanted
cogent 开始学习		reasonable and sensible argument (convincing)
crackdown Police are launching a new crackdown on drug users. 开始学习		strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
hackneyed 开始学习		words or ideas have been used so often that they no longer seem interesting or original / clichéd
snag 开始学习		a samll difficulty / obstacle
streamline 开始学习		to improve something/ to make more efficient

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