《经济学家》读译参考：推心置腹－世行与货币基金组织争风吃醋(2)

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　　1. fraternal adj. （esp rhet 尤作修辞） of a brother or brothers; brotherly or friendly 兄弟的; 兄弟般的; 友好的: fraternal love 手足之情 * fraternal greetings from fellow trade-unionists 同行业工会会员的友好问候.

　　2. buttoned-up adj. silent and reserved; shy 沉默寡言的; 羞答答的: I've never met anyone so buttoned up. 我从来没有见到过这样不爱讲话的人.

　　3. dilettante n. （pl ~s or -ti / -ti:; -ti/） （often derog 常作贬义） person who studies or does sth, but without serious interest or understanding 浮泛的涉猎者; 浅尝辄止者: a musical dilettante 粗通音乐的人.

　　4. squabble n. [I, Ipr] ~ （with sb） （about/over sth） quarrel noisily （as children do）, esp over unimportant matters 大声争吵（尤指为琐事, 如儿童间的）: birds squabbling over bits of bread 为争一些小面包屑叽叽喳喳叫的鸟 * Tom keeps squabbling with his sister about who is going to use the bicycle. 汤姆跟妹妹都争着要骑那辆自行车.

　　5. press-gang v. [Tn] force （sb） into service 强迫（某人）做事: （joc 谑） We were press-ganged into serving the drinks. 抓了我们当差斟酒.

　　6. itch v. [Ipr, It] ~ for sth/to do sth （infml 口） feel a strong restless desire for sth 渴望; 热望: pupils itching for the lesson to end 盼着下课的学生 * I'm itching to tell you the news! 我巴不得要把这消息告诉你!

　　7. step on one's toes/ tread on one's toes to offend someone, especially by becoming involved in something that they are responsible for

　　8. swap v. （-pp-） （infml 口） 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.n] ~ （sth） （with sb）;~ （sb） sth for sth; ~ sth （over/round） give sth in exchange for sth else; substitute sth for sth else 以某物交换他物; 以此物代替彼物: Your book looks more interesting than mine: do you want to swap （with me）? 你的书好像比我的有意思, 你愿意（和我）交换吗? * They swapped （ie told each other） stories about their army days. 他们互相讲述了他们在军队中的经历. * I'll swap （you） my Michael Jackson tape for your Bruce Springsteen album. 我想用迈克尔?杰克逊的录音带交换你的布鲁斯?斯普林斯廷唱片集. * She swapped our chairs （round）, so I had hers and she had mine. 她把我们俩的椅子对调了, 因此我坐的是她的, 她坐的是我的. * I wouldn't swap places with him for anything, ie would not wish to be in his situation. 我说什么也不愿意处于他的地位. 2 （idm 习语） change/swap horses in mid-stream => horse. change/swap places => place1.

　　9. amass v. [Tn] gather together or collect （sth）, esp in large quantities （尤指大量地）积累, 积聚, 收集（某事物）: amass a fortune 积累财富 * They amassed enough evidence to convict him on six charges. 他们搜集了足够的证据, 宣判他有六条罪状.

　　10. underpin v. （-nn-） [Tn] 1 support （a wall, etc） from below with masonry, etc 用砖石结构等从下面支撑（墙等）; 加固（墙等）的基础. 2 （fig 比喻） form the basis for （an argument, a claim, etc）; strengthen 为（论据、主张等）打下基础; 加强; 巩固: The evidence underpinning his case was sound. 有利于他的证据是确凿的. * These developments are underpinned by solid progress in heavy industry. 重工业的稳固发展为这些进展打下了基础.