stifle\/plateau\/scenario | 热词手帐

热词手帐（No. 462）我们从英国《金融时报》近期热点报道中挑选值得记忆的高频单词和短语，配合释义与新闻原文例句，帮助你轻松掌握地道实用的英文表达，在不断积累中感受英语能力的进步与提高。①stifle['staɪf(ə)l]v. 扼杀；窒息；藏匿n. （马等的）后膝关节“Some economists expect the shutdown could even stifle growth.一些经济学家预测，政府停摆甚至可能遏制经济增长。来源：《Global policy uncertainty at record levels, Deutsche Bank says/德银：全球政策不确定性创历史新高》”②plateau/'plætəʊ/n. 高原；稳定水平；托盘；平顶女帽vi. 达到平衡；达到稳定时期“The alliance — one of the largest non-merger auto partnerships since Renault and Nissan joined forces in 1999 — comes as the car industry enters a period of plateauin ………………………………