熱詞手帳（No. 1400）
我們從英國《金融時報》近期熱點報道中挑選值得記憶的高頻單詞和短語，配合釋義與新聞原文例句，幫助你輕鬆掌握地道實用的英文表達，在不斷積累中感受英語能力的進步與提高。
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laced
/leɪs/
v. 由帶子繫緊；把…用帶子系牢；
給（鞋、靴等）穿鞋帶；
給（飲料）摻（少量的酒、藥、毒藥等）；
（以…）潤色（書、講話等）；
使編織（或交織、纏繞）在一起
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The rhetoric has alarmed western powers, particularly after Russia made baseless claims last week that Ukraine was developing a 「dirty bomb」 — a conventional weapon laced with radioactive material.
本文2022年11月3日發布於FT中文網，英文原題為Russia says 『highest priority』 is avoiding military clash between nuclear powers
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top out
（價格、速度等）達到頂點，到最高點
Markets struggled to interpret the central bank’s stance, with stocks jumping after the statement was released, then sinking after Powell warned in his press conference that rates would top out at a higher 「terminal」 level. The S&P 500 index closed down 2.5 per cent in New York while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell by 3.4 per cent.
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exogenous
/ekˈsɒdʒənəs/
adj.外源性的
「The exogenous factors of the pandemic, inflation at record levels as a result of the Ukraine war and energy prices that have increased many times over, have led to [decreased footfall] in city centres and a historically negative consumer mood,」 they said.
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