v. 修正,改进
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- France, since the defeat of the Seven Years' War,
- 法国自为时七年的战争失败以后
- had been desperate to get revenge on England.
- 一直渴望向英国复仇
- Louis XVI would like nothing more than to attack the old enemy.
- 路易十六最希望的就是对老对手发动攻击
- But, on the other hand, there's a problem.
- 但另一方面 有一个问题
- If they do that, are they not supporting insurgence?
- 如果他们这么做 是否是在支持暴动呢
- And indeed insurgents, many of whom were republicans,
- 而那些起义者 大多数是共和党人
- and avowed republicans like that.
- 以及拥护共和党的人
- And so, it's difficult.
- 所以 选择陷入两难
- And so, to begin with, they take a kind of a middle course.
- 因此在开始时 他们作了折中选择
- Louis approved the aid,
- 路易同意提供支持
- but insisted that everything was done in secret.
- 但坚持一切都要秘密进行
- Using a certain amount of covert skulduggery,
- 用一系列的掩盖手法
- weapons and arms are sent off to help the Americans
- 武器被送去支援美国人
- fight off the British
- 对抗英国
- attempt to reconquer the rebellious colonies.
- 重新征服殖民地的野心

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一.defeat:n.挫败, 败北 vt.战胜, 击败, 使...不能实现
【语法用法】
defeat既作类名词,也可作抽象名词,如a defeat(一次挫败)和in defeat(挫败);
defeat后接不同的介词时,表示不同意思。例如his defeat of the enemy表示“他打败敌人”,his defeat by the enemy表示“他被敌人打败”,而his defeat表示“他被别人打败”。
【词义辨析】
conquer, overcome, overthrow, defeat, beat, subdue
这些动词均含“征服,战胜”之意。
conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西,如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
overthrow指彻底击败对手,使其丧失力量和地位。
defeat普通用词,多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手,侧重胜利的暂时性。
beat口笔语均可用,可与defeat换用。
subdue正式用词,与conquer同义,但强调失败后的臣服状态;也可用作借喻,表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
【例句用法】
He was depressed by his defeat.
失败让他沮丧。
The hopes were defeated.
希望落空了。
Our men were heavily defeated in the battle.
我军在此战役中受到重创。
二.insist:vt.坚持, 坚决主张 vi.坚持, 强调
【词义辨析】
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling
这些动词均有“坚持”之意。
insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事,但更常用于贬义,指不听劝告,顽固坚持。
persevere含褒义,强调坚持不懈的努力。
adhere与to连用,指坚持意见、计划或承诺等,含坚持不懈之意。
cling和to连用,指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。
【例句用法】
The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size.
银行对这样的大笔贷款一定要有抵押物。
Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
既然你坚持,我就只好修改信用证。
He insisted that he had done right.
他坚决认为自己做对了。
He insisted on paying for the meal.
他坚持要付饭钱。

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