The country’s economy remains precarious as inflation rates continue to climb.
Pre(提前)-car(车)-ious:车子提前刹车,位置很悬(不稳定)。
The debate turned adversarial as both candidates began attacking each other’s records.
Ad(加强)-ver(转向)-sarial(像sarcasm讽刺):双方互相攻击,关系敌对。
Critics argued that the new zoning laws were arbitrary and lacked transparent criteria.
A-rbi-trary: 阿比(人名)心情不好,随意(arbitrary)把文件扔进火里,毫无逻辑。
Many economists warn that the sanctions could have a disproportionate impact on the civilian population.
Dis-pro-portion-ate: Dis (坏) + proportion (比例) + ate (吃)。比例坏了,吃得太多了,不成比例。
The startup’s rapid growth exemplifies the potential of renewable energy technologies.
Ex-em-pli-fy: Ex (出) + em (进入) + pli (折叠) + fy (使)。把东西折出来展示,就是典范。或者联想 Example (例子) -> Exemplify (是例子)。
There is an implicit assumption in the report that economic growth will continue at this rate.
Im-pli-cit: Im (进) + pli (折) + cit (叫)。折进去叫,声音传不出来,就是含蓄的、隐含的。