| 释义 |
〔gridlock〕"the political gridlock that prevented . . . the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget"(Robert D. Hormats)“目前政局的僵持局面使总统和国会都不能迅速地采取行动以削减预算”(罗伯特D.霍马茨)〔draconian〕a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.严酷的法典；大幅度的削减预算〔cut〕cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half.削减员工数；削减预算；把做饭时间缩短一半 |