2019-05-12

America ratchets up the pressure in its trade war with China
China’s measured strategy could soon be put to the test
原文来源：The Economist 2019-5-10

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https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-05-12/

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ratchets up the pressure in its trade war with

ratchet (sth)↔'up
to increase, or make sth increase, repeatedly and by small amounts （使）逐渐小幅增长
Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.
滥用信用卡使消费债务逐渐增加到了难以接受的地步。

Chinese stocks had already plunged
暴跌

We do not want to fight, but we are not afraid to fight and, given no choice, we will fight.

That sounds bellicose.
好战的

avoid a full-on fight.
完全的

Dodging a fight
避开

lash out against America

lash 'out (at sb/ sth)
to suddenly try to hit sb （突然）狠打，痛打
She suddenly lashed out at the boy.
她突然狠狠地打那个男孩。

Given its $380bn trade surplus with America, China is more vulnerable to tariffs.
贸易顺差

The government could whip up consumer boycotts.
煽动消费者抵抗

It could smother factories with safety inspections.
窒息；安全检查

It could hold up supplies at customs.
delay

lifted extra duties that it had imposed on American cars and car parts.
解除停止