Notes for When nudge comes to shove

Vocabulary:

1. heavy-handed 严厉的；粗暴的

E.g. They are blamed for heavy-handed tactics.

2. roll out 推出；推行

E.g. He could not wait any longer to roll out the revised tax code.

3. stray 走入歧途；犯罪

E.g. It watched that they did not stray, and that no one stole them.

4. by and large 大体上；总的来说

E.g. By and large we try to celebrate creative people in the city.

5. allay 减轻；使缓和

E.g. Orr tried to allay concerns.

6. gain ground 越来越为人所接受

E.g. Anti-immigrant parties are gaining ground in Europe.

7. tweak 调整；扭；拧

E.g. He gave the boy’s ear a painful tweak.

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