chaste:adj Something that is chaste is very simple in style, without very much decoration.
stormy spring:多事之春
defaults:vi.未履行任务或责任;受传唤时未出庭;由于不到庭而败诉;弃权
vt.未履行,拖欠;未参加或完成(例如,比赛);[法]因未到庭而败(诉)
n.未履行,拖欠;[法]未到庭;弃权;[计] 缺省,默认
shot up:激增
sacrosanct:If you describe something as sacrosanct, you consider it to be special and are unwilling to see it criticized or changed
lose their nerve:手忙腳亂
frailty:If you refer to the frailties or frailty of people, you are referring to their weaknesses.
write off:If someone writes off a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on a project, they accept that they are never going to get the money back.
backtrack:If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.
provoke cries:發出哀號
revert to:回复,归还
stodgily:If you describe someone or something as stodgy, you dislike them or are bored by them because they are very old-fashioned or serious.
sclerotic:巩膜的,硬化的
bail-out:優先分紅
bebolden:If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
throttle:If you say that something or someone is throttling a process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it.