Divide作vt除了有“分隔”的意思，还有“使…产生分歧”的意思= cause to disagree

Students are divided about the choice of commencement speaker.

keep sb in the loop= keep sb informed

I attended our company’s routine meeting this morning to keep myself in the loop. 

Photo op=photograph opportunity= an arranged opportunity to take a photo of a celebrity, a politician, or an event.拍照机会，可数

Joe left school when the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee came and delivered the commencement speech as he didn’t want to perform as a prop for a photo op.

drape= adorn, cover, or wrap someone or sth loosely with folds of clothes,覆盖，后跟介词in

Joe was draped in a bathrobe（浴袍）after a shower.

In no way shape or form are any of us antisemitic.（倒装）

honorary degree名誉学位，可数= an academic degree for which a university has waived all of the usual requirements.

Maybe someday Joe can get an honorary degree from Peking University.

corrosive 除了可以作adj 表示“腐蚀的”之外，还可以作n 表示“腐蚀剂”，可数

National debts that are too high are a corrosive to the economy.

crowd out= exclude someone or sth by taking their place，pv，vt，把…排挤出去，占了…的位置

Joe’s new hobby of learning English is gradually crowding out the time he spends on playing basketball.

creditor债权人= a person or company to whom money is owed; pay off还清，pv，vt （作pv，vi还有成功的意思，很常用）

Joe had no other choice but to sell his house to pay off his creditors.

deficit-financed initiatives=用借债来资助的主动策略

The add-up of deficit-financed initiatives done under republican presidents is the same as that under Democrats.