Mexican standoffs
n : a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner. A poor man's [Mutally Assured Destruction]
> That dude had a gun pointed to my head but I had a knife in his gut -- we were in a Mexican Standoff.
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- tunneling n. 隧道效应；开挖隧道 v. 挖隧道（tunnel的现在分词）
- extinguisher n. 灭火器；消灭者；熄灭者
- johan [人名] 约翰; [电影]约翰传
- unsettle vt. 使动摇；使不安定；使心神不宁 vi. 不安；动荡不定
- Millbank [人名] 米尔班克
- occult adj. 神秘的；超自然的；难以理解的 vt. 掩蔽 n. 神秘学 vi. 被掩蔽
- jeweled adj. 饰有宝石的
- phonetically adv. 语音学上；按照发音地
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考试词汇表
- object-based language
- objectifying function
- objectionable flicker
- objectionable picture
- objective achievement
- objective astigmatism
- objective colorimeter
- objective correlative
- objective description
- objective environment
- objective examination
- objective force level
- objective forecasting
- objective improvement
- objective information
- objective measurement
- objective noise meter
- objective noise-meter
- objective orientation
- objective probability
