自由翻译养成记（64）
stroke: to encourage bad ideas or feelings in a lot of people 煽动，激起（不良想法或情感）
to stroke up racial hatred 煽动种族仇恨
stroke the atmosphere of crisis 使人感到危机重重
tirade: a long, angry speech expressing strong diapproval 长篇抨击性演说，长时间的控诉，长篇指责
endgame: the last stage of a process, especially one involving discussion （尤指讨论过程的）最后阶段，结束阶段
a diplomatic endgame 最后的外交斡旋
dismiss (sth.) : to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering 把（想法等）排除在外，（某种想法等）不值得考虑
buttress: to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it 支持（想法或论点），肯定了（关于某事的想法等）
unfazed: not surprised or worried 对……处之泰然/泰然自若的/不担忧的
thicket: if you refer to a thicket of ideas or events, you mean that there are a lot of them together, and often that they are confusing or difficult to identify 错综复杂，繁琐复杂
political thicket 政治棘丛
resonate: to continue to have a powerful effect or value 产生深远影响，继续发挥重要性
to resonate down the centuries 世代流传
hew (to): to conform or adhere (to a line, rule, principle etc.) 【美】遵守（规则、方针等），恪守，承袭
hew to the political line 坚守政党的方针
animus: a feeling of hate or anger towards someone or something 敌意，仇视，恶意
to harbour no animus toward someone 对某人不怀任何敌意
albeit: although 【正式】尽管，虽然 （+ 名词）
vent: to express a negative emotion in a forceful way and often unfair way 发泄（负面情绪），把气撒在某人身上（~ frustration/anger/rage/spleen on sb.）
lash out (at sb.): to suddenly attack someone or something physically or criticize him, her or it in an angry way （突然）狠打；斥责；大发雷霆
an op-ed: used to describe a piece of writing which expresses a personal opinion and is usually printed in a newspaper opposite the page on which the editorial is printed（指文章）发表个人意见的，专栏版的，特稿的（通常刊在与社论版相对的版面上）
egregious: extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable 【正式】【贬义】（错误等）极其严重的
shy away from: to avoid something that you dislike, fear, or do not feel confident about （因不喜欢、害怕或缺乏自信而）退缩，躲避，畏避
to shy away from hard work 畏避艰苦的工作
populist: representing or relating to the ideas and opinions of ordinary people 民粹主义的
autocrat: a ruler with unlimited power, or someone who demands that people completely obey them 独裁者，专制者
milk (sth.): to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way 【贬义】榨取，勒索
to milk the story dry 拿这个故事做尽了文章
opulent: expensive and luxurious 奢侈的，豪华的
