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 今天我们要学的词是 decouple.

 

decouple 的意思是断开联系，脱钩。

 

Russia appears to have all but dcoupled from the dollar, dumping it's US treasury¹ holding, stockpiling a large supply of gold and removing the dollar in bilateral² trade agreements with other nations. 俄罗斯似乎已经几乎与美元脱钩，抛售了其美国国债，积累了大量黄金储备，并在与其他国家的双边贸易协定中取消了美元。

 

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。