[scode type="blue"]moratorium
n.(行动或活动的)暂停，中止[/scode]
音标：/ˌmɒrə'tɔːrɪəm/
英文释义：
A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement.
例句：
①The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
众议院投票表决将核试验暂停一年。
②The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
政府已要求暂停武器试验。
③Japan decided to resume whaling last week after a year long moratorium .
经过一年的暂停日本决定恢复捕鲸。
（大家要注意，这个词一般用在比较正式的场合，一般是在“政府”“官方”为主语的语境下哦~）
《经济学人》一篇关于死刑是否应该被废止的文章 Final throes 也出现了这个表达：
[scode type="blue"]drown out
盖过,淹没(声音)[/scode]
英英释义：
To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
例句：
Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out by the disapproval of the crowd.
演讲者的话被人群中发出的反对声所淹没。
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达：
乔布斯也说过一句很著名的话：
Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out you own inner voice.
就告诉我们要听从自己内心的真实想法，不要被别人的观点所左右。
