热词手帐（No. 1441）
我们从英国《金融时报》近期热点报道中挑选值得记忆的高频单词和短语，配合释义与新闻原文例句，帮助你轻松掌握地道实用的英文表达，在不断积累中感受英语能力的进步与提高。
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cradle
/ˈkreɪdl/
n. 摇篮；
策源地；发源地；发祥地；
（高楼外供清洁窗户等用的）吊架，托架，吊篮；
（电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架
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Tens of thousands have died. Millions have been turned into refugees. Almost one-sixth of Ukraine’s territory remains under Russian occupation. 2022 was the year large-scale war returned to Europe, cradle of the two global conflicts of the 20th century. Ukraine has, remarkably, endured as a sovereign state, and a cataclysmic broader war has so far been avoided. The goal for 2023 must be to give Kyiv all the aid it needs to bring the conflict to an end — on its terms.
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bandy about
/ˈbændi/
传播；散布
German industry and society are once again proving much more resilient and adaptable than certain people feared. Horror scenarios of a dangerous energy rationing or a massive slump in our economy have often been bandied about. But we are nowhere near that. With a challenging year just behind us, this is good news — not only for Germany, but also for Europe.
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recurrence
/rɪˈkʌrəns/
n. 重现；复发
Unlike normal vaccines, these shots will treat, not prevent, the disease. Using mRNA technology should prompt the immune system to destroy mutated cells, often by tailoring them to the recipient’s tumour. That is the case in the Moderna melanoma trial. Its mRNA vaccine, combined with Merck’s immunotherapy, cut the risk of later-stage melanoma recurrence or death by 44 per cent in high-risk patients compared with immunotherapy alone.