今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 sideline.
sideline 的意思是利用間隙,擱置。 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not ruling out working-level talks with North Korean officials on the sidelines of ASEAN regional meetings in Thailand this week. 美國國務(wù)卿蓬佩奧沒有排除在泰國參加?xùn)|盟會議期間與朝鮮官員進(jìn)行工作層面會談的可能性。
Trade talks between the United States and China resumed this week after being sidelined in May, but ended with no conclusion while a long list of big issues still remain. 美中恢復(fù)了今年5月被擱置的貿(mào)易談判,但談判沒有結(jié)果,仍有一長串重大問題留待解決。