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今天我们要学的词是runoff. Runoff 名词，决选。Sierra Leone will hold a runoff presidential election in two weeks after the country's 16 candidates failed to clinch¹ the 55 percent of votes necessary to win in the first round.塞拉利昂16位总统候选人在第一轮投票中无一赢得胜选所需的55%的选票，两周后举行决选。Nearly 50 women ran for Congress in Texas this year, and more than half won their primaries outright² or advanced to runoffs. 美国得克萨斯州今年有将近50名女性参加州议会选举，其中半数以上要么在初选中胜出，要么将参加决选。好的，我们今天学习的词是runoff, runoff, runoff...

1 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

2 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。