Today’s “Word of the Day” is cow (usually be cowed) and it is a verb meaning “frighten or threaten someone to do something; intimidate, browbeat, bully, overawe”.
Example Sentence: “Because of Covid and the criticism China faced internationally, the economic crisis at home, and the concomitant (connected) deterioration of China-US relations, [Beijing] has taken a tough stance on a number of sovereignty issues as a way of signalling that China will not be cowed.”
“I feel it’s generally a response to the pressure Xi feels he is under,” said Taylor Fravel, director of the security studies programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This word is present in The Guardian article Xi plays tough, but can China afford to make an enemy of India? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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