accentuate, finish sth off, hard-hit by the pandemic. Crisis-Hit British Museum Gets New Leader.Japan FM Kamikawa announces $1 mil. emergency assistance for quake-hit Taiwan

Japan FM Kamikawa announces $1 mil. emergency assistance for quake-hit Taiwan

Crisis-Hit British Museum Gets New Leader

American Airlines and United reported Thursday combined losses of nearly $4 billion. Few industries have been as hard-hit by the pandemic as airlines, as the number of air travelers has plummeted 95% over the last two months. It's not just that people aren't flying now. They are also not booking for future travel, decimating the airlines' balance sheets.

COVID-19 is finishing off the Sino-American relationship

Bilateral relations are unlikely to survive the U.S. and Chinese leaders' responses to the pandemic.

the luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position in the pecking order


Latin America neither wants, nor has any reason, to be a pawn without a will of its own; nor is it merely wishful thinking that its quest for independence and originality should become a Western aspiration. However, the navigational advances that have narrowed such distances between our Americas and Europe seem, conversely, to have accentuated our cultural remoteness. 

accentuate

verb [ T ]

UK 

 /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/ US 

 /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/

to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable:

Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist.

The new policy only serves to accentuate the inadequacy of help for the homeless.

finish sth off

— phrasal verb with finish verb

UK 

 /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ US 

 /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/

(COMPLETE)

B2

to complete the last part of something that you are doing:

I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed.

to eat, drink, or use the last part of something:

We may as well finish off this wine - there's only a little bit left.