penalties imposed by one country on another to influence behavior
一个国家对另一个国家施加的惩罚以影响其行为 (yi ge guo jia dui ling yi ge guo jia shi jia de cheng fa yi ying xiang qi xing wei)
"The EU imposed economic sanctions to pressure the regime to reform."
"欧盟实施经济制裁以迫使政权进行改革。" (ou meng shi shi jing ji zhi cai yi po shi zheng quan jin xing gai ge)
being examined very closely
a very delicate or risky diplomatic situation
to share personal thoughts or feelings
to imitate or follow someone’s good example
to argue or fight with someone
someone or something that brings great happiness