1-gaze 关注；凝视

2-muscular 强有力的，强壮的

3-pose 引起，造成

Seventy years since its cold-war founding as a transatlantic alliance focused on Moscow, NATO is expanding its gaze toward the increasingly muscular challenge posed by China.

4-acrimony 争执（较为正式）

5-on full display 得到充分展示

But it's unclear whether the NATO is up to the task-especially at a time of intense internal divisions and acrimony that were on full display at the summit.

6-mount 逐步增加，增长

7-leverage 影响力

8-lead the charge 带领，打头阵

9-receptive 有接受能力的，能容纳的

The United States is leading the charge for a greater focus on China and is confident in a receptive audience in much of Europe, where concerns are mounting about Beijing's growing economic leverage, in particular.

10-might 力量，威力

There was an increasing understanding in Europe about the challenges posed by China's rapidly expanding military might.

11-adversary 对手，敌手

Another diplomat cautioned that China would not become NATO's adversary.

12-Pentagon 五角大楼（指美国国会）

A former senior Pentagon official said that European officials increasingly shared the U.S view of China as a strategic challenge.