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标题：Saudi Arabia Has Few Options as Houthis Aim at Heart of Its Ambitions

Three deadly attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on an airport in the Saudi capital underscored the asymmetrical nature of their conflict with the kingdom.

正文： After the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman faces growing pressure to find a way to stop the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen from firing missiles and drones at his country. Yet the prince, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, has few options as he confronts an asymmetrical conflict with an adversary that has become stronger since he led a disastrous war against it a decade ago, analysts say.

知识点：【deadliest】 /ˈdedliest/ adj.（最高级）

英文释义：Deadliest is the superlative of deadly, meaning causing the most deaths.

本义/ 本文特指：deadly 最高级。in more than a decade（十多年来）与它搭配，构成强烈的“刷新纪录”效果。

补充：（本文特指：作者用“十多年来最致命”给事件定级，这是新闻里常见的“恐惧放大器”——把一次袭击放进时间坐标，暗示严重性。）

核心搭配：the deadliest attack、the deadliest day、one of the deadliest、the deadliest on record

·It was the deadliest earthquake in the region's history.这是该地区历史上最致命的一次地震。