2019-04-23 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 implore.
implore 的意思是恳求，呼吁。 Following the large fire that broke out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, President Trump implored officials to act quickl

2019-04-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 impediment.
impediment 的意思是障碍，阻碍。 The World Health Organization says insecurity and community mistrust in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict

2019-04-19 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 stymie.
stymie 是动词，意思是妨碍，阻碍。 The Maldives new president's agenda has been stymied because some of his party's allies in a governing coalition are

2019-04-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 potent.
potent 的意思是强有力的、有效的。 The Cuban government says a newsprint shortage is forcing state-run newspapers to cut back on pages and circulation in

2019-04-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 rebuke.
rebuke 的意思是严厉批评，斥责。 As NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rebuke to Germany over its reduced def

2019-04-16 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 afoul.
afoul 的意思是起冲突，起冲撞，常见的用法是run afoul of。 Some Canadian politicians think their country should diversify its alliances with other powers g

2019-04-15 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 lay off.
lay off 有停止骚扰的意思。
Lay off 最常见的意思是遣散员工。Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX laid off about 10 percent of the company's more than 6

2019-04-12 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 stride.
Stride 作为动词是迈步的意思，但常常用作名词，意思是进步。The U.S. has made impressive strides in the 5G global race thanks to the commitment of the Trum

2019-04-11 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 presage.
Presage 的意思是预示、预兆，特别是不祥之兆。 The result of NATO's assessment of China's military capability could presage a new eastern focus for a s

2019-04-10 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 coffers.
coffer 是指贵重物品保险箱，coffers则特指一个组织、政党、政府的金库。 Algeria's political unrest threatens the Cuban government's coffers as its health

2019-04-09 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 buttress.
Buttress 的意思是支持。 The Trump administration's pressure against China is going strong, buttressed by a dramatic shift in opinion among the foreign

2019-04-09 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 protégé.
protégé 来自法语，意思是门徒、门生。 A regional bloc of Latin American countries once called on Maduro, a protégé of the late Hugo Chavez, not to

2019-04-08 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 impetus.
Impetus 的意思是原动力。 Turkey's EU membership bid was initially the impetus for Ankara improving relations with EU member Greece. 土耳其申请加入欧盟的

2019-04-04 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 liaison.
Liaison 指的是联络人，联络处。 North and South Korean officials have set up a joint liaison office near the demilitarized zone (DMZ), a key symbol of t

2019-04-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 adulterate.
adulterate 的意思是掺杂，掺假。 Many drug dealers in the U.S. have started to adulterate heroin with fentanyl, not recognizing that fentanyl is 50 to

2019-04-02 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 skeptical.
Skeptical 的意思是怀疑的、存有疑问的。 While Democrats are skeptical about the new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, President Donald Trump is

2019-04-01 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 exonerate.
Exonerate 是开脱、平反的意思。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report did not conclude that President Trump committed a crime on the obstruction of

2019-03-29 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 clarion.
Clarion 是指中世纪时期的一种铜号，因在战场上使用而引申为号角的意思。 Clarion常与call连用，意思是号召： Nobel laureates and experts, in a clarion call o

2019-03-28 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 creeping.
Creeping 的动词形式creep，是爬行、蔓延的意思，creeping引申出来就是缓慢、悄然进行的。 Internet-connected "smart" devices are creeping into cars, refri

2019-03-27 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 xenophobia.
Xenophobia 的意思是排外主义。 The deadly mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques has rekindled dialogue and reflection about confronting hate and x

2019-03-26 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 premature.
Premature 的意思是尚未成熟、为时过早的。 South Korean officials think it is premature to tell whether the recent activity at some of the rocket facil

2019-03-25 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 exasperate.
Exasperate 的意思是激怒，让人气恼。British lawmakers' rejection of a proposed deal on the terms of the U.K.'s exit from the European Union leaves c

2019-03-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 fissure.Fissure 的意思是狭长的裂缝、裂痕。 The recent Anti-Semitic tweets by a handful of House Democratic freshman highlight fissures in the Democratic Party's

2019-03-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 indigenous.
Indigenous 的意思是土著的，土生土长的。 The New Zealand government has set a goal of taking out all non-native predators by 2050 in order to protect

2019-03-21 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 encryption.
Encryption 的意思是加密。 Amnesty International is calling on internet companies to develop and adopt technologies, such as encryption, to safeguard