2018-10-23 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 credential.
Credential 是资历，资质，资格证明，As Canadians legalized recreational cannabis, 24 students are becoming the first in the country to get formal cre

2018-10-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 falter.
falter 是减弱，动摇，畏缩不前的意思。Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, whose well-funded bid is to unseat GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has faltered in the polls in recent

2018-10-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 coy。
Coy的意思是害羞，腼腆，闭口不谈。US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stayed coy on her reasons for quitting, saying only that it was "importan

2018-10-17 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 impartial。
Impartial 是公正、不偏不倚，After a bruising confirmation process in the Senate that bitterly divided the nation, Brett Kavanaugh became the newest U

2018-10-16 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 cusp。
Cusp 是尖端、浪尖，常用的表达方式 on the cusp of 是指正处于转变时刻。Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he believed the U.S. economy was on the cusp of a "h

2018-10-15 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们学习的词是 corroborate.Corroborate 是证实、支持某一种说法、理论、结果。The FBI investigation did not find any evidence corroborating the allegations of sexual assault or mi

2018-10-12 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 christen.
Christen是指婴儿受洗时给他起名，作为进入基督教会的标志。Christened 就是命名。The revised free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Me

2018-10-11 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 dire. dire is spelled d-i-r-e, dire.
Dire 是非常严峻的、极为令人担忧的意思，Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and one of China's richest me

2018-10-10 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 vanity.
vanity的意思是虚荣，浮华，自大。Harrison Schmitt, the man who walked on the moon in the last Apollo mission, says returning to the moon is more than a n

2018-10-09 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 exert.
Exert 是使用，发挥，施加的意思，U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “too soon” for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a trade deal, su

2018-10-08 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 fraught.
Fraught的意思是充满紧张、压力，The United States recently flew bombers over the South China Sea again, the move is likely to intensify the already frau

2018-10-06 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 trajectory。
Trajectory的意思是轨迹、轨道，President Trump told reporters after his speech at the UN general assembly that he hopes there would be “the same tra

2018-10-05 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 castigate。
Castigate 的意思是痛斥、鞭笞、严惩，U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley regularly castigates Tehran for its destabilizing role in Syria and Yemen and its sup

2018-10-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

我们今天要学的词是rapprochement。
Rapprochement 的意思是和睦、和解，特别是指国际间的关系。The push to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula is still a work in progress, although fears

2018-10-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 bolster。
Bolster 是加强，支持的意思，The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a must-pass piece of legislation that includes a provision that would d

2018-10-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 ominous. ominous is spelled o-m-i-n-o-u-s, ominous.
ominous 的意思是不祥的，凶多吉少的，The United States and Britain recently issued a rare and ominous alert c

2018-09-28 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 converge.
Converge的意思是汇集、聚集，Valunteers and Red Cross workers from across the country are all converging on the Carolinas to aid Hurricane Florence vic

2018-09-27 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 keen.
Keen的意思是踊跃、热衷，常常跟一个介词联用。The United States is keen to invest in Greenland for its strategic importance to the U.S. military and its bal

2018-09-26 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 foster.
Foster是指培育、培养、促进。North and South Korea opened a joint liaison office aimed at fostering cross-border communications and relations，朝鲜和韩国

2018-09-25 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 barometer。
Barometer的意思是气压表、晴雨表，When a hurricane hits, 'Waffle House' becomes a barometer，当飓风来袭时，华夫饼屋就成了晴雨表。什么意思呢？就是这家

2018-09-25 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 impasse.
Impasse的意思是僵局，The United States has imposed sanctions on two North Korean-controlled IT companies amid an impasse between the two countries over

2018-09-21 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 perception.
Perception的意思是看法、认识，认知，The events of Sept. 11 permanently changed America's perception of security and prompted then-President George

2018-09-20 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 resuscitate.
Resuscitate的意思是复苏、复活，A possible second meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un is encouraging for South Korea's President Moon J

2018-09-19 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 polarized. polarized is spelled p-o-l-a-r-i-z-e-d, polarized.
Polarized是指鲜明的，两极分化的，In today's highly polarized political environment, Republican an

2018-09-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 stiffen。stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。
stiffen来自于stiff，意思是僵硬，强硬，顽固，stiffen就是变硬、强化。President Donald Trump’s move to close