2018-09-17 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar.
Lodestar是指指引航线的星斗，特别是北极星，引申下来也指帮助指明方向的领路人。这个词现在很少用，但在纽约时

2018-09-14 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 erosion。
Erosion 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。A new high-speed rail station linking Hong Kong and mainland China opened under Beijing authority, raising new worries amon

2018-09-13 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 synchronize。
Synchronize的意思是同步，Trump administration proposes to shut down the government-funded telephone time-of-day service, which is also used to sync

2018-09-12 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

Rally用作动词时是召集、团结的意思，The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to embark on his first tri

2018-09-12 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是curtail。
Curtail 的意思是减少、缩短，削减。China's education ministry moves to curtail screen time for games to prevent myopia among students，中国教育部采取措施

2018-09-10 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 tribute.
Tribute 的意思是致敬，表达敬意。Music fans from different genres and generations are paying tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin across the globe，全

2018-09-07 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 scrap。
Scrap 用作动词的时候是取消、作废的意思。China is mulling scrapping its controversial birth restrictions, reversing nearly four decades of family planning

2018-09-07 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 prop up。
Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑，以免倒塌，引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop

2018-09-05 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 midterm。Midterm 指的是在学期、任期到了中间的时候。He stayed up all night studying for midterm math exam，他熬了一个通宵复习数学期中考试。Midterm 在美国政治中即指

2018-09-04 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 populist。Populist 指的是“民粹主义者”，Italy’s new populist government has moved to scrap a new high-speed railway line between London and Milan, damning the

2018-09-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是“母校”的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, t

2018-08-31 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 reunion. Reunion 有团聚的意思。According to Seoul's Unification Ministry, more than 500 separated South Koreans and their family members will cross the border f

2018-08-30 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词，有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive

2018-08-29 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 editorial. Editorial 做为名词，是社论的意思。More than 300 news publications across the country published editorials in a coordinated effort to defend the role o

2018-08-28 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 conservative. Conservative 做为形容词，是保守的意思。Twitter has been criticized by some conservative figures for censoring conservative voices. 推特受到一些保守

2018-08-24 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 accelerate. Accelerate 做为动词，有加速，增加的意思。China's exports accelerated in July despite an escalation in the US-China trade war. 尽管美中两国贸易战不断

2018-08-23 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 relocation. Relocation 意思是迁移，重新安置。Tens of thousands of protesters in Okinawa vowed to stop the planned relocation of a U.S military base, saying they

2018-08-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 contingent upon. Contingent upon 意思是视某前提条件而定。South Korea plans to expand tourism ties with North Korea, contingent upon the lifting of economic sanct

2018-08-21 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 due process. Due process 正当法律程序。The European Union has asked Saudi Arabia about the arrests of female human rights activists, saying the detainees should

2018-08-20 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 outnumber. Outnumber 动词，意思是在数量上超过。Anti-racist protesters far outnumbered the white supremacists who rallied across from the White House last Sunday.

2018-08-17 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 heat wave. Heat wave 热浪。A recent study warns that the number of people dying during heat waves is likely to rise sharply in some regions by 2080 if policymake

2018-08-16 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 outstanding. Outstanding 作为形容词，有尚存的，剩余的意思。The Mexican Economy Minister said talks with the U.S. to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreemen

2018-08-15 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 rigged. Rigged 形容词，意思是作弊的，暗中操纵的。Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claimed that the presidential election was rigged against him. 津巴

2018-08-14 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 inconsistent. Inconsistent 形容词，前后不一致的。U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested that continued work on weapons programs by North Korea was inconsi

2018-08-13 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 assassination. Assassination 暗杀。Venezuelan authorities have arrested six people in what President Nicloas Maduro says was an assassination attempt against him