学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3174 dire

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 men, gave a dire warning that the escalating tra

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3173 vanity

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 national vanity project. 哈里森-施密特是在最

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3172 exert

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, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressu

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3170 trajectory

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 trajectory for Iran as the U.S. has had with North Kore

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3169 castigate

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 support for the militant groups Hamas and Hezbolla

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3168 rapprochement

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 of war have given way to dreams of rapp

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3167 bolster

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 dramatically bolster American funding for global in

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3166 ominous

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 charging Russia with ramping up cyber attacks on

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3165 converge

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 victims，来自全美各地的志愿者和红十字会工

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3146 alma mater

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, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S.

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3145 reunion

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 for two separate rounds of reunions between Aug. 20 and

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3144 curtail

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 speech. 传统上往往采取不干预政策的高科

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3143 editorial

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 of a free press. 美国300多家新闻媒体联合行

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3142 conservative

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. 推特受到一些保守派人物的批评，指责推特对保守

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3140 accelerate

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升级，但是中国7月份的出口依

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3139 relocation

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 want it off the southern Japanese island entirely.

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3138 contingent upon

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 sanctions. 韩国计划扩大与朝鲜的旅游联系，

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3137 due process

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 be granted due process. 欧盟要求沙特解释女性人

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3136 outnumber

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. 上星期天在白宫对面集会的反种族歧视

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3135 heat wave

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 policymakers fail to take action in climate and health policies. 最近