今天我们要学的词是domino effect。 Domino effect, 多米诺股票效应,也就是我们常说的连锁反应。美国第四大投资银行雷曼兄弟控股公司申请破产后, Some market analysts think it could spur a domino effect, 有

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今天我们要学的词是longshot。 Longshot, 是指冷门的、获胜机会不大的。美国MSNBC有线电视台本周举办了民主党参选人的辩论会。Dennis Kucinich, widely considered a longshot candidate, was excluded from the debate

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今天我们要学的词是 rekindle. rekindle 的意思是重燃,重新喚起。U.S. President Donald Trump recently rekindled his criticism of California's wildfire prevention steps. 美国总统特朗普最近再度提起他对加利福尼亚州野

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今天我们要学的词是 ambiguity。 ambiguity 的意思是不明确,模棱两可的。Ambiguity over what the Brexit deal might be has pushed investors to protect themselves aginst or make money from - further falls in the pound. 对于英国脱

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今天我们要学的词是 inept. Inept 的意思是无能。President Trump warned that the government will not bail out debt-stricken Puerto Rico by allowing its inept politicians to use massive federal hurricane relief to pay off other obligation

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今天我们要学的词是 gripe. Gripe 的意思是抱怨,特别是对一些微不足道的事情。 Former President Barack Obama griped about the media and Fox News on Friday, returning to old complaints he had expressed as president. 美国前总

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今天我们要学的词是 apprehend。 Apprehend 的一个解释是拘捕、拘押,The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 400,000 people who were attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 fiscal year. 美国边境巡逻队在2

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今天我们要学的词是happy ending。 A happy ending, 美好的结局。Fairy tales always have a happy ending, 童话故事往往会有美好的结局。There was a happy ending to the love story, 这个爱情故事最后有一个美好的结局。

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今天我们要学的词是 grapple. grapple 的原意是扭打,搏斗,grapple with 就是设法应付,努力克服的意思。U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Google in recent months have grappled with high-profile data breaches that have

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今天我们要学的词是immigration。 Immigration, 是移民的意思。在2008年美国总统大选中,Immigration remains one of the hottest and most controversial issues on the campaign trail,移民问题仍旧是竞选期间最热门和最具

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今天我们要学的词是 capitulation. capitulation 的意思是投降,让步,被迫接受。As China's yuan sank to a 10-year low against the dollar, many speculate that Chinese authorities are likely to take measures to prevent a capitulatio

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今天我们要学的词是 loom. loom 的意思是隐约显现、逼近,特别是指不详的事情。 A looming $34 billion deficit in 2019 has economists warning that Brazil is only a year or two away from a full-blown crisis without drastic spe

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今天我们要学的词是 tight-knit. tight-knit 的意思是联系密切的、亲密的。 The tight-knit Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is learning how to deal with hate crimes while coping with their grief after the synagogue shoo

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今天我们要学的词是 balk. balk 作动词的时候是阻止,退缩的意思。 Boston Red Sox owner John Henry said he believes his team will visit the White House, a move other pro sports teams have balked at since President Trump took offi

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