学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2903 provocative

今天我们要学的词是provocative。Provocative形容词，意思是挑衅的、刺激的。The UN Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's highly provocative launch of a missile that flew over Japan and demanded that Pyongyang immediat

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2902 maiden

今天我们要学的词是maiden。Maiden形容词，意思是首次的、初次的。Ahead of his maiden speech to the annual UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump hosted a short event to boost support for reforms to the United Nations. 美国总

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2901 engulf

今天我们要学的词是engulf。Engulf动词，意思是吞没、吞噬。A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a car in flames and injured 29 people on Sep. 15th. 9月15日，伦敦一辆高峰期客满的通勤列

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2900 picturesque

今天我们要学的词是picturesque。Picturesque形容词，意思是如画一般的、别具一格的。At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake in over eight decades hit Mexico, with most fatalities taking place in the pictures

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2899 exodus

今天我们要学的词是exodus。Exodus名词，意思是成群结队的离去、退出。Floridian began a mass exodus on Sep. 7th as Hurricane Irma, the powerful Category 4 storm, plowed through the Caribbean toward the Sunshine State. 随着强劲

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2897 captivate

今天我们要学的词是captivate。Captivate动词，意思是迷住、吸引。President Rodrigo Duterte's son and son-in-law appeared before the Senate to deny involvement in a drug smuggling case that has captivated the Philippines. 罗德里戈

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2896 quandary

今天我们要学的词是quandary。Quandary名词，意思是困境、为难 。The Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui who is applying for political asylum in the US is a diplomatic quandary for the Trump administration, which wants China's aid in iso

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2895 retaliate

今天我们要学的词是retaliate。Retaliate动词，意思是报复、以牙还牙 。The Trump administration ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two diplomatic annexes, retaliating against Russia's order that the US redu

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2894 potent

今天我们要学的词是potent。Potent形容词，意思是有效的、强有力的 。Fentanyl, a super potent synthetic drug at the center of a new overdose crisis in America, is presenting huge challenges for law enforcement officials. 处在美

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2893 reshuffle

今天我们要学的词是reshuffle。Reshuffle动词，意思是重新洗牌、改组 。The Chinese Communist Party will hold a once-every-five-years leadership reshuffle in October, the state-run news media reported on Aug. 31st. 据中国官方媒

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2892 mounting

今天我们要学的词是mounting。Mounting动词或形容词，意思是逐渐增加或不断增加的 。President Donald Trump is under mounting pressure from members of his own party not to end an Obama-era program that grants work permits to

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2891 iodine

今天我们要学的词是iodine。Iodine名词，意思是碘 。The western German city of Aachen has started issuing free iodine tablets to some 500,000 residents and people living nearby because an ageing Belgian nuclear plant is seen as a risk.

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2914 capsize

今天我们要学的词是 capsize。Capsize动词，意思是翻船。At least 23 Rohingya refugees died when the boat they were fleeing in capsized in the Bay of Bengal, the UN's migration agency announced. 联合国的移民机构称，罗兴亚难

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2913 exhaustive

今天我们要学的词是 exhaustive。Exhaustive形容词，意思是详尽的、彻底的。The decision of pulling out US embassy staff from Cuba came after an exhaustive review of US diplomats' safety in Havana and discussions with the Cuban go

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2912 motorcade

今天我们要学的词是 motorcade。Motorcade名词，意思是车队 。As President Donald Trump's motorcade drove to Indianapolis International Airport, a man took a knee on the sidewalk, with a folded American flag in his hand. 总统唐纳德川

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2911 backlog

今天我们要学的词是 backlog。Backlog名词，意思是存货、积压 。A representative of the Puerto Rican Governor said, part of the reason for the supply distribution backlog is that only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2910 crumbling

今天我们要学的词是 crumbling。Crumbling形容词，意思是破碎的、崩塌的 。Many people living near a crumbling dam in storm-battered Puerto Rico have been evacuated, Governor Ricardo Rossello said. 波多黎各总督里卡多罗赛洛

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2909 far right

今天我们要学的词是 far-right。Far-right形容词，意思是极右派的 。With the lower vote of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and a stronger showing than expected by Germany's controversial far-right populist party Alternati

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2908 ratchet up

今天我们要学的词组是ratchet up。Ratchet up，意思是激化、加剧 。North Korea's foreign minister ratcheted up tensions, saying his country had the right to shoot down U.S. planes even outside North Korean airspace. 朝鲜外交部长加

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2907 dire

今天我们要学的词是dire。Dire形容词，意思是可怕的、极端的。President Donald Trump threatened to destroy North Korea if the US has to defend itself or its allies against the Pyongyang regime. He delivered the dire warning durin