今天我们要学的词是 escalate. Escalate 动词,有增加,升级的意思。The feud between President Trump and Senator Bob Corker escalated over Trump's tax cut plan. 美国总统川普和参议员科克围绕川普的减税计划的争执进

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今天我们要学的词是 stockpile. Stockpile 做为动词,有储备的意思。Pope Francis is urging countries not to stockpile nuclear weapons, even for the purpose of deterrence. 罗马天主教宗方济各敦促各国不要储备核武器,即

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今天我们要学的词是 house arrest. House arrest 软禁。Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe made his first public appearance at a graduation ceremony since the military placed him under house arrest. 津巴布韦总统穆加贝被军方软禁后

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今天我们要学的词是 government-funded. Government-funded 政府资助的。Russia warned nine U. S. government-funded news operations that they would probably be designated foreign agents. 俄罗斯警告9家美国政府资助的新闻机构,

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今天我们要学的词是 mistrial. Mistrial 无效审判。The corruption case against New Jersey's senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial after jurors reached a hopeless deadlock. 由于陪审团成员完全没有希望达成一致意见,新泽

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今天我们要学的词是 lash out. To lash out 有猛烈抨击的意思。North Korea lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a destroyer of peace who begged for nuclear war. 朝鲜猛烈抨击美国总统川普,称他是和平的摧

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今天我们要学的词是 political motivation. Political motivation 政治动机。An attorney for the man who assaulted U.S. Senator Rand Paul said there was no political motivation behind the attack. 殴打美国联邦参议员兰德保罗的人的

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今天我们要学的词是 extravaganza. Extravaganza 名词,有盛会,盛典的意思。Alibaba's annual 11.11 shopping extravaganza broke last year's record just past midday. 阿里巴巴一年一度的双11购物盛会刚过半天就打破了去

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今天我们要学的词是 tax haven. Tax haven 避税地,避税港。EU members discussed plans for a tax haven blacklist after the release of the so-called Paradise Papers. 所谓的天堂文件公诸于众后,欧盟国家开会讨论,计划建

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今天我们要学的词是 cut ties with. To cut ties with 意思是切断联系,断绝关系。Netflix cut ties with Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey amid a growing number of allegations of sexual harassment against him. 奥斯卡获奖演员凯文

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今天我们要学的词是 unionize. To unionize 动词,是成立工会,加入工会的意思。A group of Georgetown University graduate students are asking the president of Georgetown to support their effort to unionize. 乔治敦大学一群研

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今天我们要学的词是 leeway. Leeway 作为名词,有余地的意思。A leaked internal email shows that Twitter plans to tighten rules on its platform and give its reviewers more leeway to remove tweets and ban offenders. 一份外漏的内部

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今天我们要学的词是 fentanyl. Fentanyl 芬太尼。U.S. President Trump said he would raise the issue of the flood of cheap and deadly fentanyl when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping. 美国总统川普说,他见到中国国家主席习近

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今天我们要学的词是 designate. Designate 动词,有指定的意思。The United States is considering designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. 美国正在考虑将朝鲜定为支持恐怖主义的国家。Six heavyweight se

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今天我们要学的词是 insider. Insider圈内人。U.S. Senator John McCain warned President Trump against nominating more defense industry insiders to top Pentagon posts. 美国联邦参议员麦凯恩警告川普总统,不要再提名更多国

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今天我们要学的词是 disclose. Disclose动词,意思是公布,公开。Online payment company Paypal was given 45 days to hand over information about its Canadian account holders to the Canadian Revenue Agency. 网上支付服务商贝宝被

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今天我们要学的词是 invalid. Invalid 形容词,无效的。South Africa's High Court ruled that President Jacob Zuma's appointment of a state prosecutor was invalid. 南非最高法院裁决,南非总统祖马对一名政府检察官的任命

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今天我们要学的词是 imminent. Imminent 形容词,即将发生的,迫在眉睫的。The United Nations said Yemeni cities are running out of clean water and fuel, facing an imminent catastrophe. 联合国表示,也门的城市面临迫在眉

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今天我们要学的词是 endorse. Endorse 背书,支持。U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Republican candidate Roy Moore in Alabama's senate race. 美国总统川普为参加阿拉巴马州参议员选举的共和党候选人罗伊莫尔背书

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今天我们要学的词是 retaliation. Retaliation 报复。Russia designated nine U.S. media outlets as foreign agents, in retaliation for similar U.S. moves against the Russian network RT. 俄罗斯将9家美国媒体定为外国代理人,报复美

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