今天我们要学的词是 large-scale. Large-scale 形容词,大规模的。South Korea and the United States kicked off large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday. 韩国和美国星期一开始举行大规模联合空中演习。General Motors C

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今天我们要学的词是 within range. Within range 在射程内。North Korea claimed its intercontinental ballistic missile has now put the U.S. mainland within range. 朝鲜声称,朝鲜的洲际弹道导弹已经将美国大陆纳入射程范围

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今天我们要学的词是 workplace. Workplace 名词,工作场所,单位。NBC fired its star morning anchor, Matt Lauer, over allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. NBC早间节目明星主持人马特劳尔因为被控在工作场所

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今天我们要学的词是 prone. Prone 形容词,更易于,更倾向于。A study finds that frequent drivers and those with neurotic and extroverted personalities are more prone to distraction while driving. 一项研究发现,经常开车的人

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今天我们要学的词是disclaimer. Disclaimer 名词,免责声明。The Federal Election Commission unanimously agreed to strengthen the online political ad disclaimer rules. 美国联邦选举委员会成员一致同意,加强对网上政治广

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今天我们要学的词是petition. Petition 有请愿的意思。The U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration rejected a petition by Ford Motor Co. to delay recalling about 3 million vehicles. 美国高速公路交通安全管理局拒绝了福特汽

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今天我们要学的词是inadequate. Inadequate 形容词,不充分的。Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the Trump administration's $44 billion disaster relief request to Congress as completely inadequate. 德克萨斯州州长阿伯特批评

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今天我们要学的词是 child labor. Child labor童工。World leaders pledged two years ago to end child labor by 2025. 国际领导人两年前承诺,要在2025年以前结束童工的存在。然而,A new UN report estimates there were 152

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今天我们要学的词是 tumble. Tumble动词,意思是跌落。The latest poll shows that British Prime Minister Theresa May's approval rating has tumbled to its lowest level, with only a third of the public satisfied with her work. 最新民调显

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今天我们要学的词是 run counter to. Run counter to意思是违反,背道而驰。Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S.' recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital runs counter to common sense. 俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫说,

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今天我们要学的词是 in tatters. In tatters意思是被损坏的,支离破碎的。U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted recently that the FBI's reputation is in tatters. 美国总统川普最近发推说,美国联邦调查局名誉扫地。

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今天我们要学的词是old school。 Old school, 可不是老学校的意思,而是指老派的,守旧的。 He opened an old-school barbershop amid all the modern hair salons, 在现代发廊随处可见的今天,他却开了一家传统的理

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今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词,意思是囚禁,束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a tourism resort were released back into the wild af

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今天我们要学的词是defuse。 Defuse, 有缓和,平息的意思。 The training will give the police necessary tools to defuse hostage situations that could possibly become deadly, 培训的目的是为了让警察掌握各种必要手段,设

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今天我们要学的词是, turn down。 Turn down, 是拒绝的意思。朝鲜半岛南北双方领导人举行峰会。韩国总统卢武铉拒绝了将峰会延长一天的提议。媒体报导说,South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun turned down

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今天我们要学的词是shoot up。 To shoot up, 意思是猛增。 The price of gold has shot up more than 14% since the beginning of the year, 黄金价格今年以来已经上涨了14%多。 The company's profit shot up 55% since the management

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今天我们要学的词是magnet。 Magnet, 吸铁石,引伸为有吸引力的人或物。英国石油公司同意设立一个200亿美元的基金,赔偿石油泄露事件的受害者。有专家警告说, The $20 billion relief fund will be

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今天我们要学的词是stand trial。 Stand trial, 接受审判。 The defendant was found unfit to stand trial by the court, 法庭宣布,被告无能力受审。 Former French President Chirac became the first former French leader to stand tr

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今天我们要学的词是announce。Announce, 宣布。苹果公司宣布iPhone5即将上市。 Apple announced that it will be introducing the new features of the iPhone 5 on October 4th, 苹果公司宣布,10月4日正式介绍iPhone 5的新功能

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今天我们要学的词是bottom out。 To bottom out, 意思是触底反弹。房利美最新民调显示, Most Americans believe the housing market has bottomed out, 大多数美国人认为,房屋市场已经触底。美国国家经济研究局

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