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 dysfunctional. Dysfunctional 形容词,存在功能障碍的,运转失灵的。A new poll finds that nearly 6 out of 10 Americans say the U.S. political system is more dysfunctional under President Trump. 一项新民调

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今天我们要学的词是 dual citizenship. Dual citizenship 双重国籍。Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was removed from office because of his dual citizenship. 澳大利亚副总理乔伊斯因为双重国籍被免除职务。T

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今天我们要学的词是 secessionist. Secessionist 作为形容词,有分离主义的意思。Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asked Catalan secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont to clarify whether he declared independence. 西班牙首相霍

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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今天我们要学的词组是brick-and-mortar。Brick-and-mortar,意思是实体店、传统企业。Alibaba is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar mall in April 2018 at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China, MarketWatch reports. 据财经网站

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今天我们要学的词是 en route. En route 是在途中的意思。Police arrested 41 Tibetans in western Nepal who were en route to India from Kathmandu. 警察在尼泊尔西部地区抓捕了41名藏人,他们当时正在从加德满都前往印

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今天我们要学的词组是flex muscle。Flex muscle,意思是炫耀武力、展示力量。China flexed military muscle with more than 100 planes flying overhead and almost 600 types of weaponry on display to celebrate the 90th anniversary of t

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今天我们要学的词是gridlock。Gridlock名词,意思是僵局、交通堵塞 。The office of former president Barack Obama continues to respond to wedding invitations even though he's left the White House. Apparently mail forwarding is one

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今天我们要学的词组是motivated by。Motivated by,意思是受某事的驱使。Neymar says the decision to leave Barcelona was one of the toughest of his life after completing a world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain and has insisted his

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今天我们要学的词是lay out。Lay out,意思是布置,编排。美国现在正在为升级的朝鲜问题头疼。 As President Donald Trump focuses on fire and fury towards North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of De

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今天我们要学的词是denounce。Denounce,意思是声讨,谴责。U.S President Donald Trump denounced the whites supremacists who staged the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12th. 美国总统川普谴责制造了8月12日

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今天我们要学的词组是plow into。Plow into,意思是大力撞击。 At least 13 people have died after a van plowed into pedestrians in the center of Barcelona on Aug 17th in what police said was a terrorist attack. 8月17日,一辆厢式货

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今天我们要学的词是e-commerce。E-commerce, 意思是电子商务。Facebook is stepping up its modest moves into e-commerce by expanding its service for connecting local buyers and sellers into 17 new European markets. 脸书将其服务扩展

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