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

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是 repercussion. Repercussion 是指影响,反响,恶果。Many immigrants in the U.S. see this midterm election as different because a change in control in congress would have huge repercussions for immigrant communities

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今天我们要学的词是 hand off. Hand off 的愿意是橄榄球中的传球,引申下来就是交出、传递意思。 Former US President Obama claimed that he handed off a booming economy to President Trump at a recent rally for Democrats in

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今天我们要学的词是 keen. keen 的意思是热切的、热衷的。China experts believe that there is every reason, every incentive for both the U.S. and China to at least create the appearance that they are both keen to stabilize the South

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今天我们要学的词是 luster. luster 的意思是光泽、光辉、光彩。The U.S. still attracts record numbers of international students, but with high tuition cost and increased global competition, it is losing its luster for those who a

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今天我们要学的词是 leapfrog. leapfrog 原指儿童玩的青蛙跳游戏,引申下来就是跳升,越级。 The U.S. government said it was working to harden the border crossing at Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for the arrival of a migrant

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今天我们要学的词是 punctuate. punctuate 的原意是加标点,引申出来就是打断,间断的意思。 The two-day APEC summit was punctuated by bitter arguments and underlined a rising rivalry between China and the West for influence

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今天我们要学的词是 wean. Wean 的意思是断奶,断绝。Fuel taxes are part of president Macron's strategy of weaning France off fossil fuels. 税收是马克龙希望法国摆脱石化燃料战略的一部分。 The new government of Pa

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今天我们要学的词是 concede. concede 的意思是承认,认输。The Senate race in Florida came to a conclusion as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson conceded after a hand recount gave Republican challenger Rick Scott a 10,000 vote lead. 美国

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今天我们要学的词是 strain. strain 的意思是压力,负担。Tijuana could feel the strain as migrant shelters there already are at or near capacity. 墨西哥的蒂华纳可能 会感受到那里已经人满为患的移民避难所的压力

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今天我们要学的词是 astronomical. astronomical 的意思是高昂的、天文数字的。 In Silicon Valley, housing prices and rents are astronomical, and the rates a corporate housing provider can charge are sky-high as well. 硅谷的房价和

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今天我们要学的词是 allude. Allude 的意思是影射、暗指。President Xi Jinping did not mention U.S. President Donald Trump by name in his speech at the opening of a trade expo, but alluded to Trump's America first economic policies by

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今天我们要学的词是undergo. Undergo 经历,经受。Most women diagnosed with early stages of common forms of breast cancer may be able to avoid having to undergo chemotherapy, according to a new study. 最新研究认为,大多数被诊断

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今天我们要学的词是victim. Victim 受害者。Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he will offer a formal apology later this year to victims of institutional child sexual abuse. 澳大利亚总理特恩布尔说,他今年晚些时候

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今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是母校的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S.

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今天我们要学的词是 castigate。 Castigate 的意思是痛斥、鞭笞、严惩,U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley regularly castigates Tehran for its destabilizing role in Syria and Yemen and its support for the militant groups Hamas and Hezbolla

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今天我们要学的词是 trajectory。 Trajectory的意思是轨迹、轨道,President Trump told reporters after his speech at the UN general assembly that he hopes there would be the same trajectory for Iran as the U.S. has had with North Kore

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今天我们要学的词是 vanity. vanity的意思是虚荣,浮华,自大。Harrison Schmitt, the man who walked on the moon in the last Apollo mission, says returning to the moon is more than a national vanity project. 哈里森-施密特是在最

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今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈,宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请

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今天我们要学的词是crowdfunding. Crowdfunding 众筹。Investors have pledged $200 million and hope to raise four times that amount in crowdfunding in order to bid for up to 400 of the Toys R Us stores being liquidated in bankruptcy. 投资人集

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