学个词 – 3282. constraint
今天我们要学的词是 constraint. Constraint 的意思是限制、约束。U.S. State Department has pulled out personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the presence of the diplomatic staff “has become a constraint on U.S. policy” given…
学个词 – 3281. clandestine
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. Clandestine 的意思是隐秘的、秘密的。 United Nations experts are investigating possible violations of UN sanctions against North Korea in about 20 countries, from alleged clandestine nuclear procurement to arms brokering in…
学个词 – 3280. biometric
今天我们要学的词是 biometric. Biometric 的意思是生物识别（技术）。Many security experts think biometric security measures like fingerprint readers have become more common in fighting fraud. 许多安全专家认为，像指纹识别器等生物识别安全措施越来越普遍地用于打击诈骗。 Venezuela’s shrinking economy has forced the Supermarkets to install…
学个词 – 3279. dismantle
今天我们要学的词是 dismantle. Dismantle 的意思是拆除、废弃。North Korea is rebuilding part of a missile launch site the country promised it would dismantle, according to a new report. 据一份新报告称，朝鲜正在部分重建其承诺将拆除的导弹发射场。 India demanded that Pakistan stop…
学个词 – 3278. ratchet up
今天我们要学的词是 ratchet up. ratchet 是一种单向转动的棘轮装置，ratchet up 就是加压、勒紧的意思。The United States ratchets up pressure on Venezuela, imposing sanctions and revoking the visas of high-ranking officials. 美国加大对委内瑞拉的压力，对其实施制裁并取消其高级官员的签证。 Venezuela expelled a group of visiting…
学个词 – 3277. adamant
今天我们要学的词是 adamant. Adamant 的意思是坚决的，坚定不移的。The Obama administration was adamant about the Iran nuclear deal, which many objective observers believed would not have prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. 奥巴马政府对伊朗核协议坚定不移，但许多客观的观察人士认为协议无法阻止伊朗获得核武器。 President Trump…
学个词 – 3276. exploratory
今天我们要学的词是 exploratory. Exploratory 的意思是探索的、试探性的。London and Washington are beginning exploratory talks over a trade deal which both sides say could deliver huge economic benefits after Britain leaves the European Union. 伦敦和华盛顿正在就一项贸易协议进行探索性谈判，双方都表示协议可以在英国脱离欧盟后带来巨大的经济利益。…
学个词 – 3275. enshrine
今天我们要学的词是 enshrine. 如果你知道 shrine 指的是神庙，Enshrine 作为动词就很容易理解，意思是供奉。Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system while instituting modest economic and social changes. 古巴人以压倒性多数批准了一部新宪法，该宪法奉行一党制社会主义制度，同时推动适度的经济和社会变革。 Enshrine 也有牢记、铭刻的意思。Newspaper reporters are…
学个词 – 3274. entrant
今天我们要学的词是 entrant. Entrant 的意思是参加者、参赛者，尤其指新加入的。Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded Democratic presidential field for 2020. 参选2020年总统大选的民主党阵营人数越来越多，佛蒙特州参议员伯尼-桑德斯是最新的一位。 Over the past two years, President Trump and his…
学个词 – 3273. detente
今天我们要学的词是 détente. Détente 源自法语，意思是紧张或敌对关系的缓和。Residents in a major Chinese city bordering North Korea have seen the local real estate prices going up in anticipation of a détente on the Korean Peninsula.…
学个词 – 3272. irrevocable
今天我们要学的词是 irrevocable. Irrevocable 的意思是不可逆转、不可取消的。Although North Korea has halted missile tests and shut down its nuclear testing site, many experts say those are neither irrevocable nor serious steps to show the…
学个词 – 3271. vital
今天我们要学的词是 vital. vital 的意思是至关重要的。U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes America must be fully equipped to defend its vital interests as he signed a directive to create a new US…
学个词 – 3270. track record
今天我们要学的词是 track record. Track is spelled t-r-a-c-k, track, and record, r-e-c-o-r-d, record, track record. Track record意思是过去的记录。 Huawei’s top executive defended the company’s track record against accusations that it could serve…
学个词 – 3269. defect
今天我们要学的词是 defect. Defect is spelled d-e-f-e-c-t, defect. Defect，动词，有背叛，倒戈的意思。 A senior White House official told Reuters that the Trump administration expects more members of the Venezuelan military to defect from Maduro’s…
学个词 – 3268. aviation
今天我们要学的词是 aviation. Aviation is spelled a-v-i-a-t-i-o-n, aviation. Aviation 航空。U.S. lawmakers are pushing for stronger aviation security with a bipartisan bill that would require airlines to install secondary security doors between…