Month: April 2022

今天我们要学的词是 afloat. Afloat is spelled A-F-L-O-A-T, afloat. afloat 的原意是浮在水面，漂浮，引申出来是指经济上能够周转，维持经营。 California’s economy has largely been kept afloat by Silicon Valley and industries built around it. Outside of these bubbles, the state…

今天我们要学的词是 cast out. Cast out is spelled c-a-s-t cast and out o-u-t out, cast out. cast out 的意思是赶走，赶出。 A Detroit Democratic lawmaker was cast out by her party colleagues after…

今天我们要学的词是 grapple. Grapple is spelled G-R-A-P-P-L-E, grapple. grapple 作为动词，意思是扭打、奋战。 Communities in the United States and around the world are talking about when and how to ease lockdown measures as they…

今天我们要学的词是 methodical. Methodical is spelled M-E-T-H-O-D-I-C-A-L, methodical. methodical 的意思是有条理的，系统性的。 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not make his regular appearance in state media coverage of the country’s most important…

今天我们要学的词是 presumptive. Presumptive is spelled P-R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-V-E, presumptive. presumptive 的意思是假定的、推定的。 For Joe Biden, the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, selecting a running mate during the coronavirus pandemic has taken…

今天我们要学的词是 eviction. Eviction is spelled E-V-I-C-T-I-O-N, eviction. eviction 的意思是驱逐。 Evictions are officially on hold in Massachusetts after Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill blocking all evictions and foreclosure proceedings in…

今天我们要学的词是 spectator. Spectator is spelled S-P-E-C-T-A-T-O-R, spectator. spectator 的意思是旁观者，观众。 Several California colleges are moving ahead with e-game competitions, normally held as spectator events, with players facing off remotely from their…

今天我们要学的词是 pitch in. Pitch in is spelled P-I-T-C-H, pitch, and in, I-N, pitch in. pitch in 的意思是努力投入、参与。 As parents feel the stress of juggling working from home and home schooling…

今天我们要学的词是 surrogate. Surrogate is spelled S-U-R-R-O-G-A-T-E, surrogate. Surrogate 的意思是替代。Former US President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for president, giving the former vice president a powerful surrogate and fundraiser as he…

今天我们要学的词是 caseload. Caseload is spelled C-A-S-E-L-O-A-D, caseload. Caseload 的意思是案件，案例。Despite a growing coronavirus caseload, Indonesia has avoided locking down population centers in favor of softer control measures to sustain an economy…

今天我们要学的词是 hackathon. Hackathon is spelled H-A-C-K-A-T-H-O-N, hackathon. Hackathon 指的是一种短期的、夜以继日的程式设计竞赛，通常围绕一定的主题。Tech entrepreneurs in Estonia hosted a global hackathon last week in a movement that has attracted more than 100,000 developers from 40…

今天我们要学的词是 adhere. Adhere is spelled A-D-H-E-R-E, adhere. Adhere 的原意是附着，adhere to somthing是指坚持，忠实于某件事。As Americans celebrate Passover and Easter while the nation deals with COVID-19, the White House Coronavirus Task Force urged religious…

今天我们要学的词是 ameliorate. Ameliorate is spelled A-M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-E, ameliorate. Ameliorate 的意思是改良，改善。The State Department issued a statement to welcome the formation of a new Iraqi Government that is capable of confronting the COVID-19…

今天我们要学的词是 mantra. Mantra is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A, mantra. Mantra 的意思是口号，口头禅。With “Social Distancing” now the mantra to keep the coronavirus from spreading further, more American consumers are turning to online delivery apps…

今天我们要学的词是 pathogen. Pathogen is spelled P-A-T-H-O-G-E-N, pathogen. Pathogen 的意思是病原体，病因。With new studies indicating that the world population can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humanity each year, there is…