学个词 – 3548. normalcy
今天我们要学的词是 normalcy. Normalcy is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-C-Y, normalcy. Normalcy 的意思是常态。Once subject to strict Islamic State rules, Women in the group’s former self-proclaimed capital Raqqa are now trying to bring a sense…
学个词 – 3547. biblical
今天我们要学的词是 biblical. Biblical is spelled B-I-B-L-I-C-A-L, biblical. Biblical 来自bible，《圣经》，biblical就是堪比《圣经》里所说的。In East Africa, a massive locust infestation of biblical proportions threatens millions with starvation. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization calls it…
学个词 – 3546. hunker
今天我们要学的词是 hunker. Hunker is spelled H-U-N-K-E-R, hunker. Hunker 是蹲着、蹲坐的意思，常与 down 连用，hunker down的意思就是准备长期蹲守。Top U.S. experts on infectious diseases are calling on Americans to “hunker down” significantly more to slow the spread…
学个词 – 3545. disenfranchise
今天我们要学的词是 disenfranchise. Disenfranchise is spelled D-I-S-E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E, disenfranchise. Disenfranchise 的意思是剥夺（权利）、失去。The latest employment data from the Labor Department finds that businesses can still pull disenfranchised Americans back into work through higher wages,…
学个词 – 3544. vulnerable
今天我们要学的词是 vulnerable. Vulnerable is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E, vulnerable. Vulnerable 的意思是脆弱的，容易受害的。Coronavirus is most dangerous to the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, which prompted concerns among health experts, patients and their…
学个词 – 3543. expenditure
今天我们要学的词是 expenditure. Expenditure is spelled E-X-P-E-N-D-I-T-U-R-E, expenditure. Expenditure 的意思是开支，常用于指财政支出。Women make up about half of the world’s population, but studies show that less than one percent of global corporate expenditures go…
学个词 – 3542. traceability
今天我们要学的词是 traceability. Traceability is spelled T-R-A-C-E-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y, traceability. Traceability 的意思是可追溯的，可追踪的。As food makes its way from farm to table, some consumers are more concerned about genetic modification and environmental impact than taste,…
学个词 – 3541. drawdown
今天我们要学的词是 drawdown. Drawdown is spelled D-R-A-W-D-O-W-N, drawdown. Drawdown的意思是缩水，缩编。The United States has started a troop drawdown in Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban that aims to end the…
学个词 – 3540. marvel
今天我们要学的词是 marvel. marvel 是指奇妙的事，奇迹。 The Grand Canyon is one of the marvels of the natural world, there are more than 5 million visitors attracted to this National Park in Arizona…
学个词 – 3539. comprehensive
今天我们要学的词是 comprehensive. comprehensive 的意思是全面的，综合性的。 After the signing of a historic agreement with the U.S., the Taliban committed to beginning talks with Afghan national leaders on a “permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.”…
学个词 – 3538. fringe
今天我们要学的词是 fringe. fringe 的意思是边缘的，外围的。 Over the past two weeks, South Korea has found over 5,000 cases of coronavirus, of which more than half have been linked to a fringe religious…
学个词 – 3537. mobilize
今天我们要学的词是 mobilize. mobilize 的意思是动员。 The World Health Organization held its two-day global research and innovation forum, which aimed to mobilize international action for the Coronavirus emergency. 世界卫生组织召开了为期两天的全球研究与创新论坛，目的是动员国际社会为应对冠状病毒的紧急情况采取行动。 Democrats who say…
学个词 – 3536. botanic
今天我们要学的词是 botanic. botanic 是较为正式的植物统称。The U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington is marking its 200th anniversary this year. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1820, making it one of the…
学个词 – 3535. pluralistic
今天我们要学的词是 pluralistic. pluralistic 的意思是多元的。 U.S. President Trump praised India’s status as a pluralistic society saying, the nation was admired around the world as a place where millions of Hindus, Muslims,…
学个词 – 3534. assault
今天我们要学的词是 assault. assault 的意思是攻击，突击。 A jury in New York City found former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of sexual assault and rape but cleared the disgraced movie executive of…