Month: April 2022

今天我们要学的词是 convulse. convulse 的意思是震动，颤动。The spread of the coronavirus has caused stock markets to convulse with indexes experiencing sharp losses across the globe. 冠状病毒的传播日趋扩大，给股市带来震荡，全球各地股指均出现大幅下滑。 Egypt’s state TV reported the country’s former…

今天我们要学的词是 tenable. tenable 的意思是站得住脚的，说得过去的。 The Queen is believed to agree that it is no longer tenable for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to use the word “royal” in their “branding”…

今天我们要学的词是 disarray. disarray 的意思是混乱的，杂乱无章的。 Europe’s left-wing parties ended 2019 in disarray after battling a head wind of disapproval from their traditional supporters, and suffering a series of electoral setbacks in…

今天我们要学的词是 beefy. beef是牛肉，beefy可以理解为像牛一样强壮，结实。Americans want bigger, beefier vehicles if the Chicago Auto Show, billed as the nation’s largest and first-of-the-year showcase for the automotive industry, is any indication. 如果作为美国最大而且是年度首个汽车业展览的芝加哥车展是一个先兆，那么这显示出美国人想要的是更大、更坚固的汽车。 As the…

今天我们要学的词是 manifesto. manifesto的意思是宣言，尤其是政党的宣言。 House Democrats’ attempt to impeach President Donald Trump failed in the Senate, but it didn’t stop House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from criticizing Trump’s State of the Union…

今天我们要学的词是 rogue. rogue的意思是流氓、无赖，泛指劣等变异的物种。U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has put Russia as the top of the Pentagon’s potential adversaries, followed by what he called “rogue states” like North Korea and…

今天我们要学的词是 precautionary. precautionary 的意思是预防性的。 Countries around the world are introducing precautionary measures to prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus from infecting their citizens. 世界各国都在采取预防措施，以防止其公民感染 COVID-19 冠状病毒。 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said…

今天我们要学的词是 stifle. stifle的意思是压制，令人窒息。 Referring to the possibility that the European Union may hold internet companies responsible for hate speech published on their platforms, Facebook warned that such liability would stifle…

今天我们要学的词是 appalling. appalling 的意思是令人震惊的，骇人听闻的。 It was appalling that the viewership for Sunday night’s 2020 Oscar ceremony collapsed by 20% to hit an all-time low of 23.6 million. 观看星期天晚上播出的2020年奥斯卡颁奖典礼的人数暴跌两成，降至有史以来最低的2,360万，令人惊异。 Republican Senator…

今天我们要学的词是 furious. furious 的意思是狂怒的，激烈的。 Democratic presidential contenders made a furious last minute push for votes ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, where polls showed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders leading the…

今天我们要学的词是 enigma. enigma 的意思是令人费解的、迷一般的事。 As the reported number of novel coronavirus cases continuiously updates, the experts face an enigma that the outbreak seems to be stalled outside of China while…

今天我们要学的词是 prestigious. prestigious 的意思是受敬重的，享有盛誉的。 Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Hindu Nationalist party lost a prestigious election in Delhi, a setback for the party as it faces protests against a new citizenship…

今天我们要学的词是 extinguish. extinguish 的意思是扑灭（大火），消灭。 Torrential rain across Australia’s east could extinguish all remaining bushfires in the New South Wales by the end of the week, authorities said on Tuesday. 有关当局星期二表示，澳大利亚东部的强降雨在周末之前可能会扑灭新南威尔士州所有仍在燃烧的丛林大火。…

今天我们要学的词是 acquittal. acquittal 的意思是宣告无罪。 President Trump is poised to win his long-expected acquittal in the impeachment trial after the Senate voted down a motion by Democrats calling for new witnesses…

今天我们要学的词是 ensue. ensue 的意思是随后，随之而来。After Britain’s exit from the EU on Januray 31st, further divisions of the country may lie ahead as the battle for Scottish independence ensues, while Wales and…