学个词 – 3518. exasperation
今天我们要学的词是 exasperation. exasperation 的意思是恼怒，气恼。 The royal couple Harry and Meghan’s decision to “step back” as senior royals comes after months of exasperation with media coverage that mocked them over issues…
学个词 – 3517. debacle
今天我们要学的词是 debacle. debacle 的意思是崩溃，一败涂地。 The Iowa caucuses, the first test of Democratic Party presidential candidates, had an embarrassing debacle as officials blamed state party and technological problems for not being…
学个词 – 3516. apprise
今天我们要学的词是 apprise. apprise 的意思是通知，告知。The White House has announced the formation of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force to lead the U.S. Government response to the novel coronavirus and to keep President…
学个词 – 3515. prank
今天我们要学的词是 prank. prank 的意思是恶作剧。 Iranian state TV has aired what appears to be a prank call to a U.S. TV network from someone pretended to be a parent of a…
学个词 – 3514. coronavirus
今天我们要学的词是 coronavirus. coronavirus 就是指冠状病毒。 It is far too early to tell what effect the coronavirus may have on the global economy, but markets are increasingly assuming the economic effects of…
学个词 – 3513. tribute
今天我们要学的词是 tribute. tribute 的意思是供奉，致敬。 As the world remembers basketball star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, fans in Los Angeles paid tribute to the sports…
学个词 – 3512. attainment
今天我们要学的词是 attainment. attainment 的意思是取得，达到。 South Africa has been experiencing a rise in the marriage age for women, catching up on a global trend in developed nations, where women’s educational attainment…
学个词 – 3511. excoriate
今天我们要学的词是 excoriate. excoriate 的意思是苛责，责难。 Comments on Chinese social media and by health experts have excoriated local officials in Wuhan for not being more forthcoming about the threat posed by the…
学个词 – 3510. perversion
今天我们要学的词是 perversion. perversion 的意思是变态、歪曲。 President Donald Trump’s legal team asserted that the House Democrats’ impeachment case against the president is a “dangerous perversion of the Constitution,” while again saying Trump…
学个词 – 3509. malfunction
今天我们要学的词是 malfunction. malfunction 的意思是发生故障，失灵。 Manhattan’s Metro Transportation Authority has announced that more than 300 subway cars were being pulled from service due to malfunctions, which raised questions about how the…
学个词 – 3508. tout
今天我们要学的词是 tout. tout 的意思是吹捧、大加赞扬。 President Trump touted his economic record in front of world leaders at the 50th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying his administration had created…
学个词 – 3507. harbinger
今天我们要学的词是 harbinger. harbinger 的意思是预兆、先驱。 If the Producers Guild Award is a true harbinger of the Oscars’ best film category, then the World War I film “1917” is poised to come…
学个词 – 3506. trough
今天我们要学的词是 trough. trough 的意思是槽，低谷。As global manufacturing slowed down due to geopolitical changes, major central banks across the world are easing their monetary policy in hopes of generating a mini-cycle trough…
学个词 – 3505. salvage
今天我们要学的词是 salvage. salvage的意思是拯救、营救。 Iran’s admission that its armed forces shot down a Ukrainian passenger airliner appeared to be intended to salvage its credibility at a time of heightened international tension…
学个词 – 3503. afield
今天我们要学的词是 afield. afield 是远离（家园、话题）的意思。 A Nasa satellite tracking the Australian bush fires has shown that the smoke shrouding many of the country’s major cities has moved as far afield as…