学个词 – 3502. proxy
今天我们要学的词是 proxy. proxy 的意思是代理，代理人。 The Iranian military commander who was killed recently in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad was instrumental in expanding Iran’s influence and reach beyond its borders through…
学个词 – 3501. ravage
今天我们要学的词是 ravage. ravage 的意思是破坏，摧残。 Australia’s bushfires have ravaged more than 63-thousand square kilometers of land there, and current estimates put the animal death toll at an astounding 1.25 billion and…
学个词 – 3500. homogenize
今天我们要学的词是 homogenize. homogenize 的意思是均质化，同质化。 Disagreement is a foundational point of our democracy. We should welcome opposing viewpoints, and we should not homogenize the thoughts of a nation whose beauty lies…
学个词 – 3499. clandestine
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. clandestine 的意思是秘密的，尤其是指非法行动的保密。 The recent drone strike on Qassem Soleimani killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force which is primarily responsible for military and clandestine operations…
学个词 – 3498. entourage
今天我们要学的词是 entourage. entourage 的意思是随行人员。Meghan Markle was seen with entourage in London just hours before news that she and Prince Harry are stepping back as senior members of the royal family.…
学个词 – 3497. careen
今天我们要学的词是 careen. careen 的意思是顺着某个方向倾斜，冲入。The standoff between Washington and Tehran has careened from one crisis to another since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling…
学个词 – 3496. upend
今天我们要学的词是upend. upend 的意思是上下颠倒，掀翻。Opposition politicians in Africa face tough challenges as they struggle to upend decades of rule by the parties that originally brought liberation from colonialism. 非洲的反对派政治人士面临着艰巨的挑战，他们在努力推倒最初将非洲从殖民统治中解放出来的政党数十年的统治。 The Trump administration…
学个词 – 3495. connectivity
今天我们要学的词是 connectivity. connectivity 是指设备、系统等的联通性。 Technology companies Apple, Google, Amazon and others are pushing for a new connectivity standard to make household devices like smart bulbs, thermostats and refrigerators work together…
学个词 – 3494. inroad
今天我们要学的词是 inroad. inroad 的意思是进军、进展，成功进入。 Researchers are beginning to make inroads in diagnosing pancreatic cancer – one of the deadliest kinds of cancer as its symptoms only show up when the…
学个词 – 3493. intractable
今天我们要学的词是 intractable. intractable 的意思是顽固的，棘手的。 Called to resolve the intractable problem of Brexit, the general election delivered the British Conservative Party its first commanding majority in over 40 years. 为了解决英国脱欧这一棘手问题而举行的大选让英国保守党赢得了绝对优势，这是40多年来的第一次。
学个词 – 3492. lag
今天我们要学的词是 lag. lag的意思是落后，滞后。 In conservative Pakistan, women’s sports still lag far behind those of their male counterparts, which prompts women who enjoy sports to push the boundaries and demand change.…
学个词 – 3491. misguided
今天我们要学的词是 misguided. misguided 的意思是误导的，误入歧途的。With North Korea’s end-of-year threats and its misguided belief that it can influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election, some fear the Korean Peninsula could soon return to…
学个词 – 3490. treason
今天我们要学的词是 treason. treason 的意思是叛国，叛国罪。 A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former president and military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of treason for undermining the constitution. 巴基斯坦的一个特别法庭以叛国罪判处前总统兼军事独裁者穆沙拉夫死刑，他被控破坏宪法。…
学个词 – 3489. perilous
今天我们要学的词是 perilous. perilous 的意思是危险的，险恶的。 Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous…
学个词 – 3488. ersatz
今天我们要学的词是 Ersatz. ersatz 的意思是代用的，特别是以假代真，以次代好。Since the World Trade Organization’s appeals panel is no longer operating, the European Union has been working to set up an ersatz Appellate Body within the WTO…