Month: April 2022

今天我们要学的词是 foment. foment 的意思是助长，煽动。 In Lebanon, some politicians and the press foment anger against Syrian refugees, blaming them for widespread unemployment and lack of resources. 在黎巴嫩，一些政客和新闻媒体煽动人们对叙利亚难民的愤怒情绪，指责难民造成大量失业和资源匮乏。 Writing in “Secret Empires”,…

今天我们要学的词是 perish. perish 的意思是毁灭，消亡，尤其是意外、突然的死亡。 More than 200 people have perished in east African floods and mudslides since the beginning of the rain season, which is far from over. 自非洲东部地区进入雨季以来，已有200多人在洪水和泥石流中丧生，而雨季还远未结束。

今天我们要学的词是 staggering. staggering 的意思是惊人的。 Australia’s second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, which in theory could result in a fine…

今天我们要学的词是 obsession. obsession 的意思是痴迷，固执。 South Korean startups are banking on cultural similarities with Vietnam, such as the popular obsession with education, to give them an advantage in expanding their business…

今天我们要学的词是 lucrative. lucrative 的意思是有利可图的。 An emerging and lucrative business has U.S. farmers buzzing to cash-in on the newly legalized cash crop, hemp, as experts say its global market may grow…

今天我们要学的词是 censure. censure 的意思是谴责，用于正式和公开的场合。 House Democrats voted last month to set aside a Republican motion to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff “for conduct that misleads the American people.”…

今天我们要学的词是 fabricate。 fabricate 的意思是编造、捏造。U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has formally requested updates from the Department of Justice on four criminal referrals submitted last year of individuals who fabricated allegations against then-Judge…

今天我们要学的词是 sporadic. sporadic 的意思是零星的，偶尔发生的。Libya descended into chaos after the overthrow of leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Since then, thousands of people have been killed in sporadic fighting between factions in…

今天我们要学的词是 barricade. barricade 的意思是阻塞，路障。 Hundreds of students from a university in New Delhi who were protesting an increase in student housing costs chanted slogans and tried to cross police barricades…

今天我们要学的词是 frantic. frantic 的意思是不顾一切的，疯狂的。 After the footage of an ABC TV anchor complaining about the network spiking a story on Jeffery Epstein leaked out, it appears the network went on…

今天我们要学的词是 implode. implode 的意思是内爆，由于内力而崩溃。Many expected that overnight millionaires from tech IPOs would lead the Bay Area housing market to get even hotter this year, but the narrative never gained traction…

今天我们要学的词是 embark. embark 的意思起航，出发，开始。 The Federal Reserve usually embarks on an interest rate cut cycle in preparation for macroeconomic headwinds developing in the economy. 美联储通常为了准备应付经济发展中遇到的宏观经济阻力而启动降息周期。 While the Chinese economy has…

今天我们要学的词是 tarnish. tarnish 的原意是发乌，失去光泽，引申出来是玷污、污蔑的意思。 Football in Ghana, as in most of Africa, is the most loved sport. But it has been tarnished by widespread corruption that led to league game…

今天我们要学的词是 facade. facade 的意思是外墙，表面。 For over two decades, the Trump International Hotel and Tower has been a recognizable NYC landmark with its golden façade and luxury interiors. 二十多年来，特朗普国际酒店和大厦以其金色的外墙和豪华的装修，一直是纽约市公认的地标。 Burundi’s leaders…

今天我们要学的词是 abruptly. abruptly 的意思是突然地，出乎意外地。 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales requested asylum in Mexico hours after he abruptly resigned from office in the wake of mass protests over last month’s disputed…