学个词 – 3457. distraught
今天我们要学的词是 Distraught. distraught 是形容烦恼不安，抓狂。The air pollution crisis in New Delhi has prompted officials to declare a public health emergency and people distraught over the pollution to consider leaving the city…
学个词 – 3456. bask
今天我们要学的词是 bask. Bask is spelled B-A-S-K, bask. bask 的原意是晒太阳。 While many Americans celebrated Veteran’s Day Monday watching parades and basking in the autumn sun, residents across the mid-west spent much…
学个词 – 3455. descend
今天我们要学的词是 descend. descend 作为动词，意思是下降、下落。 As Ukraine’s conflict with pro-Russian separatists drags on, the country has descended into the chaos of uncontrolled use of force by radical groups and transformed into…
学个词 – 3454. demise
今天我们要学的词是 demise. demise 的意思是消亡、终结。 November marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Wall’s demise brought an end to a divided Germany, and symbolized the eventual liberation…
学个词 – 3453. bleak
今天我们要学的词是 bleak. bleak 的意思是惨淡、严峻。 The democracy watchdog group, Freedom House, has released a report recently painting a bleak outlook for the way many governments are using social media. 民主监督组织“自由之家”在最近发布的一份报告中，描述出许多政府如何利用社交媒体的严峻形势。 More…
学个词 – 3452. caveat
今天我们要学的词是 caveat. caveat 的意思是提醒注意的忠告、警示。Congressional budget experts said that the caveat to a government-run health care system like “Medicare for All” could be increased wait times and reduced access to care.…
学个词 – 3451. spur
今天我们要学的词是 spur. spur 的意思是刺激、带动。 Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to tap Steve Biegun, the special representative for North Korea, as deputy secretary of state could spur Washington’s denuclearization…
学个词 – 3449. impediment
今天我们要学的词是impediment. impediment 的意思是障碍。 Justice Clarence Thomas said the “biggest impediment” in his life hadn’t been bigots or racists but the “modern-day liberal” in a new documentary set to release next…
学个词 – 3448. accustomed
今天我们要学的词是 accustomed. accustomed 的意思是习惯的，惯常的。 California Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters that he has grown accustomed to wildfires in his state saying that it is “rather normal,” but he added that…
学个词 – 3447. pinpoint
今天我们要学的词是 pinpoint. pinpoint 的意思是准确地查明、确定。 An Australian-led study has claimed to have pinpointed the birthplace of modern humans to a region south of the Zambesi River in southern Africa. 一项由澳大利亚主导的研究声称，已经确定现代人类的发源地在非洲南部赞比西河以南的地区。 Two…
学个词 – 3446. complicit
今天我们要学的词是 complicit. complicit 的意思是参与、同谋。 The illegal immigrants are not the only ones to blame for the broken U.S. immigration system and border security, employers who knowingly hire these workers are…
学个词 – 3445. pinch
今天我们要学的词是 pinch. pinch 作为动词的意思是捏，掐掉。作为名词是指受压，受困。India’s rural areas are feeling the pinch as the country’s once booming automobile sector struggles with its worst downturn in two decades as an estimated 350,000 workers…
学个词 – 3444. gripe
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. gripe 是抱怨的意思。 Officials of California’s biggest utility have faced gripes and second-guessing for shutting off electricity to millions of people to prevent its equipment from causing wildfires. 加州最大公用事业公司为了避免其设备引起山火而切断数百万人的电力供应，公司官员因此受到抱怨和质疑。
学个词 – 3443. leaps and bounds
今天我们要学的词是 leaps and bounds. leaps and bounds 的意思是大踏步的、跨越式的发展。 While clean energy from the sun and wind is growing by leaps and bounds, fossil fuels still provide the vast majority of…
学个词 – 3442. inure
今天我们要学的词是 inure. inure 的意思是让人被迫习惯。 Experts say Japan’s high technology level can instill a false sense of security in a country inured to danger by the constant threat of earthquakes, tsunami…