今天我们要学的词是 assault. assault 的意思是攻击,突击。 A jury in New York City found former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of sexual…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…