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…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…