今天我们要学的词是 expel. expel 的意思是开除、驱逐。 During the G-7 summit, U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for readmission of Russia into the group…
今天我们要学的词是 immersive. immersive 的意思是沉浸其中,身临其境的。 A team of researchers came up with new immersive technologies that allow people from all over…
今天我们要学的词是 face off. face off 的意思是对峙、对决,最后摊牌。 Former US Vice President Joe Biden is in a crowded field of two dozen…
今天我们要学的词是 preempt. preempt 的意思是抢先,先发制人。 Violence was largely averted in Portland, Oregon, where police established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges…
今天我们要学的词是 chasm. chasm 的意思是裂痕、鸿沟。 The chasm between those demanding the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his own unyielding position…
今天我们要学的词是 skirmish. skirmish 是指小冲突,摩擦。 Recent cross-border skirmishes between Pakistan and India have killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds…
今天我们要学的词是 bespoke. bespoke 的意思是定制的、预先定好的。 Through Artificial Intelligence, machines are teaching themselves how to recognize faces, but the systems they have…
今天我们要学的词是 flashpoint. flashpoint 的意思是燃点、爆发点。 The Pakistani Prime Minister accused India of planning military action in the disputed Kashmir region that…
今天我们要学的词是 wield. Critics say the International Olympic Committee must continue to ‘wield a big stick' to clean up illicit doping…
今天我们要学的词是 contravene. contravene 的意思是违反、违背。 Canada's top ethics watchdog ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his officials had contravened conflict…