今天我们要学的词是 contender. contender 的意思是竞争者、争夺者。President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign reported raising more than $30 million in the first quarter of…
今天我们要学的词是 redact. Redact 是指在报告公开之前编篡、编辑，特指隐去某些不该公开的信息。The Justice Department said that it plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's…
今天我们要学的词是 billow. Billow作为动词的意思是波浪一般的涌动、翻腾。A major fire irrupted in the famed Medieval Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris, with smoke billowing over the…
今天我们要学的词是 implore. implore 的意思是恳求，呼吁。 Following the large fire that broke out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, President Trump implored…
今天我们要学的词是 impediment. impediment 的意思是障碍，阻碍。 The World Health Organization says insecurity and community mistrust in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-ridden…
今天我们要学的词是 stymie. stymie 是动词，意思是妨碍，阻碍。 The Maldives new president's agenda has been stymied because some of his party's allies in a…
今天我们要学的词是 potent. potent 的意思是强有力的、有效的。 The Cuban government says a newsprint shortage is forcing state-run newspapers to cut back on pages…
今天我们要学的词是 rebuke. rebuke 的意思是严厉批评，斥责。 As NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rebuke to Germany…
今天我们要学的词是 afoul. afoul 的意思是起冲突，起冲撞，常见的用法是run afoul of。 Brunei's government started implementing its revised penal code that international human rights observers say…
今天我们要学的词是 lay off. lay off 有停止骚扰的意思。 Lay off 最常见的意思是遣散员工。Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX laid off about 10 percent of the…