今天我们要学的词是 clarion. Clarion 是指中世纪时期的一种铜号，因在战场上使用而引申为号角的意思。 Clarion常与call连用，意思是号召： Nobel laureates and experts, in a clarion call on Sunday, urged governments to promote active…
今天我们要学的词是 creeping. Creeping 的动词形式creep，是爬行、蔓延的意思，creeping引申出来就是缓慢、悄然进行的。 Internet-connected "smart" devices are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else in…
今天我们要学的词是 xenophobia. Xenophobia 的意思是排外主义。 The deadly mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques has rekindled dialogue and reflection about confronting…
今天我们要学的词是 premature. Premature 的意思是尚未成熟、为时过早的。 South Korean officials think it is premature to tell whether the recent activity at some of…
今天我们要学的词是 exasperate. Exasperate 的意思是激怒，让人气恼。British lawmakers' rejection of a proposed deal on the terms of the U.K.'s exit from the European…
今天我们要学的词是 fissure. Fissure 的意思是狭长的裂缝、裂痕。 The recent Anti-Semitic tweets by a handful of House Democratic freshman highlight fissures in the Democratic…
今天我们要学的词是 indigenous. Indigenous 的意思是土著的，土生土长的。 The New Zealand government has set a goal of taking out all non-native predators by 2050…
今天我们要学的词是 encryption. Encryption 的意思是加密。 Amnesty International is calling on internet companies to develop and adopt technologies, such as encryption, to…
今天我们要学的词是 constraint. Constraint 的意思是限制、约束。U.S. State Department has pulled out personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the presence of the…
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. Clandestine 的意思是隐秘的、秘密的。 United Nations experts are investigating possible violations of UN sanctions against North Korea in about 20…