今天我们要学的词是 wrought. Wrought is spelled W-R-O-U-G-H-T, wrought. wrought 作为形容词是指锻造成型的。作为动词的意思是造成，造就。U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin painted…
今天我们要学的词是 meddle. Meddle is spelled M-E-D-D-L-E, meddle. meddle 的意思是插手、干预。 In a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday, Prince Charles,…
今天我们要学的词是 draconian. Draconian is spelled D-R-A-C-O-N-I-A-N, draconian. draconian 的意思是严厉的、严苛的，尤其指法律规定。As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, governments have responded by imposing draconian restrictions, mandating…
今天我们要学的词是 gaslight. Gaslight is spelled G-A-S-L-I-G-H-T, gaslight. gaslight 是煤气灯。现在基本用来指以谎言进行心理操纵，出自美国1940年代一部同名电影。Since the new coronavirus took over our lives, mixed messages about the…
今天我们要学的词是 forbid. Forbid is spelled F-O-R-B-I-D, forbid. forbid 的意思是禁止，阻止。 Italy plans to reopen bars and restaurants as the country’s new…
今天我们要学的词是 defiance. Defiance is spelled D-E-F-I-A-N-C-E, defiance. defiance 的意思是违抗，蔑视。 Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Tom Wolf threatened to withhold federal stimulus money…
今天我们要学的词是 hierarchy. Hierarchy is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-Y, hierarchy. hierarchy 的意思是等级制，阶层。Millennials in Asia say they are benefitting from remote working by not…
今天我们要学的词是 congregation. Congregation is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N, congregation. congregation 是指教区里的信徒，会众。 As Kentucky prepares to lift shelter-in-place restrictions in the coming weeks,…
今天我们要学的词是 incendiary. Incendiary is spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-R-Y, incendiary. incendiary 的意思是纵火的、燃烧的。 According to conservative news outlets, Antifa protesters attacked the facility of a nonprofit…
今天我们要学的词是 commencement. Commencement is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-C-E-M-E-N-T, commencement commencement 的意思是开始，开端，不过常用的是指高中毕业和大学授予学位的仪式。 The class of 2020 will miss their commencement ceremonies due to many states’…