学个词 – 2139. estimate
今天我们要学的词是 estimate. Estimate 动词，意思是估计。The World Bank estimated that the Ebola outbreak could cost the African economy $32 billion over the…
学个词 – 2138. rampant
今天我们要学的词是 rampant. Rampant 形容词，意思是蔓延的，猖獗的。一份最新调研报告显示，Sexual harassment is rampant in the U.S. restaurant industry. 性骚扰的情况在美国餐馆行业里十分常见。金正恩不久前连续一个多月没有公开露面。Kim Jong Un’s absence from the public eye…
学个词 – 2137. revoke
今天我们要学的词是 revoke. Revoke 做为动词，有吊销，撤销的意思。New Jersey’s Board of Medical Examiners revoked an abortion doctor’s license for violating state laws. 新泽西州医学监督委员会吊销了一个堕胎医生的行业执照，因为他违反了州里的相关立法。In the…
学个词 – 2136. monitor
今天我们要学的词是 monitor. Monitor 做为动词，意思是监控。美国首例埃博拉病毒感染者邓肯上周三去世。Officials are monitoring 10 people who are believed to have had direct contact with Duncan. 有关官员目前正在对十个据信跟邓肯有过直接接触的人进行监控。Five major…
学个词 – 2135. cancellation
今天我们要学的词是 cancellation. Cancellation 名词，意思是取消。Stormy weather and an earlier fire forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights at Chicago airports.…
学个词 – 2134. encourage
今天我们要学的词是 encourage. Encourage 动词，意思是鼓励。美国加州选民投票率今年出现历史新低。California Governor Jerry Brown signed eight bills on Sept. 26th to encourage voters to participate in the…
学个词 – 2133. breach
今天我们要学的词是 breach. Breach 做为名词，有破坏，攻破的意思。JPMorgan Chase revealed that 76 million households were affected during a data breach in August. 摩根大通银行宣布，他们八月份遭遇网络攻击，7600万户家庭的信息因此受到影响。U.S. Secret…
学个词 – 2132. underestimate
今天我们要学的词是 underestimate. Underestimate 动词，低估。President Obama admitted that the U.S. underestimated the rise of ISIL, also called ISIS. 美国总统奥巴马承认，美国低估了伊斯兰国势力的发展。哈佛大学最近一项研究显示，Americans grossly underestimate…
学个词 – 2131. contract
今天我们要学的词是 contract. Contract 做为动词，有感染的意思。A Ugandan doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone was flown to Germany for treatment.…
学个词 – 2130. flavor
今天我们要学的词是 flavor. Flavor 做为名词，意思是口味，风味。Ice Cream maker Ben & Jerry’s introduced a new flavor called Two Wild & Crazy Pies. 冰激凌品牌Ben&Jerry’s推出了一种新口味，叫两个疯狂派。有报道说，Starbucks…
学个词 – 2129. prerequisite
今天我们要学的词是 prerequisite. Prerequisite 做为名词，意思是先决条件。皮尤研究中心的最新调研结果显示，Young adults today see financial stability as a prerequisite for marriage. 今天的年轻人认为，经济稳定是结婚的先决条件。全球隐私执行网的一份最新研究发现，32% of the mobile apps they…
学个词 – 2128. pilot
今天我们要学的词是 pilot. Pilot 做为形容词，有试点的意思。As part of a pilot program, some of DC’s police officers have started to wear on-body cameras…
学个词 – 2127. settlement
今天我们要学的词是 settlement. Settlement 名词，有协议，和解的意思。The Obama administration will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million in the largest settlement with a single…
学个词 – 2126. shirk
今天我们要学的词是 shirk. Shirk 动词，有逃避，推卸的意思。英国人质被伊斯兰国激进份子斩首后，British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not make Britain shirk its responsibilities to join the…
学个词 – 2125. lockdown
今天我们要学的词是 lockdown. Lockdown 名词，有封锁，禁止出入的意思。Three school were placed on lockdown in response to a bomb threat that turned out to be…