学个词 – 2124. raid
今天我们要学的词是 raid. Raid 名词，意思是突袭。At least 800 police officers carried out a series of anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Australia, which led…
学个词 – 2123. reiterate
今天我们要学的词是 reiterate. Reiterate 动词，意思是重申。President Obama reiterated that the United States will not send armed forces to fight a ground war…
学个词 – 2122. out-of-control
今天我们要学的词是 out-of-control. Out-of-control 三个单词之间用横杠连接，做形容词，意思是失控的。An out-of-control car crashed into a seven-eleven store but no one was injured. 一辆失控的汽车撞进一家7-11便利店，但是没有人受伤。A man has been…
学个词 – 2121. independence
今天我们要学的词是 independence. Independence 独立。In a historic referendum, voters in Scotland rejected independence, deciding to remain a part of the United…
学个词 – 2120. negligent
今天我们要学的词是 negligent. Negligent 形容词，意思是疏忽的，过失的。A federal judge ruled that BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. 一位联邦法官裁决，英国石油公司在2010年深水地平线钻井平台灾难性事故中有严重过失。South African…
学个词 – 2119. terminate
今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，意思是终止。The Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice’s contract after a video surfaced showing Rice punching his then-fiancee. 巴尔的摩乌鸦队球员Ray…
学个词 – 2118. override
今天我们要学的词是 override. Override 动词，有推翻的意思，过去时是 overrode。Missouri lawmakers overrode Governor Nixon’s veto to pass the law, requiring women to wait 72 hours…
学个词 – 2117. broaden
今天我们要学的词是 broaden. Broaden 动词，有扩大的意思。美国最新民调显示，A majority of Americans now support broadening U.S. military air strikes against ISIL, also known as ISIS.…
学个词 – 2116. heartbroken
今天我们要学的词是 heartbroken. Heartbroken 形容词，意思是伤心的，心碎的。苏格兰9月18号全民公决，决定是否从英国独立出去。British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be heartbroken if Scotland leaves the UK. 英国首相卡梅伦说，如果苏格兰脱离英国，他会心碎的。英国最近的一项研究发现，Being heartbroken…
学个词 – 2115. verify
今天我们要学的词是 verify. Verify 动词，意思是证实，查证。Home Depot said it was working around the clock to verify reports that it was the victim…
学个词 – 2114. livable
今天我们要学的词是 livable. Livable 是形容词，有适合居住的意思。一项最新调查结果显示，For the fourth year in a row, Melbourne, Australia was named the world’s most livable city. 在全球最适合居住的城市里，澳大利亚的墨尔本连续四年排名第一。Six…
学个词 – 2113. laid-off
今天我们要学的词是 laid-off. Laid-off 是形容词，意思是被解雇的，下岗的。美国大西洋赌城最近会有三家赌场先后关门，共造成约八千多人失业。The newly laid-off casino workers lined up last week to file for unemployment benefits. 新近失业的赌场员工上周开始排队申请失业补贴。Alabama won a…
学个词 – 2112. intimidate
今天我们要学的词是 intimidate. Intimidate 是威胁恐吓的意思。A Las Vegas grand jury indicted a man for intimidating police officers using Facebook. 美国拉斯维加斯一个大陪审团对一名男子提出起诉，罪名是在脸书上对警察进行威胁恐吓。美国第二名记者被砍头的视频曝光后，President Obama said…
学个词 – 2111. take on
今天我们要学的词是 take on. To take on 意思是对抗。President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are trying to build a broad…
学个词 – 2110. offline
今天我们要学的词是 offline. Offline 离线的，下线的。从表面看，社交媒体本应促进意见交流，然而，美国皮尤研究中心最近的一项研究发现，Social media may in fact discourage people from expressing their opinions on controversial issues, even when they…