学个词 – 3300. stride
今天我们要学的词是 stride. Stride 作为动词是迈步的意思，但常常用作名词，意思是进步。The U.S. has made impressive strides in the 5G global race thanks to the commitment of the…
学个词 – 3299. presage
今天我们要学的词是 presage. Presage 的意思是预示、预兆，特别是不祥之兆。 The result of NATO’s assessment of China’s military capability could presage a new eastern focus for…
学个词 – 3298. coffers
今天我们要学的词是 coffers. coffer 是指贵重物品保险箱，coffers则特指一个组织、政党、政府的金库。 Algeria’s political unrest threatens the Cuban government’s coffers as its health-services-for-oil agreement with the North African…
学个词 – 3297. buttress
今天我们要学的词是 buttress. Buttress 的意思是支持。 Russia has launched a social media-based information campaign to buttress it claims of innocence as well…
学个词 – 3296. protégé
今天我们要学的词是 protégé. protégé 来自法语，意思是门徒、门生。 A regional bloc of Latin American countries once called on Maduro, a protégé of the late…
学个词 – 3295. impetus
今天我们要学的词是 impetus. Impetus 的意思是原动力。 Turkey’s EU membership bid was initially the impetus for Ankara improving relations with EU member Greece.…
学个词 – 3294. liaison
今天我们要学的词是 liaison. Liaison 指的是联络人，联络处。 North and South Korean officials have set up a joint liaison office near the demilitarized zone…
学个词 – 3293. adulterate
今天我们要学的词是 adulterate. adulterate 的意思是掺杂，掺假。 Many drug dealers in the U.S. have started to adulterate heroin with fentanyl, not recognizing that…
学个词 – 3292. skeptical
今天我们要学的词是 skeptical. Skeptical 的意思是怀疑的、存有疑问的。 While Democrats are skeptical about the new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, President Donald Trump…
学个词 – 3291. exonerate
今天我们要学的词是 exonerate. Exonerate 是开脱、平反的意思。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report did not conclude that President Trump committed a crime on the…
学个词 – 3290. clarion
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…
学个词 – 3289. creeping
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…
学个词 – 3288. xenophobia
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…
学个词 – 3287. premature
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…
学个词 – 3286. exasperate
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…