学个词 – 3599. crosshair
今天我们要学的词是 crosshair. Crosshair is spelled C-R-O-S-S-H-A-I-R, crosshair. crosshair 直译过来就是十字准线，引申的意思是准星、靶向。 The nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, was the epicenter of the…
学个词 – 3598. assuage
今天我们要学的词是 assuage. Assuage is spelled A-S-S-U-A-G-E, assuage. assuage 的意思是缓和，安抚。 Changes to the rules about outdoor gatherings to allow bigger groups…
学个词 – 3597. rendezvous
今天我们要学的词是 rendezvous. Rendezvous is spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z-V-O-U-S, rendezvous. rendezvous 的意思是会合，对接。 Iran and Venezuela hailed victorious ‘defiance’ over the US as Venezuela’s…
学个词 – 3596. propel
今天我们要学的词是 propel. Propel is spelled P-R-O-P-E-L, propel. propel 的意思是推进，推动。 With the launch of two NASA astronauts into orbit, SpaceX aims…
学个词 – 3595. bumpercrop
今天我们要学的词是 Bumper crop. Bumper crop is spelled B-U-M-P-E-R, bumper, and C-R-O-P, crop, Bumper crop. Bumper crop 的意思是大丰收。 Summer fruits and…
学个词 – 3594. wrought
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…
学个词 – 3593. meddle
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,…
学个词 – 3592. draconian
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…
学个词 – 3591. gaslight
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…
学个词 – 3590. forbid
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…
学个词 – 3589. defiance
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…
学个词 – 3588. hierarchy
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…
学个词 – 3587. congregation
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,…
学个词 – 3586. incendiary
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…
学个词 – 3585. commencement
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…