Category: 学个词 (Learn a Word)

今天我们要学的词是 ricochet. Ricochet is spelled R-I-C-O-C-H-E-T, ricochet. ricochet 的意思是反弹，跳弹。The latest wave of coronavirus infections, mostly among migrant workers, highlights how Singapore ricocheted from a seeming success case to having the…

今天我们要学的词是 calamity. Calamity is spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-T-Y, calamity. calamity 的意思是灾难，危难。 Almost all American presidents have faced a crisis while in office, whether it’s a political scandal, natural disaster, economic calamity or…

今天我们要学的词是 hobble. Hobble is spelled H-O-B-B-L-E, hobble. hobble 的意思是步履蹒跚的、陷入困境的。 The COVID-19 pandemic has hobbled meat processing due to plant shutdowns, prompting President Donald Trump to order federal intervention in the…

今天我们要学的词是 makeshift. Makeshift is spelled M-A-K-E-S-H-I-F-T, makeshift. makeshift 的意思是临时的，代用的。 A world famous chef has turned giant stadiums into makeshift kitchens to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic by…

今天我们要学的词是 stigma. Stigma is spelled S-T-I-G-M-A, stigma. stigma 的意思是让人羞耻的事，坏名声。 WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus opposed President Trump’s late-January travel ban that reduced arrivals from China by over 90 percent, saying “such…

今天我们要学的词是 susceptible. Susceptible is spelled S-U-S-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E, susceptible. susceptible 的意思是容易受影响、受伤害的。 Elderly persons are especially susceptible to the coronavirus. As a result, many senior living facilities have not allowed visitors. 老年人尤其容易感染冠状病毒。因此，许多养老设施一直不允许访客进入。 The…

今天我们要学的词是 afloat. Afloat is spelled A-F-L-O-A-T, afloat. afloat 的原意是浮在水面，漂浮，引申出来是指经济上能够周转，维持经营。 California’s economy has largely been kept afloat by Silicon Valley and industries built around it. Outside of these bubbles, the state…

今天我们要学的词是 cast out. Cast out is spelled c-a-s-t cast and out o-u-t out, cast out. cast out 的意思是赶走，赶出。 A Detroit Democratic lawmaker was cast out by her party colleagues after…

今天我们要学的词是 grapple. Grapple is spelled G-R-A-P-P-L-E, grapple. grapple 作为动词，意思是扭打、奋战。 Communities in the United States and around the world are talking about when and how to ease lockdown measures as they…

今天我们要学的词是 methodical. Methodical is spelled M-E-T-H-O-D-I-C-A-L, methodical. methodical 的意思是有条理的，系统性的。 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not make his regular appearance in state media coverage of the country’s most important…

今天我们要学的词是 presumptive. Presumptive is spelled P-R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-V-E, presumptive. presumptive 的意思是假定的、推定的。 For Joe Biden, the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, selecting a running mate during the coronavirus pandemic has taken…

今天我们要学的词是 eviction. Eviction is spelled E-V-I-C-T-I-O-N, eviction. eviction 的意思是驱逐。 Evictions are officially on hold in Massachusetts after Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill blocking all evictions and foreclosure proceedings in…

今天我们要学的词是 spectator. Spectator is spelled S-P-E-C-T-A-T-O-R, spectator. spectator 的意思是旁观者，观众。 Several California colleges are moving ahead with e-game competitions, normally held as spectator events, with players facing off remotely from their…

今天我们要学的词是 pitch in. Pitch in is spelled P-I-T-C-H, pitch, and in, I-N, pitch in. pitch in 的意思是努力投入、参与。 As parents feel the stress of juggling working from home and home schooling…

今天我们要学的词是 surrogate. Surrogate is spelled S-U-R-R-O-G-A-T-E, surrogate. Surrogate 的意思是替代。Former US President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for president, giving the former vice president a powerful surrogate and fundraiser as he…