Category: 学个词 (Learn a Word)

今天我们要学的词是 caseload. Caseload is spelled C-A-S-E-L-O-A-D, caseload. Caseload 的意思是案件，案例。Despite a growing coronavirus caseload, Indonesia has avoided locking down population centers in favor of softer control measures to sustain an economy…

今天我们要学的词是 hackathon. Hackathon is spelled H-A-C-K-A-T-H-O-N, hackathon. Hackathon 指的是一种短期的、夜以继日的程式设计竞赛，通常围绕一定的主题。Tech entrepreneurs in Estonia hosted a global hackathon last week in a movement that has attracted more than 100,000 developers from 40…

今天我们要学的词是 adhere. Adhere is spelled A-D-H-E-R-E, adhere. Adhere 的原意是附着，adhere to somthing是指坚持，忠实于某件事。As Americans celebrate Passover and Easter while the nation deals with COVID-19, the White House Coronavirus Task Force urged religious…

今天我们要学的词是 ameliorate. Ameliorate is spelled A-M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-E, ameliorate. Ameliorate 的意思是改良，改善。The State Department issued a statement to welcome the formation of a new Iraqi Government that is capable of confronting the COVID-19…

今天我们要学的词是 mantra. Mantra is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A, mantra. Mantra 的意思是口号，口头禅。With “Social Distancing” now the mantra to keep the coronavirus from spreading further, more American consumers are turning to online delivery apps…

今天我们要学的词是 pathogen. Pathogen is spelled P-A-T-H-O-G-E-N, pathogen. Pathogen 的意思是病原体，病因。With new studies indicating that the world population can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humanity each year, there is…

今天我们要学的词是 proliferate. Proliferate is spelled P-R-O-L-I-F-E-R-A-T-E, proliferate. Proliferate 的意思是激增，迅速扩散。Chinese factories with production lines making face masks are demanding full payment before shipping them. With scams proliferating, those are often unacceptable…

今天我们要学的词是 deprive. Deprive is spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-E, deprive. Deprive 的意思是夺去，剥夺。Millions of children in Pakistan are deprived of an education due to family financial reasons. Some are even forced into child labor…

今天我们要学的词是 quell. Quell is spelled Q-U-E-L-L, quell. Quell 的意思是压制，消除。In an effort to quell the spread of the coronavirus, most American universities and colleges have shifted to online learning.为了遏制冠状病毒的传播，大多数美国大学已转为网上授课。 The Kennedy…

今天我们要学的词是 alleviate. Alleviate is spelled A-L-L-E-V-I-A-T-E, alleviate. Alleviate 的意思是减轻，缓解。The medications being tested for coronavirus treatments are focused on neutralizing the virus itself, alleviating its life-threatening symptoms, and boosting a patient’s…

今天我们要学的词是 reconciliation. Reconciliation is spelled R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N, reconciliation. Reconciliation 的意思是和解。 After years of civil war, Sudan’s new transitional unity government is urging citizens to work towards reconciliation and forgiving perpetrators of…

今天我们要学的词是 guardian. Guardian is spelled G-U-A-R-D-I-A-N, guardian. Guardian 的意思是守护者，监护人。 Museums across the U.S. have closed to the public due to Coronavirus concerns, but it hasn’t stopped the guardians of some…

今天我们要学的词是 en route. En is spelled E-N, en, and route, R-O-U-T-E, route, en route. En route 的意思是在途中。The US Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departed from Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday en route…

今天我们要学的词是 scourge. Scourge is spelled S-C-O-U-R-G-E, scourge. Scourge 的意思是祸害、灾害。While the flu typically gets considerable attention in the U.S. during flu season, it is nothing close to the astounding coverage level…

今天我们要学的词是 paramount. Paramount is spelled P-A-R-A-M-O-U-N-T, paramount. Paramount 的意思是首要的，至高无上的。It was the hope that 2020 Olympics could still be held as a distraction from the COVID-19 outbreak around the world. However,…