Category: 学个词 (Learn a Word)

今天我们要学的词是 mortality. Mortality is spelled M-O-R-T-A-L-I-T-Y, mortality. Mortality 的意思是死亡率，死亡数字。A scientific adviser to Italy’s minister of health said on Saturday that the coronavirus mortality rate in Italy may be exaggerated due…

今天我们要学的词是 stimulus. Stimulus is spelled S-T-I-M-U-L-U-S, stimulus. Stimulus 的意思是刺激物、刺激计划。House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed “optimism” that Congress can reach a coronavirus stimulus deal after she was criticized that the Democrats had…

今天我们要学的词是 postponement. Postponement is spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-N-E-M-E-N-T, postponement. Postponement 的意思是延期。Athletes and sporting federations from around the world reacted with a mixture of sadness, relief and goodwill to the postponement of the…

今天我们要学的词是 invoke. Invoke is spelled I-N-V-O-K-E, invoke. Invoke 的意思是调用，实行。U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act, which would ensure that the private sector increases manufacturing and distribution of…

今天我们要学的词是 mitigate. Mitigate is spelled M-I-T-I-G-A-T-E, mitigate. Mitigate 的意思是减免，减轻。The trump administration set out to implement a sweeping economic stimulus package, including sending out checks to help Americans, to mitigate the…

今天我们要学的词是 monolithic. Monolithic is spelled M-O-N-O-L-I-T-H-I-C, monolithic. Monolithic 的意思是一整块的，整体的。In a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Nashville, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the mainstream press has…

今天我们要学的词是 normalcy. Normalcy is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-C-Y, normalcy. Normalcy 的意思是常态。Once subject to strict Islamic State rules, Women in the group’s former self-proclaimed capital Raqqa are now trying to bring a sense…

今天我们要学的词是 biblical. Biblical is spelled B-I-B-L-I-C-A-L, biblical. Biblical 来自bible，《圣经》，biblical就是堪比《圣经》里所说的。In East Africa, a massive locust infestation of biblical proportions threatens millions with starvation. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization calls it…

今天我们要学的词是 hunker. Hunker is spelled H-U-N-K-E-R, hunker. Hunker 是蹲着、蹲坐的意思，常与 down 连用，hunker down的意思就是准备长期蹲守。Top U.S. experts on infectious diseases are calling on Americans to “hunker down” significantly more to slow the spread…

今天我们要学的词是 disenfranchise. Disenfranchise is spelled D-I-S-E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E, disenfranchise. Disenfranchise 的意思是剥夺（权利）、失去。The latest employment data from the Labor Department finds that businesses can still pull disenfranchised Americans back into work through higher wages,…

今天我们要学的词是 vulnerable. Vulnerable is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E, vulnerable. Vulnerable 的意思是脆弱的，容易受害的。Coronavirus is most dangerous to the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, which prompted concerns among health experts, patients and their…

今天我们要学的词是 expenditure. Expenditure is spelled E-X-P-E-N-D-I-T-U-R-E, expenditure. Expenditure 的意思是开支，常用于指财政支出。Women make up about half of the world’s population, but studies show that less than one percent of global corporate expenditures go…

今天我们要学的词是 traceability. Traceability is spelled T-R-A-C-E-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y, traceability. Traceability 的意思是可追溯的，可追踪的。As food makes its way from farm to table, some consumers are more concerned about genetic modification and environmental impact than taste,…

今天我们要学的词是 drawdown. Drawdown is spelled D-R-A-W-D-O-W-N, drawdown. Drawdown的意思是缩水，缩编。The United States has started a troop drawdown in Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban that aims to end the…

今天我们要学的词是 marvel. marvel 是指奇妙的事，奇迹。 The Grand Canyon is one of the marvels of the natural world, there are more than 5 million visitors attracted to this National Park in Arizona…