学个词 – 2454. proceedings
今天我们要学的词是 proceedings. Proceedings 名词，有法律程序，诉讼程序的意思。Authorities in Costa Rica have begun deportation proceedings for 56 Cuban migrants who entered the country after…
学个词 – 2453. unruly
今天我们要学的词是 unruly. Unruly 形容词，意思是难以控制的，无法无天的。A suburban shopping mall in Kentucky was forced to close early when more than 1,000 unruly teens…
学个词 – 2452. friction
今天我们要学的词是 friction. Friction 摩擦。韩国和日本就二战期间被迫充当日军性奴的韩国慰安妇问题达成一项历史性协议。The issue of “comfort women” has always been the biggest source of friction between Japan and South…
学个词 – 2451. decorated
今天我们要学的词是 decorated. Decorated 作为形容词，有获得过奖牌，荣誉的意思。Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, is considering coaching at Arizona State University after the…
学个词 – 2450. worldwide
今天我们要学的词是 worldwide. Worldwide 全世界的。The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalist identified 199 reporters behind bars for their work worldwide in…
学个词 – 2449. accommodate
今天我们要学的词是 accommodate. To accommodate 有满足需要的意思。The Obama administration extended the deadline for buying health insurance under Obamacare to accommodate last minute…
学个词 – 2448. death penalty
今天我们要学的词是 death penalty. Death penalty 死刑。一项最新研究发现，There were 49 new death penalty sentences this year in the United States, marking a…
学个词 – 2447. public school
今天我们要学的词是public school. Public school 公立学校。Los Angeles public schools reopened after an email threat which turned out to be a hoax.…
学个词 – 2446. interest rate
今天我们要学的词是interest rate, Interest rate 利率。The Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate increase since 2008. 美联储宣布加息，这是2008年以来美联储的首次加息行动。The Federal Reserve also indicated…
学个词 – 2445. settle
今天我们要学的词是settle, settle is spelled s-e-t-t-l-e, settle. Settle 做为动词，有庭外和解的意思。A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in…
学个词 – 2444. testify
今天我们要学的词是 testify, testify is spelled t-e-s-t-i-f-y, testify. Testify 动词，提供证词。Ex-New York Senate majority leader Dean Skelos won’t testify in his and…
学个词 – 2443. application
今天我们要学的词是 application, application is spelled a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n, application. Application 名词，申请。For the first time in four years, NASA is accepting applications for…
学个词 – 2442. quell
今天我们要学的词是 quell, quell is spelled q-u-e-l-l, quell. Quell 动词，有缓和，平息的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to reduce the number of refugees…
学个词 – 2441. investigator
今天我们要学的词是 investigator, investigator is spelled i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-o-r, investigator. Investigator 调查人员。Egypt said that investigators found no “illegal or terrorist act” in the…
学个词 – 2440. first ever
今天我们要学的词是 first-ever, first-ever is spelled f-i-r-s-t dash e-v-e-r, first-ever. First-ever 意思是第一次的。 Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog, urging…