Category: 学个词 (Learn a Word)

今天我们要学的词是 replica. Replica is spelled R-E-P-L-I-C-A, replica. replica 的意思是复制品，仿制品。 With considerable ceremony and fanfare, the Mayflower II, the replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth 400 years…

今天我们要学的词是 breadth. Breadth is spelled B-R-E-A-D-T-H, breadth. breadth 的意思是宽度，宽幅。 A recent video teleconference between high level officials from the U.S. and New Zealand provided an opportunity for the two long-time…

今天我们要学的词是 encompass. Encompass is spelled E-N-C-O-M-P-A-S-S, encompass. encompass 的意思是包涵，涵盖。 Scheduled to be launched on July 30, 2020 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA’s next mission to Mars was meticulously crafted over…

今天我们要学的词是 row. Row is spelled R-O-W, row. row，是争吵、吵闹的意思。 The closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston threatens to start a fresh diplomatic row between China and the US, which said…

今天我们要学的词是 stagnant. Stagnant is spelled S-T-A-G-N-A-N-T, stagnant. stagnant 的意思是停滞不前的。 Although federal research funding has been stagnant over the past decade, U.S. universities and colleges remain at the leading edge of…

今天我们要学的词是 entail. Entail is spelled E-N-T-A-I-L, entail. Entail 的意思是让人蒙受、承担。 The role of Canada’s Governor General is mainly ceremonial, including the swearing-in of the prime minister, chief justices and cabinet ministers…

今天我们要学的词是 elusive. Elusive is spelled E-L-U-S-I-V-E, elusive. elusive 的意思是难以捉摸，难以描述的。 The U.S. says it has upheld its part of an agreement with the Taliban, drawing down its forces in Afghanistan to…

今天我们要学的词是 robust. Robust is spelled R-O-B-U-S-T, robust. Robust 的意思是强大，茁壮的。 Republican lawmakers believe that strong, robust funding of the Department of Defense is required to bring stability to the globe and…

今天我们要学的词是 perceive. Perceive is spelled P-E-R-C-E-I-V-E, perceive. perceive 的意思是察觉，感受。 In the days following a constitutional referendum that gave Putin a new mandate to stay in power for 16 more years,…

今天我们要学的词是 barrage. Barrage is spelled B-A-R-R-A-G-E， barrage. barrage 的原意是掩护的炮火，火力网。常用于 a barrage of，形容连珠炮似的，接二连三的。A former college student in Cario was arrested after a barrage of social media posts accusing him of raping…

今天我们要学的词是 plagiarism. Plagiarism is spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-S-M, plagiarism. plagiarism 的意思是抄袭，剽窃。 Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s first presidential run in 1988 ended soon after incidents of plagiarism in campaign speeches and during…

今天我们要学的词是 bounty. Bounty is spelled B-O-U-N-T-Y, bounty. bounty 的意思是指悬赏的赏金。 Congressional Democrats continued to push for answers on media reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban fighters for killing U.S. troops…

今天我们要学的词是 divert. Divert is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T, divert. divert 的意思是转移、转向。 The death of George Floyd while in police custody earlier this year has led to widespread protests over racial justice and…

今天我们要学的词是 complicity. Complicity is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y, complicity. complicity 的意思是同谋、共谋。 A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been charged with complicity in the murder of several hundred people during the…

今天我们要学的词是 predicament. Predicament is spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-A-M-E-N-T, predicament. predicament 的意思是困境。 International companies doing business in the West Bank and East Jerusalem face a unique predicament amid Israel’s push to annex part…