今天我们要学的词是 afield. afield 是远离(家园、话题)的意思。 A Nasa satellite tracking the Australian bush fires has shown that the smoke shrouding many of…
今天我们要学的词是 proxy. proxy 的意思是代理,代理人。 The Iranian military commander who was killed recently in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad was instrumental…
今天我们要学的词是 ravage. ravage 的意思是破坏,摧残。 Australia's bushfires have ravaged more than 63-thousand square kilometers of land there, and current estimates put…
今天我们要学的词是 homogenize. homogenize 的意思是均质化,同质化。 Disagreement is a foundational point of our democracy. We should welcome opposing viewpoints, and we should…
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. clandestine 的意思是秘密的,尤其是指非法行动的保密。 The recent drone strike on Qassem Soleimani killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds…
今天我们要学的词是 entourage. entourage 的意思是随行人员。Meghan Markle was seen with entourage in London just hours before news that she and Prince Harry…
今天我们要学的词是 careen. careen 的意思是顺着某个方向倾斜,冲入。The standoff between Washington and Tehran has careened from one crisis to another since U.S. President Donald…
今天我们要学的词是upend. upend 的意思是上下颠倒,掀翻。Opposition politicians in Africa face tough challenges as they struggle to upend decades of rule by the parties…
今天我们要学的词是 connectivity. connectivity 是指设备、系统等的联通性。 Technology companies Apple, Google, Amazon and others are pushing for a new connectivity standard to make…
今天我们要学的词是 inroad. inroad 的意思是进军、进展,成功进入。 Researchers are beginning to make inroads in diagnosing pancreatic cancer - one of the deadliest kinds…