今天我们要学的词是 hamstring. hamstring 作为动词时常用于被动语态，意思是受阻、受限，不起作用。 Former California prosecutor Kamala Harris' presidential bid was hamstrung by her failure to counter attacks regarding…
今天我们要学的词是 foment. foment 的意思是助长，煽动。 In Lebanon, some politicians and the press foment anger against Syrian refugees, blaming them for widespread…
今天我们要学的词是 perish. perish 的意思是毁灭，消亡，尤其是意外、突然的死亡。 More than 200 people have perished in east African floods and mudslides since the beginning of…
今天我们要学的词是 staggering. staggering 的意思是惊人的。 Australia's second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism…
今天我们要学的词是 obsession. obsession 的意思是痴迷，固执。 South Korean startups are banking on cultural similarities with Vietnam, such as the popular obsession with…
今天我们要学的词是 lucrative. lucrative 的意思是有利可图的。 An emerging and lucrative business has U.S. farmers buzzing to cash-in on the newly legalized cash…
今天我们要学的词是 censure. censure 的意思是谴责，用于正式和公开的场合。 House Democrats voted last month to set aside a Republican motion to censure House Intelligence Committee…
今天我们要学的词是 fabricate。 fabricate 的意思是编造、捏造。U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has formally requested updates from the Department of Justice on four criminal referrals…
今天我们要学的词是 sporadic. sporadic 的意思是零星的，偶尔发生的。Libya descended into chaos after the overthrow of leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Since then, thousands of…
今天我们要学的词是 barricade. barricade 的意思是阻塞，路障。 Hundreds of students from a university in New Delhi who were protesting an increase in student…