今天我们要学的词是 scramble. scramble 的意思是匆忙行动、争夺。 As migrants and asylum-seekers have crossed America's southern border in record numbers this year, the U.S.…
今天我们要学的词是 batter. batter 作为动词的意思是连续抽打、袭击。 Hurricane Dorian entered the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday after battering the Canadian Nova Scotia…
今天我们要学的词是 allay. allay 的意思是缓解、平息。 The British government is planning to announce liberalization of residency rules for European nationals in Britain…
今天我们要学的词是 Wayward. wayward 是任性、固执的意思,也可以指反复无常、意想不到的。 Train service through San Francisco's Sunset Tunnel was interrupted for about an hour when a wayward…
今天我们要学的词是 binge. binge 的意思是狂欢,暴饮暴食。 Fifty-seven percent of full-time American college students had a drink in the last month, and about…
今天我们要学的词是 resonate. resonate 的意思是共鸣。 President Trump's message resonated with rural America when he campaigned in areas often regarded as forgotten,…
今天我们要学的词是 peculiar. peculiar 的意思是独特的、奇特的。 A peculiar form of body art is gaining popularity in New York City – it's protest…
今天我们要学的词是 hefty。 hefty 的意思是巨额的、沉重的。Italy has passed a law imposing a hefty fine on rescue ships that come to its ports…
今天我们要学的词是 douse. Douse 的意思是扑灭(大火)、用水浇灭。Under pressure from the international community to protect the environment, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dispatched two C-130…
今天我们要学的词是 flout. flout 的意思是蔑视、藐视。 Almost two dozen former Polish ambassadors are telling U.S. President Donald Trump that Poland's democracy is…