今天我们要学的词是 nuanced. nuance 是指声音、表情、外貌等的细微差别。它的形容词形式 nuanced就是细致入微的意思。Amid unpredictable actors, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell must project calm and stability as he weighs…
今天我们要学的词是 tout. tout 的原意是兜售，引申出来是指为了提高销售额、知名度等而大作广告、宣传。 U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are touting an accord to…
今天我们要学的词是 apolitical. apolitical 的意思是远离政治的，与政治无关的。 Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan told U.S. military personnel to remain apolitical at all times in…
今天我们要学的词是 divest. divest与invest，投资，相对应，意思是撤资。 Officials in Charlottesville, Virginia, have voted to divest the city's operating budget investments from any entity involved…
今天我们要学的词是 paradigm. paradigm 的意思是模式、范例。The legislative and administrative restrictions on transfer of technology set out a new paradigm for US-China relations…
今天我们要学的词是 hamper. hamper 的意思是阻碍，妨碍。 U.S. Attorney General William Barr took aim at the broad judicial power, arguing that federal judges…
今天我们要学的词是 bevy. bevy 是个量词，指一群，一堆，特别是相似的人或事。Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson pushed back against a bevy of criticism from Democratic…
今天我们要学的词是 reticence. reticence 的意思是沉默寡言，不愿流露的。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has expressed reticence to him testifying publicly in front of the…
今天我们要学的词是 plague. Plague原意是瘟疫。作为动词，则是指是不断困扰。 U.S consumer advocate groups have been urging tech giants such as Google and Facebook to address privacy…
今天我们要学的词是 arsenal. arsenal 的原意是军火库，多用来形容军事力量，军事装备。 The United States military is increasing its arsenal in the Middle East to counter Iranian threats…