今天我们要学的词是 clamor. clamor 的意思是吵闹、叫嚷。 A large sale of U.S. Treasuries would drive down the price of U.S. government bonds and…
今天我们要学的词是 stoke. stoke 是指把火拨旺，添柴加火，引申出来有挑动、激励的意思。 Critics say Putin's government uses the celebrations of Annual Victory Day to stoke patriotism but pays…
今天我们要学的词是 decry. decry 的意思是谴责、抨击。 Seventy countries urged North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and related programs, decrying…
今天我们要学的词是 tug-of-war. tug-of-war 指的是拔河游戏，常用来指双方的争夺战。 The tug-of-war between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration for further information and material pertaining to…
今天我们要学的词是 poach. poach 的原意是偷猎。 South Africa, which has the largest population of rhinos in the world, has been the country…
今天我们要学的词是 austerity. austerity 在新闻用语中常指开支紧缩。 Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched at a May Day event to protest austerity measures and demand…
今天我们要学的词是 plight. plight 的意思是困境。 White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the White House's new immigration plan could touch on the…
今天我们要学的词是 contempt. contempt 的意思是藐视，不尊敬，常见用法是in contempt of。 House Democrats are threatening to hold key Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress…
今天我们要学的词是 sidestep. sidestep 的意思是偏离，回避。 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a program for federal-local collaboration that would sidestep sanctuary…
今天我们要学的词是 scathing. Scathing 用来形容言语尖刻、甚至带有伤害性。 U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch directed scathing criticism at the Ukrainian government, urging authorities to…