学个词 – 3148. midterm
今天我们要学的词是 midterm。Midterm 指的是在学期、任期到了中间的时候。He stayed up all night studying for midterm math exam，他熬了一个通宵复习数学期中考试。Midterm 在美国政治中即指midterm elections，中期选举，The president previously backed the prison reform…
学个词 – 3147. populist
今天我们要学的词是 populist。Populist 指的是“民粹主义者”，Italy’s new populist government has moved to scrap a new high-speed railway line between London and Milan, damning…
学个词 – 3146. alma mater
今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是“母校”的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at…
学个词 – 3145. reunion
今天我们要学的词是 reunion. Reunion 有团聚的意思。According to Seoul’s Unification Ministry, more than 500 separated South Koreans and their family members will cross…
学个词 – 3144. curtail
今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词，有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive speech.…
学个词 – 3143. editorial
今天我们要学的词是 editorial. Editorial 做为名词，是社论的意思。More than 300 news publications across the country published editorials in a coordinated effort to defend the…
学个词 – 3142. conservative
今天我们要学的词是 conservative. Conservative 做为形容词，是保守的意思。Twitter has been criticized by some conservative figures for censoring conservative voices. 推特受到一些保守派人物的批评，指责推特对保守派言论进行审查。Facebook has apologized for removing…
学个词 – 3140. accelerate
今天我们要学的词是 accelerate. Accelerate 做为动词，有加速，增加的意思。 China’s exports accelerated in July despite an escalation in the US-China trade war. 尽管美中两国贸易战不断升级，但是中国7月份的出口依旧持续增长。 A recent…
学个词 – 3139. relocation
今天我们要学的词是 relocation. Relocation 意思是迁移，重新安置。Tens of thousands of protesters in Okinawa vowed to stop the planned relocation of a U.S military…
学个词 – 3138. contingent upon
今天我们要学的词是 contingent upon. Contingent upon 意思是视某前提条件而定。South Korea plans to expand tourism ties with North Korea, contingent upon the lifting of…
学个词 – 3137. due process
今天我们要学的词是 due process. Due process 正当法律程序。The European Union has asked Saudi Arabia about the arrests of female human rights activists,…
学个词 – 3136. outnumber
今天我们要学的词是 outnumber. Outnumber 动词，意思是在数量上超过。Anti-racist protesters far outnumbered the white supremacists who rallied across from the White House last Sunday. 上星期天在白宫对面集会的反种族歧视抗议者的人数远远超过了白人至上主义者的人数。U.S.…
学个词 – 3135. heat wave
今天我们要学的词是 heat wave. Heat wave 热浪。A recent study warns that the number of people dying during heat waves is likely…
学个词 – 3134. outstanding
今天我们要学的词是 outstanding. Outstanding 作为形容词，有尚存的，剩余的意思。The Mexican Economy Minister said talks with the U.S. to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement…
学个词 – 3133. rigged
今天我们要学的词是 rigged. Rigged 形容词，意思是作弊的，暗中操纵的。Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claimed that the presidential election was rigged against him. 津巴布韦反对党领导人查米萨称，这次的总统大选有人舞弊，目的是为了让他落选。A week after…