学个词 – 2799. uptick
今天我们要学的词是 uptick. Uptick 作为名词，是增长，上扬的意思。U.S. officials suggested that drought and famine could be the cause of the uptick in piracy off…
学个词 – 2798. in defiance of
今天我们要学的词是 in defiance of. In defiance of 有无视警告的意思。North Korea is expected to press ahead with more missile tests in defiance…
学个词 – 2797. holocaust
今天我们要学的词是 Holocaust. Holocaust 名词，犹太人大屠杀。Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad…
学个词 – 2796. runoff
今天我们要学的词是 runoff. Runoff 作为名词，有决选的意思。French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen are heading into a runoff in…
学个词 – 2795. yo yo dieting
今天我们要学的词是 yo-yo dieting. Yo-yo dieting 溜溜球节食法。Yo-yo dieting refers to the repeated loss and regain of body weight as a result…
学个词 – 2794. genetic
今天我们要学的词是 genetic. Genetic 形容词，遗传的，基因的。For the first time, the FDA will allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risks…
学个词 – 2793. encrypted
今天我们要学的词是 encrypted. Encrypted 形容词，加密的。A recent survey revealed that nearly a quarter of information security professionals are blind to encrypted threats.…
学个词 – 2792. inadvertently
今天我们要学的词是 inadvertently. Inadvertently 无意的。A chain of Dutch stores has apologized for inadvertently selling children’s coloring books featuring an image of…
学个词 – 2791. anti dumping
今天我们要学的词是 anti-dumping. Anti-dumping 反倾销的。The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel products from China. 欧洲委员会对中国的钢铁产品实施了反倾销关税。The United States has launched…
学个词 – 2790. autopsy
今天我们要学的词是 autopsy. Autopsy 尸检，尸体解剖。Autopsy results showed that chemical weapons were used in a recent attack in Syria’s Idlib province. 尸检结果显示，最近叙利亚伊德利卜省发生的袭击中使用了化学武器。According…
学个词 – 2789. armed conflict
今天我们要学的词是 armed conflict. Armed conflict 武装冲突。The Red Cross said the situation in Syria amounts to an international armed conflict following…
学个词 – 2788. pretext
今天我们要学的词是 pretext. Pretext 名词，借口。Russia called the U.S. missile attack on Syria “an act of aggression against a sovereign state delivered…
学个词 – 2787. credit rating
今天我们要学的词是 credit rating. Credit rating 信用评级。The Fitch agency has downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to junk status. 国际评级机构惠誉将南非的信用评级降至垃圾地位。Standard and Poor’s…
学个词 – 2786. chemical attack
今天我们要学的词是 chemical attack. Chemical attack 化学武器袭击。The United States launched a missile attack on Syria for its alleged chemical attack on…
学个词 – 2785. never before seen
今天我们要学的词是 never-before-seen. Never-before-seen 从未见过的。The FBI released never-before-seen photos of the 911 attack on the Pentagon. 美国联邦调查局公布了五角大楼受到911恐怖袭击的新照片。NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured never-before-seen…