学个词 – 3402. expel
今天我们要学的词是 expel. expel 的意思是开除、驱逐。 During the G-7 summit, U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for readmission of Russia into the group…
学个词 – 3401. immersive
今天我们要学的词是 immersive. immersive 的意思是沉浸其中，身临其境的。 A team of researchers came up with new immersive technologies that allow people from all over…
学个词 – 3400. face off
今天我们要学的词是 face off. face off 的意思是对峙、对决，最后摊牌。 Former US Vice President Joe Biden is in a crowded field of two dozen…
学个词 – 3399. preempt
今天我们要学的词是 preempt. preempt 的意思是抢先，先发制人。 Violence was largely averted in Portland, Oregon, where police established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges…
学个词 – 3398. chasm
今天我们要学的词是 chasm. chasm 的意思是裂痕、鸿沟。 The chasm between those demanding the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his own unyielding…
学个词 – 3397. skirmish
今天我们要学的词是 skirmish. skirmish 是指小冲突，摩擦。 Recent cross-border skirmishes between Pakistan and India have killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds…
学个词 – 3396. bespoke
今天我们要学的词是 bespoke. bespoke 的意思是定制的、预先定好的。 Through Artificial Intelligence, machines are teaching themselves how to recognize faces, but the systems they have…
学个词 – 3395. flashpoint
今天我们要学的词是 flashpoint. flashpoint 的意思是燃点、爆发点。 The Pakistani Prime Minister accused India of planning military action in the disputed Kashmir region that…
学个词 – 3394 wield
今天我们要学的词是 wield. Critics say the International Olympic Committee must continue to ‘wield a big stick’ to clean up illicit doping…
学个词 – 3393. contravene
今天我们要学的词是 contravene. contravene 的意思是违反、违背。 Canada’s top ethics watchdog ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his officials had contravened conflict…
学个词 – 3392. impede
今天我们要学的词是 impede. impede 的意思是阻碍、防止。 The Trump administration has announced a new policy that would impede immigrants already in the U.S.…
学个词 – 3391. carnage
今天我们要学的词是 carnage. carnage 的意思是滥杀，大屠杀。 As Americans reflect on the two most recent mass shootings that claimed 31 lives, they’re asking…
学个词 – 3390. recoup
今天我们要学的词是 recoup. recoup 的意思是补偿，收回。In a speech delivered to a summit in Lima, Peru, the U.S. National Security Advisor told Russia…
学个词 – 3389. dampen
今天我们要学的词是 dampen. dampen 的意思是泼冷水、减弱。 A sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions will likely dampen commodity prices and keep capital investments…
学个词 – 3388. restive
今天我们要学的词是 restive. restive 的意思是动荡的。 A day after India scrapped the seven-decade old special status given to Kashmir, a communications blackout…