学个词 – 3315. spearhead
今天我们要学的词是 spearhead. spearhead 直译过来就是矛头，引申出来指的是带头行动，做先锋。 France is spearheading a new higher education plan aimed at making it a more attractive destination…
学个词 – 3314. endemic
今天我们要学的词是 endemic. endemic 的意思是地方性的，当地流行的（疾病等）。 Supporters say Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s landslide victory in the presidential runoff reflects public dismay with…
学个词 – 3313. rebuff
今天我们要学的词是 rebuff. rebuff 可以用作名词或动词，意思是断然拒绝，回绝。 Russia has rebuffed calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to remove all military personnel from Venezuela,…
学个词 – 3312. exert
今天我们要学的词是 exert. exert 的意思是发挥（作用），施加（力量）。 The Trump administration continues to exert diplomatic and economic pressure on Maduro’s regime as part of…
学个词 – 3311. thwart
今天我们要学的词是 thwart. thwart 的意思是阻碍，阻挠。U.S. Federal investigators have thwarted what they say could’ve been a massive terrorist attack after they discovered…
学个词 – 3310. contender
今天我们要学的词是 contender. contender 的意思是竞争者、争夺者。President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign reported raising more than $30 million in the first quarter of…
学个词 – 3309. redact
今天我们要学的词是 redact. Redact 是指在报告公开之前编篡、编辑，特指隐去某些不该公开的信息。The Justice Department said that it plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s…
学个词 – 3308. billow
今天我们要学的词是 billow. Billow作为动词的意思是波浪一般的涌动、翻腾。A major fire irrupted in the famed Medieval Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris, with smoke billowing over the…
学个词 – 3307. implore
今天我们要学的词是 implore. implore 的意思是恳求，呼吁。 Following the large fire that broke out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, President Trump implored…
学个词 – 3306. impediment
今天我们要学的词是 impediment. impediment 的意思是障碍，阻碍。 The World Health Organization says insecurity and community mistrust in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden…
学个词 – 3305. stymie
今天我们要学的词是 stymie. stymie 是动词，意思是妨碍，阻碍。 The Maldives new president’s agenda has been stymied because some of his party’s allies in a…
学个词 – 3304. potent
今天我们要学的词是 potent. potent 的意思是强有力的、有效的。 The Cuban government says a newsprint shortage is forcing state-run newspapers to cut back on pages…
学个词 – 3303. rebuke
今天我们要学的词是 rebuke. rebuke 的意思是严厉批评，斥责。 As NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rebuke to Germany…
学个词 – 3302. afoul
今天我们要学的词是 afoul. afoul 的意思是起冲突，起冲撞，常见的用法是run afoul of。 Brunei’s government started implementing its revised penal code that international human rights observers say…
学个词 – 3301. lay off
今天我们要学的词是 lay off. lay off 有停止骚扰的意思。 Lay off 最常见的意思是遣散员工。Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX laid off about 10 percent of the…