学个词 – 3194. loom
今天我们要学的词是 loom. loom 的意思是隐约显现、逼近,特别是指不详的事情。 A looming $34 billion deficit in 2019 has economists warning that Brazil is only a year…
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今天我们要学的词是 loom. loom 的意思是隐约显现、逼近,特别是指不详的事情。 A looming $34 billion deficit in 2019 has economists warning that Brazil is only a year…
今天我们要学的词是 balk. balk 作动词的时候是阻止,退缩的意思。 Boston Red Sox owner John Henry said he believes his team will visit the White House,…
今天我们要学的词是 capitulation. capitulation 的意思是投降,让步,被迫接受。As China’s yuan sank to a 10-year low against the dollar, many speculate that Chinese authorities are…
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. Gripe 的意思是抱怨,特别是对一些微不足道的事情。 Former President Barack Obama griped about the media and Fox News on Friday, returning to old…
今天我们要学的词是 inept. Inept 的意思是无能。President Trump warned that the government will not bail out debt-stricken Puerto Rico by allowing its “inept…
今天我们要学的词是 apprehend。 Apprehend 的一个解释是拘捕、拘押,The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 400,000 people who were attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during…
今天我们要学的词是 hand off. Hand off 的愿意是橄榄球中的传球,引申下来就是交出、传递意思。 Former US President Obama claimed that he “handed off” a booming economy to President…
今天我们要学的词是 ambiguity。 ambiguity 的意思是不明确,模棱两可的。Ambiguity over what the Brexit deal might be has pushed investors to protect themselves aginst – or…
今天我们要学的词是 rekindle. rekindle 的意思是重燃,重新喚起。U.S. President Donald Trump recently rekindled his criticism of California’s wildfire prevention steps. 美国总统特朗普最近再度提起他对加利福尼亚州野火预防措施的批评。 Italy’s debt load…
今天我们要学的词是 grapple. grapple 的原意是扭打,搏斗,grapple with 就是设法应付,努力克服的意思。U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Google in recent months have grappled with high-profile…
今天我们要学的词是 repercussion. Repercussion 是指影响,反响,恶果。Many immigrants in the U.S. see this midterm election as different because a change in control in…
今天我们要学的词是 high-stakes. High-stakes 原意是赌注高,风险大,引申下来是指事关重大。Harvard University is fighting accusations that its admissions office racially discriminated against Asian-American students in a high-stakes…
今天我们要学的词是 credential. Credential 是资历,资质,资格证明,As Canadians legalized recreational cannabis, 24 students are becoming the first in the country to get formal…
今天我们要学的词是 falter. falter 是减弱,动摇,畏缩不前的意思。Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, whose well-funded bid is to unseat GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has faltered in…
今天我们要学的词是 coy。 Coy的意思是害羞,腼腆,闭口不谈。US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stayed coy on her reasons for quitting, saying only that…