学个词 – 3163. foster
今天我们要学的词是 foster. Foster是指培育、培养、促进。North and South Korea opened a joint liaison office aimed at fostering cross-border communications and relations，朝鲜和韩国开放了一个联合联络处，目的是促进跨境通讯和朝韩关系。Convinced that smaller…
学个词 – 3162. barometer
今天我们要学的词是 barometer。 Barometer的意思是气压表、晴雨表，When a hurricane hits, ‘Waffle House’ becomes a barometer，当飓风来袭时，华夫饼屋就成了晴雨表。什么意思呢？就是这家餐饮店是否开门显示了飓风的严重程度。Democrats have already captured several races this year that were…
学个词 – 3161. impasse
今天我们要学的词是 impasse. Impasse的意思是僵局，The United States has imposed sanctions on two North Korean-controlled IT companies amid an impasse between the two…
学个词 – 3160. perception
今天我们要学的词是 perception. Perception的意思是看法、认识，认知，The events of Sept. 11 permanently changed America’s perception of security and prompted then-President George W. Bush to…
学个词 – 3159. resuscitate
今天我们要学的词是 resuscitate. Resuscitate的意思是复苏、复活，A possible second meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un is encouraging for South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in,…
学个词 – 3158. polarized
今天我们要学的词是 polarized. polarized is spelled p-o-l-a-r-i-z-e-d, polarized. Polarized是指鲜明的，两极分化的，In today’s highly polarized political environment, Republican and Democratic partisans have staked their…
学个词 – 3157. stiffen
今天我们要学的词是 stiffen。stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。 stiffen来自于stiff，意思是僵硬，强硬，顽固，stiffen就是变硬、强化。President Donald Trump’s move to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington almost…
学个词 – 3156. lodestar
今天我们要学的词是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar. Lodestar是指指引航线的星斗，特别是北极星，引申下来也指帮助指明方向的领路人。这个词现在很少用，但在纽约时报最近一篇批评特朗普总统的匿名文章中出现，We may no longer have Senator McCain, but we will always have his…
学个词 – 3155. erosion
今天我们要学的词是 erosion。 Erosion 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。 A study last year concluded sediment from erosion following fires would more than double by 2050…
学个词 – 3154. synchronize
今天我们要学的词是 synchronize。 Synchronize的意思是同步，Trump administration proposes to shut down the government-funded telephone time-of-day service, which is also used to synchronize time-keeping…
学个词 – 3153. rally
Rally用作动词时是召集、团结的意思，The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to…
学个词 – 3152. curtail
今天我们要学的词是curtail。 Curtail 的意思是减少、缩短，削减。China’s education ministry moves to curtail screen time for games to prevent myopia among students，中国教育部采取措施减少学生玩电子游戏时间，以避免他们眼睛近视。Japan’s nuclear reboot gathers…
学个词 – 3151. tribute
今天我们要学的词是 tribute. Tribute 的意思是致敬，表达敬意。Music fans from different genres and generations are paying tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin across the…
学个词 – 3150. scrap
今天我们要学的词是 scrap。 Scrap 用作动词的时候是取消、作废的意思。China is mulling scrapping its controversial birth restrictions, reversing nearly four decades of family planning policies as…
学个词 – 3149. prop up
今天我们要学的词是 prop up。 Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑，以免倒塌，引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt…