学个词 – 2951. child labor
今天我们要学的词是 child labor. Child labor童工。World leaders pledged two years ago to end child labor by 2025. 国际领导人两年前承诺，要在2025年以前结束童工的存在。然而，A new UN report…
学个词 – 2950. disclose
今天我们要学的词是 disclose. Disclose动词，意思是公布，公开。Online payment company Paypal was given 45 days to hand over information about its Canadian account holders to…
学个词 – 2949. insider
今天我们要学的词是 insider. Insider圈内人。U.S. Senator John McCain warned President Trump against nominating more defense industry insiders to top Pentagon posts. 美国联邦参议员麦凯恩警告川普总统，不要再提名更多国防业界人士出任五角大楼要职。A…
学个词 – 2948. house arrest
今天我们要学的词是 house arrest. House arrest 软禁。Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe made his first public appearance at a graduation ceremony since the…
学个词 – 2947. government funded
今天我们要学的词是 government-funded. Government-funded 政府资助的。Russia warned nine U. S. government-funded news operations that they would probably be designated “foreign agents.” 俄罗斯警告9家美国政府资助的新闻机构，它们有可能被确定为“外国代理人”。The…
学个词 – 2946. mistrial
今天我们要学的词是 mistrial. Mistrial 无效审判。The corruption case against New Jersey’s senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial after jurors reached a…
学个词 – 2945. lash out
今天我们要学的词是 lash out. To lash out 有猛烈抨击的意思。North Korea lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him “a destroyer” of…
学个词 – 2944. political motivation
今天我们要学的词是 political motivation. Political motivation 政治动机。An attorney for the man who assaulted U.S. Senator Rand Paul said there was no…
学个词 – 2943. extravaganza
今天我们要学的词是 extravaganza. Extravaganza 名词，有盛会，盛典的意思。Alibaba’s annual 11.11 shopping extravaganza broke last year’s record just past midday. 阿里巴巴一年一度的双11购物盛会刚过半天就打破了去年整整一天的销售记录。Chicago will host the NBA…
学个词 – 2942. stockpile
今天我们要学的词是 stockpile. Stockpile 做为动词，有储备的意思。Pope Francis is urging countries not to stockpile nuclear weapons, even for the purpose of deterrence. 罗马天主教宗方济各敦促各国不要储备核武器，即便是出于威慑的目的。Recent…
学个词 – 2941. tax haven
今天我们要学的词是 tax haven. Tax haven 避税地，避税港。EU members discussed plans for a tax haven blacklist after the release of the so-called…
学个词 – 2940. cut ties with
今天我们要学的词是 cut ties with. To cut ties with 意思是切断联系，断绝关系。Netflix cut ties with Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey amid a growing number…
学个词 – 2939. unionize
今天我们要学的词是 unionize. To unionize 动词，是成立工会，加入工会的意思。A group of Georgetown University graduate students are asking the president of Georgetown to support their…
学个词 – 2938. leeway
今天我们要学的词是 leeway. Leeway 作为名词，有余地的意思。A leaked internal email shows that Twitter plans to tighten rules on its platform and give its…
学个词 – 2936. designate
今天我们要学的词是 designate. Designate 动词，有指定的意思。The United States is considering designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. 美国正在考虑将朝鲜定为支持恐怖主义的国家。Six heavyweight senators…