学个词 – 2754. shortfall
今天我们要学的词是 shortfall. Shortfall 名词，有短缺的意思。Norway has joined other countries to replace funding shortfalls left by U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on…
学个词 – 2753. withhold
今天我们要学的词是 withhold. Withhold 动词，有保留，隐瞒的意思。Vice President Mike Pence said he was disappointed that former national security adviser Michael Flynn withheld information…
学个词 – 2752. famine
今天我们要学的词是 famine. Famine 名词，饥荒。Famine has been declared in two counties of South Sudan by its government as well as three…
学个词 – 2751. finalist
今天我们要学的词是 finalist. Finalist 名词，最终人选。U.S. President Donald Trump interviewed four finalists last Sunday for the position of national security adviser. 美国总统川普上周日面试了国家安全顾问一职的四位最终人选。The…
学个词 – 2750. overdose
今天我们要学的词是 overdose. Overdose 用药过量。Authorities responded to 52 overdose calls in a 32-hour period last week in Louisville, Kentucky. 美国肯塔基州路易维尔市官员上周32小时内收到了52起用药过量的求助电话。West Virginia,…
学个词 – 2749. avalanche
今天我们要学的词是 avalanche. Avalanche 名词，雪崩。At least four skiers were killed and five others are missing after being buried by an avalanche…
学个词 – 2748. compliance
今天我们要学的词是 compliance. Compliance 名词，遵守。OPEC’s January production data confirmed its members’ general compliance with an agreement to slash output. 石油输出国组织一月份的产量数据显示，其成员国基本上遵守了减产的协议。U.N. Secretary-General…
学个词 – 2747. face to face
今天我们要学的词是 face-to-face. Face-to-face 面对面的。In their first face-to-face meeting, U.S. president Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked about…
学个词 – 2746. jihadist
今天我们要学的词是 jihadist. Jihadist 名词，圣战主义者。The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some Syrian jihadists close to the Islamic State battled a…
学个词 – 2745. casualties
今天我们要学的词是 casualties. Casualties 名词，人员伤亡。The United Nations reported a 24 percent spike in conflict-related child casualties in Afghanistan in 2016. 联合国报告说，阿富汗2016年因冲突造成的儿童伤亡人数猛增了24%。The…
学个词 – 2744. resettlement
今天我们要学的词是 resettlement. Resettlement 名词，重新安置。Asylum seekers protested in Indonesia and urged the UN refugee agency to speed up the process of…
学个词 – 2743. implicated
今天我们要学的词是 implicated. Implicated 形容词，有牵连的，涉嫌的。Rwanda’s government dismissed 200 police officers who were implicated in corruption. 卢旺达政府开除了200名涉嫌贪污腐败的警察。The British High Court has found…
学个词 – 2742. financial hub
今天我们要学的词是 financial hub. Financial hub 金融中心。 France is reportedly trying to make Paris the European Union’s financial hub once Britain…
学个词 – 2741. common ground
今天我们要学的词是 common ground. Common ground 共同点，一致之处。German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek common ground with the new U.S. administration…
学个词 – 2740. unlimited
今天我们要学的词是 unlimited. Unlimited 没有限制的。France has banned restaurants from offering unlimited soda refills to fight obesity. 为了打击肥胖，法国禁止餐馆再向顾客提供碳酸饮料无限制的续杯服务。U.S. national wireless carrier Sprint…