学个词 – 2499. hydro electric
今天我们要学的词是 hydro-electric. Hydro-electric 水电的。The United States urged its citizens to be ready to leave Iraq in case the country’s largest…
学个词 – 2498. confess
今天我们要学的词是 confess. To confess 有认罪的意思。According to Chinese media, four Hong Kong booksellers in Chinese police custody confessed that they illegally…
学个词 – 2497. touch off
今天我们要学的词是 touch off. To touch off 意思是引发，触发。A new report written by civil servants in Britain’s government warned that leaving the…
学个词 – 2496. Super Tuesday
今天我们要学的词是 Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday 超级星期二。Super Tuesday refers to a Tuesday during the presidential election when a large number of…
学个词 – 2495. deposition
今天我们要学的词是 deposition. Deposition 证词。Bill Cosby’s wife gave a deposition in a lawsuit against her husband for sexually assaulting women decades…
学个词 – 2494. archive
今天我们要学的词是 archive. Archive 作为名词，有档案馆的意思。 A Polish archive released documents on Monday that allegedly showed that former President Lech Walesa collaborated…
学个词 – 2493. radioactive
今天我们要学的词是 radioactive. Radioactive 放射性的。The Iraqi authorities have found some potentially deadly radioactive material that had been missing for months. 伊拉克有关当局找到了数月前丢失的一些具有潜在致命杀伤力的放射性物质。国际原子能机构负责人警告说，放射性物质落入恐怖分子手中的威胁不容忽视。The…
学个词 – 2492. unlock
今天我们要学的词是 unlock. Unlock 动词，意思是解锁。The FBI and Apple are arguing about the agency’s request that Apple help it unlock the cell…
学个词 – 2491. resettle
今天我们要学的词是 resettle. Resettle 动词，有安置的意思。Canada is on schedule to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this month. 加拿大正在按计划完成本月底前安置两万五千名叙利亚难民的工作。Australia is…
学个词 – 2490. subpoena
今天我们要学的词是 subpoena. Subpoena 作为动词，是传唤，发出传票的意思。U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors about their detention by Iran…
学个词 – 2489. incident
今天我们要学的词是 incident. Incident 名词，事件。一架飞往纽约的国际班机因为驾驶员被激光照射被迫折返回伦敦。有关官员说，The incident underlined the safety risks posed to aircraft by lasers. 这一事件凸显了激光对飞机构成的安全威胁。The NYPD is investigating a hotel…
学个词 – 2488. natural causes
今天我们要学的词是 natural causes. Natural causes 自然因素。Investigators determined the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes. 调查人员得出结论，美国联邦最高法院大法官斯卡利亚属于自然死亡。A…
学个词 – 2487. membership
今天我们要学的词是 membership. Membership 名词，意思是成员资格和身份。Bosnia handed in its application for EU membership on Monday. 波斯尼亚星期一提交了加入欧盟的申请。The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
学个词 – 2486. preside
今天我们要学的词是 preside. To preside 动词，有主持的意思。Pope Francis presided over an outdoor Mass in the impoverished outskirts of Mexico City. 罗马天主教教宗方济各在墨西哥城贫困郊区主持了一场室外弥撒。英国媒体报道说，100 judges…
学个词 – 2485. comply
今天我们要学的词是comply. Comply 动词，意思是遵守。The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has issued a formal notice to Facebook to comply with European…