学个词 – 2484. developer
今天我们要学的词是developer. Developer 名词，有开发商的意思。 Taiwanese authorities have arrested the developer of a building which collapsed during the earthquake last weekend. 中国台湾省当局拘捕了上周末在地震中倒塌的一栋大楼的开发商。…
学个词 – 2483. connection
今天我们要学的词是connection. Connection 名词，有关系，关联的意思。Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 because of their connections to extremist groups. 2015年年中以来，推特已经关闭了12万5千多个跟极端团体有关联的帐户。A recent…
学个词 – 2482. contemplate
今天我们要学的词是contemplate. Contemplate 动词，有深思熟虑的意思。Peyton Manning said he is contemplating retirement from the NFL after winning his second Super Bowl title. 曼宁赢得了他职业橄榄球生涯的第二个超级杯冠军后表示，他正在慎重地考虑退役。Oklahoma…
学个词 – 2481. provocative
今天我们要学的词是 provocative. Provocative 形容词，挑衅性的。U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice called North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket “a destabilizing and…
学个词 – 2480. outlay
今天我们要学的词是 outlay. Outlay 作为名词，有费用，支出的意思。美国共和党总统参选人川普去年第四季度的竞选开销是680万美元。The outlay is less than half of what Ted Cruz, his nearest rival in the polls, spent…
学个词 – 2479. clemency
今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 作为名词，有宽恕的意思。The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles plans to consider a clemency request from the state’s oldest…
学个词 – 2478. explosive
今天我们要学的词是 explosive. Explosive形容词，爆炸性的。The World Health Organization warned of the explosive spread of the Zika virus through the Americas. 世界卫生组织警告说，寨卡病毒很可能在美洲大陆出现爆炸性传播。Renewable energy…
学个词 – 2477. placate
今天我们要学的词是 placate. To placate有安抚的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that…
学个词 – 2476. margin of error
今天我们要学的词是 margin of error. Margin of error 误差幅度。最近民调显示，爱奥华州党团会议召开前夕，Hillary Clinton has a three percentage-point lead over Bernie Sanders, within the poll’s…
学个词 – 2475. brain damage
今天我们要学的词是 brain damage. Brain damage 脑损伤。美国一项最新研究显示，The vast majority of cases of babies born with severe brain damage are not the…
学个词 – 2474. retroactively
今天我们要学的词是 retroactively. Retroactively 有追溯效力的。U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is reportedly considering retroactively demoting retired General David Petraeus. 有报道称，美国国防部长卡特正在考虑给退休将军彼得雷乌斯补办降级事宜。The U.S. Supreme…
学个词 – 2473. news conference
今天我们要学的词是 news conference. News conference 新闻发布会。The first televised news conference was held on January 19th, 1955 by President Dwight D.…
学个词 – 2472. public transit
今天我们要学的词是 public transit. Public transit 公共交通。Most of the Washington region’s public transit services remain shut down as people try to…
学个词 – 2471. explorer
今天我们要学的词是 explorer. Explorer 探险家。British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross Antarctica unaided. 英国探险家沃斯利希望成为在没有支持和帮助的情况下独自穿越南极洲的第一人，结果途中不幸身亡。A…
学个词 – 2470. propaganda
今天我们要学的词是 propaganda. Propaganda 宣传。韩国和朝鲜近来紧张局势升级。North Korea has dropped nearly 1 million propaganda leaflets into South Korea. 朝鲜已经向韩国散发了将近一百万份传单。今年年初，South Korea resumed its propaganda…