学个词 – 2304. incarcerate
今天我们要学的词是 incarcerate. Incarcerate 动词，意思是监禁。The U.S. federal government spends $7 billion a year to incarcerate about 200,000 inmates. 美国联邦政府每年支出70亿美元，用于监禁大约20万名囚犯。美国人口只占全球人口总数的百分之五，囚犯人数却占全球囚犯总数的百分之25。The President of…
学个词 – 2303. hawkish
今天我们要学的词是 hawkish. Hawkish 形容词，意思是鹰派的，强硬派的。Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed a hawkish confidant to run the Foreign Ministry. 以色列总理内塔尼亚胡任命自己的鹰派亲信出现国防部长。South Carolina Senator…
学个词 – 2302. estate
今天我们要学的词是 estate. Estate 名词，有全部财产的意思。The family members of the late actor Robin Williams’ are fighting over how to split his estate.…
学个词 – 2301. white paper
今天我们要学的词是 white paper. White paper 白皮书。South Korea sounded the alarm in a defense white paper that North Korea might soon…
学个词 – 2300. emerging
今天我们要学的词是 emerging. Emerging 形容词，意思是新兴的，新浮现出来的。FTSE Group will include China’s stocks in two new emerging-market indices. 富时集团将把中国股市纳入两个新的新兴市场股票指数当中。美国和古巴关系出现改善之际，A team of lawyers from Florida…
学个词 – 2299. portray
今天我们要学的词是 portray. Portray 做为动词，有刻画，饰演的意思。John Nash, a mathematician who was portrayed in the movie “A Beautiful Mind” died in a taxi…
学个词 – 2298. shootout
今天我们要学的词是 shootout. Shootout 名词，有枪战的意思。Forty-two suspected gang members and one Federal police officer were killed in a shootout in Western Mexico.…
学个词 – 2297. berate
今天我们要学的词是 berate. Berate 动词，有责骂，痛斥的意思。A Saudi religious policeman berated a veiled woman and barred her from entering a shop for not…
学个词 – 2296. first ever
今天我们要学的词是 first-ever. First-ever 中间用横杠相连，意思是首次的。Ireland has become the first-ever country to approve same-sex marriage by referendum. 爱尔兰成为第一个通过全民公投，使同性婚姻合法化的国家。Apple’s senior Vice President of…
学个词 – 2295. misuse
今天我们要学的词是 misuse. Misuse 可以做名词，意思是滥用，误用。German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on all countries to help combat the misuse of antibiotics, which is…
学个词 – 2294. contingency
今天我们要学的词是 contingency. Contingency 名词，有意外，应急的意思。WHO will establish a $100 million contingency fund to better respond to major crises. 世界卫生组织将设立价值一亿美元的应急基金，以便在发生重大危机时能更好地应对。The International Monetary…
学个词 – 2293. disregard
今天我们要学的词是 disregard. Disregard 可以做名词，意思是无视。美国国务卿克里最近在访问首尔时表示，Pyongyang government has shown “a flagrant disregard for international law while denying its people fundamental freedom and…
学个词 – 2292. organized crime
今天我们要学的词是 organized crime. organized crime 有组织的犯罪。美国得克萨斯州城市韦科发生摩托车帮会火拼，192人被抓。The individuals arrested are likely to face charges of engaging in organized crime. 被抓的这些人可能将面临参与有组织犯罪的指控。A recent…
学个词 – 2291. a spate of
今天我们要学的词是 a spate of. A spate of 有一连串的意思。The neighborhood has seen a spate of car thefts over the past two…
学个词 – 2290. tamper
今天我们要学的词是 tamper. Tamper 动词，有篡改，破坏的意思。After months of investigation, an NFL report concluded that the New England Patriots indeed tampered with game…