学个词 – 2154. cluster
今天我们要学的词是 cluster. Cluster 名词，是一群，一簇的意思。有报道说，A new technology cluster will be created to spread over five cities in the North of England.…
学个词 – 2153. exposure
今天我们要学的词是 exposure. Exposure 名词，意思是暴露。The Pentagon will offer examinations and long-term health monitoring to troops and veterans for exposure to chemical…
学个词 – 2152. explode
今天我们要学的词是 explode. Explode 动词，意思是爆炸。不久前，A British man was smoking an e-cigarette when it overheated and exploded, sending him to the hospital.…
学个词 – 2151. high-profile
今天我们要学的词是 high-profile. High-profile 两个单词中间用横杠相连，做形容词，意思是高调的，高知名度的。苹果公司首席执行官库克出柜。Mr. Cook has become the most high-profile gay man in the corporate world. 库克因此成为企业界知名度最高的同性恋。民调显示，马里兰州长选举两位参选人旗鼓相当。Both candidates have been…
学个词 – 2150. manual
今天我们要学的词是 manual. Manual 做为名词，有手册，指南的意思。伊斯兰国激进分子依靠社交媒体扩大自身影响，不过，他们也担心社交媒体会给自己安全带来危害。金融时报说，An instruction manual on online behavior was recently distributed to ISIS members. 伊斯兰国最近向成员发放了一份网上行为的使用指南。The benchmark of coffee chains,…
学个词 – 2149. convert
今天我们要学的词是 convert. Convert 做为名词，有皈依者的意思。加拿大首都渥太华上星期发生枪击事件。The attacker was a recent convert to Islam. 枪击事件的肇事者不久前刚刚皈依了伊斯兰教。枪击事件发生后，A prominent imam of Calgary says new converts to…
学个词 – 2148. faulty
今天我们要学的词是 faulty. Faulty 形容词，有缺损的意思。最新报道显示，More than 30 million cars nationwide are equipped with faulty airbags. 美国全国有三千多万辆汽车的安全气囊质量有问题。The owner of International Polo Club…
学个词 – 2147. protocol
今天我们要学的词是 protocol. Protocol 名词，意思是规定，规范。国际医疗人道救援组织无国界医生说，Doctors Without Borders has put in place stringent protocols to protect their staff from exposure to Ebola…
学个词 – 2146. ransom
今天我们要学的词是 ransom. Ransom 名词，意思是赎金。美国财政部说，ISIS has made at least $20 million from ransom payments this year. 伊斯兰国今年光赎金收入就至少有两千万美元。美国财政部一位高级官员表示，Every country must adopt and…
学个词 – 2145. skyscraper
今天我们要学的词是 skyscraper. Skyscraper 摩天大楼。泰国一家地产开发商准备在曼谷盖一栋摩天大楼。It will be the world’s ninth tallest skyscraper when it is completed in 2019. 这座大楼2019年建成后将是世界上第九高的摩天大楼。英国伦敦一栋栋摩天大楼拔地而起。Across London, no…
学个词 – 2144. open letter
今天我们要学的词是 open letter. Open letter 公开信。More than 120 Muslim scholars around the world released an open letter to the fighters…
学个词 – 2143. reimburse
今天我们要学的词是 reimburse. Reimburse 动词，有退钱，报销的意思。AT&T’s wireless division will reimburse customers for unlawfully billing their accounts. 美国AT&T公司的无线服务部门因非法收费，将把钱退还给用户。为留住人才，高科技公司各出奇招。Facebook offers to reimburse employees up…
学个词 – 2142. drill
今天我们要学的词是 drill. Drill 演习。Fire drill 火灾演练。Military drill 军事演习。Millions of people in California participated in an earthquake drill last week. 美国加州上星期有成百上千万人参加了地震演练。埃博拉病毒在美国本土的出现，让很多医院都进入备战状态。Some…
学个词 – 2141. handheld
今天我们要学的词是 handheld. Handheld 做形容词，意思是手持的。Some U.S. airports have begun using handheld, no-touch thermometers to conduct Ebola screenings. 一些美国机场开始使用手持，无需接触的体温计来进行埃博拉疫情监控。美国44个州和哥伦比亚特区都有规定，禁止开车发短信，然而，Talking on a handheld…
学个词 – 2140. do-it-yourself
今天我们要学的词是 do-it-yourself. Do-it-yourself 三个词中间用横杠相连，做形容词，意思是自己动手的。随着流感季节的临近，A new study suggests that a do-it-yourself flu vaccine is as effective as one administered by health…