学个词 – 3606. pent-up
今天我们要学的词是 Pent-up. Pent-up is spelled P-E-N-T-hyphen-U-P, pent-up. pent-up 的意思是积压的，压抑的。 The CEO of Minneapolis-based Target, a retailer hit hard by angry…
学个词 – 3605. staveoff
今天我们要学的词是 stave off. Stave off is spelled S-T-A-V-E, stave, and O-F-F, off, stave off. stave off 的意思是避开，阻止。 Singaporeans got perms…
学个词 – 3604. prerogative
今天我们要学的词是 prerogative. Prerogative is spelled P-R-E-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E, prerogative. prerogative 的意思是特权。 White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany left open the possibility that…
学个词 – 3603. deleterious
今天我们要学的词是 deleterious. Deleterious is spelled D-E-L-E-T-E-R-I-O-U-S, deleterious. deleterious 的意思是有害的。 The economic impact of the novel coronavirus and trade tensions between…
学个词 – 3602. precarious
今天我们要学的词是 precarious. Precarious is spelled P-R-E-C-A-R-I-O-U-S, precarious. precarious 的意思是岌岌可危的，不稳定的。While many are excited about the China-funded redevelopment of an iconic fishing…
学个词 – 3601. knell
今天我们要学的词是 knell. Knell is spelled K-N-E-L-L, knell. knell 的意思是丧钟。 The COVID-19 crisis could be the death knell for some polarizing…
学个词 – 3600. albeit
今天我们要学的词是 albeit. Albeit is spelled A-L-B-E-I-T, albeit. albeit 是一个副词，意思是尽管。 Some passenger airplanes are preparing to rev up their engines again…
学个词 – 3599. crosshair
今天我们要学的词是 crosshair. Crosshair is spelled C-R-O-S-S-H-A-I-R, crosshair. crosshair 直译过来就是十字准线，引申的意思是准星、靶向。 The nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, was the epicenter of the…
学个词 – 3598. assuage
今天我们要学的词是 assuage. Assuage is spelled A-S-S-U-A-G-E, assuage. assuage 的意思是缓和，安抚。 Changes to the rules about outdoor gatherings to allow bigger groups…
学个词 – 3597. rendezvous
今天我们要学的词是 rendezvous. Rendezvous is spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z-V-O-U-S, rendezvous. rendezvous 的意思是会合，对接。 Iran and Venezuela hailed victorious ‘defiance’ over the US as Venezuela’s…
学个词 – 3596. propel
今天我们要学的词是 propel. Propel is spelled P-R-O-P-E-L, propel. propel 的意思是推进，推动。 With the launch of two NASA astronauts into orbit, SpaceX aims…
学个词 – 3595. bumpercrop
今天我们要学的词是 Bumper crop. Bumper crop is spelled B-U-M-P-E-R, bumper, and C-R-O-P, crop, Bumper crop. Bumper crop 的意思是大丰收。 Summer fruits and…
学个词 – 3594. wrought
今天我们要学的词是 wrought. Wrought is spelled W-R-O-U-G-H-T, wrought. wrought 作为形容词是指锻造成型的。作为动词的意思是造成，造就。U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin painted…
学个词 – 3593. meddle
今天我们要学的词是 meddle. Meddle is spelled M-E-D-D-L-E, meddle. meddle 的意思是插手、干预。 In a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday, Prince Charles,…
学个词 – 3592. draconian
今天我们要学的词是 draconian. Draconian is spelled D-R-A-C-O-N-I-A-N, draconian. draconian 的意思是严厉的、严苛的，尤其指法律规定。As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, governments have responded by imposing draconian…