学个词 – 3591. gaslight
今天我们要学的词是 gaslight. Gaslight is spelled G-A-S-L-I-G-H-T, gaslight. gaslight 是煤气灯。现在基本用来指以谎言进行心理操纵，出自美国1940年代一部同名电影。Since the new coronavirus took over our lives, mixed messages about the…
学个词 – 3590. forbid
今天我们要学的词是 forbid. Forbid is spelled F-O-R-B-I-D, forbid. forbid 的意思是禁止，阻止。 Italy plans to reopen bars and restaurants as the country’s new…
学个词 – 3589. defiance
今天我们要学的词是 defiance. Defiance is spelled D-E-F-I-A-N-C-E, defiance. defiance 的意思是违抗，蔑视。 Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Tom Wolf threatened to withhold federal stimulus money…
学个词 – 3588. hierarchy
今天我们要学的词是 hierarchy. Hierarchy is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-Y, hierarchy. hierarchy 的意思是等级制，阶层。Millennials in Asia say they are benefitting from remote working by not…
学个词 – 3587. congregation
今天我们要学的词是 congregation. Congregation is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N, congregation. congregation 是指教区里的信徒，会众。 As Kentucky prepares to lift shelter-in-place restrictions in the coming weeks,…
学个词 – 3586. incendiary
今天我们要学的词是 incendiary. Incendiary is spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-R-Y, incendiary. incendiary 的意思是纵火的、燃烧的。 According to conservative news outlets, Antifa protesters attacked the facility of…
学个词 – 3585. commencement
今天我们要学的词是 commencement. Commencement is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-C-E-M-E-N-T, commencement commencement 的意思是开始，开端，不过常用的是指高中毕业和大学授予学位的仪式。 The class of 2020 will miss their commencement ceremonies due to…
学个词 – 3584. ricochet
今天我们要学的词是 ricochet. Ricochet is spelled R-I-C-O-C-H-E-T, ricochet. ricochet 的意思是反弹，跳弹。The latest wave of coronavirus infections, mostly among migrant workers, highlights how…
学个词 – 3583. calamity
今天我们要学的词是 calamity. Calamity is spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-T-Y, calamity. calamity 的意思是灾难，危难。 Almost all American presidents have faced a crisis while in office,…
学个词 – 3582. hobble
今天我们要学的词是 hobble. Hobble is spelled H-O-B-B-L-E, hobble. hobble 的意思是步履蹒跚的、陷入困境的。 The COVID-19 pandemic has hobbled meat processing due to plant shutdowns,…
学个词 – 3581. makeshift
今天我们要学的词是 makeshift. Makeshift is spelled M-A-K-E-S-H-I-F-T, makeshift. makeshift 的意思是临时的，代用的。 A world famous chef has turned giant stadiums into makeshift kitchens…
学个词 – 3580. stigma
今天我们要学的词是 stigma. Stigma is spelled S-T-I-G-M-A, stigma. stigma 的意思是让人羞耻的事，坏名声。 WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus opposed President Trump’s late-January travel ban that…
学个词 – 3579. susceptible
今天我们要学的词是 susceptible. Susceptible is spelled S-U-S-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E, susceptible. susceptible 的意思是容易受影响、受伤害的。 Elderly persons are especially susceptible to the coronavirus. As a result,…
学个词 – 3578. afloat
今天我们要学的词是 afloat. Afloat is spelled A-F-L-O-A-T, afloat. afloat 的原意是浮在水面，漂浮，引申出来是指经济上能够周转，维持经营。 California’s economy has largely been kept afloat by Silicon Valley and…
学个词 – 3577. castout
今天我们要学的词是 cast out. Cast out is spelled c-a-s-t cast and out o-u-t out, cast out. cast out 的意思是赶走，赶出。 A Detroit…