学个词 – 3455. descend
今天我们要学的词是 descend. descend 作为动词，意思是下降、下落。 As Ukraine’s conflict with pro-Russian separatists drags on, the country has descended into the chaos of…
学个词 – 3454. demise
今天我们要学的词是 demise. demise 的意思是消亡、终结。 November marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Wall’s demise brought an…
学个词 – 3453. bleak
今天我们要学的词是 bleak. bleak 的意思是惨淡、严峻。 The democracy watchdog group, Freedom House, has released a report recently painting a bleak outlook for…
学个词 – 3452. caveat
今天我们要学的词是 caveat. caveat 的意思是提醒注意的忠告、警示。Congressional budget experts said that the caveat to a government-run health care system like “Medicare for All”…
学个词 – 3451. spur
今天我们要学的词是 spur. spur 的意思是刺激、带动。 Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to tap Steve Biegun, the special representative for North…
学个词 – 3449. impediment
今天我们要学的词是impediment. impediment 的意思是障碍。 Justice Clarence Thomas said the “biggest impediment” in his life hadn’t been bigots or racists but the…
学个词 – 3448. accustomed
今天我们要学的词是 accustomed. accustomed 的意思是习惯的，惯常的。 California Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters that he has grown accustomed to wildfires in his state…
学个词 – 3447. pinpoint
今天我们要学的词是 pinpoint. pinpoint 的意思是准确地查明、确定。 An Australian-led study has claimed to have pinpointed the birthplace of modern humans to a region…
学个词 – 3446. complicit
今天我们要学的词是 complicit. complicit 的意思是参与、同谋。 The illegal immigrants are not the only ones to blame for the broken U.S. immigration system…
学个词 – 3445. pinch
今天我们要学的词是 pinch. pinch 作为动词的意思是捏，掐掉。作为名词是指受压，受困。India’s rural areas are feeling the pinch as the country’s once booming automobile sector struggles with its…
学个词 – 3444. gripe
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. gripe 是抱怨的意思。 Officials of California’s biggest utility have faced gripes and second-guessing for shutting off electricity to millions…
学个词 – 3443. leaps and bounds
今天我们要学的词是 leaps and bounds. leaps and bounds 的意思是大踏步的、跨越式的发展。 While clean energy from the sun and wind is growing by leaps…
学个词 – 3442. inure
今天我们要学的词是 inure. inure 的意思是让人被迫习惯。 Experts say Japan’s high technology level can instill a false sense of security in a country…
学个词 – 3441. incursion
今天我们要学的词是 incursion. incursion 的意思是侵袭，入侵，尤其是突然或短暂的行动。 EU governments have been fiercely divided over how to react to Turkey’s military incursion into northern…
学个词 – 3440. appease
今天我们要学的词是 appease. appease 的意思是安抚，讨好。 Germany hopes to reduce its carbon footprint and appease the young climate activists by rolling out…