学个词 – 3327. tug of war
今天我们要学的词是 tug-of-war. tug-of-war 指的是拔河游戏，常用来指双方的争夺战。 The tug-of-war between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration for further information and material pertaining to…
学个词 – 3326. poach
今天我们要学的词是 poach. poach 的原意是偷猎。 South Africa, which has the largest population of rhinos in the world, has been the country…
学个词 – 3325. austerity
今天我们要学的词是 austerity. austerity 在新闻用语中常指开支紧缩。 Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched at a May Day event to protest austerity measures and demand…
学个词 – 3324. plight
今天我们要学的词是 plight. plight 的意思是困境。 White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the White House’s new immigration plan could touch on the…
学个词 – 3323. contempt
今天我们要学的词是 contempt. contempt 的意思是藐视，不尊敬，常见用法是in contempt of。 House Democrats are threatening to hold key Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress…
学个词 – 3322. sidestep
今天我们要学的词是 sidestep. sidestep 的意思是偏离，回避。 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a program for federal-local collaboration that would sidestep sanctuary…
学个词 – 3321. scathing
今天我们要学的词是 scathing. Scathing 用来形容言语尖刻、甚至带有伤害性。 U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch directed scathing criticism at the Ukrainian government, urging authorities to…
学个词 – 3320. fizzle
今天我们要学的词是 fizzle. fizzle 的原意是渐弱的嘶嘶声，引申出来就是逐渐消失，悄悄失败。Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido called for the military to join him and oust dictator Nicolas Maduro,…
学个词 – 3319. poised
今天我们要学的词是 poised. poised 的一个意思是准备好了，常常与 to 或者 for 联用。 Astronomers are poised to release new images that they say show glowing…
学个词 – 3318. tyranny
今天我们要学的词是 tyranny. tyranny 的意思是专制统治，暴政。In the heated gun-ownership debate, some people don’t realize that the 2nd Amendment isn’t about sport shooting…
学个词 – 3317. pretense
今天我们要学的词是 pretense. pretense 的意思是伪装，借口。Those parents who handed large sum of money to college athletics officials to get their kids into…
学个词 – 3316. galore
今天我们要学的词是 galore. galore 常用在名词后面，形容量大，丰富。 Among more than a dozen Democratic candidates, there will be outsiders galore participating in the presidential…
学个词 – 3315. spearhead
今天我们要学的词是 spearhead. spearhead 直译过来就是矛头，引申出来指的是带头行动，做先锋。 France is spearheading a new higher education plan aimed at making it a more attractive destination…
学个词 – 3314. endemic
今天我们要学的词是 endemic. endemic 的意思是地方性的，当地流行的（疾病等）。 Supporters say Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s landslide victory in the presidential runoff reflects public dismay with…
学个词 – 3313. rebuff
今天我们要学的词是 rebuff. rebuff 可以用作名词或动词，意思是断然拒绝，回绝。 Russia has rebuffed calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to remove all military personnel from Venezuela,…