学个词 – 3221. rescind
今天我们要学的词是 rescind. rescind 的意思是撤销，废止。French President Macron officially “abandoned” his proposed “fuel tax”, with government officials confirming the leader rescinded the…
学个词 – 3220. lenient
今天我们要学的词是 lenient. lenient 是指处罚或判决的宽大处理、从轻发落。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team recommended a lenient sentence for former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen.…
学个词 – 3219. revert
今天我们要学的词是 revert. revert 的意思是还原，复原。U.S. President Donald Trump said that if a trade deal with China was possible, it would get…
学个词 – 3218. implication
今天我们要学的词是 implication. Implication 的意思是没有明说的，暗指的。 The World Health Organization is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after…
学个词 – 3217. underpin
今天我们要学的词是 underpin. underpin 的意思是支撑，尤其指一个看法、论点得以成立的基础。 Environmental analysts warned that wilder weather and rising sea levels could “underpin a whole host of…
学个词 – 3216. foretell
今天我们要学的词是 foretell. foretell 的意思是预言，预示。President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires could foretell whether the US and…
学个词 – 3215. runoff
今天我们要学的词是runoff. runoff 是指竞选无法分出胜负的情况下进行的决选。 Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith wins the Mississippi Senate runoff vote in an election that critics say was racially…
学个词 – 3214. snap up
今天我们要学的词是 snap up. snap up 是快速得到、抢先拿到的意思。 Italian Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci was the only Italian to win the Oscar for…
学个词 – 3213. swath
今天我们要学的词是 swath. swath 用作名词的意思是大片的。Swaths of eastern China were choked by heavy smog on Tuesday, bringing travel chaos to the region’s…
学个词 – 3212. hindrance
今天我们要学的词是 hindrance. hindrance 的意思是阻力，障碍。The U.S. said it will scale back military exercises with South Korea next year, so the war…
学个词 – 3211. rev up
今天我们要学的词是 rev up. rev 用作动词是指引擎转速加快，常常和up连用，意思就是加速。Italy’s big budget, intended to rev up the economy and help businesses, is instead likely to…
学个词 – 3210. concede
今天我们要学的词是 concede. concede 的意思是承认，认输。The Senate race in Florida came to a conclusion as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson conceded after a…
学个词 – 3209. wean
今天我们要学的词是 wean. Wean 的意思是断奶，断绝。Fuel taxes are part of president Macron’s strategy of weaning France off fossil fuels. 税收是马克龙希望法国摆脱石化燃料战略的一部分。 The new…
学个词 – 3208. punctuate
今天我们要学的词是 punctuate. punctuate 的原意是加标点，引申出来就是打断，间断的意思。 The two-day APEC summit was punctuated by bitter arguments and underlined a rising rivalry between China…
学个词 – 3207. acrimonious
今天我们要学的词是 acrimonious. acrimonious 的意思是尖刻的、充满火药味的。An acrimonious meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea failed to deliver a final communique, highlighting…