学个词 – 3191. gripe
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. Gripe 的意思是抱怨，特别是对一些微不足道的事情。 Former President Barack Obama griped about the media and Fox News on Friday, returning to old…
学个词 – 3190. inept
今天我们要学的词是 inept. Inept 的意思是无能。President Trump warned that the government will not bail out debt-stricken Puerto Rico by allowing its “inept…
学个词 – 3189. apprehend
今天我们要学的词是 apprehend。 Apprehend 的一个解释是拘捕、拘押，The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 400,000 people who were attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during…
学个词 – 3188. hand off
今天我们要学的词是 hand off. Hand off 的愿意是橄榄球中的传球，引申下来就是交出、传递意思。 Former US President Obama claimed that he “handed off” a booming economy to President…
学个词 – 3187. ambiguity
今天我们要学的词是 ambiguity。 ambiguity 的意思是不明确，模棱两可的。Ambiguity over what the Brexit deal might be has pushed investors to protect themselves aginst – or…
学个词 – 3186. rekindle
今天我们要学的词是 rekindle. rekindle 的意思是重燃，重新喚起。U.S. President Donald Trump recently rekindled his criticism of California’s wildfire prevention steps. 美国总统特朗普最近再度提起他对加利福尼亚州野火预防措施的批评。 Italy’s debt load…
学个词 – 3185. grapple
今天我们要学的词是 grapple. grapple 的原意是扭打，搏斗，grapple with 就是设法应付，努力克服的意思。U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Google in recent months have grappled with high-profile…
学个词 – 3184. repercussion
今天我们要学的词是 repercussion. Repercussion 是指影响，反响，恶果。Many immigrants in the U.S. see this midterm election as different because a change in control in…
学个词 – 3183. high stakes
今天我们要学的词是 high-stakes. High-stakes 原意是赌注高，风险大，引申下来是指事关重大。Harvard University is fighting accusations that its admissions office racially discriminated against Asian-American students in a high-stakes…
学个词 – 3182. credential
今天我们要学的词是 credential. Credential 是资历，资质，资格证明，As Canadians legalized recreational cannabis, 24 students are becoming the first in the country to get formal…
学个词 – 3181. falter
今天我们要学的词是 falter. falter 是减弱，动摇，畏缩不前的意思。Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, whose well-funded bid is to unseat GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has faltered in…
学个词 – 3179. coy
今天我们要学的词是 coy。 Coy的意思是害羞，腼腆，闭口不谈。US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stayed coy on her reasons for quitting, saying only that…
学个词 – 3178. impartial
今天我们要学的词是 impartial。 Impartial 是公正、不偏不倚，After a bruising confirmation process in the Senate that bitterly divided the nation, Brett Kavanaugh became the…
学个词 – 3177. cusp
今天我们要学的词是 cusp。 Cusp 是尖端、浪尖，常用的表达方式 on the cusp of 是指正处于转变时刻。Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he believed the U.S. economy was on…
学个词 – 3176. corroborate
今天我们学习的词是 corroborate. Corroborate 是证实、支持某一种说法、理论、结果。The FBI investigation did not find any evidence corroborating the allegations of sexual assault or misconduct against…