学个词 – 2723. stopover
今天我们要学的词是 stopover. Stopover 有中途停留的意思。 U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen during…
学个词 – 2722. fire back
今天我们要学的词是 fire back. To fire back 意思是予以还击。President-elect Donald Trump fired back at Meryl Streep after the actress criticized him during…
学个词 – 2721. acknowledge
今天我们要学的词是 acknowledge. Acknowledge 作为动词，有承认的意思。President Barack Obama acknowledged that his administration underestimated the threat posed by hacking and misinformation. 奥巴马总统承认，他领导下的美国政府低估了黑客和不实信息所构成的威胁。High level…
学个词 – 2720. upscale
今天我们要学的词是 upscale. Upscale 形容词，高端的。Turkey’s tourism is facing serious challenges after the New Year’s attack on an upscale nightclub in Istanbul.…
学个词 – 2719. inaugural
今天我们要学的词是 inaugural. Inaugural 形容词，就职的。President-elect Donald Trump is drafting his inaugural speech and is looking to President Ronald Reagan and John…
学个词 – 2718. pass out
今天我们要学的词是 pass out. To pass out 意思是失去知觉。A pilot who allegedly passed out in the cockpit was arrested on suspicion of…
学个词 – 2717. baseless
今天我们要学的词是 baseless. Baseless 形容词，毫无根据的。Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about corruption allegations, which he called “baseless.” 以色列警方就腐败指控质询以色列总理内塔尼亚胡，内塔尼亚胡称，这些指控完全是子虚乌有。A Fox news…
学个词 – 2716. farewell
今天我们要学的词是 farewell. Farewell 名词，有告别的意思。UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered his farewell speech last Friday at the UN headquarters in New York.…
学个词 – 2715. safeguard
今天我们要学的词是 safeguard. Safeguard 动词，有保护的意思。In an effort to safeguard a senate report on the CIA’s use of torture, it will be…
学个词 – 2714. trove
今天我们要学的词是 trove. Trove 作为名词，意思是价值不菲的收藏。A Dutch court has ruled that a trove of historical artefacts being held by an Amsterdam museum…
学个词 – 2713. reshuffle
今天我们要学的词是 reshuffle. Reshuffle 动词，有重组，重新洗牌的意思。Uzbekistan’s new president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signaled plans for a major government reshuffle. 乌兹别克斯坦新总统米尔济约耶夫暗示，计划进行大规模的政府重组。Australia’s foreign minister Julie Bishop…
学个词 – 2712. takeover
今天我们要学的词是 takeover. Takeover 作为名词，有接收，接管的意思。The United Nations secretary-general says a takeover by Gambia’s security forces of the country’s electoral commission office…
学个词 – 2711. chopping block
今天我们要学的词是 chopping block. Chopping block 作为名词，有砧板的意思。Boeing says its $17 billion deal with Iran Air might be on President-elect Donald Trump’s…
学个词 – 2710. nonprofit
今天我们要学的词是 nonprofit. Nonprofit 作为名词，是非赢利机构的意思。The head of a West Virginia nonprofit wrote a racist post on social media about first lady…
学个词 – 2709. go public
今天我们要学的词是 go public. Go public 有上市的意思。The parent company of the Social media network Snapchat has reportedly filed the paperwork to…