学个词 – 2648. voluntarily
今天我们要学的词是 voluntarily. Voluntarily 副词，自愿地。The International Organization for Migrants says that more people are voluntarily returning to their home countries. 国际移民组织说，越来越多的人开始自愿返回自己的祖国。A…
学个词 – 2647. guerrilla
今天我们要学的词是 guerrilla. Guerrilla 形容词，游击队的。The Columbian government signed a peace agreement on Monday with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC),…
学个词 – 2646. curfew
今天我们要学的词是 curfew. Curfew 名词，宵禁。The city of Charlotte in North Carolina has lifted its midnight curfew, but the state of emergency…
学个词 – 2645. estimate
今天我们要学的词是 estimate. Estimate 动词，估计。A recent study estimates that the Indonesian forest fires that created a smoky haze last year may…
学个词 – 2644. mercy killing
今天我们要学的词是 mercy killing. Mercy killing 名词，安乐死。A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanized in Belgium since…
学个词 – 2643. swing state
今天我们要学的词是 swing state. Swing state 名词，摇摆州。The latest poll shows that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are basically tied across 13…
学个词 – 2642. alienate
今天我们要学的词是 alienate. Alienate 动词，有使疏远的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted her decision to allow more than a million refugees into the country…
学个词 – 2641. accidental
今天我们要学的词是 accidental. Accidental 形容词，意外的。A U.S.-led accidental airstrike that killed 90 Syrian soldiers has put the Syrian ceasefire at risk. 美国领导的空袭意外击中叙利亚政府军，打死90人，这一事件使叙利亚停火的继续面临威胁。美国疾病控制和预防中心的数字显示，In…
学个词 – 2640. jail time
今天我们要学的词是 jail time. Jail time 坐牢。A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat on U.S. emissions tests and could…
学个词 – 2639. state run
今天我们要学的词是 state-run. State-run 形容词，国有的，国营的。Turkey’s state-run news agency reported a car bomb that wounded 50 people near the ruling party’s headquarters.…
学个词 – 2638. blanket ban
今天我们要学的词是 blanket ban. Blanket ban 一律禁止。France has become the first country to issue a blanket ban on plastic dishware. 法国成为第一个全面禁止使用塑料餐具的国家。Russia…
学个词 – 2637. concussion
今天我们要学的词是 concussion. Concussion 名词，脑震荡。最新研究显示，The annual rate of concussions that send youth soccer players to the emergency room increased by nearly…
学个词 – 2636. pneumonia
今天我们要学的词是 pneumonia. Pneumonia 名词，肺炎。U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. 美国民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿上星期五被诊断出肺炎。Statistics show that hospitals in…
学个词 – 2635. antibacterial
今天我们要学的词是 antibacterial. Antibacterial 形容词，抗菌的。The Food and Drug Administration banned 19 ingredients commonly used to make antibacterial soaps. 美国食品和药物管理局宣布，禁止使用生产抗菌肥皂常用的19种成分。The director of…
学个词 – 2634. downgrade
今天我们要学的词是 downgrade. Downgrade 动词，有降级的意思。The World Wildlife Fund has downgraded the giant panda from endangered to vulnerable. 世界野生动物基金会将大熊猫从濒危物种降级为易危物种。The International Monetary Fund…