学个词 – 2461. assault
今天我们要学的词是 assault. Assault 名词，有袭击的意思。Tensions are running high in Cologne after more than 500 complaints were filed for robbery and sexual…
学个词 – 2460. engagement
今天我们要学的词是 engagement. Engagement 作为名词，有接触的意思。沙特阿拉伯宣布跟伊朗断绝外交关系后，The United States called for leaders throughout the region to calm tensions through diplomatic engagement. 美国呼吁该地区国家领导人通过外交接触缓和紧张局势。美国国务院发言人表示，The Obama…
学个词 – 2459. Scandinavian
今天我们要学的词是 Scandinavian. Scandinavian 可以做形容词，指斯堪的纳维亚的，北欧的。In recent months, Scandinavian countries have expressed concerns over the number of migrants trying to enter their…
学个词 – 2458. legacy
今天我们要学的词是 legacy. Legacy 遗产。In a nationally televised news conference, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tried to burnish his legacy and…
学个词 – 2457. caucus
今天我们要学的词是 caucus Caucus 名词，党团会议。U.S. Presidential candidates have started a four-week sprint to the Iowa caucuses on February 1st. 美国总统大选的候选人们开始为四周后2月1号的爱奥华州党团会议冲刺。Some strategists…
学个词 – 2456. sever
今天我们要学的词是 sever. Sever 动词，有切断，断绝的意思。Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran on Sunday over the attack on its embassy in Tehran. 沙特阿拉伯驻德黑兰大使馆遭到袭击后，沙特星期天宣布跟伊朗断绝关系。随后不久，Bahrain…
学个词 – 2455. undo
今天我们要学的词是 undo. Undo 动词，有取消，恢复原状的意思。Louisiana Governor-elect John Bel Edwards might undo the higher education funding cuts made by his predecessor. 路易斯安那州当选州长爱德华兹可能会撤销他前任对高等教育拨款的裁减。A…
学个词 – 2454. proceedings
今天我们要学的词是 proceedings. Proceedings 名词，有法律程序，诉讼程序的意思。Authorities in Costa Rica have begun deportation proceedings for 56 Cuban migrants who entered the country after…
学个词 – 2453. unruly
今天我们要学的词是 unruly. Unruly 形容词，意思是难以控制的，无法无天的。A suburban shopping mall in Kentucky was forced to close early when more than 1,000 unruly teens…
学个词 – 2452. friction
今天我们要学的词是 friction. Friction 摩擦。韩国和日本就二战期间被迫充当日军性奴的韩国慰安妇问题达成一项历史性协议。The issue of “comfort women” has always been the biggest source of friction between Japan and South…
学个词 – 2451. decorated
今天我们要学的词是 decorated. Decorated 作为形容词，有获得过奖牌，荣誉的意思。Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, is considering coaching at Arizona State University after the…
学个词 – 2450. worldwide
今天我们要学的词是 worldwide. Worldwide 全世界的。The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalist identified 199 reporters behind bars for their work worldwide in…
学个词 – 2449. accommodate
今天我们要学的词是 accommodate. To accommodate 有满足需要的意思。The Obama administration extended the deadline for buying health insurance under Obamacare to accommodate last minute…
学个词 – 2448. death penalty
今天我们要学的词是 death penalty. Death penalty 死刑。一项最新研究发现，There were 49 new death penalty sentences this year in the United States, marking a…
学个词 – 2447. public school
今天我们要学的词是public school. Public school 公立学校。Los Angeles public schools reopened after an email threat which turned out to be a hoax.…