学个词 – 2326. austerity
今天我们要学的词是 austerity. Austerity 有紧缩的意思。Greek voters rejected a bail out deal proposed by its international creditors, which required austerity measures in…
学个词 – 2325. ingredient
今天我们要学的词是 ingredient. Ingredient 做为名词，意思是成分，原料。Papa John’s International Inc. is spending $100 million a year to remove artificial ingredients and other additives…
学个词 – 2324. resort
今天我们要学的词是 resort. Resort 有度假胜地的意思。The terrorist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack which killed 38 people at a beach…
学个词 – 2323. hostage
今天我们要学的词是 hostage. Hostage 人质。美国政府关于人质问题的政策最近发生了变化。Families who try to pay ransom to win the release of American hostages will no longer face…
学个词 – 2322. overstep
今天我们要学的词是 overstep. To overstep 有逾越的意思。Texas Senator Ted Cruz criticized the Supreme Court for overstepping its bounds in both legalizing same-sex…
学个词 – 2321. line up
今天我们要学的词是 line up. To line up 动词，意思是排队。As soon as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage was announced, same-sex…
学个词 – 2320. mistreat
今天我们要学的词是 mistreat. Mistreat 动词，有虐待的意思。The owners of a Florida zoo are accused of mistreating animals. 美国佛罗里达州一个动物园的业主被指控虐待园里的动物。The owner of an adult family…
学个词 – 2319. make the cut
今天我们要学的词是 make the cut. To make the cut 有晋级，过关的意思。MIT Technology Review published the 50 Smartest Companies list for 2014, and…
学个词 – 2318. supremacist
今天我们要学的词是 supremacist. Supremacist 至上主义者。一名白人男子在美国南卡罗来纳州黑人教堂打死九人后，White supremacists quickly distanced themselves from the suspect. 白人至上主义者迅速跟枪击案嫌疑人划清界限。与此同时，Records show the leader of a white supremacist group…
学个词 – 2317. sighting
今天我们要学的词是 sighting. Sighting 做为名词，有目击的意思。There have been more than 90,000 reported UFO sightings since 1905 in America. 1905年以来，美国有人自称目击不明飞行物的情况共有九万多例。美国纽约州两名逃犯的追捕行动还在继续。The search for two…
学个词 – 2316. racism
今天我们要学的词是 racism. Racism 种族歧视。President Barack Obama said in a recent interview that the United States has not overcome its history…
学个词 – 2315. creditor
今天我们要学的词是 creditor. Creditor 债权人。Greece and its creditors hardened their stances after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default.…
学个词 – 2314. normality
今天我们要学的词是 normality. Normality 名词，意思是常态。Thousands of South Korean schools reopened as the country sought normality amid the MERS outbreak. 南韩的中东呼吸综合症疫情还在继续，数千所小学复课，努力回归常态。As Iraq…
学个词 – 2313. matchmaking
今天我们要学的词是 matchmaking. Matchmaking 做媒，牵线搭桥。Iran launched its first matchmaking web site to encourage millions of singles to get married. 为鼓励数百万单身的人组建家庭，伊朗推出第一个官方婚介网站。A Chicago-based…
学个词 – 2312. pharmacy
今天我们要学的词是 pharmacy. Pharmacy 名词，是药店，药房的意思。CVS Health Corp. has agreed to buy Target Corp.’s pharmacies and clinics for $1.9 billion. CVS 保健公司同意出价19亿美元，收购塔吉特公司的药房和诊所业务。The…