学个词 – 2176. unarmed
今天我们要学的词是 unarmed. Unarmed 没带武器的，赤手空拳的。A white New York City police officer was cleared of blame over the chokehold death of an…
学个词 – 2175. double digit
今天我们要学的词是 double-digit. Double-digit 两个单词中间用横杠相连，意思是两位数字的。市场调查显示，Thanksgiving and Black Friday on-line sales enjoyed double-digit growth over the same period last year. 感恩节和黑色星期五的网上销售额跟去年同期相比，百分比增长达两位数字。The 15th…
学个词 – 2174. threat
今天我们要学的词是 threat. Threat 名词，意思是威胁。An airplane was taken to a remote area of JFK International Airport to be searched after authorities…
学个词 – 2173. brutality
今天我们要学的词是 brutality. Brutality 名词，意思是残忍，暴行。The U.N. Committee Against Torture has condemned the reported police brutality and excessive use of force in…
学个词 – 2172. criminal
今天我们要学的词是 criminal. Criminal 做为形容词，意思是刑事的，犯罪的。Federal prosecutors seized $24.7 billion connected with criminal activities this year. 联邦检察部门今年从各种犯罪行为中收缴247亿美元。An Egyptian court dismissed criminal charges…
学个词 – 2171. come forward
今天我们要学的词是 come forward. Come forward 有站出来的意思。More women have come forward in recent weeks to accuse comedian Bill Cosby of sexual…
学个词 – 2170. training
今天我们要学的词是 training. Training 名词，意思是培训。The Marine Corps has begun to explore gender-neutral training to decide whether women can enter ground combat.…
学个词 – 2169. set off
今天我们要学的词是 set off. To set off 是引起，引发的意思。Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off a new controversy, declaring that women are…
学个词 – 2168. fraternity
今天我们要学的词是 fraternity. Fraternity 兄弟会。The University of Virginia has suspended all fraternities and their social activities until Jan. 9th 2015. 维吉尼亚大学宣布，在明年一月九号以前，暂停学校各兄弟会及其一切社交活动。在这之前，A…
学个词 – 2167. pile up
今天我们要学的词是 pile up. Pile up 是堆积，积累的意思。With the losses piling up, the chances for the team to make the post season…
学个词 – 2166. executive
今天我们要学的词是 executive. Executive 意思是行政的。President Obama signed two executive orders that would delay deportation for millions of illegal immigrants. 美国总统奥巴马签署了两项行政命令，允许数百万非法移民暂时不被遣返。Republicans have…
学个词 – 2165. wrongful
今天我们要学的词是 wrongful. Wrongful 形容词，意思是错误的。Two men who spent 16 years in prison for wrongful convictions accepted a $9 million settlement. 因为误判被关押16年的两名男子同意和解，获得900万美元的赔偿。A…
学个词 – 2164. trade-off
今天我们要学的词是 trade-off. Trade-off 两个单词中间用横杠相连，做名词，有交换，折衷的意思。最新调查发现，人们对数据媒体保护个人隐私的能力越来越不信任，然而，They seem to accept the security concerns as trade-offs of living in the digital world. 他们似乎愿意接受这些安全隐患，因为它们是生活在数字世界里的代价。加州通过新法，给选民更多的时间邮寄选票，The trade-off…
学个词 – 2163. overstate
今天我们要学的词是 overstate. Overstate 做为动词，有夸大的意思。Korean auto makers Hyundai and Kia will pay the U.S. government a $100 million penalty for overstating…