今天我们要学的词是 homogenize. homogenize 的意思是均质化,同质化。 Disagreement is a foundational point of our democracy. We should welcome opposing viewpoints, and we should not homogenize the thoughts of a nation whose beauty l...
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. clandestine 的意思是秘密的,尤其是指非法行动的保密。 After a clandestine operation to skip bail and flee Japan, former automotive executive Carlos Ghosn appeared in front of the world's med...
今天我们要学的词是 entourage. entourage 的意思是随行人员。Meghan Markle was seen with entourage in London just hours before news that she and Prince Harry are stepping back as senior members of the royal family. 在梅根马克尔和哈...
今天我们要学的词是 careen. careen 的意思是顺着某个方向倾斜,冲入。...
今天我们要学的词是upend. upend 的意思是上下颠倒,掀翻。Opposition politicians in Africa face tough challenges as they struggle to upend decades of rule by the parties that originally brought liberation from colonialism. 非洲的反...
今天我们要学的词是 connectivity. connectivity 是指设备、系统等的联通性。 Technology companies Apple, Google, Amazon and others are pushing for a new connectivity standard to make household devices like smart bulbs, thermostats a...
今天我们要学的词是 inroad. inroad 的意思是进军、进展,成功进入。 Researchers are beginning to make inroads in diagnosing pancreatic cancer - one of the deadliest kinds of cancer as its symptoms only show up when the cancer is...
今天我们要学的词是 intractable. intractable 的意思是顽固的,棘手的。 Called to resolve the intractable problem of Brexit, the general election delivered the British Conservative Party its first commanding majority in over 40 year...
今天我们要学的词是 lag. lag的意思是落后,滞后。 In conservative Pakistan, women's sports still lag far behind those of their male counterparts, which prompts women who enjoy sports to push the boundaries and demand change. 在社会保...
今天我们要学的词是 misguided. misguided 的意思是误导的,误入歧途的。With North Korea's end-of-year threats and its misguided belief that it can influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election, some fear the Korean Peninsula could...
今天我们要学的词是 treason. treason 的意思是叛国,叛国罪。 A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former president and military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of treason for undermining the constitution. 巴基...
今天我们要学的词是 perilous. perilous 的意思是危险的,险恶的。 Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous s...
今天我们要学的词是 Ersatz. ersatz 的意思是代用的,特别是以假代真,以次代好。Since the World Trade Organization's appeals panel is no longer operating, the European Union has been working to set up an ersatz Appellate Bod...
今天我们要学的词是 vet. vet 用作动词的时候是指仔细审查、检查。 Voting-machine vendors could be at risk of using insecure components from overseas suppliers, which generally are difficult to vet and monitor, said a recent rep...
今天我们要学的词是 decouple. decouple 的意思是断开联系,脱钩。 Russia appears to have all but dcoupled from the dollar, dumping it's US treasury holding, stockpiling a large supply of gold and removing the dollar in bilateral tra...