今天我们要学的词是 biometric. Biometric 的意思是生物识别（技术）。Many security experts think biometric security measures like fingerprint readers have become more common in fighting fraud. 许多安全专家认为，像指纹识别...
今天我们要学的词是 dismantle. Dismantle 的意思是拆除、废弃。North Korea is rebuilding part of a missile launch site the country promised it would dismantle, according to a new report. 据一份新报告称，朝鲜正在部分重建其...
今天我们要学的词是 ratchet up. ratchet 是一种单向转动的棘轮装置，ratchet up 就是加压、勒紧的意思。The United States ratchets up pressure on Venezuela, imposing sanctions and revoking the visas of high-ranking official...
今天我们要学的词是 adamant. Adamant 的意思是坚决的，坚定不移的。The Obama administration was adamant about the Iran nuclear deal, which many objective observers believed would not have prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weap...
今天我们要学的词是 exploratory. Exploratory 的意思是探索的、试探性的。London and Washington are beginning exploratory talks over a trade deal which both sides say could deliver huge economic benefits after Britain leaves the Eur...
今天我们要学的词是 enshrine. 如果你知道 shrine 指的是神庙，Enshrine 作为动词就很容易理解，意思是供奉。Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system while inst...
今天我们要学的词是 entrant. Entrant 的意思是参加者、参赛者，尤其指新加入的。Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded Democratic presidential field for 2020. 参选2020年总统大选...
今天我们要学的词是 dtente. Dtente 源自法语，意思是紧张或敌对关系的缓和。Residents in a major Chinese city bordering North Korea have seen the local real estate prices going up in anticipation of a dtente on the Korean Peni...
今天我们要学的词是 irrevocable. Irrevocable 的意思是不可逆转、不可取消的。Although North Korea has halted missile tests and shut down its nuclear testing site, many experts say those are neither irrevocable nor serious steps t...
今天我们要学的词是 vital. vital 的意思是至关重要的。U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes America must be fully equipped to defend its vital interests as he signed a directive to create a new US Space Force. 美国总统川普...
今天我们要学的词是 defect. Defect is spelled d-e-f-e-c-t, defect. Defect，动词，有背叛，倒戈的意思。 A senior White House official told Reuters that the Trump administration expects more members of the Venezuelan military to de...
今天我们要学的词是 aviation. Aviation is spelled a-v-i-a-t-i-o-n, aviation. Aviation 航空。U.S. lawmakers are pushing for stronger aviation security with a bipartisan bill that would require airlines to install secondary security doors be...
今天我们要学的词是 outcry. Outcry is spelled o-u-t-c-r-y, outcry. Outcry 抗议。House Representative Peter DeFazio warned against the danger of drones, saying if a toy drone takes down a plane there would be public outcry to ground the dev...
今天我们要学的词是 sentiment. Sentiment is spelled s-e-n-t-i-m-e-n-t, sentiment. Sentiment 有观点，情绪的意思。Market sentiment was hurt by Trump's indication that no meeting with Chinese President Xi was planned before the March 1...
今天我们要学的词是 crosshairs. Crosshairs is spelled c-r-o-s-s-h-a-i-r-s, crosshairs. Crosshairs瞄准器，准星。The Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been in the Trump administration's crosshairs as part of a broader focus on Chinese nat...
