今天我们要学的词是identify。Identify动词，意思是确定、识别。James T. Hodgkinson, the man identified as shooting a Republican member of congress and four others, was a small business owner in Illinois. 詹姆斯霍奇金森被确定...
今天我们要学的词是overwhelmingly。Overwhelmingly副词，意思是压倒性的、占绝对优势的 。Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for U.S. statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum. 在一场没有法律约束力的全民...
今天我们要学的词是riveting。Riveting形容词，意思是吸引人的、引人入胜的 。Despite fans' doubts and fears going in, the 2017 French Open turned out to be a riveting, satisfying spectacle. 尽管网球迷们存有疑虑和恐慌...
今天我们要学的词是expand。Expand动词，意思是扩大、发展。German grocery chain Aldi said it would invest $3.4 billion to expand its U.S. store base to 2,500 by 2022. 德国连锁超市阿尔迪表示，将投资34亿美元，在20...
今天我们要学的词是on hold。On hold 意思是暂时保留、搁置。The parts of Trump's executive order that prevent people from entering the US remain on hold. 川普的行政令中阻止人们进入美国境内的那部分依旧是被暂时...
今天我们要学的词是 testify。Testify 动词，意思是作证、证实。When Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, it will be in a hearing that is open to the public. 司法部长杰夫塞申斯将...
今天我们要学的词是 patriotic. Patriotic 形容词，爱国的。Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that patriotic hackers might have staged cyberattacks on their own against countries that had strained relations with Russia. 俄罗斯总...
今天我们要学的词是 decriminalize. To decriminalize 意思是非刑事化。The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. 新罕布什尔州众议院通过议案，少量持有...
今天我们要学的词是 blasphemy. Blasphemy 是亵渎的意思。Denmark's governing party changed its previous position and threw its support behind abolishing a blasphemy paragraph from the criminal law. 丹麦执政党改变立场，支持把刑...
今天我们要学的词是 friendly fire. Friendly fire 友军炮火。At least 10 Philippine soldiers have been killed in a friendly fire incident in the city of Marawi. 至少有十名菲律宾士兵在马拉维的一次友军炮火误袭事件中丧...
今天我们要学的词是 relocate. Relocate 动词，有迁移，重新安置的意思。President Trump decided not to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, at least for now. 美国总统川普决定暂时不将美国驻以...
今天我们要学的词是 foothold. Foothold 名词，有据点，立足点的意思。The Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in southern Philippines to contain efforts by ISIS to establish a permanent foothold. 为阻止...
今天我们要学的词是 internal. Internal 形容词，内部的。Britain's MI5 has begun an internal review of how it handled intelligence on the Manchester suicide bomber. 英国军情五处开始展开内部审查，看军情五处对所掌握的...
今天我们要学的词是 justify. Justify 动词，有提出辩护的意思。Poland's officials cited security concerns to justify a move to collect data on foreigners in the country. 波兰官员以安全考虑为由，为针对波兰境内外国人...
今天我们要学的词是 thorny. Thorny 形容词，棘手的。Russian President Vladimir Putin visited France to talk about Syria, the Ukrainian crisis and other thorny issues. 俄罗斯总统普京访问法国，讨论叙利亚，乌克兰危机和...
