今天我们要学的词是 staggering. staggering 的意思是惊人的。 Australia's second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, which in theory could result i...
今天我们要学的词是 obsession. obsession 的意思是痴迷，固执。 South Korean startups are banking on cultural similarities with Vietnam, such as the popular obsession with education, to give them an advantage in expanding their busine...
今天我们要学的词是 lucrative. lucrative 的意思是有利可图的。 Media reports say that Chinese recruiters are authorized to dangle lucrative financial benefits to lure individuals or research teams outside of China who possess access...
今天我们要学的词是 censure. censure 的意思是谴责，用于正式和公开的场合。...
今天我们要学的词是 fabricate。 fabricate 的意思是编造、捏造。 After the news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been indicted on corruption charges, his opponents called for his resignation while his supporters bel...
今天我们要学的词是 sporadic. sporadic 的意思是零星的，偶尔发生的。 Irans official news agency reported sporadic protests erupted in cities across the country one day after the government announced a surprise decision to ration...
今天我们要学的词是 barricade. barricade 的意思是阻塞，路障。 Hundreds of students from a university in New Delhi who were protesting an increase in student housing costs chanted slogans and tried to cross police barricades in an ef...
今天我们要学的词是 frantic. frantic 的意思是不顾一切的，疯狂的。 After the footage of an ABC TV anchor complaining about the network spiking a story on Jeffery Epstein leaked out, it appears the network went on a frantic search...
今天我们要学的词是 implode. implode 的意思是内爆，由于内力而崩溃。Many expected that overnight millionaires from tech IPOs would lead the Bay Area housing market to get even hotter this year, but the narrative never gained tra...
今天我们要学的词是 embark. embark 的意思起航，出发，开始。 The Federal Reserve usually embarks on an interest rate cut cycle in preparation for macroeconomic headwinds developing in the economy. 美联储通常为了准备应付经...
今天我们要学的词是 tarnish. tarnish 的原意是发乌，失去光泽，引申出来是玷污、污蔑的意思。 Football in Ghana, as in most of Africa, is the most loved sport. But it has been tarnished by widespread corruption that led...
今天我们要学的词是 facade. facade 的意思是外墙，表面。 Burundi's leaders say the country is stable and the streets are bustling with daily life. But behind that facade some residents say that people are living in fear that the upco...
今天我们要学的词是 abruptly. abruptly 的意思是突然地，出乎意外地。 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales requested asylum in Mexico hours after he abruptly resigned from office in the wake of mass protests over last month's dis...
今天我们要学的词是 Distraught. distraught 是形容烦恼不安，抓狂。The air pollution crisis in New Delhi has prompted officials to declare a public health emergency and people distraught over the pollution to consider leaving the cit...
今天我们要学的词是 bask. Bask is spelled B-A-S-K, bask. bask 的原意是晒太阳。 While many Americans celebrated Veteran's Day Monday watching parades and basking in the autumn sun, residents across the mid-west spent much of the day cl...
