今天我们要学的词是 hunker. Hunker is spelled H-U-N-K-E-R, hunker. Hunker 是蹲着、蹲坐的意思,常与 down 连用,hunker down的意思就是准备长期蹲守。Top U.S. experts on infectious diseases are calling on Americans to hu...
今天我们要学的词是 disenfranchise. Disenfranchise is spelled D-I-S-E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E, disenfranchise. Disenfranchise 的意思是剥夺(权利)、失去。The latest employment data from the Labor Department finds that businesses can...
今天我们要学的词是 vulnerable. Vulnerable is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E, vulnerable. Vulnerable 的意思是脆弱的,容易受害的。Coronavirus is most dangerous to the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, which prompted co...
今天我们要学的词是 expenditure. Expenditure is spelled E-X-P-E-N-D-I-T-U-R-E, expenditure. Expenditure 的意思是开支,常用于指财政支出。Women make up about half of the world's population, but studies show that less than one pe...
今天我们要学的词是 traceability. Traceability is spelled T-R-A-C-E-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y, traceability. Traceability 的意思是可追溯的,可追踪的。As food makes its way from farm to table, some consumers are more concerned about genetic...
今天我们要学的词是 drawdown. Drawdown is spelled D-R-A-W-D-O-W-N, drawdown. Drawdown的意思是缩水,缩编。 After Saudi Arabia cut its oil price by the most in roughly 20 years, oil futures plummeted almost a third when trading began...
今天我们要学的词是 marvel. marvel 是指奇妙的事,奇迹。 The Grand Canyon is one of the marvels of the natural world, there are more than 5 million visitors attracted to this National Park in Arizona each year. 大峡谷是大自然的...
今天我们要学的词是 comprehensive. comprehensive 的意思是全面的,综合性的。 The World Health Organization has called for a comprehensive approach to the new coronavirus, saying the virus does not respect borders and nations must...
今天我们要学的词是 fringe. fringe 的意思是边缘的,外围的。 Over the past two weeks, South Korea has found over 5,000 cases of coronavirus, of which more than half have been linked to a fringe religious group in South Korea. 韩国过...
今天我们要学的词是 mobilize. mobilize 的意思是动员。 The World Health Organization held its two-day global research and innovation forum, which aimed to mobilize international action for the Coronavirus emergency. 世界卫生组织召开...
今天我们要学的词是 botanic. botanic 是较为正式的植物统称。The U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington is marking its 200th anniversary this year. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1820, making it one of the oldest botanic garde...
今天我们要学的词是 pluralistic. pluralistic 的意思是多元的。 The European Committee of the Regions has adopted its members' view that the key to European integration was a pluralistic and innovative vision of culture that actively in...
今天我们要学的词是 assault. assault 的意思是攻击,突击。 Turkey and Russia exchanged warnings recently after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to carry out an operation in Syria to end the regime's brutal air assaul...
今天我们要学的词是 convulse. convulse 的意思是震动,颤动。The spread of the coronavirus has caused stock markets to convulse with indexes experiencing sharp losses across the globe. 冠状病毒的传播日趋扩大,给股市带来...
今天我们要学的词是 tenable. tenable 的意思是站得住脚的,说得过去的。 The Queen is believed to agree that it is no longer tenable for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to use the word royal in their branding when they seek commer...