今天我们要学的是 irreversible. Irreversible 是形容词，意思是不可逆转的，无法挽回的。Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Ukrainian leaders against making any irreversible mistakes. 俄罗斯总统普京警告乌克兰领导...
今天我们要学的是 detect. Detect 动词，意思是发现，检测到。Searchers detected a few pings from what they hope is the missing MH370's black box. 搜索人员探测到了几个脉冲信号，他们希望这些信号确实来自于失踪...
今天我们要学的是simultaneous. Simultaneous的意思是同时的。At least six people have been killed in three almost simultaneous explosions in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. 肯尼亚首都内罗毕几乎在同一时间发生三起爆炸，造...
今天我们要学的是 abide by. Abide by 的意思是遵守。Authorities in Japan say they are going to abide by the International Court of Justice's ban on whaling. 日本官员表示，将遵守国际法庭关于捕杀鲸鱼的禁令。The Isra...
今天我们要学的是pitch. Pitch当名词可以是推销的意思。为了让更多人购买健康保险，The White House used a high-profile sales pitch, involving celebrities, YouTube videos, and paid media. 白宫动用了高调的推销手段，...
今天我们要学的是cry foul. Cry foul 的意思是喊冤，强烈抗议。耐克公司推出了巴西世界杯英格兰国家队版的新款球衣，不过定价不菲，Fans in England cried foul over the ￡90 cost for an England World Cup shi...
今天我们要学的是glaring. Glaring 形容词，意思是显著的，易见的。美国通用公司因产品缺陷召回百万辆汽车，Congressional investigators are asking GM why the glaring red flags over the years failed to prompt an earl...
今天我们要学的是dim. Dim 做为动词，意思是变暗。美国华盛顿州发生泥石流，造成多人死亡，Hope for survivors of the landslide dims as the number of victims grows. 随着泥石流遇难者人数的增加，发现幸存者...
今天我们要学的是expel. Expel是驱逐，开除的意思。俄罗斯吞并克里米亚引发欧美国家抗议，World leaders called for Russia to be suspended from the G8, but stopped short of demanding that Moscow be expelled. 世界各国领...
今天我们要学的是on the lam. Lam 在口语中是逃亡的意思。On the lam 指在潜逃中。A convicted killer who escaped the military's prison in Kansas had been on the lam for 37 years before being captured. 一名从堪萨斯军队监狱越...
今天我们要学的是swift. Swift, 形容词，意思是快速的。埃及前总统穆尔西的支持者被控暴力袭警，An Egyptian court sentenced 529 people to death in a swift, two-day mass trial. 埃及一家法院在为期两天的快速集...
今天我们要学的是 veer. Veer, 动词，意思是转向，改变。马来西亚宣布马航MH370在印度洋坠毁，Analysis showed that the plane veered west from its flight path and flew to a remote location. 分析显示，航班偏离原本航...
今天我们要学的是cede. Cede is spelled cede, cede. Cede 动词，意思是放弃，割让。由于搜索工作进展不利，Malaysian authorities began ceding some of their control over the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to several o...
今天我们要学的是dire. Dire, 形容词，意思是可怕的，悲惨的。彭博商业周刊报道说，The Dean of UC Berkeley's Business School made a dire forecast that half of the business schools in the U.S. could be gone by 2020. 加州大...
今天我们要学的是 scour. Scour, 动词，意思是搜寻。The police scoured the area, looking for the suspect. 警察在附近地区进行搜查，寻找嫌疑人。The U.S. joined Australia in scouring an area in the southern Indian Ocean f...
