今天我们要学的词是undermine. Undermine is spelled u-n-d-e-r-m-i-n-e; undermine. Undermine 是削弱，损害的意思。The U.S. State Department says deep cuts to its budget proposed by Congress will undermine America's security and global...
今天我们要学的词是dwindle. Dwindle is spelled d-w-i-n-d-l-e, dwindle. Dwindle是缩减，缩小的意思。Hewlett-Packard may eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers. 惠普公司可能会裁...
今天我们要学的词是tap. Tap is spelled t-a-p, tap. Tap当动词时可以当开发，利用讲。Despite the recent fall in oil prices, analysts say President Obama may tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as sanctions on Iran's oil output take...
今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Alger...
今天我们要学的词是turnaround. Turnaround is spelled t-u-r-n-a-r-o-u-n-d; turnaround. Turnaround是好转的意思。The once-troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi is now undergoing one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Japan...
今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词，意思是囚禁，束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a tourism resort were released back into the wild af...
今天我们要学的词是refute. Refute is spelled r-e-f-u-t-e, refute. Refute 的意思是驳斥，反驳。比如，I was able to refute his argument. 我反驳了他的观点。A new discovery by archaeologists refutes the idea that the Mayans p...
今天我们要学的词是bearing. Bearing is spelled b-e-a-r-i-n-g, bearing. Bearing 意思是关系，意义。我们常用 to have bearing on something 意思就是同某事有关系，对某事有影响。The decision had much bearing on the way...
今天我们要学的词是hammer。Hammer, 作为名词是榔头，作为动词则是猛击，击败的意思。美国四月的就业报告显示，就业情势有所恶化。 Seizing on April's slower job growth, Republicans hammered President Obam...
今天我们要学的词是scathing。 Scathing, 形容词，意思是严厉的，尖刻的。雅虎CEO斯科特.汤普森最近麻烦上身。 A major Yahoo shareholder wrote a scathing letter to the board, stating that Scott Thompson lied about his...
今天我们要学的词是bulk up。Bulk up, 是增加，积累的意思。美国四月份就业报告出台，就业集中增加在一些低薪资行业。 Hiring by retailers rebounded, and food services and temporary-help agencies also bulked up,...
今天我们要学的词是mince words。Mince, 是切碎，to mince words 就是把话说得婉转。这个短语通常用在否定句里，not to mince words, 就是说话直接，不兜圈子。 A frank person never minces words, 一个坦诚的人从...
今天我们要学的词是debris。 Debris, 意思是残骸。 Pieces of debris from last year's Japanese tsunami, carried by the currents, have begun to show up on the west coast of the United States and Canada, 去年日本海啸留下的残骸在洋...
今天我们要学的词是hasten。Hasten, 的意思是催促，加速。 A new study found that exposure to bullying and child abuse hastens children's biological aging, 一项新研究发现，霸凌和虐待会加快儿童的生理衰老。 Austr...
今天我们要学的词是spew。 Spew, 意思是喷出，涌出。 As Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash plumes, water vapor and hot rocks, some of the local schools have canceled classes, 由于墨西哥的波波卡特佩特火山继...
