今天我们要学的词是 coercion. coercion 的意思是强迫、强制。Mexico's new administration plans to discourage emigration not by coercion, but by creating jobs in Mexico. 墨西哥新政府的计划不是通过强制措施来阻止移民，...
今天我们要学的词是 vaping. vaping 源自vapor，蒸汽。vaping 则是指吸入或呼出电子烟或类似产品。 A government study found a dramatic rise in vaping among children causing federal officials to press for measures that make i...
今天我们要学的词是 intruder. intruder 的意思是侵入者，不速之客。When drones buzzing over the runway forced London's busy Gatwick Airport to shut down, many travelers wondered why it is so hard for authorities to stop such intrud...
今天我们要学的词是 hackle. hackle 指动物脖子或背部的毛。hackles up，毛发倒竖，发怒了。Would a fuel tax get Americans' hackles up, as it has in France? 燃油税会让美国人像法国人那样怒气冲天吗？ Chinese...
今天我们要学的词是 outbreak. outbreak 的意思是爆发、突发，特别是指疾病、骚乱、战争等不好的事情。U.S. regulators are investigating and issuing advice about a rising number of food-related outbreaks, thanks to new...
今天我们要学的词是 refrain. refrain 的意思是避免、节制。President Trump has been publicly calling on the Federal Reserve to refrain from raising interest rates. 特朗普总统一直公开呼吁美联储不要加息。 Dozens of hu...
今天我们要学的词是 roll out. roll out 的意思是推出、出台，特别是首次推出。China is rolling out a nationwide initiative to help private business owners but some question whether it will be able to take the necessary steps. 中...
今天我们要学的词是 erode. erode 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。China, Canada and the EU all back the Paris accord which the U.S. decided to withdraw from, but they also face local pressures that can erode their ambitions. 中国、加拿大和欧...
今天我们要学的词是 defuse. defuse 的原意是拆除雷管，引申出来就是化解，化险为夷。 French President Macron's plan to defuse antigovernment protests with tax cuts is set to blow out French deficit, risks bending European...
今天我们要学的词是 rout. rout 作为名词，是指溃败、败退，常常用于形容市场表现。U.S. stock markets spent most of the week deep in the red in an across-the-board rout triggered by the prospect that a U.S.-China trade dea...
今天我们要学的词是 concoct. concoct 通常指食品、饮料的调制、配制。Beijing has banned nearly 40 new fentanyl-like painkillers, but opioid chemists there can still concoct new narcotics to get around customs blacklists. 北京已经...
今天我们要学的词是 disarray. disarray 的意思是杂乱无章，特别指原计划被打乱。 British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her government's Brexit bill, throwing her plans for the U.K.'s exit...
今天我们要学的词是 rescind. rescind 的意思是撤销，废止。French President Macron officially abandoned his proposed fuel tax, with government officials confirming the leader rescinded the tariff after widespread protests. 法国总统马...
今天我们要学的词是 lenient. lenient 是指处罚或判决的宽大处理、从轻发落。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team recommended a lenient sentence for former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and no jail time. 特别...
今天我们要学的词是 revert. revert 的意思是还原，复原。U.S. President Donald Trump said that if a trade deal with China was possible, it would get done, but if the two sides could not resolve their disputes he would revert to tariff...
