今天我们要学的词是 pivotal. pivotal 的意思是关键性的，核心的。U.S. officials believe a recording pivotal to the case of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi doesn't appear to connect the Saudi crown prince to the killing. 美国官...
今天我们要学的词是 keen. keen 的意思是热切的、热衷的。China experts believe that there is every reason, every incentive for both the U.S. and China to at least create the appearance that they are both keen to stabilize the South...
今天我们要学的词是 gambit. gambit 是指精心策划的一步棋，特别是带有风险的策略。$150 million in aid to El Salvador marks China's latest gambit to make inroads in Central America. 中国向萨尔瓦多提供1.5亿美元援助...
今天我们要学的词是 wary. Wary 是小心谨慎，警惕的意思。Celebrated singer and actor Pat Boone noted in a recent interview that conservative stars in Hollywood are wary of publicly discussing their personal politics for fear of publ...
今天我们要学的词是 strain. strain 的意思是压力，费力，使足力气。 In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky although they account for only 1.3 percent of all the pilot, one of the lowest proportion in the world. 在中...
今天我们要学的词是 bicker. bicker 的意思是争吵，拌嘴。 Apple won't release its first 5G Phone for another 2 years while bickering with its supplier, Intel, over 5G chips that generate too much heat. 苹果公司要到两年后才会发...
今天我们要学的词是 astronomical. astronomical 的意思是高昂的、天文数字的。 In Silicon Valley, housing prices and rents are astronomical, and the rates a corporate housing provider can charge are sky-high as well. 硅谷的房价和...
今天我们要学的词是 allude. Allude 的意思是影射、暗指。President Xi Jinping did not mention U.S. President Donald Trump by name in his speech at the opening of a trade expo, but alluded to Trump's America first economic policies by...
今天我们要学的词是 tight-knit. tight-knit 的意思是联系密切的、亲密的。 The tight-knit Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is learning how to deal with hate crimes while coping with their grief after the synagogue shoo...
今天我们要学的词是 loom. loom 的意思是隐约显现、逼近，特别是指不详的事情。 A looming $34 billion deficit in 2019 has economists warning that Brazil is only a year or two away from a full-blown crisis without drastic spe...
今天我们要学的词是 balk. balk 作动词的时候是阻止，退缩的意思。 Boston Red Sox owner John Henry said he believes his team will visit the White House, a move other pro sports teams have balked at since President Trump took offi...
今天我们要学的词是 capitulation. capitulation 的意思是投降，让步，被迫接受。As China's yuan sank to a 10-year low against the dollar, many speculate that Chinese authorities are likely to take measures to prevent a capitulatio...
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. Gripe 的意思是抱怨，特别是对一些微不足道的事情。 Former President Barack Obama griped about the media and Fox News on Friday, returning to old complaints he had expressed as president. 美国前总...
今天我们要学的词是 inept. Inept 的意思是无能。President Trump warned that the government will not bail out debt-stricken Puerto Rico by allowing its inept politicians to use massive federal hurricane relief to pay off other obligation...
今天我们要学的词是 apprehend。 Apprehend 的一个解释是拘捕、拘押，The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 400,000 people who were attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 fiscal year. 美国边境巡逻队在2...
