今天我们要学的词是 settlement. Settlement 名词，有协议，和解的意思。The Obama administration will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million in the largest settlement with a single American Indian tribe in U.S. history. 美国政府同意...
今天我们要学的词是 shirk. Shirk 动词，有逃避，推卸的意思。英国人质被伊斯兰国激进份子斩首后，British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not make Britain shirk its responsibilities to join the coalition to...
今天我们要学的词是 lockdown. Lockdown 名词，有封锁，禁止出入的意思。Three school were placed on lockdown in response to a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. 炸弹威胁让三所学校启动封锁状态，结果发现所谓...
今天我们要学的词是 raid. Raid 名词，意思是突袭。At least 800 police officers carried out a series of anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, Australia, which led to 15 arrests. 澳大利亚至少800名警察参加了在悉尼市展开的反恐...
今天我们要学的词是 reiterate. Reiterate 动词，意思是重申。President Obama reiterated that the United States will not send armed forces to fight a ground war in the campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq. 美国总统奥巴马重申...
今天我们要学的词是 out-of-control. Out-of-control 三个单词之间用横杠连接，做形容词，意思是失控的。An out-of-control car crashed into a seven-eleven store but no one was injured. 一辆失控的汽车撞进一家7-11便利...
今天我们要学的词是 independence. Independence 独立。In a historic referendum, voters in Scotland rejected independence, deciding to remain a part of the United Kingdom. 苏格兰选民在一次历史性公投中，决定不独立，继续留...
今天我们要学的词是 negligent. Negligent 形容词，意思是疏忽的，过失的。A federal judge ruled that BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. 一位联邦法官裁决，英国石油公司在2010年深水地平...
今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，意思是终止。The Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice's contract after a video surfaced showing Rice punching his then-fiancee. 巴尔的摩乌鸦队球员Ray Rice殴打未婚妻的视频曝...
今天我们要学的词是 override. Override 动词，有推翻的意思，过去时是 overrode。Missouri lawmakers overrode Governor Nixon's veto to pass the law, requiring women to wait 72 hours before getting an abortion. 密苏里州议员推翻...
今天我们要学的词是 broaden. Broaden 动词，有扩大的意思。美国最新民调显示，A majority of Americans now support broadening U.S. military air strikes against ISIL, also known as ISIS. 如今，美国多数人都支持加大对被...
今天我们要学的词是 heartbroken. Heartbroken 形容词，意思是伤心的，心碎的。苏格兰9月18号全民公决，决定是否从英国独立出去。British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be heartbroken if Scotland leave...
今天我们要学的词是 verify. Verify 动词，意思是证实，查证。Home Depot said it was working around the clock to verify reports that it was the victim of a massive data breach. 美国家居连锁店家得宝说，他们正不分昼夜地...
今天我们要学的词是 livable. Livable 是形容词，有适合居住的意思。一项最新调查结果显示，For the fourth year in a row, Melbourne, Australia was named the world's most livable city. 在全球最适合居住的城市里，澳...
今天我们要学的词是 laid-off. Laid-off 是形容词，意思是被解雇的，下岗的。美国大西洋赌城最近会有三家赌场先后关门，共造成约八千多人失业。The newly laid-off casino workers lined up last week to fil...
