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...
今天我们要学的词是 hand off. Hand off 的愿意是橄榄球中的传球，引申下来就是交出、传递意思。 Former US President Obama claimed that he handed off a booming economy to President Trump at a recent rally for Democrats in...
今天我们要学的词是 ambiguity。 ambiguity 的意思是不明确，模棱两可的。Ambiguity over what the Brexit deal might be has pushed investors to protect themselves aginst or make money from - further falls in the pound. 对于英国脱...
今天我们要学的词是 rekindle. rekindle 的意思是重燃，重新喚起。U.S. President Donald Trump recently rekindled his criticism of California's wildfire prevention steps. 美国总统特朗普最近再度提起他对加利福尼亚州野...
今天我们要学的词是 grapple. grapple 的原意是扭打，搏斗，grapple with 就是设法应付，努力克服的意思。U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Google in recent months have grappled with high-profile data breaches that have...
今天我们要学的词是 repercussion. Repercussion 是指影响，反响，恶果。Many immigrants in the U.S. see this midterm election as different because a change in control in congress would have huge repercussions for immigrant communities...
