今天我们要学的词是 embark. embark 的意思起航,出发,开始。 The Federal Reserve usually embarks on an interest rate cut cycle in preparation for macroeconomic headwinds developing in the economy. 美联储通常为了准备应付经...
今天我们要学的词是 tarnish. tarnish 的原意是发乌,失去光泽,引申出来是玷污、污蔑的意思。 Football in Ghana, as in most of Africa, is the most loved sport. But it has been tarnished by widespread corruption that led...
今天我们要学的词是 facade. facade 的意思是外墙,表面。 Burundi's leaders say the country is stable and the streets are bustling with daily life. But behind that facade some residents say that people are living in fear that the upco...
今天我们要学的词是 abruptly. abruptly 的意思是突然地,出乎意外地。 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales requested asylum in Mexico hours after he abruptly resigned from office in the wake of mass protests over last month's dis...
今天我们要学的词是 Distraught. distraught 是形容烦恼不安,抓狂。The air pollution crisis in New Delhi has prompted officials to declare a public health emergency and people distraught over the pollution to consider leaving the cit...
今天我们要学的词是 bask. Bask is spelled B-A-S-K, bask. bask 的原意是晒太阳。 While many Americans celebrated Veteran's Day Monday watching parades and basking in the autumn sun, residents across the mid-west spent much of the day cl...
今天我们要学的词是 descend. descend 作为动词,意思是下降、下落。 As Ukraine's conflict with pro-Russian separatists drags on, the country has descended into the chaos of uncontrolled use of force by radical groups and transform...
今天我们要学的词是 bleak. bleak 的意思是惨淡、严峻。 The democracy watchdog group, Freedom House, has released a report recently painting a bleak outlook for the way many governments are using social media. 民主监督组织自由之...
今天我们要学的词是 caveat. caveat 的意思是提醒注意的忠告、警示。Congressional budget experts said that the caveat to a government-run health care system like Medicare for All could be increased wait times and reduced access to...
今天我们要学的词是 spur. spur 的意思是刺激、带动。...