今天我们要学的词是impediment. impediment 的意思是障碍。 Justice Clarence Thomas said the biggest impediment in his life hadn't been bigots or racists but the modern-day liberal in a new documentary set to release next year. 大法官托...
今天我们要学的词是 accustomed. accustomed 的意思是习惯的，惯常的。 California Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters that he has grown accustomed to wildfires in his state saying that it is rather normal, but he added that the rece...
今天我们要学的词是 pinpoint. pinpoint 的意思是准确地查明、确定。 An Australian-led study has claimed to have pinpointed the birthplace of modern humans to a region south of the Zambesi River in southern Africa. 一项由澳大利亚...
今天我们要学的词是 complicit. complicit 的意思是参与、同谋。...
今天我们要学的词是 pinch. pinch 作为动词的意思是捏，掐掉。作为名词是指受压，受困。India's rural areas are feeling the pinch as the country's once booming automobile sector struggles with its worst downturn in two dec...
今天我们要学的词是 gripe. gripe 是抱怨的意思。 Officials of California's biggest utility have faced gripes and second-guessing for shutting off electricity to millions of people to prevent its equipment from causing wildfires. 加州最...
今天我们要学的词是 leaps and bounds. leaps and bounds 的意思是大踏步的、跨越式的发展。 While clean energy from the sun and wind is growing by leaps and bounds, fossil fuels still provide the vast majority of the world's energ...
今天我们要学的词是 inure. inure 的意思是让人被迫习惯。 Experts say Japan's high technology level can instill a false sense of security in a country inured to danger by the constant threat of earthquakes, tsunami and volcanos. 专家...
今天我们要学的词是 incursion. incursion 的意思是侵袭，入侵，尤其是突然或短暂的行动。 The G-7 is slated to include the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Canada and Italy. It was formerly known as the G-8 un...
今天我们要学的词是 appease. appease 的意思是安抚，讨好。 Germany hopes to reduce its carbon footprint and appease the young climate activists by rolling out new and innovative trains. 德国希望通过推出有创新性的新火车来...
