今天我们要学的词是 implication. Implication 的意思是没有明说的，暗指的。 The World Health Organization is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after a Chinese scientist claimed to have created the world's...
今天我们要学的词是 underpin. underpin 的意思是支撑，尤其指一个看法、论点得以成立的基础。 Environmental analysts warned that wilder weather and rising sea levels could underpin a whole host of social issues such as po...
今天我们要学的词是 foretell. foretell 的意思是预言，预示。President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires could foretell whether the US and China are destined to enter a new era of Cold War-like confrontati...
今天我们要学的词是runoff. runoff 是指竞选无法分出胜负的情况下进行的决选。 Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith wins the Mississippi Senate runoff vote in an election that critics say was racially charged. 共和党人辛迪海德-史...
今天我们要学的词是 snap up. snap up 是快速得到、抢先拿到的意思。 Italian Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci was the only Italian to win the Oscar for best film, snapping up the award for The Last Emperor. 意大利电影导演贝尔...
今天我们要学的词是 swath. swath 用作名词的意思是大片的。Swaths of eastern China were choked by heavy smog on Tuesday, bringing travel chaos to the region's roads and airports. 中国东部大片地区周二被严重的雾霾笼罩，...
今天我们要学的词是 hindrance. hindrance 的意思是阻力，障碍。The U.S. said it will scale back military exercises with South Korea next year, so the war games are not a hindrance to diplomacy over ending North Korea's nuclear weapons...
今天我们要学的词是 rev up. rev 用作动词是指引擎转速加快，常常和up连用，意思就是加速。Italy's big budget, intended to rev up the economy and help businesses, is instead likely to set back those efforts. 意大利巨大...
今天我们要学的词是 concede. concede 的意思是承认，认输。The Senate race in Florida came to a conclusion as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson conceded after a hand recount gave Republican challenger Rick Scott a 10,000 vote lead. 美国...
今天我们要学的词是 wean. Wean 的意思是断奶，断绝。Fuel taxes are part of president Macron's strategy of weaning France off fossil fuels. 税收是马克龙希望法国摆脱石化燃料战略的一部分。 The new government of Pa...
今天我们要学的词是 punctuate. punctuate 的原意是加标点，引申出来就是打断，间断的意思。 The two-day APEC summit was punctuated by bitter arguments and underlined a rising rivalry between China and the West for influence...
今天我们要学的词是 acrimonious. acrimonious 的意思是尖刻的、充满火药味的。An acrimonious meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea failed to deliver a final communique, highlighting widening divisions between global powers...
今天我们要学的词是 strain. strain 的意思是压力，负担。Tijuana could feel the strain as migrant shelters there already are at or near capacity. 墨西哥的蒂华纳可能 会感受到那里已经人满为患的移民避难所的压力...
今天我们要学的词是 leapfrog. leapfrog 原指儿童玩的青蛙跳游戏，引申下来就是跳升，越级。 The U.S. government said it was working to harden the border crossing at Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for the arrival of a migrant...
今天我们要学的词是 luster. luster 的意思是光泽、光辉、光彩。The U.S. still attracts record numbers of international students， but with high tuition cost and increased global competition, it is losing its luster for those who a...
