今天我们要学的词是 stiffen。stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。 stiffen来自于stiff，意思是僵硬，强硬，顽固，stiffen就是变硬、强化。President Donald Trumps move to close the Palestinian Liberation Organizatio...
今天我们要学的词是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar. Lodestar是指指引航线的星斗，特别是北极星，引申下来也指帮助指明方向的领路人。这个词现在很少用，但在纽约时报最近一篇...
今天我们要学的词是 erosion。 Erosion 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。A new high-speed rail station linking Hong Kong and mainland China opened under Beijing authority, raising new worries among Hong Kong residents of a further erosion of the...
今天我们要学的词是 synchronize。 Synchronize的意思是同步，Trump administration proposes to shut down the government-funded telephone time-of-day service, which is also used to synchronize time-keeping devices， 特朗普政府提议关...
Rally用作动词时是召集、团结的意思，The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to embark on his first trip to New Delhi as the top U.S. diplomat，美国正与印度...
今天我们要学的词是curtail。 Curtail 的意思是减少、缩短，削减。China's education ministry moves to curtail screen time for games to prevent myopia among students，中国教育部采取措施减少学生玩电子游戏时间，以...
今天我们要学的词是 tribute. Tribute 的意思是致敬，表达敬意。Music fans from different genres and generations are paying tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin across the globe，全球各地不同流派、不同世代的音乐爱好...
今天我们要学的词是 scrap。 Scrap 用作动词的时候是取消、作废的意思。China is mulling scrapping its controversial birth restrictions, reversing nearly four decades of family planning policies as birth rates fall，由于出生率...
今天我们要学的词是 prop up。 Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑，以免倒塌，引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt by tariffs,...
今天我们要学的词是 midterm。Midterm 指的是在学期、任期到了中间的时候。He stayed up all night studying for midterm math exam，他熬了一个通宵复习数学期中考试。Midterm 在美国政治中即指midterm elections，...
