1882 relieved 今天我们要学的词是 relieved. Relieved 形容词，意思是感到放松的，松了一口气的。Wall Street was relieved after a deal was struck to avoid a U.S. default. 避免美国政府债务违约的协议达成后，华尔...
1881 back pay 今天我们要学的词是 back pay. Back pay 意思是补发工资。All federal employees furloughed during the partial government shutdown will get back pay. 美国政府部门部分停摆期间所有被迫休假的联邦雇员都将补...
1880 oblivious 今天我们要学的词是 oblivious. Oblivious 形容词，不在意的，未察觉的。旧金山地铁发生枪击案，在拥挤的站台上，居然没有人注意到枪手多次掏枪瞄准。All the passengers standing near the...
1879 critic 今天我们要学的词是 critic. Critic 名词，批评者。A Russian court ordered a critic of President Putin to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. 俄罗斯的一家法院裁定，将总统普京的一名批评者送进精神病...
1878 dysfunctional 今天我们要学的词是 dysfunctional. Dysfunctional 形容词，意思是失常的，失调的。One in three Americans believe the dysfunctional government is the country's biggest problems. 三个美国人里就有一个人认...
1877 impasse 今天我们要学的词是 impasse. Impasse 名词，意思是僵局。The International Monetary Fund thinks an ongoing debt impasse in Congress could be catastrophic. 国际货币基金组织认为，美国国会在借贷上限问题上...
1876 partial 今天我们要学的词是 partial. Partial 形容词，部分的。麻萨诸塞州一份研究显示，The partial government shutdown is costing the U.S. $160 million each business day. 美国政府部分停摆，每个工作日造成的...
1875 grope for 今天我们要学的词是 grope for. Grope for, 探索。美国急需提高债务上限以避免破产，Both sides of congress groped for a possible solution as concerns over the need to raise Americans $16.7 trillion debt ceiling i...
1874 hold up 今天我们要学的词是 hold up. Hold up, 指一种理论经得起检验。A new study found the theory that eye contact is an effective method of persuasion, does not always hold up. 一项新研究发现，眼神交流能够帮助你...
1873 scores of 今天我们要学的词是 scores of. Scores of, 意思是大量的，许多的。上个星期， Scores of African migrants are dead after their boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa. 一艘载满非洲移民的船只载驶...
