今天我们要学的词是 sputter. Sputter is spelled s-p-u-t-t-e-r-, sputter. Sputter 可以用来形容喷溅声、噼啪声，也指放缓、勉强进行。After tax cuts, rising incomes and buoyant stock markets set off a consumer boom in 2018,...
今天我们要学的词是 mayhem. Mayhem is spelled m-a-y-h-e-m, mayhem. Mayhem 的意思是混乱状态。French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to take back control of his nation after weeks of yellow vest protests that caused mayhem across t...
今天我们要学的词是 biennial. Biennial 的意思是两年一次的。North Korea is no longer South Korea's enemy, though Pyongyang's nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul's biennial defense document published rece...
今天我们要学的词是 sprout. Sprout 的意思是发芽。Cotton seeds carried to the moon by a Chinese probe have sprouted, marking what could be the first plant to ever grow there, according to Chinese government images. 根据中国政府提供...
今天我们要学的词是 unrivaled. unrivaled 的意思是无敌的，无以伦比的。Declaring that space is the new warfighting domain, President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. will develop an unrivaled missile defense system to protect against t...
今天我们要学的词是 lethal. lethal 的意思是致命的、有杀伤力的。US Military analysts are increasingly concerned about North Korea's advanced, underestimated and highly lethal bioweapons program. 美国军方分析人士越来越担...
今天我们要学的词是 setback. setback 的意思是挫折、挫败。The British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposed Brexit deal on Tuesday, delivering a setback for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. 英国议会星期二以绝对多数票...
今天我们要学的词是 allay. Allay 的意思是缓和、缓冲。The new U.S. cyber-strategy seeks to allay some national security concerns by promoting responsible behavior in cyberspace and urging nations to adhere to a set of norms. 新的美国...
今天我们要学的词是 arcade. Arcade 的原意是拱廊，常指带拱廊通道的商业街，也专指付费打游戏机的店面。 As teachers in the U.S. are increasingly using apps, websites and software that borrow elements from video gam...
今天我们要学的词是 stalemate. Stalemate 来自国际象棋中双方无子可动、不分胜负的逼和状态，引申出来就是相持不下、僵局。Trump's demand that $5.7 billion be provided for his long-promised border wall has trig...
