今天我们要学的词是 premature. Premature 的意思是尚未成熟、为时过早的。 South Korean officials think it is premature to tell whether the recent activity at some of the rocket facilities in North Korea involved preparation for a...
今天我们要学的词是 exasperate. Exasperate 的意思是激怒，让人气恼。British lawmakers' rejection of a proposed deal on the terms of the U.K.'s exit from the European Union leaves companies exasperated. 英国议员们拒绝接受就英...
今天我们要学的词是 fissure. Fissure 的意思是狭长的裂缝、裂痕。 The recent Anti-Semitic tweets by a handful of House Democratic freshman highlight fissures in the Democratic Party's traditional support of Israel. 美国几名新科...
今天我们要学的词是 indigenous. Indigenous 的意思是土著的，土生土长的。 The New Zealand government has set a goal of taking out all non-native predators by 2050 in order to protect the country's fragile indigenous wildlife. 新西...
今天我们要学的词是 encryption. Encryption 的意思是加密。 Amnesty International is calling on internet companies to develop and adopt technologies, such as encryption, to safeguard privacy and free speech online. 国际特赦组织呼吁...
今天我们要学的词是 constraint. Constraint 的意思是限制、约束。U.S. State Department has pulled out personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the presence of the diplomatic staff has become a constraint on U.S. policy given the...
今天我们要学的词是 clandestine. Clandestine 的意思是隐秘的、秘密的。 United Nations experts are investigating possible violations of UN sanctions against North Korea in about 20 countries, from alleged clandestine nuclear procure...
今天我们要学的词是 biometric. Biometric 的意思是生物识别（技术）。Many security experts think biometric security measures like fingerprint readers have become more common in fighting fraud. 许多安全专家认为，像指纹识别...
今天我们要学的词是 dismantle. Dismantle 的意思是拆除、废弃。North Korea is rebuilding part of a missile launch site the country promised it would dismantle, according to a new report. 据一份新报告称，朝鲜正在部分重建其...
今天我们要学的词是 ratchet up. ratchet 是一种单向转动的棘轮装置，ratchet up 就是加压、勒紧的意思。The United States ratchets up pressure on Venezuela, imposing sanctions and revoking the visas of high-ranking official...
