今天我们要学的词是 billow. Billow作为动词的意思是波浪一般的涌动、翻腾。A major fire irrupted in the famed Medieval Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris, with smoke billowing over the city. 巴黎市中心著名的中世纪古...
今天我们要学的词是 implore. implore 的意思是恳求，呼吁。 Following the large fire that broke out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, President Trump implored officials to act quickly. 在巴黎圣母院燃起大火之后，特朗普总...
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今天我们要学的词是 stymie. stymie 是动词，意思是妨碍，阻碍。 The Maldives new president's agenda has been stymied because some of his party's allies in a governing coalition are aligned with the former leader who has been widely...
今天我们要学的词是 potent. potent 的意思是强有力的、有效的。 The Cuban government says a newsprint shortage is forcing state-run newspapers to cut back on pages and circulation in a potent sign of the cash shortage confronting t...
今天我们要学的词是 rebuke. rebuke 的意思是严厉批评，斥责。 As NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rebuke to Germany over its reduced defense spending and to Turkey for buying a major arm...
今天我们要学的词是 afoul. afoul 的意思是起冲突，起冲撞，常见的用法是run afoul of。 Some Canadian politicians think their country should diversify its alliances with other powers given that Canada's handling of Huawei's CFO...
今天我们要学的词是 lay off. lay off 有停止骚扰的意思。 Lay off 最常见的意思是遣散员工。Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX laid off about 10 percent of the company's more than 6,000 employees at the beginning of this year....
今天我们要学的词是 stride. Stride 作为动词是迈步的意思，但常常用作名词，意思是进步。The U.S. has made impressive strides in the 5G global race thanks to the commitment of the Trump administration and smart policies t...
今天我们要学的词是 presage. Presage 的意思是预示、预兆，特别是不祥之兆。 The result of NATO's assessment of China's military capability could presage a new eastern focus for a security bloc that formed in 1949 with the goal...
