学个词Learn a Word 第839期 Call it quits

今天我们要学的词是call it quits。 Call it quits， 意思是停止，了结。The negotiators decided to call it quits for the night, 谈判人员决定今天晚上就谈到这儿。The band plans to call it quits at the end of the tour, 这个

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学个词Learn a Word 第356期 Live up to

今天我们要学的词是live up to。 Live up to, 是不辜负期望的意思。The boy lived up to all his parents' expectations, 这个男孩没有辜负父母对他的期望。The winter storm failed to live up to predictions, 这场暴风雪没有

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学个词Learn a Word 第358期 Recess

今天我们要学的词是recess。 Recess, 是暂停，休息的意思。The judge called a short recess, 法官宣布暂时休庭。The Congress will soon go into the Christmas-New Year recess, 国会不久就要进入圣诞-新年的休会期。S

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3127 call center

今天我们要学的词是 call center. Call center 客户服务中心。The U.S. government has sentenced 21 people to jail terms for their involvement in a call center scam based in India that targeted U.S. victims. 美国政府判处21名参与一起

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3119 high resolution

今天我们要学的词是 high-resolution. High-resolution 高分辨率的。Using high-resolution satellite images, researchers estimate 84 percent of the world's population live in urban areas. 研究人员依靠高分辨率的卫星图像估计，

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3120 breastfeeding

今天我们要学的词是 breastfeeding. Breastfeeding 母乳喂养。U.S. government officials disputed a New York Times report that the government opposed a WTO resolution supporting breastfeeding. 美国政府官员否认纽约时报关于美国政

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3121 covert

今天我们要学的词是 covert. Covert 形容词，隐秘的。Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complained to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the arrest of a Russian woman on allegations of being a covert agent. 俄罗斯外长拉夫

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3122 compel

今天我们要学的词是 compel. Compel 动词，有强迫的意思。U.S. Democratic lawmakers are trying to compel a government interpreter to testify about what was discussed during President Donald Trump's one-on-one meeting with Russian leade

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3123 contract

今天我们要学的词是 contract. Contract作为动词，有收缩的意思。South Korea's central bank estimated that North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017. 韩国中央银行估计，朝鲜2017年的经济出

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3124 wage

今天我们要学的词是 wage. Wage 作为动词，有发动的意思。A top CIA expert on Asia said that China is waging a quiet kind of cold war against the United States. 中央情报局一位亚洲问题专家说，中国正在对美国发动一

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3125 vigilante

今天我们要学的词是 vigilante. Vigilante 名词，指的是自发维护治安的人。Suspected vigilantes killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, spotlighting the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe groups. 印度一个穆斯林男

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3126 seminarian

今天我们要学的词是 seminarian. Seminarian 名词，神学院学生。Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the most respected U.S. cardinals, was accused of sexually abusing both boys and adult seminarians. 美国最受尊敬的主教之一，红

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3128 bolster

今天我们要学的词是 bolster. Bolster 作为动词，有支持，加强的意思。The U.S. Defense Department says it will give $200 million to Ukraine to help bolster its military's defensive capabilities. 美国国防部表示，将向乌克兰

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3129 national anthem

今天我们要学的词是 national anthem. National anthem 国歌。The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to halt enforcement of new rules regarding the national anthem. 美国全国橄榄球联盟和NFL球员协会达成协议，暂停实施

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3130 destination

今天我们要学的词是 destination. Destination 目的地。Spain has overtaken Italy as the No. 1 destination for migrants crossing the Mediterranean to try to reach Europe. 西班牙取代意大利，成为移民穿越地中海，投奔欧洲的

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3131 assassination

今天我们要学的词是 assassination. Assassination 暗杀。Venezuelan authorities have arrested six people in what President Nicloas Maduro says was an assassination attempt against him. 委内瑞拉有关当局逮捕了6个委内瑞拉总统马

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3132 inconsistent

今天我们要学的词是 inconsistent. Inconsistent 形容词，前后不一致的。U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested that continued work on weapons programs by North Korea was inconsistent with its leader's commitment to denuclearize

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3133 rigged

今天我们要学的词是 rigged. Rigged 形容词，意思是作弊的，暗中操纵的。Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claimed that the presidential election was rigged against him. 津巴布韦反对党领导人查米萨称，这次

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3103 engagement

今天我们要学的词是engagement. Engagement作为名词，有接触的意思。Reunions of families separated since the Korean War will resume in August as part of the renewed engagement between the two Koreas. 韩战离散家庭的团聚活动八

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3102 logistics

今天我们要学的词是logistics. Logistics作为名词，有后勤保障的意思。The Defense Department is trying to figure out the logistics for how to provide up to 20,000 temporary beds for the immigrant children. 美国国防部正在研究

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