今天我们要学的词是 patriotic. Patriotic 形容词,爱国的。Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that patriotic hackers might have staged cyberattacks on their own against countries that had strained relations with Russia. 俄罗斯总

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今天我们要学的词是 decriminalize. To decriminalize 意思是非刑事化。The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. 新罕布什尔州众议院通过议案,少量持有

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今天我们要学的词是 blasphemy. Blasphemy 是亵渎的意思。Denmark's governing party changed its previous position and threw its support behind abolishing a blasphemy paragraph from the criminal law. 丹麦执政党改变立场,支持把刑

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今天我们要学的词是 friendly fire. Friendly fire 友军炮火。At least 10 Philippine soldiers have been killed in a friendly fire incident in the city of Marawi. 至少有十名菲律宾士兵在马拉维的一次友军炮火误袭事件中丧

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今天我们要学的词是 relocate. Relocate 动词,有迁移,重新安置的意思。President Trump decided not to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, at least for now. 美国总统川普决定暂时不将美国驻以

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今天我们要学的词是 foothold. Foothold 名词,有据点,立足点的意思。The Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in southern Philippines to contain efforts by ISIS to establish a permanent foothold. 为阻止

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今天我们要学的词是 internal. Internal 形容词,内部的。Britain's MI5 has begun an internal review of how it handled intelligence on the Manchester suicide bomber. 英国军情五处开始展开内部审查,看军情五处对所掌握的

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今天我们要学的词是expand。Expand动词,意思是扩大、发展。German grocery chain Aldi said it would invest $3.4 billion to expand its U.S. store base to 2,500 by 2022. 德国连锁超市阿尔迪表示,将投资34亿美元,在20

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今天我们要学的词是on hold。On hold 意思是暂时保留、搁置。The parts of Trump's executive order that prevent people from entering the US remain on hold. 川普的行政令中阻止人们进入美国境内的那部分依旧是被暂时

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今天我们要学的词是unity。Unity名词,意思是团结、一致。Trump calls for unity after a republican congressman was shot at a baseball field. 一名共和党籍国会议员在棒球场遭到枪击后,川普呼吁大家团结一致。

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今天我们要学的词是connect。Connect动词,意思是联系、关联。On Twitter, Donald Trump Jr. connected the shooting to the recent controversy over a version of the play Julius Caesar that features the assassination of a ruler who rese

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今天我们要学的词是 finalist. Finalist 名词,最终人选。U.S. President Donald Trump interviewed four finalists last Sunday for the position of national security adviser. 美国总统川普上周日面试了国家安全顾问一职的四位

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今天我们要学的词是 finalize. To finalize 是最终敲定的意思。The European Union's attempt to finalize a massive free trade deal with Canada has hit another roadblock. 欧盟设法最终敲定与加拿大的综合性自由贸易协定,

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今天我们要学的词是finalist. Finalist 意思是入围决赛的选手。American Girl dolls, Twister and Jenga are among 12 finalists vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. 美国女孩娃娃,扭扭乐和叠叠乐等12种玩具入

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今天我们要学的词是 chopping block. Chopping block 作为名词,有砧板的意思。Boeing says its $17 billion deal with Iran Air might be on President-elect Donald Trump's chopping block. 波音公司说,他们跟伊朗航空公司170亿

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今天我们要学的词是 disarray. disarray 的意思是杂乱无章,特别指原计划被打乱。 British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her government's Brexit bill, throwing her plans for the U.K.'s exit

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今天我们要学的词是 concoct. concoct 通常指食品、饮料的调制、配制。Beijing has banned nearly 40 new fentanyl-like painkillers, but opioid chemists there can still concoct new narcotics to get around customs blacklists. 北京已经

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今天我们要学的词是 rout. rout 作为名词,是指溃败、败退,常常用于形容市场表现。U.S. stock markets spent most of the week deep in the red in an across-the-board rout triggered by the prospect that a U.S.-China trade dea

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今天我们要学的词是 defuse. defuse 的原意是拆除雷管,引申出来就是化解,化险为夷。 French President Macron's plan to defuse antigovernment protests with tax cuts is set to blow out French deficit, risks bending European

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今天我们要学的词是 erode. erode 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。China, Canada and the EU all back the Paris accord which the U.S. decided to withdraw from, but they also face local pressures that can erode their ambitions. 中国、加拿大和欧

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