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Fighting Misinformation | March 20, 2020
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林宜悉 posted on 2020/04/06Ever feel overwhelmed by online news? This CNN 10 segment dives into the COVID-19 'infodemic' and how misinformation spreads like wildfire, especially on social media. You'll pick up crucial vocabulary for understanding fake cures and shortages, plus gain insights into how we talk about crises!
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prioritize
US /praɪˈɔ:rətaɪz/
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UK /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To rank things in importance
B1TOEIC
More effort
US /ˈɛfət/
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UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEIC
More urge
US /ɚdʒ/
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UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2
More epidemic
US /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
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UK /ˌepɪ'demɪk/
- Adjective
- Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that spreads suddenly and widely
B2
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