学个词 – 1689. deserve
今天我们要学的词是deserve. Deserve 应该得到。All workers deserve fair treatment and respect in the workplace. 在工作场所，所有人都应该得到公平的对待和尊重。You deserve some time off after all the long hours you put in. 你加班加点的，真是应该好好休息一下了。The coach deserves a lot…
学个词 – 1688. academic
今天我们要学的词是academic。Academic 学术的。Five states in America will add at least 300 hours to the academic calendar in some schools this year. 美国五个州今年会给一些学校的学生增加至少300个小时的教学时间。一项最新研究显示，College students whose parents pay for their tuition tend to…
学个词 – 1687. lackluster
今天我们要学的词是lackluster。Lackluster 意思是平淡的，没有生气的。The actor was criticized for his lackluster performance in the movie. 这个演员因为在电影里平淡的演技而受到批评。The company decided to slash the price in order to boost lackluster sales of the product. 这家公司因为产品卖得不好，决定减价促销。世界银行的一份报告说，Japan’s economy…
学个词 – 1686. inauguration
今天我们要学的词是inauguration。Inauguration 就职典礼。1月21号是美国总统奥巴马第二个任期的就职典礼。Security is airtight for the inauguration. 就职典礼的保安措施滴水不漏。Officials are expecting inauguration spectators to be somewhere between 600,000 and 800,000. 有关官员预计，就职仪式大约会有60万到80万人前来观礼。Tickets to the inauguration are supposed to be free, but scalpers…
学个词 – 1685. wane
今天我们要学的词是wane。Wane, 动词，意思是衰落，变小。The flu season in the U.S. appears to be waning in some parts of the country. 流感的蔓延势头在美国的一些地方似乎已经开始减弱。Radiation checkups wane as residents in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture start to calm down…
学个词 – 1684. forefront
今天我们要学的词是forefront。Forefront指最前列，最前沿，通常用在短语at the forefront of something, 指处于最活跃，最重要的位置。第85界奥斯卡奖提名名单出炉，Films for broader and family audiences are at the forefront of the war for this year’s Oscars. 适合大众和家庭观赏的电影是今年奥斯卡之战的夺魁热门。The state of Florida is at the forefront…
学个词 – 1683. literacy
今天我们要学的词是 literacy。Literacy 意思是读写能力。McDonalds stores in the UK will replace the toys which come with its Happy Meals with books to boost child literacy. 英国的麦当劳将把儿童套餐里的玩具换成书籍，帮助孩子们提高读写能力。印度研究机构的数字显示，The Muslims have the lowest literacy rates…
学个词 – 1682. inch
今天我们要学的词是 inch。大家都知道，inch 做为名词是英寸的意思，inch如果做动词，意思则是一点一点地缓慢移动。The company’s stock only inched up 0.5%, compared with a year ago. 公司的股票跟一年前相比，只少许上涨了百分之0.5. Our team inched ahead during the second half, winning the game by one point. 我们球队下半场慢慢追上，最后以一分险胜。Our…
学个词 – 1681. award-winning
今天我们要学的词是 award-winning。Award-winning 意思是获奖的。He is an award-winning author. 他是个获奖作家。 Award-winning artist Paul Emsley created the first official portrait of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. 获奖艺术家保罗.埃姆斯利给剑桥公爵夫人凯特.米德尔顿绘制了第一副正式画像。The movie Life of Pi is…
学个词 – 1680. intention
今天我们要学的词是 intention，Intention 意图。Five years after the assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, her son announced his intention to run for government under the Pakistan Peoples Party. 巴基斯坦前总理贝.布托遇刺五年后，布托的儿子宣布有意代表巴基斯坦人民党参选。美国马里兰州一个六岁的一年级小学生因为在学校向同学用手笔划手枪，被学校停课一天。The family’s…
学个词 – 1679. neighborhood
今天我们要学的词是 neighborhood。Neighborhood 居民区，小区。统计数字显示，Almost 20% of people who recently moved regarded living in a Neighborhood close to where they work as a criteria in finding a new home. 最近搬家的人里，将近20%的人都把离上班地方近做为选择住宅区的标准。最近，一个房产销售网站的调查发现，A neighborhood in…
学个词 – 1678. blanket
今天我们要学的词是 blanket。Blanket 有总体涵盖，没有限制的意思。After only a few hours, the Pakistan government re-imposed its blanket ban on YouTube. 短短几个小时后，巴基斯坦政府就重新恢复了对YouTube网站的全面屏蔽。After carrying out a public inquiry, the British government decided against a blanket ban…
学个词 – 1677. unstoppable
今天我们要学的词是 unstoppable。Unstoppable 无法阻挡的。The Washington Redskins have won 7 games in a row. They’re unstoppable. 华盛顿美式足球红人队连赢七场比赛，势不可挡。Ever since the introduction of Apple’s iPad in 2010, tablets have been enjoying seemingly unstoppable growth.…
学个词 – 1676. grim
今天我们要学的词是 grim。Grim 意思是残忍的，严酷的。The United Nations gave a grim count of the human costs of Syria’s civil war, putting the death toll over 60,000 in 21 months. 联合国公布了叙利亚内战造成的无情的生命损失，21个月来，死亡人数已经超过了六万人。欧洲中央银行预计，欧元区经济2013年会持续低迷。The outlook for Greece…
学个词 – 1675. payout
今天我们要学的词是 payout。Payout 是支付款项的意思。Toyota will make a payout of $1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit against it. 丰田汽车公司将支付十亿美元，了结一桩针对丰田提出的集体诉讼案。Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2012 payout plunged to just $4.17 million in 2012.…