学个词 – 1839. misbehaving
今天我们要学的词是 misbehaving. Misbehaving 形容词，意思是表现不好的，行为不端的。A new study listed a number of signs that misbehaving children may become extremely successful. 一份最新研究列举了一系列迹象，那些表现不好，但是带有这些特征的孩子，长大后很可能会极其成功。Compelled by…
学个词 – 1838. take credit for
今天我们要学的词是 take credit for. To take credit for 意思是功劳归功于某人。I cannot take credit for the success of the project. It was…
学个词 – 1837. churn out
今天我们要学的词是 churn out. To churn out 意思是大量生产。Analysts say there are at least 48,000 developers churning out a wide range of…
学个词 – 1836. chronicle
今天我们要学的词是 chronicle. Chronicle 做为动词，是记录，记载的意思。The movie “Jobs”, which chronicles the life of Steve Jobs, received average reviews from critics. 影评家对记载史蒂夫.乔布斯一生经历的新片“乔布斯”评价一般。The movie…
学个词 – 1835. hypothetical
今天我们要学的词是 hypothetical. Hypothetical 形容词，意思是假设的，假想的。Senator John McCain called a hypothetical 2016 presidential race between Hilary Clinton and Senator Rand Paul “a…
学个词 – 1834. perfection
今天我们要学的词是 perfection. Perfection 意思是完美，尽善尽美。The lamb chop was cooked to perfection. 这羊排做得无懈可击。She is a workaholic, who always strives for perfection. 她是个工作狂，而且做什么事都追求尽善尽美。皮尤研究中心的统计数字显示，2011年美国人里只有51%处于已婚状态，远远低于1960年时的72%。…
学个词 – 1833. head start
今天我们要学的词是head start. Head start 意思是抢先起步。All parents want to give their children a head start. 家长都希望让自己的孩子走在起跑线前面。I started reading the books for…
学个词 – 1832. flimsy
今天我们要学的词是flimsy. Flimsy 形容词，意思是脆弱的，不足的，站不住脚的。Prosecutors dropped the case against the defendant due to flimsy evidence. 起诉方因为证据不足，撤回了对被告的起诉。近年来，在美国很多地方，禁止吸烟的警告牌已经开始从室内向室外转移。不过，有专家指出， Medical evidence showing that smoking outdoors…
学个词 – 1831. travel alert
今天我们要学的词是travel alert. Travel alert 旅行警告。The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert warning its citizens to avoid traveling to Pakistan.…
学个词 – 1830. outright
今天我们要学的词是outright. Outright 形容词，意思是全面的，彻底的。An outright lie 彻头彻尾的谎言。The company has no other choice than an outright sale. 这家公司已经别无选择，只能准备把公司卖掉。在美国，The Food and Drug Administration…
学个词 – 1829. verdict
今天我们要学的词是verdict. Verdict 判决。A verdict of not guilty was reached by the jury. 陪审团一致认定，被告无罪。Italy’s Supreme Court upheld former PM Silvio Berlusconi’s…
学个词 – 1828. expired
今天我们要学的词是expired. Expired 形容词，意思是过期的。He was pulled over by the police and got a ticket for having an expired registration. 他开车时被警察拦下来，因为车子注册已经过去，吃了一张罚单。Flushing expired…
学个词 – 1827. dole out
今天我们要学的词是 dole out. To dole out 是少量发送的意思。纽约时报报道说，The U.S. Agricultural Department doled out millions of dollars in subsidies to dead farmers…
学个词 – 1826. misconduct
今天我们要学的词是misconduct. Misconduct 名词，意思是不端行为。美国政府一份最新报告显示，Misconduct by Transportation Security Administration employee rose 26% over the past three years. 过去三年时间里，美国运输安全管理局员工渎职的行为比以往增加了26%。圣地亚哥市长鲍伯.费尔纳最近身陷丑闻。A total of eight women…
学个词 – 1825. preference
今天我们要学的词是preference. Preference 是偏爱，首选的意思。Personal preference 个人偏好。夏天是蚊虫猖獗的季节，大家都知道，有些人似乎比常人“更招蚊子”。有研究显示，Mosquitoes have a preference for those they feed off of. 蚊子对咬什么人也是有偏好的。比如，O型血的人比A型血挨咬的机率要高出一倍。日本中央大学的一项研究说，Infants as young as seven or…