学个词 – 1779. runner-up
今天我们要学的词是runner-up. Runner-up比赛里的第二名。Jason came in as the runner-up in the 200-meter hurdles. 詹森在200米跨栏中名列第二。在美国国家地理小蜜蜂比赛中，12-year-old Sathwik Karnik got all five questions right in…
学个词 – 1778. wrongdoing
今天我们要学的词是wrongdoing. Wrongdoing 不道德的行为，或是非法的行为。Lois Lerner, the IRS officer at the center of the targeting of conservative groups scandal, denied any wrongdoing.…
学个词 – 1777. instinct
今天我们要学的词是instinct. Instinct 是本能，直觉的意思。Survival instinct 生存本能。Animal instinct 动物本能。The offer was too good to be true. My instincts told me it must…
学个词 – 1776. uncover
今天我们要学的词是uncover. Uncover 动词，意思是揭示，发现。Researchers have uncovered an active cyber espionage operation that has compromised computers from over 100 countries so far.…
学个词 – 1775. oust
今天我们要学的词是oust. Oust，动词，意思是取代，逐出。美国国税局被指故意在税务问题上刁难保守派组织，为此，President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. 奥巴马总统把税务局代理局长革职。Russian authorities are ousting a U.S. official they…
学个词 – 1774. patchwork
今天我们要学的词是patchwork. Patchwork的意思是拼凑的、不统一的东西。美国联邦卫生教育福利部提议出台全国统一的幼儿园安全标准，the new regulations would supersede the current patchwork of health and safety standards set by each State. 新的规章将取代目前各州自行设定的不统一的卫生和安全标准。The EU…
学个词 – 1773. mollify
今天我们要学的词是mollify. Mollify的意思是安抚，平息。雅虎公司几个月前取消了雇员远程工作的权利， The company has announced an expanded maternity leave policy to mollify critics of its telecommuting ban. 为了平息取消远程工作所引发的批评，雅虎宣布延长员工的产假时间。美国总统奥巴马将涉嫌滥用职权的国税局负责人撤职，不过，Some question…
学个词 – 1772. menial
今天我们要学的词是menial. Menial的意思是卑微的，适合仆人做的。因庞氏骗局而被捕入狱的金融诈骗贩马多夫曾经身价过亿， but now he makes 40 dollars a month doing menial prison labor. 但他现在在监狱里做着卑微的工作，每个月只挣40美元。据报道，虽然希腊失业率居高不下，但很多农场的体力活除了外来移民，还是没人愿意干，Greek citizens regard this type of…
学个词 – 1771. false alarm
今天我们要学的词是false alarm. False alarm的意思是乌龙，假警报。美国德州遭受龙卷风袭击，据说，On average, roughly 70% of all tornado warnings are false alarms. 平均来说，大约有百分之70的龙卷风警报都是虚惊一场。报假火警会浪费公用资源，Some cities in the U.S. are…
学个词 – 1770. mixed
今天我们要学的词是mixed. Mixed 混合的。有研究显示，Teens have mixed feelings about being friends with their parents on Facebook. 十几岁的青少年对在社交网站脸书上跟父母互相关注存在矛盾的心情。The new book received mixed reviews…
学个词 – 1769. record-breaking
今天我们要学的词是record-breaking. Record-breaking破记录的。A record-breaking heat wave is raising the risk of fire in the Seattle area. 西雅图出现破记录的热浪天气，增加了火灾的风险。The annual celebration is drawing…
学个词 – 1768. piece together
今天我们要学的词是piece together. To piece together 意思是拼凑起来。Federal investigators are hoping that several clues will help them piece together the life of…
学个词 – 1767. revise
今天我们要学的词是 revise. Revise 动词，是修改，修订的意思。Lawmakers who back gun control will revise the defeated background check bill in order to win enough…
学个词 – 1766. insanity
今天我们要学的词是 insanity. Insanity 疯狂，精神不正常。The Colorado movie theatre shooting suspect will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 美国科罗拉多电影院枪击案嫌疑人打算以精神失常为由，做无罪申辩。If the judge…
学个词 – 1765. open house
今天我们要学的词是 open house。Open house 对外开放日。My gym is having an open house this weekend for nonmembers to come in and enjoy…