学个词 – 1119. mainstay
今天我们要学的词是mainstay。 Mainstay, 支柱，重要来源。 “Picture books, a mainstay of children’s literature, have been on the decline,” 儿童文学的重要组成部分—图画书发行的数量正在走下坡路。在美国， “Cranberries are a mainstay…
学个词 – 1118. let somebody down
今天我们要学的词是let somebody down。 To let somebody down, 有未履行承诺，让某人失望的意思。 “The newly elected Mayor promised he will not let the voters down,”…
学个词 – 1117. at odds
今天我们要学的词是at odds。 At odds, 意见分歧。 “Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes,” 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。在是否应该取消对军人同性恋“不问不说”的政策的问题上，美国国会参议员麦凯恩夫妇各执己见。 “Senator John McCain and…
学个词 – 1116. cave in
今天我们要学的词是cave in。To cave in, 意思是屈于压力而让步。 “All my friends are on Facebook now. I finally caved in and got registered,” 我朋友都在用…
学个词 – 1115. walk a fine line
今天我们要学的词是walk a fine line. To walk a fine line, 小心行事。 “Coaches have to walk a fine line between pushing their…
学个词 – 1114. repeal
今天我们要学的词是repeal. Repeal, 撤销，废止。在国会中期选举中， “California voters rejected a call by the teachers unions to repeal a series of tax breaks for…
学个词 – 1113. honor
今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词，表达敬意。 “The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years,”…
学个词 – 1112. take some heat
今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 “The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants,”…
学个词 – 1111. sound off
今天我们要学的词是sound off。 To sound off about something, 有抱怨的意思。 “Local residents sounded off about plans to cut library hours,” 当地居民对缩短图书馆的开放时间表示不满。 “The…
学个词 – 1110. faze
今天我们要学的词是faze。 Faze, 意思是使人感到困扰，胆怯，通常用于否定句。 “Criticism doesn’t faze him,” 别人的批评不会让他乱了阵脚。 “We had lost three games in a row, but that didn’t faze…
学个词 – 1109. compelling
今天我们要学的词是compelling。 Compelling, 做为形容词，有令人信服的意思。现任州长做了很多改善民生的事情， “I see no compelling reason to vote him out of office,” 我看不出任何令人信服的理由，要投票把他赶下台。 “He made a compelling argument…
学个词 – 1108. toss-up
今天我们要学的词是toss-up。 Toss-up, 意思是胜负机会各半，胜负难分的事情。球队首发投球手肩膀受伤。 “Whether he can play in the next game is a toss-up,” 下场比赛能否上场很难讲。 “The governor’s race is a…
学个词 – 1107. fired up
今天我们要学的词是fired up。 Fired up, 意思是激动的，热情的。 “The students are totally fired up about the upcoming math competition,” 学生们兴奋地期待着即将举行的数学竞赛。 “The candidate got…
学个词 – 1106. commanding
今天我们要学的词是commanding。 Commanding, 做为形容词，有占据主导地位的意思。 “Our team holds a commanding edge in the shooting percentage,” 我们队在投球命中率上占优势。在美国加州州长竞选中， “Democrat Jerry Brown took a commanding…
学个词 – 1105. germ
今天我们要学的词是germ。 Germ,病菌，细菌。流感季节到了，现在很多家庭都备有洗手液，但是最新研究指出， “Hand Sanitizers only work for 2 minutes to kill germs.” 洗手液杀菌的功能只能持续两分钟。不管你多注意卫生， “Germs can show up in the least…