学个词 – 1044. venue
今天我们要学的词是venue。 Venue, 是地点、场所的意思。 “The defense lawyer requested a change of venue so that the defendant could get a fair trial,”…
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今天我们要学的词是venue。 Venue, 是地点、场所的意思。 “The defense lawyer requested a change of venue so that the defendant could get a fair trial,”…
今天我们要学的词是overtax。 Overtax, 赋税过重,可以引伸为使某个人或是某件事压力、负担过重。 “The high temperatures are overtaxing the power grid of the city,” 高温天气给城市的电力供应网带来了沉重压力。去健身房运动会给身体造成压力。 “You will overtax the body…
今天我们要学的词是out of line。 Out of line, 可以用来指行为举止过份,出格。 “The candidate was clearly out of line by using personal attacks in the…
今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 “The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away,” 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车,逃之夭夭。 “Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with…
今天我们要学的词是no-show。 No-show, 意思是没来。 “The famous actor was a no-show at the charity event,” 这个著名演员没有出席这次慈善活动。 “The defendant was a no-show at…
今天我们要学的词是hard-wired。 Hard-wired, 用在人身上的时候,有天生的意思。 “Some people are hard-wired to be most productive during the wee hours,” 有些人天生就是夜里做事情效率最高。 “He is hard-wired to…
今天我们要学的词是big ticket item。 Big ticket item, 意思是大件商品。 “Electronic medical records systems are a big ticket item for hospitals,” 安装电子病例系统对医院来说是一笔很大的开支。 “I…
playstopmutemax volume00:00-01:16repeat今天我们要学的词是vehicle。 Vehicle, 除了交通工具以外,还有工具或是手段的意思。 “It turned out web sites are not the best advertising vehicle,” 事实证明,在网上做广告并不是最有效的广告渠道。与此同时,有研究发现, “The internet was the…
今天我们要学的词是far cry。 A far cry from something, 意思是跟某件事情相差甚远。 “The actor played a womanizer in the movie, a far cry from…
今天我们要学的词是homesick。 Homesick, 想家的。 “The first time I was away from home I got really homesick,” 第一次出远门,我特别想家。 “I always spend time…
今天我们要学的词是hard-pressed。 Be hard-pressed to do something,” 意思是面临很大的困难。 “Without additional loans, the company will be hard-pressed not to go bankrupt,” 如果没有额外的贷款,这家公司恐怕很难不破产。…
今天我们要学的词是heyday。 Heyday, 意思是最强盛的时期。 “In the firm’s heyday it employed over 5,000 employees,” 这家公司鼎盛期,员工有五千多人。 “The group sold millions of records in…
今天我们要学的词是equivalent。 Equivalent, 意思是相当于,等同于。《华盛顿邮报》报道说,9/11恐怖袭击事件以来, “In Washington and the surrounding areas, 33 building complexes for top-secret intelligence work are under construction or…
今天我们要学的词是headline。 Headline, 意思是头条新闻。今年六月的全球气温打破了最高记录。 “Heat warnings have been topping weather headlines in the United States for more than two weeks,” 过去两个多星期以来,高温警报一直是天气版的头条新闻。…
今天我们要学的词是organic。 Organic, 有机的,绿色的。 “Organic product,” 有机产品。近年来,美国很多消费者开始崇尚绿色、有机食品。不过,统计数字显示, “Organic food accounted for only 3.5% of the food sold for consumption in the…