学个词 – 924. in sync
今天我们要学的词是in sync。 In sync, 意思是同步的，协调的。 “The figure skating pair were totally in sync,” 这对花样滑冰双人组合的动作完全同步。 “I voted for the candidate whose…
学个词 – 923. in the zone
今天我们要学的词是in the zone。 In the zone, 意思是进入最佳状态。 “He was in the zone throughout the playoffs,” 整个季后赛他一直保持最佳状态。 “Nobody can touch him…
学个词 – 922. wide open
今天我们要学的词是wide open。 Wide open, 意思是完全开放，大开着。 “With the favorite horse dropping out, the race is wide open,” 最被看好的赛马退出比赛，让比赛结果完全无法预测。 在最近一次访谈节目中， “Former GOP…
学个词 – 921. home turf
今天我们要学的词是home turf。 Home turf, 意思是自家地盘。 “We beat our opponents on their home turf,” 我们在对手的地盘上打败了他们。 “The team remains unbeaten in its…
学个词 – 920. finalize
今天我们要学的词是finalize。 Finalize, 是最终确定，最后完成的意思。 “The couple have finalized their divorce,” 这对夫妇已经办完了离婚手续。 “The baseball team is reportedly finalizing a $500,000, one-year contract…
学个词 – 919. shoo-in
今天我们要学的词是shoo-in。 Shoo-in, 是名词，意思是稳操胜券的人或事。 “He is a shoo-in for the head coach position,” 主教练的位置非他莫属了。”The contestant is a shoo-in for the top…
学个词 – 918. team up
今天我们要学的词是team up。 To team up, 意思是跟别人合作。”I teamed up with Jack to finish the report on time,” 我跟Jack合作，按时完成了报告。”The two organizations teamed…
学个词 – 917. ough it out
今天我们要学的词是tough it out。 To tough it out, 意思是面对困境坚持到底。美国首都华盛顿地区下大雪，一些家庭因此断电。”Some people chose to tough it out and wait for the electricity to…
学个词 – 916. reputation
今天我们要学的词是reputation。 Reputation, 是声誉、声望的意思。”The new CEO arrived with a reputation for problem solving,” 公司新总裁是出了名的解决问题的高手。”He has a reputation for being a playboy,”…
学个词 – 915. on a shoestring
今天我们要学的词是on a shoestring。 Shoestring, 是鞋带的意思。 “On a shoestring,” 意思就是小本经营。”They started the company on a shoestring and made it into a…
学个词 – 914. level off
今天我们要学的词是level off。 To level off, 是稳定下来的意思。 “At some major banks, the number of bad loans is starting to level off,”…
学个词 – 913. drawn-out
今天我们要学的词是drawn-out。 Drawn-out, 意思是冗长的。”The team’s drawn-out search for a head coach is finally coming to an end,” 球队长时间来寻找主教练的努力终于有了结果。”The drawn-out contract negotiation…
学个词 – 912. replacement
今天我们要学的词是replacement。 Replacement, 意思是替代，替补。”The coach chose Jimmy as the replacement for the injured quarterback,” 教练选择Jimmy代替受伤的四分位。”The basketball player just had a knee…
学个词 – 911. memorable
今天我们要学的词是memorable。 Memorable, 意思是令人难忘的。上星期天晚上是美国第52届格莱美颁奖典礼。”The most memorable moment was the onstage appearance of Michael Jackson’s kids to accept their father’s lifetime achievement…
学个词 – 910. time-consuming
今天我们要学的词是time-consuming。 Time-consuming, 耗费时间的。”Wedding planning is very time-consuming,” 安排婚礼需要花费很多时间。”Being a small business owner is very time-consuming,” 做小业主需要投入很多时间。”The case is time-consuming and…