今天我们要学的词是roll out。Roll out, 正式推出产品或服务。 "Big banks such as Bank of America and Citi Bank rolled out extra debit card fees…
今天我们要学的词是at best。At best, 充其量,顶多。 "His performance was mediocre at best," 他的表现充其量只能算一般。 "His new book lacks originality. It's OK at best,"…
今天我们要学的词是robust。Robust, 意思是强健的,稳健的。美国经济复苏远不如美联储原先预期的那样强劲。 "The U.S. economic recovery has been much less robust than the Fed had hoped," 随着铁路交通和空中航线的增加,中国西部旅游市场发展稳健。 "Tourism saw robust…
今天我们要学的词是accelerating。Accelerating, 形容词,意思是加速的。三名美国科学家今年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖,他们发现 "The universe is expanding at an accelerating pace," 宇宙正在以加速度膨胀。 "The media industry is experiencing accelerating changes with the…
今天我们要学的词是streamline。 Streamline, 作为动词,意思是简化流程。 "Nokia plans to move more factories to Asia in an effort to streamline production," 诺基亚公司计划将更多工厂搬到亚洲,借此简化作业流程。 "America's new…
今天我们要学的词是signal。 Signal, 作为动词,意思是显示。 "The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to the lowest level…
今天我们要学的词是be bound to。 Be bound to, 一定会。巴勒斯坦向联合国提交申请,希望成为正式会员国。但是, "Analysts say the Palestinian bid is bound to fail because the United States…
今天我们要学的词是tainted。 Tainted, 受污染的。最近美国出现了一起食品中毒事件。 "13 people have died from eating tainted cantaloupes," 13人因食用受污染的哈蜜瓜而死亡。与此同时,美国市场上一些牛肉馅也出了问题。 "131-thousand pounds of ground beef was recalled because…
今天我们要学的词是announce。Announce, 宣布。苹果公司宣布iPhone5即将上市。 "Apple announced that it will be introducing the new features of the iPhone 5 on October 4th," 苹果公司宣布,10月4日正式介绍iPhone…
今天我们要学的词是absorb。Absorb, 吸收,吸纳。最新调查显示,美国明年的保险费用可能要上涨5.4%。 "Due to the current economic condition, most companies say it's too much for them to absorb," 鉴于目前经济形势的低迷,很多公司都表示,这种涨幅对他们来说负担过重。 "New…