学个词 (Learn a Word)

学个词 – 1154. transaction

今天我们要学的词是transaction。 Transaction, 交易。 "The value and number of transactions in media industry mergers and acquisitions soared in 2010," 2010年传媒产业合并和收购交易的数量和交易总额都大幅攀升。 "Facebook…

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学个词 – 1153. clean slate

今天我们要学的词是clean slate。 Clean, 干净的,slate有记录、记载的意思,a clean slate, 就是摆脱过去,一切从头开始。 "The company sold its most profitable product line to pay off the debt…

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学个词 – 1152. trauma

今天我们要学的词是trauma。Trauma, 是创伤的意思,可以是身体上的,也可以是心理上的。 "He suffered head trauma from the car crash," 车祸让他头部受创。 "The veteran still suffers psychological trauma from his days…

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学个词 – 1151. ceiling

今天我们要学的词是ceiling。Ceiling, 是房间天花板的意思,可以引伸为上限。美国现行联邦债务上限是14.3万亿美元。 "Some Republican lawmakers are opposed to raising the debt ceiling without tackling government spending," 一部分共和党国会议员反对在不着手削减政府开支的情况下,一味提高债务上限的做法。 一项最新调查发现,在财富五百强企业中,136家企业的最高决策层里至今没有女性主管的存在。 "The glass…

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学个词 – 1150. balloon

今天我们要学的词是balloon。 Balloon, 气球,做为动词,有迅速膨胀的意思。最新公布的数字显示, "Wikileaks spending ballooned as it tried to pay salaries," 维基揭密开始支付工资,造成开支膨胀。 "The New Jersey pension system's long-term deficit…

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学个词 – 1149. designated driver

今天我们要学的词是designated driver。 Designated driver, 指定司机。在美国,一群朋友出去派对,往往会指定其中一个人为designated driver此人不能喝酒,保证玩完了以后开车送大家回家,可谓牺牲我一个,幸福一帮人。 "John offered to be the designated driver for the New Year Eve party," 约翰主动提出愿意当除夕夜派对的指定司机。…

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学个词 – 1148. tumble

今天我们要学的词是tumble。 Tumble, 做为动词,有大幅下降的意思。美国电器店百思买11月结束的财政季度销售表现低迷。 "Best Buy stocks tumbled 14% on the newly released data," 新公布的数字使百思买的股价大幅跌落14%。今年圣诞节周末电影票房表现不佳。 "Total Christmas weekend grosses tumbled 45%…

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学个词 – 1147. decline

今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 "The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan," 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 "The source declined to be…

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学个词 – 1146. wreak havoc

今天我们要学的词是wreak havoc。 Wreak, 动词,在这里是造成的意思,havoc, 指混乱破坏,连在一起,to wreak havoc, 意思是造成严重破坏。美国东岸很多地区周末遭遇暴风雪天气。 "The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers and forced some of the…

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学个词 – 1145. afloat

今天我们要学的词是afloat。 Afloat, 有在经济上得以维系的意思。 "He has been out of work for two years and was only able to keep afloat with…

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