学个词 – 1074. sentiment
今天我们要学的词是sentiment。 Sentiment, 意思是感情，情绪。”Anti-immigration sentiment,” 反移民情绪。 “President Obama warned against the possible spread of anti-Islam sentiment and called for religious tolerance,”…
学个词 – 1073. workplace
今天我们要学的词是workplace。 Workplace, 工作场所。 “SeaWorld Orlando was fined $75,000 for workplace safety violations,” 奥兰多的海洋世界因为违反工作场所的安全规定，被罚款七万五千美元。有关数据显示， “Claims of discrimination against Muslims in the…
学个词 – 1072. uptick
今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词，意思是上升。 “There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year,” 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。”Local retailers expect to see…
学个词 – 1071. call off
今天我们要学的词是call off。 To call off, 意思是取消或推迟。 “The wedding was called off because of flooding,” 婚礼因为发大水而被迫推迟。 “A planned strike was called…
学个词 – 1070. breeze
今天我们要学的词是breeze。 Breeze, 做为名词，指轻而易举的事情。 “Beating the unknown team wasn’t a breeze as we thought it would be,” 打赢这支名不见经传的队伍远没有我们原本想象的那么简单。 “The new website…
学个词 – 1069. obsessed
今天我们要学的词是obsessed。 Obsessed, 一门心思的，沉迷于。 “My girlfriend is obsessed with buying handbags,” 我女朋友买包上瘾。 “One of my co-workers is obsessed with social networks,”…
学个词 – 1068. baby steps
今天我们要学的词是baby steps。 Baby steps, 小孩的步子，意思是慢慢的，一步一步的。 “The doctor told him to take baby steps towards recovery,” 医生让他不要急，一步一步慢慢恢复。 “If you’re new at…
学个词 – 1067. low-key
今天我们要学的词是low-key。 Low-key, 低调的，不张扬的。 “The actor leads a low-key life off screen,” 这个演员在银幕背后的日常生活中十分低调。 “Pop singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to…
学个词 – 1066. on the rise
今天我们要学的词是on the rise。 On the rise，正在上升。 “The hip-hop singer’s popularity is on the rise,” 这个嘻哈歌手现在越来越红。最新研究显示， “The number of concussions suffered…
学个词 – 1065. sugarcoat
今天我们要学的词是sugarcoat。 To sugarcoat, 意思是粉饰、美化，让一件事情更容易被人接受。 “Our team has lost five consecutive games. There is no way to sugarcoat it,” 我们球队已经连输五场，这种事实没办法掩盖。 “The…
学个词 – 1064. magic bullet
今天我们要学的词是magic bullet。 Magic bullet, 意思是解决问题的灵丹妙药。”President Obama said there was no magic bullet for the struggling economy,”美国总统奥巴马说，振兴美国经济，没有灵丹妙药。 “Experts say there is…
学个词 – 1063. postpone
今天我们要学的词是postpone。 Postpone推迟。 “Justin Bieber had to postpone his concert because he was sick,” 贾斯汀.比伯因为生病，不得不推迟演唱会。”We had to postpone the trip because…
学个词 – 1062. pick up
今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 “We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after…
学个词 – 1061. plug away at
今天我们要学的词是plug away at。 To plug away at something, 坚持不懈地去做一件事。 “He continues to plug away at the novel even though no…
学个词 – 1060. habitual
今天我们要学的词是habitual。 Habitual, 大家都知道，Habit是习惯的意思，后面加上ual，成为形容词，Habitual就是习惯性的。 “A habitual liar,” 老喜欢撒谎的人。 “A habitual offender,” 惯犯。 “The habitual drunk driver was sent to jail for…