学个词 – 1959. engulf
今天我们要学的词是 engulf. Engulf 动词，意思是“吞没”。美国最近受到寒流袭击，Louisiana and South Carolina declared a state of emergency as a winter storm engulfed much of the…
学个词 – 1958. disrepair
今天我们要学的词是 disrepair. Disrepair 名词，意思是“失修，破损”。英国议会最近就皇室的财政状况提出警告：The royal reserve fund for emergencies is down to its last million pounds, while 39 percent of…
学个词 – 1957. dabble
今天我们要学的词是 dabble. Dabble 当动词，有“涉猎，尝试”的意思。据报道，The new smart-phone from the South Korean electronics company LG may dabble in fingerprint scanning. 韩国电子公司LG的新型智能手机可能会尝试安装指纹扫描的功能。时尚品牌马克·雅克布宣布，人们可把在社交网站上的留言当钱用，购买其新推出的香水。 This…
学个词 – 1956. crimp
今天我们要学的词是 crimp. Crimp 有束缚，限制的意思，可当名词和动词使用。苹果公司去年第四季度手机销量在预期水平以下，原因之一是来自低价手机的竞争。但是，Apple does not plan to release a low-cost phone that could crimp profitability. 苹果公司不打算推出有可能压低利润的廉价手机。 世界最大的日用品制造商宝洁公司季度利润下滑，Procter & Gamble’s…
学个词 – 1955. binge-watch
今天我们要学的词是 binge-watch. Binge-watch 是狂看的意思，一般指一股脑儿地连续看剧。最近有研究显示，61% of Americans binge-watch TV regularly, watching at least 2-3 episodes of a single show in one…
学个词 – 1954. discard
今天我们要学的词是 discard. Discard 是丢弃的意思。一项研究结果显示，America discards up to 40% of its food, or about 20 pounds per person, per month. 美国人40%的食物最后都被扔进了垃圾箱，相当于每人每个月扔掉大约20磅食物。为保证索契冬季奥运会的安全，俄罗斯有关部门获准监控奥运期间的一切来往邮件，短信和电话。Experts…
学个词 – 1953. stream
今天我们要学的词是 stream. Stream 做为动词，有用流媒体在网上传输的意思。Live stream 直播。The Ellen DeGeneres Show, one of the most popular daytime TV talk shows in the…
学个词 – 1952. motive
今天我们要学的词是 motive. Motive 动机。美国维吉尼亚州刚卸任的州长因贪污的罪名受到起诉。Former Gov. Bob McDonnell fired back at critics, hinting at political motives behind the indictment. 前州长麦当诺对批判者予以反击，暗示起诉背后存在政治动机。美国普渡大学上周发生校园枪击案。Police are…
学个词 – 1951. watchdog
今天我们要学的词是 watchdog. Watchdog 意思是监督机构。An independent federal privacy watchdog has concluded that the National Security Agency’s program to collect bulk phone…
学个词 – 1950. trendsetter
今天我们要学的词是 trendsetter. Trendsetter 意思是引领潮流的人。Air New Zealand has been named the top airline of 2014 and is called an industry trendsetter.…
学个词 – 1949. minority
今天我们要学的词是 minority. Minority 有少数人，少数族裔的意思。盖洛普的一项最新民调发现，About half of all ethnic minority students say they plan to start their own business, compared with…
学个词 – 1948. upswing
今天我们要学的词是 upswing. Upswing 是上扬的意思。网络安全专家预计，The risk of cyber attacks on the financial services industry is on the upswing in 2014. 金融服务工业2014年面临的网络空间袭击的风险会呈上扬走势。Illinois…
学个词 – 1947. revisit
今天我们要学的词是 revisit. To revisit 有重新审视的意思。The FBI will revisit the case of a mentally ill man being beaten to death after…
学个词 – 1946. make way for
今天我们要学的词是 make way for. To make way for 意思是给某人和某事让地方。The old buildings were torn down to make way for a new…
学个词 – 1945. document
今天我们要学的词是 document. Document 做为动词，是记录的意思。美国独立机构故事团今年进入第十个年头，StoryCorps has the largest known collection of oral histories, documenting more than 50,000 stories of American life.…