学个词 – 1794. replica
今天我们要学的词是replica. Replica 是复制品的意思。Lego built a life-sized replica of an X-Wing Fighter, the iconic spaceship from the Return of the Jedi.…
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今天我们要学的词是replica. Replica 是复制品的意思。Lego built a life-sized replica of an X-Wing Fighter, the iconic spaceship from the Return of the Jedi.…
今天我们要学的词是trade-in. Trade-in 是以旧换新的意思。Apple plans to launch an iPhone trade-in program, encouraging consumers to upgrade to the iPhone 5. 苹果公司计划启动苹果手机以旧换新的项目,以鼓励消费者把旧苹果手机升级到第五代。An elementary…
今天我们要学的词是snoop. Snoop 是动词,意思是窥探,暗中调查。最近,Government snooping 成了美国的热点话题。NSA snooping has triggered the first civil case against the Obama administration. 美国国安局暗中监控民众通讯记录被爆料后,已经出现了第一桩针对奥巴马政府提出的民事诉讼案。谷歌公司法律事务主管说,Google has nothing to…
今天我们要学的词是asylum. Asylum 是避难的意思。Russia said it would consider political asylum for NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden if requested. 俄罗斯表示,如果将美国秘密监视项目公诸于众的美国前国安局合同工斯诺登提出政治避难申请的话,俄罗斯会考虑接受。Snowden has reportedly said…
今天我们要学的词是humidity. Humidity 是潮湿,湿度的意思。A sharp rise in humidity is in the forecast for next week. 天气预报显示,空气湿度下周将明显升高。We reached 95 degrees yesterday, but…
今天我们要学的词是unleash. To unleash, 动词,意思是解除约束,释放的意思。美国乐坛著名歌手碧昂斯给连锁服装名牌店H&M拍广告照,结果H&M公司对照片进行PS,遭到碧昂斯的拒绝。Beyonce unleashed her wrath on H&M. 碧昂斯对H&M的做法表示极度愤怒。美国东部的桑迪飓风过去六个月后,一份最新研究报告显示,Hurricane Sandy unleashed 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast…
今天我们要学的词是side with. To side with someone 意思是支持某人,站在某人的一边。The jury sided with the defense and acquitted the defendant by reason of insanity.…
今天我们要学的词是 cast doubt. To cast doubt on 或是 cast doubt over something 意思是让人对某事产生怀疑。Mixed economic data has cast doubts over the…
今天我们要学的词是on the defensive. On the defensive 意思是处于防守地位。美国一名塔可钟快餐店员工用舌头舔塔可钟饼皮的照片出现在脸谱网上。The photo put Taco Bell on the defensive in a full-blown PR nightmare. 这张照片让塔可钟陷入了一场严重的公关恶梦,完成处于守势。最近发生的一系列带有巨大争议的事件给美国政府带来了困扰。The…
今天我们要学的词是consumption. Consumption 是消耗,消耗量的意思。美国疾病控制和防治中心的报告说,Consumption of sugary drinks is falling among children in the U.S. 美国儿童含糖饮料的摄取量出现下降。英国政府报告显示,Among Britons, weekly alcohol consumption is down,…
今天我们要学的词是primary. Primary 主要的。美国的最新调查数字显示,A record four out of 10 households have mothers as the sole or primary source of income in…
今天我们要学的词是recover. Recover 做为动词,有发现,找到的意思。Russian scientists recovered free-flowing blood from the frozen body of a 10,000 to 15,000 year old mammoth found…
今天我们要学的词是virus. Virus 病毒。The head of the WHO warned the world of a new virus named MERS-CoV, which is found in…
今天我们要学的词是expose. Expose 有使接触到的意思。As a parent, I don’t want to expose my children to movies that have violent content. 做为家长,我不愿意让自己的孩子看带有暴力内容的电影。最新研究发现,Astronauts who…
今天我们要学的词是eco-friendly. Eco-friendly有利环保的。2011年的一项研究显示,Forty seven percent of travelers will take eco-friendliness into consideration when booking a vacation. 47%的游客在预定渡假地时,都会把旅游区设施是否环保的因素考虑进去。如今,环保已经成为一种时尚。除了节水,省电,废物再循环使用外,Growing your own fruits and…