学个词 – 1569. envoy
今天我们要学的词是 envoy. Envoy 是特使的意思。Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned as international peace envoy for Syria. 前联合国秘书长安南辞去了叙利亚国际和平特使的职务。A UN human rights envoy…
学个词 – 1568. across the board
今天我们要学的词是 across the board. Across the board 指所有人，所有方面。最新调查显示，The number of young adults living with their parents has risen across the…
学个词 – 1567. superpower
今天我们要学的词是 superpower. Superpower 超级大国。2012年第二季度智能手机全球总销量中，有27%是销往中国。分析人士说，China is becoming the new superpower in the smart phone realm. 在智能手机领域内，中国正成为新的超级大国。在奥运会的跳水项目中，China is without a doubt the…
学个词 – 1566. stop short of doing
今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说，美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令，授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛武装提供支持，不过，The White House has so far stopped short of…
学个词 – 1565. sluggish
今天我们要学的词是sluggish. Sluggish迟缓的，缺少活力的。博彩业巨头拉斯维加斯金沙集团第二季度盈利比去年同期下降35%. The company blames a July typhoon and sluggish economic growth in China for its weak performance. 金沙集团把盈利表现不佳归咎于中国经济增长迟缓和七月份的一次台风天气。政府最新公布的数字显示，The U.S.…
学个词 – 1564. bittersweet
今天我们要学的词是 bittersweet. Bittersweet 苦中带甜的。刚退役的美国体操运动员肖恩.约翰逊说，能去伦敦报道奥运会很高兴，然而，Attending her first Opening Ceremony as a non-athlete is bittersweet. 第一次做为非参赛运动员参加奥运开幕式心里甜苦参半。韩国三星电子公司成为亚洲最知名品牌，第二季度盈利比去年同期增长近百分之80。然而，Experts say Samsung’s success is bittersweet because…
学个词 – 1563. unbeatable
今天我们要学的词是 unbeatable. Unbeatable 无敌的，打不垮的。Japanese researchers created a robot that is unbeatable at the game of rock-paper-scissors. 日本科研人员研制出一种机器人，玩石头剪子布永远不会输。After 5 exhibition games,…
学个词 – 1562. charge
今天我们要学的词是charge. Charge做为动词，有起诉的意思。默多克新闻集团窃听丑闻的最新进展是，Eight of Rupert Murdoch’s editors and reporters have been charge with hacking the voice mailboxes of more than 600…
学个词 – 1561. restriction
今天我们要学的词是restriction. Restriction是限制的意思。President Obama vowed to implement new measures to curb violence in American cities, including reasonable restrictions on gun ownership.…
学个词 – 1560. ride out
今天我们要学的词是ride out. Ride out的意思是经受得住，挺过难关。The sailboat rode out the storm. 帆船抵挡住了暴风雨的袭击。There are signs that a global economic slowdown is hitting U.S.…
学个词 – 1559. lavish
今天我们要学的词是lavish. Lavish, 形容词，意思 “大方的，铺张浪费的”。雅虎公司以7100万美元的高薪聘请玛丽莎.迈耶出任CEO, Mayer’s pay package is by far the most lavish that Yahoo has offered to its recent…
学个词 – 1558. roll back
今天我们要学的词是 roll back. Roll back 意思是后退，退步。国际艾滋病大会星期天在华盛顿开幕，The participants called for governments not to roll back progress made against the epidemic even…
学个词 – 1557. haggle
今天我们要学的词是 haggle. Haggle 意思是争论，讨价还价，后面经常跟介词 over. The city council continues to haggle over the budget proposal. 市政委员会继续围绕预算提案讨价还价。As the U.S. Congress continues…
学个词 – 1556. noteworthy
今天我们要学的词是 noteworthy. Noteworthy意思是值得注意的，值得引起重视的。雅虎公司宣布，年仅37岁的迈耶将担任雅虎公司首席执行官。Her selection is noteworthy both because she is one of only a few woman CEOs in the tech…
学个词 – 1555. next generation
今天我们要学的词是 next-generation. Next-generation 下一代的，新一代的。Possible images of the next-generation iPhone keep popping up online. 网络上不断出现可能是新一代苹果手机的图片。Intel is committing $4.1 billion to the…