学个词 – 1509. turnaround
今天我们要学的词是turnaround. Turnaround is spelled t-u-r-n-a-r-o-u-n-d; turnaround. Turnaround是好转的意思。The once-troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi is now undergoing one of the most remarkable…
学个词 – 1508. captivity
今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词，意思是囚禁，束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a…
学个词 – 1507. refute
今天我们要学的词是refute. Refute is spelled r-e-f-u-t-e, refute. Refute 的意思是驳斥，反驳。比如，I was able to refute his argument. 我反驳了他的观点。A new discovery by archaeologists refutes…
学个词 – 1506. bearing
今天我们要学的词是bearing. Bearing is spelled b-e-a-r-i-n-g, bearing. Bearing 意思是关系，意义。我们常用 to have bearing on something 意思就是同某事有关系，对某事有影响。The decision had much bearing on the…
学个词 – 1505. hammer
今天我们要学的词是hammer。Hammer, 作为名词是榔头，作为动词则是猛击，击败的意思。美国四月的就业报告显示，就业情势有所恶化。 “Seizing on April’s slower job growth, Republicans hammered President Obama for his economic policies,” 共和党人抓住四月份放缓的就业增长数字，以此抨击奥巴马的经济政策。 “US drones continued…
学个词 – 1504. scathing
今天我们要学的词是scathing。 Scathing, 形容词，意思是严厉的，尖刻的。雅虎CEO斯科特.汤普森最近麻烦上身。 “A major Yahoo shareholder wrote a scathing letter to the board, stating that Scott Thompson lied about…
学个词 – 1503. bulk up
今天我们要学的词是bulk up。Bulk up, 是增加，积累的意思。美国四月份就业报告出台，就业集中增加在一些低薪资行业。 “Hiring by retailers rebounded, and food services and temporary-help agencies also bulked up,” 零售业就业有所好转，餐饮业和临时工种就业也有所增长。 演员Zac Efron为出演新角色健身。…
学个词 – 1502. mince words
今天我们要学的词是mince words。Mince, 是切碎，to mince words 就是把话说得婉转。这个短语通常用在否定句里，not to mince words, 就是说话直接，不兜圈子。 “A frank person never minces words,” 一个坦诚的人从来都是想什么说什么。 “Tell me what…
学个词 – 1501. debris
今天我们要学的词是debris。 Debris, 意思是残骸。 “Pieces of debris from last year’s Japanese tsunami, carried by the currents, have begun to show up…
学个词 – 1500. hasten
今天我们要学的词是hasten。Hasten, 的意思是催促，加速。 “A new study found that exposure to bullying and child abuse hastens children’s biological aging,” 一项新研究发现，霸凌和虐待会加快儿童的生理衰老。 “Australia’s prime…
学个词 – 1499. spew
今天我们要学的词是spew。 Spew, 意思是喷出，涌出。 “As Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash plumes, water vapor and hot rocks, some of the…
学个词 – 1498. upswing
今天我们要学的词是upswing。 Upswing意思是上升。 “Apple reported that it nearly doubled its earnings as compared to the same quarter a year ago, prompting…
学个词 – 1497. reins
今天我们要学的词是reins。Reins, 是名词rein的复数形式，rein是缰绳的意思，reins则指统治权，控制权。 “Russia Prime Minister Putin said he will step down as chairman of United Russia and hand the reins…
学个词 – 1496. luxury
今天我们要学的词是luxury。Luxury, 意思是奢侈。luxury brand 奢侈品牌，luxury hotel豪华酒店。2012年北京国际车展开幕， “Global luxury auto makers are piling in to tap the Chinese market,” 全球各地的豪华车品牌争先恐后来开发中国市场。 “Most affluent…
学个词 – 1495. prolonged
今天我们要学的词是prolonged。Prolonged. 意思是持续很久的。 “The International Monetary Fund says the euro zone is risking a prolonged period of deflation if it doesn’t…