学个词 – 1089. rev up
今天我们要学的词是rev up。 To rev up, 意思是加速，加快。 “The soccer team revved up its defense in the second half,” 足球队下半场加强防守。 “The retailers…
学个词 – 1088. refund
今天我们要学的词是refund。 Refund, 退款。 “Ticket holders are entitled to a refund if the concert is canceled due to inclement weather,” 如果演唱会因为天气原因被取消，入场券可以退钱。现在坐飞机行李要收钱，不过，如果行李晚到的话，…
学个词 – 1087. alert
今天我们要学的词是alert。 Alert, 警戒，警报。 “The National Weather Service put the area under a tornado alert until 7 o’clock tonight,” 国家气象局对本地发布龙卷风警告，晚上七点钟解除。 “The…
学个词 – 1086. reminder
今天我们要学的词是reminder。 Reminder, 提醒、提示。 “I received a flu shot reminder from my doctor’s office,” 我收到医生诊所的通知，提醒我去打流感预防针。 “The newly released data is a…
学个词 – 1085. homemade
今天我们要学的词是homemade。 Homemade, 自制的。 “Police found a homemade bomb in the train station,” 警方在火车站发现了一个自制炸弹。 “The restaurant is famous for homemade Greek…
学个词 – 1084. time-honored
今天我们要学的词是time-honored。 Time-honored, 历史悠久的，经过时间检验的。”The startup company relied on time-honored principles to grow its business,” 这家新开办的公司依靠久经检验的商业原则，扩大生意规模。 “Homecoming is a time-honored tradition in…
学个词 – 1083. upgrade
今天我们要学的词是upgrade。 Upgrade, 升级。 “The local elementary school received a library upgrade thanks to donations from the alumni association,” 校友会的慷慨捐赠，让本地小学图书馆焕然一新。 美国副总统官邸准备加强安全装置。…
学个词 – 1082. bottom out
今天我们要学的词是bottom out。 To bottom out, 意思是触底反弹。房利美最新民调显示， “Most Americans believe the housing market has bottomed out,” 大多数美国人认为，房屋市场已经触底。美国国家经济研究局最近宣布， “The U.S. economy bottomed…
学个词 – 1081. allegation
今天我们要学的词是allegation。 Allegation, 指控。亚特兰大一家教会的牧师被控强迫年轻会众与他发生性关系。 “Bishop Eddie Long says he will fight the allegations,” 艾迪.朗主教表示，面对指控，他会据理力争。跟妓女有染的报道让英国球星贝克汉姆大为光火。 “David Beckham has written to the magazine…
学个词 – 1080. can-do
今天我们要学的词是can-do。 Can-do, 可以做到。 “He is the can-do kind of person,” 他是那种什么事都愿意尝试，什么事都觉得可以做到的人。 “I like the new candidate for his can-do attitude,”…
学个词 – 1079. rise to the occasion
今天我们要学的词是rise to the occasion。 Rise to the occasion, 意思是应对挑战和困境。首发四分位中场受伤后， “The backup quarterback rose to the occasion and led the team…
学个词 – 1078. nagging
今天我们要学的词是nagging。 Nagging, 唠叨个没完没了的，搅得人不得安宁的。”The tennis player decided to take the season off to take care of his nagging shoulder injury,” 这个网球选手决定赛季停赛，彻底治好一直纠缠他的肩伤。…
学个词 – 1077. twilight
今天我们要学的词是twilight。 Twilight, 意思是黄昏时分的，引伸为晚年的，晚期的。 “The book is about a man who found his true love in his twilight years,” 这本书讲的是一个迟暮之年的老人找到了自己的真爱。 “The…
学个词 – 1076. distraction
今天我们要学的词是distraction。 Distraction, 注意力不集中，分心。美国交通部最新数据显示， “5,474 people were killed in distraction-related car crashes in 2009,” 2009年美国跟司机走神有关的车祸造成5474人死亡。除了手机、短信、化装、吃东西外，”Driving with your pets in the car…
学个词 – 1075. road-block
今天我们要学的词是road-block。 Road-block, 路障，阻碍。 “Police road-blocks were set up before the rally,” 集会前，警察设置了路障。 “The highway construction has hit a road-block because…