学个词 – 2364. custom
今天我们要学的词是custom. Custom 做为形容词，有特定的，特制的意思。Google is testing a $2-a-month service that allows its users to ditch their old gmail addresses for custom…
学个词 – 2363. lobbyist
今天我们要学的词是lobbyist. Lobbyist 说客。Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that lawmakers should wait for six years before they become lobbyists. 美国前佛罗里达州州长杰布.布什说，国会议员离职后应该等六年，才能成为说客。最新公布的统计数字显示，Lobbyists…
学个词 – 2362. proportion
今天我们要学的词是 proportion. Proportion 有部分的意思。A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only a small proportion of…
学个词 – 2361. counterpart
今天我们要学的词是counterpart. Counterpart 指对应的人或物。一项研究发现，African Americans are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest than their white counterparts. 非洲裔美国人比对应的美国白种人更容易出现心脏骤停的情况。The speaker of South…
学个词 – 2360. digital footprint
今天我们要学的词是digital footprint. Digital footprint 数码足迹。Everyone who uses a computer, tablet or smart phone will generate vast amounts of information, called…
学个词 – 2359. interstate
今天我们要学的词是interstate. Interstate 做为名词，有州际高速公路的意思。A bridge collapsed in Southern California, and forced the indefinite closure of Interstate 10. 美国加州南部的一座桥梁倒塌，迫使十号州际高速公路无限期关闭。 According to the…
学个词 – 2358. chapter
今天我们要学的词是chapter. Chapter 做为名词，有篇章的意思。American e-commerce company eBay separated from Paypal, and started a new chapter as an independent company. 美国商务公司易趣脱离贝宝，做为一家独立公司，拉开了新的篇章。The United…
学个词 – 2357. mental health
今天我们要学的词是 mental health. Mental health 心理健康。英国最新调查显示，Principals are more concerned about pupils’ mental health than any other issue related to well-being.…
学个词 – 2356. inch closer
今天我们要学的词是 inch closer. To inch closer 是逐渐接近的意思。美国几家轮胎公司正在加紧研发无气轮胎。Airless tires that don’t puncture are inching closer to a production reality. 不会被扎的无气轮胎距离投入生产越来越近了。Researchers are…
学个词 – 2355. social skills
今天我们要学的词是 social skills. Social skills 社交技能。最新研究指出，Kindergartners with good social skills are more likely to succeed as adults. 社交技能强的学前班孩子长大成人后更容易成功。美国中学生喜欢用手机短信和社交应用跟朋友交流，但是研究人员认为，Technology addiction could…
学个词 – 2354. bug bounty
今天我们要学的词是 bug bounty. Bug bounty 意思是找到系统漏洞而得到的奖赏。Bug bounties are awards that are paid to hackers for finding bugs in a company’s…
学个词 – 2353. behind bars
今天我们要学的词是 behind bars. Behind bars 意思是坐牢。New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that it was right to keep drug dealers behind…
学个词 – 2352. class action
今天我们要学的词是 class action. Class action 集体诉讼。Apple will face a class action lawsuit by its retail employees in California who were…
学个词 – 2351. ditch
今天我们要学的词是 ditch. To ditch 意思是放弃。Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered plans for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic stadium to be ditched because…
学个词 – 2350. bring about
今天我们要学的词是 bring about. To bring about 意思是引起，导致。Scientists believe soot that hangs over the mountains of the Sichuan Basin brought about…