学个词 – 2251. footage
今天我们要学的词是 footage. Footage 名词，有镜头的意思。印度大约600个高中生因为作弊被学校开除。TV footage showed parents and friends scaling the outer walls of school buildings to pass cheat sheets…
学个词 – 2250. consume
今天我们要学的词是 consume. To consume 有消耗的意思。有研究显示，The average person will consume 7,000 animals during their lives, including 2,400 chickens and 4,500 fish.…
学个词 – 2249. seasonal
今天我们要学的词是 seasonal. Seasonal 形容词，意思是季节性的。A federal visa program in Alaska to hire foreign workers is on temporary hold because of a…
学个词 – 2248. minimize
今天我们要学的词是 minimize. To minimize 意思是最小化。Saudi Arabia is trying to minimize the impact of plunging oil prices on its economy. 沙特阿拉伯正在设法将油价暴跌对经济的影响降到最低程度。美国阿肯色州发现禽流感。U.S.…
学个词 – 2247. real estate
今天我们要学的词是 real estate. Real estate 房地产。Real estate heir Robert Durst was arrested last Saturday in New Orleans. 房地产富豪之子罗伯特.杜斯特上星期六在新奥尔良被抓捕。17 nonprofit organizations…
学个词 – 2246. reappear
今天我们要学的词是 reappear. To reappear 意思是重新出现。Russian President Vladimir Putin reappeared in public after a 10-day absence, showing no signs of visible…
学个词 – 2245. buck the trend
今天我们要学的词是 buck the trend. To buck the trend 意思是逆潮流而进。The Mac has bucked the trend of declining PC sales for quite…
学个词 – 2244. retention
今天我们要学的词是 retention. Retention 名词，意思是保留。电信公司沃达非宣布新政策，给产妇16周带薪产假，恢复工作后每周只需上30个小时的班。Vodafone says talent retention is one of the goals for designing the new policy. 沃达非公司说，制定这项新政策的目的之一是为了留住人才。哈佛大学的一项研究报告说，Increasing customer retention…
学个词 – 2243. boast
今天我们要学的词是 boast. Boast 做为动词，除了夸口以外，还有拥有的意思。美国教育系统的最新统计数字显示，The state of Mississippi boasts the fourth-highest rate of community college students completing degrees. 美国密西西比州社区大学学生的毕业率在美国各州名列第四。Kansas city boasts…
学个词 – 2242. circulate
今天我们要学的词是 circulate. Circulate 动词，意思是传播。流感疫苗是如何研制的？Flu viruses constantly mutate, and the vaccine is changed every year based on what scientists see circulating.…
学个词 – 2241. allegiance
今天我们要学的词是 allegiance. Allegiance 效忠。Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based terror group, has reportedly announced formal allegiance to ISIS. 尼日利亚的恐怖组织博科圣地据报导已经宣布正式效忠伊斯兰国恐怖武装。美国公立学校学生上课前往往会背诵效忠誓词。不久前，A Portland high school’s…
学个词 – 2240. emoji
今天我们要学的词是 emoji. Emoji 表情符号。Apple is slated to release 300 new emojis with the next update. 苹果公司下次系统更新时将推出三百个新的表情符号。The new set of emojis…
学个词 – 2239. produce
今天我们要学的词是 produce. Produce 做为名词，意思是农产品。美国环境工作小组的最新报告显示，Nearly two-thirds of produce tested contained pesticides. 在检测的农产品中，将近三分之二的农产品上都带有农药。Apples top the list of produce with the most pesticides,…
学个词 – 2238. reinstate
今天我们要学的词是 reinstate. Reinstate 做为动词，意思是恢复。In light of the continuing tensions in Ukraine, Lithuania decided to reinstate compulsory military service for young…
学个词 – 2237. hometown
今天我们要学的词是 hometown. Hometown 家乡。Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from the…