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学个词 – 1829. verdict
今天我们要学的词是verdict. Verdict 判决。A verdict of not guilty was reached by the jury. 陪审团一致认定，被告无罪。Italy’s Supreme Court upheld former PM Silvio Berlusconi’s…
学个词 – 1828. expired
今天我们要学的词是expired. Expired 形容词，意思是过期的。He was pulled over by the police and got a ticket for having an expired registration. 他开车时被警察拦下来，因为车子注册已经过去，吃了一张罚单。Flushing expired…
学个词 – 1827. dole out
今天我们要学的词是 dole out. To dole out 是少量发送的意思。纽约时报报道说，The U.S. Agricultural Department doled out millions of dollars in subsidies to dead farmers…
学个词 – 1826. misconduct
今天我们要学的词是misconduct. Misconduct 名词，意思是不端行为。美国政府一份最新报告显示，Misconduct by Transportation Security Administration employee rose 26% over the past three years. 过去三年时间里，美国运输安全管理局员工渎职的行为比以往增加了26%。圣地亚哥市长鲍伯.费尔纳最近身陷丑闻。A total of eight women…
学个词 – 1825. preference
今天我们要学的词是preference. Preference 是偏爱，首选的意思。Personal preference 个人偏好。夏天是蚊虫猖獗的季节，大家都知道，有些人似乎比常人“更招蚊子”。有研究显示，Mosquitoes have a preference for those they feed off of. 蚊子对咬什么人也是有偏好的。比如，O型血的人比A型血挨咬的机率要高出一倍。日本中央大学的一项研究说，Infants as young as seven or…
学个词 – 1824. skip
今天我们要学的词是skip. Skip 动词，是遗漏，跳过的意思。根据美国运输安全管理局的一个新项目，Travelers can skip airport security lines if they pay $85. 缴纳85美元，在机场过安检的时候就可以不用跟其他人一起排队了。一项最新研究显示，Men who skip breakfast have a 27% higher…
学个词 – 1823. boon
今天我们要学的词是boon. Boon 意思是福音，有益的东西。佛罗里达州议会的一份研究得出结论，Baby Boomers retiring to Florida will be a boon to the state’s economy through the end of this…
学个词 – 1822. step in
今天我们要学的词是step in. To step in 有插手，干预的意思。Federal health officials stepped in to help to contain the outbreak after more than 250…
学个词 – 1821. retrieve
今天我们要学的词是retrieve. Retrieve 动词，意思是找回，重新获得。The U.S. Navy offered to help Australia retrieve four bombs mistakenly dropped inside the Great Barrier Reef marine…