学个词 – 1790. humidity
今天我们要学的词是humidity. Humidity 是潮湿，湿度的意思。A sharp rise in humidity is in the forecast for next week. 天气预报显示，空气湿度下周将明显升高。We reached 95 degrees yesterday, but…
学个词 – 1789. unleash
今天我们要学的词是unleash. To unleash, 动词，意思是解除约束，释放的意思。美国乐坛著名歌手碧昂斯给连锁服装名牌店H&M拍广告照，结果H&M公司对照片进行PS，遭到碧昂斯的拒绝。Beyonce unleashed her wrath on H&M. 碧昂斯对H&M的做法表示极度愤怒。美国东部的桑迪飓风过去六个月后，一份最新研究报告显示，Hurricane Sandy unleashed 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast…
学个词 – 1788. side-with
今天我们要学的词是side with. To side with someone 意思是支持某人，站在某人的一边。The jury sided with the defense and acquitted the defendant by reason of insanity.…
学个词 – 1787. cast doubt on
今天我们要学的词是 cast doubt. To cast doubt on 或是 cast doubt over something 意思是让人对某事产生怀疑。Mixed economic data has cast doubts over the…
学个词 – 1786. on the defensive
今天我们要学的词是on the defensive. On the defensive 意思是处于防守地位。美国一名塔可钟快餐店员工用舌头舔塔可钟饼皮的照片出现在脸谱网上。The photo put Taco Bell on the defensive in a full-blown PR nightmare. 这张照片让塔可钟陷入了一场严重的公关恶梦，完成处于守势。最近发生的一系列带有巨大争议的事件给美国政府带来了困扰。The…
学个词 – 1785. consumption
今天我们要学的词是consumption. Consumption 是消耗，消耗量的意思。美国疾病控制和防治中心的报告说，Consumption of sugary drinks is falling among children in the U.S. 美国儿童含糖饮料的摄取量出现下降。英国政府报告显示，Among Britons, weekly alcohol consumption is down,…
学个词 – 1784. primary
今天我们要学的词是primary. Primary 主要的。美国的最新调查数字显示，A record four out of 10 households have mothers as the sole or primary source of income in…
学个词 – 1783. recover
今天我们要学的词是recover. Recover 做为动词，有发现，找到的意思。Russian scientists recovered free-flowing blood from the frozen body of a 10,000 to 15,000 year old mammoth found…
学个词 – 1782. virus
今天我们要学的词是virus. Virus 病毒。The head of the WHO warned the world of a new virus named MERS-CoV, which is found in…
学个词 – 1781. expose
今天我们要学的词是expose. Expose 有使接触到的意思。As a parent, I don’t want to expose my children to movies that have violent content. 做为家长，我不愿意让自己的孩子看带有暴力内容的电影。最新研究发现，Astronauts who…
学个词 – 1780. eco-friendly
今天我们要学的词是eco-friendly. Eco-friendly有利环保的。2011年的一项研究显示，Forty seven percent of travelers will take eco-friendliness into consideration when booking a vacation. 47%的游客在预定渡假地时，都会把旅游区设施是否环保的因素考虑进去。如今，环保已经成为一种时尚。除了节水，省电，废物再循环使用外，Growing your own fruits and…
学个词 – 1779. runner-up
今天我们要学的词是runner-up. Runner-up比赛里的第二名。Jason came in as the runner-up in the 200-meter hurdles. 詹森在200米跨栏中名列第二。在美国国家地理小蜜蜂比赛中，12-year-old Sathwik Karnik got all five questions right in…
学个词 – 1778. wrongdoing
今天我们要学的词是wrongdoing. Wrongdoing 不道德的行为，或是非法的行为。Lois Lerner, the IRS officer at the center of the targeting of conservative groups scandal, denied any wrongdoing.…
学个词 – 1777. instinct
今天我们要学的词是instinct. Instinct 是本能，直觉的意思。Survival instinct 生存本能。Animal instinct 动物本能。The offer was too good to be true. My instincts told me it must…
学个词 – 1776. uncover
今天我们要学的词是uncover. Uncover 动词，意思是揭示，发现。Researchers have uncovered an active cyber espionage operation that has compromised computers from over 100 countries so far.…