学个词 – 1709. victim
今天我们要学的词是 victim。Victim 受害者。Dozens of gun violence victims attended President Obama’s State of the Union address. 几十个枪支暴力受害者出席了美国总统奥巴马的国情咨文讲话。联合国的一份最新报告说，人口走私受害者遍布全球118个国家。The majority of victims are…
学个词 – 1708. conservative
今天我们要学的词是 conservative。Conservative 做为名词，是保守派的意思。盖洛普的一项最新调查显示，By the end of 2012, self-identified conservatives still outnumber liberals in every state except for Rhode Island and…
学个词 – 1707. insufficient
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient。Insufficient 不够多的，不足的。Insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on your productivity. 睡眠不足会对工作效率产生负面影响。The case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.…
学个词 – 1706. minimum
今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a…
学个词 – 1705. chore
今天我们要学的词是 chore。Chore 家务事。Britons consider cleaning the oven one of the worst chores. 英国人觉得，清理烤箱是最烦人的家务活之一。美国华盛顿大学的一项研究显示，Couples who shared the burden of chores tend…
学个词 – 1704. airtight
今天我们要学的词是 airtight。Airtight 严密的，无懈可击的。Our team played airtight defense tonight. 我们球队今天晚上的防守无懈可击。His argument appeared virtually airtight. 他的论证听上去滴水不漏。Security for the Super Bowl in New…
学个词 – 1703. unstoppable
今天我们要学的词是 unstoppable。Unstoppable 不可阻挡的。Justin Bieber scored his fifth No. 1 album in the U.S. He’s unstoppable. 贾斯汀.比伯的唱片第五次荣登美国排行榜首，他简直就是所向披靡，势不可挡。世界经济论坛不久前结束，Participants remained pessimistic about issues…
学个词 – 1702. cutback
今天我们要学的词是 cutback。Cutback 做为名词，意思是减少，削减。When the budget is tight, one of the first things to happen is a cutback in travel. 预算紧张的时候，最先被取消的就是出差经费。Apple’s…
学个词 – 1701. inappropriate
今天我们要学的词是 inappropriate。Inappropriate 不合适的，不恰当的。网络安全问题专家说，Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on Youtube. 小孩子上Youtube, 三次点击页面转换就可能看到不符合孩子年龄的内容。University of Texas…
学个词 – 1700. large scale
今天我们要学的词是 large-scale。Large-scale 大规模的。The police busted a large-scale drug-trafficking ring. 警察捕获了一个大型毒品走私集团。Russia said that it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of…
学个词 – 1699. root cause
今天我们要学的词是 root cause。Root cause 根本原因。世界经济论坛说，The lack of competitiveness in Europe is the root cause of financial instability and rising unemployment…
学个词 – 1698. dual
今天我们要学的词是dual。Dual 双重的。 A number of Taiwan residents who hold dual citizenships have chosen to renounce their American citizenship to avoid…
学个词 – 1697. exclusion
今天我们要学的词是exclusion。Exclusion 意思是排除在外。The Boy Scouts of America will consider ending its policy of exclusion of gay leaders and scouts. 美国童子军将考虑取消禁止同性恋加入童子军或是担任童子军领队的政策。不久前，The Pentagon…
学个词 – 1696. expansion
今天我们要学的词是expansion。Expansion 扩展，扩充。The Kennedy Arts Center unveiled a $100 million expansion plan. 肯尼迪艺术中心宣布扩展计划，耗资一亿美元。President Obama supported the expansion of H1B visas from…
学个词 – 1695. outsize
今天我们要学的词是outsize。Outsize，形容词，是特别大的意思。美国房屋市场出现复苏，新房供应量下降，Though new homes represent less than 20 percent of housing sales, they have an outsized impact on the economy. 虽然新住房只占整个房屋市场销售的百分之20，但它们对整体经济的影响非常大。美国财政部长盖特纳说，Preserving…