学个词 – 1527. dip
今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降，下沉。比如，The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计，In the U.S., interest rates…
学个词 – 1526. lock horns
今天我们要学的短语是lock horns. Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是锁上， horn是动物头上的角，lock horns原指动物用角互顶打架，引伸为“激烈争论”，杠上了。India and the European Union…
学个词 – 1525. mandatory
今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指“强制性的，必须的”。比如，mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development is calling for the introduction of…
学个词 – 1524. full-blown
今天我们要学的词是full-blown. Full-blown is spelled f-u-l-l-b-l-o-w-n; full-blown. Full-blown指“全面的，盛开的”。The percentage of U.S. teenagers with “pre-diabetes” or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more…
学个词 – 1523. forecast
今天我们要学的词是forecast. Forecast is spelled f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t; forecast. Forecast是“预测”的意思，比如，weather forecast 就是天气预报。Five major global banks lowered India’s growth forecast from 6.4% to 5.7%…
学个词 – 1522. throne
今天我们要学的词是 throne. Throne is spelled t-h-r-o-n-e, throne. Throne 是“王位，统治”的意思。This year marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to…
学个词 – 1521. vaunt
今天我们要学的词是 vaunt. Vaunt is spelled v-a-u-n-t, vaunt. Vaunt 是“炫耀，吹嘘”的意思。美国法庭最近对前美国副总统候选人爱德华兹挪用竞选资金案作出无罪和无效审判的判决。The ruling was a new setback for the prosecution–the Justice Department’s public…
学个词 – 1520. stem from
今天我们要学的词是stem from. Stem spelled s-t-e-m, stem; and f-r-o-m, from. Stem from是“源自，来源于”的意思。The UN said Syrian government forces are responsible for most…
学个词 – 1519. woes
今天我们要学的词是woes. Woes is spelled w-o-e-s, woes. Woes是名词woe的复数形式，意思是苦头，灾难。Leaders in the euro zone are still far from resolving their debt woes. 欧元区各国的领导人还远没有解决他们的债务危机。Legal…
学个词 – 1518. underwater
今天我们要学的词是underwater. Underwater is spelled u-n-d-e-r-w-a-t-e-r. Underwater本意是“水下的”，但用在商业上可以指资不抵债。美国房屋市场次贷危机产生了许多underwater mortgage，就是指房屋按揭额超过房屋市值的贷款。最近的统计发现，Despite rising home prices, more than 30% of borrowers were underwater on their mortgage…
学个词 – 1517. muster
今天我们要学的词是muster. Muster is spelled m-u-s-t-e-r, muster. Muster当动词是集合的意思。比如：Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 把你能集合到的志愿者都带来。Muster 还可以表示抽象的集合，比如 muster the courage，鼓足勇气； muster the…
学个词 – 1516. footing
今天我们要学的词是footing. Footing is spelled f-o-o-t-i-n-g, footing. Footing 是基础，立足点的意思。比如，on an equal footing，就是指“在平等的基础上”。埃及举行首次民主选举，不过有人认为，The authorities need to do more to ensure that women…
学个词 – 1515. grapple
今天我们要学的词是grapple. grapple is spelled g-r-a-p-p-l-e; grapple. Grapple 是设法解决问题的意思，后面常跟介词with. President Obama turned to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50…
学个词 – 1514. pare
今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是“削减”的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市，开盘价每股38美元，在第一天的交易中，Facebook pares gains as shares trade at little above the offering price after…
学个词 – 1513. undermine
今天我们要学的词是undermine. Undermine is spelled u-n-d-e-r-m-i-n-e; undermine. Undermine 是“削弱，损害”的意思。The U.S. State Department says deep cuts to its budget proposed by Congress…