学个词 – 1352. robust
今天我们要学的词是robust。Robust, 意思是强健的,稳健的。美国经济复苏远不如美联储原先预期的那样强劲。 “The U.S. economic recovery has been much less robust than the Fed had hoped,” 随着铁路交通和空中航线的增加,中国西部旅游市场发展稳健。 “Tourism saw robust…
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今天我们要学的词是robust。Robust, 意思是强健的,稳健的。美国经济复苏远不如美联储原先预期的那样强劲。 “The U.S. economic recovery has been much less robust than the Fed had hoped,” 随着铁路交通和空中航线的增加,中国西部旅游市场发展稳健。 “Tourism saw robust…
今天我们要学的词是accelerating。Accelerating, 形容词,意思是加速的。三名美国科学家今年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖,他们发现 “The universe is expanding at an accelerating pace,” 宇宙正在以加速度膨胀。 “The media industry is experiencing accelerating changes with the…
今天我们要学的词是streamline。 Streamline, 作为动词,意思是简化流程。 “Nokia plans to move more factories to Asia in an effort to streamline production,” 诺基亚公司计划将更多工厂搬到亚洲,借此简化作业流程。 “America’s new…
今天我们要学的词是signal。 Signal, 作为动词,意思是显示。 “The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to the lowest level…
今天我们要学的词是be bound to。 Be bound to, 一定会。巴勒斯坦向联合国提交申请,希望成为正式会员国。但是, “Analysts say the Palestinian bid is bound to fail because the United States…
今天我们要学的词是tainted。 Tainted, 受污染的。最近美国出现了一起食品中毒事件。 “13 people have died from eating tainted cantaloupes,” 13人因食用受污染的哈蜜瓜而死亡。与此同时,美国市场上一些牛肉馅也出了问题。 “131-thousand pounds of ground beef was recalled because…
今天我们要学的词是announce。Announce, 宣布。苹果公司宣布iPhone5即将上市。 “Apple announced that it will be introducing the new features of the iPhone 5 on October 4th,” 苹果公司宣布,10月4日正式介绍iPhone…
今天我们要学的词是absorb。Absorb, 吸收,吸纳。最新调查显示,美国明年的保险费用可能要上涨5.4%。 “Due to the current economic condition, most companies say it’s too much for them to absorb,” 鉴于目前经济形势的低迷,很多公司都表示,这种涨幅对他们来说负担过重。 “New…
今天我们要学的词是widespread。 Widespread, 广泛的。 “A widespread power blackout affected about 9 million people in Chile last Saturday,” 智利上星期六大范围停电,大约900万人受到影响。 “The U.S. stock…
今天我们要学的词是capacity。 Capacity, 容量。 “The stadium was near capacity for last night’s season opener,” 昨晚赛季首场比赛,几乎座无虚席。 “The campus housing has reached its…
今天我们要学的词是career path。 Career path, 职业生涯。求职顾问建议大家尝试不同种类的工作。 “Having a nonlinear career path can make you more interesting to potential employers,” 有非直线职业生涯的人在雇人老板眼里更有吸引力。 “According…
今天我们要学的词是refinance。Finance, 意思是融资,加上前缀r-e, 变成refinance, 意思就是再融资,重新贷款。最近一段时间,房屋贷款利率跌至历史最低水平。投资顾问说: “Those who refinance will find more money in their pocket at the end of the month,”…
今天我们要学的词是hike。 Hike, 意思是猛增,大幅度提高。加州政府预算不足,导致加州州立大学学费猛增。 “The University of California system is looking at possible tuition hikes of up to 16% in the…
今天我们要学的词是alleviate。 Alleviate, 减轻,缓和。 “Central banks in Europe are trying to alleviate market pressures by acting collectively,” 欧洲各国的中央银行试图通过合作,来减轻市场压力。 “The Organization of…
今天我们要学的词是initiative。 Initiative, 新方案,倡议。澳大利亚政府最近在护照的性别选择上,加上了一个indeterminate不确定。有关官员说, “This initiative is in line with the Australian Government’s commitment to remove all gender discrimination,” 这个新方案符合澳大利亚政府希望消除性别歧视的承诺。 美国前总统布什宣布了一项新方案。…