学个词 – 1322. tie the knot
今天我们要学的词是tie the knot。 Tie the knot, 结婚。 “A small number of college students choose to tie the knot before they…
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今天我们要学的词是tie the knot。 Tie the knot, 结婚。 “A small number of college students choose to tie the knot before they…
今天我们要学的词是accelerate。 Accelerate, 加速,加快。 “The World Food Program says it is accelerating aid deliveries to the Horn of Africa,” 世界粮食计划署表示,将加快向非洲之角运送援助物资。欧洲央行行长特里谢呼吁欧元区加速改革。 “Trichet…
今天我们要学的词是compulsion。 Compulsion, 可以用来指自身难以控制的冲动。最近一项研究发现,智能手机用户查看手机频率高达平均每天34次。 “Experts say the ‘checking habit’ has almost become a compulsion,” 专家说,这种频繁查手机的习惯已经几乎变成了一种控制不住的行为。 “Scottish researchers linked western compulsion to…
今天我们要学的词是undergo。 Undergo, 是动词, 有经历、承受的意思。委内瑞拉总统查韦斯在古巴接受手术,治疗癌症。 “Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba to treat cancer,” 很多阿拉伯国家目前都在经历一个政治变革的时期。 “Many Arab countries are…
今天我们要学的词是overdue。 Overdue, 过期的,延误的。 “The book is two weeks overdue,” 这本书已经过期两周了。 “Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner, to Japan’s All…
今天我们要学的词是spook。 Spook, 惊吓。 “Stocks took a nose dive as fears about the global economy spooked investors,” 全球经济低迷使投资者惧怕市场前景,造成股票市场暴跌。 “Retail sales fell…
今天我们要学的词是appoint。 Appoint, 作为动词,是任命的意思。 “Turkey appointed its new military chiefs,” 土耳其政府任命了新的军事领导人。 “EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton appointed three new directors…
今天我们要学的词是fast-paced。 Fast-paced, 快节奏的。 旧金山有家小店,专门将邮件转为手写的书信寄给收信者。店主说: “We move in such a fast-paced world that, sometimes, that world can feel kind of cold…
今天我们要学的词是savvy。Savvy, 机智的,聪明的。 “Savvy job hunters use the social networking site LinkedIn to gain all kinds of information,” 经验丰富的求职者通过职业社交网站Linkedin获取各种信息。 我们可以在savvy前面加上一个特定范围,形容一个人在某一方面很在行。比如: “My…
今天我们要学的词是consecutive。Consecutive, 连续的,连贯的。最近美国大陆持续酷暑天气。 “The state of Texas has been experiencing consecutive days of over 100-degree heat,” 德克萨斯州正在持续经历100度以上的酷暑天气。 “BMW has outsold all…
今天我们要学的词是affluent。Affluent, 富裕的。 “A new WHO study suggests that affluent countries tend to have higher rates of depression than lower-income nations,”…
今天我们要学的词是urge。Urge, 敦促。 “U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russia to negotiate with members of the World Trade Organization to resolve…
今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 “Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program,” 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进行大幅改革。…
今天我们要学的词是spur。 Spur, 作为动词,意思是加速,刺激。最近美国就税收改革的议题仍在继续辩论。 “Most conservative members of Congress agree that lowering tax rates could potentially spur economic growth,” 国会大多数保守派议员都认为,降低税率可能可以刺激经济增长。 “HP…
今天我们要学的词是energetic。Energetic, 精力充沛的,有活力的。医生常说,睡眠对人体很重要。”People who sleep well feel more energetic during the day and are more productive at work,” 睡眠质量越好,白天精力越充沛,工作效率也越高。有研究显示, “People who…