学个词 – 1262. unnerve
今天我们要学的词是unnerve。Unnerve, 是动词,意思是令人感到焦虑烦恼。 “Location-tracking by smart-phones have unnerved many people concerned about privacy,” 智能手机的定位功能让注重隐私权的人感到不安。 “Rising gasoline prices have unnerved consumers,” 油价上扬给消费者带来了烦恼。…
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今天我们要学的词是unnerve。Unnerve, 是动词,意思是令人感到焦虑烦恼。 “Location-tracking by smart-phones have unnerved many people concerned about privacy,” 智能手机的定位功能让注重隐私权的人感到不安。 “Rising gasoline prices have unnerved consumers,” 油价上扬给消费者带来了烦恼。…
今天我们要学的词是debt ceiling。 Debt ceiling, 借债限额。”The US government hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling in May,” 美国政府五月份达到了14.3万亿美元的借债最高限额。 美国总统奥巴马设法增加借债限额的努力在国会遇到了相当的阻力。 “Many Republicans have…
今天我们要学的词是 speed dating, speed is spelled s-p-e-e-d, dating is spelled d-a-t-i-n-g, speed dating. Speed 是快速,dating 是约会,连在一起 speed dating, 就是快速交友,闪电配对。Speed dating…
今天我们要学的词是 volcanic ash, volcanic is spelled v-o-l-c-a-n-i-c, ash is spelled a-s-h, volcanic ash。volcanic ash 火山灰。爱尔兰上星期发生火山爆发,The volcanic ash from Iceland forced…
今天我们要学的词是 tornado, tornado is spelled t-o-r-n-a-d-o; tornado. Tornado龙卷风。最近美国先后多次遭受龙卷风的袭击,其中 The tornado that carved through the city of Joplin, Missouri is the…
今天我们要学的词是 outdoor, outdoor is spelled o-u-t-d-o-o-r; outdoor. Outdoor 户外的。Outdoor activities 室外活动。New York City’s ban on outdoor smoking, including parks and…
今天我们要学的词是 cash-strapped, cash is spelled c-a-s-h; strapped is spelled s-t-r-a-p-p-e-d; cash-strapped. Cash-strapped 缺少资金的。面对严重的财务压力,The cash-strapped Indiana University plans to close its…
今天我们要学的词是upcoming。 Upcoming, 意思是即将到来的,比如: The upcoming match, 就是指即将举行的比赛。 “The pop singer has started promoting his upcoming album,” 这名流行乐歌手开始为自己即将发行的新唱片做宣传。 “All candidates are…
今天我们要学的词是civilian。 Civilian, 平民, 相对于military。 “The U.S. and NATO will continue military operations in Libya as long as Moammar Gadhafi keeps…
今天我们要学的词是arrest warrant。 Arrest warrant, 逮捕令。不久前,”The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar…
今天我们要学的词是grassroots。 Grassroots, 基层的。商人出身的赫尔曼.凯恩宣布参加2012年总统大选。 “Herman Cain promised to appeal to grassroots voters,” 凯恩保证要努力吸引基层选民。 与此同时,美国现任总统奥巴马四月份宣布参选连任后, “Obama’s advisers have been working to re-energize…
今天我们要学的词是recognize。 Recognize, 承认。美国总统奥巴马最近就中东问题发表重要讲话后, “Hamas condemned Obama’s speech, saying it will not recognize Israel,” 哈马斯对奥巴马的讲话提出谴责,并表示,绝不会承认以色列。美国盖洛普咨询公司的最新民调结果显示, “53 % of respondents believe that…
今天我们要学的词是mental。 Mental, 精神上的,心理上的。 “Mental health is vital to people’s overall well-being,” 精神上的健康对人们的整体身心健康至关重要。 “More than 50 million people are diagnosed with…
今天我们要学的词是courageous。 Courageous, 有勇气的。 “The candidate made a courageous stand on the sensitive issue,” 这位候选人在这个敏感问题上勇敢地表明了立场。 “He demonstrated traits of a courageous…
今天我们要学的词是dramatic。 Dramatic, 有剧烈的、突然的意思。一份最新研究显示, “There has been a dramatic rise in Spam SMS,” 垃圾短信的数量出现了急剧上升。 “The dramatic price drop in crude oil…