学个词 – 928. hold off
今天我们要学的词是hold off。 To hold off somebody, 有抵挡住的意思。 “The team successfully held off its opponent and qualified for playoff,” 这支球队成功挡住了对手的进攻，入围季后赛。五十年来，美国冰球队第一次在冬季奥运会上打败加拿大队。 “Team…
学个词 – 927. touch off
今天我们要学的词是touch off。 To touch off, 意思是引起。 “The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition party,” 新措施引起了反对党的强烈批评。 “His comment…
学个词 – 926. excessive
今天我们要学的词是excessive。 Excessive, 过度的。美国政府计划提出议案。 “The planned legislation would allow the government to block excessive rate hikes by insurance companies,” 拟议中的提案可以让政府有权制止医疗保险公司过度上调保费。 “The…
学个词 – 925. staple
今天我们要学的词是staple。 Staple, 做为名词，指必不可少的东西。 “Rice is a staple in the region,” 米饭是这个地区居民的主食。 “Hot dogs are a staple for barbecue parties in…
学个词 – 924. in sync
今天我们要学的词是in sync。 In sync, 意思是同步的，协调的。 “The figure skating pair were totally in sync,” 这对花样滑冰双人组合的动作完全同步。 “I voted for the candidate whose…
学个词 – 923. in the zone
今天我们要学的词是in the zone。 In the zone, 意思是进入最佳状态。 “He was in the zone throughout the playoffs,” 整个季后赛他一直保持最佳状态。 “Nobody can touch him…
学个词 – 922. wide open
今天我们要学的词是wide open。 Wide open, 意思是完全开放，大开着。 “With the favorite horse dropping out, the race is wide open,” 最被看好的赛马退出比赛，让比赛结果完全无法预测。 在最近一次访谈节目中， “Former GOP…
学个词 – 921. home turf
今天我们要学的词是home turf。 Home turf, 意思是自家地盘。 “We beat our opponents on their home turf,” 我们在对手的地盘上打败了他们。 “The team remains unbeaten in its…
学个词 – 920. finalize
今天我们要学的词是finalize。 Finalize, 是最终确定，最后完成的意思。 “The couple have finalized their divorce,” 这对夫妇已经办完了离婚手续。 “The baseball team is reportedly finalizing a $500,000, one-year contract…
学个词 – 919. shoo-in
今天我们要学的词是shoo-in。 Shoo-in, 是名词，意思是稳操胜券的人或事。 “He is a shoo-in for the head coach position,” 主教练的位置非他莫属了。”The contestant is a shoo-in for the top…
学个词 – 918. team up
今天我们要学的词是team up。 To team up, 意思是跟别人合作。”I teamed up with Jack to finish the report on time,” 我跟Jack合作，按时完成了报告。”The two organizations teamed…
学个词 – 917. ough it out
今天我们要学的词是tough it out。 To tough it out, 意思是面对困境坚持到底。美国首都华盛顿地区下大雪，一些家庭因此断电。”Some people chose to tough it out and wait for the electricity to…
学个词 – 916. reputation
今天我们要学的词是reputation。 Reputation, 是声誉、声望的意思。”The new CEO arrived with a reputation for problem solving,” 公司新总裁是出了名的解决问题的高手。”He has a reputation for being a playboy,”…
学个词 – 915. on a shoestring
今天我们要学的词是on a shoestring。 Shoestring, 是鞋带的意思。 “On a shoestring,” 意思就是小本经营。”They started the company on a shoestring and made it into a…
学个词 – 914. level off
今天我们要学的词是level off。 To level off, 是稳定下来的意思。 “At some major banks, the number of bad loans is starting to level off,”…