今天我们要学的词是 risk-averse. Risk-averse 形容词，意思是规避风险的，不愿承担风险的。非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区过去十年来经济持续高速发展，但是美国的直接投资却停滞不前
2021-03-08今天我们要学的词是 biofuel. Biofuel 生物燃料。Boeing is teaming up with South African Airways to power planes with biofuel derived from a new breed of tobacco
2021-03-08今天我们要学的词是 multimedia. Multimedia 多媒体。The FDA is launching a $115 million multimedia campaign to stop teenagers from smoking. 美国食品和药物管理局
2021-03-08今天我们要学的词是 preventable. Preventable 形容词，意思是可以预防的，可以避免发生的。美国科罗拉多大学的研究人员发现，30,000 Americans die of vaccine-preventable dis
2021-03-08今天我们要学的词是 head off. Head off 有防止，避免的意思。The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try to head off shortages of crucial medic
2021-03-08今天我们要学的词是 syndrome. Syndrome 综合症。The Institute of Medicine is reviewing how Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is diagnosed. 美国医学研究生正在考查慢性疲劳
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 cabin fever. Cabin fever 幽居症，指长时间待在一个闭塞的地方而引发的烦躁和焦虑。Historians believe the term cabin fever was coined when early E
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 engulf. Engulf 动词，意思是“吞没”。美国最近受到寒流袭击，Louisiana and South Carolina declared a state of emergency as a winter storm
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 minimum wage. Minimum 意思是“最小的”，wage则是工资，minimum wage表示“最低工资”。President Obama plans to sign an executive order to raise t
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 inconsistent. Inconsistent 意思是不一致的，前后矛盾的。His job performance has been inconsistent. 他的工作表现非常不稳定。The witness gave inc
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 crimp. Crimp 有束缚，限制的意思，可当名词和动词使用。苹果公司去年第四季度手机销量在预期水平以下，原因之一是来自低价手机的竞争。但是，Apple does not
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 dabble. Dabble 当动词，有“涉猎，尝试”的意思。据报道，The new smart-phone from the South Korean electronics company LG may dabble in fingerprint
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 disrepair. Disrepair 名词，意思是“失修，破损”。英国议会最近就皇室的财政状况提出警告：The royal reserve fund for emergencies is down to its last
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 binge-watch. Binge-watch 是狂看的意思，一般指一股脑儿地连续看剧。最近有研究显示，61% of Americans binge-watch TV regularly, watching at least 2-
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 head off. Head off 有防止，避免的意思。The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try to head off shortages of crucial medic
2021-03-05今天我们要学的词是 stream. Stream 做为动词，有用流媒体在网上传输的意思。Live stream 直播。The Ellen DeGeneres Show, one of the most popular daytime TV talk shows
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 discard. Discard 是丢弃的意思。一项研究结果显示，America discards up to 40% of its food, or about 20 pounds per person, per month. 美国人40%的
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 watchdog. Watchdog 意思是监督机构。An independent federal privacy watchdog has concluded that the National Security Agency's program to coll
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 motive. Motive 动机。美国维吉尼亚州刚卸任的州长因贪污的罪名受到起诉。Former Gov. Bob McDonnell fired back at critics, hinting at political m
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 upswing. Upswing 是上扬的意思。网络安全专家预计，The risk of cyber attacks on the financial services industry is on the upswing in 2014. 金融
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 minority. Minority 有少数人，少数族裔的意思。盖洛普的一项最新民调发现，About half of all ethnic minority students say they plan to start their o
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 trendsetter. Trendsetter 意思是引领潮流的人。Air New Zealand has been named the top airline of 2014 and is called an industry trendsetter.
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 revisit. To revisit 有重新审视的意思。The FBI will revisit the case of a mentally ill man being beaten to death after a jury acquitted two e
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 make way for. To make way for 意思是给某人和某事让地方。The old buildings were torn down to make way for a new shopping center. 这些旧楼被推
2021-03-04今天我们要学的词是 head off. Head off 有防止，避免的意思。The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try to head off shortages of crucial medic
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