今天我们要学的词是 keepsake. Keepsake 意思是纪念品。美国加州的一对夫妻出门遛狗时在一棵树下捡到了价值1000万美元的古金币, They plan to put most of the coins up fo
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 roil. Roil,动词,意思是引发震动,使动荡。 源自日本的比特币最大交易平台Mt.Gox倒闭, The news has roiled the market for the virtual currency. 这一消
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 Index. Index 的意思是指数 。 The U.S. consumer confidence index dipped in February. 美国消费者信心指数在二月份下滑。 Beijing issued its firs
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 criterion. Criterion意思是标准,尺度。纽约时报的一篇文章谈到如何才能被谷歌公司录用,文章说, Google has determined that grades are worthless as a
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 draconian. Draconian 意思是严苛的,残酷的。乌干达总统签署立法,将同性恋定位犯罪,此举引发国际社会强烈反弹, Norway is withholding aid to Uganda in
2021-02-10今天我们要学的是 windfall. Windfall是名词,可表示“意外的收获;侥幸所得”。由于日本汽车公司丰田2013年经营良好,在它的老家 - 日本爱知县的丰田市,The municipal governmen
2021-02-10今天我们要学的是 mull. Mull可作及物或者不及物动词,意思是“思索,仔细考虑”。It is said that Apple is mulling over the idea of acquiring electric car maker Tesla.
2021-02-10今天我们要学的是 embark on. Embark是动词,可表示“从事”,短语embark on something 一般指开始从事某项具有挑战性的任务。John Kerry embarked on his first tr
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 looming. Looming 是形容词,意思是“正在逼近的,隐约可见的”。A snow storm is looming. 暴风雪正逐步逼近。Kazakhstan's central bank dism
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是muster. Muster is spelled m-u-s-t-e-r, muster. Muster当动词是集合的意思。比如:Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 把你能集合到的志愿者都
2021-02-10今天我们要学的词是 dearth. Dearth是名词,意思是“缺乏”。2013年美国电影业票房大丰收,但市场分析人士预测,2014年可能没这么好。This is mainly due to a dearth of 3D rel
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是 sophisticated. Sophisticated 形容词,意思是“复杂的,精致的”。最近突然下线的手机游戏 flappy bird 引发热议,Flappy Bird isn't a very sophisticated
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是 heed. Heed是动词,意思是听从,留心。You should heed the doctor's warning and stay in bed. 你应该服从医嘱,卧床休息。气象部门预测,美国南部将再次遭到
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是 e-commerce. E-commerce 是electronic commerce 的简称,意思是电子商务。Alibaba Group's two subsidiaries are planning to launch a new e-commerce
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是 quasi. Quasi 是形容词,意思是“类似的”“接近但不完全是的”。近日,台海两岸举行分治65年来的首次正式会谈,Previous negotiations have been conducted
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是precision. Precision 名词,是精确度的意思。有报道说,Over the next few years, Russia will significantly increase the number of high-precision we
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是blood drive. Blood drive 是献血活动的意思。The first national gay blood drive was held recently to combat the FDA's ban on blood donations fr
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是 diminish. Diminish, 动词,是“减少, 缩小”的意思。三十年代的美国著名童星秀兰·邓波去世,她三岁开始表演,很快成名,不过,Her popularity diminished as sh
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是arena. Arena 名词,意思是舞台,竞技场。Making a rare return to the political arena, former President George W. Bush urged Congress to make a "pos
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是muster. Muster is spelled m-u-s-t-e-r, muster. Muster当动词是集合的意思。比如:Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 把你能集合到的志愿者都
2021-02-09今天我们要学的词是collaborate. To collaborate 意思是合作。哈佛大学一位历史学家称,Major Hollywood film studios collaborated with Hitler during the early years of
2021-02-08今天我们要学的词是etiquette. Etiquette 是礼节,规范的意思。Talking loud over the phone in public places is a major breach in basic etiquette. 在公关场合大声讲电
2021-02-08今天我们要学的词是scrap. To scrap something 意思是取消某事。Utah prisons scrapped a rule that said inmates could only speak in English with their visitors. 犹
2021-02-08今天我们要学的词是critical. Critical 形容词,重要的。Proactively managing your health is critical to staying healthy. 积极注意自己的身体对保持健康很重要。Experts
2021-02-08今天我们要学的词是overly. Overly 过多的,过份的。Critics say the new rules are overly restrictive. 批评人士指责说,新规定过于严格了。一项最新研究显示,Overly cheerfu
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