今天我们要学的词是false alarm. False alarm的意思是乌龙，假警报。美国德州遭受龙卷风袭击，据说，On average, roughly 70% of all tornado warnings are false alarms. 平均
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是piece together. To piece together 意思是拼凑起来。Federal investigators are hoping that several clues will help them piece together the life
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是record-breaking. Record-breaking破记录的。A record-breaking heat wave is raising the risk of fire in the Seattle area. 西雅图出现破记录的热浪
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是mixed. Mixed 混合的。有研究显示，Teens have mixed feelings about being friends with their parents on Facebook. 十几岁的青少年对在社交网站脸书上
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 insanity. Insanity 疯狂，精神不正常。The Colorado movie theatre shooting suspect will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 美国科罗拉多电影
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 revise. Revise 动词，是修改，修订的意思。Lawmakers who back gun control will revise the defeated background check bill in order to win enough vo
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 ongoing。Ongoing 正在进行中的。We're having an ongoing discussion among ourselves on how to improve the show. 我们内部一直在讨论，如何提高节目
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 digital。Digital 数字的，数码的。Digital camera 数码相机，digital music 数字音乐。Digital publishing has taken off in recent years. 近年来，电子出
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 little-known。Little-known 很少有人知道的。Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a little-known surveillance tool to g
2021-01-20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
2021-01-20今天我们要学的词是 spillover。Spillover 是外溢，波及的意思。不久前，A UN envoy warned that there is a "very real potential" for a spillover of violence from Syria
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 placebo. Placebo 安慰剂。英国最近的一项研究发现，97% of British doctors have used a placebo treatment at least once in their career to assure
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 response。Response 是回应的意思。The local residents were very thankful for the firefighters' quick response. 当地居民对消防人员的快速反应表
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 threshold. Threshold 是门槛，临界值的意思。I have a low threshold for alcohol . 我酒量小。有研究显示，Women have higher threshold for pain than
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 unethical. Unethical 不道德的。美国大学联赛三月疯狂拉开战幕，不少公司同事间都有赌球的行为。反动这种做法的人认为，Office gambling is unethical ev
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 disparity. Disparity 是差异的意思。Income disparity 收入差距。Gender disparity 性别差距。Racial disparity 种族差异。电脑和手机等高科技产品日
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 flash mob。Flash mob 快闪党，快闪族。Former President George H.W. Bush was happily surprised by a flash mob line dance while visiting Texas A&
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 landmark. Landmark 做为形容词，意思是标志性的，带有里程碑意义的。中国国家主席习近平出访俄罗斯。The two leaders held landmark talks. 两位领导人举
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 self-esteem。Self-esteem 是自尊心的意思。Low self-esteem 就是自尊心低落。欧洲一项最新研究显示，First time plastic surgery patients generally r
2021-01-19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
2021-01-19今天我们要学的词是 promotion。大家都知道，promotion 有提职的意思，我们今天要教的是 promotion 的另外一个意思，宣传和推介。Samsung surpassed Apple by spending $401 mi
2021-01-18今天我们要学的词是crew。Crew指一个工作团队的全体成员。比如，flight crew机组成员。美国航空航天局表示，The next crew to launch towards the International Space Statio
2021-01-18今天我们要学的词是living expenses。Living expenses 生活开支，这里要注意，expenses 要用复数形式。Living expenses are costs that a family faces on a regular basis.
2021-01-18今天我们要学的词是living proof。Living proof 活生生的证据。美国一位老先生从98岁开始去健身房锻炼，如今102岁的他，已经坚持四年。He is living proof that it's never to
2021-01-18今天我们要学的词是 flexible。Flexible 灵活的，有弹性的。美国一项调查显示，Almost all respondents think that flexible work arrangements would have a positive effect
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