今天我们要学的词是 favorite. Favorite当名词，可以指比赛中被认为会得胜的一方。The United States women's volleyball team is the favorite to win the gold medal. 美
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 foolproof. Foolproof的意思是“简单有效的”，“不会出错的”。Social networks whose target audience is kids, acknowledge that there may be no fo
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 outsell. Outsell 销量超过。“格雷的50道阴影”这套书热卖。The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is outselling the seven Harry Potter books to beco
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 dead set. Dead set的意思是铁了心的，坚决的。She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it. 她想搬去洛杉矶住，但她父
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 across the board. Across the board 指所有人，所有方面。最新调查显示，The number of young adults living with their parents has risen across the b
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 envoy. Envoy 是特使的意思。Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned as international peace envoy for Syria. 前联合国秘书长安南辞去了
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是turnaround. Turnaround is spelled t-u-r-n-a-r-o-u-n-d; turnaround. Turnaround是好转的意思。The once-troubled Japanese electronics manufacture
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 superpower. Superpower 超级大国。2012年第二季度智能手机全球总销量中，有27%是销往中国。分析人士说，China is becoming the new superpower in the sm
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词，意思是囚禁，束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a f
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是fetch。 Fetch, 是指某件物品能够卖多少价钱的意思。最近珠宝开发人员在南非发现了罕见的日落黄钻石。 "The Sun-Drop Diamond discovered in South Afr
2020-12-09今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说，美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令，授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是“削减”的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市，开盘价每股38美元，在第一天的交易中，Facebook pares gain
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是grapple. grapple is spelled g-r-a-p-p-l-e; grapple. Grapple 是设法解决问题的意思，后面常跟介词with. President Obama turned to the private secto
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是dwindle. Dwindle is spelled d-w-i-n-d-l-e, dwindle. Dwindle是缩减，缩小的意思。Hewlett-Packard may eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensa
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是undermine. Undermine is spelled u-n-d-e-r-m-i-n-e; undermine. Undermine 是“削弱，损害”的意思。The U.S. State Department says deep cuts to its
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是tap. Tap is spelled t-a-p, tap. Tap当动词时可以当“开发，利用”讲。Despite the recent fall in oil prices, analysts say President Obama may tap
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是turnaround. Turnaround is spelled t-u-r-n-a-r-o-u-n-d; turnaround. Turnaround是好转的意思。The once-troubled Japanese electronics manufacture
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词，意思是囚禁，束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a f
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是fetch。 Fetch, 是指某件物品能够卖多少价钱的意思。最近珠宝开发人员在南非发现了罕见的日落黄钻石。 "The Sun-Drop Diamond discovered in South Afr
2020-12-08今天我们要学的词是bearing. Bearing is spelled b-e-a-r-i-n-g, bearing. Bearing 意思是关系，意义。我们常用 to have bearing on something 意思就是同某事有关系，对某事
2020-12-07今天我们要学的词是refute. Refute is spelled r-e-f-u-t-e, refute. Refute 的意思是驳斥，反驳。比如，I was able to refute his argument. 我反驳了他的观点。A new discov
2020-12-07今天我们要学的词是hammer。Hammer, 作为名词是榔头，作为动词则是猛击，击败的意思。美国四月的就业报告显示，就业情势有所恶化。 "Seizing on April's slower job growth, Rep
2020-12-07今天我们要学的词是scathing。 Scathing, 形容词，意思是严厉的，尖刻的。雅虎CEO斯科特.汤普森最近麻烦上身。 "A major Yahoo shareholder wrote a scathing letter to the b
2020-12-07今天我们要学的词是mince words。Mince, 是切碎，to mince words 就是把话说得婉转。这个短语通常用在否定句里，not to mince words, 就是说话直接，不兜圈子。 "A frank person
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