今天我们要学的词是cookout。 Cookout, 意思是露天烧烤。七月四号是美国独立日。 "Many Americans celebrate 4th of July with a backyard cookout," 很多美国人七月四号
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是without a hitch。 Without a hitch, 意思是非常顺利,没有任何问题,前边一般都用 go off。His heart surgery went off without a hitch. 他的心脏手术非
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 "The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill," 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 "Th
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是measured。 Measured, 意思是谨慎的,经过反复斟酌的。 "He was quite measured in his response to the criticism," 面对批评,他做出了很有分寸的反应。
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是sit well with。 To sit well with someone, 意思是被某人接受。输给湖人后,波士顿凯尔特人队教练里弗斯可能会离任。 "The idea of Coach Rivers leavin
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是agonizing。 Agonizing, 痛苦的。 "It was an agonizing decision to make," 这是一个痛苦的决定。 "The team suffered an agonizing loss," 这支球队
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是disclose。 Disclose, 是公开的意思。美国各大制药和医疗设备制造厂商和大学的医学院面临巨大压力,要求他们增加彼此关系的透明度。 "Stanford Universit
2020-08-20今天我们要学的词是duke it out。 Duke it out, 意思是大打出手,分个输赢。 "The two best debate teams are ready to duke it out," 两个最好的辩论团队准备一决高低。 "T
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是hopeful。 Hopeful, 做为名词,指希望在某个领域获得成功的人。 "A Presidential hopeful," 希望参选总统的人。本届奥斯卡最佳女主角桑德拉.布洛克获奖一
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是hamper。 Hamper, 有阻碍、妨碍的意思。 "Rescue efforts in Chile were hampered by aftershocks," 余震妨碍了智利的灾后救援行动。 "Budget cuts mig
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是prefer。 Prefer, 是更愿意、更喜欢的意思。 "Which do you prefer, hip hop or R&B?" 你更喜欢嘻哈还是节奏布鲁斯?英国最新研究显示,男孩子跟女孩子一样
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是foregone conclusion。 A foregone conclusion, 意思是预料中的必然结局。 "His signing with the team is a foregone conclusion," 他跟球队签约是预
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是sock。 Sock, 大家都知道,是袜子,不过做为动词,还有打击的意思。 "Snowstorms socked North America this winter," 北美地区今年冬天遭受暴风雪的猛烈袭击
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是collective。 Collective, 集体的。 "The NFL and its players are working on a new collective bargaining agreement," 美式足球联盟正在跟球员协商,
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是magnitude。 Magnitude, 意思是强度、规模。 "An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday," 智利中部地区星期六早上发生八点八
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是borderline。 Borderline, 边缘地带的。美国总统奥巴马检查身体发现,"His cholesterol level is borderline high," 他的胆固醇指标介于偏高的边缘。 "Th
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是disclose。 Disclose, 是公开的意思。美国各大制药和医疗设备制造厂商和大学的医学院面临巨大压力,要求他们增加彼此关系的透明度。 "Stanford Universit
2020-08-19今天我们要学的词是in full swing。 In full swing, 意思是正在全力进行当中。 "The London fashion festival is in full swing this week," 伦敦时装节这个星期进行得如
2020-08-18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
2020-08-18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
2020-08-18今天我们要学的词是game changer。 A game changer, 指的是可以打破格局、扭转局面的事物。苹果公司新推出iPad。 "Disney CEO called iPad a game changer," 迪斯尼公司首
2020-08-18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
2020-08-18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 in
2020-08-18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 touc
2020-08-18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
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