今天我们要学的词是short-term。 Short-term, 短期的。 Short-term loans, 短期贷款。联合国粮农组织最近在罗马开会。 "The summit tried to solve the short-term emerge
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是combat。 Combat, 是战斗的意思。 "Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq, fulfilling an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rud
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是concede。 Concede, 有认输的意思。美国民主党总统参选人奥巴马赢得了党内提名所必须的票数。 "But Hillary Clinton has refused to concede," 但是希
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是stoke。 Stoke, 是引起，激起的意思。 "The girl flirted with other men, stoking her boy friend's jealousy," 这个女孩跟其他男人调情，让她的男友妒火
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 "The results of the survey showed
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是upscale。 Upscale, 是高档的，高阶层的。 "An upscale community," 就是一个高档社区。巴基斯坦首都星期一发生炸弹爆炸。 "A bomb exploded outside the
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是violation。 Violation是违反、违背的意思。a traffic violation 违反交通规则。 "The publisher was sued for a violation of copyright laws," 这家
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是ticket。 Ticket, 最常用的意思是指票。 "A basketball ticket," 一张篮球票。 "A lottery ticket," 一张彩票。不过，ticket也有别的意思，比如"speeding t
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是necessary evil。 Necessary evil, 是明知不好，但又必不可少的人或事。 "Caffeine is a necessary evil for college students," 咖啡因虽然不是什么好东
2020-06-03今天我们要学的词是thumbs-up。 Thumbs-up, 是翘大拇指，表示满意和赞赏。 "The movie got a thumbs-up from the critics," 这部影片得到了影评人的好评。 "Her performance
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是last-ditch。 Last-ditch, 是最后防线的意思。 "A death-row inmate pinned his last-ditch hope on the governor's pardon," 死刑犯把最后一线希望寄
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是runaway。 Runaway, 是指取得巨大成功，获得压倒性胜利。 "A runaway winner," 摇摇领先的胜利者。 "The book is a runaway best seller," 这本书极为畅
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是condolence。 Condolence, 这个词常用复数。 "Condolences," 是吊唁、慰问的意思。 "U.S President Bush signed a book of condolences during a visit
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是refugee。 Refugee, 是难民的意思。refugee camp 是难民营。外国人在南非受到攻击，造成数千人出逃。分析人士说， "This is a classic refugee situation,"
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是standstill。 Standstill, 是停顿的意思。 "China came to a standstill on Monday to mourn victims of the earthquake," 星期一，中国全国默哀，悼念四川
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是polygamy。 Polygamy, 是一夫多妻。提到一夫多妻制，大家都会想起摩门教。"The Mormon Church disavowed polygamy more than a century ago," 其实，摩门教
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是audit。 Audit, 是审计的意思。"An audit discovered that federal employees have been using government credit cards to pay for personal items,"
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是weather。 Weather, 在名词里是天气的意思，也可以指坏天气，作为动词，就引伸为经受和渡过难关。"Australian banks are weathering the turmoil in global c
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是grumpy。 Grumpy, 是坏脾气的，生气的。A grumpy old man, 就是坏脾气的老头。"He didn't get much sleep last night and is feeling a bit grumpy this
2020-06-02今天我们要学的词是running mate。 Running mate, 是竞选伙伴的意思。 麦凯恩参议员已被认定是2008年共和党总统候选人。现在"He has begun getting together a list of na
2020-06-01今天我们要学的词是brink。 Brink, 是边缘的意思。"The company is on the brink of bankruptcy," 这家公司濒临破产。"North Korea cut off dialogue with South Korea on
2020-06-01今天我们要学的词是clear-cut。 Clear-cut, 是清楚的，明确的。"There was no clear-cut winner in the debate," 这场辩论没有明确的胜利者。"Last year's championship tea
2020-06-01今天我们要学的词是dress rehearsal。 Dress rehearsal, 是彩排的意思。"There will be a dress rehearsal for the show tonight," 演出今晚彩排。美国驻伊拉克最高指挥官
2020-06-01今天我们要学的词是bail out。 Bail out, 是帮助某人摆脱困境的意思。"She bails me out every time I get into trouble," 我每次遇到麻烦都是她帮助我摆脱困境。美国共和
2020-06-01今天我们要学的词是debut。 Debut, 是初次露面，或是新开张的意思。"The $600 million Nationals Park made its debut Sunday evening," 耗资六亿美元的华盛顿国民棒球队的
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