今天我们要学的词是cakewalk。 Cakewalk, 意思是轻而易举的事情。 The upcoming election won't be a cakewalk for the reigning governor, 即将举行的选举对现任州长来说并非举手之劳。在本次世界杯中, Spain is t
今天我们要学的词是ball。 Ball, 是球的意思。不过,ball 作为名词,在英语里还有一个常用的意思,指正式舞会。 After being sworn in as the first-ever African American president, Barack Obama and his wife Michele
今天我们要学的词是outburst。 Outburst是爆发的意思。An outburst of laughter, 一阵大笑。美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿日前在刚果访问。Secretary Hillary Clinton had an outburst of anger when she thought she was being as
今天我们要学的词是pro-life。 Pro-life意思是反对妇女有堕胎的选择权。Pro-life的对立面是 pro-choice,支持妇女的堕胎权。美国总统奥巴马不久前在圣母大学发表毕业演讲。Hundreds of pro-life activis
今天我们要学的词是habitual。 Habitual, 大家都知道,Habit是习惯的意思,后面加上ual,成为形容词,Habitual就是习惯性的。 A habitual liar, 老喜欢撒谎的人。 A habitual offender, 惯犯。 The habitual drunk
今天我们要学的词是paparazzi。 Paparazzi, 是指专门追逐名人,偷拍照片的摄影记者,俗称狗仔队。圣诞节前后,美国当选总统奥巴马一家在夏威夷渡假。 Obama's Hawaii vacation sparked a paparazzi frenzy,
今天我们要学的词是rescue。 Rescue, 是搭救,挽救的意思。 The young man rescued a drowning child, 这个年轻人救起了一个溺水的孩子。 Four miners were rescued after being trapped underground for a week, 四名矿工被困
今天我们要学的词是facelift。 Facelift, 是整容的意思。 She had a facelift before her 30-year high school reunion, 30年高中同学会之前,她赶忙去整容。Facelift, 更多的是用来指翻新和改造。The school received a
今天我们要学的词是starting point。 A starting point, 起点、开端。美国总统奥巴马希望能重新启动中东和谈,但是分析人士说,Obama's first task is to get the two sides to agree on a starting point for negotiations
今天我们要学的词是shoo-in。 Shoo-in, 是名词,意思是稳操胜券的人或事。 He is a shoo-in for the head coach position, 主教练的位置非他莫属了。The contestant is a shoo-in for the top 10, 这个参赛选手肯定能进前
今天我们要学的词是recipe。 Recipe, 是菜谱的意思,my favorite recipe, 就是我最喜欢的菜谱。Recipe也可以引申为诀窍和方法的意思。A recipe for success, 是成功的诀窍;a recipe for disaster, 意思是这么做势
今天我们要学的词是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花钱。那么,high-roller, 当然就是舍得花钱的人了。如果是赌博,那就是下大赌注的豪客。The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled ou
今天我们要学的词是focus。 Focus, 是焦点、重点的意思。She always wants to be the focus of attention, 她总是希望自己能成为大家注意的焦点。德国大陆集团总裁说,The company will keep their focus on growth, n
今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词,意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's holiday shoppi
今天我们要学的词是breeze。 Breeze, 做为名词,指轻而易举的事情。 Beating the unknown team wasn't a breeze as we thought it would be, 打赢这支名不见经传的队伍远没有我们原本想象的那么简单。 The new webs
今天我们要学的词是plug away at。 To plug away at something, 坚持不懈地去做一件事。 He continues to plug away at the novel even though no one is willing to publish it, 虽然没人愿意出版这本小说,可他还是坚持不懈地
今天我们要学的词是sponsor。 Sponsor, 是赞助商的意思。老虎.伍兹性丑闻爆发后,Accenture became the first sponsor to break ties with the world's number one golfer, 埃森哲是第一个跟这个世界排名第一的高尔夫球
今天我们要学的词是jump ship。 To jump ship, 意思是跳槽。 LeBron James decision to jump ship was not unexpected, 勒布朗.詹姆斯决定跳槽并不意外。 John didn't like his new boss and jumped ship the first chance he got, 约翰
今天我们要学的词是free-fall。 Free-fall在重力作用下自由下落。White House budget director said there are signs that the free-fall in the economy seems to have stopped, 白宫预算负责人表示,美国经济的自由下落似乎已
今天我们要学的词是gear up。 Gear up, 做好准备。The police are gearing up for a crackdown on drunk driving, 警察正在积极准备采取行动,严厉打击酒后驾车。九月一到,学校就要开学了。Schools all over the co
- 每日一词【901】civil rights:民权
- 每日一词【830】damage control
- 每日一词【325】rake in:大笔捞钱
- 每日一词【593】same-sex:同性
- 每日一词【588】historic:历史性的
- 每日一词【633】off-guard:没有提防,缺乏警惕
- 每日一词【729】out of the woods:脱离了危险或困境
- 每日一词【918】team up:跟别人合作
- 每日一词【1071】call off:取消或推迟
- 每日一词【827】the big picture
- 每日一词【464】survival:幸存
- 每日一词【1003】gold standard
- 每日一词【533】household name:家喻户晓
- 每日一词【577】tsunami:海啸
- 每日一词【637】cash in on:靠某件事情去赚钱
- 每日一词【548】ground zero:核弹的爆炸地点
- 每日一词【801】laundry list
- 每日一词【430】bail out:帮助某人摆脱困境
- 每日一词【939】hopeful:希望在某个领域获得成功
- 每日一词【1058】Hone:磨炼,提高技艺
- 每日一词【901】civil rights:民权
- 每日一词【830】damage control
- 每日一词【325】rake in:大笔捞钱
- 每日一词【593】same-sex:同性
- 每日一词【588】historic:历史性的
- 每日一词【633】off-guard:没有提防,缺乏警惕
- 每日一词【729】out of the woods:脱离了危险或困境
- 每日一词【918】team up:跟别人合作
- 每日一词【1071】call off:取消或推迟
- 每日一词【827】the big picture
- 每日一词【464】survival:幸存
- 每日一词【1003】gold standard
- 每日一词【533】household name:家喻户晓
- 每日一词【577】tsunami:海啸
- 每日一词【637】cash in on:靠某件事情去赚钱
- 每日一词【548】ground zero:核弹的爆炸地点
- 每日一词【801】laundry list
- 每日一词【430】bail out:帮助某人摆脱困境
- 每日一词【939】hopeful:希望在某个领域获得成功
- 每日一词【1058】Hone:磨炼,提高技艺