今天我们要学的词是spotlight。 Spotlight, 是聚光灯的意思,引伸为注意的焦点。Seek the spotlight, 意思是喜欢出风头。Pop star Britney Spears repeatedly found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight in 2007, 歌
今天我们要学的词是center stage。 Center stage, 中央舞台,引伸为注意的焦点。Abortion opponents saw their issue take center stage during Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, 反堕胎者看到,他们所关心的
今天我们要学的词是blockbuster。 Blockbuster, 是指卖座的大片。圣诞节当天,很多餐馆和商店都停业休息,但是电影院例外。 Christmas is one of the busiest days of the year for movie theaters as families flock to
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, 一项审计结果发现,联邦雇员滥用政府的信用卡,购买私人
今天我们要学的词是upstage。 Upstage做为动词,是抢戏,抢风头的意思。在星期天结束的PGA高尔夫球锦标赛中,The little-known Korean golfer Y.E. Yang upstaged world number one Tiger Woods to become the first Asian-b
今天我们要学的词是misstep。 Misstep失策。The basketball team lost the game because of a series of defensive missteps, 这支篮球队因为一系列防守上的失策而输了比赛。英国的哈里王子出访纽约,好评如潮。Pr
今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after halftime, 我们上半场比赛打得特别烂,但是中场过后明显改观。美国五年前发生卡特里
今天我们要学的词是influx。 Influx, 意思是流入,涌入。 Local animal shelters saw an influx of stray dogs at the peak of foreclosures, 破产房高峰期间,当地宠物收容所流浪狗的数量大幅度增加。目前,美国职棒
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 leaving doesn't sit well with his players, 里弗斯教
今天我们要学的词是sore loser。 A sore loser, 是指在公平比赛中失败后,没完没了抱怨这,抱怨那,就是不做自我检讨的人。 Nobody likes sore losers, 没人喜欢输不起的人。 The only thing worse than a sore
今天我们要学的词是insider。 Insider, 意思是圈内人士。 The couple has filed for divorce, according to Hollywood insiders, 据好莱坞圈内人士说,这对夫妇已经提出离婚。 The book gives readers an insider's look at the
今天我们要学的词是ripple effect。 Ripple effect, 连锁反应。 The shutdown of the local mine had ripple effects on the entire community, 当地这家煤矿的关门,在整个社区引起了连锁反应。 美国汽车业界人士警告说
今天我们要学的词是thrash。 Thrash, 做动词,有彻底击败的意思,用在体育比赛中。 We were thrashed by our arch-rival, 我们在跟死对头的比赛中输得很惨。在世界杯小组赛中, Germany thrashed Australia 4-
今天我们要学的词是juggle。 Juggle, 有力图平衡的意思。在美国, Some college students need to juggle jobs and school to pay for their education, 一些大学生需要边上学,边打工,自己赚学费受教育。 The job req
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托于州长的特赦。 The candidates made their last-ditch ap
今天我们要学的词是mounting。 Mounting, 意思是逐渐加大的。 The school refused to change its policy despite mounting pressure from the parents, 面对来自家长越来越大的压力,学校依旧拒绝改变政策。 The city is u
今天我们要学的词是bottleneck。 Bottleneck, 瓶颈,堵塞。The project will eliminate the bottleneck by widening the road, 这个项目要通过加宽道路来解决交通堵塞的问题。 感恩节是美国人坐飞机旅行的高峰期。
今天我们要学的词是packed。 Packed, 是挤满,塞满的意思。The stadium was packed with fans, 体育场里挤满了球迷。The train was so packed I could not get on, 车厢里挤得不行,我根本挤不上去。 九月份开学后,
今天我们要学的词是choke up。 Choke up, 意思是心情激动,一时说不出话来。 He choked up and could not finish the sentence, 他话讲到一半就激动得说不下去了。 She still chokes up every time she looks at her late hu
今天我们要学的词是pronounced。 Pronounced, 做为形容词,意思是明显的。美联储前主席格林斯潘不久前表示,美国经济年底前就会走出衰退。He predicted 'a fairly pronounced recovery not only in the U.S.,' bu
- 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