今天我们要学的词是last-minute。 Last-minute, 最后一分钟的,最后一刻的。 The Union and the management reached a last-minute deal before the deadline, 劳资双方在最后期限来临前的最后一刻达成了协议。 I was st
今天我们要学的词是activist。 An activist, 活动人士。 Social activist, 社会活动家。 He started his political career as a community activist, 他的政治生涯是从社区活动开始的。 Human rights activists denounced Iran's
今天我们要学的词是blur。 Blur, 使一件事变得模糊不清。 The TV station blurred out his face to protect his identity, 电视台将他的脸部处理得模糊不清,以免暴露身份。 With all the new communication tools, the li
今天我们要学的词是unofficial。 Unofficial非官方的,非正式的。According to unofficial results, the mayor has won the re-election, 非官方计票结果显示,现任市长已经当选连任。美国加州州长施瓦辛格的任期
今天我们要学的词是off the record。 Off the record, 意思是非正式的,不供公开发表的。美国总统奥巴马在接受采访前聊天时骂不久前在MTV颁奖典礼上闹场的嘻哈歌手坎耶.韦斯特是个混球。Presiden
今天我们要学的词是donate。 Donate, 是捐赠的意思。She donated her old car to a children's charity, 她把旧车捐给了一个儿童慈善机构。The mother donated a kidney to her daughter, 母亲把自己的一个肾脏捐给了女儿
今天我们要学的词是donate。 Donate, 是动词,意思是捐赠。U.S. cell phone users have donated $22 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messaging, 美国手机用户已经通过发短信的方式为海地赈灾捐赠了220
今天我们要学的词是racial。 Racial, 是种族的意思。 Racial discrimination, 种族歧视。 Racial tension, 种族关系紧张。华盛顿邮报的一份最新民调显示, Three in ten Americans admit feelings of racial bias, 美国十
今天我们要学的词是judgment。 Judgment, 有判断力的意思。 The loss of the game was a result of the coach's poor judgment, 输掉比赛是因为教练判断失误。美国民主党笃定的总统候选人奥巴马因为经验不足,受
今天我们要学的词是rise to the occasion。 Rise to the occasion, 意思是应对挑战和困境。首发四分位中场受伤后, The backup quarterback rose to the occasion and led the team to victory, 候补四分位临危受命,带领球
今天我们要学的词是far cry。 A far cry from something, 意思是跟某件事情相差甚远。 The actor played a womanizer in the movie, a far cry from his real life character, 这个演员在电影里扮演一个花花公子,跟他在现实
今天我们要学的词是cave in。To cave in, 意思是屈于压力而让步。 All my friends are on Facebook now. I finally caved in and got registered, 我朋友都在用 Facebook. 我没办法,只好也去注册了一个帐户。 Amazon cave
今天我们要学的词是conventional wisdom。 Conventional wisdom, 是指普遍看法。 The conventional wisdom in the media was that the economy would collapse in the absence of the bailout, 媒体的主流看法是,如果政府不出面救市,
今天我们要学的词是crunch time。 Crunch time, 意思是关键时刻。The last two weeks before playoff are crunch time, 季后赛之前的两周是关键时刻。The last couple days of the campaign are crunch time for the candidates, 选举投
今天我们要学的词是charity。 Charity, 是慈善的意思。A charity organization, 是慈善机构,a performance for charity, 是义演。Many people tend to give to charity at the end of the year, 很多人都喜欢在年底前向慈善事业
今天我们要学的词是cut back。 To cut back, 意思是减少。由于冬天客流量少,A rail service will cut back the number of trains it runs from 18 to 10, 一家火车公司决定将客运列车数量从18列减少为10列。General Mi
今天我们要学的词是holdout。 Holdout, 指坚决不肯让步的人。Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate, 阿肯色州的林肯参议员是最后一个
今天我们要学的词是catch on。 To catch on, 意思是流行起来。现在美国有些大公司开始把公司草坪改为菜园。 The idea of 'company gardens' is slowly catching on, 公司开菜园的做法正在慢慢流行起来。在美国
今天我们要学的词是pose。 Pose, 做为动词,有冒充的意思。The police are looking for a robber posed as a cop, 警方正在搜捕一个假冒警察的抢劫犯。A 52-year old man was arrested for posing as a high school senior, 一名
今天我们要学的词是ups and downs。 Ups and downs, 意思是时好时坏,起伏波折。The team had its ups and downs during the season, 这个球队整个赛季的表现时好时坏,起伏不定。The heavyweight champion had his ups an
- 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