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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 in the know。In the know 意思是随时了解情况。He's a political junkie. He even has apps on his cell phone about the presidential election to keep himself in the know. 他特别关心政治,手机上都下载了总
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient。Insufficient 不够多的,不足的。Insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on your productivity. 睡眠不足会对工作效率产生负面影响。The case was dismissed due to insufficient evid
今天我们要学的词是walk out。 To walk out, 有退场和罢工的意思。In Copenhagen, representatives from some developing countries walked out on climate negotiations on Monday, 一些发展中国家的谈判代表星期一退出了哥本哈
今天我们要学的词是 ongoing。Ongoing 正在进行中的。We're having an ongoing discussion among ourselves on how to improve the show. 我们内部一直在讨论,如何提高节目质量。Police refused to reveal any details, citing th
今天我们要学的词是 paycheck。Paycheck 工资单。为了显示跟被迫停薪休假的联邦雇员同甘共苦,President Obama will give 5% of his paycheck back to the federal government. 美国总统奥巴马将拿出工资的5%来还给国
今天我们要学的词是sound off。 To sound off about something, 有抱怨的意思。 Local residents sounded off about plans to cut library hours, 当地居民对缩短图书馆的开放时间表示不满。 The player sounded off about the te
今天我们要学的词是shrink。 Shrink, 动词,是收缩,缩减的意思。葡萄牙在希腊和爱尔兰之后,成为第三个申请紧急救助的欧元区国家。 Portugal's economy is set to shrink about 3% next year, 预计明年葡萄
今天我们要学的词是think twice。 Think twice, 三思而后行。You need to think twice before making the investment, 投资前,最后多想想,考虑清楚。过节送礼能送宠物吗?Experts say you'd better think twice before givi
今天我们要学的词是royal。 Royal, 皇家的。英国威廉王子和凯特.米德尔顿星期五大婚。 An estimated 600,000 tourists are expected in London this week because of the royal wedding, 这场皇家婚礼本周预计会吸引60万游
今天我们要学的词是 ranking. Ranking 是排名的意思。Harvard and Princeton remain tied for No.1 on the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges Ranking. 美国新闻与世界报道杂志公布的最新美国大学排名,哈佛大学和
今天我们要学的词是spew。 Spew, 意思是喷出,涌出。 As Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash plumes, water vapor and hot rocks, some of the local schools have canceled classes, 由于墨西哥的波波卡特佩特火山继
今天我们要学的词是bold. Bold 的意思是大胆的。美国共和党总统候选人罗姆尼挑选威斯康辛州联邦众议员保罗.瑞安为他的竞选伙伴,评论认为:Romney's choice of Ryan was bold; whether it turns out to be
今天我们要学的词是 volatility. Volatility 名词,意思是波动性。Analysts are warning of further market volatility following a roller-coaster ride last week. 经过上周一周的起伏跌荡,分析人士警告说,市场波动还会
今天我们要学的词是bureaucracy。 Bureaucracy, 官僚。美国国防部长盖茨上周末公开对军方庞大的官僚体制提出批评。 Gates took aim at what he called a bloated bureaucracy, 他还保证要亲自过问,精简军方的官
今天我们要学的词是outlook。 Outlook, 展望,前景。 The Federal Reserve downgraded its outlook for the American economy and signaled it would hold interest rates low until at least mid-2013, 美联储下调了对美国经济前景的展望
今天我们要学的词是magnet。 Magnet, 吸铁石,引伸为有吸引力的人或物。英国石油公司同意设立一个200亿美元的基金,赔偿石油泄露事件的受害者。有专家警告说, The $20 billion relief fund will be
今天我们要学的词是shoot up。 To shoot up, 意思是猛增。 The price of gold has shot up more than 14% since the beginning of the year, 黄金价格今年以来已经上涨了14%多。 The company's profit shot up 55% since the management
1942 blindside 今天我们要学的词是 blind side. Blind-side 做为动词,有被蒙在鼓里,令人措手不及的意思。The TV host was blind-sided when the network decided to send him packing. 电视台决定让节目主持人走路,但是
今天我们要学的词是 justified. Justified 形容词,意思是有正当理由的。Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a new documentary that the annexation of Crimea was justified. 俄罗斯总统普京在一部新纪录片中表示,兼