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今天我们要学的词是dwindle. Dwindle is spelled d-w-i-n-d-l-e, dwindle. Dwindle是缩减,缩小的意思。Hewlett-Packard may eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers. 惠普公司可能会裁
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season。 Season, 大家都知道,season 是季节,春夏秋冬,但是season还可以用来指其他时间段, The holiday season is finally upon us, 节假季节终于到了。 Pennsylvania's deer-hunting season st
今天我们要学的词是friendly. Friendly is spelled f-r-i-e-n-d-l-y, friendly. 大家都知道,friendly是友好的意思,如果把friendly加在另外一个名词后面,意思就是对某人,对某事有利的。比如,eco-friendly 有利
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write off。Write off, 有取消、勾销债款的意思。负债累累的希腊无法偿还所有贷款, Private banks agreed to write off 50% of Greek debt last week, 上星期,私营银行同意勾销希腊50%的负债
今天我们要学的词是 lifetime. Lifetime 做为形容词,意思是终身的。He is a lifetime member of the club. 他是俱乐部的终身会员。Ellen DeGeneres has been awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the highest U.S. awa
今天我们要学的词是centerpiece。 Centerpiece, 有主要特点的意思。 The governor has made job creation the centerpiece of his tenure, 州长把创造就业做为自己任期内的核心工作。华尔街日报劳资双方不久前达成协
今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是削减的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市,开盘价每股38美元,在第一天的交易中,Facebook pares gains as shares trade at little above the offeri
今天我们要学的词是 flatline. Flatline的意思是停滞不前,可是作名词或者动词。The Bank of England has said it believes the UK economy will flat-line this year.英格兰银行说,英国经济预计今年将出现零增长。
今天我们要学的词是brave. Brave当动词,意思是勇敢地面对,冒着危险。四肢截肢的法国人菲利普?克鲁瓦宗在白令海峡中从一座美国小岛游至俄罗斯小岛,He braved strong currents and near-freezing temp
今天我们要学的词是civil rights。 Civil rights, 民权。每年一月第三个星期一是美国联邦假日马丁.路德金日。Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent civil rights leader, 马丁.路德金是著名民权领袖。He played a
今天我们要学的词是Easter。 Easter, 复活节。 Shoppers are expected to spend $13 billion this Easter, 今年复活节,消费者预计要花130亿美元。英国航空公司机组服务人员可能举行罢工。 The walkouts scheduled a
今天我们要学的词是recognize。 Recognize, 承认。美国总统奥巴马最近就中东问题发表重要讲话后, Hamas condemned Obama's speech, saying it will not recognize Israel, 哈马斯对奥巴马的讲话提出谴责,并表示,
今天我们要学的词是update. Update is spelled u-p-d-a-t-e, update. Update 做名词的时候,意思是最新消息,最新情况。生产黑莓手机的公司RIM由于经营不利,开始裁员,但是具体人数不明。RIM said it woul
今天我们要学的词是announce。Announce, 宣布。苹果公司宣布iPhone5即将上市。 Apple announced that it will be introducing the new features of the iPhone 5 on October 4th, 苹果公司宣布,10月4日正式介绍iPhone 5的新功能
今天我们要学的词是stand trial。 Stand trial, 接受审判。 The defendant was found unfit to stand trial by the court, 法庭宣布,被告无能力受审。 Former French President Chirac became the first former French leader to stand tr
今天我们要学的词是norm。 Norm, 意思是标准,规范。气象学家研究显示, Triple-digit summer temperatures will be the norm in a few decades in Texas, 美国德克萨斯州几十年后,夏天气温三位数字将是常规现象。
今天我们要学的词是overshadow。Overshadow,有超过的意思。在最近召开的20国集团会议上, The issue of World Bank leadership succession was overshadowed by the European debt crisis, 欧洲债务危机问题的重要性远远超过
今天我们要学的词是erupt。 Erupt, 爆发。 The governor's aid resigned from her post after the scandal erupted, 丑闻曝光后,州长助理宣布辞职。 Britain announced new measures to restore order and prevent the riots from eruptin