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学个词-1757-honorary 今天我们要学的词是honorary. Honorary 形容词,意思是荣誉的。Ben Affleck will receive an honorary Doctorate from Brown University. 本.阿弗莱克将接受布朗大学颁发的荣誉博士学位。Will.I.am
学个词-1759-buy-out 今天我们要学的词是 buy out. Buy out 收购。U.S. telecom giant Verizon plans to make a $100 billion bid to buy out Verizon Wireless. 美国电讯行业巨头威瑞森打算出一千亿美元,收购威瑞森无线业务
今天我们要学的词是 backing. Backing 做为名词,是支持的意思。The obesity drug named Qsiva failed to gain the backing of European drug regulators because of its potential side effects. 一种名叫Qsiva的治疗肥胖症的药物,因
今天我们要学的词是 repercussion。Repercussion 意思是反响,反应。11月12到18号是美国的防止困倦驾车周。在美国,40%以上的人都说,很少能睡个好觉。When they hit the road, sleep deprivation can have serio
今天我们要学的词是paramedic。 Paramedic, 急救医务工作者。 Paramedics arrived at the scene within 10 minutes after receiving the 911 call, 接到求救电话十分钟内,急救医务人员就赶到了事发现场。 苏格兰的一个
今天我们要学的词是 prepaid。Prepaid 预付的。Many states in the U.S. offer prepaid tuition plans for public universities. 美国很多州都提供预付公立大学学费的计划。Justin Bieber is launching a new prepaid debit card aim
今天我们要学的词是 little-known。Little-known 很少有人知道的。Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a little-known surveillance tool to get data on and track criminal suspects. 北加州联邦调查人员常常使
今天我们要学的词是 token. Token 做为形容词,指象征性的。The candidate has re-election in the bag against only token opposition. 这位候选人面对的只是象征性的对抗,所以当选连任已成囊中之物。美国联邦雇
今天我们要学的词是guarded。 Guarded, 谨慎的。最新民调显示,Most Americans expressed guarded optimism on President Obama's ability to come up with a successful strategy for Afghanistan, 大多数美国人对奥巴马找到策略,成
今天我们要学的词是in droves。 In droves, 意思是大批的,成群结队的。上周末是圣诞节到来前的最后一个周末。 Holiday shoppers were out in droves, 节日购物的人群熙熙攘攘。大雪过后, Icy road conditi
今天我们要学的词是 disputed。Disputed 有争议的。Egypt's opposition alliance urged supporters to vote no on the referendum to the disputed constitution. 埃及反对派联盟敦促支持者在围绕争议极大的宪法举行的全民投票
今天我们要学的词是 best bet. Best bet意思是最好的选择。投资业界人士说,Stocks are still the best bet for long term investment. 从长期投资来说,股票依然是最佳选择。银行业专家说,Credit Unions are stil
今天我们要学的词是costly。 Costly, 有成本太高,或是代价惨重的意思。虽然赢了比赛,但却损失了四名首发队员。It's a costly victory, 这场胜利代价惨重。His decision turned out to be costly for the compa
今天我们要学的词是tap. Tap is spelled t-a-p, tap. Tap当动词时可以当开发,利用讲。Despite the recent fall in oil prices, analysts say President Obama may tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as sanctions on Iran's oil output take
今天我们要学的词是penalty。 Penalty, 是处罚、惩罚的意思。本届PGA高尔夫球球赛最令人难忘的是, American player Dustin Johnson was knocked out of contention because of a two-shot penalty for grounding his golf club in
今天我们要学的词是 next-generation. Next-generation 下一代的,新一代的。Possible images of the next-generation iPhone keep popping up online. 网络上不断出现可能是新一代苹果手机的图片。Intel is committing $4.1 b
今天我们要学的词是 questionable。Questionable 意思是有问题的,尚未确定的。The quarterback hurt his knee in the first quarter. His return to the game is questionable. 美式足球四分位比赛第一节膝盖受伤,能不能继
今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如,The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示,美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业
今天我们要学的词是take a hit. 说一件事情to take a hit意思是说这件事情受到了打击。最新公布的数字显示, Concert ticket sales took a hit in 2010 because of economic malaise, 经济不振使2010年音乐会入场券的
今天我们要学的词是contention。 Contention, 是争夺,竞争的意思。 The team was knocked out of playoff contention with three weeks to go in the regular season, 正规赛季还剩下三个星期的时候,这支球队就已经没有机