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学个词Learn a Word第819课:pronounced
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.,&2011-12-15 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第818课:set the bar higher
今天我们要学的词是set the bar higher。 Set the bar higher, 意思是提高标准,严格要求。"The web site set the security bar higher," 这家网站加强了安全防护措施。"The school set the bar higher for providi2011-12-14 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第817课:better off
今天我们要学的词是better off。 Better off, 是境况更好的意思。"The team is better off without the star center who is not a team player," 没有这个缺乏团队精神的明星中锋,球队反而更好。虽然经济不景气,但2011-12-13 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第816课:underscore
今天我们要学的词是underscore。 Underscore, 是突出、强调的意思。美国加州八月份的失业率攀升到了70年来的最高水平。"California's unemployment rate underscored the nation's slow economic recovery,2011-12-12 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第815课:trafficker
今天我们要学的词是trafficker。 Trafficker指从事非法行当的商贩。"A child trafficker was sentenced to 20 years in prison," 一个拐卖儿童的人口贩子被判处20年徒刑。"A Syrian arms trafficker was arrested a2011-12-09 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第814课:vaccine
今天我们要学的词是vaccine。 Vaccine, 疫苗。"The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines designed to protect against the H1N1 flu virus," 美国食品和药物管理局批准了甲型H1N1流感疫苗。"The first2011-12-08 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第813课:off the record
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。"President Obama made the2011-12-07 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第812课:prestigious
今天我们要学的词是prestigious。 Prestigious声名显赫的。"The Lasker Awards, one of the most prestigious prizes in medicine, is being rewarded to scientists working on stem cells and leukemia, and to N2011-12-06 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第811课:bizarre
今天我们要学的词是bizarre。 Bizarre,稀奇古怪的。在星期六晚上举行的美国网球公开赛女子单打半决赛中,美国选手小威廉姆斯因为辱骂裁判而输了比赛。"The women's semifinal at the U.S. Open ended in a biz2011-12-05 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第810课:bullying
今天我们要学的词是bullying。 Bullying, 指恃强凌弱的行为。研究显示,"Six out of ten American teenagers witness an act of bullying once a day," 美国十几岁的孩子中,十个人里有六个人每天都会亲眼目睹有人被2011-12-02 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第809课:take by storm
今天我们要学的词是take by storm。 Take by storm, 意思是彻底征服。世界排名第70位的美国乔治亚州17岁女子网球选手奥丁恩在本届美国网球公开赛上过关斩将。"The 17-year-old Melaine Oudin took the tennis world2011-12-01 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第808课:boom
今天我们要学的词是boom。 Boom, 是繁荣、兴起、迅速增加的意思。最新统计数字显示,加州地区最近两年损失了95万多个工作机会。"The job losses during the last two years wiped out the jobs created during the2011-11-30 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第807课:phenomenon
今天我们要学的词是phenomenon。 Phenomenon, 杰出人物,奇才。"A new album by Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing phenomenon, won't be released until Nov. 24, but it has already hit No.1 on Amazon'2011-11-29 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第806课:hunch
今天我们要学的词是hunch。 Hunch, 直觉。"I have a hunch that he won't show up," 我的直觉告诉我他不会来。"His reaction reinforced my hunch," 他的反应进一步加深了我的直觉。"Call it a hunch, but I am2011-11-28 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第805课:almanac
今天我们要学的词是almanac。 Almanac年鉴、年历。"The 2010 edition of The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a rough winter for large parts of the U.S," 2010年农民年鉴预计,今年美国大片地区会经历一个2011-11-25 编辑:Jasmine 标签: