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学个词Learn a Word第1120期:dialogue
今天我们要学的词是dialogue。Dialogue, 对话。"Freed Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi called for dialogue with the Myanmar government," 缅甸民主运动领袖昂山素季获释后,呼吁跟缅甸政府展开对话。2013-03-19 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1119期:mainstay
今天我们要学的词是mainstay。Mainstay, 支柱,重要来源。 "Picture books, a mainstay of children's literature, have been on the decline," 儿童文学的重要组成部分---图画书发行的数量正在走下坡路。在美国,2013-03-18 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1118期:let somebody down
今天我们要学的词是let somebody down。To let somebody down, 有未履行承诺,让某人失望的意思。 "The newly elected Mayor promised he will not let the voters down," 新当选的市长保证说,自己绝对不会让选民失望。2013-03-15 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1117期:at odds
今天我们要学的词是at odds。At odds, 意见分歧。"Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes," 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。2013-03-14 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1116期:cave in
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。2013-03-13 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1115期:walk a fine line
今天我们要学的词是walk a fine line. To walk a fine line, 小心行事。 "Coaches have to walk a fine line between pushing their players to their full potential and pushing them too hard," 做为教练,一定要在鼓励运动员充分发挥潜...2013-03-12 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1114期:repeal
今天我们要学的词是repeal。Repeal, 撤销,废止。在国会中期选举中,"California voters rejected a call by the teachers unions to repeal a series of tax breaks for corporations," 加州选民否决了教师工会提出撤销公司减税优惠的提议。2013-03-11 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1113期:honor
今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词,表达敬意。"The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years," 学校用任职30年的教练的名字重新命名球场,表达对他的敬意。2013-03-08 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1112期:take some heat
今天我们要学的词是take some heat。To take some heat, 受到批评。"The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants," 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。2013-03-07 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1111期:sound off
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。2013-03-06 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1110期:faze
今天我们要学的词是faze。Faze, 意思是使人感到困扰,胆怯,通常用于否定句。 "Criticism doesn’t faze him," 别人的批评不会让他乱了阵脚。2013-03-05 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1109期:compelling
今天我们要学的词是compelling。Compelling, 做为形容词,有令人信服的意思。现任州长做了很多改善民生的事情, "I see no compelling reason to vote him out of office," 我看不出任何令人信服的理由,要投票把他赶下台。2013-03-04 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1108期:toss-up
今天我们要学的词是toss-up。Toss-up, 意思是胜负机会各半,胜负难分的事情。球队首发投球手肩膀受伤。 "Whether he can play in the next game is a toss-up," 下场比赛能否上场很难讲。2013-03-01 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1107期:fired up
今天我们要学的词是fired up。Fired up, 意思是激动的,热情的。"The students are totally fired up about the upcoming math competition," 学生们兴奋地期待着即将举行的数学竞赛。2013-02-28 编辑:Jasmine 标签:
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学个词Learn a Word第1106期:commanding
今天我们要学的词是commanding。Commanding, 做为形容词,有占据主导地位的意思。 "Our team holds a commanding edge in the shooting percentage," 我们队在投球命中率上占优势。2013-02-27 编辑:Jasmine 标签: