学个词-1571-dead-set
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 dead set. Dead set的意思是铁了心的，坚决的。She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it. 她想搬去洛杉矶住，但她父母坚决反对。畅销小说《格雷的
View Article学个词-1572-favorite
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 favorite. Favorite当名词，可以指比赛中被认为会得胜的一方。The United States women's volleyball team is the favorite to win the gold medal. 美国女排队是夺金大热门。Right now Braz
View Article学个词-1573-foolproof
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 foolproof. Foolproof的意思是简单有效的，不会出错的。Social networks whose target audience is kids, acknowledge that there may be no foolproof way to block online predators. 那些以儿童为主要
View Article学个词-1574-flatline
音频下载 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
View Article学个词-1575-homage
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 homage. Homage的意思是敬意。Thousands of mourners gathered to pay homage to the six people killed during a shooting rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh temple. 数千名悼念者们聚集在一起，向美国威斯
View Article学个词-1576-death-toll
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 death toll. Death toll是死亡人数。美国德州的达拉斯县西尼罗病毒肆虐，Texas officials say the statewide death toll so far is 17. 德克萨斯州官员说，全州目前已有17人死于这种
View Article学个词-1577-see-something-coming
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 see something coming. See something coming是预料到某事会发生。I wasn't surprised when the company closed down. You could see it coming. 公司关门我并不吃惊。这是意料之中的事。研究发
View Article学个词-1578-bold
音频下载 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 tur
View Article学个词-1579-skirt
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是skirt. Skirt当动词，意思是躲避，逃避。美国媒体报道, Iraq has been using financial institutions and oil smuggling operations to help Iran skirt economic sanctions imposed by the international
View Article学个词-1580-brave
音频下载 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-f
View Article学个词-1581-realistic
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是realistic. Realistic的意思是现实的。A senior UN official recently said the two-state solution was the best available and most realistic option for the Israelis and Palestinians. 一位联合国高级官员
View Article学个词-1582-ridden
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是ridden. Ridden是形容词，意思是满是的，通常跟在名词的后面。比如，debt ridden就是负债累累的意思。In a move that wasted $1.2 million in printing costs, the already debt-ridden U.
View Article学个词-1583-overtake
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是overtake. Overtake 是超过的意思。China is projected to soon overtake Germany and the US as the country that has the most outbound global tourists. 预计，中国将很快超过德国和美国，成为世界
View Article学个词-1584-forfeit
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是forfeit. Forfeit 有丧失，被没收的意思。一直被美国反兴奋剂机构USADA调查的自行车手阿姆斯特朗宣布放弃与该机构的斗争，随后，The USADA said Lance Armstrong must forfe
View Article学个词-1585-disgruntled
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是disgruntled. Disgruntled 是不满意的，不高兴的。A disgruntled former employee opened fire near New York's Empire State Building, leaving two dead and nine injured. 一名心怀不满的下岗职员在纽
View Article学个词-1586-infringe
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是infringe. Infringe 是侵权的意思。A Japanese court ruled that Samsung's synchronizing technology that allows media players to share data with personal computers did not infringe on Apple's...
View Article学个词-1587-eject
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 eject. Eject 是赶走, 逐出的意思。At the GOP convention last week, two people were ejected for throwing peanuts at a black CNN camerawoman.上星期美国共和党召开全国代表大会期间, 两个与
View Article学个词-1588-top-tier
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是top-tier. Top-tier 意思是一流的。The University of Iowa's football team is looking to return to the top-tier teams in the Big 10 this season. 爱奥华大学美式足球校队鹰眼队本赛季将努力重
View Article学个词-1589-unthinkable
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是unthinkable. Unthinkable 意思是无法想象的。U.S. companies are preparing for the once-unthinkable, that Greece might leave the eurozone. 美国公司为希腊可能离开欧元做准备，这本来是无法
View Article学个词-1590-stressful
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是stressful. Stressful 意思是压力很大的。Starting a new job can be exciting and stressful at the same time. 开始一份新工作可能既令人兴奋，又让人倍感压力。有调查显示，Law enfo
View Article学个词-1591-electrify
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 electrify. Electrify 动词，是让别人觉得兴奋，振奋的意思。美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上发表讲话。The former President electrified the Democratic Convention with a passiona
View Article学个词-1592-spell-out
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 spell out. To spell out 意思是具体说明。In his acceptance speech, President Obama spelled out his goals for a second term. 美国总统奥巴马在接受总统候选人提名的讲话中，详细阐述了
View Article学个词-1593-household
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 household. Household 是家庭，一家一户的意思。American gymnast Gaby Douglas made a household name out of herself with her gold medal win at the London Games. 美国女子体操选手Gaby Douglas在伦
View Article学个词-1594-squander
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 squander. Squander 是白白浪费的意思。Our local high school basketball team squandered its early lead in a loss to our arch-rival. 我们本地高中篮球队没有把握好领先局面，最后反而输
View Article学个词-1595-star-power
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 star power. Star power 指名人的影响力。Former President Bill Clinton brought star power to the democratic convention. 美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上充分施展了名人魅力。中国是世
View Article学个词-1596-pre-order
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 pre-order. Pre-order 预购。iPhone5问世了。The iPhone5 went on pre-order just after midnight Pacific time last Friday. iPhone5 于美国西部时间上星期五凌晨12点一过开始预售。Roughly one
View Article学个词-1597-storm
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 storm. 大家都知道，storm 做为名词是风暴的意思，做为动词，意思是冲击。Sudanese demonstrators angry over a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad stormed the Germany embassy in Kharto
View Article学个词-1598-ranking
音频下载 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
View Article学个词-1599-donor
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 donor. Donor 是捐赠者的意思。Mitt Romney's campaign offered some supporters the opportunity to fly with the candidate on his charter plane as a donor prize. 罗姆尼竞选团队说，某些支持者可以
View Article学个词-1600-wildlife
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 wildlife. Wildlife 野生动物。Sri Lanka has always been one of the best known wildlife tourist destinations. 斯里兰卡向来是著名的野生动物游览胜地之一。Russian President Vladimir Putin
View Article学个词-1601-undocumented
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 undocumented. Undocumented 形容词，没有合法证件的。Mitt Romney riled Latino voters early this year when he said self-deportation is the best way to deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants
View Article学个词-1602-elite
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 elite. Elite 意思是最棒的，顶尖的。Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both attended elite private high schools. 总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼上的都是一流的私立高中。
View Article学个词-1603-inventory
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 inventory. Inventory 库存。Korean automaker Hyundai said last week that its inventory at U.S. car dealers is at its highest level for the year. 韩国汽车制造商现代汽车公司上星期说，美国汽车
View Article学个词-1604-undercut
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 undercut. Undercut 有削弱的意思。日本八月份的贸易赤字7541亿日元。The export data undercut Japan's hopes for an export-driven revival of the country's economy. 这一出口数据削弱了日本
View Article学个词-1605-inundate
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 inundate. Inundate 是泛滥，淹没的意思。The police hotline is inundated with tips. 警察局的热线电话收到了无数条线索。Thousands of illegal immigrants inundated the LA school district w
View Article学个词-1606-publicity
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 publicity. Publicity 有宣传的意思。The lead singers' feud turned out to be just a publicity stunt for the band's new album. 乐队主唱之间的矛盾，其实只是乐队为了新唱片问世，而采取
View Article学个词-1607-parental-consent
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 parental consent. Parental consent 家长同意。美国联邦贸易委员会FTC建议修改有关规定，加强对网上儿童隐私的保护。Under the FTC proposals, some current online practices, like ge
View Article学个词-1608-lockout
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 lockout. Lockout 停工。美国全国冰球联盟劳资双方恢复谈判。These are the first talks after the lockout began. 这是球员停工后双方第一次谈判。在此之前，全国冰球联盟宣布
View Article学个词-1609-tell-all
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 tell-all. Tell-all 意思是毫无保留的，全盘揭秘的。Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his tell-all book that his affair with the maid was stupid. 施瓦辛格在他全盘大揭秘的新书中说，自己
View Article学个词-1610-overt
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 overt. Overt 公开的，毫不掩饰的。在八月底召开的不结盟运动峰会上，Iran's supreme leader blasted the UN as an overt dictatorship. 伊朗最高领导人严厉指责联合国公开独裁。
View Article学个词-1611-pay-tribute
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 pay tribute. To pay tribute 意思是表达敬意。上星期五是史蒂夫.乔布斯去世一周年的日子。Apple paid tribute to its late CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on the first anniversary of his dea
View Article学个词-1612-around-the-clock
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 around-the-clock. Around-the-clock 意思是日夜不停的，连续不断的。The two sides talked around-the-clock, trying to reach an agreement before the approaching deadline. 双方夜以继日地谈判，
View Article学个词-1613-theme-song
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 theme song. Theme song 主题曲。British singer Adele released Skyfall, the theme song she co-wrote and sang for the latest James Bond film. 英国歌手阿黛尔公布了新单曲Skyfall，这首歌是007新片
View Article学个词-1614-surge
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 surge. Surge 做为名词，有猛增的意思。美国总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼第一场辩论结束后，Romney enjoyed a surge in the polls after his strong performance. 罗姆尼在辩论中强有
View Article学个词-1615-much-needed
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 much-needed. Much-needed 急需的。The school received a much-need grant to keep its band. 学校得到了一笔急需的补助金，保住了学校的乐队。It was a much-needed win for our team. 我们球队
View Article学个词-1616-headwind
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 headwind. Headwind 逆风，顶风，引伸为不利条件。U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the European financial crisis. 美国财政部
View Article学个词-1617-added
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 added. Added 意思是附加的，额外的。The win carried added meaning for the coach who will retire after the season. 这场胜利对于赛季结束后即将退休的教练来说有着特殊的意义。鉴
View Article学个词-1618-dead-heat
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当，不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当，难分上下。With less than a month left
View Article学个词-1619-disposable
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是disposable. Disposable意思是可以任意处理的。The Boulder City Council approved a proposal that would charge a 20-cent fee on all disposable grocery bags. 博德尔市政委员会批准了一项对所有
View Article学个词-1620-hiccup
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 hiccup. Hiccup 打嗝，可以引伸为小障碍，小问题。Google's Gmail had a significant service hiccup earlier this year. 谷歌电邮Gmail今年早些时候曾出现过服务大规模中断的情况。美
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