今天我们要学的词是drawn-out。 Drawn-out, 意思是冗长的。The team's drawn-out search for a head coach is finally coming to an end, 球队长时间来寻找主教练的努力终于有了结果。The drawn-out contract negotiation may be...
今天我们要学的词是level off。 To level off, 是稳定下来的意思。 At some major banks, the number of bad loans is starting to level off, 一些大银行的坏帐案例正在逐步稳定下来。 最新研究发现， U.S. obesity rate...
今天我们要学的词是on a shoestring。 Shoestring, 是鞋带的意思。 On a shoestring, 意思就是小本经营。They started the company on a shoestring and made it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, 他们小本经营开办了这家公...
今天我们要学的词是reputation。 Reputation, 是声誉、声望的意思。The new CEO arrived with a reputation for problem solving, 公司新总裁是出了名的解决问题的高手。He has a reputation for being a playboy, 他是有名的...
今天我们要学的词是tough it out。 To tough it out, 意思是面对困境坚持到底。美国首都华盛顿地区下大雪，一些家庭因此断电。Some people chose to tough it out and wait for the electricity to come back, 有人决定在...
今天我们要学的词是team up。 To team up, 意思是跟别人合作。I teamed up with Jack to finish the report on time, 我跟Jack合作，按时完成了报告。The two organizations teamed up to host the fundraiser event, 这两个机构联...
今天我们要学的词是shoo-in。 Shoo-in, 是名词，意思是稳操胜券的人或事。 He is a shoo-in for the head coach position, 主教练的位置非他莫属了。The contestant is a shoo-in for the top 10, 这个参赛选手肯定能进前...
今天我们要学的词是finalize。 Finalize, 是最终确定，最后完成的意思。 The couple have finalized their divorce, 这对夫妇已经办完了离婚手续。 The baseball team is reportedly finalizing a $500,000, one-year contract w...
今天我们要学的词是home turf。 Home turf, 意思是自家地盘。 We beat our opponents on their home turf, 我们在对手的地盘上打败了他们。 The team remains unbeaten in its last 20 games on home turf, 这支球队主场比赛连...
今天我们要学的词是wide open。 Wide open, 意思是完全开放，大开着。 With the favorite horse dropping out, the race is wide open, 最被看好的赛马退出比赛，让比赛结果完全无法预测。 在最近一次访谈节目中...
今天我们要学的词是in the zone。 In the zone, 意思是进入最佳状态。 He was in the zone throughout the playoffs, 整个季后赛他一直保持最佳状态。 Nobody can touch him when he is in the zone, 他一旦进入最佳状态，谁...
今天我们要学的词是in sync。 In sync, 意思是同步的，协调的。 The figure skating pair were totally in sync, 这对花样滑冰双人组合的动作完全同步。 I voted for the candidate whose values were in sync with my own, 我投...
今天我们要学的词是staple。 Staple, 做为名词，指必不可少的东西。 Rice is a staple in the region, 米饭是这个地区居民的主食。 Hot dogs are a staple for barbecue parties in the summer, 热狗是夏天烧烤餐会不可缺...
今天我们要学的词是excessive。 Excessive, 过度的。美国政府计划提出议案。 The planned legislation would allow the government to block excessive rate hikes by insurance companies, 拟议中的提案可以让政府有权制止医疗...
今天我们要学的词是touch off。 To touch off, 意思是引起。 The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition party, 新措施引起了反对党的强烈批评。 His comment touched off a controversy about the figure skat...
