今天我们要学的词是unseat。 Unseat, 有赶下台,或是取代的意思。 The veteran Congressman was unseated by a political newcomer in the election, 这名老资格的国会议员在选举中被一个政界新手取而代之了。 Googl...
今天我们要学的词是swap。 Swap, 交换。 The new website helped parents swap children's clothes and save money, 这个新网站帮助家长互换孩子的衣服,节省开销。美国加州一个17岁的孩子用旧手机换保时捷。 He...
今天我们要学的词是secret weapon。 Secret weapon, 秘密武器。 The rookie turned out to be the team's secret weapon at crunch time in the opening game, 这名新队员在首场比赛关键时刻成了球队的秘密武器。 The candidate...
今天我们要学的词是influx。 Influx, 意思是流入,涌入。 Local animal shelters saw an influx of stray dogs at the peak of foreclosures, 破产房高峰期间,当地宠物收容所流浪狗的数量大幅度增加。目前,美国职棒...
今天我们要学的词是pressing。 Pressing, 紧迫的。芝加哥市的市长说, Crime fighting is the city's most pressing challenge, 击犯罪是芝加哥市最为紧迫的挑战。 The most pressing issue for the current administration is...
今天我们要学的词是shrug off。 To shrug off, 意思是对某件事情满不在乎。 The stock indexes rose significantly as investors shrugged off last week's disappointing economic growth data, 投资者打消了上星期令人失望的经济...
今天我们要学的词是blur。 Blur, 使一件事变得模糊不清。 The TV station blurred out his face to protect his identity, 电视台将他的脸部处理得模糊不清,以免暴露身份。 With all the new communication tools, the li...
今天我们要学的词是venue。 Venue, 是地点、场所的意思。 The defense lawyer requested a change of venue so that the defendant could get a fair trial, 辩护律师要求更换开庭地点,以便被告得到公正审判。美国前总统...
今天我们要学的词是overtax。 Overtax, 赋税过重,可以引伸为使某个人或是某件事压力、负担过重。 The high temperatures are overtaxing the power grid of the city, 高温天气给城市的电力供应网带来了沉重压力...
今天我们要学的词是out of line。 Out of line, 可以用来指行为举止过份,出格。 The candidate was clearly out of line by using personal attacks in the debate, 这个候选人在辩论中进行人身攻击的做法显然是有些过...