今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词，意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's holiday shoppi...
今天我们要学的词是call off。 To call off, 意思是取消或推迟。 The wedding was called off because of flooding, 婚礼因为发大水而被迫推迟。 A planned strike was called off to allow further negotiations, 原定罢工推迟，...
今天我们要学的词是breeze。 Breeze, 做为名词，指轻而易举的事情。 Beating the unknown team wasn't a breeze as we thought it would be, 打赢这支名不见经传的队伍远没有我们原本想象的那么简单。 The new webs...
今天我们要学的词是obsessed。 Obsessed, 一门心思的，沉迷于。 My girlfriend is obsessed with buying handbags, 我女朋友买包上瘾。 One of my co-workers is obsessed with social networks, 我有一个同事整天沉迷于社交网...
今天我们要学的词是baby steps。 Baby steps, 小孩的步子，意思是慢慢的，一步一步的。 The doctor told him to take baby steps towards recovery, 医生让他不要急，一步一步慢慢恢复。 If you're new at exercising, y...
今天我们要学的词是low-key。 Low-key, 低调的，不张扬的。 The actor leads a low-key life off screen, 这个演员在银幕背后的日常生活中十分低调。 Pop singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to get married and she...
今天我们要学的词是on the rise。 On the rise，正在上升。 The hip-hop singer's popularity is on the rise, 这个嘻哈歌手现在越来越红。最新研究显示， The number of concussions suffered by kids playing organized sports i...
今天我们要学的词是sugarcoat。 To sugarcoat, 意思是粉饰、美化，让一件事情更容易被人接受。 Our team has lost five consecutive games. There is no way to sugarcoat it, 我们球队已经连输五场，这种事实没办法掩...
今天我们要学的词是magic bullet。 Magic bullet, 意思是解决问题的灵丹妙药。President Obama said there was no magic bullet for the struggling economy,美国总统奥巴马说，振兴美国经济，没有灵丹妙药。 Experts sa...
今天我们要学的词是postpone。 Postpone推迟。 Justin Bieber had to postpone his concert because he was sick, 贾斯汀.比伯因为生病，不得不推迟演唱会。We had to postpone the trip because of the hurricane, 由于飓风的影响...
