1968 quasi 今天我们要学的词是 quasi. Quasi 是形容词，意思是类似的接近但不完全是的。近日，台海两岸举行分治65年来的首次正式会谈，Previous negotiations have been conducted by quasi-official representativ...
1967 e-commerce 今天我们要学的词是 e-commerce. E-commerce 是electronic commerce 的简称，意思是电子商务。Alibaba Group's two subsidiaries are planning to launch a new e-commerce site in the U.S. 阿里巴巴集团的两个子公司...
1966 diminish 今天我们要学的词是 diminish. Diminish, 动词，是减少， 缩小的意思。三十年代的美国著名童星秀兰邓波去世，她三岁开始表演，很快成名，不过，Her popularity diminished as she grew older, a...
1965 multimedia 今天我们要学的词是 multimedia. Multimedia 多媒体。The FDA is launching a $115 million multimedia campaign to stop teenagers from smoking. 美国食品和药物管理局投入1.15亿美元，发起多媒体宣传活动，劝...
1964 preventable 今天我们要学的词是 preventable. Preventable 形容词，意思是可以预防的，可以避免发生的。美国科罗拉多大学的研究人员发现，30,000 Americans die of vaccine-preventable diseases each year, the m...
1963 cabin fever 今天我们要学的词是 cabin fever. Cabin fever 幽居症，指长时间待在一个闭塞的地方而引发的烦躁和焦虑。Historians believe the term cabin fever was coined when early European settlers in America had to s...
1962 syndrome 今天我们要学的词是 syndrome. Syndrome 综合症。The Institute of Medicine is reviewing how Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is diagnosed. 美国医学研究生正在考查慢性疲劳综合症的诊断方式。Down Syndrome affects m...
1895 hefty 今天我们要学的词是 hefty. Hefty形容词，有数额很大的意思。英国是欧洲肥胖人数比例最高的国家。最新研究显示，Slapping a 20 percent hefty tax on soda could cut the number of obese adults by 180,000....
1894 extend 今天我们要学的词是 extend. Extend 动词，有推广到，延展到的意思。The Ohio State football team extended their win streak to 21 games, a new national record. 俄亥俄州立大学美式足球校队连赢21场比赛，刷...
1893 head off 今天我们要学的词是 head off. Head off 有防止，避免的意思。The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try to head off shortages of crucial medications. 美国食品和药物管理局宣布了一项新提...
