22.时尚热词-Y

Y

亚健康 subhealthy

亚军 runner-up

压岁钱 money given to children as a lunar new year gift

压缩开支 put down expenses； retrench¹

压轴戏 grand finale； last and best item on a theatrical² program

严惩 punish severely³

验房师 house inspector⁴

烟花爆竹“禁燃区”no-fly zone

言情片 chick-flick

言情小说 romantic fiction；sentimental novel

眼保健操 eye exercises

演艺经纪公司 Artist Management Co. （Ltd.）

艳照门 nude picture scandal

养母 surrogate mother

摇钱树 cash cow

摇头丸 dancing outreach

遥感卫星 remote-sensing satellite

夜猫子 night owl； burn the midnight oil

预付费卡 prepaid card

越狱 ailbreak（对手机或其他移动设备的操作系统进行解锁）

1 retrench   

v.节省，削减

参考例句：

• Shortly afterwards,cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
• Inflation has forced us to retrench.因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支。

2 theatrical   

adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的

参考例句：

• The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
• She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

3 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

4 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。