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The most recent update to OxfordDictionaries.com sees a host of new words added from the worlds of politics, popular culture, and social media. You can see ten highlights from the update below.
近日，牛津網絡辭典（OxfordDictionaries.com）收錄了一系列政治、流行文化和社交媒體的新詞。本文為您總結出了10個最新表達。
1. autocorreck verb (of software) cause (text) to contain mistakes by means of an autocorrect or autocomplete function: "I wrote a great text to her, but 'love' was autocorrecked to 'move'."
autocorreck（動詞，用于軟件）：表示因自動更正或自動完成等功能造成的文本錯誤，"我正給她寫一條極好的短信，但love卻誤改成了move。"
(Blend of autocorrect and wreck)
(autocorreck是 autocorrect（自動更正）和wreck（搞砸）的合成)
2. parrotocracy noun a hypothetical society governed by people selected according to their ability to repeat slogans and soundbites mechanically, or to repeat or steal the policies and ideas of others: "Heaven help us if we end up with a parrotocracy."
parrotocracy（名詞）：鸚鵡式政治，在這種假想政體中，人們根據機械背誦口號和語錄、或者重復和剽竊他人政治見解的能力選出統治者，"假如我們生活在鸚鵡式政治之下，那就只有老天爺才能救我們了。"
(from parrot and -cracy)
(parrotocracy由 parrot （鸚鵡）和后綴-cracy（表示政體、統治）合成)
3. reply-gall noun the perceived impudence of an individual who sends an email response to everyone addressed in the original message: "His reply-gall became infamous after he sent an 1800-word response to a company-wide announcement."
reply-gall（名詞）：某個人回復工作郵件時，錯點了回復全部，給原始郵件所有關聯人回復的冒失行為。"那份通知是針對全公司的，他偏偏要寫近兩千字的回復，還不小心發給了整個公司——這種魯莽可真夠嗆。"
(from reply + gall after reply-all)
(reply-gall由reply（回復）和gall（魯莽行為）合成，靈感來自reply-all（回復全部） )
4. Instayam noun a Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: "Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam."
Instayam（名詞）：感恩節時，在社交媒體上分享的美食照片。"開吃之前，我還得先曬個照片。"
(blend of Instagram and yam)
（Instayam是 Instagram（圖片分享網站）和yam（山芋，感恩節傳統食物）的結合）
5. Leo verb to achieve something after years of trying: "I feel like I've Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test."
Leo（動詞）："小李子"一把，表示經過多年努力，終于實現了某事。例如："我今天早上終于通過駕駛考試了！總算"小李子"了一把。"
(from the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, with allusion to his winning the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after five unsuccessful nominations.)
（來自萊昂納多•迪卡普里奧的名字，因為他先后經歷了五次提名，才最終摘得了2016年奧斯卡影帝的桂冠。）
6. fanishment noun the state of being blocked by a celebrity on social media: "Steve's fanishment was inevitable after he tweeted at the star footballer 1000 times in a single day."
fanishment（名詞）：在社交媒體上被名人屏蔽的狀態："史蒂夫肯定會被屏蔽呀——他一天就在那個足球明星的推特下面跟發1000多條評論。"
(blend of fan and banishment)
（fanishment由fan（粉絲）和banishment（禁言，屏蔽）合成）
7. Obamacar noun (humorous) a hypothetical scheme under which current President of the United States Barack Obama would provide free cars for every citizen in America: "Republican commentators cracked wise about the so-called Obamacar."
Obamacar（名詞，幽默用法）：奧巴馬汽車計劃，在這個假設情景下，美國現任總統奧巴馬將給每個美國公民免費提供一輛汽車。"針對所謂的"奧巴馬汽車計劃"，共和黨評論員也不忘取笑一番。"
(from Obama + car, after Obamacare)
（繼Obamacare（奧巴馬醫改）之后，又一個與奧巴馬政策相關的詞）
8. otter cafe noun a cafe or similar establishment where people pay to interact with otters housed on the premises: "Locals are already excited by the prospect of the area's first otter cafe."
otter cafe（名詞）：水獺咖啡館或類似機構，人們可以付錢與養在店里的水獺等動物進行互動。"當地的第一家水獺咖啡廳前途一片光明，大家都高興極了。"
9. LOYO abbreviation laughing on your own (used online in reply to a joke that others have not found amusing): "A better joke next time, please. LOYO."
LOYO（縮寫）：自己樂去吧（網民用它來回復不覺得有趣的笑話）。"下次拜托講個有意思的笑話。你自己樂去吧。"
10. social fleedia noun a situation in which one or more social media users choose to close their accounts: "Commentators are seeing a huge rise in millennials encouraging social fleedia."
social fleedia（名詞）：社交逃避行為，表現為社交媒體用戶選擇關閉其社交賬戶。“評論人員注意到，社交逃避行為在千禧一代之中日漸頻繁。”
