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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第868期:costly
今天我們要學的詞是costly。 Costly, 有成本太高,或是代價慘重的意思。雖然贏了比賽,但卻損失了四名首發隊員。"It's a costly victory," 這場勝利代價慘重。"His decision turned out to be costly for the c2012-03-02 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第867期:in the wake of
今天我們要學的詞是in the wake of。 In the wake of, 意思是某件事情發生后。"The company decided to lay off 25,000 employees in the wake of the second quarter loss," 第二季度虧損后,公司決定裁員兩萬五千2012-03-01 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第866期:timing
今天我們要學的詞是timing。 Timing, 時機。中文里說,趕得早不如趕得巧。英文里說, "Timing is everything". 時機決定一切。"The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect," 他求婚的時機恰到好處。目前就業市2012-02-29 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第864期:cold turkey
今天我們要學的詞是cold turkey。 星期四是感恩節,我們也來說火雞。不過,cold turkey, 可不是冷火雞的意思,而是指突然停止某些已經成癮的壞習慣。"He quit heavy drinking cold turkey," 他沒靠任何幫助,斷然戒2012-02-27 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第863期:bottleneck
今天我們要學的詞是bottleneck。 Bottleneck, 瓶頸,堵塞。"The project will eliminate the bottleneck by widening the road," 這個項目要通過加寬道路來解決交通堵塞的問題。感恩節是美國人坐飛機旅行的高峰期。2012-02-24 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第862期:sequel
今天我們要學的詞是sequel。 Sequel, 續集。"The director announced that a sequel is in the works," 導演宣布,他們正在拍續集。"The vampire smash Twilight sequel New Moon has proved to be a huge hit at t2012-02-23 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第861期:holdout
今天我們要學的詞是holdout。 Holdout, 指堅決不肯讓步的人。"Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate," 阿肯色州的2012-02-22 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第860期:doomsday
今天我們要學的詞是doomsday。 Doomsday, 世界末日。"The doomsday scenario is a repeated theme for science fiction and Hollywood movies," 世界末日是很多科幻小說和好萊塢電影不斷重復的主題。"The new disas2012-02-21 編輯:jasmine
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[學個詞Learn a Word] 學個詞Learn a Word第859期:divided
今天我們要學的詞是divided。 Divided, 存在分歧的。"New Yorkers are evenly divided over whether the five alleged 9/11 plotters should be tried in Manhattan," 策劃九一一恐怖襲擊的五個嫌疑人是否應該在曼哈2012-02-20 編輯:jasmine