学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2270-home-services

今天我们要学的词是 home services. Home services 意思是家居服务业。The home services industry in the United States, valued at over $400 billion, remains¹ highly fragmented and localized. 美国家居服务业有超过四千亿美元的市场，但目前还处于高度分裂和局部化状态。Some of the biggest names in e-commerce like Google and Amazon are vying² for a chunk³ of the huge home services market. 谷歌和亚马逊等电子商业巨头都准备在巨大的家居服务市场争夺一块地盘。好的，今天我们学习的词是 home services, home services, home services...

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

3 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。