今天我们要学的词是 criterion. Criterion意思是标准，尺度。纽约时报的一篇文章谈到如何才能被谷歌公司录用，文章说， Google has determined that grades are worthless as a criterion for hiring. 谷歌认为，在招...
今天我们要学的词是 Index. Index 的意思是指数 。 The U.S. consumer confidence index dipped in February. 美国消费者信心指数在二月份下滑。 Beijing issued its first orange pollution alert when its air quality index reading...
今天我们要学的是 mull. Mull可作及物或者不及物动词，意思是思索，仔细考虑。It is said that Apple is mulling over the idea of acquiring electric car maker Tesla. 据说苹果正在考虑收购电动汽车生产商特斯拉。...
1974 windfall 今天我们要学的是 windfall. Windfall是名词，可表示意外的收获；侥幸所得。由于日本汽车公司丰田2013年经营良好，在它的老家 - 日本爱知县的丰田市，The municipal government will get a hug...
1973 embark on 今天我们要学的是 embark on. Embark是动词，可表示从事，短语embark on something 一般指开始从事某项具有挑战性的任务。John Kerry embarked on his first trip to Asia since he became the US Secretary of S...
1972 looming 今天我们要学的词是 looming. Looming 是形容词，意思是正在逼近的，隐约可见的。A snow storm is looming. 暴风雪正逐步逼近。Kazakhstan's central bank dismissed rumors of looming bankruptcies at several of...
1971 dearth 今天我们要学的词是 dearth. Dearth是名词，意思是缺乏。2013年美国电影业票房大丰收，但市场分析人士预测，2014年可能没这么好。This is mainly due to a dearth of 3D releases and lower attendance r...
1970 heed 今天我们要学的词是 heed. Heed是动词，意思是听从，留心。You should heed the doctor's warning and stay in bed. 你应该服从医嘱，卧床休息。气象部门预测，美国南部将再次遭到暴风雪袭击，Many...
1969 sophisticated 今天我们要学的词是 sophisticated. Sophisticated 形容词，意思是复杂的，精致的。最近突然下线的手机游戏 flappy bird 引发热议，Flappy Bird isn't a very sophisticated game, but it is quite addicti...
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...
