今天我们要学的词是 conservative。Conservative 做为名词，是保守派的意思。盖洛普的一项最新调查显示，By the end of 2012, self-identified conservatives still outnumber liberals in every state except for Rhode Island an...
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient。Insufficient 不够多的，不足的。Insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on your productivity. 睡眠不足会对工作效率产生负面影响。The case was dismissed due to insufficient evid...
今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee. 如果不想交月费，你活期帐户余额必须维持在250美元以上。...
今天我们要学的词是 chore。Chore 家务事。Britons consider cleaning the oven one of the worst chores. 英国人觉得，清理烤箱是最烦人的家务活之一。美国华盛顿大学的一项研究显示，Couples who shared the burde...
今天我们要学的词是 airtight。Airtight 严密的，无懈可击的。Our team played airtight defense tonight. 我们球队今天晚上的防守无懈可击。His argument appeared virtually airtight. 他的论证听上去滴水不漏。Secu...
今天我们要学的词是 unstoppable。Unstoppable 不可阻挡的。Justin Bieber scored his fifth No. 1 album in the U.S. He's unstoppable. 贾斯汀.比伯的唱片第五次荣登美国排行榜首，他简直就是所向披靡，势不可挡。世...
今天我们要学的词是 cutback。Cutback 做为名词，意思是减少，削减。When the budget is tight, one of the first things to happen is a cutback in travel. 预算紧张的时候，最先被取消的就是出差经费。Apple's stock h...
今天我们要学的词是 inappropriate。Inappropriate 不合适的，不恰当的。网络安全问题专家说，Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on Youtube. 小孩子上Youtube, 三次点击页面转换就...
今天我们要学的词是 large-scale。Large-scale 大规模的。The police busted a large-scale drug-trafficking ring. 警察捕获了一个大型毒品走私集团。Russia said that it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of its citizens l...
今天我们要学的词是 root cause。Root cause 根本原因。世界经济论坛说，The lack of competitiveness in Europe is the root cause of financial instability and rising unemployment numbers in the region. 缺乏竞争力是欧洲经济不...
今天我们要学的词是dual。Dual 双重的。A number of Taiwan residents who hold dual citizenships have chosen to renounce their American citizenship to avoid paying taxes under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. 一些拥有双重国籍的...
今天我们要学的词是exclusion。Exclusion 意思是排除在外。The Boy Scouts of America will consider ending its policy of exclusion of gay leaders and scouts. 美国童子军将考虑取消禁止同性恋加入童子军或是担任童子军...
今天我们要学的词是expansion。Expansion 扩展，扩充。The Kennedy Arts Center unveiled a $100 million expansion plan. 肯尼迪艺术中心宣布扩展计划，耗资一亿美元。President Obama supported the expansion of H1B visas fro...
今天我们要学的词是outsize。Outsize，形容词，是特别大的意思。美国房屋市场出现复苏，新房供应量下降，Though new homes represent less than 20 percent of housing sales, they have an outsized impact on the economy....
今天我们要学的词是pitch。Pitch可以是推销的意思，既可以作名词也可以作动词。At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia. 在达沃斯世...
