今天我们要学的词是 foolproof. Foolproof的意思是简单有效的，不会出错的。Social networks whose target audience is kids, acknowledge that there may be no foolproof way to block online predators. 那些以儿童为主要消费者的...
今天我们要学的词是 favorite. Favorite当名词，可以指比赛中被认为会得胜的一方。The United States women's volleyball team is the favorite to win the gold medal. 美国女排队是夺金大热门。Right now Brazil is the onl...
今天我们要学的词是 dead set. Dead set的意思是铁了心的，坚决的。She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it. 她想搬去洛杉矶住，但她父母坚决反对。畅销小说《格雷的50道阴影》...
今天我们要学的词是 outsell. Outsell 销量超过。格雷的50道阴影这套书热卖。The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is outselling the seven Harry Potter books to become the best selling book series on Amazon.co.uk.格雷的50道阴影三...
今天我们要学的词是 envoy. Envoy 是特使的意思。Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned as international peace envoy for Syria. 前联合国秘书长安南辞去了叙利亚国际和平特使的职务。A UN human rights envoy v...
今天我们要学的词是 across the board. Across the board 指所有人，所有方面。最新调查显示，The number of young adults living with their parents has risen across the board, no matter their age, race or geographic locations. 跟父...
今天我们要学的词是 superpower. Superpower 超级大国。2012年第二季度智能手机全球总销量中，有27%是销往中国。分析人士说，China is becoming the new superpower in the smart phone realm. 在智能手机领域内，中...
今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说，美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令，授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛武装提供支持，不过，The Whit...
今天我们要学的词是sluggish. Sluggish迟缓的，缺少活力的。博彩业巨头拉斯维加斯金沙集团第二季度盈利比去年同期下降35%. The company blames a July typhoon and sluggish economic growth in China for its weak perf...
今天我们要学的词是 bittersweet. Bittersweet 苦中带甜的。刚退役的美国体操运动员肖恩.约翰逊说，能去伦敦报道奥运会很高兴，然而，Attending her first Opening Ceremony as a non-athlete is bittersweet. 第一次...
今天我们要学的词是 unbeatable. Unbeatable 无敌的，打不垮的。Japanese researchers created a robot that is unbeatable at the game of rock-paper-scissors. 日本科研人员研制出一种机器人，玩石头剪子布永远不会输。...
今天我们要学的词是charge. Charge做为动词，有起诉的意思。默多克新闻集团窃听丑闻的最新进展是，Eight of Rupert Murdoch's editors and reporters have been charge with hacking the voice mailboxes of more than 600 peop...
今天我们要学的词是restriction. Restriction是限制的意思。President Obama vowed to implement new measures to curb violence in American cities, including reasonable restrictions on gun ownership. 美国总统奥巴马誓言，要减少美国...
今天我们要学的词是ride out. Ride out的意思是经受得住，挺过难关。The sailboat rode out the storm. 帆船抵挡住了暴风雨的袭击。There are signs that a global economic slowdown is hitting U.S. companies that rode out the...
今天我们要学的词是lavish. Lavish, 形容词，意思 大方的，铺张浪费的。雅虎公司以7100万美元的高薪聘请玛丽莎.迈耶出任CEO, Mayer's pay package is by far the most lavish that Yahoo has offered to its recent strin...
