今天我们要学的词是 buck the trend. To buck the trend 意思是逆潮流而进。The Mac has bucked the trend of declining PC sales for quite a while. 就在个人电脑销量下降的时候，苹果电脑的销量很长一段时间来却能逆...
今天我们要学的词是 retention. Retention 名词，意思是保留。电信公司沃达非宣布新政策，给产妇16周带薪产假，恢复工作后每周只需上30个小时的班。Vodafone says talent retention is one of the goals for d...
今天我们要学的词是 boast. Boast 做为动词，除了夸口以外，还有拥有的意思。美国教育系统的最新统计数字显示，The state of Mississippi boasts the fourth-highest rate of community college students completing degr...
今天我们要学的词是 circulate. Circulate 动词，意思是传播。流感疫苗是如何研制的？Flu viruses constantly mutate, and the vaccine is changed every year based on what scientists see circulating. 流感病毒不断变异，所以...
今天我们要学的词是 allegiance. Allegiance 效忠。Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based terror group, has reportedly announced formal allegiance to ISIS. 尼日利亚的恐怖组织博科圣地据报导已经宣布正式效忠伊斯兰国恐怖武装...
今天我们要学的词是 emoji. Emoji 表情符号。Apple is slated to release 300 new emojis with the next update. 苹果公司下次系统更新时将推出三百个新的表情符号。The new set of emojis feature six skin tones for users to...
今天我们要学的词是 produce. Produce 做为名词，意思是农产品。美国环境工作小组的最新报告显示，Nearly two-thirds of produce tested contained pesticides. 在检测的农产品中，将近三分之二的农产品上都带...
今天我们要学的词是 reinstate. Reinstate 做为动词，意思是恢复。In light of the continuing tensions in Ukraine, Lithuania decided to reinstate compulsory military service for young men starting this September. 鉴于乌克兰的持续...
今天我们要学的词是 hometown. Hometown 家乡。Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit from the Islamic State extremist group. 伊拉克保安部队发动大规模军事行...
今天我们要学的词是 gun down. To gun down 意思是枪杀，射杀。Tens of thousands of people gathered in Moscow to mourn Boris Nemtsov, the opposition leader who was gunned down in the heart of Moscow. 成千上万人聚集在莫斯科，悼...
今天我们要学的词是 age-appropriate. Age-appropriate 适合年龄的。YouTube launched a new app called YouTube Kids which is designed to only play age-appropriate videos. Youtube 推出一款名为YouTube Kids 的新应用，只播放适合儿...
今天我们要学的词是 sold out. Sold out 意思是售光，告罄。Tickets for Comic-Con 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center sold out in about an hour. 即将在圣地亚哥会议中心举行的2015年动漫展门票大约一小时就全部售...
今天我们要学的词是 air bag. Air bag 安全气囊。Honda's president stepped down following the defective air bag scandal. 日本本田汽车公司被曝安全气囊存在缺陷，本田现任总裁宣布离职。The defective air bags are c...
今天我们要学的词是 missing. Missing 形容词，失踪的，下落不明的。Three missing London girls are believed to be heading to Syria to join ISIS. 伦敦三个下落不明的女孩据信是要前往叙利亚，加入伊斯兰国武装。...
今天我们要学的词是 washed-up. Washed-up 形容词，有过气了的意思。电影鸟人获得第87届奥斯卡最佳影片奖。The movie is about a washed-up actor attempting a comeback on Broadway. 这部影片讲述的是一个过气的演...
