今天我们要学的词是hard-pressed。 Be hard-pressed to do something, 意思是面临很大的困难。 Without additional loans, the company will be hard-pressed not to go bankrupt, 如果没有额外的贷款，这家公司恐怕很难不破产...
今天我们要学的词是homesick。 Homesick, 想家的。 The first time I was away from home I got really homesick, 第一次出远门，我特别想家。 I always spend time with friends so as not to feel homesick, 我总是跟朋友待在一起...
今天我们要学的词是far cry。 A far cry from something, 意思是跟某件事情相差甚远。 The actor played a womanizer in the movie, a far cry from his real life character, 这个演员在电影里扮演一个花花公子，跟他在现实...
今天我们要学的词是vehicle。 Vehicle, 除了交通工具以外，还有工具或是手段的意思。 It turned out web sites are not the best advertising vehicle, 事实证明，在网上做广告并不是最有效的广告渠道。与此同时...
今天我们要学的词是big ticket item。 Big ticket item, 意思是大件商品。 Electronic medical records systems are a big ticket item for hospitals, 安装电子病例系统对医院来说是一笔很大的开支。 I usually wait until Bl...
今天我们要学的词是hard-wired。 Hard-wired, 用在人身上的时候，有天生的意思。 Some people are hard-wired to be most productive during the wee hours, 有些人天生就是夜里做事情效率最高。 He is hard-wired to take...
今天我们要学的词是no-show。 No-show, 意思是没来。 The famous actor was a no-show at the charity event, 这个著名演员没有出席这次慈善活动。 The defendant was a no-show at the trial, 被告没有出席庭审。 The new r...
今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away, 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车，逃之夭夭。 Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 40 crew members on board, 索马里海盗劫持了一...
今天我们要学的词是out of line。 Out of line, 可以用来指行为举止过份，出格。 The candidate was clearly out of line by using personal attacks in the debate, 这个候选人在辩论中进行人身攻击的做法显然是有些过...
今天我们要学的词是overtax。 Overtax, 赋税过重，可以引伸为使某个人或是某件事压力、负担过重。 The high temperatures are overtaxing the power grid of the city, 高温天气给城市的电力供应网带来了沉重压力...
今天我们要学的词是venue。 Venue, 是地点、场所的意思。 The defense lawyer requested a change of venue so that the defendant could get a fair trial, 辩护律师要求更换开庭地点，以便被告得到公正审判。美国前总统...
今天我们要学的词是blur。 Blur, 使一件事变得模糊不清。 The TV station blurred out his face to protect his identity, 电视台将他的脸部处理得模糊不清，以免暴露身份。 With all the new communication tools, the li...
今天我们要学的词是shrug off。 To shrug off, 意思是对某件事情满不在乎。 The stock indexes rose significantly as investors shrugged off last week's disappointing economic growth data, 投资者打消了上星期令人失望的经济...
今天我们要学的词是pressing。 Pressing, 紧迫的。芝加哥市的市长说， Crime fighting is the city's most pressing challenge, 击犯罪是芝加哥市最为紧迫的挑战。 The most pressing issue for the current administration is...
今天我们要学的词是influx。 Influx, 意思是流入，涌入。 Local animal shelters saw an influx of stray dogs at the peak of foreclosures, 破产房高峰期间，当地宠物收容所流浪狗的数量大幅度增加。目前，美国职棒...
