今天我们要学的词是secret weapon。 Secret weapon, 秘密武器。 The rookie turned out to be the team's secret weapon at crunch time in the opening game, 这名新队员在首场比赛关键时刻成了球队的秘密武器。 The candidate...
今天我们要学的词是swap。 Swap, 交换。 The new website helped parents swap children's clothes and save money, 这个新网站帮助家长互换孩子的衣服，节省开销。美国加州一个17岁的孩子用旧手机换保时捷。 He...
今天我们要学的词是unseat。 Unseat, 有赶下台，或是取代的意思。 The veteran Congressman was unseated by a political newcomer in the election, 这名老资格的国会议员在选举中被一个政界新手取而代之了。 Googl...
今天我们要学的词是penalty。 Penalty, 是处罚、惩罚的意思。本届PGA高尔夫球球赛最令人难忘的是， American player Dustin Johnson was knocked out of contention because of a two-shot penalty for grounding his golf club in...
今天我们要学的词是ample。 Ample, 是充足的意思。 The price of crude oil fell amid ample supply, 原油供给充足，造成价格下跌。 There is ample evidence that she is better qualified for the position than the other candidates...
今天我们要学的词是definitive。 Definitive, 意思是明确的，决定性的。 The quarterback is expected to give the team a definitive answer this week as to whether he will return next season, 这个四分位估计这星期会就他下个...
今天我们要学的词是throes。 Throes, 意思是阵痛、动荡。 Greece is in the throes of an economic recession, 希腊目前正处于痛苦的经济衰退期。 The book is about a couple who went through the throes of a messy divorce, 这本...
今天我们要学的词是source。 Source, 意思是来源。 Social Security is a reliable income source for seniors, 社会保障是美国老年人可靠的收入来源。 Police have received thousands of tips, according to a source close to the...
今天我们要学的词是final stretch。 Final stretch, 意思是最后阶段。 Our team came back on top in the final stretch of the game, 我们球队在比赛最后阶段后来居上。 Stock indexes fell on the latest employment data in the f...
今天我们要学的词是hone。 Hone, 做为动词，是磨炼，提高技艺的意思。 The candidate paid the consulting company a pretty penny to hone his campaign slogan, 这个候选人花了一大笔钱给咨询公司，帮他斟酌推敲竞选...
今天我们要学的词是staged。 Staged, 有假装，故意安排的意思。Police suspected the robbery was staged, 警方怀疑这起抢劫案是假的。英国保险诈骗局最近公布的数字显示， About 30,000 accidents were staged la...
今天我们要学的词是habitual。 Habitual, 大家都知道，Habit是习惯的意思，后面加上ual，成为形容词，Habitual就是习惯性的。 A habitual liar, 老喜欢撒谎的人。 A habitual offender, 惯犯。 The habitual drunk...
今天我们要学的词是plug away at。 To plug away at something, 坚持不懈地去做一件事。 He continues to plug away at the novel even though no one is willing to publish it, 虽然没人愿意出版这本小说，可他还是坚持不懈地...
今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after halftime, 我们上半场比赛打得特别烂，但是中场过后明显改观。美国五年前发生卡特里...
今天我们要学的词是postpone。 Postpone推迟。 Justin Bieber had to postpone his concert because he was sick, 贾斯汀.比伯因为生病，不得不推迟演唱会。We had to postpone the trip because of the hurricane, 由于飓风的影响...
