日期:2014-12-23 Scanxiety is the mental distress felt while awaiting the results of a medical test, particularly an MRI or CT scan. 检查焦虑症是指体检以后等待结果时的焦虑,特别是做核磁共振和CT扫描以后。 Example: Because CT and MRI scans are associated with the dia... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Rainbow ceiling , or pink ceiling, refers to business practices and prejudices that create an unseen and unofficial barrier to personal advancement for gay employees. 彩虹屋顶或粉色屋顶指同性恋员工在职场个人晋升过程中遇到的由职场惯例或歧视导致的无形... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Powerdisking means watching several episodes of a TV show in a row, usually from a DVD box set. This can be done over several evenings, or a marathon weekend. Powerdisking(暂译为连续读碟)指抱着DVD碟片盒,一集接一集地观看某部电视剧。这种场景通常会... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 The premise that people are more willing to take risks with money they obtained easily or unexpectedly. 赌场盈利效应是指人们拿着易来之财或意外之财更愿意采取一些冒险的投资方式。 The house money effect forecasts that investors are more prone to buy hi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Voluntold means to be told to volunteer for something; compulsorily or forcibly volunteered. 被自愿即被要求从事志愿活动,被迫自愿服务。 Example: I was voluntold to be Santa Claus. 我被自愿地当了圣诞老人。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Cosmetic surgery aimed at making a mother look the way she did before she had children. 妈咪整容术的目的在于使生育过的女性看上去如同未生育过一样青春美貌。 So-called mommy makeovers can involve a variety of procedures, but often involve tummy tucks t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Weblish is a form of English that is used on the web (use of abbreviations, acronyms, small letters, absence of punctuation and hyphens etc.) 网络英语即在网络上使用的英语(如缩写、首字母缩写、小写字母、不使用标点符号和连字符等)。 Example: Blog, fol... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Wrap rage , also called package rage , is the common name for heightened levels of anger and frustration resulting from the inability to open hard-to-open packaging. Consumers suffer thousands of injuries per year, such as cut fingers and sprained w... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 Haycation is a holiday or vacation spent on a farm. 农场假期即在农场度过的假期。 Example: Their family took a two-night Haycation at the farm. 他们家在农场度过了一个两天的农场假期。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-23 In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two teams from the same town, city or region, particularly in association football. 在很多国家,本地德比(local derby)或者德比( derby )都指来自同一个小... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Given the frequent smog in cities like Beijing, some travel agencies have promoted tours to places known for good air quality like the southern Chinese cities of Guilin, Lijiang and Sanya and overseas destinations of Bali, Maldives and Phuket. These... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 The rainbow family , with members of different races, is most famously exemplified by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who currently have 6 children, three of whom are adopted (from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam). 彩虹家庭的成员都拥有不同种族背景,最... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Weapon of mass distraction refers to something that distracts large numbers of people from thinking about important issues. Weapon of mass distraction(大规模分散注意力武器)指能够把大量人群的注意力从某个重要问题上移开的事情。 Weapon of mass distrac... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Bug-out bag is a bag that contains items needed in an emergency and that is ready for a person to take if they have to leave quickly in the event of a disaster. 紧急求生包即装有在紧急情况下需要物品的包,发生灾难需要迅速逃生时可以背上就走。 Example:... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Side-text means while you are texting or having an online conversation with a group of people, you also have a private conversation with someone in the group. Side-text指你在跟一群人发短信或者在线群聊的同时,跟群里的某个人私聊的行为,也就是我们常说... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Fappy is overweight and happy with one's life. (fat + happy) 胖并快乐着即虽胖但活得快乐。(fat+happy) Example: I am very fappy. I'm very fat and happy right now. 我现在胖并快乐着,很胖很快乐。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Bar-code hairstyle is a term used by Japanese students to describe a style in which a mans last few strands of hair are combed across the top of his head, thus resembling a bar-code pattern. 日本学生用bar-code hairstyle来形容男士将头顶仅有的几缕头发... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 Nerdsplaining means explaining in an overly intellectual, obsessively detailed way, particularly when the topic is obscure or highly technical. 书呆子解释即用过分智力的、详尽的方式解释某事,特别是当主题比较晦涩或科技含量很高时。 Example: I really j... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-12-17 As taxi apps become smarter, experts predict they will sync with social networks and calendars to provide an even more efficient and tailored service to their passengers. Here comes the rise of the smart taxi . 随着打车软件愈发智能,专家预测,今后的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-11-28 Expansion is not in the Chinese DNA , nor can we accept the logic that a strong country is bound to become hegemonic, he told an audience of about 350 in London, including international studies researchers. 他告诉伦敦的约350名智库成员听众说,中国人... 阅读全文>> |
|