日期：2008-08-22 sufferer 患者 例句： He is a chronic sufferer from hay fever and detest gardens. 他是一位慢性干草热和厌花症患者。 blue in the face 面红耳赤 例句： He argued with the boss until he was blue in the face. 他和老板争得面红耳赤。 Do you mind my smoking?... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 healthcare 保健 例句： The combination of ageing populations and improving technology is forcing governments around the world to review their healthcare arrangements. 人口老龄化和不断提高的技术手段使世界各国政府重新审定他们的保健计划。 for a song 极... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 medical (n.) 体格检查 例句： She has to have a medical before going abroad. 出国前她必须进行体格检查。 foam at the mouth 暴怒；愤怒 例句： John was foaming at the mouth. I've never seen anyone so angry. 约翰怒气冲天，我还从没有看见过有人生那么大的气... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 suffer 受损害，受到不良影响 例句： Your studies will suffer if you play too much football. 如果你总是踢足球，你的学业就会受到影响。 under the cover of... 在的掩护下；以为借口 例句： The troop withdrew safely under the cover of darkness. 军队在夜幕的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 hard disk 硬盘 例句： One of the side-effects of using your PC regularly is: the more you work, the more the storage on your hard disk gets distributed across the surface. 经常使用你的个人计算机会带来另一个副作用，那就是，你做的工作越多，所占用的硬... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 floppy disk 软盘 例句： Floppy disks have always been cheap to make and relatively easy to copy. 软盘制作成本比较低，而且拷贝起来也相对容易些。 swim against the current (stream) 逆潮流行事；背道而驰 例句： The boy who tries to succeed today without... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 dumb terminal 哑终端 例句： In the days of mainframe computers, networks were simply the wires that connected the dumb terminals to the big box in the basement. 在大型计算机时代，网络不过是把哑终端连到地下室里的大盒子上的电线而已。 come out of one's... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 surf the Internet / Net 网上冲浪 例句： Some analysts argue that those who spend all day surfing the Internet should pay more than those who just send the occasional e-mail message. 一些分析家指出那些整天在网上冲浪的人的花费要比那些只是偶尔发发电子... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-22 cyberspace 电脑空间 例句： The thing about cyberspace is that everything is the same distance away, no further than your computer screen. 在电脑空间里，所有东西离你都是一样的距离，不会比到你的计算机屏幕的距离更远的。 come in handy 有用得着的时候 例... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 LAN (local area network) 局域网 例句： Aston University has installed a local area network (LAN) linking 2000 terminals. 阿斯顿大学已经建成了一个可以连接2,000个终端的局域网。 into the blue 消失得无影无踪 例句： At the bark of the dog, some birds sta... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 palmtop 掌上计算机 例句： A palmtop's ancestry owes more to the electronic calculator bthan to the PC. 掌上计算机的祖先更象是电子计算器而非个人计算机。 for the time being 暂时 例句： For the time being, you will have to share this room with another... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 notebook 笔记本电脑 例句： The main advantage of using a notebook computer is that you can take all your programs and files with you wherever you go. 使用笔记本电脑的最大好处就在于你可以将自己的程序和文件随身携带。 pick up the bits 收拾残局 例句： I... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 mainframe 大型计算机 例句： For all their faults, mainframes are highly efficient data stores: reliable, secure, and no longer prohibitively expensive. 尽管大型计算机还有许多缺点，它仍然是高效的存储工具：安全、可靠，而且价格便宜。 come up with 提出... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 theory 理论 例句： Theory tell us that temperature measurements need to be repeated every five years to pick up warnings of real climate change. 理论告诉我们，温度的测量应该每五年重复进行一次，这样才能捕捉到天气变化的各种先兆。 can never be too...... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 everlasting 经久耐用的 例句： These tyres are advertised as being everlasting. 广告上说这些轮胎经久耐用。 a pat on the back 赞扬，鼓励 例句： For children, a pat on the back is much more beneficial to their healthy development than blaming them. 对... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 flaky （想法）不切实际，古怪 例句： There was no support for Bill's plan to hold a floodlit open-air concert in the middle of winter, and everybody thought it was a very flaky idea. 比尔居然想在隆冬时节举办一场露天灯光音乐会，大家都认为着这是一个怪... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 tight-lipped 沉默，缄默 例句： The company spokesperson remained tight-lipped about the arrangement for the takeover, and she refused to give out any information. 公司发言人对兼并一事的安排保持沉默，她拒绝提供任何信息。 take to one's heels 逃之夭夭... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 mindmapping 心理测定 例句： Mindmapping was an important part of the weekend course. 周末讲习班的一个重要内容就是心理测定。 have other fish to fry 有别的事要做 例句： I'm sure Rose won't go to the picnic because she has other fish to fry. 我肯定露丝... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 pre-loved 二手货 例句： Tom runs a pre-loved clothing shop. The dresses he sells are all designer clothes, but they are much cheaper than they would be if they were new. 汤姆经营一家二手服装店，卖的都是名牌服装，但价格却远远低于新货价格。 tighten on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 add-on 附赠品，附加优惠 例句： The cost of the holiday tour to Hawaii included six nights' stay at a hotel, but as an add-on, every extra night was available at a discount. 去夏威夷度假旅行的费用中包括六个晚上的旅馆住宿费，不过作为附加优惠，每多住一... 阅读全文>>