日期:2016-07-27 Closet shopping is a kind of shopping you dont have to spend a penny, you just need to look through your closet and discover articles of clothing you forgot you bought or owned, you havent worn in a while, or you have been saving for when you can fi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Time poverty is used to describe groups of people who, while having a high disposable income through well-paid employment, have relatively little leisure time, also known as money-rich, time-poor. Time poverty这个表达用来形容那些从事着高薪职业、收入... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Sympathy seeker refers to someones status updates on social networking sites like Weibo, WeChat Moments or Facebook that are solely for the purpose of gaining sympathy from followers. Sympathy seeker指有人在微博、微信朋友圈或者脸书等社交媒体上发布的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Wardrobe rage describes the irrational tantrums people feel when they are staring at the wardrobe but dont know what to wear or cannot find anything they want to wear. 衣橱怒指人们盯着自己的衣橱却不知道该穿什么,或者,找不到任何想穿的衣服时焦躁的发... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Designated drunk refers to someone chosen by a group of friends who assumes responsibility for all drink offers given to the designated driver at a party. Designated driver is someone chosen by the friends to drive everyone home after the party, and... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Travel itch is the feeling a traveller gets when theyve sat still for too long, when they know theres so much more to be seen and done, its the desire to explore. Their feet are getting antsy and ready to move on, to pack their backpacks and explore... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Name dropping is the practice of mentioning important people or institutions within a conversation, story, song, online identity, or other communication. Name dropping指在谈话、故事、歌曲、网络身份或者其它交流中提及重要人物或机构的行为,即拽人名。 N... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Boyfriend/girlfriend drop refers to the act of subtly adding the fact that you have a boyfriend/girlfriend into the conversation in order to deter anyone who is potentially interested in you. 扔男友/女友指在聊天的时候不经意提起自己有男朋友或女朋友的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-07-05 Serial returner refers to someone who regularly orders more than they need and sends some of the items back. Three in ten shoppers (30 percent) deliberately over-purchase and subsequently return unwanted items, with one in five (19 percent) admittin... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-23 The combination of high property prices and laziness has left many parents with the surprise -- one that is not always welcome -- of finding their thirtysomething children are not in a rush to leave. 高企的房价和惰性使得很多父母面临一个不太乐观的境... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-23 A little black dress (LBD) is a black evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short, with little decoration, and useful for nearly any occasion. It is minimal to call attention to the wearer without distracting. Little black dress(多... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-23 Ladette is a young woman whose social behaviour is similar to that of male adolescents or young men. Ladette behaves in a confident and noisy way, who drinks alcohol and may enjoy sport or other activities that are traditionally enjoyed by men. 假小... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-23 As much as we love our parents, its probably fair to say most of us would prefer not to move back in once weve left home. 尽管我们都很爱自己的父母,但公平地讲,大多数人在离开家后都不会再搬回去和父母同... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 Someone is so hot that you can only see their hotness and take a blind eye to their flaws. 因为某人长得太火辣,以至于你眼里只看到ta的热辣,而对其缺点视而不见。 Hotness hypnosis describes the situation when one finds their partner so physically attra... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 The idea of burnout at work has been with us for decades. But recently, executive coaches and business psychologists have started talking about brownout , which is a sort of junior sibling. Staff affected by brownout become disengaged, demotivated a... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 哈巴黎,是和中国人哈韩相似的文化现象,指日本人对于巴黎的热爱远远超乎大家的想象,日本各路媒体对于巴黎之美的渲染、宣传,让大多数日本人对于巴黎有了份一厢情愿的喜欢。而其实日本人所热爱的是自己想象中的巴黎。 Paris syndrome is a transient psychological di... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 Jump value is the monetary difference between your current salary and what potential employers are courting you with. 所谓的跳槽价值指你的当前薪资与潜在雇主招募你时承诺的薪资之间的差距。 比如,你现在每月8000元,有个公司想招你过去,承诺每个月给你1万... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 Gender Fluid is a gender identity best described as a dynamic mix of boy and girl. A person who is Gender Fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel more boy some days, and more girl other days. 流性人就是指性别在... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 Cold finger means to ignore someones text or social media site message and comment, especiallly when this persons message is pointless or uncalled for. 冷手指指无视某人的短信或者社交媒体上发来的私信和评论,尤其当这些信息毫无意义,也没啥道理的时候。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2016-06-05 Choice anxiety is induced by the need to choose between similar options and is increasingly being recognized as a problem for individuals. 当你面临太多相似的选择,无法决定的时候产生的焦虑感就叫选择焦虑(choice anxiety),现在越来越多的人有这种困扰,... 阅读全文>> |
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