日期：2012-09-18 Engaged workaholics are distinct from the classic, compulsively driven worker who can't unplug ever and always feels like he or she should be working and suffer greater-than-average ill effects: more conflicts at work, less job satisfaction, poorer... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 She-power is the power of females that should not be neglected in any field of society, which may include the basic power of females, the integrated power of females and males, and the incidental power that males get from females. She-power is havin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 Jailbreak means to unlock the operating system of a mobile phone or other device so that it can run software which it is not normally authorized to use because of restrictions imposed by the device's manufacturer. 越狱（jailbreak）指对手机或其他移动... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 Drug driving means driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs other than alcohol. 药驾（drug driving）指服用药物之后驾驶机动车的行为，与酒驾有相似之处。 Driving whilst under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous and can affec... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 Vanity sizing , also known as size inflation, is used to refer to the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming larger over time. 虚荣尺寸（vanity sizing），也叫做尺寸膨胀，指随着时代的发展，各类成衣制品在尺寸号码不变的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 The Duchess Effect The positive economic impact of Kate Middletons fashion choices, derived from her new title, the Duchess of Cambridge. 公爵夫人效应指英国王妃凯特米德尔顿的时尚穿衣品味对经济产生的积极影响，该说法来源于凯特的新头衔剑桥公爵夫人。 Th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 Computer-induced agraphia is a newly emerging illness among people who use computers all the time. Its symptom is the partial loss of the ability to write correct Chinese characters with pen and paper. Unlike usual agraphia, a disorder marked by los... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 Geolocation means the ability for websites to find out the users location, which is useful to many web applications on mobile devices. Many mobile phones allow websites to pinpoint their location, and use that to display information about the surrou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-18 The term snowclone describes the practice of transforming cliches, axioms and pop culture catchphrases into modern analogies. By replacing a few key words from the original saying, a writer can put a new context using the old formula. For example, t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Greycation is a family vacation which is spent with grandparents in an effort to share costs. 同堂假期是和祖父母一起度假来分担费用的家庭假期。 An estimated 2.7 million families are planning to holiday in the UK this year with children, parents and g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Manther is a middle-aged man who seeks sexual or romantic relationships with significantly younger women. 少女猎手是那些总喜欢和比自己小很多的女性发生性关系或谈恋爱的中年男子。 Lee Rangel is a Manther, but likes older women as well. The 57-year old... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Off-season shopping describes purchasing winter clothing in summer or the other way around to save money in big off-season discounts. 反季淘指的是为了省钱而在反季大减价的时候购买衣服，在夏季买冬衣或在冬季买夏装。 The best time to buy clothing is whe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Idle car owners are the car owners who rarely get behind the wheel of their vehicles because of rising petrol, insurance and registration costs. Their cars linger in parking lots or on streets the majority of the time, only being used at weekends or... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 The term zombie debtor refers to someone who is unable to pay off the capital of the loan, and whose repayments only service the interest charge. 僵尸债务人是指无法偿还贷款本金，只能偿还利息费用的人。 In Britain, it is feared that 3.5m people will t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Open the Kimono means revealing the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner. 打开和服指的是向未来的新合伙人披露某一项目或本公司的内部运作情况。 It is said that the term probably can date back to feudal Japanese times. War... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Defensive pessimism is a strategy that anticipates a negative outcome and then takes steps to avoid that outcome. 防御性悲观是一种预测消极后果并采取相应防范措施的心理策略。 Defensive pessimists tend to be very successful people, and their low opinio... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 Ubersexual is a heterosexual male who is confident, stylish and committed to uncompromising quality in all areas of life. 魅力超男是自信、有型有款、对于人生各方面都有坚定追求的异性恋男性。 In comparison with metrosexual, the ubersexual is passionate... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-08 Instead of the typical standing at a curb, ordering and eating, the customers of these new eateries are given the option to step on board and be seated at tables inside the bus. Bustaurants have been popping up all over the place for some time now,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-08 Alpha-wives emerge when more than 50 percent of all households in the USA have a woman as its prime breadwinner. 如今美国超过半数的家庭中，女人才是主要的经济支柱，这样的女人就是阿尔法老婆。 Sociologist Catherine Bartlett says the alpha-wife has begu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-08 Notting Hill Complex refers to the love knot that men desire the romance. They dream that the perfect star or the perfect actress of a fair tale can walk into their real lives bring them unforgettable encounter. Even they dream that the lolita shoes... 阅读全文>>