日期:2015-12-28 The didn't-do list is list of things you intended to do at the beginning of a month or a week, or even a day, but failed to get them done by the planned deadline. It is a to-do list that keeps a record of undone things. 未办事项列表指在每个月、每周... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 The joy of sleeping with a beautiful partner -- and we mean the sleeping part -- is something many of us don't get to experience on a regular enough basis. 和漂亮的伴侣共眠的乐趣指的是睡觉本身,并不是我们多数人可以常常经历的。 But what about the lad... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Doge is an Internet meme that became popular in 2013. The meme typically consists of a picture of a Shiba Inu accompanied by multicolored text in Comic Sans font in the foreground. The text, representing a kind of internal monologue of the dog, is d... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Juvenoia refers to the baseless and exaggerated fear that the Internet and current social trends are having negative effects on children. 儿童成长恐惧症指人们担心网络和当前的社会潮流会对孩子产生负面影响,但这种忧虑往往毫无根据且受到人们的夸大。 Juve... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Black dog syndrome refers to the tendency for black- or dark-coated dogs to be passed over for adoption in favor of lighter colored dogs in an animal shelter. 黑狗综合症指人们在动物收容所里领养狗狗时,往往倾向忽略那些拥有黑色或深色皮毛的狗儿,而选择... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Webtoons , also known as webcomics, are Internet-based comic strips available through cellphones. The genre is a growing cultural force in South Korea, supported by an ultrafast Internet and smartphone-crazy populace, and fueled by a small army of y... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Death stare is a hostile or contemptuous look directed at a particular person, also known as a 'death glare'. 死亡瞪(death stare)指用满怀敌意或轻蔑的目光直视某个人的眼神,也叫death glare。 The term got popular after the release of Mario Kart 8 in... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Small data refers to the data generated by an individual or small company. 小数据是指又个人或小公司所产生的数据。 小数据都有哪些用途呢? Small data is a dataset that contains very specific attributes. Small data is used to determine current states a... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Defeature is a verb referring to return a product to its original or most basic purpose by removing features that do not contribute or apply to that purpose. Defeature是个动词,指通过去除某产品多余的功能使其恢复最原始或最基础的用途。 The dumbphone i... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Dime novel is a term to describe any quickly written, lurid potboiler and as such is generally used as a pejorative to describe a sensationalized yet superficial piece of inexpensive written work. Dime novel指那些快速写成、内容艳俗、粗制滥造的书籍作... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-28 Stealth dorm refers to a home zoned as a single-family residence but rented by a group of unrelated individuals, particularly college students. 隐形宿舍是指由一群不相关的人,尤指大学生,承租的独栋房屋。 隐形宿舍也可以写成stealth dormitory。 了解这个... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Divorce coaches is a new industry dedicated to helping husbands or wives navigate their way out of marriage. 离婚指导师是一个致力于帮助丈夫或妻子走出婚姻的新行业。 Karen McMahon, a divorce coach in New York, says: Coaching is in its infancy and divo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Mondaze is the hazy or dazed feeling you get on Monday, usually when having to go back to work after a pleasant or crazy weekend. Mondaze指周末狂欢之后,面临周一要上班这件事感受到的恍惚和茫然,我们称之为恍惚的周一。 The term is a portmanteau of Mond... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Droneport refers to an airport or hub designed for or dedicated to drones. 无人机机场是指为无人机设计或无人机专用的机场或枢纽。 这个词是由drone(无人机)和airport(机场)组合而成的。 看了droneport的定义,是不是觉得这一理念听起来既新颖又梦幻?那么,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Social notworking refers to the practice of spending time unproductively on social-networking websites, especially when one should be working. Social notworking(暂译为社交不工作)指在工作时间上社交网站闲逛的行为。 With today's social media -- espec... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Of all the world leaders who have visited Britain, only Nelson Mandela and the Pope have addressed bigger public gatherings than Narendra Modi's rally at Wembley, boasts a spokeswoman for the UK Welcomes Modi organisation. It will be his first visit... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Dickies could be the answer to all your winter woes. For those of you unfamiliar with the dickie (also spelled dickey or dicky), it's a type of false shirt-front that was originally intended to be worn with a tuxedo. Since its inception it has trans... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 Casino-themed daycare may become a pillar of Japanese economic revival plans by occupying some of the 10m Japanese aged over 80 and so freeing up workers who might otherwise have left the shrinking labour force to look after frail relatives -- as do... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-12-08 At the beginning of this year, Angela Merkelhad a good claim to be the most successful politician in the world. The German chancellor had won three successive election victories. She was the dominant political figure in Europe and hugely popular at... 阅读全文>> 日期:2015-11-18 The adjective omnichannel is used to refer to a type of retail which integrates the different methods of shopping available to consumers, e.g. online, in a physical shop, or by phone. Omnichannel(全渠道的)是形容词,指一种综合了多种顾客购物手段的零... 阅读全文>> |
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