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>>

日期：2008-08-21 benchmark 基准 例句： The new fast computer is now the benchmark in the computer industry. 这种新型快速计算机已经成为计算机工业的基准了。 fall on deaf ears 未被理睬，未受到重视 例句： She would feel heart-broken if she knew that her advice to you ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 earmark 专向拨出 例句： The school has decided to earmark 20 percent of its funds for book purchases. 学校决定拨出20%的经费用于购买课本。 burn one's bridges 义无返顾 例句： I will be willing to burn my bridges if what I do will help change the prese... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 repetition 反复 例句： We must avoid the repetition of a mistake. 我们必须避免犯同样的错误。 never say die 别灰心，别气馁 例句： Never say die. Try again and you'll probably succeed. 别灰心，再试一次，你会成功的。 What are your plans for the weekend... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 repeat (v.) 重复，重说 例句： He repeated several times that he would help you. 他重复说了好几遍他要帮助你。 make a case for 提出充分的理由 例句： You need to make a case for your suggestions before you can get them approved. 在你的建议得到批准之前... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 credit 称颂 例句： His behavior is much to his credit. 他的行为很值得称颂。 sweep something under the carpet 掩盖某事；无视某事 例句： I would put it above the table instead of shoving my objection under the carpet. 我愿意把我的反对意见摆在桌面上来... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 absent-mined 心不在焉的 例句： The absent-minded professor put salt in his coffee and sugar on his egg. 那位心不在焉的教授把盐放进了咖啡而把糖加进鸡蛋里。 turn one's back on / upon... 背弃， 抛弃 例句： One should never turn his back on his home cou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 adapt 适应，适合 例句： When he moved to France, the children adapted easily to living in new place. 自移居法国以后，他的孩子们很容易的就适应了新地方的生活。 give air to 说出，倾诉 例句： She had few opportunities to give air to her comments on the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 adequate 足够的，充分的 例句： For the use of beginners, the book is adequate. 对初学者来说，这本书就足够了。 acquaint oneself with... 使自己熟悉 例句： Since the day when she arrived in the United States, she had always given much heed to acquainti... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 ascribe（v.） 归因于，归咎于 例句： He ascribed his failure to ill-health. 他把失败归咎于健康不佳。 cut class 逃学 例句： Naughty boys always cut class. 淘气的男孩子总是逃学。 I don't know what is wrong with me. 我不知道怎么搞的。 对话： A: Do you k... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 assure(v.) 使确信 例句： John assured me that he was an excellent cook. 约翰要我确信他是个很高明的厨师。 the apple of one's eye 某人的掌上明珠 例句： Mary, as the youngest daughter, is the apple of her parents' eye. 作为家中最小的孩子，玛丽是她父母... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 assurance 自信，确信 例句： They were waiting with assurance for me to discover the truth for myself. 他们自信的等待我自己发现事实的真相。 bang for the buck 合算，划算 例句： You paid only one thousand dollars for that car? That was really bang for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 career 职业，事业，前途 例句： It is not easy to choose a career. 选择职业并非易事。 have a blind spot 不愿或不能看到的缺点 例句： Every mother has a blind spot about her child. 每个母亲在她孩子的身上总有觉察不出的缺点。 You can't be serious. 你不是... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 occupation 职业，工作 例句： He is a merchant by occupation. 他的职业是经商。 have one's hands full 很忙，应接不暇 例句： Three emergency cases came into the hospital at the same time and the doctors really had their hands full. 三个急诊病人被同时送... 阅读全文>>