韋氏詞典新增熱詞

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    網(wǎng)蟲MOUSE POTATO 跟couch potato(電視蟲)走到一起;google正式成為一個(gè)動(dòng)詞;drama queen(小題大做、大驚小怪的人)終于得到關(guān)注。這些詞語終于登堂入室,從通俗文化行列轉(zhuǎn)入英語主流語言。近日,100個(gè)熱門新詞被收入 2006年新版的美國暢銷詞典《韋氏大詞典》中。 現(xiàn)從中挑選出一些,獻(xiàn)給LT的讀者。
    empty suit- bad boss
    壞老板
    google-look for information on the Internet in a quick way
    搜索(在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上快速查找信息)
    himbo- attractive, vacuous male
    徒有外表卻無內(nèi)涵的男人
    mouse potato - someone who spends a great deal of time on the computer
    電腦蟲(跟couch potato<電視蟲>有異曲同工之妙)
    ring tone - the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
    手機(jī)鈴音
    spyware - software that is installed in a computer without the user's knowledge and transmits information about the user's computer activities over the internet
    間諜軟件
    avian influenza - a highly variable mild to fulminant influenza of birds that is caused by strains of the influenza A virus which may mutate and be transmitted to other vertebrates -- also called bird flu
    禽流感
    biodiesel - a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources
    生物柴油(從蔬菜中提取)
    gastric bypass - surgical bypass operation that typically involves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smaller stomach to bypass the first portion of the small intestine so as to restrict food intake and reduce caloric absorption in cases of severe obesity
    胃繞路手術(shù)(減小胃的容積,達(dá)到減肥的作用)
    soul patch - a small growth of beard under a man's lower lip
    男人下唇下面的一小撮胡子
    supersize - the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals.
    超級大餐
    labelmate - a singer or musician who records for the same company as another
    同屬一唱片公司的藝人
    wave pool - a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves
    沖浪池
    drama queen - a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions
    小題大做、大驚小怪的人
    unibrow - a single continuous brow resulting from the growing together of eyebrows
    左右眉毛長在一起
    manga - Japanese comic book or graphic novel
    日本連環(huán)漫畫冊
    Gigong - an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation, controlled breathing, and movement exercises
    氣功
    big-box - of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
    “大盒子”式的商店
    agritourism
    農(nóng)業(yè)旅游
    aquascape - a scenic view of a body of water; an area having a natural or constructed aquatic feature (as a pond or fountain)
    水景
    coqui - a small chiefly nocturnal arboreal frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) native to Puerto Rico that has a high-pitched call and has been introduced into Hawaii and southern Florida
    科奎鷓鴣(生長在波多黎各一帶,嗓音很尖,現(xiàn)已被引入至夏威夷和佛羅里達(dá))
    polyamory - the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time
    腳踏兩只船
    Sandwich Generation - a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children
    三明治一代 (上有老下有小的一代人)