2016年你必须掌握的9个新晋单词

2016年08月26日 英国航空



四六级单词还没背完
牛津英语词典又开始“纳新”了
1000+新词如泥石流扑面而来
新词早学早好,机长决定为机友们开个小灶


9
Air punch
这个握紧拳头挥向空中的动作
特别用于表达庆祝胜利的喜悦

例:
There were air punches as he holed the ball.

8
Bovver
bother(麻烦、打扰)的另一种说法

例:
Am I bovvered? Am I bovvered though? Look at my face. Is it bovvered? Arks me If I'm bovvered! Look, face, bovvered? I ain't bovvered!


7
Word cloud
词云,即由某个主题相关词汇组成的图片
图片上词汇呈现的大小不一
这是由它们与主题的关联大小决定的

例:
David was mad when he saw your blog's word cloud. It showed "David" in a small font, and "Bob" in a large, bold font. David knows you don't blog about him as often as you blog about Bob.


6
Stupid O'Clock
一天中非常不适合做某件事的时间

例:
We all sat up drinking to stupid o'clock last night.


5
Power couple
在各自领域都非常成功
非常有影响力的夫妻或情侣

例:
I'm a fan of those two, they are such a power couple, the epitome of what anyone would want in a relationship.


4
Sister from another mister
经得起世俗考验的“闺蜜 ”在字典里又多了一种说法
这个用法类似于brother from another mother的表达
形容那种没有血缘,却亲如兄弟的关系

例:
Me and Kyla are close. She's like a sister from another mister.


3
Mahalo
这是夏威夷人“谢谢”的说法

例:
"Here have this money i don't want it." 
"Mahalo"



2
Holy moly
用来表达惊讶或者沮丧的语气词

例:
A ravishing woman walks into a room. A guy looks at her and says Holy Moly look at her.


1
CamelCase
指在复合词中每个单词首字母大写的拼法
比如PayPal, iPhone,MasterCard

例:
LeTs TaLk In CaMeLcAsE aNd MaKe OuR wOrDs UnReAdAbLe!!!!



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