词zip 和动词 zip , 其早已存在(zip 作为名词最早记录于1875年;作为动词记录于1852年)。 这两个词的出现是来自于说话人模仿快速移动物体所发出的声音。象扣袢“zipped”已被用于其它文章中,这个名字变得广为使用。B.F.古德里奇要求保护其商标但仅被允许保留其在对Zipper Boots的使用。 Zipper已经成为一个十分普通的名词
Immigrant
Someone coming into a country from abroad to make their home there
A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. 移民:离开自己的国家并到别国永久定居的人
A plant or an animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist. 异地移入的动植物群:在从来没有生长过的地区存活并生长的植物或动物
Galosh
A rubber shoe worn over an ordinary shoe
when it rains or snows 橡胶套鞋(常用于复数)
A waterproof overshoe. 防水套鞋
Accident-prone
(of a person) more likely to have accidents than most people are
Having or susceptible to having a greater than average number of accidents or mishaps.
易出事故的,易遭遇意外的:具有或倾向于大大超出平均数字的事故或不幸的 (因性格特点等)易惹事故的(人)
Strip 条,带
A narrow piece
Merit
A good quality
Contact lens
A small plastic lens shaped to fit closely over the center of the eye to improve the eyesight
A thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted over the cornea of the eye to correct various vision defects.
隐形眼镜
接触透镜
:一种用塑料或玻璃制成并套在眼角膜上
校正各种视力缺陷的薄透镜
Norwegian
Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture.
挪威的
:是或与挪威或其人民,语言,或文化有关的
n.Abbr. Norw., Nor.(名词)缩写 Norw., Nor. A native or inhabitant of Norway. 挪威人:挪威本土人或居民
Pennsylvania
A state of the eastern United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. First explored in the early 1600's, the region was settled by Swedes in 1634 and granted by royal charter to William Penn in 1681. The Mason-Dixon Line (surveyed in 1763-1767) established the colony's southern boundary and was extended westward in 1784. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the American Revolution and in the formation of the new republic. Harrisburg is the capital and Philadelphia the largest city. Population, 11,924,710.
宾夕法尼亚州
:美国东部的一个州,1787
年成为东部十三州殖民地之一,16世纪早期首次被探险,瑞典人于1634年在此定居并于1681年经皇家宪章批准归属彭·威廉。梅森-狄克森线(1763-1767年间勘定)为这一殖民地建立了南界,并于1784年向西扩延。宾夕法尼亚州在美国独立战争及新共和国成立中起重要作用,首府为哈里斯堡,最大城市是费城。人口11,924,710
Band-Aid
邦迪
[`bAndeId] adj. 补缀的, 权宜的
A trademark used for an adhesive bandage with a gauze pad网垫 in the center, employed to protect minor wounds. This trademark sometimes occurs
in print in figurative uses:
邦迪:一种创可贴小伤口的商标,中心有一纱布垫,用于保护。这一商标有
时以印刷体出现用于比喻:
“True welfare reform is being bypassed for Band-Aid solutions”(Los Angeles Times)“Many critics contend that these measures are mere Band-Aids”(U.S. News & World Report) “真正的福利改革正被‘邦迪’式的解决方法所忽略”(洛杉矶时报)“许多批评家坚决认为这项措施只不过是‘邦迪’而已”(美国新闻及世界报道)
Czech
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia, especially a Bohemian, Moravian, or Silesian.
捷克
人:捷克斯洛伐克的本地人或居民,尤指波希米亚人、
摩拉维亚人或西里西亚人 The Slavic language of the Czechs. 捷克语:捷克人讲的斯拉夫语
3M
a company’s name