[英文 單字集] 狗科技、擊拳、值回票價的大學生活

Top 3 words this week
看看以下用語的英文怎麼說!
1. 刻板印象: stereotype
2. 太扯、太誇張了：over the top.
3. 犯蠢、做傻事：go bonkers

下面是這周的單字集，點選標題可以看原文報導
藍色單字是我喜歡或覺得常用的單字，大家有空看一下吧 



10 next-gen tech tools for dogs
1. next-generation: 新世代的
Ex: Next-generation gadgets for your dog
2. state-of-art: 最新的、先進的
Ex: This state-of-art technology takes pet care to a whole new level.
3. stereotype: 刻板印象
4. obsessive: 痴狂的、迷戀的
Ex: The stereotype of the obsessive pet owner.
5. outfit: 全套服裝
Ex: ridiculous outfits for pets
6. will (n): 遺囑、遺書
Ex: Leave pets a fortune in their wills
7. over the top: 太超過了、太誇張了
Ex: That's still over the top.
8. old-school: 老式的
9. hit the market: 上市、開賣
Ex: Let's take a closer look at the latest devices to hit the market.
10. whereabouts: 行蹤、下落
Ex: track your dog's whereabouts
11. escape artist: 逃脫專家
12. proactive: 主動的、積極的
Ex: This device allows owners to be more proactive about a dog's health.
13. on the way to Ving: 快要完成某事
Ex: Your dog might on his way to getting lost. 
14. complete picture: 全貌、整體情形
Ex: All of the information goes into understanding the complete picture of your dog's health.
15: respiratory: 呼吸氣管的、呼吸道的
Ex: respiratory diseases/ issues
16. otherwise: differently 表示如果以另一個方式做會發生的事
Ex: This device can track your dog's health, sooner than you otherwise might.
17. customized: 客製化的
Ex: They will provide you with customized tips.
18. vet: 獸醫
19. up to sth = doing sth
Ex: See what your dog is up to.
20. wide-angle HD camera: 廣角高清攝影機
21. get going: 開始、動身
Ex: get a game of laser chase going
22. go bunkers (adj.): 犯蠢
Ex: Your pet goes bonkers with the laser pointer
23. mischief (n.): 惡作劇、頑皮、搗蛋
Ex: Your dog gets into mischief while they think you aren't looking.
24. shelter: 收容所
25. collar: (動物)項圈
26. out of luck: 倒楣
Ex: If the collar or tag falls off while Fido is lost, then you are out of luck
27. fall off: 掉下

(Reading articles and example sentences are from  Next-generation Gadgets for Your Dog, Advanced magazine, Jan. 5-6, 2015)

Study extols the hip, health-conscious fist bump

1. fist bump: 擊拳

Ex: Study says fist bumps are safer than handshakes.

2. win a share of news cycle: 博得新聞版面

3. hip: 時髦的、時尚的

Ex: Fist bump is a hip way to start your next doctor's visit.

4. caregiver: 護理員、看護者

Ex: Instead of shaking hands with your caregiver, try a fist bump.

5. hygienic: 衛生的

Ex: The fist bump: A more hygienic alternative to the handshake.

6. long-held discussion: 爭論已久的事

7. realm: 領域、界

Ex:  It's part of a long-held discussion in the realm of health care.

7. tongue-in-cheek (adj): 開玩笑、玩笑話

Ex: It's tongue-in-cheek, but it's important.

8. protocol: 規範、準則

9. implement: 實施、貫徹

Ex: Millions of dollars can be spent to implement complex infection-control protocols.

10. contain: = control 控管、控制

11. facility: 機構

Ex: Containing infections in health care facilities lies first in workers' hands.

12. pathogen: 病原體

Ex: Health care workers' hands become contaminated with pathogens from their patients. 

13. op-ed (n.): 專欄、特稿

Ex: a recent op-ed in the journal

14. glob: 一團、一撮(黏稠液體)

Ex: rub globs of sanitizing liquid(乾洗手液)

15. rapport: 融洽的氣氛、感情和諧的關係

Ex: Sincere handshakes can develop a good rapport with patients.

16. greeting: 問候、打招呼

17. catch on: 流行、受歡迎

Ex: Other alternative greetings seem less likely to catch on in today's patient exam rooms.

18. forehead: 前額、額頭

19. out of place: 不協調、不適合、格格不入

Ex: The traditional "hongi" greeting might also look out of place in a hospital.

20. deploy: 有效的使用、發揮 = use

Ex: The doctor rarely deploys the fist bump with patients.

21. grip: 緊握、抓住 =hold

Ex: The doctor said a handshake's grip on the patient-caregiver relationship can change. 

22. rigorous: 嚴謹的、精確的

Ex: rigorous studies

23. immense: 龐大的、無限的 = extremely large

Ex: the amount of pain and financial cost that would save would be immense.

24. casual:  悠閒的、非正式(場合)的

Ex: High-fives seem more casual. 

25. side hug: 搭肩

26. full hug: 擁抱

27. bear hug: 熊抱(緊抱)

28. bow: 鞠躬

29. salute: (軍人)敬禮

30. hierarchy: 位階、階級

Ex: In Japan, depending on the context and hierarchy, a person may bow as far as 90 degrees from the waist. 

   by  mnemophobe 

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Bump It, Advanced magazine, Jan. 7-8, 2015)

Six choices to increase the odds a college graduate will have great life

1.rightly question (v.): 合理質疑

Ex: People rightly question whether a college degree is worth it.

2. on average: 平均來說

Ex: A college graduate student will earn, on average, about 1 million more than a high school graduate in his or her lifetime.

3. engaged: 全心投入

4. fulfilled: 滿足的、有成就的

Ex: Do graduates end up with great jobs, engaged, and fulfilled?

5. sense of purpose: 使命感

6. thrive: 茁壯、表現卓越

Ex: Do they thrive in measures of a great life, such as feeling a sense of purpose?

7. respondent: 答卷者、調查對象

Ex: One in 10 respondents was thriving in all elements.

8. takeaway: 收穫、學習

Ex: The most interesting takeaway from the study reveals that it doesn't matter so much where you go to college.

9. selective: 嚴格篩選的

Ex: The college is highly selective.

10. killer (adj.): 最殺的、最好的 = really good

Ex: A really killer advice on how you do college.

11. apply: 應用、運用

Ex: Students apply what they are learning in this internship.

12. make the most out of sth: 充分利用

Ex: Make the most out of your college years.

13. eye-opening: 大開眼界的

Ex: This job provides some eye-opening experience

14. hands-on experience: 實務經驗

15. commit to one thing: 致力於某事

16. grit: 毅力、意志力

Ex: Having something you work on over a long period of time teaches persistence and grit.

17. extend beyond subject matter: 超過科目內容本身

Ex: The benefits of learning from a great teacher extend beyond subject matter.

18. caring: 有愛心的、關心他人的

Ex: a caring professor

19. faculty member: 教職人員、師長

20. upperclassman: 高年級生、學長

21. hit the nail on the head: 說中要害、確實做到

Ex: How many in the study hit the nail on the head of all six advices?

22. get caught up in sth: 陷入、捲入

23. hype: 宣傳、炒作

24. prestige: 聲望、名聲

Ex: Parents and students can get caught up in the hype and prestige surrounding the college experience.

25. land (v.): 取得、得到 = achieve

Ex: land a good job

26. contribute to: 導致、促成

Ex: What can contribute to a good life after college?

27. It's nice to look back to the past, but not to live in the past.

28. the ins and outs: 細節

Ex. Seniors know the inns and outs of what course to choose.

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Make Those College Years Count!, Advanced magazine, Jan. 9-10, 2015)