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英语短语学习:英语阅读欣赏

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英语短语学习:英语阅读欣赏

  Echo chamber 回声室效应

  noun: an environment, especially on a social media site, in which any statement of opinion is likely to be greeted with approval because it will only be read or heard by people who hold similar views

  原本指的是“录音时为制造回声效果而建立的回音室”。现在,多用来比喻“人际交流过程中,只承认或接受与自己的观点相近的回应”

  Fidget spinner 指尖陀螺

  noun: a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress

  Gender-fluid 流性人

  adjective: not identifying exclusively with one gender rather than another

  “无法确定为男性或者女性的人”,(“流性人”与拥有的生理特征没有关系,与他们的性取向也无关)

  Gig economy 零工经济

  noun: an economy in which there are few permanent employees and most jobs are assigned to temporary or freelance workers

  由临时员工和自由职业者构成的经济领域

  Insta 照片墙

  adjective: of or relating to the photo-sharing application Instagram

  “Insta”指的是与图片分享应用Instagram相关的事物

  Unicorn 独角兽

  noun: (1) an imaginary creature depicted as a white horse with one long spiralled horn growing from its forehead, regarded as symbol of innocence and purity (2) a recently launched business enterprise that is valued at more than one billion dollars


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