爱思英语编者按:在《牛津英语词典》最近的季度更新中,有五百多个单词和词组被添入,其中包括了“抢镜”(Photobombing)、“众筹”(crowdfunding)、“推特红人”(twitterati)等热词,它们大多与科技和流行文化有关,反映了英语的与时俱进。 
1.meh /咩/ 感叹词:随便,呵呵 int.expressing indifference or a lack of enthusiasm. 2.twerk/特沃尔克/ 名词:电臀舞,高频扭动屁股的舞姿 v.to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance. 3.stagette/斯达捷特/ 名词:婚前新娘和闺蜜的狂欢 n.a party given for a woman about to be married (known elsewhere as a bachelorette party or hen night). 4.mahala/马哈拉/ 形容词:免费的 adj. for nothing, gratis. 5.freegan/福瑞干/ 名词:(为环保)吃丢弃的食物的人 n.a person who eats discarded food, typically collected from the refuse of shops or restaurants, for ethical or ecological reasons. 6.twitterati/推特啊弟/ 名词:推特红人 n.The Tweet elite, whose feeds attract thousands of followers and whose 140-character spews capture the attention of the rapt who doggedly monitor them. 7.Sexting /塞克斯停/ 名词:发送色情短信 Sex+Texting. 8.Photobombing/否头棒冰/ 名词:成功抢镜的行为(见图中大表姐) n.the act of spoiling (a photograph) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera'sfield of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke. 
9.Crowdfunding/可绕得方顶/ 名词:众筹 n.The act of fundraising by using the Internet or a similar network to solicit funds from a large pool of potential donors. 10.autotune /奥拖吞/ 名词:电音修饰人声(听听T-pain的音乐或者Cher的believe,你就知道这个词是怎么回事了) n.a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune 11.webisode/歪必搜得/ 名词:网络剧 n.an episode of a television show that is available online for viewing or download. 12、dog whistle/刀哥 未搜/ 名词:看似无伤大雅实则对特定群体不善的言语 n.The use of terms that seem innocuous but are intended to convey a hidden and potentially controversial message to a particular audience. 13.vape/薇帕/ 动词:吸电子烟 v.To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette. 14.shipping/些品/ 名词:萌CP,凑CP n.A term used to describe fan fictions that take previously created characters and put them as a pair. 15.FOMO/否某/ 名词:社交控 n.Fear of Missing Out 16.choss/翘丝/ 名词:[攀岩用语引申]烂东西 n.Low quality or useless. A rock climbing term. 17.dhaba 名词:印度、巴基斯坦的街边饭店 n.Dhaba is the name given to roadside restaurants in India and Pakistan. 18.FLOTUS/付楼特丝/ 名词:美国第一夫人 n.First Lady of the United States. 19.SCOTUS/斯购特斯/ 名词:美国最高法院 n.Supreme Court of the United States. 
20.Enviropig/因歪肉皮哥/ 名词:环保猪,是一种双基因转殖猪 n.A genetically modified Yorkshire pig that produces phytase in its salivary glands and can thus digest plant phosphorus more efficiently than ordinary pigsn. 21.nanosized/纳诺塞斯德/ 形容词:纳米级 adj. Having a size measured in nanometers. 22.on-trend/昂川的/ 形容词/副词:潮, 流行 adj.and adv.Having characteristics which conform to current fashion trends. 23.old-earth 名词:母亲(不是老地球哦) n.The mother. A person's mother. The elder wise woman of the family. 24.lede/里德/ 名词:文章的开头 n.Paragraph in literature is the opening paragraph of an article, essay, news story or book chapter. 25.wuss /唔丝/ 名词:胆小鬼 n.A person regarded as weak, ineffectual, or overly fearful. 26.howay/吼喂/ 感叹词:[俚语]快点儿! int. Slang meaning 'come on', 'hurry up' and so on. 27.deep web 名词:网络中用传统搜索引擎找不到的东西 n.The part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines. 28.retweet/瑞推特/ 动词:转发推特 v.To repost or forward another user's message on the social networking website Twitter. 29.JavaScript/加瓦斯葵泼特/ 名词:JAVA语言 n.An interpreted computer programming language 30.hyperlocal/嗨坡喽扣/ 名词:网络城市 n.Related to a very small area, smaller than normally considered local. |