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今天我们要学的词是nerve-racking。 Nerve-racking, 让人心烦的,让人伤脑筋的。 "Christmas is nerve-racking for many parents this year who are struggling to pay the bills, let alone buy presents," 今年的圣诞节让很多父母感到头疼,他们连账单都付不起,哪还有钱买礼物呢!

经济衰退也会对大学的入学率产生影响。 "Next fall is shaping up to be a nerve-racking time for many colleges, which also are coping with shrinking budgets," 对于已经面临预算缩减的大学来说,明年秋季恐怕会令人格外头疼。好的,今天我们学习的词是nerve-racking...


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0 bills b5237b6a7892a42a4a7a60fdfbe828b9     
n.账单( bill的名词复数 );钞票;清单;广告
参考例句:
  • We pay all our bills by direct debit . 我们以直接借记方式支付所有账单。
  • Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills. 增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。
0 struggling 855f434c5b0cca703be2b31ad297173c     
adj.奋斗的,努力的,苦斗的v.搏斗( struggle的现在分词 );奋斗;努力;争取
参考例句:
  • Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling Merseyside firm. 艰苦挣扎的默西赛德公司有多达300名工人面临被解雇。
  • She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. 她正费力地拎着一只沉重的手提箱。
0 Christmas CVMyk     
n.圣诞节
参考例句:
  • The works have closed for the Christmas holiday. 圣诞假期,这些工厂歇工了。
  • Christmas is a yearly festival.圣诞节是一年一度的节日。
0 coping 482f6b926f8309dce5fe11d65c941e9c     
顶部,顶盖,墙的顶部
参考例句:
  • I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more. 到了这个阶段,我已经无法应付了。
  • They have done remarkably well in coping with natural calamities. 他们在战胜自然灾害方面做得极为出色。
0 also 5LHyk     
adv.也,亦;并且;同样;而且,还
参考例句:
  • I also like chocolate ice cream.我也喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。
  • People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living-room.人们同样喜欢在起居室内摆一棵圣诞树。
0 alone 5L2yn     
adj.单独的,孤独的;adv.单独地,独自地;仅仅
参考例句:
  • He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
  • It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。
0 shrinking 1iCz9g     
a.畏缩的,犹豫不决的
参考例句:
  • She purposely made the dress larger to allow for shrinking when it was washed. 她故意把衣服做大一些,以防洗时缩水。
  • I can't imagine why a dynamic young woman like her is marrying a shrinking violet like him. 我不能想像,像她这样一个充满活力的年轻女子为什么会嫁给他这样一个胆怯害羞的人。
0 fall olZx3     
n.秋天,落下,瀑布;v.倒下,落下,来临
参考例句:
  • The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.秋天来临时,树叶开始落下。
  • I always fall to the ground in my dreams.我在梦里总是往下掉。
0 shaping cd2b5b60544bee917d386efbc06ae8bc     
n.& adj.修整(的)v.计划( shape的现在分词 );使(服装)合身;表现;使适合
参考例句:
  • The new students seem to be shaping up quite nicely. 新生们看来表现得相当不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Plans for our picnic are shaping up very well. 我们的野餐计划进展顺利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 colleges 109bc8f119d70364a687e32a10432b39     
n.大学( college的名词复数 );(英国)学院;学会;(尤指必须交费的)中学
参考例句:
  • four major colleges of surgery, viz. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin 四所主要的外科学院,即伦敦、格拉斯哥、爱丁堡和都柏林
  • Many colleges now have wired dormitories. 现在许多大学的学生宿舍已经联网。
0 pay NL6xI     
v.付钱;n.付钱;薪金
参考例句:
  • How much did you pay?你付了多少钱?
  • His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。
0 parents TmjzM7     
n.父母,双亲
参考例句:
  • How I miss my parents!我多么想念我的父母亲呀!
  • She still lives with her parents.她仍然与父母亲住在一起。
0 buy yS1yO     
v.买,购买
参考例句:
  • Money can't buy happiness.金钱买不来幸福。
  • What did you buy today?你今天买什么了?
0 year mfzwM     
n.年,年度,学年;adj./adv.每年,一年一次
参考例句:
  • Four seasons make a year.四季构成了一年。
  • Spring is the beginning of the year.春天是一年的开始。

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