今天我们要学的词是 stormy。Stormy是形容词，意思是狂风暴雨式的，风波不断的。The couple had a stormy marriage and eventually went their separate ways.
今天我们要学的词是filibuster。Filibuster 意思是通过冗长的辩论和演讲来阻碍议事。Kentucky Senator Rand Paul staged a nearly 13-hour filibuster blocking Senate confirmation of John Brennan, President Obama's pick for CIA director.
今天我们要学的词是 dress code。Dress code 着装要求。Under Iran's Islamic dress code, women are required to cover their entire body in public. 根据伊朗的伊斯兰教着装要求......
今天我们要学的词是 hallmark。Hallmark 意思是特点，标志。A strong defense has always been the hallmark for our team. 我们球队最大的特点是防守能力强。
今天我们要学的词是 diploma。Diploma 毕业证书。college diploma 大学毕业证书。high school diploma 高中毕业证书。
今天我们要学的词是 permit。Permit 做为名词，是许可的意思。You need a parking permit to park your car in this area. 你要想在这儿停车，需要有停车许可证才行。
今天我们要学的词是 self-made。Self-made 意思是凭借自己力量完成的。有统计显示，在全球各大名校中，哈佛毕业生里百万和亿万富翁人数最多。
今天我们要学的词是 memorabilia.Memorabilia 有纪念品的意思。A private collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia brought in almost $2 million at auction.
今天我们要学的词是 addictive。Addictive 容易让人上瘾的。Deaths from drug overdoses rose for the 11th straight year in 2010. Most cases were accidents involving addictive painkillers.
今天我们要学的词是 artificia。Artificial 人造的。artificial intelligence 人工智能。不久前，The FDA approved a new artificial retina device that would help some people regain part of their sight.
今天我们要学的词是 intruder。Intruder 非法闯入者，夜盗。因涉嫌枪杀名模女友被捕的南非残奥会冠军奥斯卡.皮斯托瑞斯说，He mistakenly thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he shot her.
今天我们要学的词是 automatic。Automatic 自动的。semi-automatic rifle 半自动步枪。If the Congress doesn't take action soon, automatic spending cuts will take effect on March 1st.
今天我们要学的词是 immobile。Immobile 动弹不得的，行动不便的。Arthritis has made him immobile. 关节炎让他无法自由行动。
今天我们要学的词是 victim。Victim 受害者。Dozens of gun violence victims attended President Obama's State of the Union address.
今天我们要学的词是 conservative。Conservative 做为名词，是保守派的意思。盖洛普的一项最新调查显示，By the end of 2012, self-identified conservatives still outnumber liberals in every state except for Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient。Insufficient 不够多的，不足的。Insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on your productivity.
今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee.
今天我们要学的词是 chore。Chore 家务事。Britons consider cleaning the oven one of the worst chores.
今天我们要学的词是 airtight。Airtight 严密的，无懈可击的。Our team played airtight defense tonight.
今天我们要学的词是 unstoppable。Unstoppable 不可阻挡的。Justin Bieber scored his fifth No. 1 album in the U.S. He's unstoppable.
今天我们要学的词是 cutback。Cutback 做为名词，意思是减少，削减。When the budget is tight, one of the first things to happen is a cutback in travel.
今天我们要学的词是 inappropriate。Inappropriate 不合适的，不恰当的。网络安全问题专家说，Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on Youtube.
今天我们要学的词是 large-scale。Large-scale 大规模的。The police busted a large-scale drug-trafficking ring. 警察捕获了一个大型毒品走私集团。
今天我们要学的词是 root cause。Root cause 根本原因。世界经济论坛说，The lack of competitiveness in Europe is the root cause of financial instability and rising unemployment numbers in the region.
今天我们要学的词是dual。Dual 双重的。A number of Taiwan residents who hold dual citizenships have chosen to renounce their American citizenship to avoid paying taxes under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
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