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VOA慢速英语:New 'Words to the Wise' from Merriam-Webster

2017-03-03来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. The American English dictionary Merriam-Webster recently added a lot of new words to its online site.

a lot of 诸多; 许多的
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt.
他是个阅历很深的人。

2. So where do they come from?

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于
例句：He's just come from the countryside.
他刚从乡下来。

3. Most will probably be familiar to you.

be familiar to 被某人熟悉
例句：The singer is familiar to every one of us.
这位歌唱家是我们大家熟悉的。

4. Right, but as a verb it means to abruptly cut off contact.

cut off 切除; 切[隔]断; 剪[切，砍]下
例句：Fail to pay and they'll cut off the electricity.
你（如果）不付款，他们就要断电。