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2011/06/10 (Fri)

1. whip up   phrase   

原句: Several top administrators whipped up omelets for the noisy crowd of future physicists and engineers.

意思: to quickly make a meal or sth to eat 

例句: She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes.



2. haggle   verb   

原句: About 75 percent of consumers who tried to haggle on prices of appliances succeeded.

意思: to argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth

字源: late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘hack, mangle’): from Old Norse hǫggva ‘hew’. 

例句: I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.



3. warranty   noun [countable/uncountable]   

原句: Extended warranties usually aren't worth it because most appliances don't break during the warranty period and cost about as much as a repair would.

意思: a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of time

字源: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French warantie, variant of garantie ‘guaranty’.

例句: The television comes with a full two-year warranty.



4. skeptic   noun   

原句: Skeptics may see this as childish indulgence of a generation of college students who grew up pampered and overprotected.

意思: a person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true, especially those that other people believe in 

例句: He was unable to convince the skeptics in the audience.



5. pamper   verb   

原句: Skeptics may see this as childish indulgence of a generation of college students who grew up pampered and overprotected.

意思: to take care of sb very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible

字源: late Middle English (in the sense ‘cram with food’): probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with German dialect pampfen ‘cram, gorge’; perhaps related to pap. 

例句: Pamper yourself with our new range of beauty treatments.
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