日期：2014-03-20 White coat effect refers to the elevation of a patient's blood pressure readings caused by being in a doctor's office or clinic, or by being in the presence of a physician. 白大褂效应指病人在医生办公室、诊室或者有医务人员在场时量血压，血压都会升高的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-03-20 Chairdrobe is a chair to be used for piling clothes in place of a closet or dresser. If a chair is not available one can always defer to a floordrobe. Chairdrobe is often seen in a bachelor's home, filled with clothes that is already worn or to be w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-03-20 A walk-in closet refers to a woman who is beard or disquise for a gay man that has not come out. 步入式衣橱指充当未出柜的男同性恋的假恋人、帮他掩饰身份的女人。 Example: Tad doesn't want his boss to know that he is gay, so Julie is totally being his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-03-20 Econnoisseur is one who insists on the highest quality at the lowest price. 羊毛党是那些坚持以最低的价格买到最高品质商品的精明消费者。 Example: Being an econnoisseur I bought the ten dollar chilean wine instead of the fifty dollar french. 精明的我选... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 Protirement is retiring or quitting an unattractive job to pursue work or hobbies more suited to one's personality. 提前退休指的是辞去已经没有吸引力的工作，转而追求更适合自己个性的事业或爱好。 More than 80% of 30-to 35-year-old professionals claim t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 Shress is an article of clothing that is a mix between a shirt and a dress. Best described as those frilly tops that girls wear over jeans or tights and often wear boots along with them. 上衣裙是介于裙子和上衣之间的一种服装。这种上衣裙是女孩穿在牛仔... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 Latchkey wife is based on the phrase latchkey kid. Latchkey wife refers to a wife who comes home from work to an empty house, left to her own defenses during the evening, while husband works opposite shift. 挂钥匙妻子是基于挂钥匙儿童而产生的新词。挂... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 An expenditure cascade occurs when the rapid income growth of top earners fuels additional spending by the lower earner wannabes. The cascade begins among top earners, which encourages the middle class to spend more which, in turn, encourages the lo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 Pop-up retail , also known as pop-up store/shop or flash retailing, is a trend of opening short-term sales spaces popular in America and Europe. 快闪商店（英文表达为pop-up retail或pop-up store/shop或flash retailing）是在短时间内开张的一种商店，在欧... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-25 No-motion refers to a promotion without a raise or bonus. No-motion指的是没有加薪的升职。 During the recession of 2009, employers have embarked on a new trend of giving promotions to employees (e.g. by adding more responsibility to their current pos... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-24 不明觉厉 中文释义：虽然不明白对方在说/干什么，但觉得很厉害的样子。 英文： 1. I don't quite get it, but I think you are really terrific。 2. I don't know what you said, but it seems you are great。 十动然拒 中文释义：十分感动，然后拒绝。 英文：She wa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Information fatigue syndrome (IFS) refers to the weariness and stress that result from having to deal with excessive amounts of information. 信息疲劳综合征（information fatigue syndrome，IFS）指因需要处理过多数量的信息而导致的倦怠和压力。 A new phen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Text-killer is the final text, usually a one word reply, such as yeah and haha ok, used to designate the end of the conversation. Unless you have a desperate texter on the other end. 短信终结语就是最后一条短信，通常是一个词的答复语，比如是啊或哈哈好... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 No Collar refers to the new, exponentially emerging class rising up in America consisting of often over-qualified but unemployed persons. 无领人士指的是美国新兴且迅速壮大的一个阶层，通常是资历过高但却没有工作的人。 Example: A: Hey dude, don't you wo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Phubbing refers to the activity of being impolite in a social situation by looking at your phone instead of paying attention to the person you are with. Phubbing指在社交场合不关注身边的人，而是一个劲看手机的不礼貌行为，我们可称之为低头症。 Have you... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 TV face is a condition in which a person's face becomes too relaxed from starting the same thing too long (watching TV). 电视脸是一个人看同一个电视节目看太久而变得太过松弛的脸部表情。 Symptoms are: open mouth, dropped jaw, eyes glazed over and occas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Cheappuccino refers to any of the wide variety of flavored coffee drinks offered at convenience stores such as Circle K or 7 Eleven that can be purchased for less than half the price of a Starbucks cappuccino. 廉价咖啡指的是像Circle K或7 Eleven这样... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Fast food opinion is a blatantly regurgitated, prepackaged opinion. An opinion that requires no research, independent thought, wit, or creativity of one's own. It is generally political, or theological in nature. 快餐观点是从别人那里听到的不加思考就... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Flipped classroom (or flip teaching) is a form of blended learning in which students learn new content online by watching video lectures, usually at home, and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class with teacher offering mo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-22 Laborhood refers to the neighborhood in which you work, if different from the neighborhood in which you live. 上班街区指的是你工作场所附近的街区，区别于你居所附近的街区。 For the office workers who commute to work everyday, sometimes laborhood can b... 阅读全文>>