2004年Top10美国英语流行词汇b

时间：2007-12-04 02:51:26

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Top Phrases

1. Red States / Blue States

A dangerously deep split or just the simplest way of cutting an amazingly complex demographic pie.


2. Moral Values

Issues ranging from gay marriage to the morality of the war in Iraq lumped into a phrase.


3. Two Americas

The cultural divide supposedly separating Red States from Blue States.


4. Wardrobe Malfunction1

Immediate2 enters the lexicon3 courtesy of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.


5. The inCivil War

The level of incivility exhibited in public discourse4 (dis-coarse) descends5 to a level not seen since the Civil War.


6. Flip-flop/flopping

Whether in reality or in myth, the concept greatly damaged the Kerry campaign.


7. Spider-Hole

Looks like this one is going to stick around for a while:


8. Angry Left

Originally, the early followers6 of Howard Dean.


9. Swift Boats

Actually, US Navy PCFs (Patrol Craft Fast), though little noticed in the din7 of the campaign.


10. Girlie Men

Courtesy of Ahh-nold, the Governator of Kalh-EE-Fon-I-A.


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Top Numbers

 

1. 3,300,000

Margin8 of victory by President Bush over Senator Kerry.


2. 1000+

Number of Armed services personnel killed in combat in Iraq.


3. 527

Identifier of public-interest organizations such as MoveOn.org and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth; a nightmare of unintended consequences for Sen. McCain.


4. 9/11

As in the 9/11 Commission report and film by Michael Moore.


5. 87

Number of years Boston suffered under the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ until winning the Fall Classic.


6. 609,493,825

Worldwide a€?grossa€? in dollars of Mel Gibsona€?s Passion of the Christ.


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Top Internet Words Moving into Widespread Use

 

1. IM

As in Instant Message.


2. Multitask

To perform several tasks at the same time; now a requirement of all non-outsourced jobs.


3. Off line

What happens after you’ve been multi-tasking too long.

 

Top Sports-related Words

 

1. Reverse the Curse

The Red Sox finally overcome the Curse of the Bambino after 87 years.


2. BCS

College football's Bowl Championship Series has been called the "Bogus Championship Series" again.


3. 'Roids (Steroids)

Perhaps the President knew something when he mentioned them in last year’s state of the Union.


4. Tour de Lance

Lance Armstrong wins his sixth consecutive9 Tour.


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Top Words in Pop Music

1. iPod

The iPod is becoming to the 2000's what the Walkman was to the 80's and 90's.


2. Emo

Genuine emoting in music; often a catharsis for the artist’s own emotional turmoil10.


3. Yeeaaah! / Okaaaay! / What!?

Atlanta native Lil' Jon usurps11 Flava Flav's position as King of the catch-phrase.


4. Grey Tuesday

DJ Danger Mouse turned heads by combining the vocals12 from rapper Jay-Z's Black Album, with music constructed with samples of The Beatles' White Album.


5. Coachella

110 degrees were not enough to stop the 60,000 music fans who trekked13 into the desert this year for the annual concert.


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Top Color-related Words

 

1. Red and Blue as in `Red States' and `Blue states'.


2. Red, White and Blue as in “these united (sic) States of America”.


3. The New Black

Just about any color you can imagine has been thusly dubbed14. Even the color black has been called the New Black.


4. Orange

As in Revolution: see the Ukraine.


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Most frequently spoken word on the Planet: OK

 


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1 malfunction 1ASxT     
vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常
参考例句：
  • There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
  • Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。
2 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
3 lexicon a1rxD     
n.字典，专门词汇
参考例句：
  • Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
  • Silent earthquakes are only just beginning to enter the public lexicon.无声地震才刚开始要成为众所周知的语汇。
4 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文，演说；谈话；话语；vi.讲述，著述
参考例句：
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
5 descends e9fd61c3161a390a0db3b45b3a992bee     
v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 )；下去；下降；下斜
参考例句：
  • This festival descends from a religious rite. 这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The path descends steeply to the village. 小路陡直而下直到村子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件
参考例句：
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
7 din nuIxs     
n.喧闹声，嘈杂声
参考例句：
  • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
  • They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。
8 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
参考例句：
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
9 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
10 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
参考例句：
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
11 usurps 8dbf0e32f1ac8a1ac33c15728d0f722f     
篡夺，霸占( usurp的第三人称单数 )； 盗用； 篡夺，篡权
参考例句：
  • The domestic and foreign each big bank also allin abundance usurps the credit card market. 国内外的各大银行也都纷纷强占信用卡市场。
12 vocals fe5262cfb22a0b2ee8d36fbf8b3f4942     
（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
  • Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。
13 trekked 519991528cf92a03563eb482b85eec9e     
v.艰苦跋涉，徒步旅行( trek的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指在山中）远足，徒步旅行，游山玩水
参考例句：
  • They trekked for three days along the banks of the Zambezi. 他们沿着赞比西河河岸跋涉了三天。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Six-man teams trekked through the woods, respectively for 72 to 96 hours. 6人一组的小分队，经过长途跋涉，穿过了森林，分别用72小时到96小时不等。 来自互联网
14 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

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