《剑桥词典》2020年度词汇:隔离
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Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year is "quarantine".
 
《剑桥词典》日前发布消息称,其评选出的2020年度词汇是“隔离”。
 
The dictionary's editors said that it was the third most searched-for word of the year, but comes in at number one once you discount words that recur1 almost every year, such as "hello" and "dictionary".
 
According to the dictionary, "quarantine" was searched for the most in between 18 and 24 March, when restrictions2 began to be imposed due to the pandemic.
 
Cambridge Dictionary has said that the word acquired new meaning during lockdown and has therefore been given an added definition.
 
"A general period of time in which people are not allowed to leave their homes or travel freely, so that they do not catch or spread a disease," it reads.
 
Alongside "quarantine", other coronavirus-related words, including "pandemic" and "lockdown", ranked highly on Cambridge Dictionary's most popular list for 2020.
 
There were also several new words added to the dictionary, including "HyFlex", which is short for hybrid3 flexible, a term used to describe a style of teaching that sees some students participating in a class virtually while others are also there physically4.
 
"Elbow bump" was also added as a way of referring to a friendly greeting that allows people to maintain social distancing.


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1 recur wCqyG     
vi.复发,重现,再发生
参考例句:
  • Economic crises recur periodically.经济危机周期性地发生。
  • Of course,many problems recur at various periods.当然,有许多问题会在不同的时期反复提出。
2 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
3 hybrid pcBzu     
n.(动,植)杂种,混合物
参考例句:
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
4 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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