As the world changes, our language changes with it. That's why Merriam-Webster recently added more than 250 new words to its online dictionary, 556 changes in fields from lifestyle to politics and from business to technology.
“These new words have been added to the dictionary because they have 557 themselves in the English language, and are part of the current, active vocabulary of America.” Merriam- Webster associate editor Emily Brewster said in a press 558 .
Here our newspaper has chosen three of the dictionary’s new entries. Let’s take a look.
Froyo(冻酸奶)
While ice cream has been around for more than 100 years, froyo or frozen yogurt--is comparatively new. Even though it was first invented back in the 1970s, it only started to gain 559 recently, which is why the shorter version"froyo"is entering people’s daily vocabulary.
Compared to ice cream, the main 560 point of froyo is that it's healthier. It takes away people's 561 while still allowing them to have the satisfaction of eating something sweet. As The Huffington Post put it, froyo is"starting a 562 in the healthier dessert industry".
Word salad(文字沙拉)
It was first used to refer to a series of words said by people with mental illness. Just like the vegetables in a salad bowl, each word makes perfect sense by itself, but when put together, they become hard to 563 "Dogs moon purple monkey dishwasher," for example.
Now the phrase is more often used to refer to the words of a politician, although this refers to the speaker's logic rather than their mental state. US President Donald Trump,'s interviews are often referred to as word salad. 564 , he told an AP reporter in April:"But he said, will be the greatest president but I would also accept the other. In other words, if you do your job, but I accept that.
Troll (网络喷子)
The 565 meaning of "troll" (巨魔) is a mythical 566 that is huge, ugly and angry and lives in places like caves. Now it's also used to refer to the kind of Internet user who 567 posts comments, some of which seem 568 to hurt other people.
Other phrases and usage have also been 569 from"troll" , including "Internet trolling" --the act of unleashing(发泄) unfriendly remarks online, and"being trolled"--which means to fall 570 to a troll.
556．A．overtaking B．covering C．engaging D．experiencing
557．A．enjoyed B．polished C．established D．trapped
558．A．release B．congress C．negotiation D．demonstration
559．A．permission B．package C．popularity D．patent
560．A．turning B．cooling C．starting D．selling
561．A．guilt B．taste C．appetite D．diet
562．A．resolution B．revolution C．recommendation D．reservation
563．A．interrupt B．indicate C．interact D．interpret
564．A．in a word B．For instance C．All in all D．As a result
565．A．cultural B．obvious C．original D．hidden
566．A．creature B．giant C．worm D．ghost
567．A．dramatically B．delicately C．disorderly D．deliberately
568．A．offensive B．objective C．progressive D．productive
569．A．evolved B．invented C．expanded D．transformed
570．A．civilian B．fairy C．victim D．pedestrian
【答案】556~560.BCACD 561~565.ABDBC 566~570.ADABC
“These new words have been added to the dictionary because they have 557 themselves in the English language, and are part of the current, active vocabulary of America.” Merriam- Webster associate editor Emily Brewster said in a press 558 .
Here our newspaper has chosen three of the dictionary’s new entries. Let’s take a look.
Froyo(冻酸奶)
While ice cream has been around for more than 100 years, froyo or frozen yogurt--is comparatively new. Even though it was first invented back in the 1970s, it only started to gain 559 recently, which is why the shorter version"froyo"is entering people’s daily vocabulary.
Compared to ice cream, the main 560 point of froyo is that it's healthier. It takes away people's 561 while still allowing them to have the satisfaction of eating something sweet. As The Huffington Post put it, froyo is"starting a 562 in the healthier dessert industry".
Word salad(文字沙拉)
It was first used to refer to a series of words said by people with mental illness. Just like the vegetables in a salad bowl, each word makes perfect sense by itself, but when put together, they become hard to 563 "Dogs moon purple monkey dishwasher," for example.
Now the phrase is more often used to refer to the words of a politician, although this refers to the speaker's logic rather than their mental state. US President Donald Trump,'s interviews are often referred to as word salad. 564 , he told an AP reporter in April:"But he said, will be the greatest president but I would also accept the other. In other words, if you do your job, but I accept that.
Troll (网络喷子)
The 565 meaning of "troll" (巨魔) is a mythical 566 that is huge, ugly and angry and lives in places like caves. Now it's also used to refer to the kind of Internet user who 567 posts comments, some of which seem 568 to hurt other people.
Other phrases and usage have also been 569 from"troll" , including "Internet trolling" --the act of unleashing(发泄) unfriendly remarks online, and"being trolled"--which means to fall 570 to a troll.
556．A．overtaking B．covering C．engaging D．experiencing
557．A．enjoyed B．polished C．established D．trapped
558．A．release B．congress C．negotiation D．demonstration
559．A．permission B．package C．popularity D．patent
560．A．turning B．cooling C．starting D．selling
561．A．guilt B．taste C．appetite D．diet
562．A．resolution B．revolution C．recommendation D．reservation
563．A．interrupt B．indicate C．interact D．interpret
564．A．in a word B．For instance C．All in all D．As a result
565．A．cultural B．obvious C．original D．hidden
566．A．creature B．giant C．worm D．ghost
567．A．dramatically B．delicately C．disorderly D．deliberately
568．A．offensive B．objective C．progressive D．productive
569．A．evolved B．invented C．expanded D．transformed
570．A．civilian B．fairy C．victim D．pedestrian
【答案】556~560.BCACD 561~565.ABDBC 566~570.ADABC
