01.

比...重要

outweigh - to have more influence or importance than something else

• Medical experts maintain that the benefits of the new drug outweigh any risks.

  医学专家认为这种新药的益处大于任何风险。

  
  

• Annual weather variations still seem to be outweighing any global warming trends.

  每年的天气变化似乎仍然超过任何全球变暖趋势。

  
  

02.

优缺点，利弊

the pros and cons - the advantages and disadvantages of something, especially something that you are considering doing

• We’re just weighing up the pros and cons of moving to a bigger house.

  我们只是在权衡搬到大房子的利弊。

  
  

• What are the pros and cons of having a pet?

  养宠物有什么优缺点呢？

  
  

03.

信息流

feed - a web page, screen, etc. that updates (= changes) often to show the latest information

• Your Twitter feed refreshes automatically to show new tweets.

  为了显示新的推文，你的推特订阅源会自动刷新。

  
  

• I want to check my Instagram feed before we leave.
  

  我想在我们离开之前检查一下我的Instagram的信息流。

  
  

04.

众包

crowdsourcing - the activity of giving tasks to a large group of people or to the general public, for example, by asking for help on the internet

• Crowdsourcing has profoundly influenced the way companies to do business.

  众包对公司的经营方式有非常深远的影响。

  
  

• Advertising agencies believe crowdsourcing can be a valid way for a company to discover marketing ideas.

  广告公司认为众包是公司发现营销创意的有效方式。

  
  

05.

本末倒置

put the cart before the horse - to do things in the wrong order

• Aren’t you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you’ve even been invited to it?

  你在被邀请参加婚礼之前就决定穿什么，这难道不是本末倒置吗？

  
  

• He’s putting the cart before the horse by buying that car before he even knows for sure if he got the job.

  他还没确定是否能得到那份工作就买了那辆车，真是本末倒置。

  
  

06.

假新闻

fake news - false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke

• There is concern about the power of fake news to affect election results.

  人们担心假新闻会影响选举结果。

  
  

• Trump likes to just shout out “fake news” whenever something negative comes up about him.

  特朗普喜欢在出现负面消息时大喊“假消息”。

  
  

07.

错失恐惧症，社交控

FOMO - abbreviation for “fear of missing out”: a worried feeling that you may miss exciting events that other people are going to, especially caused by things you see on social media

• Don’t get FOMO. Get a ticket now!

  别担心会错过。现在就买票。

  
  

• I really just want to stay home tonight but my FOMO is making me go to the party.

  我今晚真的想待在家，但是我的错失恐惧症使我不得不去参加派对。

  
  

08.

切断

cut sb/sth off - to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone

• When his wife died, he cut himself off from other people.

  当他妻子去世的时候，他与别人都断绝了联系。

  
  

• Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.

  大雪使许多村庄与外界隔绝。

  
  

09.

网络欺凌

cyberbullying - the activity of using the internet to harm or frighten another person, especially by sending them unpleasant messages

• Schools are required to come up with ways to address cyberbullying.

  学校被要求想出解决网络欺凌的方法

• In the past ten years, cyberbullying has become increasingly common among students.

  在过去的十年里，网络欺凌在学生中变得越来越普遍。

  
  

10.

刁难某人

pick on sb - to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and unfairly

• He gets picked on by the other boys because he’s so small.

  他被其他男孩子捉弄，因为他太小了。

  
  

• Why do stammerers always get picked on?

  为什么口吃的人总是被捉弄？

  
  
  

11.

自我印象

self-image - the way a person feels about his or her personality, achievements and value to society

• Having a decent job contributes to a good self-image.

  有一份体面的工作有助于良好的自我形象。

  
  

• When girls pay too much attention to photoshopped images on the net it can destroy their self-image.

  当女生过于关注网上的图片时，会破坏她们的自我形象。

  
  

12.

无法回头

let the genie out of the bottle - to allow something to happen that cannot then be stopped

• When I told her the secret, I let the genie out of the bottle.

  当我告诉她这个秘密的时候，我就无法回头了。

  
  

• The genie is already out of the bottle, she’s no going back now.

  事已至此，回不了头了。她现在回不来了。