英語短語學(xué)習(xí)：英語閱讀欣賞

　　Echo chamber 回聲室效應(yīng)

　　noun: an environment, especially on a social media site, in which any statement of opinion is likely to be greeted with approval because it will only be read or heard by people who hold similar views

　　原本指的是“錄音時(shí)為制造回聲效果而建立的回音室”?，F(xiàn)在，多用來比喻“人際交流過程中，只承認(rèn)或接受與自己的觀點(diǎn)相近的回應(yīng)”

　　Fidget spinner 指尖陀螺

　　noun: a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress

　　Gender-fluid 流性人

　　adjective: not identifying exclusively with one gender rather than another

　　“無法確定為男性或者女性的人”，(“流性人”與擁有的生理特征沒有關(guān)系，與他們的性取向也無關(guān))

　　Gig economy 零工經(jīng)濟(jì)

　　noun: an economy in which there are few permanent employees and most jobs are assigned to temporary or freelance workers

　　由臨時(shí)員工和自由職業(yè)者構(gòu)成的經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域

　　Insta 照片墻

　　adjective: of or relating to the photo-sharing application Instagram

　　“Insta”指的是與圖片分享應(yīng)用Instagram相關(guān)的事物

　　Unicorn 獨(dú)角獸

　　noun: (1) an imaginary creature depicted as a white horse with one long spiralled horn growing from its forehead, regarded as symbol of innocence and purity (2) a recently launched business enterprise that is valued at more than one billion dollars

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