' DUMBSIZE ' - Verb. Def: Educational method used to revise or reduce student testing and learning standards downward to accommodate the lack of competance that students should already have achieved.

2nd Def: Describes a lack of proper educational funding or reductions of funding, or legislative actions taken to produce same.
3rd Def: Pejorative term describing the metal capabilities of an under educated person.
4th Def: Slang- Descriptive term for over large and unwieldy beverages of any type.
> 1) The students could not answer the first test properly, so the teacher had to dumbsize the exam so they could get good grades.
> 2) The Governor of of Ohio has proposed cutting educational funding to dumbsize the effectiveness of public schools.
> 3) I'm sure he won't understand you, he was dumbsized long ago.
> 4) You really do not want to buy a dumbsized gallon mug of Mountain Dew do you?

Oh, look at all the pretty gifts! 哦,看看这些漂亮的礼物! Yes. They are all sizes and shapes. What do you think is in them? 是啊。各种尺寸和形状的都有。你觉得里面都会是什么? Should we try to guess? 我们可以猜

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年ESL之商务英语

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's talk about the Grinch. He's best known for his psychological problems. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH) THURL RAVENSCROFT: (Singing) You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch. You're a nasty-wasty (ph) skunk. MARTIN:

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

衣服上的虚荣尺寸 anity sizing, also known as size inflation, is used to refer to the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming larger over time. 虚荣尺寸(vanity sizing),也叫做尺寸膨胀,指随着时

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

a dumb boy 笨小孩 A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer ..., This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you. The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then call

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

逛街买衣服的时候,总是会在S和M两个尺寸之间纠结。每次把自己塞进S号的衣服里,都会顿时很欢喜。可是,你有没有想过,你穿在身上的S号跟几年前的S号是一样大的吗? Vanity sizing, also know

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Listen to the dialogues and check what she's talking about. 英语对话1 A:How is it? B:I think the left shoe is a bit too small. 英语对话2 A:How do you find it? B:I don't like the floral on the shorts. 英语对话3 A:Do you like it? B:I think

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力练习题
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Alcoy
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