Macquarie Seeks Word of the Year as Voting Opens on Dictionary Site
The term has been named 2017's word of the year by Australia's Macquarie Dictionary, as of Monday. "Milkshake Duck" comes to define internet idols who become dizzyingly viral, only to fall just as fast due to their unpleasant backstories. ...
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Collins Dictionarychoosing Lockdownto sum up 2020, but since thenDictionary.comandMerriam-Websterhave both selected Pandemic, while theMacquarie dictionarywent for Doomscrolling, with Rona taking its Covid category. ...
A drone(无人机)that floats over the blowholes of humpback whales as they are making annual journey along Australia's east coast is being used by Australian scientists for collecting nasal mucus(鼻腔粘液)of whales. Vanessa Pirotta, a biologist at Macquarie University says that nasal mucus ...
DearEditorofMacquarieDictionary, MynameisWendy,asecondgenerationChinese-Australianmigrantandamotheroftwoyoungchildren.I'mwritingtoexpressmydisappointmentinoneofMacquareDictionary'sentries,namelythedefinitionoftheword"monolid". Inboththepaperversion(7thedition)andonlineversionoftheDictionary,Macquariedefines“monolid”...
once large in number and native to the island, died outeq \s\up6(eq \o(○,\s\up2(25))) in 1891. [4]which引导非限定性定语从句。 Even after Macquarie Island became an official nature reserveeq \s\up6(eq \o(○,\s\up2(26))) in the 1970s, the rabbits remained out of control...
“Somewhat to our surprise, we found that in 3D our collection of 1,339 stars and the Milky Way’s gas disk follow each other closely. This offers new insights into the formation of our home galaxy,” Richard de Grijs, senior study co—author and professor at Macquarie Univer...
On the banks of the beautiful Macquarie River, Bathurst is a town of pretty tree-lined streets, beautiful parks and wonderful heritage buildings. Many activities are held there year-round. Here are some for you. The Lazy Sunday Afternoon January 1 ...
oftheword“monolid”.Inboththepaperversion(7thedition)andonlineversionoftheDictionary,Macquariedefines“monolid”as:“Anuppereyelidwithoutafold,perceivedbysomeinAsiatogiveanappearanceoflaziness.”ThisdefinitionhasdisturbedmeandmanyAsianslivinginAustralia.Linguistically,theterm“monolid”isaprettyunbiaseddescriptionof...
On the banks of the beautiful Macquarie River, Bathurst is a town of pretty tree-lined streets, beautiful parks and wonderful heritage buildings. Many activities are held there year-round. Here are some for you. 2.Who would like to attend International Museum Photograph Day most? A.A man lo...