uptick
noun. a small increase or slight upward trend.
Examples:
"an uptick in foreign tourism"
"an uptick in participation rates over the last 15 years"
学习英语是毕生的事业。少一些功利,多一些不为什么的坚持。其实不光是英语,所有事情都应当如此
uptick
noun. a small increase or slight upward trend.
Examples:
"an uptick in foreign tourism"
"an uptick in participation rates over the last 15 years"
A type of religion. An agnostic is someone who doesn’t believe it’s possible to know for sure that a god exists. It’s possible to be both—an agnostic atheist doesn’t believe but also doesn’t think we can ever know whether a god exists. A gnostic atheist, on the other hand, believes with certainty that a god does not exist.
flattery, excessive admiration or praise.
e.g. He found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans.
calisthenics is a form of exercise that uses a person's body weiht and requires little to no equipment. Examples of calisthenic exercises include pushups, crunches and burpees.
adj. done too hurriedly and carelessly.
Examples:
he gave a slapdash performance
He had a slapdash way of working
adjective. (especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread.
adverb. in an unchecked or widespread manner.
Examples:
speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer
bullying is rife regardless of sex but is more prevalent in white British populations
diaspora /dʌɪˈasp(ə)rə/
the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland
Examples:
the Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States
migration and diaspora
Chinese diaspora 华侨
uptick noun. a small increase or slight upward trend. Examples: "an uptick in foreign tourism" "an uptick in participation ra...