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英语中新词的翻译

mouse potato

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  mouse potato

noun (slang):
a person who spends a great deal of time using a computer

Origin:
after couch potato  First Known Use: 1993

 

Ringtone

n: the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call

First Known Use of RINGTONE:1983

(from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringtone)