The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose "climate emergency", "climate strike" and "upcycling", respectively, as their "Word of the Year".

《牛津词典》、《柯林斯词典》和《剑桥词典》分别将“气候紧急状态”、“气候罢工”和“升级回收”选为年度词汇。

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Tweet was named the top word of the year for 2009.

推(Tweet)被评为2009年年度单词。

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It's not until five years later that Merriam-Webster declares the word their word of the year.

直到五年后，这个词才被维氏词典宣布为其年度词语。

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Furlong used the word "bizarre" to describe the weather on Cypress Mountain for this time of year, and added that safety comes first.

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The reporters gathered in Oslo hung on every word as Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, uttered the name of this year's winner.

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U.S.officials say there was spontaneous applause at the meeting, at a New York hotel, when word arrived of Senate approval of the five-year Pakistan aid plan, which would triple civilian U.S.assistance to about Expected to win final approval in the U.S.

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Entitlement is the new black, it seems (and also my vote for Word of the Year).

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And now, the 2007 Word of the Year as been announced, and it is - drum roll please - subprime.

NPR: Word of the Year: Subprime

Every year, the American Dialect Society, which is dedicated to the study of American English, votes on a word of the year.

NPR: Word of the Year: Subprime