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[noun]the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces.
封锁（名词）：对旅行、社交互动和公共空间出入实施严格限制。lockdown 意味着一种停滞状态，几乎所有构成正常公共生活的事物都被暂停了。而随着疫情的深入影响，lockdown 逐渐变成一种控制疫情的措施。比如英国年初就实行封国，也可以用 lockdown 来表达。
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coronavirus
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[noun]any one of a group of RNA-containing viruses that can cause infectious illnesses of the respiratory tract, including COVID-19. So called because of their crown-like appearance in electron micrographs.
冠状病毒（名词）：任何导致呼吸道传染病的 RNA 病毒，包括新冠病毒在内。之所以被称为冠状是因为这种病毒在电子显微图中看起来形似王冠。
[noun]a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them; (verb) to lay off (staff) temporarily. From Dutch verlof, from ver (for) and lof (leave); related to Swedish förlof.
[noun] an employee in any of a number of professions considered to be essential to the functioning of society, for example teachers, police officers, health workers, shop workers, etc.
关键岗位员工（英国名词）：对社会运行至关重要的若干职业的员工，比如教师、警察、医护人员、商店店员等。
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[noun,informal] the withdrawal of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal duties, announced in January 2020. From Meg(han), Duchess of Sussex and (e)xit; influenced by Brexit.
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[verb]to quarantine oneself if one has or suspects one has a contagious disease.
自我隔离（动词）：在某人确诊或疑似有传染病时自我隔离。相信中国娃都很熟悉这个词了。
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Defined by Collins as "a movement that campaigns against racially motivated violence and oppression", BLM registered a 581% increase in usage.
BLM 是 Black Lives Matter（黑人的命也是命）的缩写。 《柯林斯词典》将 BLM定义为“反对种族暴力和压迫的运动”，数据显示，该词的使用量增加了 581%。5 月，美国非裔男子弗洛伊的死亡在美国多地引发抗议活动。
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[noun]the practice of maintaining a certain distance between oneself and other people in order to prevent infection with a disease. Also called: physical distancing.
“保持社交距离”成为疫情期间最常见的提醒之一，为防止感染疾病而在自己和他人之间保持一定距离的做法。也可以用 physical distancing 来表达。
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TikToker
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[noun] a person who regularly shares or appears in videos on TikTok.
抖友（名词）：经常分享或出现在 TIKTOK（海外版抖音）视频中的人。
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mukbang
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[noun, Korean]a video or webcast in which the host eats a large quantity of food for the entertainment of viewers. From meogneun (eating) and bangsong (broadcast).
