必学词汇：牛津在线词典5月新词新义

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The latest quarterly update to Oxford Dictionaries sees a wide range of words, definitions, and senses added to the dictionary. Here is a selection of some of the new words and senses from this quarter’s update:
牛津在线词典最新季度的更新收录了涵盖各个方面的单词、定义和含义。下面选取了一些本季度的新词新义：

ship
Ship was originally an abbreviation of relationship, and refers to a romantic relationship between two characters in a fictional series – often one that is supported by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.
Ship起初是单词relationship（关系）的缩写，用来指电视剧中两个虚构角色之间的恋情——而且通常是粉丝们所支持的，而不是剧集本身所描写的那对。

You might find these relationships portrayed in fan fiction or online discussion; those who have a particular interest in a particular ship are known as shippers, which is another word entering Oxford Dictionaries Online in this update.
这类恋情往往是通过粉丝写的同人小说或者网络讨论描绘出来的。那些粉某一特定ship的人会自称shipper——这个单词也同样在这次更新中入驻了牛津在线词典。

Support for one of these relationships is described with the verb ship – for example, 'I will always ship Sherlock and Molly'.
Ship作动词时可以表达对某种感情的支持，比如：“我会永远ship夏洛克和茉莉。”（英剧《神探夏洛克》中的台词）