230728 打造美版微信,马斯克又迈出一步
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Elon Musk’s move to rebrand Twitter and replace its iconic bird logo with an X is just the latest step in his effort to make over the platform in his image.
Last June — prior to his takeover — Musk told Twitter employees that the platform should be more like China’s WeChat. He said users “basically live on” the app because “it’s so usable and helpful to daily life.”
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move /muːv/ n. 举措(action)
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rebrand /ˌriːˈbrænd/ v. 重新打造(某个品牌),重塑……的形象 · brand /brænd/ n. 品牌,商标
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replace A with B 用 B 把 A 换掉
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iconic /aɪˈkɑːnɪk/ adj. 具有代表性的 · icon /ˈaɪkɑːn/ n. 图标,代表
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make over 改造
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in one’s image 根据……的形象或风格 · He baked the cake in the image of a car. 他照着汽车的样子做了一个蛋糕。
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takeover /ˈteɪkˌoʊvər/ n. 接管 · take over 接管
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usable /ˈjuːzəb(ə)l/ adj. 可用的,能用的 · 词义辨析:useful 指的是从产品功能和设计目的的角度出发(fit for purpose),这个东西有用没用。如:喜欢吃米饭的人买了个电饭锅,就是 useful;usable则是从用户的运用角度出发(fit to be used),如:电饭锅的操作很简单,任何人一看就知道怎么用,就是 usable
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helpful /ˈhelpf(ə)l/ adj. 对……有帮助的