如厕时与别人进行匿名交流的手机应用
时间:2015-08-28 05:44:03
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It is certainly a unique idea - an anonymous1 app that lets you chat from the toilet with others in a similar position.
有一款手机应用,可以让你在如厕时和其他正在上厕所的人进行匿名交流,这个创意不错吧?
Called Pooductive, the app was originally launched via Kickstarter, but failed to raise enough funds. Now developer Ricardo Gruber has released it for free, claiming it will help charities - and allow people to discuss their toilet habits.
The site also explains the app has a serious message. 'We hope to connect Pooductive with some big charities that focus on both clean water and improving
hygiene2 in developing countries.'
However, a recent study found that the app is likely to face stiff competition from rival messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which have 800 million and 700 million active users respectively.
In a study of mobile phone habits, about 75 per cent of those questioned admitted to surfing the web, using apps, emailng and texting while in the toilet - with more than 90 per cent saying they had returned calls.
According to the website Wtop.com, one in five men said they had participated in conference calls while sitting on their
porcelain3 throne - seemingly unfazed by the
prospect4 of accidentally
activating5 the iPhone FaceTime video feature or the potential for people to hear
dubious6 noises coming from the
cubicle7.
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anonymous
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| adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的 |
参考例句: |
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
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hygiene
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| n.健康法,卫生学 (a.hygienic) |
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- Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
- He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。
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porcelain
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| n.瓷;adj.瓷的,瓷制的 |
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- These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
- The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。
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prospect
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| n.前景,前途;景色,视野 |
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- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
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activating
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| 活动的,活性的 |
参考例句: |
- "I didn't say we'd got to stop activating the masses! “我并没说就此不发动! 来自子夜部分
- Presumably both the very small size and activating influence of fluorine atoms contribute to this exception. 这大概是由于氟原子半径小和活性高这两个原因的影响,氟原子对这种例外做出了贡献。
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dubious
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| adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的 |
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- What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
- He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
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cubicle
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| n.大房间中隔出的小室 |
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- She studies in a cubicle in the school library.她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。
- A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。
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