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The most recent update to OxfordDictionaries.com sees a host of new words added from the worlds of politics, popular culture, and social media. You can see ten highlights from the update below.
近日，牛津网络辞典（OxfordDictionaries.com）收录了一系列政治、流行文化和社交媒体的新词。本文为您总结出了10个最新表达。
1. autocorreck verb (of software) cause (text) to contain mistakes by means of an autocorrect or autocomplete function: "I wrote a great text to her, but 'love' was autocorrecked to 'move'."
autocorreck（动词，用于软件）：表示因自动更正或自动完成等功能造成的文本错误，"我正给她写一条极好的短信，但love却误改成了move。"
(Blend of autocorrect and wreck)
(autocorreck是 autocorrect（自动更正）和wreck（搞砸）的合成)
2. parrotocracy noun a hypothetical society governed by people selected according to their ability to repeat slogans and soundbites mechanically, or to repeat or steal the policies and ideas of others: "Heaven help us if we end up with a parrotocracy."
parrotocracy（名词）：鹦鹉式政治，在这种假想政体中，人们根据机械背诵口号和语录、或者重复和剽窃他人政治见解的能力选出统治者，"假如我们生活在鹦鹉式政治之下，那就只有老天爷才能救我们了。"
(from parrot and -cracy)
(parrotocracy由 parrot （鹦鹉）和后缀-cracy（表示政体、统治）合成)
3. reply-gall noun the perceived impudence of an individual who sends an email response to everyone addressed in the original message: "His reply-gall became infamous after he sent an 1800-word response to a company-wide announcement."
reply-gall（名词）：某个人回复工作邮件时，错点了回复全部，给原始邮件所有关联人回复的冒失行为。"那份通知是针对全公司的，他偏偏要写近两千字的回复，还不小心发给了整个公司——这种鲁莽可真够呛。"
(from reply + gall after reply-all)
(reply-gall由reply（回复）和gall（鲁莽行为）合成，灵感来自reply-all（回复全部） )
4. Instayam noun a Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: "Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam."
Instayam（名词）：感恩节时，在社交媒体上分享的美食照片。"开吃之前，我还得先晒个照片。"
(blend of Instagram and yam)
（Instayam是 Instagram（图片分享网站）和yam（山芋，感恩节传统食物）的结合）
5. Leo verb to achieve something after years of trying: "I feel like I've Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test."
Leo（动词）："小李子"一把，表示经过多年努力，终于实现了某事。例如："我今天早上终于通过驾驶考试了！总算"小李子"了一把。"
(from the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, with allusion to his winning the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after five unsuccessful nominations.)
（来自莱昂纳多•迪卡普里奥的名字，因为他先后经历了五次提名，才最终摘得了2016年奥斯卡影帝的桂冠。）
6. fanishment noun the state of being blocked by a celebrity on social media: "Steve's fanishment was inevitable after he tweeted at the star footballer 1000 times in a single day."
fanishment（名词）：在社交媒体上被名人屏蔽的状态："史蒂夫肯定会被屏蔽呀——他一天就在那个足球明星的推特下面跟发1000多条评论。"
(blend of fan and banishment)
（fanishment由fan（粉丝）和banishment（禁言，屏蔽）合成）
7. Obamacar noun (humorous) a hypothetical scheme under which current President of the United States Barack Obama would provide free cars for every citizen in America: "Republican commentators cracked wise about the so-called Obamacar."
Obamacar（名词，幽默用法）：奥巴马汽车计划，在这个假设情景下，美国现任总统奥巴马将给每个美国公民免费提供一辆汽车。"针对所谓的"奥巴马汽车计划"，共和党评论员也不忘取笑一番。"
(from Obama + car, after Obamacare)
（继Obamacare（奥巴马医改）之后，又一个与奥巴马政策相关的词）
8. otter cafe noun a cafe or similar establishment where people pay to interact with otters housed on the premises: "Locals are already excited by the prospect of the area's first otter cafe."
otter cafe（名词）：水獭咖啡馆或类似机构，人们可以付钱与养在店里的水獭等动物进行互动。"当地的第一家水獭咖啡厅前途一片光明，大家都高兴极了。"
9. LOYO abbreviation laughing on your own (used online in reply to a joke that others have not found amusing): "A better joke next time, please. LOYO."
LOYO（缩写）：自己乐去吧（网民用它来回复不觉得有趣的笑话）。"下次拜托讲个有意思的笑话。你自己乐去吧。"
10. social fleedia noun a situation in which one or more social media users choose to close their accounts: "Commentators are seeing a huge rise in millennials encouraging social fleedia."
social fleedia（名词）：社交逃避行为，表现为社交媒体用户选择关闭其社交账户。“评论人员注意到，社交逃避行为在千禧一代之中日渐频繁。”
