go places; turmeric; Garnish/garnishment; hypnotize

用法学习： 1. 维州高中毕业成绩: But all three posted a marginally lower result than the state's largest government school Brisbane State High (42.69 per cent, up from 40.33 in 2011). Brisbane State High School principal Wade Haynes said plans had been put together over the past two years to improve year 11 and year 12 results. "We actually sit down with the students and show them where they are tracking当下的位置 and what they need to do to improve," Mr Haynes said. "And we basically build up a plan for each of them." People should also remember the results did not rank schools and were only one indicator of a school's success. Queenslanders can see a breakdown of student achievements by OP (Overall Position) band and Vocational Educational Training qualification levels for each school. He said mums and dads should be mindful there were variations between schools on a range of criteria and it was not valuable 无价值的, 无意义的 to rank schools. 2. go places to become very successful. (never in simple past tenses) I knew that Sally, with all her talent, would go places. I really want to go places in life. He was such a gifted musician, I always knew he would go places. 3. A transfer station垃圾站 is a building or processing site for the temporary deposition of waste. Transfer stations are often used as places where local waste collection vehicles will deposit their waste cargo prior to loading into larger vehicles. These larger vehicles will transport the waste to the end point of disposal in an incinerator, landfill, or hazardous waste facility, or for recycling. A landfill site(garbage tip, rubbish tip垃圾填埋点) (also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump or dumping ground and historically as a midden) is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. 4. Turmeric ['tɝ:mərik] 姜黄 is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20°C and 30°C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes, and propagated (I. To have offspring; multiply. II. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.) from some of those rhizomes ( rhizome ['raizəum] 根茎 a rootlike underground stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usu. produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface. Also called rootstalk, rootstock. ) in the following season. When not used fresh, the rhizomes are boiled for several hours and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice in curries and other South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. Its active ingredient活性成分 is curcumin姜黄素 and it has a distinctly earthy, slightly bitter, slightly hot peppery flavor 有一种土味, 稍苦, 稍辣的辣椒味道 and a mustardy smell闻起来像芥末. 5. I got cut退出球队. After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle. square I. (slang) 古板, 死板. 一本正经的. A socially conventional person; typically associated with the 1950s. Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square! II. (colloquial, US) A square meal. Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day. square meal 丰盛的饭食 (idiomatic) A satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor. Football linemen seem to need more than just a square meal. 6. check with someone (about something) 商量, 问一下 (check up on sb. 查看, 确认没问题, 确认正常) to ask someone about something. You should check with the concierge about the bus to the airport. Please check with your agent. Why do I have to check with you? Because this is my place. hospitable 热情好客的, 友好的, 欢迎的= welcoming adj. I. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity. welcoming to guests or strangers. II. Indicative of cordiality toward guests. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile. a hospitable act. III. 思想开放的. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas. IV. 利于生长的. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment. do someone a favor and do someone a good turn to perform a helpful service to someone. Would you please do me a favor and take this letter to the post office? My neighbor did me a good turn by lending me his car. Why don't you do yourself a favor and take a vacation this summer? 7. The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind and represent dual expression of good and evil. In some cultures snakes were fertility symbols. During the dance, live snakes were handled and at the end of the dance the snakes were released into the fields to guarantee good crops保证好收成. "The snake dance is a prayer to the spirits of the clouds, the thunder and the lightning, that the rain may fall on the growing crops." 8. bitch about someone or something 抱怨, 责怪. Inf. to complain about someone or something. (Use discretion with bitch, a word many consider coarse or vulgar.). To criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected. All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you! You are always bitching about your girlfriend. Stop bitching about your job so much. bitch I. (vulgar, offensive) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, often female. Ann gossiped about me and mocked my work; sometimes she can be a real bitch! II. (vulgar, offensive) A submissive person, often female, who does what others want; a slave. Dude, don't be such a bitch. Assert yourself. assert oneself 为自己的利益而战, 勇敢做自己:To act boldly or forcefully, especially in defending one's rights or stating an opinion. put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner.Do you have to ask your man before you do everything? You must be the bitch in the relationship. III. (colloquial, usually only used in the singular) A difficult or confounding problem. Level 5 was a real bitch, don't you think? That's a bitch of a question. bitchin' around 到处说别人坏话 going around meeting people and expressing negative comments about someone (or something). Talkin' shit about someone. eg. After what happened between us, she started bitchin' around for me, saying how mean I am etc. She didn't like the game and she started bitchin' around, complaining to everyone. 9. wrap it up 戴套 To put on a condom, jimmy hat, rubber, etc... Did you wrap it up, you don't want to get gonnoherpesyphilaids? wrap it before you tap it wear a condom before sexual intercourse. no glove, no love Without a condom, there will be no sex. Don't be a fool, wrap your tool There are consequences to not wearing a condom on your penis. to wrap in the flag装爱国 (transitive, idiomatic) To claim as deserving support for patriotic reasons. Both parties wrap themselves in the flag every election. He manages to wrap every bit of pork for his district in the flag. wrap up I. 抱起来, 裹起来. (transitive and intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it. He wrapped up the parcel with brown paper. II. 结束. 做个了断. 了结.(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely. Let me wrap up this project before I begin a new one. III. (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) 好好裹起来. 穿暖和点. To put on abundant clothing as protection from the weather; to bundle up. It's a cold, snowy day and I'm going to wrap up thoroughly before I go sledding. IV. (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To summarize or recapitulate. The newscaster wrapped up the day's events. V. (transitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To tie up; to make too busy to respond. (Rugby report:)With the seconds slipping away and the gap just one point, France went through an 18-phase attack that made little ground but resulted in an attacking scrum on the New Zealand 10m line, only for the hosts to steal the ball back when Aurelien Rougerie was wrapped up腾不开手, 没办法帮手, 无暇顾及. wrapped one's head around To come to a good understanding of. gain ground =make ground 攻城略地, 取得进展 to make progress; to advance; to become more important or popular. Our new product is gaining ground against that of our competitor. Since the government announced its new policies, the opposition has been gaining ground. gain ground on somebody/something to get a bigger share compared to others The company's software business is gaining ground on its biggest competitor. lose ground to somebody/something to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. make headway to make progress (often negative) Talks between the two countries are making very little headway. We hope scientists are able to continue to make headway against cancer. make ground: It can mean catching up someone that is ahead of you, for example in a race. If you are making ground on another competitor, it means that you are shortening the distance between you and them, that you are catching them. It can be extended further if you then pass them. You could then use the phrase 'making headway' which refers to the fact that you are leaving them further and further behind. The opposition party appears to be making ground in the opinion polls. To make or gain ground is to make headway, as in a battle. To take over territory. 10. abomination [ə,bomi'neiʃən] (aversion, apathy. ) n. I. a person or thing that is disgusting. II. an action that is vicious, vile, etc. Abhorrence; disgust. Bible: Homosexual acts are an abomination to God. III.intense loathing. abominate [ə'bomi,neit] vb. (tr) to dislike intensely; loathe; detest. repulsive [ri'pʌlsiv] adj I. 令人厌恶的. 令人恶心的. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful a repulsive sight. II.拒人于千里之外的. tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. abhorrence [əb'horəns] n. I. a feeling of extreme loathing or aversion. II. a person or thing that is loathsome. abhorrent [əb'horənt] adj. I. repugnant; loathsome. II. (when postpositive, foll by of) 不喜欢的, 厌恶的, 讨厌的. feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for) abhorrent of vulgarity. III. (usually postpositive and foll by to) conflicting (with) abhorrent to common sense. wiki: Abomination is an English term used to translate the Biblical Hebrew terms shiqquwts and sheqets. An abomination in English is that which is exceptionally loathsome, hateful, sinful, wicked, or vile. The Biblical words usually translated as "abomination" do not always convey the same sense of moral exceptionalism as the English term does today, as it often may signify that which is forbidden or unclean according to the religion (especially sheqets). Linguistically in this case, it may be closer in meaning to the Polynesian term taboo or tapu, signifying that which is forbidden, and should not be eaten, and or not touched, and which sometimes was a capital crime. 11. musty I. 发霉的, 有霉味的(强调的是味道). Having a stale odor.(must: n. The quality or condition of being stale or musty.). II. old-fashioned, dull, or hackneyed musty ideas. III. 过时的. 过气的. obsolete; outdated; antiquated: musty laws. stale I. 强调发霉的. 不新鲜的(musty强调霉味.). Having lost its freshness from age; (of food) still edible, but hard or unpleasant from age. The steak is as stale as the beer. If you don't enter a room for some days, the air will become stale. II. No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old. stale news. a stale joke. moldy I. 发霉了的. 长霉了的. Covered with or containing mold: moldy bread. II. Musty or stale, as from age or decay. handpick I. To pick or harvest by hand. II. 精心挑选, 精挑细选. 个人挑选. to select personally and with care. To select carefully and with individual attention. Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee. Did you handpicked me to fill you in?. 12. freeloader I. 吃白食的人. One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share, usually athletic. II. (UK, New Zealand, Canada, Scotland) An individual who gets merchandise from the back of supermarket premises that is past its sell-by date. free rider 白吃白占的人, 合法使用不付钱的人, 揩油的人 I. Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying. The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away. II. (economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly. A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it. mooch(leech 水蛭 leechlike) I. (UK) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. II. To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain. To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge: lived by mooching off friends. mooch (something) from someone to beg something from someone. Can I mooch a match from you? Go mooch some money from Fred. Why do you always mooch from people? III. (UK) To steal or filch. moocher (mooch作为名词也有这个含义) A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative. sponger I. One who uses a sponge. II. A parasitic hanger-on. III. One employed in gathering sponges from the sea. sponge (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge). sponge down/away: 把水吸走. The fight manager sponged his boxer down. I will sponge down the countertop. Try sponging the stain away with some soda water. I will sponge away the mess. toss/throw in the sponge/towel Fig. (From boxing, where this is done by a boxer's trainer to stop the fight.) to signal that one is going to quit; to quit. When John could stand no more of Mary's bad temper, he threw in the towel and left. Don't give up now! It's too soon to throw in the sponge. bludger = scrounger I. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot. II. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight出工不出力, 不做自己应做的贡献, 不尽自己一份力. hanger-on = on-hanger 赖皮的人, 沾上就甩不掉的人. 死皮赖脸的人, 没脸没皮的人. One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted. byhanger I. An onhanger; a parasite. II. An appendage. flunky走狗奴才 A sycophant; a servant or hanger-on who is kept for their loyalty or muscle rather than their intellect. sycophant['sikəfænt] 谄媚者, 拍马屁者, 马屁精 I. One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another. one who uses compliments to gain favor马屁精的同义词: ass-kisser, brown noser, suck up, yes man. II. One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential. (one who seeks to gain through the powerful)依附别人的人, 寄生于别人的人: parasite, flunky, lackey( I. 听差, 卑躬屈膝的人. A footman, a liveried male servant. II. A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle.). flunk 挂科(flunkee挂科的人) I. (US, transitive, intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. He flunked math, again. II. (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him. III. (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty). IV. To back out through fear. flunk out 成绩不好而退学的人, 勒令退学的人(drop out是自愿退学的人) I. (idiomatic) To fail to finish school, or a given subject or course, due to academic shortcomings; i.e., to have too many flunking or failing grades (marks). He flunked out of high school as a youth, but finished school later in life. II. (idiomatic) (of an educator or institution) To impose failing grades on (a student), often requiring a retaking of the course or academic year. pull one's [own] weight (idiomatic) To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to. He isn't really pulling his weight at work. 13. hypnotize = hypotise 催眠 ['hipnə,taiz] hypnosis [hipˈnəusis] 催眠状态. She hypnotize him into do thing against his own will. He was hypnotized 精神恍惚, 神魂颠倒 by her beauty. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song(next to me by Emeli Sandé) a positive review stating: "You won't find him trying to chase the devil/ For money, fame, for power, out of greed," Sandé insists of her morally righteous right-hand man (  somebody's right-hand man/woman 左右手, 左膀右臂, 助手. someone who helps you with your work and who you depend upon How will the Director cope without his right-hand man, who resigned yesterday due to ill health?  ) over head-nodding beats( headnodic: adj: a beat or rhythm that is hypnotic( [hip'notik] 催眠的. read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice. ) to the point of making your head nod. Believed to be pioneered, but not created by, Pandora radio as an attribute of music, specifically in hip-hop, hip-hop instrumentals and trip-hop genres. This beat is so headnodic that I was nodding the whole time without even realizing it. ) and gospel-choir harmonies. Whether this mysterious entity is a lover, her faith or the music itself is never clarified, but one thing is for certain; if it inspires Sandé to write music of this standard, then her claims of perfection are rightly justified. mesmerize, mesmerise ['mɛzmə,raiz] I. To spellbind; enthrall. to hold (someone) as if spellbound. He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence. II. To hypnotize. mesmerizing = mesmeric = hypnotic 有魔力的, 令人着魔的 attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome". enthral US, enthrall [in'θrɔ:l] I. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. II. To enslave. to put or hold in slavery; subjugate. enthrall someone with something to charm or captivate someone with something. They enthralled us with the beauty of their singing. The children enthralled us with their rustic dances.  junkie I. (slang, pejorative) 瘾君子. A narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users. II. (by extension) An enthusiast of something. English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state. My uncle is a classic car junkie. Buckley's chance 完全没有机会, 完全没可能 [ˈbʌklɪz] n. Austral and NZ slang no chance at all. Often shortened to Buckley's. Buckley's and none (Australia, idiomatic, informal) A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all. 故事起源: William Buckley (1776 – 30 January 1856) was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many years. Buckley's improbable survival is believed by many Australians to be the source of the vernacular phrase "you've got Buckley's or none" (or simply "you've got Buckley's"), which means "no chance", or "it's as good as impossible". Black Caviar( caviar, caviare ['kævi,a:] 鱼子酱 the salted roe of sturgeon, esp the beluga, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre. The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish. 有时候caviar用作garnish. roe [rəu] 鱼子, 鱼卵. ) 中文名: 鱼子精华 (foaled 驹. 产驹 18 August 2006) is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse undefeated in 25 races, a success record not equalled for over 100 years. At her retirement, she was considered to be the best sprinter in the world. On 31 March 2011 Black Caviar was rated one of the top Thoroughbred racehorses in the world (with a 136 rating) for the first quarter of 2011 by Timeform. garnish [ˈgɑ:niʃ] 装饰 I. to decorate; trim. a coat that was garnished with a fur collar. II. (Cookery) to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour. garnished the potatoes with parsley. III. Slang to extort money from. garnish something with something to embellish or decorate something, such as food, with something. For the final presentation, I will garnish the dish with a sprig of parsley. The roast was garnished with slices of apple. A Garnish is an item or substance used as a decoration or embellishment on a prepared food dish or drink. In some cases, it may give added or contrasting flavor, but a typical garnish is selected first to augment the visual impact 增强视觉效果 of the plate, not necessarily to affect the flavor. This is in contrast to a condiment 调味品 which is primarily a flavor added to another food item. Parsley is an excellent example of a traditional garnish; this pungent green herb has small distinctly shaped leaves, firm stems, and is easy to trim into a garnish. Typically, few diners eat parsley garnishes. A garnish makes food or drink items more visually appealing. They may, for example, enhance their color, such as when paprika is sprinkled on a salmon salad. They may give a color contrast, for example when chives are sprinkled on potatoes. They may make a cocktail more visually appealing, such as when a cocktail umbrella is added to an exotic drink, or when a Mai Tai is topped with any number of tropical fruit pieces. Sushi, the Japanese fish dish, may be garnished with baran, a type of plastic grass or leaf. Sometimes a garnish and a condiment will be used together to finish the presentation of a dish, for example an entrée could be topped with a sauce and then a sprig of parsley would be added as a garnish. A garnishment 强制贷款偿还 is a means of collecting a monetary judgment against a defendant by ordering a third party (the garnishee) to pay money, otherwise owed to the defendant, directly to the plaintiff. In the case of collecting for taxes, the law of a jurisdiction may allow for collection without a judgment or other court order. Wage garnishment, the most common type of garnishment, is the process of deducting money from an employee's monetary compensation (including salary), sometimes as a result of a court order. Wage garnishments continue until the entire debt is paid or arrangements are made to pay off the debt. Garnishments can be taken for any type of debt but common examples of debt that result in garnishments include: child support, defaulted student loans, taxes, unpaid court fines. When served on an employer, garnishments are taken as part of the payroll process. When processing payroll, sometimes there is not enough money in the employee's net pay to satisfy all of the garnishments. For example, in a case with federal tax, local tax, and credit card garnishments, the first garnishment taken would be the federal tax garnishments, then the local tax garnishments, and finally, garnishments for the credit card. Employers receive a notice telling them to withhold a certain amount of their employee's wages for payment and cannot refuse to garnish wages. Wage garnishment can negatively affect credit, reputation, and the ability to receive a loan or open a bank account. 14. The floor is yours. crazy as a betsy bug ( a peach-orchard boar, loon)( loon = looney = loony = loonie, 疯子. 精神病, 精神不正常的: lunatic, psycho, wacko/whacko. ) Rur. acting as if insane. Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar. commoner I. 平民百姓. A member of the common people who holds no title or rank. II.(UK) Someone who is not of noble rank. King Edward Ⅷ abdicated in 1936 to marry a commoner. abdicate ['æbdi,keit] 退位 vb. to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc.), esp formally. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally. barricade n. 路障, 障碍物 The soldiers make a barricade设路障 across the road. The police barricaded the entrance. barricade yourself/sb in/into/inside sth to put up a line of objects at the entrance to a room or building, so that nobody can get in or out,usually to protect or defend yourself or sb else 堵住不让进. The police were called when he barricaded himself in. They barricaded themselves inside 封闭, 锁在 their house. Families had to be barricaded inside a restaurant while students protested outside.