The Voice Finale: And even if he hadn't won a recording contract, $100,000 and a car, he says he still would be ahead ( be ahead 领先, 胜利, 占尽优势. Informal to have an advantage; be winning. To be winning or in a superior position: The home team was ahead in the second period. Your company is ahead in developing the new technology. to be ahead on points. be ahead of the game to know more about the most recent developments in a particular subject or activity than the people or companies with whom you are competing. A very extensive research and development programme ensures that we're ahead of the game. ) just for appearing on the singing series. Being thrust( thrust something into someone or something and thrust something in to stab or run something into someone or something. The knight thrust his lance into the villain. He thrust in his knife. thrust someone or something aside to push someone or something out of the way or to one side. Walter thrust Fred aside and dashed by him into the room. He thrust aside Fred and came into the room. thrust something down something to jab or stab something down into something. The keeper quickly thrust the medicine down the lion's throat. The chimney sweep thrust his brush down the chimney.) in front of the spotlight and doing dozens of interviews since the show started has been just one helpful step along his personal journey. Craig says he can see the day when he finally conquers his speech impediment although there's no rush to get to the end ( get/have your end away (British very informal!) if a man gets his end away, he has sex. Did you get your end away last night, then? get the short end of the stick 得不到好处 (American & Australian) to suffer the bad effects of a situation. The people who get the short end of the stick are those whose income is just too high to qualify for help from the government. draw/get the short straw informal to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it. to be the member of a group who has to do an unpleasant job. Sorry, Jim, you drew the short straw. You're on toilet-cleaning duty. Colin, I'm afraid you've drawn the short straw - you're cleaning out the toilets. ) . Craig, who has not seen his father since he was five, was the feel-good story of the competition(feel-good 自我感觉良好的, 感觉不错的, 自以为是的, 自我满足的. adj. Characterized by or designed to encourage a feeling of often superficial happiness or satisfaction. causing or characterized by a feeling of self-satisfaction. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics. feel-good factor. "Everything about Fassbinder ran contrary to Hollywood notions of feel-good entertainment".). "The money I will pop it in a high-interest account and worry about it later." The Voice winner says he channelled many of Seal's qualities and strengths( channel I. To direct or guide along some desired course. to guide into or convey through a channel or channels. information was channelled through to them. channels her curiosity 转化为 into research. II. To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide). ) while under his guidance. "He just seems to have this presence and this attitude that nothing will take him down打倒 and he has a composure that has really rubbed off on me( rub off on(to) someone or something 转移到 [for something, such as a coating] to become transferred to someone or something through the contact of rubbing. Look what rubbed off on me! The wet paint rubbed off onto my pants leg.)," Craig says. Now he banked $100,000 in prizemoney奖金 and a new recording deal as this year's winner of The Voice, but there's still at least one thing on Harrison Craig's wish list - a special someone with whom to share the crazy ride. The 18-year-old admits he has already received "quite a few marriage proposals" via Twitter but denies there's a mystery girlfriend waiting in the wings ( be waiting in the wings 侍候在侧, 等候在侧. to be ready to be used or employed instead of someone or something else. Usage notes: In the theatre, the wings are the sides of the stage which cannot be seen by the people watching the play, where actors wait until it is their turn to walk on to the stage. The rumour is that Green will be sacked and Brinkworth is waiting in the wings to take over as manager. play a/the waiting game to delay doing something so that you can see what happens or what other people do first. Those investors who are willing to play the waiting game may find it to their advantage. ), despite admitting he channelled 萌生, 萌发 feelings for a "special girl" during the competition. "There's no girl, unfortunately, but we'll see what happens," he said. "I know it sounds corny( corny I. Insipid or trite. The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution. II. 肉麻的, 让人起鸡皮疙瘩的. Hackneyed or excessively sentimental. mawkishly sentimental. The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny. He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that! III. 角质的. 角质化的. 其他单词的解释见下边的补充. hackneyed ['hækni:d] 陈腐老套的, 意在重复的. Repeated too often. The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes陈词滥调, 老生常谈. insipid I. Unappetizingly flavorless. 没特色的, 平淡的, 没亮点的. 没特点的, 淡而无味的. The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served. II. Flat; lacking character or definition. The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy. III. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental. Greeting cards contain some of the the most insipid words ever written. trite [trait] adj hackneyed; dull. a trite comment. platitude 陈词滥调, 老生常谈 n. I. a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace. II. staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness. banal [bə'nɑ:l] 平庸乏味的 Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. threadbare 破旧的, 露线头的. I. (of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show. II. (of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material. III. (of speech) banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed. anal I. of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. anal thermometer. an anal examination. anal sex. II. (psychoanalysis) of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region. III. 没完没了的. (psychology) of a person, obsessed with neatness, accuracy, compulsiveness and stubbornness, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that. 表示过于夸张, 过于没品味而显得劣质, 低劣的东西(cheesy, corny, tacky, cheeseball): cheesy (informal) of poor quality through being overdramatic太过于夸张的, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived, shoddy. a cheesy song. a cheesy movie. II. resembling, or containing cheese. a cheesy flavor. I like pizzas with a cheesy crust. tacky I. Of a substance, slightly sticky. This paint isn't dry yet - it's still a bit tacky. II. (colloquial) 廉价低劣的. 劣质的. Of low quality. That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments. III. (colloquial) In poor taste. That was a tacky thing to say. cheeseball
I. A spherical mass of cheese or cream cheese, often including nuts or
other additions and served as an hors d'oeuvre or finger food, usually
with bread or crackers. II. (pejorative) someone cheesy, lacking taste
or style. overact 表演过度, 表演夸张 (performing arts) To act in an exaggerated manner. He overacted his part. overreact To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence. chew [on/up] the scenery 表演浮夸的
(idiomatic, performing arts) To display excessive emotion or to act in
an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be
flamboyant. ham it up (idiomatic, performing arts) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act badly. You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.), but it will be a chance to give back a little of what everyone has given to me ... it will be fantastic," he said. Given last year's winner Karise Eden has struggled with personal issues and done all but nothing ( not for nothing 不是没有原因的, 是有原因的 for a good reason. Not for nothing is New York City called the fashion capital of the world. ) with her prize, Craig is under a lot of pressure to make the most of his title. Whatever happens, the next season of The Voice will need some tweaking to rekindle viewer interest after a slight drop-off in the ratings. Media analysts and critics blame The Voice's loss on the lack of breakout talent featured on this year's series, compounded with加之, 更加上 a programming assault from Seven. Nine's leading rival pitted 叫板, 打对台戏, 打擂台 two prized programs, House Rules and Revenge, against the two-hour Monday night episodes of The Voice each week in attempt to steal an audience share. Talk yesterday turned to what measures Nine will take采取什么措施 next year to reinvigorate the reality talent search, with the obvious decision being an overhaul of the coaching panel. SportsBet has already started a betting market tipping Seal will jump ship and not return in season three of The Voice. Sadly Joel Madden - originally the dark horse of the stellar line-up but who went on to become a national obsession, with a Logie to prove it - may follow suit, following his curious drug bust last week. 婴儿意外死亡, 母亲被指控案: Mr Dickerson admitted to the court he was a regular cannabis user and he was upset with有意见, 不满 Ms Murphy because she had taken out a restraining order against his son. Mr Dickerson testified作证 he heard Sean crying next door and later Ms Murphy yelling "shut up and stay in there until you quieten down安静下来." But, he denied a claim from her lawyer that his evidence was a figment of his imagination ( figment 编造, 捏造 Something invented, made up, or fabricated. a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication. be a figment of your/the imagination 捏造事实. 纯属胡编滥造, 一派胡言. 臆想. 想象的, 胡思乱想的, 凭空想象, 凭空捏造. if something is a figment of your imagination, it seems real although it is not. something created by your mind. I thought I saw someone standing in the shadows, but it was just a figment of my imagination. ). In a statement given to police on the day of the death, Dianne Murphy said her daughter loved her son but could not always cope with her parental duties and at times had no patience. She said she never saw her daughter mistreat Sean but on occasion she thought she was strict on 太严格 him. Mrs Murphy said at the time of her grandson's death she was estranged from her daughter but they had since reconciled和好. An autopsy found the cause of Sean Murphy's death was consistent with 一直的, 相符的, 符合的 entrapment.
