用法学习: 1. buzzed-driving微醺驾驶: When you drive with some alcohol in your system but not above the legal limit. You are "buzzed" but still technically legal to drive. Buzzed driving is not drunk driving. I know this firsthand, my uncle would drive buzzed and he would be perfectly fine, yet I wouldn't get in with him when he's hammered. In an effort to make our roads safer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, did some investigating and found that young men between the ages of 18 and 34 were responsible for the vast majority of drunk-driving accidents. But when asked, these young men made a distinction between being drunk and being buzzed. "Everyone understands dancing-with-a-lampshade灯罩 drunk and says they would never drive like that. But they do drive with a buzz on because they don't believe they are impaired," said Robin Mayer of the NHTSA. These men defined "buzzed" as having a couple of beers, but when pressed, "a couple of beers" was more like "eight to 10 beers.". 2. be stumped陷住了, 无法前行: Stuck, unable to proceed, often regarding being confounded by some intellectual puzzle. I have a quiz sheet that has 105 questions. The last one still has me stumped. origin: Some authorities have supposed that this derives from the development of the road system in the USA. When these highways were being built the stumps of sawn down trees could be no more than 15 inches tall. This was fine for the high axle wagons until rain softened the soil, at which time wagons would sink into the mud and were 'stumped'. This is a good story, albeit one that doesn't come packaged with any real evidence(best/good things come in small packages Prov. Small packages often contain valuable things. (Sometimes said of petite or short people.) Jill: I'm upset at George. He only gave me this tiny box for my birthday. Jane: Don't get upset till you know what's in it. Good things do come in small packages. Child: I hate being so short. Grandmother: You shouldn't. The best things come in small packages. package deal 打包价 Fig. a collection or group of related goods or services sold as a unit. I got all these tools in a package deal for only $39.95. What about giving me all three shirts as a package deal?). Others have suggested that it might be from cricket, in which a batsman is out if the wicketkeeper removes the stumps with the ball when the batsman is out of his ground. This explanation is also lacking supporting evidence and in any case doesn't really match the meaning of the expression. 3. Why am I sleepy all the day? I don't think it's narcolepsy cause I don't, like, snap into sleep immediately without me knowing. My eyelids get really heavy and I fall asleep during lectures and wake up only when I drop my pen. Narcolepsy嗜睡症 is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. People with narcolepsy often experience disturbed nocturnal sleep and an abnormal daytime sleep pattern, which often is confused with insomnia失眠. Narcoleptics, when falling asleep, generally experience the REM stage (Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the eyes. Rapid eye movement sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic.) of sleep within 5 minutes, while most people do not experience REM sleep until an hour or so later. 4. Tameka Raymond filed the docs in Fulton County, Georgia, claiming Usher is abdicating (abdicate ['æbdi,keit] to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc.), esp formally. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally. ) his parental responsibilities by letting other people care for their 2 kids -- people who she claims are not on the ball( be on the ball (informal) to be quick to understand and to react to things. To be alert; in command of one's senses. I rely on my co-driver to be on the ball. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today. up to scratch at an acceptable standard or quality. We're giving him a week to bring the team up to scratch. Usage notes: often used in the form not up to scratch: I'm afraid your last essay wasn't up to scratch. slow on the uptake 学得慢, 理解的慢 not able to understand something quickly. I tried to explain how the new software works to my manager, but he's a little slow on the uptake. I
feel persistently drowsy during the day. It's affecting my career in
that I'm slower on the uptake and people don’t see me as very effective. Also I've gotten remarks on looking tired. As a result I'm not really very good at my work which is affecting my self esteem. Usage notes: also used in the form quick on the uptake (able to understand something quickly): He was quick on the uptake and able to realize right away what was wrong.). We know Tameka has specific beef with心怀不满, 非常不满 the Usher's aunt -- who was watching 5-year-old Usher Raymond V when his arm got stuck in the pool drain on Monday. 5. Do girls fart more than boys? Which foods make the best bottom burps? What happens if you let one rip ( let rip I. to suddenly express your emotions without control. to act or speak without restraint. This time I was furious and I let rip. He's a very restrained 克制 sort of person - you can't imagine him ever really letting rip. II. (British & Australian very informal) to allow gas to escape from your bottom loudly. You can't just let rip when you're in a smart restaurant. let it/her rip (mainly American informal) I. to make a vehicle or machine move very fast. He would get up early Sunday mornings, fire up the lawnmower, and let her rip. She put her foot on the car's accelerator, and he said, 'OK, let her rip'. Usage notes: the pronoun her is often used to refer to a machine. II. to do something with energy and enthusiasm. Hendrix would walk into a recording studio, turn on his amp, and let it rip while the tape recorder rolled. Let her rip! and Let it roll! Inf. Let it go!; Let it start! Time to start. Let her rip! There's the signal! Let it roll! ) in space? Do you know why astronauts aren't allowed to eat baked beans two weeks before a space mission? 6. 复读, 复习生: repeat a year. Muslims in Australia celebrate the end of Ramadan with Eid festival: He says the effects of the political turmoil in Egypt will play upon his family's enjoyment( play (up)on something I. Lit. to make music on a musical instrument. Can you play upon this instrument, or only the one you are holding? I can't play on this! It's broken. II. Lit. to play a game on a field or court. Shall we play on the floor or on the table? Let's play on the field. It's dry enough now. III. Fig. to exploit something—including a word—for some purpose; to develop something for some purpose. to use something for your own advantage. The news reports just seemed to play on people's emotions. You are just playing on words! You are playing on a misunderstanding. IV. Fig. [for light] to sparkle on something. The reflections of the candles played on the surface of the wall. The lights played on the crystal goblets. V. 影响. 利用. to have an effect on something; to manage something for a desired effect. The clerk played on my sense of responsibility in trying to get me to buy the book. See if you can get her to confess by playing on her sense of guilt. ) of the Eid festival. "People in Egypt are not really settled不安定, there are some issues with the military coup and people demanding their rights and so on," Mr Helel said. "In every family there are all differing opinions, and it is not really a happy time as we used to have in Egypt."
Sex and secret men's business: When Brisbane woman Jill Costello received treatment for breast cancer seven years ago, she found herself surrounded by expert care and support. Her "fairy godmother", a breast-care nurse, just made things happen. Her questions were fully answered, her doctors went out of their way to make sure she had proper advice and every possible aid to her recovery. Four years later, when her husband, Brian, had surgery for prostate cancer, the couple discovered they were on their own. Questions about lasting side effects from the surgery were fobbed off (fob someone or something off (on or onto someone) to get rid of someone or something by transferring someone or something to someone. Don't try to fob your girlfriend off on me! He also fobbed off a bad car on Jane. Some car dealers are always trying to fob something off. fob something off on somebody also fob off something on somebody to trick or persuade someone to take something. Do you think we can fob the children off on Grandma this weekend? This guy fobbed off a fake diamond on me. palm something off to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine.) and Jill found herself googling late into the night, reading up on risks of incontinence and erection problems resulting from damage to the penile nerves. "Even when I made an appointment to see the urologist myself, he simply warned there could be difficulties but gave no advice on what to do or where to go," she says. The couple muddled through themselves(muddle through (something) 深一脚浅一脚的淌过来 to manage to get through something awkwardly. to continue despite confusion and difficulties. My grandparents muddled through droughts and crop failures and family crises. We hadn't practiced the song enough, so we just muddled through it. We didn't know what we were meant to do, so we muddled through.), asking around until they found one of the few local doctors offering specialist help with the erection recovery process and a physiotherapist for the incontinence. ManUp! hears regularly from men whose urologists have shown no interest in what happens to their patients after prostate cancer treatment. One man left impotent and incontinent ( I. 失控的, 不受控制的. Not restrained; uncontrolled: incontinent rage. incontinent of temper. II. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions. III. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste. Incontinence: Lack of moderation or self-control, especially related to sexual desire. Urinary incontinence尿失控, the involuntary excretion of urine. Incontinence may also be called wantonness. Aristotle亚里士多德 considered one could be incontinent with respect to money or temper or glory, but that its core relation was to bodily enjoyment. Its causes could be weakness of will意志薄弱, or an impetuous refusal to think. At the same time, he did not consider it a vice( vice I. 缺陷, 弱点. In spite of his vices, he was loved by all. His worst vice is his continual chattering.
II. 不道德行为, 堕落. an immoral or wicked personal characteristic. immoral or
wicked behavior. criminal activities involving prostitution,
pornography, or drugs. Ingratitude忘恩负义 is a despicable vice. The police wage war on crime and vice. III. 恶习. a weakness of character or behavior; a bad habit. He used his inheritance to indulge his vices of drinking and gambling. Smoking is a harmful vice. ), because not a product of moral choice but of a failure to act on one's better knowledge.) after his robotic surgery( Robotic surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery 机器人手术 are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures. Robotically-assisted surgery was developed to overcome the limitations of minimally-invasive surgery and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery. Robotic surgery in the field of urology has become very popular, especially in the United States. It has been most extensively applied for excision of prostate cancer because of difficult anatomical access. It is also utilized for kidney cancer surgeries and to lesser extent surgeries of the bladder.
New minimally invasive robotic devices include ultrasound probes for
selective excisions of kidney tumors, steerable flexible needles for use
in prostate brachytherapy.) was told the doctor's job was simply to deal with the cancer. "That's crazy. It's like a knee surgeon not caring whether the man can walk again. It's appalling how few urologists are making sure men have the help they need to regain erections and continence, yet the impact of these problems can be just as devastating to a man as a mastectomy can be to a woman," Jill says. 'We have got better with the technical aspects of the surgery to remove the prostate and preserve function, but I think we have a long way to go with all aspects of rehabilitation, including the psychology of facing a serious illness, urinary incontinence and erectile failure," says Prem Rashid, a urologist and associate professor at the University of NSW. Rashid points out that it's hard for busy practitioners to keep up to date with the recently developed erection treatments. "It's also a two-way street, with some men finding it difficult to talk about these issues," he says. "We really need to be proactive in helping our patients," says Dr Darren Katz, a urology fellow at Fremantle Hospital and a speaker at the conference. As he'll explain at the conference, there's a growing international consensus that men should be treated with pro-erection medications rather than just hoping erections will return years after prostate cancer surgery. Ideally, men should start treatment as soon as possible to maximise their chances of regaining natural erections. Lost erections aren't the only problem. "Some men leak urine when they orgasm and up to 70 per cent report some shortening of the penis after prostate surgery, a major concern for many men," says Katz, explaining this shrinkage can be due to scarring of erectile tissue and the casing of the erection chambers, which can also cause abnormal bending of the penis. Katz will speak at the conference about "penile rehabilitation" aimed at preventing this shrinkage and helping restore erections. "This usually involves a combination of regular doses of one of the erection pills like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra and, if needed, injection therapy a few times a week and possible use of a vacuum erection device." "Many men are really nervous about the idea of injecting the penis, but if they are carefully taught how to use the injection medication that's right for them they discover these treatments are really effective and quite painless," Katz says. Most experts in the field find many men respond better to injection therapy involving a combination of drugs that are available only from compounding chemists. There are pre-mixed injections available, but for many men premixed drugs are less effective and more likely to cause pain. Some urologists do refer patients on to ED specialists, like Love, or Sydney sexual health physician Michael Lowy but experts in this area all acknowledge most of their referrals are coming from a small group of doctors. Many of these men end up in the hands of shonky organisations(I. of dubious integrity or legality. II. unreliable; unsound.) that charge thousands of dollars for often ineffective treatments, such as that provided by Jack Vaisman's Advanced Medical Institute, which makes more than $70 million a year "treating" Australian men. Vaisman is facing a ban from corporate life for "unconscionable conduct" after an action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. "Vulnerable men end up paying big money for ineffective treatments because they aren't getting the help they need from their own doctors," says David Sandoe. His organisation is planning national education campaigns aimed at giving men the information they need and encouraging them to choose doctors who care about their sex lives. The couple are regular travellers and found the vacuum pump led to funny moments at airports as they explained to embarrassed customs officers exactly what it was. David is now the proud owner of an inflatable penile prosthesis( prosthesis ['prosθisis pros'θi:sis] I. An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve. II. Replacement of a missing body part with such a device. In medicine, a prosthesis,(prosthetic arms 假肢) is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions. ), which works exceptionally well, even though the noise of the pump as it pushes liquid into the penis still gives Pam the giggles. The Sandoes were lucky in their choice of urologist, as Sydney-based Phillip Katelaris provides a comprehensive service that includes a psychologist and nurse educator to explain erection treatments and teach pelvic floor exercises essential for incontinence. Many men are forced to suffer the humiliation of spending years wearing nappies or pads due to incontinence after prostate cancer treatments. "Most men aren't aware that they needn't live with long-lasting embarrassing continence problems. A physiotherapy pelvic floor rehabilitation program usually results in continence within six-to-12 weeks of prostate cancer surgery." His research reveals why so many men in this circumstance fail to receive proper advice on erection treatments, finding most men are given little or no information by their urologists, and if they are given advice it is often inaccurate and poorly handled. "One doctor asked his patient, 'Have you ever considered jabbing a needle into your penis to get an erection?' That was hardly a sensitive approach given the squeamishness( squeamish ['skwi:miʃ] adj I. 易呕吐的. easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood. II. 易受惊的, 神经质的. easily shocked; fastidious or prudish. III. easily frightened. squeamish about spiders.) of most men to using injections," Lumbroso says. Lumbroso also provides counselling to couples, helping them adjust to the impact of prostate cancer treatments on their sex lives. Like most experts in the field, he would like to see much more being done to reach people in this situation. "It's tragic how many couples are left floundering ( I. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud II. To move or act clumsily and in confusion. to behave awkwardly; make mistakes. flounder around to struggle or wallow around. The whole company is just floundering around and getting nowhere. The horse floundered around, trying to get across the soggy pasture. flounder through something I. Lit. to struggle through something, such as a mire, swamp, etc. The Jeep floundered through the swamp without getting stuck. The horse floundered through the muddy field. II. Fig. to struggle awkwardly through a difficult situation. We floundered through the performance. I don't know how we did it, but we did it. We just floundered through our presentation, hoping for a lot of questions. 炫富是flaunt. ) on their own when so much could be done to help them resume sexual intimacy.'
consolidate, merge, annex, amalgamation[ə,mælgə'meiʃən] 合并, 联合起来, incorporate设市, 建市, 设立公司, 成立公司, conglomerate: 1. consolidate I. (使)巩固; (使)加强. 加固. make (something) physically stronger or more solid. reinforce or strengthen (one's position or power): The company consolidated its position 巩固地位 in the international market. We've made a good start, now it's time to consolidate. The first phase of the project is to consolidate the outside walls. This season she consolidated her reputation as our best athlete. II. (使)合并. combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole. combine (a number of financial accounts or funds) into a single overall account or set of accounts. All manufacturing activities have been consolidated in new premises. Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company. incorporate I. 包含, 加上, 吸收, 吸纳, 包括, 融入(信息). To unite (one thing) with something else already in existence. He has incorporated in his proposals a large number of measures.The shopping centre also incorporates a library and a bank. incorporated the letter into her diary. These conditions must be expressly incorporated into the contract of employment. II. To admit as a member to a corporation or similar organization. III. 把…合并, 使并入. To cause to merge or combine together into a united whole. put or take in (something) as part of a whole; include: add the cheeses and butter and process briefly to incorporate them. territories that had been incorporated into the Japanese Empire. The countries which Stalin forcibly incorporated into the Soviet empire. In 1940 the area was incorporated as part of the city of London. We had to incorporate the company for tax reasons. IV. 组成公司. 设立. 建制 To cause to form into a legal corporation. To become or form a legal corporation: San Antonio incorporated as a city建市, 设市 in 1837. incorporate a business. When Smith's business became large, he incorporated it. annex: Nauru was annexed ( annex [æ'nɛks] I. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. II. 吞并. 兼并, 占领. 霸占, 并入. 合并. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. III. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence. annex something to something
[for a governmental body of a town or city] to attach a parcel of land
onto an existing parcel of land through legal proceedings. The village annexed some adjacent land to itself. The adjoining lot was annexed to the site to allow for a bigger building. annex to something [for the owner of a parcel of land] to have land attached to an adjacent town or city. Our community doesn't want to annex to Adamsville. The town voted to annex to the neighboring city of Smithton. ) by Germany in 1888 and incorporated into 并入, 合并 Germany's Marshall Island Protectorate. The arrival of the Germans ended the civil war, and kings were established as rulers of the island. amalgamate[ə'mælgə,meit] I. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. to amalgamate two companies. The three schools decided to amalgamate. II. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. amalgamate [sth] with something to join with something; to merge with something. Our group decided to amalgamate with another group. The groups did not amalgamate after all. We will amalgamate this company with another firm. How long has our local been amalgamated with the national union? 2. A Merger吞并(大的吞小的, 小的就没有了, 并入.) is when two or more corporations come together but only one of the corporation stays exists afterwards. For example if company A and Company B merge to and only company A or B exists afterwards. In consolidation合并(成立一个新的), when two or more corporations come together to form a completely new corproation. For example company A and Company B consolidate to form company C. Companies whose level performance is below par, or that find it increasingly difficult to prosper in the new economic world order, will now have to seek and implement measures to boost performance and increase shareholder wealth. For those managers who are seriously considering whether a merger or a consolidation would be viable option for their companies, understanding the rules and procedures governing these phenomena will help them make their decision. 3. 政治, 行政意义上的合并: A merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in a political or administrative sense, is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities (in other words cities, towns, etc.), counties, districts, etc., into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity. Unbalanced growth or outward expansion of one neighbor may necessitate 成为必须 an administrative decision to merge. In some cases, common perception of continuity may be a factor in prompting such a process (see conurbation). Some cities that have gone though amalgamation ([ə,mælgə'meiʃən] To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. ) or a similar process had several administrative sub-divisions or jurisdictions, each with a separate person in charge. Annexation吞并 is similar to amalgamation, but differs in being applied mainly to two cases: The units joined are sovereign entities before the process, as opposed to being units of a single political entity. A city's boundaries are expanded by adding territories not already incorporated as cities or villages. 4. In United States local government, a consolidated city-county(县相当于地区, 县市合并相当于中国的地市合并) is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state. It has the powers and responsibilities of both types of entities. A consolidated city-county is different from an independent city独立市, although the latter may result from consolidation of a city and a county and may also have the same powers as a consolidated city-county. An independent city is a city not deemed by its state to be located within the boundary of any county, and recognized by its state as a legal territorial entity separate from surrounding or adjoining counties. This page lists all municipalities that have been incorporated立市, 建市, 设市 as cities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Note that towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Additionally, the Australian Capital Territory government in Australia performs all municipal functions of the city of Canberra, and thus functions as an integrated city-territory. Similarly, the City of Tokyo merged with the prefecture to form Tokyo metropolis in 1943. 5. Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl城市蔓延, 城市扩张 is a multifaceted concept centered on the expansion of auto-oriented, low-density development. Topics range from the outward spreading of a city and its suburbs, to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, examination of impact of high segregation between residential and commercial uses, and analysis of various design features to determine which may encourage car dependency. The term "sprawl" is most often associated with US land use; outside the US (and especially outside the Anglosphere), the term "peri-urbanisation(peri- pref. I. Around; about; enclosing. enclosing, encircling, or around. pericardium, pericarp, perigon, perimysium. II. near or adjacent. perihelion, perinatal. Peri-urbanisation relates to those processes of dispersive urban growth that creates hybrid landscapes of fragmented urban and rural characteristics. )" is often used to denote similar dynamics and phenomena. The term urban sprawl generally has negative connotations due to the health, environmental and cultural issues associated with the phrase. Residents of sprawling neighbourhoods tend to emit more pollution per person and suffer more traffic fatalities. Sprawl is controversial, with supporters claiming that consumers prefer lower density neighborhoods and that sprawl does not necessarily increase traffic. Others have argued that sprawl is less a reflection of consumer preferences and more a result of legal structures and court decisions that have encouraged sprawl development. 6. conglomerate 大财团 n [kən'glomərit] I. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields. II. A collected heterogeneous mass; a cluster: a city-suburban conglomerate; a conglomerate of color; passion, and artistry. III. Geology A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel embedded in cement. wiki: A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses together into one corporate structure, usually involving a parent company and several (or many) subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company. Conglomerates are often large and multinational.
