用法学习: 1. compelling [kəmˈpeliŋ] adj. 引人入胜的;扣人心弦的 She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine. II. 非常强烈的;不可抗拒的 His eyes were strangely compelling. I have no compelling reasons to refuse. III. 令人信服的，有说服力的. The case for greater nationalization is compelling. There is a compelling logic to his main theory. There is no logically compelling argument to support their claims. controlling I. 有掌控的, 有控制力的. 可控的. able to control or determine policy; having the power to control how something is managed or done. giving someone the power to control how something is managed or done. "a controlling interest in the firm". The larger bank remained the controlling party when it took over the smaller banks. He paid over 40 million dollars for a controlling interest in the company. II. exercising influence or control. having a need to control other people's behavior. 控制狂的, 有控制欲的. She is very strict and controlling. 2. censure ['sɛnʃə] n. I. An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. II. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members. v. I. To criticize severely; blame. II. To express official disapproval of: "whether the Senate will censure one of its members for conflict of interest" (Washington Post). censure someone (for something) to criticize someone formally for having done something. Please don't censure us for doing our duty. The legislature proposed to censure one of its members. 3. err on the side of something to choose an action that may be too extreme If we're not sure what's needed, let's err on the side of being too prepared. Usage notes: usually used in the form err on the side of caution. if you err on the side of caution when you are deciding what to do, you do the thing that is safe instead of taking a risk I decided to err on the side of caution and spend less than my full allowance. I decided to err on the side of caution and spend less than my full allowance.
问答: About giving a bj: A disappointing blow job is always less disappointing than no blow job at all, NCWTD, particularly for teenage boys. So it's always better to err on the side of blow jobs. Yes, you'll probably be pretty inept 不熟练的, 不会的 at first. Take things slowly and only take him as far into your mouth as you feel comfortable with. Feel free to wrap a fist or two around the base of his cock so you can control how fast and far his dick goes into your mouth. Don't let your boyfriend rush or guilt you into blowing him until he comes by pointing to all the times—all the three times!—that he went down on you. Sucking cock is physically trickier and more taxing ( Burdensome; wearing. physically or mentally demanding. a taxing business schedule. the taxing duties of a hotel manager. ) than eating pussy. But on the bright side, it frees you from having to get him off with your mouth the first few dozen times you attempt to blow him. About foot fetish: My boyfriend thinks I shouldn't worry because my parents don't know about my kink and a foot rub looks innocent enough: Let's say your parents ran across shitloads of foot fetish porn on your computer when you were still a teenager. Are your mom and dad the kind of open-minded, sexually progressive parents who would ruin your sex life forever by initiating a mortifying ( mortifying 让人不好意思的, 让人感到羞耻的, 感到羞臊的: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word". mortify I. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate侮辱人的. II. To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.) conversation about what they found? Or are they kind of closed-minded, sexually inhibited parents who would do the right thing and never, ever mention what they found? Hopefully the latter. So it's entirely possible that your parents do know about your kink, BFF, and that they were deeply weirded out when your new boyfriend went out of his way 出格, 过分, 故意 to give you a boner while they were sitting there. For all you know( for all somebody knows (informal) if you say that a situation could be true for all you know, you are emphasizing that you do not know anything about it. Heidi could be married with ten children for all I know! We haven't spoken for years. for all I know according to the information I have; I think; probably. (Usually implies uncertainty.) For all I know, the mayor has resigned already. She may have gone to town for all I know. for all I care I don't care if (something happens). For all I care, the whole city council can go to the devil. They can all starve for all I care.), your parents are at home right now questioning your judgment and wondering how they can get out of inviting your boyfriend for Thanksgiving without seeming like homophobes. And speaking of questionable judgment: I've watched a lot of hot boys from small towns wash up 帅哥蜕变 ( wash up (for something) 梳洗一下 to clean [oneself] up for something, such as a meal. Please wash up for dinner. Go and wash up! wash someone or something up I. 梳洗. to clean up someone or something by washing. Please wash the baby up as long as you are changing the diaper. I'll wash up the baby. Sam will wash himself up before dinner. II. 冲上来. [for water or the waves] to bring someone or something up onto the shore or beach. to be moved and left in another place by the flow of water. Following the sinking of the ferry, a number of bodies washed up on shore. Scattered around the bridge is a lot of debris that washed up. Look what the waves washed up! A bottle with a note in it! The waves washed a bottle up. III. 终结. to terminate someone in something. This error is going to wash you up as an account executive. That washed me up. Problems like this have washed up quite a few careers.) in my urban hellhole (an unpleasant or evil place. A place of extreme wretchedness or squalor.) over the years. These boys typically leverage their good looks to get jobs making coffee/burritos/drinks/whatever, and then, over the course of a year or two, throw their good looks away with the assistance of booze, cigarettes, tattoo artists, and professional piercers. I get it我明白, 我知道: nothing stays the same, all things die, and these guys aren't trying to earn social or sexual currency with the old fags in the hood. About a masturbating problem: I'm sure you've addressed this qualm many times: I'm wondering if it's bad that I use porn to masturbate. I can pleasure myself without porn(pleasure
n. I. an agreeable or enjoyable sensation or emotion: the pleasure of
hearing good music. II. something that gives or affords enjoyment or
delight: his garden was his only pleasure乐趣所在, 兴趣所在. III. amusement,
recreation, or enjoyment. a pleasure boat; pleasure
ground. IV. 取乐. 找乐子. sexual gratification or enjoyment: he took his pleasure of
her. V. a person's preference or choice. v. (when: intr, often foll by
in) to give pleasure to or take pleasure (in). To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify: Our host pleasured us with his company. The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest. II. give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to. "tell me what will pleasure you". ), but I enjoy it more when I do. I feel bad after I do it. Is it bad?
关于mean to, be meant to: Today we meet the English expression "I meant to". I guess you often ask, "What does this word mean?" or you say "Now I understand what the sentence means". Now look at these sentences: I meant to go to the supermarket, but I did not have any money with me. I meant to do my English homework, but my friend visited, and we talked all evening. I meant to speak to my mother, but she was not at home when I telephoned. "I meant to.." means "it was my plan, or my intention to.." do something. And it is an expression we often use when we have to explain why we have not done something! "I meant to send her a postcard, but I could not find a stamp." "I meant to meet my daughter in town, but I had to stay late at work for a meeting." Why am I explaining about "I meant to.." in this podcast? I have been busy. I am the Trustee of a Charity which helps children who have emotional or family problems. Unfortunately we have run out of money, and have had to close the Charity, pay all the bills, make the staff redundant and find other organisations to help the children. This has taken a lot of time, so I have not been able to make as many podcasts as I would like. I meant to make several new podcasts, but I did not have the time. I meant to explain to you, but I forgot. I did not mean to leave you in the dark, but I had so many other things to do. Here in England, it is nearly the school summer holidays. meant to be something destined or fated to be something. Jane was meant to be a chemist. I was meant to be rich, but something didn't work right! Our love was meant to be! It was not meant to be. To me (AE) was meant to be carries the connotation of fate, kismet, or karma. It seems to imply that fate had it in store, rather than the more pedestrian supposed to happen or planned to happen. As in, "This romance was meant to be." I often use "meant to be" for emotional incidences, so to speak. "Meant to" is usually used to express an innate feeling that is born when one thinks they ought to have/get/be something. E.g. "I was meant to be your wife." "We were meant to be together." "I was meant to be a chef!" "Supposed to" engages less feelings. It is more matter-of-fact. I was supposed to attend the meeting, but I had to run my wife to the hospital. Mary: Excuse that last remark. No offense meant. Susan: It's okay. I was not offended. No offense meant/taken. I did not mean to offend [you].
粘人腻人的人sticky VS clingy： 1. A clingy person 粘人的, 黏人的, 腻人的(sticky person是错误用法) is overly-attentive/affectionate. "Clingy" has emotional connotations if you are talking about people. A clingy person emotionally smothers the people around him or her. Clingy 黏人的, 腻人的. 太粘着人了. A boyfriend/girlfriend or possibly
someone who likes you who becomes let's say, obsessed. Signs that your
boyfriend/girlfriend is clingy: doesn't stop calling, constantly tells
you how much they love/like you, writes you songs, buys you
flowers/chocolate so much it gets annoying, and wants to spend time all
the time. For serious cases they may begin talking about moving in, or marrige after only a month! Sally:When
I first started dating Bob it was ok..but now..he's always around me,
my answering machine is never empty, and he's best friends with my mom! Sally's friend: Damn that's clingy! He is too clingy to his mom, I can't take him away for even 10 mins. stage five clinger 超级强力胶, 粘住就丢不开的人, 超级黏人的人 A member
of the opposite sex that is likely to become overly attached, overly
fast. Virgins, those on the rebound, and the emotionally fragile are
more likely to have this term applied to them. Originally from the movie
Wedding Crashers. We need to get Nick away from that chick. She's a
stage five clinger. I nailed that chick last weekend and seriously
regret giving her my number - I'm getting 2 or 3 calls a day. I think
what we've got ourselves here is a stage five clinger. cling to someone or something I. Lit. to hold on tight to someone or something. The child clung tightly to his mother. As she drifted in the sea, she clung to a floating log.
II. Fig. to hold onto the thought or memory of someone or something; to
have a strong emotional attachment to or dependence on someone or
something. Her immigrant parents clung to the old ways. Harold clung to the memory of his grandmother. cling together 黏在一起. 腻在一起. [for two or more people or animals] to hold on tightly to each other. The two children clung together throughout the ordeal. The baby baboon and its mother clung together and could not be separated. cling on/hang on by your fingernails
if you are clinging on by your fingernails, you are only just managing
to avoid danger or failure (usually in continuous tenses) We're hanging on by our fingernails and hoping that it rains before we lose our entire crop. 2. sticky topics 置顶的: Those topics which are always displayed at the top of the topic list in internet forums. Usually, a sticky topic is a topic that will interest a lot of users, so it is displayed first. "Sticky" is not generally used to describe people. "Sticky" usually describes a tactile sensation. bible basher/belt/thumper, Jesus freak: They tend to 'bash on'滔滔不绝 about their religion and try to feed it to you灌输. No disrespect to their religious beliefs, but knowing a bible basher can sometimes get sticky黏人的, 摆脱不掉的, 烦人的. 胶带都叫tape, 或sticky. sticky I. Able or likely to stick. Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface? II. Potentially difficult to escape from. 难以摆脱的, 黏人的. Informal Painful or difficult. difficult, awkward, or painful. requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a sticky problem. a sticky business. a sticky situation. This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful. III. (computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent. We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it. IV. (computing, of a window) 窗口置顶的. Appearing on all virtual desktops. V. (Internet, of threads on a bulletin board) 话题和帖子等: 置顶的. Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. VI. (Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving. A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not "sticky" - 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less. Sticky
content refers to content published on a website, which has the purpose
of getting a user to return to that particular website or hold their
attention and get them to spend longer periods of time at that site.
Sticky content is also sometimes called sticky tools or sticky gear. Websites featuring sticky content are often referred to as sticky sites. VII. 粘嗒嗒的, 湿热的. 粘搭搭的. Of weather, hot and wind-less and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating. =muggy 闷热潮湿的一天. Warm and humid; muggy. hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather". a sticky day. n. A sticky note, such as a post-it note. Her desk is covered with yellow stickies. have sticky fingers Fig. to have a tendency to steal. A petty thief or petty thieves. There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse unattended. You'd better lock up your belongings before handing your keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers. The clerk—who had sticky fingers—got fired. The little boy had sticky fingers and was always taking his father's small change. be (batting) on a sticky wicket (British & Australian) to be in a difficult situation because you have not behaved in the correct way. You know you're batting on a sticky wicket there, not paying tax. come to a sticky end 下场悲惨, 下场不好 (British & Australian humorous) also meet a sticky end (British & Australian humorous) to die in an unpleasant way. Of course the villain comes to a sticky end in the last act of the play. 3. respective 尊敬人的, 尊重人的. respectable adj. I. 可敬的, 值得尊敬的, 受人尊敬的. regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct: An upright man is respectable. II. 正派的;文雅的;高尚的. He was respectable and no one questioned. III. 有名望的, 有相当身份的. He was adopted into a respectable family名门望族. He got into trouble for seducing the daughter of a respectable tradesman. IV. 体面的. (of a person's appearance, clothes, or behavior) decent or presentable: a perfectly respectable pair of pajamas! She seems respectable enough. I must go and put on a clean shirt and make myself look respectable. His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral. V. 相当大的，可观的. adequate or acceptable in number, size, or amount: America's GDP grew by a respectable 2.6 percent. He gets a respectable income. VI. (质量等)过得去的，不错的. of some merit or importance: a respectable botanical text. It was an eminently respectable boarding school.
鸡同鸭讲: 1. be like talking to a brick wall 对着墙说话, 鸡同鸭讲 if talking to someone is like talking to a brick wall, the person you are speaking to does not listen. I've tried to discuss my feelings with her, but it's like talking to a brick wall. 2. at cross-purposes (不常用)鸡同鸭讲, 说的不是同一件事情, 你说东我说西
if two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each
other because they are trying to do or say different things but they
do not know this I think we're talking at cross-purposes here. You mean the old building, but I was talking about the new one. Money Talks, Bullshit Walks 讲话没用, 金钱万能 Means that cheap talk will get you nowhere, while money will persuade people to do as you like. Money talks, bullshit walks, that is how life goes. 3. get your lines/wires crossed 说得是两件事, 鸡同鸭讲 if two people get their lines crossed, they do not understand each other correctly. If people get their wires cross, they misunderstand each other, especially when making arrangements. Usage notes: When telephone lines get crossed, a mistake is made and you are connected to the wrong person. Somehow we got our lines crossed because I'd got the 23rd written down in my diary and Jenny had the 16th. be like a bull in a china shop ( as awkward as ~) 跌跌撞撞的, 莽撞的 to often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly. Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants. She's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with people's feelings. (= behaves in a way that offends people). 4. Chinese whispers 传话游戏 Inaccurately transmitted gossip. 'Chinese whispers' refers to a sequence of repetitions of a story, each one differing slightly from the original, so that the final telling bears only a scant resemblance to the original. The expression 'Chinese whispers' is commonly used in the UK and many other parts of the English-speaking world, although less so in the USA. It derives from the party game in which one person whispers a message to the person next to them and the story is then passed progressively to several others, with inaccuracies accumulating as the game goes on. The point of the game is the amusement obtained from the last player's announcement of the story they heard, that typically being nothing like the original. The game is played in all parts of the world and each country has its own names for it, notably, in the USA it is usually called 'Telephone' or 'Gossip'. The name 'Chinese Whispers' was adopted for the game in the UK in the mid 20th century, prior to that it was known as 'Russian Scandal' or 'Russian Gossip'. The reason for the change isn't clear. It is sometimes suggested that the phrase is a racial slur and is intended to convey the idea that the Chinese talk nonsense. I see no reason to assume that. The English aren't especially badly disposed towards ( disposed (diˈspəuzd) having an inclination as specified (towards something). well-disposed. well disposed to(ward) someone or something Fig. friendly with someone or something; having a positive or favorable attitude toward someone or something. (be ~; become ~.) I am not well disposed toward Walter. We are quite well disposed to all of them. ill-disposed to doing something 不太倾向于, 不太愿意, 不太乐意 not friendly; not favorable; opposed. I am ill-disposed to doing hard labor. The police chief was ill-disposed to discussing the details of the case to the news reporters. dispose of I. To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination.. II. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling. III. To get rid of; throw out. IV. To kill or destroy: a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined. Man proposes, God disposes 谋事在人, 成事在天. Prov. People may make plans, but they cannot control the outcome of their plans. Jill: Are you really going to be able to finish writing your novel by the end of the year? Bob: Man proposes, God disposes.) the Chinese - there are many other races on the UK hit list ( hit list n. Slang I. A list of would-be victims in contract killing. A list of potential murder victims. II. A list designating a target, as for attack, coercion, or elimination. a list of targets to be eliminated in some way: a hit list of pits to be closed. "had a hit list of executives he wanted fired" (New York).) above the Chinese. I think the decision by whoever coined the phrase had more to do with the Chinese language being more incomprehensible to English ears than Russian. If there is any racial stereotyping inherent in the phrase it may be by an association with the idea that the Chinese are inscrutable.
喝醉的, 醉酒的(wasted, pissed. 是最常用俚语. sloshed, tanked-up, blotto, plastered. mute喝茫了, 说话不利索了. tipsy=tiddly微醺的. light-headed 头晕晕的. inebriated. (I. Faint, giddy, or delirious: lightheaded with wine. II. Given to frivolity; silly.). over the limit喝过量了.): 1. sloshed(sloʃt) adj. Slang. drunk. slosh I. To spill or splash (a liquid) copiously or clumsily: slosh paint on the floor. II. To agitate in a liquid: slosh clothes in a solution of bleach and detergent. slosh something (all) over someone or something to spill or splash a liquid over someone or something. Laura tripped and sloshed the grape juice all over Martha. Martin sloshed pancake batter over the side of the stove. slosh something around to cause a liquid to rush or splash in a container. The chef sloshed the dressing around a few times and poured it on the salad. The chef sloshed around the dressing and poured it on the salad. tanked up, tank up with/on something I. Lit. to fill one's fuel tank with something. I need to tank up on premium gas to stop this engine knock. It's time to stop and tank up. We need to tank up with gas. There won't be any gas stations for miles and miles, so we'd better tank up now. It's always a good idea to tank up a rented car before you return it. II. Sl. 狂喝. 狂饮. to drink some kind of alcoholic beverage. Toby spent the evening tanking up on bourbon. Jerry tanked up with gin and went to sleep. be built like a tank if a person or a vehicle is built like a tank, they are very strong and very big. These cars are built like tanks. I should imagine he's pretty strong - he's built like a tank. plastered (ˈplɑ:stəd) adj intoxicated; drunk. go blotto(ˈblotəu)(adj.unconscious, esp through drunkenness. Intoxicated; drunk..). plaster v. I. (Building) to coat (a wall, ceiling, etc) with plaster. II. (tr) to apply like plaster: she plastered make-up on her face. III. (tr) to cause to lie flat or to adhere. IV. (Medicine) (tr) to apply a plaster cast to. V. (tr) to strike or defeat with great force. plaster something onto something to spread a substance onto something. She plastered great globs of the jam onto the toast. She plastered on lots of butter. plaster something up to close something up with plaster; to cover over holes or cracks in a wall with plaster. He plastered the cracks up and then painted over them. You have to plaster up the cracks. plaster one's hair down Fig. to use water, oil, or cream to dress the hair for combing. (The result looks plastered to the head.) Tony used some strange substance to plaster his hair down. He plastered down his hair with something that smells good. stoned一般指吸毒. tipsy (ˈtipsi) adj I. 微醉的, 微醺的. 喝晕的. = potty, tiddly [ˈtidli]. slightly drunk. slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages. The state when you are drinking alchohol in which you are past light headedness 头晕晕的 but before being drunk. II. slightly tilted or tipped; askew. Unsteady or crooked. While I always thought Rob was very good-looking, I had never really felt a spark 感觉到火花 between us, and was content with满足于, 满意于 our close friendship. One day we were both hanging out in my apartment, drinking cheap wine, and I began to feel a bit tipsy微醉的. I had just found out that a guy I really liked at my work had just gotten a girlfriend, so I was upset and pouring my heart out to (pour one's heart out (to someone)倾诉衷曲, 倾吐心事 Fig. to tell someone your secret feelings and worries, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them (often + to ). I didn't mean to pour my heart out to you, but I guess I just had to talk to someone. She poured out her heart to her friend.) Rob. He listened to me babble含混不清的说, 嘀咕唠叨 on all night, offering me hugs and telling me that I was beautiful and would find the perfect guy one day. 2. get wasted, get hammered, intoxicated, blind drunk. rat-arsed / rat-assed very drunk They came home completely rat-arsed. mute I. 醉的不能说话 So drunk that you cant talk properly, making you "mute". An Australian term used by yobbos and bogans. "Mate, I'm bloody mute喝茫了, 喝高了, 晕乎了, hand me another Vb". II. To shut someone up by stabbing them in the throat. "Ryan mute that annoying bitch!". III. 未说出口的. 沉默的. Expressed without speech; unspoken. unspoken or unexpressed: mute dislike. a mute appeal. Usage Note: In reference to people who are unable to speak, mute and deaf-mute( dumb: Often Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute.) are now often considered objectionable. The offense is due not only to the bluntness of these terms but also to the implication that a person who is incapable of oral speech is necessarily deprived of the use of language. In fact, many deaf people today communicate naturally and fully through the use of a sign language such as ASL, and no one who has witnessed such a conversation would ever think to call the participants mute. 关于聋哑人士: dumb in the sense "lacking the power of speech" is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means "stupid; dull-witted." The noun dummy in the sense "a person who lacks the power of speech," though rarely used today, is also perceived as offensive, as are the terms deaf-and-dumb and deaf-mute. Use of the term mute is generally acceptable. However, the preferred term is deaf, which makes no reference to an inability to speak. IV. A person that should just not talk but talks anyway. Usually blabs on胡言乱语, 胡说八道 about
how great they are or about how much they know, nad more than likely
it is all bullshit. This type of person is the type of person than you
can try to walk away from while they are talking and they have no idea
that you are trying to leave. "Did you hear the bullshit Johnny was spewing(喻为乱喷, 乱讲; 本意为喷出, 涌出; 呕吐 spew up ) today, what a fucking mute that guy is, I wish he would go drop on his head.". V. To quickly hit the button which mutes the ring and/or vibration
on your cell. Used when your phone goes off when it should not. Also, a
term used when a person you do not wish to speak to calls and you
quickly make the phone stop ringing. That loser called me last night again, I will mute him until he gets the hint. maggit大醉的 contrary to popular belief to be blind pissed / drunk off your head is not maggot/maggoted it is spelled maggit/maggited. I
am gonna go get maggited tonight (different to maggot referring to
slipknot groupies. maggot /'m#gEt/ 蛆虫, [喻]堕落腐化的诱因 Must achievement
always carry the maggot of guilt in it? ). blotto refers to condition of inebriation.
Not necessarily the typical frat boy "lets-get-wasted" ethic. But
definitely implying a state of wanting to be under the influence. Lets go out to that restaurant you were talking about so we can get some good food and get bloto. blotto: Blind drunk, intoxicated to the extreme, to be extremley hammered You were so blotto last night. Other terms which mean 'drunk' are: intoxicated, pissed, smashed, Oliver Twist (rhyming slang), potted, soused, in your cups, off the wagon, slaughtered, hammered, wasted, shit-faced, squiffy, legless, sozzled, plastered, sloshed, inebriated, tipsy, tiddly, paralytic, tanked up, on the booze, on the piss, on the sauce [ stoned 神智不清的, 目光呆滞的 A
state of mind which occurs after smoking enough marijuana to the point
where the user stares blankly into whatever catches his/her attention "I'm
was so stoned I didn't notice the movie was in French." I was so
stoned last night I watched my dog eat a ham sandwich like it was cool. stoned in love to be under the influence of love; to be in love; to be "drunk" with love "You're stoned in love, but not with me..." Chicane feat. Tom Jones - Stoned in love within a stone's throw (of something) and (just) a stone's throw away (from something); (just) a stone's throw (from something) 一步之遥 Fig.
very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one
could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than
one could throw a stone.) The
police department was located within a stone's throw of our house. We
live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the
Mississippi River. Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.] leave no stone unturned 找了个遍, 翻了个底朝天. Fig.
to search in all possible places. (As if one might search under every
rock.) to do everything possible in order to achieve or find something Don't worry. We'll find your stolen car. We'll leave no stone unturned. In searching for a nice place to live, we left no stone unturned.] Wife: "You were the one who ended up blotto last night and introduced your dinner to the 'welcome' mat. You can wash it and then wring(拧, 绞 /riN/) it out". Man: "Right now I feel like it's my brain that needs wringing out". pissup n. to
get pissed, kaylied, blathered, wrecked, to get drunk, origonated from English pissheads and said anywhere where english folk have been. Bad drunk醉后品行不好的喝酒人, 酒品差的人(清醒状态sober, inebriated醉醺醺的, 中间状态是tipsy(=tiddly微醉)) You can term a person as a bad drunk who is violent, mean or unpleasant. However..... it's not a simple cut and dry definition. Many times, the person who is acting as a 'bad drunk' does not behave the same way when they are sober. Many times, when sobriety is at hand, they are totally opposite of what their behavior is like while under the influence. Alcohol is a mind and mood altering substance; a "legal drug". It's legal providing you are 21 years of age and older that is. zonked I. (slang) Extremely fatigued. After eighteen hours of proofreading, I was completely zonked. II. (slang) Deeply asleep. I must have been really zonked. They said it took fifteen minutes to wake me up. III. (slang) Drunk. 3. blotto, drunk, drunken, inebriated, intoxicated, tight(旧词, 不常用), tipsy：Anyone who is obviously or legally under the influence of alcohol is said to be drunk. Drunken means the same thing, but only drunk should be used predicatively—that is, after a linking verb (she was drunk)—while drunken 醉鬼的 is more often used to modify a noun (a drunken sailor) and, in some cases, to imply habitual drinking to excess. Drunken is also used to modify nouns that do not refer to a person (a drunken celebration). To say intoxicated or inebriated is a more formal and less offensive way of calling someone drunk, with intoxicated implying that the person is only slightly drunk, and inebriated implying drunkenness to the point of excitement or exhilaration (the streets were filled with inebriated revelers). Tight and tipsy are two of the more common slang expressions (there are dozens more) meaning drunk. Like intoxicated, tipsy implies that someone is only slightly drunk, while tight implies obvious drunkenness but without any loss of muscular coordination. An elderly woman who has had one sherry too many might be described as tipsy, but someone who has been drinking all evening and is still able to stand up and give a speech might be described as tight. Either condition is preferable to being blotto, a word that means drunk to the point of incomprehensibility or unconsciousness. 4.
Look, I know he can be aggravating ( 令人火大的, 令人光火的, 让人火大的, 惹人生气的. I. To make worse or more troublesome. II. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. Usage
Note: Aggravate comes from the Latin verb aggravāre, which meant "to
make heavier," that is, "to add to the weight of." It also had the
extended senses "to annoy" and "to oppress." Some people claim that
aggravate can only mean "to make worse," and not "to irritate," on the
basis of the word's etymology. But in doing so, they ignore not only an
English sense in use since the 17th century, but also one of the
original Latin ones. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel approves of its use in It's the endless wait for luggage that aggravates me the most about air travel.), but what you have to remember 你得记着 is
that he's not doing it on purpose. It's just how he is. flip out 翻脸. 发怒, 勃然大怒. 大发雷霆 To become angry or upset about something. to suddenly become excited, frightened, or crazy. to lose control of oneself. Usage notes: also used in the form flip someone out: I am not easily scared, but this totally flipped me out. When I failed the test, I flipped out. He didn't just flip out and start shooting, he planned to kill them. The first time I saw that film, I absolutely flipped out. slightly rattled 有点不痛快, 有点不高兴, 有点不舒服 I. Inf. distraught. upset; confused. Tom was slightly rattled by the policeman at the door. I'm slightly rattled. I'll get over it. II. Inf. tipsy; intoxicated. He's only slightly rattled. He'll recover by morning. She can be really drunk and still seem only slightly rattled. rattle somebody's cage to make someone angry on purpose, often in order to make them seem silly. She tried to rattle his cage with questions about his failed army career. rattle one's/its saber Fig. to make threatening statements or actions. The president is just rattling his saber. He would never attack such a small country! rattle on (about someone or something) Fig. to talk endlessly about someone or something. Martin talked incessantly. He would rattle on about any topic whenever he could trap an unfortunate listener. 其他说法: Well, you seem hot under the collar(if someone is hot under the collar, they are angry He
got very hot under the collar when I suggested that he might be
mistaken. The issue of waste disposal is getting a lot of people hot
under the collar. Don't get all hot under the collar -- I'm only
suggesting some minor changes to our plans!), or is that the sweater? 其他: Leonard: Oh, I'm just trying to find the stupid next of kin to this stupid video store owner so I can return the DVD and see the look on Sheldon's stupid face when he sees that I didn't let this get to me. 5. off your chops 疯了. 你疯啦 Used when someone is being silly or intoxicated. For instance, if someone said something that was crazy or just plain stupid you would reply with "You're off your chops!". Australian slang for someone under the influence of chemical substances. Then again, this word is mostly used when someone is pissed and are acting like a complete fool. "Look at Mitch he's off chops!". "You're off your chops mate!". "James is off his chops." NO: I think you should ask out that chick. TW: You're Off your chops. JR: Look Terry's trying to jump off that roof. NO: Man, he's Off his chops. BK: Man what has Sunshine had to drink? NO: I dunno, but he's off his chops.
worm will turn: Even a worm will turn 狗急跳墙, 兔子逼急了也咬人 is an expression used to convey the message that even the meekest ( meek 软弱可欺的. I. patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble. II. spineless or spiritless; compliant. meek as a lamb [of someone] shy, quiet, and docile. Only
an hour after their argument, Joe went to Elizabeth and, meek as a
lamb, asked her to forgive him. Betsy terrorizes the other children, but
she's as meek as a lamb around her elders.) or most docile ( ['dəusail] I. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. II. 顺从的, 听话的. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive. ) of creatures will retaliate or get revenge if pushed too far, and that circumstances can bring a change of fortune. the worm will turn: From an ancient proverb, "the worm will turn when trodden upon" meaning the meekest among us will fight back when provoked. It can also mean a change in fortune. The people of New Orleans built their city below sea level. Katrina proved that the worm will turn. The worm has turned.
something that you say when someone who has always been weak and
obedient starts to behave more confidently or take control of a
situation. Yesterday, she just came in and told him to stop bossing her around. The worm has turned! When Shakespeare used that simple phrase, "The worm has turned," he knew his audience would understand its meaning and origin. A widely used expression even today, it indicates a reversal of fortune, but few who use it know why. "Worm" is a common term for 'dragon.' In fairy tale terms, the flying dragon spewing fire would ravage fields and villages. To be in the dragon's path resulted in inescapable destruction.
What a relief if it changed directions. The phrase persists through
time and changing cultures because it describes a more ancient and
universal force: the annual cycle of the sun. As time cycles through the
seasons四季轮回, the Dragon circles through the Zodiac. After summer solstice,
when long summer days dry the earth, the Dragon ravages the land
bringing drought and pestilence. As the seasons change, the worm turns.
