用法学习: 1. David de Gea: De Gea joined Atlético Madrid at the age of 10, and made his way up through the youth ranks at the club. With first-choice goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo away on international duty at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, De Gea was called up to the senior side as cover 替补 for Roberto. He made his debut for the Atlético first-team at the age of 18 on 30 September 2009, coming on as a substitute替补 after Roberto was injured after 27 minutes of Atlético's UEFA Champions League Group Stage match away to FC Porto; De Gea conceded two late goals as Atlético lost 2–0. Roberto's injury meant that De Gea was given his La Liga debut three days later, at home to Real Zaragoza; he gave away a penalty kick失球 in the 19th minute, but immediately redeemed himself by saving Marko Babić's attempt in an eventual 2–1 win. De Gea started 2010–11 in impressive fashion, helping Atlético win the season's UEFA Super Cup. In the 90th minute of the 2–0 win against Internazionale, he saved救出 a Diego Milito penalty kick. He remained the undisputed starting goalkeeper首发守门员 for the remainder of the season, going on to play in every La Liga game for the team en route to a seventh place finish. 2. there's no such thing/person (as) 世上根本没有这种东西 used to say that something or someone does not exist. the situation you are talking about does not exist. There is no such thing as a completely truthful politician, he maintained. Darling, Mummy's told you before, there's no such thing as ghosts! There is no such thing as monsters. Believe me, go back to sleep. There's no such thing as a free lunch. What do we agree on我们怎么说的, 我们不是说好了的吗, 我们不是达成一致了的吗? You don't come here when Daddy is having a meeting, now go back to your room. 3. touchy-feely I. 毛手毛脚的, 好动手动脚的. (informal) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree. My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy-feely with me in public. He's one of those touchy-feely people who are always putting their arms round you. It's why we teach kids about "stranger danger" and inappropriate touching, to be wary of the overly affectionate过分亲昵的, 过分亲密的 priest, the weirdo teacher, the touchy-feely爱动手动脚的 coach. II. (idiomatic, usually derogatory) 情绪化的, 本能性的东西. Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic. He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others. They run a support group for people who've recently been divorced - it's very touchy-feely. III. (idiomatic, usually derogatory) 感人的. Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance. I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action. touchy I. 一触即发的. 形势严峻的. (of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness. It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin. II. (of a person) 情绪化的. 容易受刺激的. 容易受伤害的, 过于敏感的. Easily offended; oversensitive; ticklish. easily upset or irritated; oversensitive. He can be very touchy when you talk about his cat, so be as tactful as possible. Andrew similarly is a touchy person which makes him seem warm and friendly and genuine. 4. guesswork 通过猜的 n. the process or result of guessing. I got the answer by guesswork. guess vi. (when: intr, often foll by at or about) To make an estimate or conjecture. We could only guess at/about her motives. Vt. I. To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion. to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner. to guess a person's weight. to guess at the weight. I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.. II. 猜出. 猜测到 To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer. He guessed my age. He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring. III. (chiefly US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility). I guess and I expect; I suppose; I suspect. I guess (so). and I believe so.; I expect (so).; I suppose (so).; I suspect (so).; I think so. That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online. by guess and by gosh/golly 连蒙带猜的, 稀里糊涂的 Rur. by estimating; without careful planning. Jane: Did you have a plan for putting up that toolshed? Tom: Nope, we just sort of did it by guess and by gosh. Grandma always made dresses by guess and by golly, without using a pattern, and they always turned out just fine. guess at/about something to estimate something; to give an opinion about what something might be. I hate to just guess at it, but if you insist: ten feet long. Go ahead, guess at the number of pennies in this jar. have another guess/thinking coming 再想想了 to have to rethink something because one was wrong the first time. (Think is a noun here.) She's quite wrong. She has another think coming if she wants to walk in here like that. You have another guess coming if you think you can treat me like that! never would have guessed 真是想不到 I. never would have thought something to be the case. He was the one who did it? I never would have guessed. I never would have guessed that he wanted the job. He kept it a very good secret. II. knew it all the time because it was so obvious. I never would have guessed that he wanted the job. He only begged and begged for it. Now she wants to go back home? I never would have guessed! She has been homesick for days. take a guess and hazard a guess; make a guess. Your guess is as good as mine. Inf. I do not know. Jane: Are there any good movies playing tonight? Alan: Your guess is as good as mine. Jill: How long should we bake this pie? Jane: Your guess is as good as mine. It's anybody's guess No one knows, so anyone's guess is as good as anyone else's. A: When will the messenger be here? B: It's anybody's guess. an educated guess a guess that is likely to be correct because you have enough knowledge about a particular subject. Scientists can do no more than make educated guesses about future climate changes. keep somebody guessing 让人猜, 让人捉摸不透 if you keep someone guessing, you do not tell them what you are going to do or what will happen next. The clever and complex plot kept the audience guessing right up to the superb final twist. no prizes for guessing something 猜中不会有奖 (British & Australian) something that you say when it is very easy to guess something (usually + question word). No prizes for guessing who Neil wants to ask to the party. second-guess somebody/something I. 瞎猜, 乱猜. to try to guess what will happen or what someone will do. It's not for us to second-guess the court's decision - we'll just have to wait and see. II. to criticize someone's actions or an event after it has happened. It's easy to second-guess the team's coach - but let's face it, he made big mistakes. suss out I. (slang) 看透, 看穿, 看懂 To come to understand (a person). We've sussed him out — he only drinks on Fridays and only in that bar in town. II. (slang) 搞清楚, 弄明白. 搞懂. To manage to work (something) out, to determine (something). We've sussed out how to open the lock. 5. hump [it] and dump [it] = hit it and quit it = hit and run = smash and dash having sex with a girl then totally ignoring her. I hump and dump the girls that talk too much. stick it out 坚持到最后, 坚持下来 to continue to do something to its end. to continue to the end of a difficult or unpleasant situation: I know things are difficult at the moment, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure everything will be OK in the end. I didn't really like the movie, but I stuck it out. Usage notes: often used in the phrase stick it out to the bitter end. get/put your (own) house in order 解决好自己的问题 to solve your own problems You should put your own house in order before you start giving me advice. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has many problems but criticizes others for not taking care of their problems. get/put your ducks in a row to organize things well I thought Mike was extremely smart and always had his ducks in a row. get your act together (informal) to organize your activities so that you do things in an effective way. to start to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way: She's so disorganized - I wish she'd get her act together. If these people could ever get their act together, they could produce unbeatable wines. You'd better get your act together and start looking for a job. clean up your act (informal) to stop doing things that other people do not approve of and start to behave in a more acceptable way. There's a very strong anti-press feeling at the moment. A lot of people think it's time they cleaned up their act. act/play the goat/fool (informal) to behave in a silly way, sometimes in order to make people laugh. Insecure and lonely, he resorted to acting the goat to get people's attention. Come on guys, stop acting the fool and pay attention. 6. comeback I. 回归, 回春. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.). That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback. II. 回嘴. A retort or answer. I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment. Wow, that's a good comback. talkback I. 观众参与式谈话节目. A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others during performance. II. (by extension) Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening. backtalk = sass 回嘴, 犟嘴 = backchat (in UK) (US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response. Don't give me any backtalk; just go clean your room. To respond in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or outright insolent manner. Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher. bite back (at someone or something) I. Lit. to defend an attack by biting at someone or something. (Usually an animal.) I threatened the dog and the dog bit back. II. 回嘴. Fig. to fight back at someone; to return someone's anger or attack; to speak back to someone with anger. She is usually tolerant, but she will bite back if pressed. Yes, she will bite back. bite your tongue to stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to, even if you would like to say it. I really wanted to tell her what I thought of him but I had to bite my tongue. For the "Blacklist" part of this program, you are supposed to bite your tongue, you can't bit back and defend youself. back and forth adj. 来来回回. 你来我往.
前前后后. 往返的. 反复的. in one direction and then the other repeatedly; from one
place to another repeatedly. backward and forward; side to side; to and
fro. Going from one place or position to another and back again. The back and forth movement of the tide causes erosion of the coastline. a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum. We
tossed the ball back and forth between us. The tiger paced back and
forth in its cage. Nurses went back and forth among the wounded,
bringing food and medicine. n. I. 交
锋. 你一言我一语. unresolved argument or discussion. an exchange of views for
the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue. Negotiations or
discussions between two or more parties, a dialog. There's
some back and forth between Simpson and his CIA counterparts and, in
essence, the CIA says that you must ship all of the quantities requested. the others listened with relish to the back-and-forth between the two noted professors. II. 交换. a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another. After the usual back-and-forth of official gifts, the two leaders entered into a serious discussion. III. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing. Roll
the ball to your child, who then rolls it back to you. After a few
back-and-forths, roll the ball to a nearby corner of the room or other
hiding place. argue back 回嘴, 犟嘴 to argue with or oppose someone; to answer back (to someone); to talk back (to someone). (Usually said of persons who are supposed to listen and obey without comment.) Please don't argue back all the time. I wish you children did not argue back so much. 7. macaroni, maccaroni 通心粉 [ˌmækə'rəuni]. better him than me幸好是他不是我, 还好是他不是我, 总比是你好: it is better for me that it happened to him, not to me. My
friend and I were confronted by a gunman so I ran behind him and used
him as a human shield - if someone is going to be shot, better him than
me! The door had made a hell of a
lot of noise when I kicked it open, and the gunshot must have been a
loud one long before that. But the neighborhood was not, apparently,
that kind of neighborhood. Not the kind to look into gunshots and doors splintering and such. The kind to
pull the covers up over the head and burrow the face in the pillow and
say screw it. Better him than me把头蒙起来, 脸埋在枕头里, 祈祷, 幸好不是我. This
is my great friend Doug bunjee jumping off the Verzasca Dam on Monday
afternoon. Not bad for a man of 52. Better him than me though, I can
barely stand watching the video. I used to be fearless when it came to this sort of thing, but those days are long past. 8. Mills confessed on the television show Spicks and Specks that he had a brief but highly publicised tryst ( [trist traist] 幽会.
I. an appointment to meet, esp secretly. II. the place of such a
meeting or the meeting itself. vb. (intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst.
) with celebrity heiress Paris Hilton at the Melbourne Cup of 2003. He later made fun of the tryst by singing "I Love Paris" (best known in a recording by Frank Sinatra) to close-off the show. 9. to get your kids immunized免疫的/vaccinated打疫苗的. He dropped out掉线. have a mind to 想, 考虑, 打算 am considering, may do this. to be inclined to do something. I have a mind to accept your challenge. Tom had a mind to call up Sally and ask her to dinner. I have a good mind to tell his wife he's been with a prostitute. have half a mind/a good mind to do sth
I. 真想. to think that you might do something, often because something
has annoyed you. something that you say to a child who you are
threatening with
punishment. It's the second time this month I've caught you smoking. I've
half a mind to report you to your parents! I've a good mind to go without him if he's going to be such a bore! II. if you have half a mind to tell someone something unpleasant, you are very seriously thinking about telling them. I've half a mind to tell her to rewrite the whole report it's so bad. have a mind/memory like a sieve To have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things. Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve. have a mind of its own 自有注意, 另有打算, 另有想法 (humorous)
if a machine or vehicle has a mind of its own, it does not work or move
the way you want it to, as if it is controlling itself. This computer's got a mind of its own - it just won't do what I ask it to. have a puff = have a drag 抽烟 draw smoke through a cigarette. I'm out of cigarettes. Can I have a drag of yours抽你一根烟? John: "Hmm. Hey, can I have a drag?" Gabrielle: "Absolutely not. You're much too young to smoke.". 10. A non-stick surface不粘锅面, 不沾锅面(cookware, bakeware) is a surface engineered to reduce the ability of other materials to stick to it. Non-stick cookware is a common application, where the non-stick coating allows food to brown without sticking to the pan. Non-stick is often used to refer to surfaces coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is sold under the brand name "Teflon." In recent years, however, other coatings have been marketed as non-stick, such as anodized aluminium, ceramics, silicone, enameled cast iron, and seasoned cast iron.
2GB talkback titan Ray Hadley's wife Suzanne applies for AVO against him: A spokeswoman for NSW Police said: "Police have served an application for an Apprehended Violence Order on behalf of a 48-year-old woman. "The woman attended Hornsby Police Station yesterday afternoon and spoke to officers. The application was subsequently served on a 59-year-old man today. "Late this afternoon police had further contact with the woman and as a result NSW Police will no longer be pursuing the AVO." Last night lawyers for the couple issued a statement saying: "Ray and Suzanne Hadley after 20 years of marriage are going through a difficult time." It said Suzanne had lodged the AVO applications and then withdrew them before reports about them had appeared in the media. "The media reports have been very distressing( depressing I. 让人没有情绪的, 让人轻松不起来的. Causing especially emotional depression. II. Dismal; dreary: a week of rainy, depressing weather. distress v. I. 令人焦虑的, 令人心生不快的. 令人苦恼痛苦的. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to. to cause mental pain to; upset badly. I found the story deeply distressing. I did not want to frighten or distress her. All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. The distressing scene revolted all who saw it. The divorce was extremely distressing for the children. a distressing situation for all of them. II. (Social Welfare) (usually passive) to subject to financial or other trouble. III. Law To hold the property of (a person) against the payment of debts. a less common word for distrain. n. I. Anxiety or mental suffering. Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. II. 严重变形, 严重扭曲. a. Severe strain resulting from exhaustion or an accident. b. Acute physical discomfort. c. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time: pavement distress. III. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance: a motorist in distress. The ship might be in distress(in danger). There was little support to help them in their distress. IV. Law a. The act of distraining or seizing to compel payment. b. The goods thus seized. distrain 没收以偿还贷款 To seize and hold (property) to compel payment or reparation, as of debts. to seize (personal property) by way of distress. to seize and hold goods, etc., of (another) in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim for damages, unpaid rent, etc. To seize the property of (a person) in order to compel payment of debts; distress. ) for members of Ray's and Suzanne's family. Suzanne has been particularly upset as, at the time Suzanne spoke to Police, she sought and was given an assurance that the matter would be treated confidentially. "While the Hadleys do not know how the information came to the media's attention, they are very disappointed that their privacy has not been respected." Hadley and his wife split in 2011 and then quickly reconciled. Ms Hadley told the ABC's Australian Story program two years later: "Two years ago I was very frustrated with the way things were going in our relationship. Everything in our life was pretty much revolving around围着...转 Ray. He got angry because probably of his workload and probably because he wanted everything to be perfect. Suzanne said: "Ray didn't cope very well when we split. I think he thought I had everything. I had my world together what happened? I often say to him 'if you worked even one tenth at this side, how successful your whole life would be,' and I think now he gets it. Hadley said: "And we separated. And it was miserable in every respect. We kept it quiet." At the time Hadley said he believed he had made changes when they got back together. "It's okay to come home tired but you know you've got to put that extra effort in. And that's what she wanted," he said on Australian Story. "She wants me to sit at the bench while she's cooking dinner and talk to her. I'm much calmer at home than I used to be because that was one of the requirements I had to sort of not be so on edge all the time and just be a little more circumspect(adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. cautious, prudent, or discreet. circumspect behavior谨言慎行. You should have been more circumspect in your dealings with him. circumference周长, circuit圆形的一条线一条路, compass, perimeter, periphery: These nouns refer to a line around a closed figure or area: the circumference of the earth; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; the perimeter of a rectangle; a fence around the periphery of the property. 关于绕开避开避免的用词(circumvent, skirt; elude, dodge, avoid, escape, shun; sidestep; hedge): 1. circumvent 绕开, 避开 I. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. II. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. III. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape. 2. Internet censorship not a vote-changer[网络监管不会改变大选投票结果]: The issue was a divisive 有分歧的 rather than decisive决定性的 one for Labor at the next election. Most respondents (survey, gallup 被调查的人) also believed they - or someone close to them - could circumvent( terrorists found the airport checks easy to circumvent) the filters. Over 80 percent either knew of one or more ways or were confident they could skirt (n. 裙子 v. I. 环绕…的四周, 沿着或绕着…的边缘 He did not go through the city but skirted it. II. attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with绕开, 避开 The treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation. As he walked through the lobby, he skirted a group of ladies. 3. elude [i'lu:d] 回避, 避免(主要指困难, 麻烦, 问题等). 躲避. 闪避. to escape, either physically or mentally. to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc.); evade; to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle. The solution eluded her. That skill always eluded me before today.指我从来没有获得那项技能. 我一直都在回避. avoid 用于指, 避开, 避免; dodge 躲开, 避开, 多用于具有攻击性针对性的东西进行躲避, 如别人throw sth. at you. 再比如, 你看到路上一泡屎, 你试图elude it, 但是你差点踩上, 好不容易才dodge it. Escape can mean to get free or to remain untouched or unaffected by something unwanted: "Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided". Shun主动故意的规避, 避免做某事 refers to deliberately keeping clear of what is unwelcome or undesirable: "Family friends ... she shunned like the plague" (John Galsworthy). escape的用法提示: Traditionally, escape is used with from when it means "break loose" and with a direct object直接宾语 when it means "avoid." Thus we might say The forger escaped from prison by hiding in a laundry truck, but The forger escaped prison when he turned in his accomplices in order to get a suspended sentence. In recent years, however, escape has been used with a direct object in the sense "break free of": The spacecraft will acquire sufficient velocity to escape the sun's gravitational attraction. This usage is well established and should be regarded as standard. 4. equivocal(ɪˈkwɪvəkəl) 模棱两可的, 闪烁其词的 , 不置可否的, 含糊其辞的(using ambiguous or evasive language. hedge vt. 避开回避. The director hedged the question with dexterity. vi avoid making a definite decision, statement, or commitment避免作明确决定, 含糊其辞, 避免作明确承诺. He hedged at every new question. hedge one's bets to
try to avoid giving an opinion or choosing only one thing, so that
whatever happens in the future you will not have problems or seem stupid
(sometimes + on). Journalists are hedging their bets on the likely outcome of the election. I decided to hedge my bets by buying shares in several different companies. ) politi-cians who are equivocal about racism. 5. sidestep a. 侧步避开, 横跨步避开. 绕过, 绕开. He sidestepped a defender and crossed the ball. b. (figurative) avoid dealing with or discussing (something problematic or disagreeable) 回避, 规避(棘手或令人不愉快的事情). This attempt to sidestep the question of what intelligence is was very ingenious. A joint venture steel mill to be set up by Baoshan Iron &Steel Co Ltd (Baosteel) in Brazil will help the Chinese company sidestep trade barriers that may hit Chinese steel, ensuring access to markets in the Americas and Europe, analysts said. ) the filters "given instructions"." But despite their effort to patch things up the couple have recently hit a rocky patch. ambiguous, equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic: These adjectives mean lacking clarity of meaning. Ambiguous说的不明白的, 模棱两可的, 搞不明白意思的 indicates the presence of two or more possible meanings: Frustrated by ambiguous instructions, I was unable to assemble the toy. Something equivocal 暧昧不明的, 不置可否, 含糊其辞的 is unclear or misleading: "The polling had a complex and equivocal message for potential female candidates" (David S. Broder). Obscure implies lack of clarity of expression: Some say that Blake's style is obscure and complex. Recondite and abstruse connote the erudite obscurity of the scholar: "some recondite problem in historiography" (Walter Laqueur). The students avoided the professor's abstruse lectures. What is vague is expressed in indefinite form or reflects imprecision of thought: "Vague . . . forms of speech . . . have so long passed for mysteries of science" (John Locke). Cryptic难懂的, 晦涩艰深的 suggests a sometimes deliberately puzzling terseness: The new insurance policy is full of cryptic terms. Something enigmatic神秘的, 谜一样的 is mysterious and puzzling: The biography struggles to make sense of the artist's enigmatic life.
