用法学习: 1. snooze to doze or sleep lightly. His grandfather was snoozing in his armchair. The bird is enjoying a snooze. He snoozed in front of the television. snoozer I. a person who doesnt really do anything. Generally they look busy but are not really achieving anything, they may as well be asleep. That guy is a snoozer. II. 爱打瞌睡的人. One who snoozes; one who sleeps. III. 催眠的东西, 让人昏昏欲睡的东西. Something that is boring, uninteresting or unremarkable; something that would tend to inspire sleep. The program is usually pretty good, but last Wednesday's episode was a real snoozer. 2. 失眠: I had a nightmare last night, and lost sleep. Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness. His hands shook and his eyes were red with grief and sleeplessness. Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia. stall1 I. To come to a standstill: Negotiations stalled. II. To stop running as a result of mechanical failure: The car stalled on the freeway. stall2 故意拖延时间, 打岔, 岔开话题 vi&vt To employ delaying tactics. To employ delaying tactics against: stall off creditors. stalling for time. Don't stall on my questions. He stalled the creditors as long as he could. Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away. n. A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay. 3. regress I. 倒退, 退回. (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve. A: After all of those dramas, my liking for Justin Bieber is regressing. B:I am sortof undecided. II. (transitive, statistics) 回归To perform a regression on an explanatory variable. When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those Y. liking I. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness. II. Preference or taste. preference; taste. a liking for popular music. She had a liking for good clothes. to someone's liking 合你口味 fitting someone's personal preferences. I had my house painted, but the job was not to my liking. Large meals with lots of fat are not to Bob's liking. take a fancy/liking/shine to someone or something to develop a fondness or a preference for someone or something. John began to take a fancy to Sally late last August at the picnic. I've never taken a liking to cooked carrots. I think my teacher has taken a shine to me. 4. par for the course 如预期的 what should be expected because of past experience. If a type of behaviour, event, or situation is par for the course, it is not good but it is normal or as you would expect: The school budget is going to be cut again this year, but then that's par for the course. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of par for the course ( the expected number of times a good player in golf will hit the ball to get it in all the holes). So he went off and left you? Well that's about par for the course. He's no friend. I worked for days on this proposal, but it was rejected. That's par for the course around here. on [a] par (with someone or something) equal to someone or something. at the same level as someone or something. With their win today, the Rangers are now on a par with the Orioles in the team rankings. Your effort is simply not on par with what's expected from you. These two departments are right on par in productivity. 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. 5. Pimp My Ride(不说pimp my car) is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition, restoring it and customizing it. The phrase, as it's used by youth culture today, is very, very slangy, and usually has little to do with being a pimp. Pimping out one's ride is a very, very slangy way to say "update features of my car in a way that is not usual, but looks cool."
If I were not a native speaker, I would avoid "pimp my ride" at all
costs, because it sounds ridiculous most of the time. I would say avoid
this phrase unless you understand it well. You could use it for a partially restored car, but it would depend on how much of a pimp you are. If you are dealing with high class whores高级妓女, a partial restoring would not be 'pimping your ride.' If you are selling hookers站街女 on dark street corners, then just the addition of a few improvements would be sufficient to say your car was 'pimped out.'
Not so much being a pimp, but looking like a pimp in his pimp mobile.
Pimps were famous for having these exotic looking cars. That's where the
term comes from. As Hockey says, among youth, it might be acceptable,
but be careful using the term with respectable folks. hitch/thumb a ride搭便车 to
get a ride from a passing motorist; to make a sign with one's thumb
that indicates to passing drivers that one is asking for a ride. My
car broke down on the highway, and I had to thumb a ride to get back to
town. Sometimes it's dangerous to hitch a ride with a stranger. hitch I. To fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose. II. To connect or attach, as to a vehicle: hitched the horses to the sleigh. III. To move or raise by pulling or jerking: hitch up one's suspenders. IV. Informal To hitchhike: hitched a ride to the rally. V. Slang To marry喜结连理: They got hitched last month. catch a ride搭便车. n. I. An impediment or a delay. an impediment or obstacle, esp one that is temporary or minor: a hitch in the proceedings. a hitch in our plans. II. a sudden jerk; tug; pull: he gave it a hitch and it came loose. 6. Spaghetti Arms Someone who has really scrawny arms. Tends to be a dweeb with a nerdy profession such as a tax accountant. I
can't lift this pen to write. It's too heavy to pick up with these
spaghetti arms of mine. Paul tried to do taxes all night but his pencil
eventually became too heavy for his spaghetti arms to hold up. spaghetti的使用说明: I. An individual strand is called a piece of spaghetti or a strand of spaghetti, or rarely spaghetto, derived from the Italian form. II. Often used with another noun to convey a spaghetti-like attribute, such as thinness (spaghetti strap, spaghetti stripes. spaghetti strap A very thin strap on a dress, etc.), Italian (spaghetti
western: (idiomatic) A motion picture produced by an Italian-based
company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy and depicting a tale of
cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West. "A Fistful of Dollars" and "Once Upon a Time in the West" are famous spaghetti westerns.), flexibility (spaghetti limbs), or intertwining strands (纠缠在一起的, 乱搅搅的. 乱糟糟的. spaghetti code, spaghetti junction, spaghetti grid). spaghetti code 结构混乱的代码
(computing) Unstructured or poorly structured program source code;
especially code with many GOTO statements (or their equivalent). tag soup
(computing, Internet, informal) Poorly structured code in a markup
language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates
specifications. lasagna code层次分明的代码
(computing, rare) Computer program code characterized by several
well-defined and separable layers forming a hierarchy of subsystems. ravioli code (computing) Overly structured program source code, with many small sections, functions etc that should be combined. spaghetti junction
I. 乱糟糟的立交桥. 交叉在一起的路. A complicated interchange with many intertwining
roads. II. 纵横交错的道路. Any complicated intertwining of paths, whether
physical or metaphorical. noodle: My legs felt like noodles 腿软的像面条 after my workout, then I realized I had to drive home. I drive manual. I have MCTD and my leg muscles are weak (like wet noodles). 7. drop the ball to fail to keep working to reach a goal. To make a mistake, especially by doing something in a stupid or careless way. For god's sake don't drop the ball - we're relying on you. Public schools have pretty much dropped the ball on arts education. Etymology: based on games like football in which all play stops if the ball is dropped. Could/can we continue this later? Could we go on with this conversation at a later time? As
Mary and John were discussing something private, Bob entered the room.
"Could we continue this later?" whispered John. "Yes, of course,"
answered Mary. continue by doing something to keep going by starting to do something else or the next step. You
are doing very well in this piano lesson. Please continue by playing
the other sonata. After the interruption, Wally continued by explaining
his position on the trade negotiations. continue with something to keep doing whatever was being done before. Oh, please continue with your discussion. Do you mind if I continue with my knitting as we talk? play on something 利用
to have an effect on something; to manage something for a desired
effect. to exploit something—including a word—for some purpose; to
develop something for some purpose. You are just playing on words! You are playing on a misunderstanding. 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. play on to continue to play. The
band played on and the dance continued until the wee hours of the
morning. We played on and on until the last guests left the party. 8. put something into use/service 实际使用 to start to use a thing; to make a device operate and function. I
hope that they are able to put the elevator into service again soon. I
am tired of climbing stairs. We will put it in service within an hour.
When can we put the new copier into use?
明确的, 明白无误的. 确定无疑的. 斩钉截铁的. 明明白白的, 断然的, 坚决的 (clearly, flat out, explicitly, expressly, categorical, pointed/pointedly.): 1. The Biebs is scheduled to perform across the Pacific in two weeks, but as we previously reported, many of his crew members are flat out ( I. 明白无误的, 直截了当的, 不加任何掩饰的 bluntly; clearly and definitely; holding nothing back. I told her flat out that I didn't like her. They reported flat out that the operation was a failure. He called up and flat out asked if I was having an affair with Bob. II. 放展了马力, 使出浑身解数, 全力以赴 at top speed. How
fast will this car go flat out? This car will hit about 110 miles per
hour flat out. The decorators have been working flat out to get the job
finished. My car only does 60 mph, even when it's going flat out. ) refusing to take the trip ... because they're afraid of the cancer risks from the recent nuclear disaster. 2. be as clear/plain as day 再明白不过的, 昭然若揭的 to be obvious or easy to see. She's in love with him - it's as plain as day. 3. The person is not criminally responsible for murder but, on a trial for murder谋杀, the person is to be found guilty of manslaughter(过失杀人, 误杀, 非预谋杀人) if the person is otherwise criminally responsible for manslaughter. Unlike South Australian law, s420 of the NSW Crimes Act explicitly明确的, 明白无误的 states that self-defence is not available as a defence to murder if death is inflicted to prevent criminal trespass过失. 4. expressly [ik'sprɛsli] I. 明确的. 明白无误的. 清楚的肯定的, 坚决的. In an express or a definite manner; explicitly. In an expressive or explicit manner. We were expressly permitted to use the building. I expressly ordered the visitor to leave. II. 特别的, 专门的. Especially; particularly: tools designed expressly for left-handed workers. I came expressly to see you. 5. set someone straight 明白无误的说清楚, 明说, 实话实说, 直说, 说明白了, 说开了, 说清楚, 直截了当的 to make certain that someone understands something exactly. (Often said in anger or domination.) Please
set me straight on this matter. Do you or do you not accept the
responsibility for the accident? I set her straight about who she had to
ask for permission to leave early. 6. But Katz categorically denies 断然否认( categorical 断然的, 确切无疑的, 明确无疑的, 无条件的, 绝对的. 百分百的. without exceptions or conditions; absolute: a categorical statement. a categorical denial. Daytime interests are clearly not such far-reaching psychical sources of dreams as might have been expected from the categorical assertions that everyone continues to carry on his daily business in his dreams. He issued a categorical denial that he had had an affair. II. 分类的, 分门别类的. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens. ) ever making such comments说过这样的话 or even ever talking to the Enquirer. 7. pointed I. (comparable) 尖锐锋利的. Having an end coming to a point. Sharp, barbed; not dull. The warrior brandished a pointed spear. II. (not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat. III. (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic. IV. Sharp; cutting: pointed criticism. V. 意有所指的. Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing: a pointed comment. VI. 明显的, 明确的. Clearly evident or conspicuous; marked: a pointed lack of interest. pointedly: in such a manner as to make something clearly evident; explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism. "he pointedly ignored the question". Ms Blears pointedly refused 断然拒绝 to say a word about the prime minister as she resigned. 8. But, she said, "If you were to ask me point-blank ( point blank I. 坚决拒绝, 不留余地的拒绝. if you refuse point blank, you refuse completely and will not change your decision. He locked himself in the bathroom and refused point blank to come out. II. if you ask or tell someone point blank about something that could upset or embarrass them, you ask or tell them directly. You'll have to ask him point blank whether he took the money or not.) (why Mrs Coleman was fired), I would say it's because our style of medicine didn't jive (
I. a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to
rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s. II. Also called jive talk a variety of American slang spoken chiefly by Blacks, esp jazz musicians. III. Slang chiefly US deliberately misleading or deceptive talk. jive talk. vb. I. (intr) to dance the jive. II. Slang chiefly US to mislead; tell lies (to). )".
Justin Bieber丑闻连连: Did Justin Bieber spill the beans about taking Selena Gomez's virginity in Palm Springs. According to RadarOnline, Justin bragged to insider that he knew exactly when his on-and-off girlfriend truly loved him. "Justin told me, 'I knew she was in love with me when she gave me her virginity,'" the insider added, "He said it with no embarrassment or shyness whatsoever." Justin gave detailed information about the romantic getaway for the special occasion, "They flew to Palm Springs for a couple days and had a super private place to stay," the source added. "The purpose of the trip was 100 percent because Selena finally said 'yes' to having sex with him(say yes to doing sth). They agreed because they both said they were in love." Well this isn't a shocker after nude photos of Justin Bieber were allegedly to hit the net在网上流传 after a hug text fight with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. The site claims Bieber wrote, "Baby come on. I love you." Gomez texted back, "I don't buy that bullshit anymore," adding, "I was honest with you and I gave you a second chance. All my friends were right, You're such an arsehole." Justin: You're all I need right now. I know I can make it right with you重归于好( set/put the record straight
I. 澄清事实. 说清楚. 澄清误会, 讲清楚, 说明白. to tell the true facts that have not been
accurately reported. to write or say something in order to make the
true facts known: She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all. If we are wrong and Brian would like to set the record straight, he should come talk to us. II. 纠正错误. Fig. to put right a mistake or misunderstanding; to make sure that an account, etc., is correct. The
manager thought Jean was to blame, but she soon set the record
straight. Jane's mother heard that Tom is a married man, but he set the
record straight. He's divorced. set someone straight 明白无误的说清楚, 明说, 实话实说, 直说 to make certain that someone understands something exactly. (Often said in anger or domination.) Please
set me straight on this matter. Do you or do you not accept the
responsibility for the accident? I set her straight about who she had to
ask for permission to leave early. put/set something straight to figure out and correct something; to straighten out a mess. I am sorry for the error. I am sure we can set it straight. We'll put this matter straight in a short time. Get your head out of the clouds! 别做梦了, 别痴想了, 别妄想了, 清醒清醒吧 Inf. Stop daydreaming! Get your head out of the clouds and watch where you are driving! You're going to kill us all. He knows what his leaving must be doing to me. Why would he still do that? set/make/put something right; make something good 改过, 纠正过来, 改错; to correct something; to alter a situation to make it more fair. This is a very unfortunate situation. I'll ask the people responsible to set this matter right. I'm sorry that we overcharged you. We'll try to put it right. I know I owe you some money, but don't worry, I'll make it good. ). The 21-year-old lashed back at ( lash I. 绑扎. 绑好. 扎紧. [transitive] to tie something firmly to something else, or to tie two things together firmly using a rope. The fuel tanks were lashed together, upright and side by side. After lashing the boat to the dock, we ran for shelter from the storm. II. [transitive] to hit a person or animal with a whip or thin stick, especially as a punishment. He was regularly lashed on the buttocks by his jailers. a. [intransitive/transitive] to hit something with a very strong force. We could hear the branches lashing the side of the house. lash at: Branches lashed at my face扫着, 扫在, 敲打在. b. [intransitive/ transitive] if the wind or rain lashes something or lashes against something, it blows or falls against it with a very strong force. lash against: The wind was still strong, and the rain lashed against the roof. c. [intransitive/transitive] if an animal lashes its tail, or if its tail lashes, it moves its tail fast and violently from side to side, often when it is angry. III. [intransitive/transitive] to criticize someone severely or angrily. He lashed Lucien mercilessly with harsh words. lash back 回击: He didn't get angry. He didn't lash back. Instead, he grinned. IV. [transitive] to make a person or group react with a strong emotion such as anger or enthusiasm. lash someone into something: His stirring 煽动的 words lashed the crowd into wild excitement.) the troubled teen for his latest mansion drug raid and lashed at the Bieber, "U r a drug addict," she added, "U need help." The 19-year-old allegedly sent a graphic picture ( I. drawn, pictorial. II. vivid, descriptive. III. grotesque or otherwise repulsively gory. IV. pornographic. ) along with a message saying, "Come on," Bieber wrote. "Don't tell me you don't miss this." The couple continued to go back-and-forth你一句我一句 until Selena tapped his boiling point 激怒 and accused him for the drug raid and letting rapper Lil Za take the fall for 当替罪羊, 挡罪, 承担责任, 担过( take the fall I. (idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight. II. (idiomatic, informal) To bear the blame or punishment for a failure or a misdeed. It was good of him to take the fall for you like that, I just wonder if he will come out of this one unscathed毫发无损的,毫发无伤的. take sb to task (idiomatic) To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions. leave (somebody) holding the bag/baby I. (idiomatic) To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame. to leave someone appearing to be guilty. They
all ran off and left me holding the bag. It wasn't even my fault. It
was all the mayor's fault, but he wasn't left holding the bag. After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag.
II. (idiomatic) To remove the value from an article or arrangement and
leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container. bear the brunt (idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something. hold (someone) to account (transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred. unscathed (skeið) 毫发无损的, 毫发未伤的, 一根毫毛未动的. 安然无恙的. Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched. He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed. ) the drugs. Bieber reportedly snapped back "fuck you!!!!! I need to grow up?!" He continued, "HA ok! Enjoy life without me bitch!!! fuck you. fuck scooter. fuck all y'all. I am done!". 其他短信内容: Bieber added, "Can't hear you over my cash, babe! You're only famous cuz of me. You know it. I know. Everybody knows. Bye. ... Go fuck someone else. Keep that talentless pussy away from me!". Selena: Stop it. You need to listen to scooter and go to rehab. U r sick. Justin: Rehab? Fuck that! I make that fucker so much money给他挣了那么多钱. Selena: U need to grow the fuck up. I hope you get jail time. U deserve it at this point. While it seems probable 极有可能的 that Bieber would use the word "babe," he likely
couldn't have thought up 想出来, 想出 ( think up to invent or to imagine something, especially an excuse. She'd have to think up a good reason for being late.) even insults as simple as "Can't hear you over
my cash" and "talentless pussy" while in a haze of marijuana and
codeine. Verdict: Could go either way可能是真的, 也可能是假的, 真假都有可能, 两种都有可能. Why would Gomez' phone be registered under
her stepfather's name? Why would someone in Bieber's circle turn on him ( turn on someone or something 掉过头来反咬 to attack or oppose someone or something, especially the person or group in charge. I never thought that my own dog would turn on me! The treasurer turned on the entire board of directors. )
and do so in this way? No one knows. Justin Bieber definitely seems like he wouldn't be above begging ( be above something It means that he will do anything and he won't be ashamed to do
it. Nothing is beneath me/There is nothing I would not do. I do not
consider myself too good for anything necessary. There is another saying
that says almost the same thing. "ain't too proud to beg太自傲, 太骄傲而不乞求" means you'll
beg for anything. I'm not above doing anything to restore your faith if I
can. ) via text message.
bratty = brattish 没礼貌的, 没纪律的, 没教养的 Characteristic of or being a brat; ill-mannered. (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly. brat I. A child (as a pejorative term); offspring. Get that little brat away from me! II. Now often specifically, a selfish or spoiled child. A: You are showing your age (show a age) 暴漏年龄, 你老了 by saying Justin Bieber is a wanker. You are showing your fuddy-duddy ways. B: But he is doing so many bratty things. Age fabrication伪造年龄, 篡改年龄 occurs when an individual deliberately misrepresents his or her true age. This is usually done with the intent to garner privileges or status that would not otherwise be available to the individual. It may be done through the use of oral or written statements or through the altering篡改, doctoring or forging of vital records. On some occasions, age is increased so as to make cut-offs for minimum legal or employable age in showbusiness or professional sports. Sometimes it is not the people themselves who lower their public age, but others around them such as publicists, parents, and other handlers. Most cases involve taking or adding one or two years to their age. As these fabrications have an effect upon a person's performance in sports (through the greater athleticism of age or greater flexibility of youth), the practice is known as age cheating年龄作弊 in the field of sports.
