After two months with Android, I'm going back to iPhone. Here's why.: While I can see the benefits of the Android platform, especially with regard to hardware, it's just not the mobile experience I want. I gave it the old college try(old college try 真的努力了 (idiomatic) A vigorous, committed attempt or effort. a valiant effort. Will made the old college try, but that wasn't enough to get the job done. Usage notes: Often used in the expression give it the old college try. ). After a long stint ( a period of time spent doing something. He came to California after a brief stint as a waiter in New York. ) as an iPhone user, I decided I wanted something with a bigger screen. Apple failed to oblige last year, instead merely tacking letters onto ( tack n. I. [countable] a small pointed nail with a flat top. a carpet tack. a. American a thumbtack. II. [singular] a particular way of doing or achieving something. Let's try a different tack. change tack 改弦更张: The government may change tack if it loses support. III. [uncountable] 马鞍子. the pieces of equipment that you put on a horse when you are going to ride it. IV. [uncountable] informal objects that you do not like because they are cheap and not attractive. V. [countable] a direction that a boat sails in relation to the wind. a long starboard tack. v. I. [transitive] to fix something somewhere with a small nail. The wooden strips have to be tacked down. a. to pin something such as a piece of paper on a wall or board etc. She tacked up the photograph on the bulletin board. II. [transitive] 钉在一起. British to stitch pieces of cloth together with long loose stitches, usually before you stitch the cloth more carefully. III. [intransitive] if a boat tacks, it turns so that the wind is blowing on the other side of its sails. tack on 硬贴上去, 硬安上去 to add something extra, especially something that does not seem to belong to the rest. It's a violent film with a happy ending tacked on. Blu-Tack a blue substance like soft rubber that is used for sticking pieces of paper, posters etc to walls. tie tack = tie pin noun. 领带夹 a piece of jewellery that a man wears to keep his tie in place. ) the iPhone 5, so I made a move: I adopted a Motorola Moto X from Republic Wireless. That was two months ago. Next week, I'm going back to iPhone. Call me crazy, call me fickle ( adj. I. 变色龙, 变来变去, 没准注意的. 不靠谱的, 一会儿一个样的. always changing your mind about who or what you like. Quick to change one's opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. II. 变幻莫测, 阴晴不定. weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly. ), call me not smart enough to recognize the benefits好处 of Android. I fully expect all those labels 标签 and more, to which I say "sticks and stones(Sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me) 随便你们怎么说. something that you say which means that people cannot hurt you with bad things they say or write about you Criticism has never bothered me. Sticks and stones may break my bones, and all that. )." However, I'm honestly not here to criticize the platform, and I'm far from what you'd call an Apple fanboy. (I won't touch a Mac, for example.). Rather, I'm here to explain this decision and invite some discussion of what drives mobile-platform preference -- heck, what drives rabid, take-it-to-the-mattresses( "Take it to the mattresses(Go to the mattresses)" originated from the movie "The Godfather".I believe that phrase is from one of the Godfather movies. When the mob needs to hide out 躲藏, 躲起来 from their rivals they "take to the mattresses". They hole up in non-descript hotel with mattresses for sleep as the only furniture. During mafia wars, it was not safe for members of opposing sides to sleep at home where their enemies can find them. So they would buy a bunch of used mattresses and put them in an empty warehouse or other hideout藏身之处. In times of war or siege, Italian families would vacate their homes and rent apartments in safer areas. In order to protect themselves they would hire soldiers to sleep on the floor in shifts. Here's the dialogue from Godfather: Clemenza: That Sonny's runnin' wild. He's thinking of going to the mattresses already. Sonny: No, no, no! No more! Not this time, consiglieri. No more meetings, no more discussions, no more Sollozzo tricks. You give 'em one message: I want Sollozzo. If not, it's all-out war: we go to the mattresses. This is not the same as "Take it to the mat" which refers to a wrestling mat. "Take it to the mat" means an aggressive stance of some sort) go to the mat (for somebody/something) 为...而战 to support someone or something very strongly. When he believes in a project, he's willing to go to the mat for it. ) mobile-platform devotion. (And, anyway, we all know who the truly crazy ones are: Windows Phone users! Kidding, kidding...). My first few weeks with the Moto X were all about learning Android. That can be tough for someone weaned on (wean [wi:n] to make a baby stop taking its mother's milk and start to eat solid food. wean from/off 断奶 wean someone off something to make someone gradually stop depending on something that they like and have become used to, especially a drug or a bad habit. We're trying to wean ourselves off watching too much television. wean someone on something 吃...长大. 受熏陶 to make someone get used to something when they are young. The daughter of a musician, she was weaned on classical music. Weaning断奶 is the process of gradually introducing a mammal infant to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk. The process takes place only in mammals, as only mammals produce milk. The infant is considered to be fully weaned once it no longer receives any breast milk (or bottled substitute).) iOS, which prompted me to explore ways to ease the transition. It's not that Android is difficult to use, though I find it maddeningly ( maddening 令人抓狂的 [ˈmæd(ə)nɪŋ] I. making you feel very angry. II. attractive but annoying. He gave her that maddening smile of his.) unintuitive 不人性化的, 不符合使用习惯的 in places (the Dialer and Play Music apps are a mess) and overly intrusive in others (make the endless notifications stop!). It's all the tweaking 设置 that's required to make it behave the way you want. The Android faithful see this as a benefit; I find it irksome. Meanwhile, weird issues kept cropping up. Whenever I'd get into my car, the phone would buzz three times -- but only when it was in my garage. Something to do with Bluetooth pairing? Or Wi-Fi? I have no idea, but I never could solve it一直没能解决. And email, good heavens. I don't use push because I don't want the interruptions and don't like the battery hit, but at some point something triggered automatic mail fetching. To this day I can't make it stop. One of my main complaints is with the way Android handles notifications (ironic!) for phone calls and especially text messages. All too often I missed a text because it was just sitting up there in the notification bar, but I'd never seen any kind of front-and-center pop-up like on my iPhone. And where's the new-message counter? This is all personal preference, sure, but it really bugged me苦恼不已. The third-party notification apps I tried did help somewhat, but they didn't seem to work consistently. Similarly, Android's auto-complete feature (which I relied on heavily in iOS just for things like inserting my email address) flat-out doesn't work in most places, like when I have to register or sign in to an app. For someone who likes to go left on calls, gripping the Moto X can result in accidental button presses. To be fair, it wasn't just Android that I found frustrating in the beginning. I'd heard lots of great things about the Moto X, but ultimately I just didn't like it. It's light, yes, and the bigger screen is nice, but it feels like plastic (because it is) and doesn't look particularly appealing. I'd also read reviews praising the Moto's great "feel," but I found it awkward and uncomfortable, especially when holding it to my ear during calls. I typically talk into my left hand, and so my index finger was constantly landing on the power and volume buttons. I couldn't find a grip I liked. Also, nobody really talks about this anymore when evaluating phones, but the Moto X was really hard to see under bright sunlight, even with brightness cranked to maximum. And what's the deal with Google Chromecast? I can't even view photos from my phone? An iPhone plus Apple TV works swimmingly ( swimming an activity in which you swim for enjoyment, for exercise, or in races. I go swimming every evening. a swimming club/lesson. swimmingly in an extremely satisfactory or successful way. Everything is going swimmingly. ) in this regard. There may have been a couple Republic-specific 特有的 problems as well. The company's Sprint-powered phones have special firmware that routes calls over Wi-Fi, but for whatever reason, my Moto X kept switching over to cellular, even when I was at home with a strong Wi-Fi signal. And Sprint coverage inside my house is poor, so calls frequently sounded terrible. Republic's tech support was great, however, and helped me get this figured out. But even then, overall call quality just wasn't great, whether it was on cellular or Wi-Fi. I tried my wife's iPhone 5c (which also taps Sprint's network), and the difference was night and day. I don't know if this a Republic issue or a Moto X issue, but I quickly tired of not being able to hear callers very well. Furthermore, Republic doesn't currently support short-code messaging, and I'm surprised at how much of a hassle that's been. Obviously this isn't an issue for most Android users, but it contributed to my decision. Other things did, too. I missed my iPhone's mute switch and quick-access camera and flashlight. I missed being able to plop it onto a speaker dock for charging and listening, and I missed having a physical Home button I could find in the dark. I especially missed the battery life: Even if I left my iPhone untouched for several days, it would keep a charge(I have an iPhone 4S. Bought it last year I believe in October. It won't keep a charge for a whole day no matter what I do! I close all my apps after I'm done but I mostly just use my phone to text. I really don't like carrying around a charger with me and constantly looking for a plug! hold/keep a charge: About to throw this POS out the window. Battery life problems are bad enough. Now, it barely holds a charge, and is very slow going in charging. I had it plugged in to charge. Turned it off in an effort to have it charge quicker. went from 4% to 7% in about 45 minutes. If your car battery will not keep or hold a charge, you have few options. Most commonly, the battery is simply old and has been drained of usefulness. However, before writing off a battery, be sure to check all connections for rust or white, chalky residue. Also, check to be sure your alternator is working correctly and is charging the battery. ). The Moto X typically went dead overnight, even if it showed 40 percent battery remaining还剩 when I set it down. (I know there are endless ways to improve Android battery life, and I fiddled with lots of them, but I'm annoyed by its inability不能, 没办法, 无法 to idle efficiently. The OS has always sucked at power management, and any iPhone user will find it wanting ( wanting I. not as good as something should be. deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. II. Minus; less: an hour wanting 15 minutes. III. Absent; lacking. a motor with some of the parts wanting. be found wanting: UN peacekeeping forces were found wanting. be wanting in something formal to be lacking something important. My father is wanting in patience. without wishing/wanting to do something mainly spoken used when you are going to say something that someone may not like. Without wishing to sound ungrateful, I should like to point out that you only did what you were paid to do. want out/in I. 想离开, 想出去, 想进去. to wish to leave a place. I think the cat wants in. Would you open the door? The dog wants out. She wanted out of the jail cell so badly she started to scream. II. to wish to leave a situation or relationship and no longer be involved in it. This is the last time I'm asking you – do you want in or not? Malcolm wanted out of his job. Stephanie is fed up with her husband. She just wants out of the marriage. want for something to not have everything that you need. She will want for money, now that she has lost her job. want for nothing 丰衣足食 formal to have everything that you need. I have always tried to make sure that my children want for nothing. for want of a better word/phrase/term used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean. They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. for want of something formal because someone lacks something. She could not go on holiday for want of money. not for (the) want/lack of trying 并不是因为没有, 并不是因为欠缺, 并不是因为没有努力 used for emphasizing that although someone did not get what they wanted, they tried very hard to get it. used for saying that someone is trying very hard to do something even though they might fail. If we lose this match, it won't be for want of trying. Rangers failed to score a goal, but it was not for want of trying. want I. wants 需求 [plural] things that you want or need. This system has been designed to supply all your wants. wants and needs各种所需: We aim to satisfy our customers' wants and needs. II. [countable/ uncountable] formal a lack of something. want of: His illness was caused by overwork and want of sleep. Their work reveals a want of skill. a. [uncountable] a lack of money, food, and other things someone needs to live. They were living in obvious want and squalor. squalor [ˈskwolə(r)] 生活环境 dirty and unpleasant conditions that people live or work in. The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Social Insurance and Allied Services, known commonly as the Beveridge Report was an influential广泛影响力的 document in the founding of the welfare state in the United Kingdom, published in December 1942. It was chaired by William Beveridge, an economist, who identified five "Giant Evils" in society: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease, and went on to propose widespread reform to the system of social welfare to address these. someone couldn't do something if they tried used for saying that someone is completely unable to do something. I couldn't help you with your maths if I tried. try as someone might 尽最大可能 used for saying that someone is making a very great effort but still cannot do something. Try as he might, he could not forget. try your hand at something 试手 to do an activity for the first time in order to find out whether you like it or are good at it. I've always wanted to try my hand at writing a novel. if you want informal I. used for offering to do something. I'll make tea if you want. II. used for giving permission or agreeing with a suggestion that someone has made. 'Shall we go next week?' 'Yeah, if you want.' 'Can I come with you?' 'If you want.'. if you want my advice/opinion spoken used for emphasizing that you are giving someone your honest advice/opinion, perhaps without being asked for it. If you want my opinion, you'd be mad to marry him. have someone just where you want them 需要的时候就有了, 要什么有什么 used for saying you are happy with the situation that someone is in because it gives you power over them, or will help you to get something that you want from them. We've got our rivals just where we want them. do you want something? spoken I. used for offering something to someone, or for asking them if they would like to do something. Do you want a cup of coffee? II. used for threatening someone with something. Do you want a slap? Do you want me to call the police? be/have everything someone wants to have all the qualities that someone thinks a particular person or thing should have. He's everything I've ever wanted in a boyfriend. all someone wants spoken used for saying that someone's needs or requests are reasonable. All I want is the truth. All they wanted to do was play rugby. I wanted... spoken used for politely introducing something that you are going to say to someone, especially if it is quick or informal. I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your singing. I just wanted to ask if you were feeling better? I just wanted you to know how grateful I am. just what I (have always) wanted used for saying you are pleased with a present. This phrase is sometimes used in a humorous way to show that you really think the present is not very nice or useful. Thanks again for the book, it's just what I wanted. Eyelash curlers? Hmm...just what I've always wanted! what does someone want with something拿...干什么? used for saying that you cannot understand why someone wants the thing mentioned. What do you want with that old tyre? what do you want你想怎样? impolite used for asking someone in a rude way why they need to speak to you or to see you. I'm a busy woman, what do you want?'Who are you?' he demanded angrily. 'And, what do you want?' who wants (to do) something? I. used for offering something to a group of people. Who wants another glass of wine? II. used for showing that you expect someone to support your opinion, usually by giving a negative answer to your question. 'Who wants to stand around waiting ages for a train?' 'Not me.' you want/don't want to do something spoken used for advising or warning someone that they should/should not do something. You want to be careful, I think you've drunk too much. You don't want to go there alone. want to curl up and die 恨不得找个地缝钻进去 informal used to tell someone how you felt when something very embarrassing happened. When they all started laughing I just wanted to curl up and die! not want to hear something to not be willing to discuss or consider something. I don't want to hear another word on the subject. you'll/she'll/they'll etc hear about it spoken used for saying that you will be angry with someone, and you will tell them this. want no part of something 不想参与, 不想插一脚 to not want to be involved in something that you think is bad. It was a bad idea and he wanted no part of it. have/want no truck with formal to be unwilling to accept someone or something or to be involved with them. They have no truck with the idea of social equality. it makes me (want to) puke 让人恶心, 让人想吐 spoken used for saying that something makes you very angry or annoyed. not want to know informal to refuse to listen to someone or get involved in something. We asked several of them to help, but they didn't want to know. what do you know spoken used for showing that you are surprised. you don't know spoken used for emphasizing what you are going to say next. You don't know how happy this makes me! waste not, want not mainly spoken used for saying that people who do not waste things always have enough.). Forget my immediate issues; in many respects I found myself swimming against the Apple tide. Everyone in my immediate and even extended family has an iPhone. Similarly, I could no longer use Find My Friends to keep tabs on my wife and kids. (Once you go Big Father, it's hard to go back.) Another casualty牺牲掉的东西: FaceTime. So much for video chats with my folks down in Florida. I wasn't about to ask them to start using Skype just for me. As for apps, most of the ones I prized on my iPhone were also available for Android, but some of them felt clunky ( I. 笨重的. 笨呼呼的. 蠢笨的. 大而笨的. large, solid, and heavy in a way that is not attractive. clunky furniture/shoes. II. not modern or advanced enough to be useful. clunky software. ) in comparison (I'm looking at you, Cozi and Weather Channel). Plus, a couple of my new favorites, Buddhify 2 and Paper, currently have no Android equivalents. These were hardly deal-breakers, just contributors. Things I'll miss: Google Keyboard is so, so awesome. There's a fairly loud voice in my head 脑子里总有个声音 telling me to stick it out 坚持到底( 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), to at least wait and see if an iPhone 6 announcement happens this spring rather than this fall. In the meantime, maybe I'll get all my Android/Moto kinks figured out and just settle in with them. In fact, there's one thing I'm truly loathe ( v. to dislike someone or something very much. I loathe having to get out of bed so early on a Saturday. She simply loathes her ex-husband.) to give up: the gesture-powered Google Keyboard. I frickin' love that thing. It makes the iOS keyboard feel like junk. Oh, for Apple to buy/copy/steal/license this technology! I'll also miss the Moto's bigger screen, though I have to say it wasn't the life-changer I anticipated -- and I read a lot of e-books on my phone. I lived with my iPhone 4S (and the 4 and 3GS before that) so long that I guess I'm just used to that 3.5-inch screen. Funny how everyone was fine with it -- until bigger ones came along. There is no "better": Some of you will no doubt take all this as an indictment of Android( indictment /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/ 罪证 I. [countable] something that shows how bad or wrong something is. indictment of: This incident is an indictment of the way the health service is being run. II. [countable/ uncountable] legal mainly American an official statement accusing someone of committing a serious crime, or the document with which this is done. ), and I suppose it is -- though only a personal one. Basically, I've tried both, and I've decided I prefer iOS (and, by extension, iPhone). To me, Android looks and feels clunky, like something that was engineered, not designed. I like the consistency (and security) of iOS and the apps that run on it, and I even like Apple's unified ecosystem, warts and all( warts and all 好也罢坏也罢, 优缺点都爱 informal everything about a person or situation, even the bad things. I love him, warts and all. wart n. a small hard lump that grows on your skin, for example on your neck or hand, and is caused by a virus.). To me it all feels cohesive( [kəuˈhi：sɪv] combining well to form a strong well-organized unit. ), while Android feels like a conglomeration of disparate ( [ˈdɪsp(ə)rət] disparate things belong to very different groups or classes. ) Google chunks. And there you have it. This is nothing more than personal preference, but it speaks to an interesting sociology( no...to speak of used for saying that something is so unimportant or so small that it is not worth mentioning. She has no money to speak of. speak for itself if something speaks for itself, it is clearly so good or effective that no additional argument about it is necessary. His success as a lawyer speaks for itself. speak for yourself spoken used for telling someone that your opinion about something is different from theirs. 'No one wants pizza again tonight.' 'Speak for yourself! I do!' speaking as someone used for saying that an opinion you are going to express is a result of who you are, what you do, or your relationship with other people. Speaking as a mother, I would tell him to give up football. speak your mind to say honestly what you think, even if it upsets or offends someone. She was an assertive woman who always spoke her mind. speak well for/of to show that something is correct or effective. The lower crime rate speaks well for the police department's new strategy. ): Why do we feel so strongly about this stuff? Why do we feel so defined by our choice of smartphone and computer? And why do we get so riled up ( rile to annoy someone. The president's outspoken remarks have riled conservatives.) when others take differing views? I await your slings, arrows, and, hopefully, rational discussion in the comments.
例句: (不靠谱的 dodgy, shifty, ): 1. Paradoxical as it may sound不管听上去多不靠谱( paradoxical seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking".), a quad-core processor actually runs at a lower frequency and uses less power than a dual-core equivalent. 2. So I'm pretty sure he did a good job with the song, but the mix was so off不靠谱的, that I can't be positive. The poor guys' nerves are just getting to him, and during the song, he's clutching抓紧, 离合 the mic for dear life(不顾死活的, 拼了命的). 3. Trevor is a man who, at the beginning of the movie, is breaking up with his undependable靠不住的, 不靠谱的, drug-addicted boyfriend, Darrell. He meets an attractive new man, Ephram but hesitates to become involved though his friends Jake and Andie encourage him. 4: You hear that Australia? Your Bourke St Bakery croissants have nothing - nothing! - on ( have nothing on someone I. 握有把柄. 掌握信息. to lack the evidence necessary to place a charge against someone. Have no damaging information or proof of wrongdoing about someone. The police had nothing on Bob, so they let him loose. You've got nothing on me! Let me go! The police had nothing on him and so were forced to let him go. This usage is the antonym of have something on someone Blackmail requires that you have something on someone wealthy. II. 不占优势 to have an advantage over someone. This car has nothing on my old one. Roger has nothing on me when it comes to basketball. III. to have no information about someone or something. The dictionary had nothing on the word I looked up. The librarian said that the library has nothing on the topic of my paper. ) Paris' flaky ( I. like or made of flakes. Owing to protecting flaky graphite in choosing technical process， we have much difficulty with graphite grinding. II. tending to peel off or break easily into flakes. Spanakopita is a flaky pastry filled with spinach and feta cheese. The bread was flaky酥皮的 and savory with thin skin. III. Also flakey US slang eccentric; crazy. IV. 见前边的flake (informal, of a person) Unreliable; prone to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. Some of his friends were flaky. IV. (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; prone to cease functioning properly. I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection. Geneen seemed to have an automatic sensor which told him when he was getting flaky不可靠的, 不靠谱的 answers. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. Stereotypes about adultery are as common as research about it is flaky. Sales is a flaky business unless you get after it. I think he is flaky靠不住的. ) sweets. Oh, and your tree-lined树木成荫的 streets are the pits( the pits 破烂货. 糟糕透顶的东西, 最烂的东西 any place of pain and turmoil. something that sucks. the ultimate in suckiness. The scrapings from the barrel. A term used to describe a situation that can't get any worse, A useless object or a fat ugly person with no ambition. ''Have you heard sinner is back to his old tricks?'' ''Yeah Man, Quinn is the pits''. Who cares about Britney Spears getting divorced again? Her music is the pits! Dude, that new movie's the pits, huh??) - don't even get me started on your crappy water views - and aren't even fit for Melissa George's French Bulldog to take a dump on. 5. "That don't sound too promising听上去不太靠谱." "You're right. We're stuck陷这里了 here." 6. "There aren't too many names that will move the needle( 表示产生影响, 使不一样. 使得效果或者结果不一样. The reference is to any sort of measuring device which has a needle. GDP provides focus on the processes that will move the financial needle. ) against such strong competition," Jonathan Wald, a former "Today" show producer and the executive producer of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," told POLITICO. "Palin is the go-to ( 关键时刻靠得住的, 靠谱的, 可靠的. Being a player on an athletic team who is relied upon to make important plays, especially in clutch situations: the team's go-to receiver. go-to guy 可以信任的人, 让人放心的人 someone who can be trusted to provide a particular service or to deal with a particular problem. ) blunt-force ( 钝力的. In medical terminology, blunt trauma, blunt injury, non-penetrating trauma or blunt force trauma refers to a type of physical trauma caused to a body part, either by impact, injury or physical attack; the latter usually being referred to as blunt force trauma. The term itself is used to refer to the precursory trauma(早期的. 先期的. I. Preceding or preliminary; introductory: a precursory statement. II. Suggesting or indicating something to follow. ), from which there is further development of more specific types of trauma, such as concussions, abrasions, lacerations撕裂, 割破, and/or bone fracturing骨裂. Blunt trauma is contrasted with penetrating trauma, in which an object such as a bullet enters the body.) opposition," he added. "She's the popular person to put on正是要找的人( put on to vb (tr, preposition) I. to connect by telephone. II. to inform (someone) of (a person's location or activities) I'll put the police on to you if you don't stop. III. to tell (a person) about (someone or something beneficial). can you put me on to a cheap supermarket? put-on adj. Pretended; feigned. n. Slang I. A deceptive outward appearance. A deception, hoax, or practical joke. I think this is all a big put-on. II. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement. III. Something, such as a prank, intended as a hoax or joke; a spoof. put upon Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated. His toe hurt, he was heavy, he lacked his old explosiveness, he felt put upon by everyone. He felt put upon if she asked him to do the slightest household chore or to conform to any schedule of meals and sleep. A man shouldn’t let himself be put upon by circumstances so as to be only half himself. put on I. To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop. I'll put on some coffee for everybody. II. To perform for an audience. The actors put on a show. III. To play (a recording). I'll put on your favorite record. Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again. IV. To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretence. Why are you putting on that silly voice? He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine. V. To fool, kid, deceive. You must be putting me on. She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is.) when you need a big booking to combat a big booking( book Sarah Palin以对抗Katie被book到GMA. ). 7. "I didn't put any expectations on myself. This is the first year I have ever done a half-decent one (50m). I knew it had been a tough couple of days to back up ( I. 倒退, 倒车. To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. To move a vehicle backwards. II. 打消念头. 重新考虑. To undo one's actions. To reconsider one's thoughts. I couldn't see how to finish the project, so I backed up and tried it another way. This isn't working. Let's back up and think about it. III. 支持. To provide support or the promise of support. You should be careful. This guy is backed up by the local gang. When he said I wasn't there, I told him I was, and my buddy backed me up. ) from and I was a little bit rusty, but certainly I put everything into that and it wasn't too far off(That ain't too far off 还不错. 还不坏. 不算太坏. This statement is designed to replace "That's what's up." It means, basically, "That's cool." or "Wow, impressive!" Waiter: Here's a free bowl of ice cream to make up for the stale french fries. Customer: That ain't too far off. not far off (the mark) or not far wrong 不算太离谱. almost correct or accurate. I'm told that most of what's been reported in the newspapers is not too far off the mark. I thought it would happen in early April, and I wasn't far wrong. )." Eamon spoke afterwards about how he could relate to Magnussen's experiences 心有戚戚焉, 惺惺相惜. this week. 8. There are some sections which fall flat, Simon selling his clothes to Carli's new boyfriend and then standing in the street naked is a stretch too far( = that's stretching it too far. 扯得太远了, 太离谱了), and some gags are repeated from the series but it still retains that same perverted magic.
短语: 1. Nothing could be further from the truth实在错的离谱, 完全错误, 完全不属实, 要多离谱就有多离谱. Rookie error低级错误, 初级错误(epic fail用于强调 错的离谱, 传奇, 不可思议.). 2. off the charts I. 多的离谱 much more than is usual Basketball's TV income is already off the charts. II. 好的离谱. 好的过分 much better than usual Groncki's newest restaurant is totally off the charts. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of chart (a way of presenting numbers or information in vertical rows). off the mark also wide of the mark 差得太多 wrong or not accurate They said the course would be easy but that turned out to be way off the mark. Usage notes: sometimes used in the phrase not far off the mark. wide of the mark 太离谱了, 差的太多了. I. Lit. far from the target. (be ~; fall ~.) Tom's shot was wide of the mark. The pitch was quite fast but wide of the mark. The arrow fell wide of the mark. II. 不够, 不足. Fig. inadequate; far from what is required or expected. (be ~; fall ~.) Jane's efforts were sincere but wide of the mark. He failed the course because everything he did was wide of the mark. off the mark 大错特错的, 不着边的 wrong or not accurate They said the course would be easy but that turned out to be way off the mark. Usage notes: sometimes used in the phrase not far off the mark (almost right): If you guessed he was jealous, you would not be far off the mark. Her answer was a little off the mark. You were off the mark when you said we would be a little late to the party. It was yesterday, in fact. 3. She was completely out of line( out of line completely unacceptable Some members of Congress said the decision to send in troops was completely out of line. She's trying to sell the house for about $250,000, but that price is way out of line for this part of town. Usage notes: often used with get and step: When a student steps out of line, someone should do something about it. 分开解释: I. Fig. beyond certain set or assumed limits. 太夸张太离谱了. Your bid on this project is completely out of line with our expectations. The cost of this meal is out of line with what other restaurants charge. Your asking price is quite out of line! II. Fig. [of something said or behavior] improper. I'm afraid that your behavior was quite out of line. I do not wish to speak further about this matter. Bill, that remark was out of line. Please be more respectful. Your request is out of line. ), I'll talk to her.
