用法学习: 1. geed-up (dʒi:d ʌp) adj (informal) (Simple past tense and past participle of gee up) highly-motivated; full of confidence. excited, filled with enthusiasm. to be geed up about sth to be very positive about sth. gee up I. (slang) to encourage. II. (slang) to excite in order to try to achieve a desired result. "US fund manager Eric Knight has a fearful reputation as a shareholder activist, geeing up under-performing managements at Royal Dutch Shell and Suez.". fearful I. frightened Fearful parents kept their children indoors. fearful (that): We're fearful that fighting will start up again. fearful of: Fearful of another attack, civilians are fleeing the capital. II. informal old-fashioned used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is. She's a fearful gossip. a fearful mess/muddle. fear I. [uncountable] the feeling that you have when you are frightened. Edward knew it was dangerous, but he felt no fear不感到害怕. fear of: She eventually managed to overcome her fear of the dark. in fear: Martin screamed in fear. be filled with fear充满了恐惧: I was suddenly filled with fear. shake/tremble with fear: She was shaking with fear. II. 担忧, 疑虑, 顾虑. [countable] something bad or unpleasant that you are afraid might happen. A meeting was set up to try to allay workers' fears. fear about: There are fears about the safety of the nuclear plant. fear of: This latest case has raised fears of an epidemic. fear for: He expressed fears for his missing wife's safety. fear that: Sandbags were placed along the shore amid fears that the lake would overflow. for fear of (doing) something in case you make something bad happen. I didn't tell Susan about our meeting for fear of upsetting her. Scientists reject a total ban for fear it will undermine efforts to stop the spread of malaria. no fear British informal used for saying that you definitely do not intend to do something. put the fear of God into someone informal to make someone feel very frightened. v. I. to feel worried and afraid that something bad will happen or has already happened. The refugees fear persecution if they return to their own country. One person is still missing, feared dead. fear (that): Health experts fear that a flu epidemic will hit Britain this winter. II. to feel afraid of someone or something because they might harm you. He was hated and feared by his colleagues. fear to do something 不敢: neighbourhoods where police feared to go. fear not不要害怕 old-fashioned used for telling someone not to worry. fear the worst (for) to feel worried that something very bad will happen or has already happened. They were very late, and I was beginning to fear the worst. Local shopkeepers fear the worst if the new supermarket is built. I fear (that)/so/not spoken formal used for saying that you believe something bad has happened or might happen and that you are sad about it. I fear that we may never know what really happened. 'Will he help us?' 'I fear not.'. without fear of contradiction不怕反对, 不怕你不认可, 不怕你不同意 used for saying that you know no one will disagree with you. I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that tonight has been a real success. sow/səu/ fear/doubt/confusion etc to make people feel afraid, doubtful, confused etc. These people are terrorists who want to sow fear and panic among our people. sow/səu/ your wild oats 广为播种 if a man sows his wild oats, he has many sexual relationships, especially when he is young. sick with fear/nerves/worry etc very frightened/nervous/worried. fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) spoken used for saying that people who are not sensible do things without thinking carefully about what may happen as a result. strike fear/terror/a chill into someone/someone's heart to produce feelings of fear in someone. a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents. He was capable of striking terror into the enemy. Her words struck a chill into me. 2. joint adj. I. 联合的, 共同的. involving two or more people, or done by them together. a joint bank account. a joint decision共同的决定. The two presidents issued a joint statement联合声明. My sister and I had a joint birthday party. joint favourite: Bates and Morgan are joint favourites to win the competition. joint effort (=something that is done by two or more people): The homework looked as if it had been a joint effort. jointly adv a jointly owned property. an aircraft that is being developed jointly with the US. joint custody an arrangement in which parents who are divorced both have responsibility for looking after a child and both give the child a home for some of the time. joint degree a university degree course in which a student studies two subjects to the same level. n. I. a part of your body that can bend where two bones meet. a swollen knee joint. You may experience some pain in your joints. II. a place where two parts of something are connected. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly. The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes. Make sure you seal the joints of the pipes with waterproof tape. III. a large piece of meat cooked in an oven. a joint of beef. IV. informal (originally slang) A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business. a restaurant, bar, or club, especially one that is cheap and not very nice. It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in. I met him at some grotty little joint in town. V. informal a cigarette that contains cannabis. A marijuana cigarette. After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint. VI. (slang) (always with "the") prison. I'm just trying to stay out of the joint. out of joint I. if a system is out of joint, it is not working correctly. The new regulations threw the whole system out of joint. II. 脱臼. if a bone in your body is out of joint, it is not in its correct position. 3. cut one's coat according to one's cloth and cut one's coat to suit one's cloth cut your cloth according to your means Prov. to plan one's aims and activities in line with one's resources and circumstances. to only buy what you have enough money to pay for Of course we'd love a huge expensive house, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth. We would like a bigger house, but we must cut our coat according to our cloth. They can't afford a vacation abroad—they have to cut their coat according to their cloth. 4. stitch up I. to repair a piece of cloth that has been torn by sewing it. You ought to stitch up that hole in your jeans. II. to join someone's skin together after it has been cut. Doctors stitched up the wound. III. 被设计了, 被陷害了. British informal to arrange a situation so that someone is blamed for something that they did not do. I think I've been stitched up. IV. informal to arrange an agreement or deal. He's stitched up a major deal with one of the European banks. stitch-up An act of placing someone in a position in which they will be wrongly blamed for something, or of manipulating a situation to one's advantage: He called the deal a stitch-up and said other companies were prevented from submitting higher bids. To put it bluntly, the election was tantamount to a stitch-up. tantamount /ˈtæntəˌmaunt/ 等同于, 简直就是, 根本就是 be tantamount to something. formal to have the same bad qualities or effect as something else. The new tax is tantamount to stealing from the poor.
Property prices could fall 20 per cent: The $4 trillion Australian housing market is now overvalued by at least 10 per cent. Every day, valuations get more stretched. Indeed, Australia is just months away from having the most expensive residential property market in history. When will a bona fide bubble ( bona fide /ˌbəunə ˈfaɪdi/ a bona fide person or thing is really what they seem to be or what they claim to be. a bona fide commercial transaction. ) emerge and how steep are the price falls likely to be when borrowing costs are normalised? After calling a housing recovery at the start of 2013, we warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to slash its cash rate to a record 2.5 per cent low in August – opening the door to never-before-seen 4.8 per cent mortgage rates – would fuel double-digit house price inflation that risked blowing a destabilising bubble. At the time, we argued the housing market was already "priced for perfection" – home values could not afford to outstrip ( outstrip [ˌautˈstrɪp] 超过, 快过 I. to go faster or do something better than someone else. II. to become larger than something else. Demand for organic food was outstripping supply. ) incomes for any sustained period. Our worry was that if national prices expanded at, say, a 10 per cent annualised pace for six to 12 months, or more than triple wages growth, Aussie homes could become dearer than fundamentals warranted. And there's no evidence the boom is abating减弱, 消停. In 2014, national auction clearance rates have consistently punched above 70 per cent – echoing the 2009 ebullience( ebullient /ɪˈbʌliənt/ very happy and enthusiastic. ) induced by low rates and the government's first time buyers' bonus. Speculative investment activity, boosted by self-managed super funds, is also on the rise. Notwithstanding ( despite something 不管, 撇开不说, 尽管, 虽然.Notwithstanding his love of luxury, his house was simple inside. She is an intolerable person, her excellent work notwithstanding. ) ultra-low borrowing costs, the proportion of people nominating "paying down debt" ( pay down 逐渐偿付 to pay a debt (=an amount of money you owe) in small amounts over a long period of time. to reduce the total amount of money owed If this trend continues, the government could start paying down the national debt. We've got a big mortgage on the house and want to pay it down as quickly as we can. Usage notes: most often used in connection with large debts. Should we use the surplus to cut taxes or to pay down the national debt? ) as the best thing to do with their savings is back at pre-global financial crisis levels. Acknowledging a burgeoning bubble([ˈbɜ:(r)dʒ(ə)nɪŋ] 雨后春笋般的, 蓬勃而起的. growing or developing quickly. the nation's burgeoning middle class.) is awkward for the RBA given the conflicts between its monetary policy objective, which requires super-low rates, and its "financial stability" mandate, which is tasked with preventing imbalances, like destructive bubbles, being induced by abnormally cheap money.
Origin jerseys are not flags of convenience: If Luke Keary feels as strongly about being a Queenslander as we are led to believe, his next course of action should be clear: he should refuse to play for NSW. It appears the South Sydney youngster's appeal against State of Origin qualification rules
has been unsuccessful; for the purposes of the series, he's a
cockroach. But part of the problem with Origin in recent years is that the jerseys have become flags of convenience(The term flag of convenience describes the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the regulations of the owner's country. The closely related term open registry is used to describe an organization that will register ships owned by foreign entities.). Players from other countries – and from developing states – have donned maroon or blue because of the wad of cash 那厚厚一沓子钱 they get paid. This also ties them to Australia( tie someone to something 关联到, 引向, 引到, 按图索骥的找到, 锁定 Fig. to associate someone with something; to make a connection between someone and something. to connect you to something. Police
found bloody clothes in Duggan's closet, and that's how they tied him
to the killings. Melanie wished she weren't tied to home and could
travel a little. The police are trying to tie Lefty to the burglary. They'll never tie me to that bunch of crooks! ), which is unhealthy for the game.
It appears the South Sydney youngster's appeal against State of Origin
qualification rules has been unsuccessful; for the purposes of the
series, he's a cockroach. What we need is someone to make a stand( make a stand 下定决心要做某事 to make a determined effort to defend something or to stop something from happening. There comes a time in every close game when a team has to rise up and make a stand. I felt the situation had existed for far too long and it was time to make a stand. ). Keary's cause is not one I would necessarily champion支持 but he's the man, so be it. Someone needs to come out and say Origin is, in fact Origin, not just the chance to earn a shed load of money in 80 minutes. THIS item could be about the Alex McKinnon tackle. It could be about the troubling experience of covering the incident in real time 第一时间 from the sideline. It could be about the judiciary or the future of contact sport or about Jordan McLean. But all those things trivialise 显得不那么重要 the ordeal Alex and his family are going through. 另一报道: NRL chief executive Dave Smith has stood firm on 立场坚定 the Origin eligibility rules, even if it means South Sydney prospect Luke Keary misses out on playing for his preferred state of Queensland. Keary, the talented Rabbitohs playmaker currently sidelined, is some years off being considered for 还有几年时间才会 Origin, but made it clear he was aligned to the men in maroon should selectors come calling来找的话(come calling I. If entrepreneurs
come calling, they do want to do business. What else would entrepreneurs
want to come calling to do? If you have a business idea, but no money,
entrepreneurs will come calling wanting to buy your ideas for a business
deal. II. Another use means to visit such as, "My parents came calling." Often speakers will say "come (and) call on me if you are in town过来的话找我, 过来的话打电话给我". That means come to my house, or similar, and visit me. call on someone to visit someone. Part of my job was to go out and call on farmers, to see how they were doing. III. Also used in courting a woman. A man would "come calling" on a woman". call on someone 求婚 to court someone. Jim's calling on the new cook over at the Browns'. In the old days, a boy had to ask a girl's father for permission to come call on her. Come to call If someone comes to call, they respond to an order or summons directly. call on something 需要, 需求, 要求 Fig. to draw on something, such as a particular quality or talent. This project calls on all the creative skills you can gather together. It calls on everything you've got.). Under the new criteria, Keary ticks four of the five boxes for the Blues, despite being born in Ipswich and living in Queensland until he was 10. The changes were made to prevent a repeat of 一面再犯, 重蹈覆辙 the Greg Inglis scenario, but in Keary's case has only served to create more discontent. Smith was refusing to budge拒绝改变心意 as he launched an Origin promotional campaign in Brisbane, saying the criteria was put in place before he started in 2012 and there needed to be firm guidelines around the Origin selection framework. "I haven't personally heard from Luke我自己还没有听....说过. The rules around eligibility(/ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ I. 合格性, 是不是合格, 是不是够资格. allowed by rules or laws to do something or to receive something. Fifty-one per cent of eligible voters voted in favour. eligible for够格: If you are eligible for financial help, we will tell you how to claim. eligible to do something: She will be eligible to compete in the next Winter Games. II. considered to be suitable as a marriage partner because you are rich or attractive. He is one of the most eligible bachelors in Europe today.) were re-established before my time back in 2012. Some very learned people sat down at a table (sit down at the table) 凑在一起, 聚在一起 and established those rules," Smith said. "We've applied those rules. Clearly that's going to lead to disappointment for some people but the rules are the rules." The QRL believe Keary's case has exposed a loophole in the laws and there should be a second look重新审视. Queensland great Gorden Tallis has backed that stance, saying no player should be forced to play for a state they have no desire to represent. Keary has approached 接触 the Rugby League Players' Association for guidance on the matter, and RLPA chief executive David Garnsey said Keary had a ''compelling case'' to be considered a Queenslander. "The revised 修正版的 State of Origin eligibility criteria announced by the [Australian Rugby League Commission] in March 2012 are designed to eliminate the possibility of unfair or incongruous ([ɪnˈkoŋɡruəs] strange because of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation. congruous I. Corresponding in character. II. Harmonious. ) outcomes but, as with anything like this, there are always bound to be individuals ( bound I. something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen. bound to: If you have problems at home, it's bound to affect your work. The kids are out late, so of course she's bound to worry. Knowing Jim, he's bound to be late. She's bound to find out sooner or later. II. 被约束, 被绑定. having an obligation to do something because of a law, promise etc. By signing the contract you agree to be bound by its terms. be bound by something to do something: If her patient threatens to kill someone, she is bound by law to inform the police.
a. feeling that you should do something because you are expected to, or
because it is morally right, even if you do not really want to do it. be/feel bound to do something 觉得有义务, 觉得有责任, 觉得有必要: We felt bound to tell her that her son had been taking drugs. duty/honour bound 荣誉攸关的, 责任攸关的: journalists who feel honour bound to protect their sources of information. III. a bound book has a leather, cloth, or paper cover. a bound volume of the whole trilogy. bound in: an old book of poems, bound in dark leather. be bound up/together 拴在一起, 连在一起 people or things that are bound together are connected by qualities that they all share. families who are bound together by their shared experiences. be bound up in/with something
ideas, feelings, or issues that are bound up with each other are
connected very closely, so that it is difficult to think of them
separately. His political philosophy was closely bound up with his religious beliefs. Climate change is closely bound up in the whole issue of energy consumption. bound for something I. travelling towards a place. The drugs were found on a container ship that was bound for Spain. a taxi bound for Heathrow airport. II. very likely to do something in the future. Stan was doing a Master's at Harvard, and bound for a career in finance. I'll be bound old-fashioned used when you have said something that you are certain is true. I'm bound to say spoken used when you are going to say something that may annoy or upset. someone, for example because it expresses a criticism. I'm bound to say I expected better work than this.) who feel their circumstances merit special consideration值得特别考虑," Garnsey said. "That doesn't necessarily mean the criteria are wrong but, in certain cases, players are entitled to make an application to the ARLC to determine whether an exception can be made. "The RLPA has discussed with Luke his options and there is no doubt he is passionate about representing Queensland and has a compelling case. It's not appropriate to comment on the specifics 细节 of his application, however, we have supported Luke in this process, not least because it is clear – and the NRL has acknowledged this – that he has a strong emotional attachment to 强烈的情感依附 Queensland and his desire to represent that state is a sincere reflection 忠实的反映, 真实的反映 of where his loyalty lies."
Gweneath Paltrow离婚: In an interview just a week before announcing the split, she revealed she had just finished filming a movie in London with Johnny Depp as well as shooting scenes for the US TV series Glee. She added: "So now I have to go back to mommy… I have a rule about 给自己规定, 有个规定 one movie a year, so I can't shoot anything for a while." She said she was also developing material for her lifestyle website Goop "as well as raising kids." She said: "I feel like I set it up in a way that makes it difficult because… for me, like if I miss a school run 送上下学 ( the time when parents drive their children to or from school: Next week it's my turn to do the school run. The School Run is a modern phenomenon resulting from parents taking their children to school by car. Many parents park their cars in school parking lots and driveways to drop off and pick up their children at the appropriate times. In the past it was not unusual for children to walk to school, either on their own, with friends, or accompanied by an adult. In recent years walking to school has become less common as more and more students are dropped off at school by parents using cars, sometimes in a rota with other parents. The reasons for this are manifold多方面的, 多层次的.
Firstly, in many cases both parents work and do not have time to walk
their children to school, and do not know any other parents who have the
time either. Secondly, even if the children are old enough to walk on
their own (or cycle), most parents are worried that something may happen to them, e.g. abduction, car accidents, etc. Often there is no convenient bus service, and the distance is too far for walking, thus forcing the school run.
Ironically, the risk of children being run over near their schools is
much higher than in the past due to all the parents driving their own
children to school and parking in unsafe places near the school gates. It is not unusual to see cars parking in bus stops, on pedestrian crossings or facing the wrong way, with children getting in or out of the car. The fear that something may happen to the children has perhaps more to do with media coverage of isolated (but tragic) cases than any real threat. A further problem in recent times has been an increasing level of choice
by parents as to which school their children go to. Obviously the
inevitable result is that kids may have further to travel and are more
likely to require a bus or car ride. It is claimed that the school run is responsible for a large amount of the traffic problems in the morning rush hour.), they are like, 'Where were you?'" Tonight, some reports suggested that the cracks began to show over aspects of her lifestyle. It is thought Chris found the actress's diet and rules both constricting 限制多多的 ( constrict
I. [intransitive/transitive] to become smaller or narrower, or to make
something do this. To narrow, especially by applying pressure. His throat constricted making it difficult for him to speak. II. [transitive] to limit what someone is able or allowed to do. Fear of crime constricts many people's lives. ) and hard on the children. Further issues arose due to her Kaballah beliefs. Things allegedly got so bad that he moved out of their London home last year to stay in bandmate Guy Berryman's flat. The couple then moved to LA but Chris does not have a circle of friends there and attempts to get the relationship back on track failed.
