用法学习: 1. impoverished [ɪmˈpovərɪʃt] I. 贫穷的. 穷困潦倒的. an impoverished person or place is very poor. a remote and impoverished island. II. something that is impoverished has become worse in quality. impoverish v. to make a person or country very poor. The incompetent military leadership had impoverished a once prosperous country. II. to reduce the quality of something. put someone out I. to cause trouble or extra work for someone: Would it put you out if we came tomorrow instead of today? II. to annoy or upset someone, often by what you do or say to them: She was rather put out when they turned up two hours late for dinner . He seemed a bit put out at not having been invited. be put out to be annoyed , often because of something that someone has done or said to you. Taking offense; indignant. He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct. He seemed a bit put out at not having been invited. put out I. (slang, intransitive) To consent to sex. This Grosso dated this woman a couple of times, and then, when she wouldn't put out for him, he beat her up and forced her. II. To injure a part of the body, especially a joint. Don't put out your back trying to lift that. Be careful with those scissors, or you'll put your eye out! III. To extinguish (a flame or light). They worked for days to put out the brushfire. put it there手伸出来! (imperative only) (idiomatic) An invitation for the addressee to slap the speaker's palm. 3. bronzer(blush) A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan. Some men were turning up with their faces covered with "bronzers" that made them look jaundiced, mottled terra cotta, or muddy brown. creep up on someone I. to move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them. I didn't notice him creeping up on me. Have you crept up on any celebrities? II. 悄然爬上. 悄无声息的出现. if something creeps up on you, it happens slowly or gradually so that you do not notice it happening. It's funny how old age suddenly creeps up on you. celebrity creeping. 4. mess with someone's head 让人迷惑不解, 摸不着头脑, 不知所措, 莫名其妙, 不明所以: You say that I'm messing with your head. All 'cause I was making out with your friends. Love hurts whether it's right or wrong. I can't stop 'cause I'm having too much fun. By one definition, "messing with someone's head" causes them confusion. When you mess with someone's head, you make them constantly wonder what you really feel or what is really true. Often messing with someone's head is a passive-aggressive technique to torture someone. For example, if a coworker tells you that he likes your work but then makes unflattering comments about your work in a public meeting, he might be messing with your head. So in the context of the song, one person apparently claims to love the
other person but then acts in a way that contradicts that claim.
"Playing games" means essentially the same thing and works for the song,
but I usually hear it applied to a romantic context. In contrast, "he's
messing with your head" seems to apply to all sorts of situations. play with (one's) head verb to manipulate a person in an emotional way. He's just playing with your head. When you play a practical joke on someone, you play with their heads. When you call someone and pretend to be someone else, you play with their heads. When you change something on someone's computer and the other person cant figure it out, you play with someone's head. over one's head I. (idiomatic) 超出所能. More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension. This is way over my head. Can you explain it more simply? II. (idiomatic) More than one can handle; too much (especially in over one's head). I'm in over my head on this project. Can you help? III. 水平之上的. 水准之上的. (idiomatic, sports) Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance. He just shot a spectacularly over his head round of golf and beat all of us. 5. let it/things slide 任其发展, 不管, 爱怎样怎样 to allow a situation to become slowly worse We've really let things slide over the past few months. The accounts are in a terrible state. Graciously the man offers to "let it slide" but the women go on the
attack telling him to "turn off the god damn camera." When he refuses
one of the women then threatens him before reaching forward, grabbing at
the camera and telling the man to "step back". let somebody/something slide to not do anything about someone or something She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It's easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that's when you need it the most. Usage notes: often used in the form let it slide: Kids don't like practicing because of the repetition, and some coaches tend to let it slide. 6. unbecoming [ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ] I. formal behaviour that is unbecoming is unsuitable for a particular type of person. Rockwood was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. II. old-fashioned not attractive in style or colour. The critics claim the new swimsuit kit draws attention to the crotch area and it has been called "confusing" because of the new green and yellow patterns. According to Scottish newspaper the Scotsman the suits are unbecoming and guided the eye "to the wrong place". 7. In economic theory, a moral hazard is a situation in which a party is more likely to take risks because the costs that could result will not be borne by the party taking the risk. In other words, it is a tendency to be more willing to take a risk, knowing that the potential costs or burdens of taking such risk will be borne, in whole or in part, by others. A moral hazard may occur where the actions of one party may change to the detriment of another after a financial transaction has taken place. Moral hazard arises because an individual or institution does not take the full consequences and responsibilities of its actions, and therefore has a tendency to act less carefully than it otherwise would, leaving another party to hold some responsibility for the consequences of those actions. In the United States, copayment or copay is a payment defined in the insurance policy and paid by the insured person each time a medical service is accessed. It is technically a form of coinsurance, but is defined differently in health insurance where a coinsurance is a percentage payment after the deductible up to a certain limit. It must be paid before any policy benefit is payable by an insurance company. Copayments do not usually contribute towards any policy out-of-pocket maxima whereas coinsurance payments do. Insurance companies use copayments to share health care costs to prevent moral hazard. Though the copay is often a small portion of the actual cost of the medical service, it is meant to prevent people from seeking medical care that may not be necessary (e.g.: an infection by the common cold). The underlying philosophy is that with no copay, people will consume much more care than they otherwise would if they were paying for all or some of it. 8. ZK left the audience spellbound with their acoustic version of Cyndi Lauper's love song. ZK's spine-tingling (spine-tingling 让人脊背发冷的, 让人脊背发凉的 [ˈspaɪn ˌtɪŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ] very exciting or frightening in a way that you enjoy. ) 'Time After Time' leaves everyone breathless. luck duck: Lucky duck is a saying meaning someone has good fortune. E.g. "I'm going on holiday tomorrow." "you lucky duck!". wiggle out of something I. Lit to get out of something or some place; to squirm out of something or some place. The kitten was able to wiggle out of the cage in which it had been put. The squirrel wiggled out of the trap we caught it in. II. Fig. to manage to get out of a job, the blame for something, or a responsibility. Don't try to wiggle out of your job! You are to blame and don't try to wiggle out of it! 9. Mr Creosote is a grotesque fictional character who appears in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. Creosote is a monstrously obese restaurant patron, who is served a vast amount of food whilst vomiting repeatedly. After being persuaded to eat an after-dinner mint, he explodes in a very graphic way. The sketch is the first part of the segment "Part VI: The Autumn Years". Maître d': "Ah, good afternoon, sir; and how are we today?" Mr Creosote: "Better." Maître d': "Better?" Mr Creosote: "Better get a bucket (Get me a bucket), I'm gonna throw up.". He finishes the feast, and several other courses, vomiting profusely ( profuse [prəˈfju:s] existing or being produced in large amounts. profuse apologies. bleeding profusely. ) all over himself, his table, and the restaurant's staff throughout his meal, causing other diners to lose their appetite (in some cases, even throwing up themselves). Finally, after being persuaded by the smooth maître d' to eat a single "wafer-thin mint", he explodes: covering the restaurant and diners with innards([ˈɪnə(r)dz] I. the organs inside the body of a person or animal. II. the working parts inside a machine or piece of equipment.) and partially digested food – even starting a "vomit-wave" among the other diners, who leave in disgust. When the explosion clears, Creosote is still alive, but his chest cavity is now blasted open, revealing his spread ribs and still-beating heart. As he looks around, seemingly confused by what has just happened, the maître d' calmly walks up to him and presents, "the cheque, monsieur." 10. comedown I. 家庭变故. a situation in which you suddenly have less status or fewer advantages than you had previously. A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown. The accommodation was something of a comedown from the comparative luxury of the hotel. After Dad lost all his money in gambling, we had to move house搬家, and I am telling you, its a really comedown. II. an unpleasant physical and mental feeling that someone gets when an illegal drug stops affecting them. A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs. 关于搬家: If I intend to relocate my belongings to a new residence (be it a standalone home, apartment, dorm room, or work cubicle), then I would say I plan to "move house搬家", or simply "move". If I'm moving a large distance, I might say I'm "moving away搬走". If I intend to sell many residences (because I am in the real estate business), then I would say I plan to "move some houses卖房子." Alternatively, if I am in the business of physically picking up and hauling around buildings, I might say I plan to "move the house搬家公司搬家". (I would probably tend to preface this statement with an explanatory remark, like "I'm a housemover".). With your original sentence structure, I would tend to say "I plan to move next month", or perhaps "I expect to move into a new house next month." If someone told me "I'm planning to move houses next month", I would probably have a moment of cognitive dissonance thinking that they were in the housemoving business before deciding that they really just meant they were moving their belongings into a new house.
Empathy, Sympathy, Apathy区别: antipathy[ænˈtɪpəθi] 反感, 厌恶 a strong feeling of not liking someone or something. antipathetic [ˌæntipəˈθetɪk]. antipathetic 反感的 to new ideas. antipathetic factions within the party. "The whole place and everything about it was antipathetic令人反感的 to her". antipathy for/to/towards: She found it hard to hide her antipathy towards her senior colleagues. He also tapped into antipathy about the national carrier, describing Telstra as a "bully" that was no longer competitive as part of his sales pitch. tap into something I. to understand and express something such as people's beliefs or attitudes. The senator's ability to tap into the American psyche. II. tap something or tap into something. if you tap something such as someone's ability or a supply of information, you use it or get some benefit from it. To access a resource or object. When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund. Are you tapping your staff's full potential? Several other companies were already tapping this market. III. to move something in with light blows. The mechanic tapped the bracket into place. The worker tapped in the bracket. apathy [ˈæpəθi] 漠然, 无动于衷 [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] apathetic a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things. the problem of public apathy towards politics. empathy [ˈempəθi] empathetic [empæˈθetɪk] empathise [ˈempəθaɪz] 感同身受, 有感触, 能体会, 能理解 the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them. 区别: Empathy: The noun empathy denotes the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. This ability usually derives from having shared the same, or a similar, experience. Empathy is the ability to mutually experience the thoughts, emotions, and direct experience of others. It goes beyond sympathy, which is a feeling of care and understanding for the suffering of others. Understanding what others are feeling because you have experienced it yourself or can put yourself in their shoes. For example, you can have empathy for a poor person if you are, or were, poor. Nursing context：Relating with your patient because you have been in a similar situation or experience. More examples: I have empathy for your problem. I've been there. Empathy is at the heart of the actor's art. (Meryl Streep). The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. (also Meryl Streep). Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding. (anon). The corresponding verb is to empathize: I can empathize with you. I've been there. He will empathize with you. He managed the same department for ten years. Sympathy: The noun sympathy denotes 同情, 可怜 feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. Acknowledging another person's emotional hardships and providing comfort and assurance. Nursing context：Comforting your patient or their family. For example: You have my utmost sympathy. You trained like a demon for that race. I would like to extend my sympathy to your son. I'm very sorry to hear of the death of his goldfish. The corresponding verb is to sympathize: The vicar will sympathize with you. She knows how hard you trained. (There is no suggestion the vicar has trained hard herself (that would be empathize not sympathize). As a result, the preposition with does not feel right with to sympathize because sympathizing usually means you haven't experienced the bad event yourself. With seems a better fit for empathize. However, it is used with both verbs.). Sympathy is not always about feelings of pity and sorrow. It can also mean to understand or to agree with. It carries a connotation of not full support. For example: It's hard not to have sympathy with their claims. It's clear from her inaction that she sympathizes with their cause.
海滨人行道: An esplanade [ˌespləˈneɪd] ( = promenade (ˌproməˈnɑ:d) )( Dubai is planning to build a temperature-controlled city featuring the world's largest mall and an indoor park: The seven-kilometre-long promenades connecting the facilities would also be covered and air-conditioned during summer, it added. "Our ambitions are higher than having seasonal tourism. Tourism is key driver of our economy and we aim to make the UAE an attractive destination all year long," said Sheikh Mohammed. "This is why we will start working on providing pleasant temperature-controlled environments during the summer months." ) is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns. In modern usage the space allows people to walk for recreational purposes; esplanades are often on sea fronts, and allow walking whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. A Promenade, often abbreviated to '(The) Prom', was an area where people - couples and families especially - would go to walk for a while in order to 'be seen' and be considered part of 'society'. In North America an esplanade may often refer to a median or the strip of raised land dividing a roadway or boulevard. Sometimes they are just strips of grass, some may have gardens and trees. Some roadways esplanades may be used as parks with a walking/jogging trail and benches. Esplanade and promenade are sometimes used interchangeably. The derivation of "promenade" indicates a place specifically intended for walking, though many modern promenades and esplanades also allow bicycles and other nonmotorized transport. Some esplanades also include large boulevards or avenues where cars are permitted. 步行街: Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, and as pedestrian precincts in British English) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in which some or all automobile traffic may be prohibited. They are instituted by communities who feel that it is desirable to have pedestrian-only areas. Converting a street or an area to pedestrian-only use is called pedestrianisation.
地理游戏: Smarty Pins is a new online trivia game that works inside Google Maps. It's basically pin the tail on the donkey (Pin the tail on the donkey is a game played by groups of children. It is common at birthday parties and other gatherings. A picture of a donkey with a missing tail is tacked to a wall within easy reach of children. One at a time, each child is blindfolded and handed a paper "tail" with a push pin or thumbtack poked through it. The blindfolded child is then spun around until he or she is disoriented找不着北, 认不清方向. The child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey. The player who pins their tail closest to the target, the donkey's rear, wins. The game, a group activity, is generally not competitive; "winning" is only of marginal importance.) for geography nerds. If you consider yourself worldly ( worldly I. 知识丰富的. 经历丰富的. a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life. Teenagers today are much more worldly than I ever was. She admired their worldliness and sophistication. II. 世俗的. 非精神层面的. relating to the practical rather than the spiritual aspects of life. They were ambitious for worldly power and possessions. someone's worldly goods/possessions all the things that someone owns. He left all his worldly goods to her when he died. a worldly-wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life. Cara was more worldly-wise than her friends.) and well-traveled, stop looking smug ( 志得意满的, 小人得志的, 得意的. 得意忘形的. too satisfied with your abilities or achievements. This word shows that you dislike people like this. a smug expression/face/smile. ) and put your pin where you mouth is! I used to be rubbish at Geography in high school. It was one of those subjects that my brain refused to wrap itself around( wrap/get (one's) head/brain around (figuratively) To come to a good understanding of. He's tried to explain the rules of the game dozens of times but I just can't get my head around them. It is sometimes mind-boggling to try and wrap one's head around all the possible information sets which one should try to address. wrap something round/around something to put something around something else. Each cake has a bright red ribbon wrapped round it. He grabbed a towel to wrap round his waist. We see couples with their arms wrapped round each other. wrap yourself in the flag 很爱国似的 to show great loyalty and support for your country in a way that does not ask questions. to say that that your beliefs or actions are only to benefit your country. Politicians are usually happy to wrap themselves in the flag and avoid the issues. Although national pride is important to the prime minister, he does not wrap himself in the flag as his predecessor used to do. under wraps Fig. concealed; suppressed. (be ~; have ~; hold ~; keep ~.) We kept the candidate's conviction under wraps until after the election. The plan we had under wraps had to be scrapped anyway. twist/wrap/wind somebody around/round your little finger to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, usually because they like you so much He'd do anything you asked him to. You've got him wrapped around your little finger! wrapping paper: 包装纸. ), no matter how diligently I studied the class atlas or spinny plastic globe. A few rounds of Smarty Pins has revealed that I haven't improved with age. Tch. The aim of Smarty Pins is to answer geography questions within Google Maps. Players start with a "score" of 1000 miles and start dropping pins where they think the correct answer is. If you're wrong, Google calculates how far away your pin is from the correct answer and subtracts that from your 1000 miles. The game ends when you run out of miles. There's also a timer to keep players on their toes. Players can choose to let Google randomly select a category for each question, or narrow it down to specific categories. The game is pretty addictive — especially if you love maps.
