用法学习: 1. Another sloppy (sloppy I. Informal 哭的稀里哗啦的, 哭哭啼啼的. Oversentimental; gushy. expressing emotions or romantic feelings in a way that seems silly or embarrassing. a sloppy Valentine's card. II. Very wet; covered in or composed of slop. The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen! III. Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful. The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase. IV. Imprecise or loose. A sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit! ) drinking night after the breakup. 2. glove [ɡlʌv](注意发音) a piece of clothing that covers your fingers and hands. leather/woollen gloves. rubber gloves: Wear rubber gloves when washing dishes. take the gloves off to start fighting or competing hard in order to achieve something. When this happens, you can say 'the gloves are off'. With more than five months left until election day, it is somewhat early for the gloves to come off. hand in glove if you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them. 2. belong I. to be in the right place. When you've finished, put the cassettes back where they belong. That lamp belongs on the desk. These workers belong in a different category. II. to feel happy and comfortable in a particular place or with a particular group of people. I don't feel that I belong here. sense/feeling of belonging 归属感: After three years here, I feel a strong sense of belonging. belong to VS belong with: "Belong to" denotes ownership: That car belongs to me. the blue 1963 Ford Thunderbird belongs to me, the rusty 1989 Dodge belongs to you. It's the traditional sense of 'belong'. "Belong with" 天生一对. 归到一起, 归类在一起, 属于同类 means that things should be together. 'Belong with' describes similarity and where something should be categorised. You belong to me. (It isn't used in very many contexts.). In a library Dickens belongs with Hardy and Austen. You can also use 'belong' with other prepositions as well: 'Your Dodge belongs on the scrap heap, Dickens belongs in 19th century, etc. 'You belong with me' suggests that destiny has thrown the two of you together, that you are a perfect match, made for each other like yin and yang. It's very romantic. 'You belong to me' probably used to be said by husbands to wives but hopefully no longer is, since it suggests domination and ownership, rather like a master and slave. Let's just say it's not very romantic. I agree with the others in the general sense that "you belong with me" is a much more romantic idea. Two lovers, fated to be together for eternity, "belong with each other." shemozzle (ʃɪˈmozəl) I. A state of chaos or confusion; a muddle. the debate about climate change and how to deal with it is a shemozzle. II. A quarrel or rumpus. charades [ʃəˈrɑ:dz] a game in which you can use only actions or movements to help the other players to guess a word or phrase. charade (ʃəˈreɪd; esp. Brit. ʃəˈrɑd) an attempt to pretend that a situation is good or satisfactory, when in fact it is not. I wish they'd drop this pathetic charade of pretending nothing's the matter. The election was condemned as 'an empty charade'. Last Vegas: And, Archie, you're on some sort of self-destructive 自我毁灭的 bender, cleaning out your pension fund like you're so desperate to be alive. And this guy wants us to validate his marrying a child. Well, you know what? I'm not gonna be part of this charade, not me. bender I. (slang, US) A spree, especially a drinking spree. A bout of heavy drinking. He's been out on a bender with his mates. II. (chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man. a fender bender (American informal) a car accident in which a car is slightly damaged. We got into a fender bender just as we were leaving the parking lot at the mall. 3. not pay someone any mind 看都不要看, 别管他, 随他便 Not pay someone any attention. U.S. notice; attention: When he's like that, just pay him no mind. Don't pay any mind to him. You're no spring chicken( be no spring chicken 不年轻了, 不是小岁数了, 上了年纪, 上了岁数了 humorous to be rather old ), but you deserve better than being around these lowlifes. last vegas: Why are you leaving? Because of this schmuck [ʃmʌk], that's why. We got a couple of unresolved issues. Is he a schmuck? It's a gray area说不清, 未定论. staggering 让人目瞪口呆的 adj. Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat. a staggering amount of money. Robin Williams: a big heart, a love of broad comedy and a staggering talent. The news of the death of this mercurial performer has come as a shock – but his brilliance was always tinged with sadness. He also shared that he had begun drinking again because of a general free floating fear he battled constantly. free-floating I. 莫名其妙的. 说不清原因的. 毫无缘由的, 没有道理的. 毫无原因的. 说不清道不明的. lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized. Experienced without an obvious basis or cause: free-floating anxiety. free-floating anxiety. II. uncommitted; independent: free-floating voters. III. capable of relatively free movement. mercurial (mɜ:ˈkjuərɪəl) I. of, like, containing, or relating to mercury. II. volatile; lively: a mercurial temperament. 4. put something in lay-away and put something in will-call to purchase something by paying part of the price initially, and not receiving the goods until all the money has been paid. I couldn't afford a winter coat right now, so I picked one out and put it in layaway. Please put this in will-call. I'll pay for it next month. not taking calls 不接电话 willing to receive telephone calls. I'm sorry, but she's not taking calls at the moment. Can I have her call you later? tough call 难做的决定, 两难的决定, 难决定 a difficult judgment to make. It's a tough call, but I choose Fred and Mary. Sorry Tom and Carole. We're still undecided on whether to buy a place or rent—it's a tough call. call a spade a spade Fig. to call something by its right name; to speak frankly about something, even if it is unpleasant. (Considered offensive by some. Use only with discretion.) to tell the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant. Well, I believe it's time to call a spade a spade. We are just avoiding the issue. Let's call a spade a spade. The man is a liar. You know me, I call a spade a spade and when I see someone behaving like an idiot, I tell them. Many are called but few are chosen. Prov. Many people may answer a call for something, but only a few people are finally selected. (Biblical.) When it comes to getting into a good college, many are called but few are chosen. (the) rest is history Fig. Everyone knows the rest of the story that I am referring to. Bill: Then they arrested all the officers of the corporation, and the rest is history. Bob: Hey, what happened between you and Sue? Bill: Finally we realized that we could never get along, and the rest is history. 5. stiff v. I. To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily. My roommate stiffed me out of last month's rent. Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light. II. To tip (someone) inadequately or not at all, as for a service rendered: paid the dinner check but stiffed the waiter. III. To fail to give or supply (something expected or promised). To stiff someone usually means you short change someone or not give them the appropriate pay for work done. It doesn't have to be monetary.
Like if you go the a restaurant and order food. Your waitress takes your
order, serves you, and generally takes care of you the whole time
refilling drinks and so forth...they are entitled to a tip. If you do
not tip the waitress/waiter you are "stiffing" them. shaft I. (transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery. Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that. II. (transitive) to equip with a shaft. III. (transitive, slang) To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with. Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend. IV. Slang To treat in a harsh, unfair way: "He had been shafted by the press quite a bit" (Frank Deford). 6. threadbare Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses. a threadbare argument.
电影Last Vegas: 1. "Pop, what are you doing? You're not supposed to be lifting anything heavy." "Man, she got a bit of an ass on her, but I don't think that qualifies as heavy那就算重." "Let me take care of her today. Your only job is to relax. We don't want another episode又一出故事, 新故事, do we? All right, I organized your medication, I programmed the alarms on your phone, and I put the schedule on the fridge." 2. A regular towel doesn't work wet. This works wet or dry. 3. I thought you two might, I don't know, get along okay. But I have a word of advice: find a man, don't let him get anywhere near your kitchen. 3. Ronnie, when you were feeling low, you remember what I said to you? I know you're down in the dumps(down in the dumps unhappy She's down in the dumps because all her friends are out of town. ), but as a fellow bachelor, I know you're gonna bounce back, because you may not be smart and, uh, you may not be good-looking, but you got one thing that every woman loves. I got a beautiful, young girlfriend here, who guys half my age are drooling over垂涎三尺. I'd marry her before I'd give up 死掉 like Ronnie. So, what do you think? You want to get hitched? 4. Hang on, let me patch in 接进来, 加进来(进行三方通话) ( patch (Telecommunications) (usually foll by through) to connect (a telephone call) by means of a patch board.) Archie. 5. Are you gonna get out of bed? last night I peed myself 尿床了. It's just one of those things a man has to deal with, alone.
新闻: 1. John Travolta and wife present a united front 秀恩爱, 表现恩爱 against new allegations from gay 'ex-lover'. John, 60, and wife Kelly, 51, looked every bit the happily married couple. Pretty surprising since ex-lover Doug Gotterba is publishing grubby 肮脏的 details of their affair! The 62-year-old pilot said that it was John's insatiable sex drive ( satiable Capable of being sated, satisfiable. The god's demand for blood was satiable only by the sacrifice of a virgin. insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l] 欲求不满的, 难以满足的, 欲壑难填的 Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. Usage notes: Nouns to which "insatiable" is often applied: appetite, desire, curiosity, thirst, hunger, need, greed. ) that eventually tore them apart. "John demanded that I come to his house at all hours of the day and night [for sex]," he explained. "I told him that he was oversexed… He wanted it too much.". 2. 2GB Drive Time主持要当爹: The presenter has been besotted with ( besotted/besotten =smitten with I. infatuated. II. intellectually or morally blinded. III. intoxicated. ) his niece since she was born, tweeting a photo of her in March under the caption; 'We're all pumped ( excited and enthusiastic about something. filled with energetic excitement and enthusiasm. pumped for the football game. ) after welcoming a new little Fordham into the family. Meet my niece Coco Zara.' 3. JB HIFI危机: But it warned it has started the new financial year on the backfoot( 处于劣势. 处于守势. at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent. In a defensive posture; off-balance. on the front foot In a dominant position.), with same store sales in July down 5.5 per cent due to a slide in sales of tablet computers. JB Hi-Fi warned it was a trend that was expected to continue for the remainder of the first half. It also announced plans to buy back 回购 up to 645,765 ordinary shares at a cost of about $12.5 million. The share buyback will begin between September and December. 4. THE groaning burden of buyer's remorse( the feeling of disappointment somebody has after they have bought something when they think they have made a mistake. Buyer's remorse 买家的事后后悔 is the sense of regret after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house. It may stem from fear of making the wrong choice, guilt over extravagance, or a suspicion of having been overly influenced by the seller. Buyer's remorse is thought to stem from cognitive dissonance, specifically post-decision dissonance, that arises when a person must make a difficult decision, such as a heavily invested purchase between two similarly appealing alternatives. Factors that affect buyer's remorse include resources invested, the involvement of the purchaser, whether the purchase is compatible with the purchaser's goals, and what positive or negative evidence the purchaser encounters post-purchase that confirms or denies the purchase as a good idea. ) has been acknowledged by the Abbott government, and the Prime Minister last week began steps to placate ( [pləˈkeɪt] 示好, 和解. to stop someone feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want. To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate. Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. a placating gesture. ) his political customers. Mr Abbott has stuck by ( stick by someone to continue to support someone who is in a difficult situation. stick by something to do something that you promised or decided that you would do. The head teacher is sticking by his decision to retire next year. ) his paid parental leave policy in the face of the bulk of opinion the money should be used to help defray high child care costs, the greater barrier to women returning to the workforce in a child's early years. The pressure forced Mr Abbott to lower the income threshold from $150,000 to $100,000 but not to dim his determination to get the measure passed. The May Budget arrived as a shock for families who had been told their household expenses would be eased but who instead faced extra costs on health care, motoring and tertiary education, lower tax concessions, and the prospect of having to work for 50 years before qualifying for the aged pension. There were immediate questions about the fairness of the Budget, the lack of pre-Budget consultation with premiers and industry peak bodies( A peak organisation/body is an Australian term for an advocacy group, an association of industries or groups with allied interests. They are generally established for the purposes of developing standards and processes, or to act on behalf of all members when lobbying government or promoting the interests of the members. In the commercial sector they allow competing companies to meet to discuss common issues without the risk of breaching the Trade Practices Act which outlaws collusion 串通一气 between competitors which would affect the operation of a free market. ), and the attempts to bring voters along with the Government's fiscal thinking. 5. 发女儿裸照(lewd/illicit/sexually explicit/graphic pictures)给舞蹈老师: The mother told the Sydney District Court that she felt "ashamed and embarrassed" for sharing the illicit snapshots ( illicit I. (law) Not approved by law, but not invalid. II. The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid. III. Breaking social norms. I only can properly enjoy carol services if I am having an illicit affair with someone in the congregation. IV. Unlawful. Usage notes: Licit and valid are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. With bigamy, if there is an innocent party, the innocent party is validly married; the problem is with the guilty party, who has entered into an illegal second marriage without first divorcing the earlier spouse. The marriage is valid in canon law (and often, civil law), but the guilty party goes to jail nonetheless, in that the marriage is illicit (and illegal), and the innocent party routinely receives a fast annulment and the full sympathy of the court. A corollary is that the children born of such unions are inherently legitimate. ) of her daughters with their teacher, Grant Davies — who is facing a battery of child sex abuse charges, the Daily Telegraph reported. She shared the graphic pictures ( graphic I. described giving a lot of detail so that you have a clear idea of something, especially something unpleasant. He described the accident in graphic detail. II. [only before noun] relating to drawing. the graphic arts. a graphic image/illustration. ) of her girls with their dance instructor, Grant Davies. The woman, who was not named to protect the identity of her children, has pleaded guilty to four charges of producing and disseminating 制作和传播 ( disseminate I. (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation, such as seed. II. (intransitive) 传播, 散播. To become scattered. The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world. To disseminate (from lat. disseminare "scattering seeds"), in terms of the field of communication, means to broadcast a message to the public without direct feedback from the audience. ) child abuse material. She said she and her daughters were scared of the pervy instructor(pervy ( = perverted 更formal) Behaving or appearing like a sexual pervert. pervert (= perv slang) n. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable. Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes! Usage notes: In contemporary usage, pervert is usually understood to refer to a sexually perverted person. Traditionally the word was mainly associated with persons of false religious beliefs.), whose students often performed in major productions and traveled overseas. The mother sent Davies some sexually explicit photos of one of her daughters just a half hour later. "That has made me excited and horny," Davies responded. The mother said she stopped sending lewd pictures of her daughters to Davies in 2013, after he was arrested. Dr. Antony Milch, a psychiatrist, testified that the mother was likely blinded 蒙蔽了双眼, 迷惑了双眼 by trying to further the dance careers of her young daughters. "She wanted her daughters' careers advanced," Milch said in court."This was assisted by the sending of the photographs." 6. On Air Fight: And although the pair fully avoided talk of the fiery fight, one bold 大胆的 fan decided to bring it to the forefront… by asking the co-hosts if they'd ever been affected by the full moon. Ten points for subtlety! "Yep, the full moon ruined it," Kyle said referring to Monday's awkward show. Before Jackie jumped in: "Blame it on the full moon!" Or you could blame it on the number of sickies Kyle's taken as of late because of his deteriorating health? You know, since that's what Jackie was riled up about. 7. It's the heartbreaker of the real estate business and a huge time waster – the underquote 压价(I. To offer (goods or services) for sale at a price lower than the official list or market price. II. To quote a lower price than that quoted by (another); undersell.). But now two high-profile Melbourne men say they've developed a smartphone app that will kick the dirty tactic into oblivion(I. a situation in which someone or something has been completely forgotten. a Hollywood star who has gradually faded into oblivion. II. a state in which you do not notice what is happening around you, usually because you are sleeping or very drunk. Drinking himself into oblivion 喝到萌 won't solve any of his problems.). "Vendors are going to have a bowel movement this weekend," predicts Melbourne buyer's agent David Morrell of his new pet, called realAs. The app, based on an algorithm developed by RMIT University, promises to predict the selling price of any residential property in Australia with a high degree of accuracy. Mr Morrell frequently calls out unethical and outrageous behaviour via the blog he publishes with business partner Christopher Koren. Of the new app, he says proudly, "I'm not sticking my name to something that's a bit of lu-lu." Says Mr Morrell of realAs, "It's very clever and its going to be very disruptive冲击性的. It will put underquoting to bed 终止, 宣告死亡 (send/put someone to bed I. to make someone go to bed. Mother put Jimmy to bed and kissed him. Sally was naughty and was sent to bed. II. Fig. to complete work on something and send it on to the next step in production, especially in publishing. (From put someone to bed.) This week's edition is finished. Let's put it to bed. Finish the editing of this book and put it to bed. III. Deal with conclusively. To dispel. I hope we can put those doubts to bed. I hope that puts to bed all the nonsense. the university debate needs putting to bed. one theatre season has been put to bed and another is just springing to life. IV. To finalise the result, seal a win. )."
行为能力: The capacity of both natural and legal persons 自然人, 法人 determines whether they may make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will. Capacity is an aspect of status and both are defined by a person's personal law. When the law limits or bars a person from engaging in specified activities, any agreements or contracts to do so are either voidable 可作废的, 不算数的 or void for incapacity(nullity I. The state of being null, or void, or invalid. nullity of marriage. II. (law) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity. III. (mathematics) The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.). Sometimes such legal incapacity is referred to as incompetence(Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.).
