用法学习: 1. Geometry Shapes: trapezoid [trəˈpi:zoid] US, trapezium [trəˈpi:ziəm] BrE 梯形 a shape with four straight sides, two of which are parallel. The American word is trapezoid. In Euclidean geometry, a rhombus 等边平行四边形 (◊), plural rhombi or rhombuses, is a simple (non-self-intersecting) quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The rhombus is often called a diamond菱形, after the diamonds suit in playing cards, or a lozenge, though the former sometimes refers specifically to a rhombus with a 60° angle (see Polyiamond), and the latter sometimes refers specifically to a rhombus with a 45° angle. Every rhombus is a parallelogram平行四边形, and a rhombus with right angles is a square. 两邻边等长, 且两边长于另两边的叫做kite. 2. chilly I. 冷的. 寒冷的. cold enough to be unpleasant. The days are still warm but the evenings are getting chilly. II. 冷淡的. unfriendly. a very chilly response. chilling I. 让人不寒而栗的. 让人打哆嗦的 making you feel suddenly very frightened or worried. The chilling truth is that the killers are still out there. II. American making something become less open, friendly, or easy than it was before. The proposed law would have a chilling effect on freedom of expression. III. 让人觉得冷的. 刺骨的. making you feel cold. a damp, chilling wind. IV. relax. What are you doing? Just chilling. spine-chilling 让人脊梁骨发凉的 a spine-chilling story, book, film etc is very frightening. chill [out] informal to relax and stop being angry or nervous, or to spend time relaxing. I'm just going to chill this weekend. I need to chill out for a few hours before seeing them again. chill to: You can dance to it or just chill to it. chill v. I. [transitive] to make someone feel extremely frightened or worried. They looked across at me, chilled by what Mark had said. chill someone to the bone/core/marrow: It was a thought that chilled me to the core. II. 放心吧. To relax or take time out; to calm down. To relax, lie back. ( take a chill pill An imaginary medicine taken when excessively anxious or upset about a trivial matter. Take a chill pill, and calm down. ) Since I'm between projects, I think I'll just chill out. I wish I could chill out about the neighbor's barking dog, but it wakes me up every night. Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up( very angry, excited, or upset about something. ). The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket. III. (intransitive, slang) =chill out. To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Hey, we should chill this weekend. IV. (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana. On Friday night do you wanna chill? adj. I. Moderately cold or chilly. A chill wind was blowing down the street. II. (slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing. I'm pretty chill most of the time. Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain右脑. III. (slang) "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group. That new movie was chill, man. wind chill the fact that the wind makes the air temperature feel colder. wind chill factor a measurement of the air temperature in a particular place that includes the effect that the wind speed has on how cold you feel. 3. A soap opera, or simply a soap, is a serial drama, on television or radio, that features related story lines dealing with the lives of multiple characters. The stories in these series typically focus heavily on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama. The name soap opera stems from the fact that many of the sponsors and producers of the original dramatic serials' broadcast on radio were soap manufacturers. In many soap operas, in particular daytime serials in the United States, the characters are frequently attractive, seductive, glamorous and wealthy(比如bold and beautiful). Soap operas from the United Kingdom and Australia tend to focus on more everyday characters and situations, and are frequently set in working class environments. Romance, secret relationships, extramarital affairs, and genuine love have been the basis for many soap opera storylines. In U.S. daytime serials日间剧, 日间连续剧, the most popular soap opera characters, and the most popular storylines, often involved a romance of the sort presented in paperback romance novels. Soap opera storylines sometimes weave交织着 intricate, convoluted ( convoluted (ˈkonvəˌlu:tɪd) I. 纵横交错的. 层层叠叠的. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds: a convoluted seashell. II. Intricate; complicated: convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning. ) and sometimes confusing tales of characters who have affairs, meet mysterious strangers and fall in love, and who commit adultery, all of which keeps audiences hooked 粘在电视机前, 吸引住 on the unfolding story twists. Crimes such as kidnapping, rape, and even murder may go unpunished if the perpetrator is to be retained in the ongoing story. 4. moral messages. Japanese dramas normally are full of moral messages. inspirational [ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] I. 让人热血沸腾的. 激励人心的. giving you the enthusiasm to do or create something. an inspirational leader/speech. II. extremely good or skilful. Brown's last-minute goal was truly inspirational. inspiring making you feel enthusiastic or excited about something an inspiring story of love and determination. awe-inspiring 望而生畏的, 让人敬畏的, 让人不寒而栗的 making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear. 5. "The Ugly Duckling"丑小鸭: The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse 嘲讽 from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved 爱戴, 热爱 around the world as a tale about personal transformation 个人蜕变 for the better.
Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to orthodox theological doctrines, usually understood as a reaction to Modernist theology. The term usually has a religious connotation indicating unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs, but fundamentalism has come to be applied to a broad tendency among certain groups, mainly, although not exclusively, in religion. This tendency is most often characterized by a markedly strict literalism 逐字逐句的教条主义 as applied to certain specific scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, and a strong sense of the importance of maintaining ingroup and outgroup distinctions, which can lead to an emphasis on purity and the desire to return to a previous ideal from which it is believed that members have begun to stray. Rejection of diversity of opinion as applied to these established "fundamentals" and their accepted interpretation within the group is often the result of this tendency. Fundamentalism is sometimes used as a pejorative term, particularly when combined with other epithets (as in the phrase "right-wing fundamentalists").
冻疮. 皲裂: 1. Lip balm(镇痛软膏) or lip salve (软膏) is a form of make-up typically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped(裂开的, 龟裂的 chap v. 皴裂, 皲裂) or dry lips. 2. Chapped lips or Cracked lips裂嘴唇, 皲裂, 龟裂. 嘴唇干裂 is a condition whereby the lips become dry and possibly cracked. It may be caused by the evaporation of moisture. Often the lips become dry because the layer of oil that is naturally produced by the body to coat the lips is removed or is lacking. Causes vary, but the most common cause of chapped lips is due to cold weather conditions. 3. That shop would be a ripoff黑店. That guy's face is so cracked皲裂, 开裂的, looks like a shit leather 像烂皮革. 4. Daisy was discovered by her mother after several hours, her hair frozen and with frostbite 冻疮 (
Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of
the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to
freezing or subfreezing temperatures. ) on her extremities (
I. the farthest or outermost point or section; termination. II. the
greatest or most intense degree. III. an extreme condition or state, as
of adversity or disease. IV. 四肢. a limb, such as a leg, arm, or wing, or
the part of such a limb farthest from the trunk. ). 5. I am a shepherd and during winter get frost cracks冻裂(spilts), around the ends of my fingers and thumbs. Frost crack 树皮干裂 or Southwest canker is a form of tree bark damage sometimes found on thin barked trees, visible as vertical fractures on the southerly facing surfaces of tree trunks. Frost crack is distinct from sun scald and sun crack晒裂(Mudcracks (also known as desiccation cracks or mud cracks) are sedimentary structures formed as muddy sediment dries and contracts. Crack formation also occurs in clayey soils as a result of a reduction in water content. ) and physically differs from normal rough-bark characteristics(The sloughing or peeling of the bark 正常的树皮干裂 is a normal process, especially in the spring when the tree begins to grow. The outer layers of the bark are dead tissue and therefore they cannot grow, the outer bark splitting in order for the tree to grow in circumference, increasing its diameter. The inner bark cambium and phloem tissues are living, and form a new protective layer of cells as the outer bark pulls apart. Normal furrowed bark has a layer of bark over the wood below, however bark may peel or fall off the tree in sheets (river birch), plates (sycamore and pine), strips (cedar) or blocks (dogwood).) as seen in mature oaks, pines, poplars and other tree species. Frost cracks are frequently the result of some sort of weakness in the bark which occurred to the tree earlier. In late winter and early spring, water in the phloem, known as the inner bark and in the xylem, known as the wood, expands and contracts under often significantly fluctuating temperatures. Wood that is some way damaged does not contract to the same degree as healthy wood. Rapid expansion and contraction of water within the wood and bark, particularly under rapidly falling night temperatures, can result in a frost crack, often accompanied by a loud explosive report. 6. Cracking or popping of joints is the action of joint manipulation to produce a sharp cracking or popping sound. This commonly occurs during deliberate knuckle-cracking. It is possible to crack many joints, such as those in the back and neck vertebrae, hips, wrists, elbows, shoulders, toes, ankles, knees, jaws, feet, and the Achilles tendon area.
The problem with 'punching above your weight'(Six in 10 men 'punch above their weight' in relationships as they pair off with better-looking women.): Why it's time to ditch the old-fashioned concept of 'dating within our league'? Most men and women tend to partner up with people who are similar to themselves in most aspects. Some of those aspects are things like level of education, income, religion, ethnicity but part of it is looks as well. And whilst most of us aren't out to absolutely maximise the physical attractiveness of our partners most of us do have a minimum level that we wouldn't go below, or at least want to be compensated 补偿 for in other aspects. We don't tend to comment as much on couples who are mismatched 不匹配, 不搭配, 不登对 in other aspects because it isn't as obvious. You can tell at a glance if one half of a couple is much better looking than the other, you can't look at two people and say one went to Harvard and the other is a high school dropout. It would seem that some of us win the dating lottery, while others win the genetics lottery. Last week a radio contest in the UK awarded the dubious honour of 'Punching Above His Weight Champion' to a contestant whose alleged hideousness, in comparison to his fiancé's hotness, offended all the relevant societal norms大跌眼镜. This is just fluff(I. Anything inconsequential or superficial. That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive. II. [countable] informal a small mistake that you make when you are speaking or reading to an audience. III. [uncountable] very small pieces of hair, dust, or cloth that stick together or to the surface of something else. IV. mainly American 茶余饭后的谈资, 一笑, 开心一下. something that is entertaining but not serious or important. That film was pure fluff. ), of course – a stunt (that the winner entered voluntarily, I should add, but without his partner's knowledge) that will soon be forgotten. But what does it say about how much we rely on appearance as a measure of character? Nothing is uglier than a preoccupation 沉迷于 with beauty美色, and yet this idea of punching above one's weight is so pervasive普遍存在的, 无处不在的( spreading through the whole of something and becoming a very obvious feature of it. a pervasive farmyard smell. the pervasive influence of Christianity in the Middle Ages. ) in our culture that it has even made its way into modern day fairytales like Beauty & the Geek, providing endorsement-by-stealth (/stelθ/ a quiet and secret way of behaving so that no one sees or hears you. stealth bomber a military aircraft that cannot be noticed by radar. ) to a young and impressionable audience that the most important thing attaining an approximation of current beauty norms, regardless of one's intellectual credentials or awesome facial hair. From a feminist perspective, it reinforces the idea that the most valuable thing a woman has to trade on is her looks, when these under-punching men are also being judged in relation to her beauty. There's something deeply odd about the idea that you can somehow waste your 'beauty currency' by being with someone deemed by others as less attractive than you. Conversely, when a woman is deemed less physically attractive than her male partner she is seen as an outlier ( I. maths 游离在外的结果. 离群值. 异类. a result that is very different from the other results in a set. II. a person who lives a long way from where they work. II. a person who is very unusual or successful and not like others in the same group. ), an aberration ( [ˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] I. something that is not normal or not what you would usually expect. a genetic aberration. II. a short time when someone behaves in a very strange or careless way. aberrant [æˈberənt] adj. 游离在外的. not normal or not what you would usually expect. ) – with a great personality, sense of humour or sexual repertoire to compensate (surely we'd all like a little from columns A, B, C and D?). Think about the backlash Girls received when Hannah spent a weekend with a handsome doctor played by Patrick Wilson. Even Wilson's wife was so repulsed by the vitriol ( [ˈvɪtriəl] very severe and cruel criticism. ) (some TV critics even suggested the entire episode occurred in a dream) that she took to Twitter to silence the haters. Rather than congratulate Hannah for winning this prized male, we questioned, criticised and pick it apart(pick apart somebody/something 找茬, 挑刺, 没事找事. to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their coaches, by the fans, and by the media. ). There must be something wrong with him, we say. What is he thinking? Don't get me started on the ugliness of rumours that Hugh Jackman must be gay because his wife is older than him and therefore doesn't fit our beauty ideals. And absolutely don't get me started on the Hollywood double standard that allows Adam Sandler to sleep with Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker but raises its eyebrows at anyone over a size zero ( Size zero or 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system. Size 0 and 00 were invented due to the changing of clothing sizes over time (referred to as vanity sizing or size inflation), which has caused the adoption of lower numbers. Modern size 0 clothing, depending on brand and style, fits measurements of chest-stomach-hips from 30-22-32 inches (76-56-81 cm) to 33-25-35 inches (84-64-89 cm). Size 00 can be anywhere from 0.5 to 2 inches (1 to 5 cm) smaller than size 0. Size zero often refers to extremely thin individuals (especially women and adolescent girls), or trends associated with them. ) and age 30 going at it with ( go at it verb to have sex. have a go at it have sexual intercourse withhave a go at it - have sexual intercourse with; ) George Clooney. What makes us so uncomfortable then about two people choosing to be together regardless of the symmetry of their features? Are we really so shallow as to value people and their relationships in this way, and is it so unbelievable that some people have different ideas of what constitutes beauty? For all of our sakes, I hope not. This brings us to incongruous flipside of the 'punching above your weight' coin. Time again we respond in overwhelming numbers via women's magazine quizzes that a sense of humour or kind heart are more important to us than looks. So are we lying to ourselves, each other, and the men in our lives? Of course the Punching Above His Weight Champion has had the last laugh – he and his fiancé are using the holiday he won, for a few minutes of public shaming and beauty-myth conformity, as their honeymoon. I hope they have a brilliant time and parade their love for all to see – and it'll be up to us onlookers to see it for what is truly is, rather than assume he must be rich, or worse still, that there's something wrong with her.
新闻: 1. A new visa deal is being thrashed out ( to discuss something until you find a solution or reach an agreement. Both sides hope to thrash out an agreement by next week. ) that will allow more Australians to live and work in Great Britain. The deal hopes to reverse a British immigration policy that discriminates against people from non-European Union countries, News Corp reports. Australia is pleading for its citizens to be placed in a separate new migration category given its special status and relationship with Britain. Australian High Commissioner to the UK Alexander Downer has already held high-level talks with Britain's Foreign Office and Prime Minister Tony Abbott is tipped to broach ( 开始探讨, 提起, 协商. to begin discussing something with someone, especially when you feel nervous because it may upset them. He decided it was time to broach the subject of a pay rise. ) the subject during a visit to London today. A draft policy is expected to be completed for review by a parliamentary committee by year's end. 2. Gold Coast date-death sex seeker Gable Tostee rigged up cameras, telescope, drone: GABLE Tostee has used his Facebook account to deny rigging his apartment with cameras( rig up 临时搭起, 临时安装 (tr, adverb) to erect or construct, esp as a temporary measure. to make something quickly out of whatever you can find. They rigged up a shelter using a sheet and some branches. Cameras were rigged up to televise the event. ) – despite posting footage from one of a girl stealing his wallet. "I'd like to point out that this article is an outright lie," he wrote. "I never had any cameras installed in my Avalon apartment, nor did I have a 'homemade porn collection'." "Brought a chick back with me from club last night," he wrote. "Woke up later, realised my wallet was gone. Looked everywhere, then checked my home surveillance video in my living room. "When she left she snatched it off the table! All I have is her number, can't even remember her name." Mr Tostee said the webcam was set up in the apartment he lived in before he moved into the Avalon complex. "I only had one other camera in the apartment which was at the front entry facing the door. "Neither camera was used to film sexual encounters. "You can clearly see that the layout in this footage does NOT resemble an Avalon apartment and I have never had any cameras installed anywhere in my Avalon apartment. In other online posts, he described using motion detection cameras, as well as recording phone conversations, to keep track of his conquests. Earlier, Tostee claimed to have rigged his apartment with motion-sensor cameras, using the footage to keep meticulous records ( [mɪˈtɪkjuləs] very thorough and with careful attention to detail. Everyone agreed that it was a piece of meticulous research. ) of his conquests. Police say their investigation has included combing Mr Tostee's apartment for hidden cameras or covert surveillance equipment. Mr Tostee claims to have taken 150 girls back to his Avalon flat for sex, saying he kept records of each one, even secretly taping their phone conversations and nights out. Mr Tostee also claimed to use a drone ( drone v. to make a low continuous noise. n. I. 嗡鸣声. a low continuous sound. the drone of the planes overhead. II. a type of male bee that does not do any work, III. someone who does boring work for very little money. IV. an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled from the ground. drone on to talk about something for a long time in a very boring way. ) and a telescope to watch neighbours and passers-by from his high-rise. Ms Wright was seen drinking and laughing with Mr Tostee on his balcony earlier in the night. Neighbours reported hearing a commotion 听到动静, 听到响动 and the sound of a woman screaming. In a post in which Mr Tostee bragged of having sex with 100 women, he detailed the efforts he went to in order to keep track of each one. "I have actually kept a written log with dates and names," he wrote. "I'm somewhat obsessed with recording everything. I have motion detection cameras in my house, call recordings on my phone, and sometimes even leave my phone on record in my pocket for nights out in case I forget what happens." He described the 100th woman on his list as a "drop in standards" 标准降低. "Only reason I went for her was because she had huge teddies( a piece of women's underwear that covers the upper body and fastens between the legs. )," he wrote in 2012. "Went out to clubs tonight with a few mates and got shot down被拒绝 by most hot girls. Really put a hole in my confidence信心大减, 信心大受打击. "Eventually I figured I'd get the 100th out of the way by dropping my standards. "Bought a spotting scope望远镜(A spotting scope is a small portable telescope with added optics to present an erect image, optimized for the observation of terrestrial objects. They are used for birdwatching and other naturalist activities, for hunting, verifying a marksman's shots, surveillance, and for any other application that requires more magnification than a pair of binoculars, typically on the order of 20× to 60×.) a while ago for my balcony, it has a 15x zoom and 50mm aperture but it's difficult to see things since the visible part inside the circle is too small," he wrote. Forensic crews yesterday wrapped up a painstaking five-day operation at Mr Tostee's Surfers Paradise apartment. The phone of Mr Tostee's friend Tony Ongart has also been confiscated by detectives after the pair reportedly made contact after the fatal fall. Mr Tostee had sent Stephanie Angus a 'creepy' message that 'insinuated violence' after they brushed paths (cross path 相遇) on dating app Tinder last year. 2. Remember Joanna Rohrback? She gave the world the gift that it unwrapped and claimed to have always wanted, despite secretly hating: Prancercise! The insane exercise non-craze( craze something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time. craze for: the craze for Irish music. ) is now the subject of a new video by Rohrback, in which she demonstrates more ways to invite ridicule 嘲讽 with your fitness routine. And yet... it's weirdly watchable. You're so thoroughly entranced( [ɪnˈtrɑ:nst] so attracted by someone or something beautiful or impressive that you give them all your attention. ) by what is either a deadly serious but totally absurd routine, or a brilliant practical joke, that you can't even bring yourself to hit the stop button, or to click through for more crimes against dance. It truly is hatefully mesmerising([ˈmezməˌraɪzɪŋ] 魔力无限的, 有魔力的. so attractive or interesting that you do not notice or pay attention to anything else around you. mesmerizing eyes. ).
电影Death Poets Society: Neil Perry, Todd Anderson, Knox Overstreet, Charlie Dalton, Richard Cameron, Steven Meeks and Gerard Pitts are senior students of the Welton Academy, an elite prep school, whose ethos is defined by(the set of attitudes and beliefs that are typical of an organization or a group of people. Working 12-hour days seems to be part of the company ethos 公司精神, 企业精神, 价值观.) the headmaster Gale Nolan as "tradition, honor, discipline and excellence". The teaching methods of their new English teacher, John Keating, are unorthodox非传统的, 非正统的 by Welton standards, including whistling the 1812 Overture and taking them out of the classroom to focus on the idea of carpe diem. He tells the students that they may call him "O Captain! My Captain!", in reference to a Walt Whitman poem, if they feel daring(I. brave enough to do dangerous things. one of the most daring rescues ever attempted. II. new and different in a way that might offend or upset some people. a daring and highly original film.). Keating finds this ridiculous, and he instructs his pupils to rip the introduction out of their books, to the amazement of one of his colleagues. The boys discover that Keating was a former student at Welton and decide to secretly revive the school literary club, the Dead Poets Society, to which Keating had belonged, meeting in a cave off the school grounds. Due to self-consciousness自卑, Todd fails to complete a writing assignment and Keating takes him through an exercise in self-expression, realizing the potential he possesses. Charlie publishes an unauthorized article in the school newspaper, asserting that girls should be admitted to Welton. At the resulting school inquiry, he offers a phone call from God in support, resulting in him being disciplined in the form of corporal punishment体罚. Knox travels to Chris' school and recites his poem to her, later convincing her to go to a play with him. Neil wants to be an actor but knows his father will disapprove不会赞成, 不会允许, 不让. Without his father's knowledge, he auditions for the role of Puck in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. His father finds out and orders Neil to withdraw. Neil asks Keating for advice and is advised to talk to his father and make him understand how he feels, but Neil cannot muster the courage to do so. Instead he goes against his father's wishes. Midway through Neil's performance, his father enters the auditorium, but remains unimpressed. Visibly irritated怒不可遏的, he confronts Keating, demanding he leave Neil alone. He takes Neil home and tells him that he intends to enroll him in a military school to prepare him for Harvard University and a career in medicine. Unable to cope with the future that awaits him, Neil commits suicide. Later, confronted by Charlie, Cameron admits that he "finked", making Keating the scapegoat, and urges the rest of them to let Keating take the fall. Charlie punches Cameron and is later expelled. Todd is called to Nolan's office, where his parents are waiting. Nolan forces Todd to admit to being a member of the Dead Poets Society, and makes him sign a document blaming Keating for inciting the boys to restart the club, and encouraging Neil to flout 违背, 违逆 his father's wishes(to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom. Skateboarders know they will be prosecuted if they flout the law.). The boys return to English class, now being taught by Nolan, who instructs the boys to read the introductory essay only to find that they had all ripped it out. Keating enters the room to retrieve a few belongings. Todd reveals that the boys were intimidated into signing the denunciation. Nolan orders Todd to be quiet and demands that Keating leave. Nolan warns Todd to sit down or face expulsion. Much of the class, including Knox, Meeks and Pitts, climb onto their desks and look to Keating, ignoring Nolan's orders until he gives up. Keating, visibly touched, thanks the students and then leaves. "Robin Williams' performance is more graceful than anything he's done before [-] he's totally, concentratedly there - [he] reads his lines stunningly, and when he mimics various actors reciting Shakespeare there's no undue 不合时宜的 clowning 小丑, 滑稽感 in it; he's a gifted teacher demonstrating his skills." Additionally, Ebert described the movie as an often poorly constructed "collection of pious platitudes [...] The movie pays lip service to qualities and values that, on the evidence of the screenplay itself, it is cheerfully willing to abandon(abandon I. 抛开. to stop behaving or talking in a particular way, because it does not help you to achieve what you want. She abandoned caution and began scrambling down the cliff. II. to leave a place, especially because it is difficult or dangerous to stay there. Most of the villagers have abandoned their homes and fled. The coastal settlements were abandoned in the 19th century. III. to leave something in a place, especially because you are in a hurry or are trying to escape. The stolen car was abandoned only five miles away. IV. to stop something that you are doing or planning to do, especially because it is too difficult to continue. After 20 lessons I finally abandoned my attempt to learn to drive. The game had to be abandoned because of rain. George almost persuaded me to abandon my studies and join him. IV. to stop supporting or helping someone. Hardy felt that he had been abandoned by all his followers. V. to stop believing or supporting an idea. Despite current problems, they have not abandoned their commitment to the peace process. By this time, the steady state theory of the universe had been largely abandoned. abandon all/any pretence 卸下伪装 (=stop trying to pretend something): By 1978, they had abandoned all pretence of democratic principles. with abandon in an uncontrolled way, as if you do not care what the result will be. The kids were splashing on paint with abandon. with gay/reckless abandon 肆无忌惮的, 无忧无虑的, 肆意妄为的: This year holiday shoppers are spending money with reckless abandon. leave/abandon/desert a sinking ship to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful. Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship. rock out with your cock out 毫无顾忌的疯狂
Basicaly to have fun partying and not giving a shit who's watching you
and what they think. To party hard without regard for consequences. Corey doesnt care what people think of him and tends to rock out with his cock out. Fuck it dude, life is short, rock out with your cock out.
In the TV show metalocalypse the bassist would literally rock out with
his cock out, even going as far as playing with his cock. Just have fun and rock out with your cock out. )." Good will hunting: As a challenge to the unknown genius, Lambeau posts an even more difficult problem and chances upon Will solving it(to find or see someone or something when you did not expect to. I was browsing in a bookshop when I chanced upon an old friend. chance would be a fine thing 不抱希望 British spoken used for saying that something that you would like to happen is extremely unlikely. ). Fearing he'll lose his sole means of (a meager) income, Will flees, and skips going into work the next day. Will tentatively agrees but treats his first few therapists with contempt; his refusal to open up is met with staunch defiance鄙视(/dɪˈfaɪəns/ refusal to obey a person or rule. She spoke with a tone of defiance. in defiance of: Beef was reportedly exported from Britain in defiance of 无视 the ban.) by the bourgeois mentality of the therapists, who each refuse to treat Will further.
