用法学习: 1. hang tight 原地别动, 耐心等着 To remain in one's current location. stay the distance (idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult. He was sure his girlfriend would stay the distance with her addiction treatment. stay the course 继续 To persist or continue. If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights. "Stay the course" is a phrase used in the context of a war or battle meaning to pursue a goal regardless of any obstacles or criticism. 2. antithesis [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] the exact opposite of something. antithetical [ˌæntɪˈθetɪk(ə)l] Antitheism反神论(sometimes anti-theism) is active opposition to theism. The term has had a range of applications; in secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to organized religion or to the belief in any deity, while in a theistic context, it sometimes refers to opposition to a specific god or gods. The Oxford English Dictionary defines antitheist as "One opposed to belief in the existence of a god". atheism [ˈeɪθiˌɪz(ə)m] 无神论 the belief or theory that God does not exist. agnostic [æɡˈnostɪk] n. someone who believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. adj. believing that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. aesthetic [i:sˈθetɪk] n. I. [singular] the set of principles on which an artist's work is based. II. aesthetics [uncountable] the study of the nature of beauty, especially in arts such as painting and architecture. a. [plural] the beautiful qualities of something. aesthetic[i：sˈθetɪk] I. relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art. aesthetic qualities/theories/ideals. II. formal nice to look at. The design isn't particularly aesthetic, but at least it's practical. anaesthetic [ˌænəsˈθetɪk] a drug or gas that is given to someone before a medical operation to stop them feeling pain. An anaesthetic that affects the whole of your body by making you unconscious is called a general anaesthetic and an anaesthetic that affects only a part of your body is called a local anaesthetic. The procedure is usually carried out under anaesthetic. 3. YouTube said that the 2012 song by South Korea's Psy - accompanied by a horse-riding-like dance that became a global sensation - this week reached the maximum number of views that its counter 计数器 had imagined to be conceivable(possible, or possible to imagine. The book covers every conceivable aspect of the subject. conceivable that: It's conceivable that she's been delayed at work. How can we conceivably negotiate with terrorists? ). The problem is that YouTube designed its counter with what is known in computer science as a 32-bit integer, meaning that the maximum number of countable views was 2,147,483,647. YouTube engineers anticipated the problem and upgraded to a 64-bit integer. That means that "Gangnam Style" or future mega-hit videos can now go beyond nine sextillion views - a feat that, at least according to conventional wisdom一般来说, would be impossible to break. 4. put oneself out there(I. 豁出去了, 竭尽全力, 不顾一切. II. 描画成. 表述成. ): This colloquial expression has two main meanings. First is to get to know people and try to date new people, talk to people, say hello when you see someone you like. It doesn't involve wearing a sign ( A human billboard人体布告牌 is someone who applies an advertisement on his or her person. Most commonly, this means holding or wearing a sign of some sort, but also may include wearing advertising as clothing or in extreme cases, having advertising tattooed on the body. Sign holders are known as human directionals in the advertising industry, or colloquially as sign walkers, sign wavers, sign twirlers or (in British territories) sandwich men. Frequently, they will spin or dance or wear costumes with the promotional sign in order to attract attention.) or being too flirtatious, just meeting new people. A boy might like a girl but be too shy even to say hello. He can be given the courage to ask a girl out if she just smiles at him. That is what putting yourself out there really means. E.g. (Ugh!!):- -'You gotta be like - "hey yo, what's up, I'm single baby, why don't you and I go out sometime?' The second is in the context of advertising oneself: "He wants to put himself out there as a tutor." In other words to advertise oneself, make oneself known in a field. It's a challenge to any translator!! Rallino or Reverence might relish the challenge?! Don't put me out there： I. If I'm minding my own business and you do something to get me in trouble. II. If I'm doing something wrong and you get me in trouble. III. If you're doing something wrong and I know you'll get caught, because you're an idiot. Also use "Don't put yourself out there.", "Don't put yourselves out there.", "Don't put her out there.", "Don't put him out there.", "Don't put them out there." I'm a celebrity and you take an unflattering or illegal video of me and post it online. I'll say, "Don't put me out there." Then I'll call my lawyer. put oneself out for sb to inconvenience oneself. to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not
convenient: Brian's always willing to put himself out for other people. I just don't know why I put myself out for you! No, I did not put myself out at all. It was no trouble, in fact. put out I. [TRANSITIVE] to make something stop burning. It took firefighters three hours to put the blaze out. Please put that cigarette out. a. to switch off a light. Tara put the light out and went to sleep. II. [TRANSITIVE] to put something in a place where someone will see it, sothat they can use it or have it. I put out food for the birds in cold weather. III. [TRANSITIVE] [USUALLY IN NEGATIVES OR QUESTIONS] put someone out to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you. It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don't want to put you out. put yourself out (for someone) to do something to help someone even if it causes problems or difficulties for you. I don't see why I should put myself out for him. put yourself out to do something: She really put herself out to get everything ready for us. IV. [TRANSITIVE] to place something outside your house. We usually put the cat out at night. a. put the rubbish out to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away. b. put the washing out to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them. V. [TRANSITIVE] to produce information for people to read, watch, or hear. Police have put out a warning about an escaped prisoner. The band put out a statement denying rumours of a split. a. to broadcast a programme on television or radio. Most of the stuff they put out isn't worth watching. b. to publish a book, magazine, or newspaper, or produce a video or CD for sale. a company that has put out several new titles this year. VI. [TRANSITIVE] put someone out to defeat a player or team in a game orcompetition so that they can no longer take part in it. He was put out in the first round at Wimbledon. VII. [TRANSITIVE] put someone out to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug, usually before a medical operation. VIII. [TRANSITIVE] to affect numbers or calculations in a way that makes them incorrect. If you get one figure wrong it puts the whole calculation out. IX. [INTRANSITIVE] if a ship puts out, it sails away from a port . X. [INTRANSITIVE] MAINLY AMERICAN IMPOLITE if you put out, you agree to have sex with someone. XI. put your back/shoulder etc out to injure your back/shoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint. 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!. XII. put your hand/arm/foot out to move your hand/arm/foot forwards from your body. She put her hand out to stop herself from falling. XIII. put the word out 放出话去 INFORMAL to tell people about something. Can you put the word out that the meeting has been cancelled. 6. Flamingos or flamingoes火烈鸟 are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus (from Greek: φοινικόπτερος, meaning "purple wing"), the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World. Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other leg tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Recent research indicates that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat保存身体热量, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. However, the behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom. Young flamingos hatch with greyish reddish plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta-Carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed吃得好, 喂得好, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored and thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception; many turn a pale pink as they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild. 7. cede to allow someone to take something such as power or land away from you. To yield; grant: The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent. Reinsurance is insurance that is purchased by an insurance company (the "ceding company" or "cedant" or "cedent" under the arrangement) from one or more other insurance companies (the "reinsurer") directly or through a broker as a means of risk management, sometimes in practice including tax mitigation and other reasons described below. The ceding company and the reinsurer enter into a reinsurance agreement which details the conditions upon which the reinsurer would pay a share of the claims incurred by the ceding company. The reinsurer is paid a "reinsurance premium" by the ceding company, which issues insurance policies to its own policyholders. The reinsurer may be either a specialist 专门的 reinsurance company, which only undertakes reinsurance business, or another insurance company. Insurance Companies that sell reinsurance refer to the business as 'assumed reinsurance'. Assumed reinsurance is reported separately on their books from their non-reinsurance business. For an example of a reason for purchasing reinsurance, assume an insurer sells 1,000 policies, each with a $1 million policy limit. Theoretically, the insurer could lose $1 million on each policy – totaling up to $1 billion. It may be better to pass some risk to a reinsurer as this will reduce the ceding company's exposure to risk.
关于: Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction. The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in the West End. Its status as a major traffic junction has made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting place and a tourist attraction in its own right. The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of Anteros ( In Greek mythology, Anteros (Ancient Greek: Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counter-love" and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love. Anteros was the son of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, given to his brother Eros(Eros 希腊爱神 (ˈɪəros; ˈɛros) Greek myth the god of love, son of Aphrodite. Roman counterpart: Cupid.), who was lonely, as a playmate, the rationale being that love must be answered if it is to prosper. Alternatively, he was said to have arisen from the mutual love between Poseidon and Nerites. Physically, he is depicted as similar to Eros in every way, but with long hair and plumed butterfly wings. He has been described also as armed with either a golden club or arrows of lead. Anteros, with Eros, was one of a host of winged love gods called Erotes, the ever-youthful winged gods of love, usually depicted as winged boys in the company of Aphrodite or her attendant goddesses. Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affections. The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines unrequited as "not reciprocated or returned in kind." Unrequited love has been a frequent subject in popular culture. Movies, books and songs often portray the would-be lover's persistence as paying off when the rejector comes to his or her senses. The presence of this script makes it easy to understand why an unrequited lover persists 坚持不懈 in the face of rejection被拒绝'. 'Platonic friendships provide a fertile soil丰富的土壤 for unrequited love'. Thus the object of unrequited love is often a friend or acquaintance, someone regularly encountered in the workplace, during the course of work, school or other activities involving large groups of people. This creates an awkward situation in which the admirer爱慕者(suiter追求者, rejector拒绝者) has difficulty in expressing his/her true feelings, a fear that revelation of feelings might invite rejection, cause embarrassment or might end all access to the beloved, as a romantic relationship may be inconsistent with the existing association. sue for something to file a lawsuit in order to get something. If you so much as harm a hair on my head, I will sue for damages. Ted sued for back pay in his dispute with a former employer. I will sue you for damages if you do anything else to my car! She sued her employer for failure to provide a safe workplace. Suing for peace求和, 议和 is an act by a warring nation to initiate a peace process. Suing for peace is usually initiated by the losing party in an attempt to stave off避免 an unconditional surrender and may sometimes be favorable to the winning nation, as prosecuting a war to a complete or unconditional surrender may be costly. However, pressing for peace may sometimes be started by the winning faction as a means to end the war for several reasons, such as where additional conflict would not be in the perceived best interest of the winning party. In this case, demands might be made, or the two nations may agree to a "white peace," or Status quo ante bellum. suit somebody down to the ground 合适到家了, 再合适不过了 (informal) if something suits someone down to the ground, it suits them perfectly, usually because it is convenient for them She has a young child so working from home suits her down to the ground. the men in grey suits men in business or politics who have a lot of power and influence although the public does not see them or know about them As usual, it is the men in grey suits who will decide the future of the industry. follow suit(牌的花色) to do the same as someone else has just done. Usage notes: If you follow suit when you are playing a card game, you put down a card with the same type of symbol on it as the card put down by the person before you. If other companies lower their prices, we shall have to follow suit. suit someone's fancy to appeal to someone's imagination, fantasy, or preferences. Does this handbag suit your fancy, or would you prefer something larger? I think a big bowl of ice cream would suit my fancy quite nicely. suit/fit someone to a T to be very appropriate for someone. This kind of job suits me to a T. This is Sally's kind of house. It fits her to a T. suit one's actions to one's words 诉诸行动, 说话算话, 说到做到 to behave in accordance with what one has said; to do what one has promised or threatened to do. Mr. Smith suited his actions to his words and punished the children. John threatened to quit, and when he didn't get his way, he suited his actions to his words. suit oneself to do something 按照自己的方式 one's own way; to do something to please oneself. If he doesn't want to do it my way, he can suit himself. Suit yourself 随便你, 随你. Inf. You decide the way you want it.; Have it your way. Mary: I think I want the red one. Tom: Suit yourself. John (reading the menu): The steak sounds good, but it's hard to pass up the fried chicken. Sally: Suit yourself. I'll have the steak. This/It doesn't quite suit me 不太合适. This is not quite what I want.; This does not please me. Clerk: How do you like this one? Mary: It doesn't quite suit me. Bob: This doesn't quite suit me. Let me see something a little darker. Clerk: How's this? Bob: Better. (It) suits me (fine). It
is fine with me. John: Is this one okay? Mary: Suits me. John: I'd like
to sit up front where I can hear better. Mary: Suits me fine. be somebody's strong point/suit 强项 if an ability or quality is your strong suit, you have a lot of it (usually negative) It has to be said, logic isn't Katherine's strong point. Charm is not his strong suit but at least he knows it. cut your coat according to your cloth also cut your cloth according to your means 量入为出 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. monkey suit a tuxedo. (Jocular. Possibly in reference to the fancy suit worn by an organ-grinder's monkey.) Do I have to wear a monkey suit to dinner? All the men except me wore monkey suits at dinner on the cruise. suit (oneself) up to get into one's uniform, especially an athletic uniform. The coach told the team to suit up for the game by three o'clock. It's time to suit up! She suited herself up and went out on the court. ). The phrase it's like Piccadilly Circus is commonly used in the UK to refer to a place or situation which is extremely busy with people. It has been said that a person who stays long enough at Piccadilly Circus will eventually bump into everyone they know. pavilion: British a building beside a sports field for players or club members to use. a cricket pavilion. II. a building in a park or large garden for people to sit in. III. a building or tent at an exhibition or show. Drinks are available in the refreshments pavilion. A shopping mall, shopping center/centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct, or simply just a mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to walk from unit to unit. Other establishments including movie theaters and restaurants are also often included. As traders moved into more spacious shops in the early 19th century high streets developed, but wealthier people (who could afford to travel to city centres for pleasure) started wanting shelter from rain, so shopping arcades were developed. With new innovations like escalators these evolved into shopping centres and with the rise of the automobile these evolved into shopping malls. From early on, the design tended to be inward-facing脸朝里的, with malls following theories of how customers could best be enticed in a controlled environment. Similar, the concept of a mall having one or more "anchor stores" or "big box stores"主力店 was pioneered early, with individual stores or smaller-scale chain stores intended to benefit from the shoppers attracted by the big stores.
一时冲动, 一时兴起, 心血来潮(on a whim), 头脑发热(in the heat of the moment, get caught up in the moment), 临时起意的capricious, 随兴的, 兴之所至的whimsical: 0. Pick up some delicate earrings from Agatha for under the $100 mark, while Minelli shoe store will leave you spoilt for choice. Most valuable player: Clothing retailer Berenice is a standout, stocking classic shapes and colours with whimsical embellishments(whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪkəl] 随兴的. 兴之所至的. 一时兴起的. 随心所欲的. Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing. I. made or done for fun, not seriously. a whimsical design. II. slightly strange or old-fashioned She gave him a nod and a whimsical smile. the whimsical sex (rare, uncountable) Women; the female gender. ) – think Isabel Marant style, just on more of a Zara budget. 1. the holiday: Two
women who have never met and live 6000 miles apart, find themselves in
the exact same place. they meet online at a home exchange website and impulsively (名词impulse 冲动,任性)
switch homes for the holiday. Iris (winslet) moves into Amanda's (diaz)
l.a. house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the snow covered
english countryside. shortly after arriving at their destinations, both
women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. amanda is charmed by iris' handsome brother graham (law) and iris, mends her heart when she meets film composer miles (black). what else can i say? a typical christmas-y movie with a fairytale ending. the only plus point is that they manage to get 4 a-list actors and actresses to star in it. i must say this is better than what i thought it'd be; it is an impulse watch afterall. not shabby(Of mediocre or substandard quality平庸的或低标准的品质的) at all. He bought that house on the spur of the moment他一时冲动买了那套房子. (act on impulse, on a whim, don't get seized by a whim) 如果有人问你为什么做某事时, 你可以说"Just a spur of the moment!". 2. One day, the farm's temperamental 脾气坏的, 好冲动的, 冲动易怒的(I. 脾气的. 脾性的. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences. II. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody. III. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable. working erratically and inconsistently; unreliable. a temperamental sewing machine a temperamental motor.) owner, Thomas Westfall, rapes Cecil's mother, Hattie Pearl. 3. An impulse purchase/buy 冲动性购物, 冲动购物, 一时冲动的购买 is
an unplanned decision to buy a product or service, made just before a
purchase. One who tends to make such purchases is referred to as an impulse purchaser or impulse buyer. Rachel, who has to be coaxed into cutting up 剪掉 her Daddy's credit cards( Cut Up Your Credit Cards (or Make Them Inaccessible). Years ago, a financial planner told clients to freeze their credit cards in blocks of ice. When they were tempted to spend, they would be forced to melt the ice, giving them time to rethink impulse purchases 一时兴起的购买, 冲动的购买. An even better solution is to cut up your cards entirely so that you can't charge anything else to them. ) to make her stand on her own two feet自己独立. 4. flighty [ˈflaiti] adj I. 善
变的. 冲动多变的. 想起一出是一出的. 不加考虑的. frivolous and irresponsible; capricious;
volatile. guided by whim and fancy; Given to unplanned and silly ideas
or actions. changing your opinions and behaviour often, and not serious or reliable. "flighty young girls". II. mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering. III. flirtatious; coquettish. fickle ['fikəl] adj. 多变的, 没个准的. 一会这样一会那样的 changeable in purpose, affections, etc.; capricious. adj. I.
变色龙, 变来变去, 没准注意的. always changing your mind about who or what you
like. Quick to change one's opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal
or reliable. II. 变幻莫测, 阴晴不定. weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly. skittish ['skitɪʃ] adj I. playful, lively, or frivolous. II. difficult to handle or predict. Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle. harebrained, hairbrained 鲁莽的, 莽撞的, 做事不经大脑的 [ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd] rash, foolish, or badly thought out. harebrained schemes. scatterbrained ['skætəˌbreind] 不认真考虑的 adj exhibiting or characterized by lack of serious thought or concentration; disorganized; silly. In Rope, in 1948, for instance, Alfred Hitchcock had two brilliant young ''aesthetes'' - code for homosexuals - commit murder capriciously ( capricious [kə'priʃəs] 临时起意的, 一时兴起的
adj. characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in
attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle. Characterized by or subject to
whim; impulsive and unpredictable. ) and stuff the body in a trunk, then carry on being debonair(debonair = debonnaire [ˌdɛbəˈnɛə] I. suave and refine. II. carefree; light-hearted. III. courteous and cheerful; affable. ). 5. primal /ˈpraɪm(ə)l/ 原始本能, 原始冲动 relating to something very basic, especially very basic needs or emotions. primal instincts/urges. primitive I. 原始的. at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology. a primitive society/tribe. a. relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants. primitive man/life. primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals. II. very simple in design. primitive tools. a primitive camera. a. old-fashioned, simple, and without modern features or comforts. The conditions in the camp were fairly primitive. a remote and primitive cottage in the mountains. III. 与生俱来的. 原始的. natural and done or experienced without thinking. a primitive instinct. pristine 未有动过的, 天然的 I. something that is pristine looks very clean, tidy, or new. pristine snow/beaches/lawns. in pristine condition: The bike was in pristine condition. II. something that is pristine involves behaviour that is morally good. a pristine image/reputation. intact I. not harmed, damaged, or lacking any parts as a result of something that has happened. remain/survive intact: His image as party leader has survived the crisis intact. preserve/keep something intact: This great Victorian house will be preserved intact and opened to the public. 6. Then, at 3:13pm, they got sprung (
有...冲动. 忍不住想. to become attractive to a person by her/his body and
everything. means hooked or addicted to a person so you would
(supposedly) do crazy things just because the person wants you
to...things you do not normally do. -hey dude, what about that party last night? -oh it was gr8, man! with those girls with those round butts in your face u really get sprung! -yeah...really. ) sneaking a look. "Hey!" exclaimed Estelle as she spotted them."Bwahhh", both Josh and Angie burst into laughter. 7. madcap 一时冲动的, 未加思量的, 不慎重的, 一时兴起的, 鲁莽的, 很傻的 adj. impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious. The film featured a madcap car chase that went right through a crowded café. 8. foolhardy 冲动的, 鲁莽的, 莽撞的 Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. Magnussen has been criticised for his brashness( brash I. 不经大脑的. 不假思索的. impetuous or rash. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous. II. insensitive or tactless. IV. impudent or shameless.). Blockhead move大头症行为 sees contestant hospitalized. 9. on impulse 一时冲动 after having had an impulse or sudden thought. On impulse, Bob decided to buy a car. I didn't need a cellular telephone. I just bought it on impulse. in the heat of the moment 盛怒之下, 一时激动, 一时头脑发热 if you say or do something in the heat of the moment, you say or do it without thinking because you are angry or excited. Frank doesn't hate you. He just said that in the heat of the moment. on the spur of the moment if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it. suddenly; spontaneously. We decided to go on the spur of the moment. I had to leave town on the spur of the moment. It was something I bought on the spur of the moment, and I've regretted it ever since. on/at a moment's notice with very little advance notice; with just a little bit of warning. They are always asking us to produce reports at a moment's notice. at the drop of a hat 随时的
Fig. immediately; instantly; on the slightest signal or urging.
(Alludes to the dropping of a hat as a signal.) if you do something at
the drop of a hat, you do it suddenly and easily, often without any
preparation. I can't go rushing off to Florida at the drop of a hat. We now have a situation where laws may be changed at the drop of a hat. John was always ready to go fishing at the drop of a hat. If you need help, just call on me. I can come at the drop of a hat. 10. He didn't say anything, he just dusted it off甩手, saying he didn't feel right and wanted a break. He said he just got caught up in the moment 一时激动, 一时兴起, 一时糊涂, 脑袋一时发热, 气氛对了 when he was proposing求婚.(get caught up in the moment: 头脑发热.
it means that you are so involved with what you are doing or what is
going on in a specific moment that you don't think about how your
actions or words are going to effect the future. the future being a few
years away or just a few minutes.) (get) caught up in something to become completely involved in something You get caught up in the excitement of the moment and don't think a lot about what happens next.
