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用法学习: 1. like pulling teeth 虎口拔牙一般 Very difficult, especially to extract information from someone. If you say that making someone do something was like pulling teeth, it was very difficult and they did not want to do it Getting her to tell me about her childhood was like pulling teeth. It's like pulling teeth to get a straight answer from him. You cannot get blood from a stone/turnip. Prov. You cannot get help from an uncharitable person or money from someone who has none. Something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used. Jerry and James spent two hours trying to convince the old miser to contribute to the children's hospital; finally, James turned to Jerry and said in disgust, "This is hopeless. We can't get blood from a stone." The government can't increase taxes any further—nobody has the money! You can't get blood from a turnip. Borrowing money from him is like getting blood from a stone! dry as a dead dingo's donger (penis) = dry as a nun's nasty I. (Australia, simile, informal) Very dry, extremely dry. II. (Australia, simile, informal) Very thirsty. Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, off-white(something that is off-white is a white colour that is slightly yellow or grey.) (or orange if spices such as annatto are added), sometimes "sharp" (i.e., acidic)-tasting, natural cheese. Originating in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, cheeses of this style are produced beyond this region and in several countries around the world. Cheddar is the most popular type of cheese in the UK, accounting for 51% of the country's £1.9 billion annual cheese market. It is also the second-most-popular cheese in the US (behind mozzarella), with an average annual consumption of 10 lb (4.5 kg) per capita. 2. bindis: Soliva sessilis, one of up to nine species of the genus Soliva, is a low-growing herbaceous annual plant. Its common names include lawnweed, common soliva, Onehunga weed, and field burrweed. It is one of several plants known as bindi weed, bindii, or bindi-eye. A weedy plant known for its tiny sharp-needled seeds. It appears with small feathery leaves reminiscent 让人想起, 类似于 of parsley, with an exposed upward-pointing rosette of seeds in a pod nestled at the branch junctions. Eventually small bright flowers appear if the plant is allowed to develop. Those familiar with the plant may also know it as "bindi patches", which can't be walked on barefoot. Dogs and cats are no less affected 一点都不少被害 and tend to avoid areas where they have encountered it. Originally native to South America, the plant is now well established 到处都是 in many places around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, California, and several other states in the United States. It is mainly found in parks and ovals, though it has also become an invasive species in lawns in the southeast USA, Australia and New Zealand. Bindi weed can be treated with herbicide, or manually removed. Late winter and early spring are the best times to destroy the weed before its seeds germinate. Effective herbicides are typically combinations of MCPA and Dicamba, which target broad-leaved plants but not grasses. These chemicals have similar effects as natural plant auxins, and their increased concentrations cause unnatural plant growth which kill the plant. Mowing grass to a higher level will allow more competitive plants to thrive in the area. Bindi weed also favours compacted ground, so aerating ( aerate 疏松, 松软 [ˈeˌreɪt] to force air into a liquid, for example in order to provide oxygen. a. to put air into something such as dirt. ) the soil should also reduce the presence of the plant. 3. A bindi 印度人额头的红点 (meaning "point or dot"). Bindu is considered the point at which creation begins and may become unity. It is also described as "the sacred symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state. Bindi is a bright dot of red colour applied in the center of the forehead close to the eyebrow worn in South Asia (particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mauritius) and Southeast Asia among Bali and Javanese Hindus. Bindi in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism is associated with Ajna Chakra and Bindu is known as the third eye chakra and is linked to the pineal gland which may inform a model of its envisioning. Bindu is the point or dot around which the mandala is created, representing the universe. Bindi has historical and cultural presence in the region of Greater India. Traditionally, the area between the eyebrows (where the bindi is placed) is said to be the sixth chakra, ajna, the seat of "concealed wisdom". The bindi is said to retain energy and strengthen concentration. The bindi also represents the third eye. The Nasadiya Sukta of the Rig Veda, the earliest known Sanskrit text, mentions the word Bindu. 4. 飞行广告拍摄: Behind-the-scenes footage from an upcoming ad for Gulf airline Emirates shows the hair-raising 让人毛发倒竖的 lengths producers will go to in order to get that perfect shot. The video, uploaded to the AirLive.net Facebook page, shows the Emirates A380 passing beneath a chase aircraft ( A chase plane is an aircraft that "chases" a "subject" aircraft, spacecraft or rocket, for the purposes of making real-time observations and taking air-to-air photographs and video of the "subject aircraft," during flight. Safety can be one function of a chase plane; others are to photograph or video the target vehicle, or to collect engineering data from it.  ) as both soar above the coast of Dubai. The crew aboard the aircraft filming all appear to be consummate pros ( consummate adj.  [ˈkɒnsəmət] [kənˈsʌmət] 非常熟练的 showing great skill at doing something. She is a consummate politician. It was a demanding part that Collins played with consummate ease. v. [ˈkɒnsəmeɪt] I. to make a marriage legal by having sex for the first time. a. to have sex for the first time in a relationship. II. to complete something, especially a business deal or agreement. ), with nary a gasp, let alone expletive audible above the roar of the engines as the Airbus banks ( 滑行. 滑翔. if an airplane banks, it turns quickly in the air, with one wing higher than the other. ) gracefully beneath them. Although filming in this fashion is no doubt a yawn (yawn I. an act of opening your mouth wide and taking a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored. Stifling a yawn, he tried to look interested. II. spoken someone or something that is boring. The movie was a complete yawn.) for those who do it all the time, many commenters online marvelled at the calculations required to achieve maximum proximity while not jeopardising the chase aircraft with the A380's wake or wingtip vortices. Precisely what the footage will be used to advertise is unclear, but earlier this year the carrier announced that its double-decker A380s would be fitted out 加装 with ultra-luxury, apartment-style cabins for long-haul flights beginning in December. 5. consider I. [intransitive/transitive] to think that something may exist or may be true. consider the possibility: Have you considered the possibility that he just doesn't like you? consider that: He did not even consider that she might have a different idea. II. [transitive] to have a particular opinion about someone or something. consider someone/something (to be) something: We all considered him a hero. Remarks like this are generally considered to be unacceptable today. They consider it inevitable that some jobs will be lost. Consider yourself lucky that I didn’t mention it to the boss! III. [transitive] to think about someone's feelings or reactions. I need to consider my family before I make my decision. IV. [transitive] formal to look at someone or something in a particular way. He considered me curiously. all things considered used for saying that you have thought carefully about all aspects of something before expressing an opinion about it. Tricia played quite well, all things considered. downtrodden 被压迫, 被折磨, 被不公平对待 treated in a cruel or unfair way by someone in a position of power. Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated. overstep 践踏 to do something that is considered rude or is not allowed. overstep the bounds/rules/limits of something: The committee had overstepped the bounds of its authority. overstep the mark 踩地雷 to do or say something that makes people angry because it breaks a rule or is not acceptable. She overstepped the mark when she asked him about his mother. overcorrect 矫枉过正 To correct too sharply or too much. Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle. 6. tickled pink 非常高兴, 非常满意 Fig. very much pleased or entertained. I was tickled pink to have you visit us. We were tickled pink when your flowers arrived. problem child I. 问题儿童. 麻烦不断. a ​product or ​part of a ​company that is ​losing ​money: Yesterday the ​company coolly ​dumped its US problem child into Chapter 11 ​bankruptcy. II. MARKETING a ​product that ​needs a lot of ​investment in ​order to become ​competitive in a ​market that is ​growing quickly: The ​company ​agreed to continue ​investing in ​selected problem children to ​try and ​build them into 培养成明日之星 the ​stars of the future. Taken from the John Ritter movie by same name. Used to describe any child, employee, sibling, or friend that is constantly getting into trouble but you are somewhat obligated to care for or help. Also a street name for someone who gets into trouble all the time. Frank, the departments problem child, forgot to lock the office last night. We got our 2014 Koleos Bose in Oct last year. While wanting to love our car we have had weekly glitches with the R-link which have made it a problem child. 7. Kyle and Jackie O psed their pics?: 2GB producer Harriet Glenn then piped up (pipe up = interject 插进来, 插话 to enter a conversation, for example by interrupting or speaking for the first time.), saying: 'No crowsfeet ( crow's feet 鱼尾纹. wrinkles in the skin at the corners of your eyes. ) - he's very very smooth'. Harriet surmised that the duo used an app called Perfect 365 to 'make themselves better looking', and that Kyle's girlfriend Imogen Anthony, 24, may have taught him how to use skin-smoothing technology. 'I think he might have been doing something a bit sneaky,' she said knowingly 一副知情的样子. Ben then tried to wrap his head around the concept of altering one's own photos. 'Wait, Kyle Sandilands is pitching himself as the bloke(pitch I. 目标对准, 目标瞄向, 目标指向. 目标盯住. [transitive] to say, write, or create something so that it will be appropriate for people of a particular age, level of ability, etc. He pitched the level just right. pitch something at/toward/for someone: Her book is pitched at a teenage audience. a task pitched at the weaker members of the group. a. to design something so that you can sell it to a particular group of people. pitch something at/toward: These new homes will be pitched at the upper end of the market. II. [intransitive] 摔倒, 跌倒. 摔下来. 坠落. 坠跌. to fall suddenly in a particular direction. pitch into/down/forward etc.: He tripped and pitched head first into the water. a. [transitive] if an animal or moving object pitches someone somewhere, it throws them there suddenly. pitch someone down/into/forward etc.: The horse reared and pitched its rider to the ground. III. [transitive] to throw something using a lot of force. He picked up a rock and pitched it. pitch something into/over/across etc. something: Jan pitched her books over the fence and climbed over after them. a. [intransitive/transitive] to throw the ball to a batter in the game of baseball. Davis pitched an inning last night for the Jacksonville Suns. IV. [transitive] to make a sound at a particular level. pitch something high/low: Her voice was pitched confidentially low. V. [transitive] 叫卖. 售卖. 促销, 推销. to try to sell something by saying how good it is. Bayliss was able to pitch his invention frequently on television. pitch something to someone: He had tried to pitch the series to all the major network bosses. a. to try to persuade someone to give you some work, a business deal, etc. pitch for: Our company is pitching for the support contract. VI. [intransitive] if a ship or aircraft pitches, it moves up and down suddenly. VII. [transitive] in golf, to hit a ball high and with backspin, so that it does not roll very far when it lands. VIII. [intransitive] if a ball pitches in golf, it hits the ground. pitch someone a line/yarn to tell someone something that may not be completely true, especially as an excuse. pitch a tent to make a tent ready to use. They pitched camp by the river. pit someone/something against someone/something to make someone compete or fight against someone or something else. Coach Fox finds his team pitted against a team coached by his longtime friend and mentor. pitch someone against someone 捉对厮杀, 互相对立 to make someone fight or compete against someone else. He was pitched against Kennedy in the battle for the party leadership. pit your wits against to use all of your intelligence to try to defeat someone or to solve a problem. Two teams of experts will pit their wits against one another in the final round of the quiz. fever pitch a state of great excitement. Excitement remained at a fever pitch until the very end. perfect pitch 完美音准, 调. the ability to recognize or sing a musical note at the correct pitch. pitch-black completely black or dark. pitch-dark completely dark..), the man on the farm with all of his animals and the chickens and horses and stuff, and he's doing this pretty app to make himself look pretty? 'I think we've busted him 戳穿, 揭穿. Could they be so vain ( I. 自傲. 虚荣的. 虚荣心胜的. showing disapproval someone who is vain is very proud and thinks they are very attractive or special. He was vain about his looks, spending hours in the gym. II. unsuccessful, or useless. a vain attempt/bid/effort: They made a vain attempt to protect the town from attack. vain hope: He underwent a knee operation in the vain hope of getting into the team. in vain I. without success. We walked on, looking in vain for a taxi. II. in a way that has no purpose or meaning. Did all these young men die in vain? take someone's name in vain to talk about someone in a way that shows a lack of respect for them. vanity [ˈvænəti] I. the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance. II. formal complete lack of importance or value. vanity case a small bag for carrying make-up. vanity press a publishing house where you pay for your book to be published and printed yourself. vanity url a web address or domain name created by a company in order to spread information about a particular product. A vanity URL should be unique, relevant and support your brand or message. )?' Ben added smugly 得意的, 志得意满的, 满意的(too satisfied with your abilities or achievements. This word shows that you dislike people like this. a smug expression/face/smile.).  Kyle 打给母亲: 'Mum, do you remember how you told me Shiba got taken away by a Chinese man in a Hessian bag ( Hessian [ˈhɛsi.ən], or burlap 细麻袋 in the US and Canada, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute (jute rope 麻绳) plant or sisal fibres, or may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products. Gunny cloth is similar. Hessian, a dense woven fabric, has been historically produced as a coarse fabric, but more recently it is being used in a refined state known simply as jute as an eco-friendly material for bags, rugs, and other products. The name "burlap" appears to be of unknown origin, although the word could mean "coarse piece of cloth". The name "hessian" is attributed to the use of the fabric, initially, as part of the uniform of soldiers from the German state of Hesse who were called "Hessians". A gunny sack 粗麻包袋, also known as a "gunny shoe", is an inexpensive bag made of hessian usually formed from jute or other natural fibers, although modern sacks are often made from polypropylene; the "gunny" portion of the name ultimately descends from Sanskrit guṇa, "thread, fiber", by way of imperial British corruption of that word's descendants in later Indian languages. Gunny sacks are traditionally used for transporting grains, potatoes, and other agricultural products. Today they are also sometimes used as sandbags for erosion control. Gunny sacks are also popular in the traditional children's game of sack racing.)?' Kyle asked Pam when she answered. The matriarch vehemently denied telling him anything other than the truthful fact that the dog has disappeared. The mother-son argued back and forth, before Pam became fed up and asked him: 'What are you on?'. 'I'm on the radio,' Kyle cheekily answered. The KIISFM presenter had appeared on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope on the ABC eight years ago when he revealed surprising details about his childhood. After discovering that Kyle had thrown the gathering without her consent, according to him, Pam told her son to leave and 'never come back'. 'I rode my bike off into the sunset and never went home,' he said, additionally claiming he lived on the streets for 'a bit under a year' after that. Kyle, who is now dating Maxim model Imogen Anthony, eventually moved in with his father's sister, Jill Stevens. His aunt spoke to Sydney Morning Herald in 2005 about her nephew's stay.  'I didn't know what I was getting myself in for,' she said. 'He would lie and cheat and take things from the house.' She also mentioned she felt sorry for him as he constantly asked whether she thought his parents might one day reunite. 'He used to listen to that Tammy Wynette song D-I-V-O-R-C-E and just cry and cry,' she said. 'He used to sit outside his father's house at night and watch the lights go out.' 8. 学校打群架: Police said officers responded to initial reports a man was armed with a bat, and arrived at the school to find a large amount of students fighting. "Police arrived and found that it was a disturbance ( I. [countable] an occasion on which people behave in a noisy or violent way in a public place. There were serious disturbances in the city last summer. II. [countable] something that interrupts you and stops you from continuing what you were doing. We have a lot to do today, so we don't want any disturbances. a. [uncountable] the interruption of a pleasant, calm, or peaceful situation. We are concerned about disturbance to residents from the nightclub. III. [countable/uncountable] the act of making something move. Any disturbance of the sea bed would be disastrous for the fish. IV. [countable/uncountable] a situation in which someone's mind or body develops a problem and stops operating in its usual way. emotional/behavioural/psychiatric disturbance. ) between two school groups, at this stage I'm unable to say who and how many," Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Miller said. "There were spot brawls in the carpark of the school. "The fight was still going as police arrived but police were able to quell 平息 it quite fast." Sgt Miller said some boys received minor facial injuries, and some teachers were also allegedly hit. "One of the young fellows was injured… just some facial injuries, QAS (Queensland Ambulance Service) has had a look," he said. "Teachers were attempting to intervene 干涉, 介入, as teachers do, and unfortunately they've worn some wayward blows 乱拳. 混乱之中. 混账架 ( I. a wayward child or someone with wayward behaviour is difficult to control and does unexpected things. II. not organized or controlled in the right way. wayward thoughts. ) from the combatants." Many brawlers ran away after the fight and have not yet been identified, he said. "Apparently there's two outstanding 尚未缉拿归案 but there could be more, quite a number absconded ( abscond 逃跑, 逃遁, 遁地. 跑路. [əbˈskɑnd] I. to suddenly leave a place and take something with you that does not belong to you. abscond with: One of the bank's employees had absconded with the cash. II. to escape from a place where you are being kept as a punishment. He was put into jail but absconded within a few days.) on police arrival." 男孩是个麻烦精, 妈妈要求把他投入监狱: Of his experience with the judicial system, Mr Elvidge said: "It's a walk in the park 闲庭信步, man. It's just like smoking drugs. Go in there, get a fine, walk out. I can go home, ride my dirt bike, my BMX." Hedgehog 刺猬, 注意发音(孩纸皓哥连起来后像是"孩超哥"). You need to clap in time 鼓掌鼓在节拍上, 拍子上(out of time 不在节拍上, 不在拍子上 on beat. offbeat. ). I am bad at the timing(Justin Bieber scolds fans for clapping off key during performance: There just seems to be no pleasing Justin Bieber if you're one of his fans these days. He's already slammed them in Melbourne, walked out on them in Oslo, and at a TV taping in Spain last week, he berated them for not clapping right. Yes, that's right. Apparently, the 21-year-old grouch ([ɡrautʃ] I. someone who complains a lot or is often in a bad mood. II. a complaint. ) would rather his fans zone out during one of his concerts than clap incorrectly to the beat. Despite his recent attempts to improve his image, it looks like bratty Justin is here to stay.). I take/plead the Fifth 保持沉默权 (Amendment) something that you say in order to tell someone you are not going to answer a question. Usage notes: The Fifth Amendment is the part of American law that says someone does not have to answer questions about themselves in a law court. (sometimes + on ) 'So who do you like best, Jenny or Kim?' 'Sorry, I take the Fifth on that.' see double 看重影, 看东西是双的 to see two of everything instead of one, owing to a medical disorder. When I was driving, I saw two people on the road instead of one. I'm seeing double. There's something wrong with my eyes. Mike at first thought he was seeing double when he saw Mary with her sister. He didn't know she had a twin. See two images of one object, either as an illusion or owing to some visual aberration, especially one caused by intoxication. For example, Those twins look so much alike they make me think I'm seeing double, or One more drink and I'll be seeing double. This idiom was first recorded in 1628. douchey I. (of a person) stupid and inept; uncool. Characteristic of a douche (jerk). I understand that some people (not my friend) wear big brands just so people know they're rich, but they end up looking kind of douchey. That's a douchey thing to do. I do scan the crowd, but I've never taken one back. I am not shameless 无耻, 厚脸皮 enough to do that. II. (of a thing) really bad; embarrassingly bad; crappy. We're all here guessing douchey songs to close out the douchiest show ever. 印度要剥皮刺青客: They said a tattoo of the fertility goddess Yellama on his shin offended their religious sentiments, and ordered him to remove it. Bangalore deputy police commissioner Sandeep Patil said Gordon told officers at the station that the men had threatened to skin his leg if he did not. "I was relieved to see a policeman, but much to my shock he started to blame me, and said, 'This is India and we are insulting Hindus'," Gordon later told The Hindu daily. 9. Rope access (rope access technician) is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving, which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult-to-reach locations without the use of scaffolding, cradles or an aerial work platform. Rope access technicians descend, ascend, and traverse ropes for access and work while suspended by their harness. Sometimes a work seat may be used. The support of the rope is intended to eliminate the likelihood of a fall altogether, but a back-up fall arrest system is used in case of the unlikely failure of the primary means of support. This redundancy system is usually achieved by using two ropes - a working line and a safety line. Jilted ( 被蹬, 被甩. to tell someone that you want to end your romantic relationship with them. ) lover 'impersonated ( I. to pretend to be someone else by copying the way that they look, speak, or behave in order to trick people. the offence of impersonating a police officer. II. to copy the way someone speaks and behaves in order to make people laugh. ) pregnant ex on adult sites': Dozens of men turned up at Brisbane home expecting rough sex. The mother-of-one, who has not been named, was described as a "gangbang slut" who "deserved extreme punishment" on sex websites. For the last four years random men would appear at her home, forcing the now-married mother to put up signs on her front door to ward off potential rapists. Four different police stations told her nothing could be done, leading her to consider moving. "(I was) absolutely just sickeningly frightened," she said. be out of your tree (informal) Completely stupid; mad. to be crazy or behaving in a strange way, sometimes because of drugs or alcohol Is he going to build the extension himself? He's out of his tree! They get bored out of their tree and they have nowhere to go. There he was, completely out of his tree, looking like he'd been dragged through a sewer. 机场播黄片: Travellers at a Portuguese airport giggled like schoolgirls 哈哈大笑 when a porn film was inadvertently broadcast on a big screen TV above a baggage carousel. Passenger Diogo Seabra who arrived at terminal one of Lisbon Airport around 2am on the weekend filmed the hardcore scenes as his bemused travelling companions watched and laughed. Fortunately for red-faced airport officials there were not many people around to take in the lewd display because of the time the incident occurred. The bungle comes a week after a similar stuff-up at a Target in the US that saw porn played over the store's PA system for up to 15 minutes. The airports representative added that the problem was quickly noticed and rectified 纠正, 改过来了. 10. A distended stomach 胀气的胃 is a term usually used to refer to distension or swelling of the abdomen and not of the stomach itself. When the term is used in this manner, a number of different diseases and conditions can cause abdominal distension 肚胀. Bloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen, which may cause abdominal pain, and sometimes accompanied by increased stomach growling (growl [ɡraul] I. [intransitive] 低吼, 闷吼. 闷声大吼. if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise. The dog growled at me. II. [intransitive] if thunder or a machine growls, it makes a low unpleasant noise. III. [intransitive/transitive] 怒吼. to say something in an unfriendly and angry way. 'I couldn't care less,' Ben growled. ), or more seriously, the total lack of it. Abdominal distension occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its outward expansion beyond the normal girth of the stomach and waist. It is typically a symptom of an underlying disease or dysfunction in the body, rather than an illness in its own right. People suffering from this condition often describe it as "feeling bloated." Sufferers often experience a sensation of fullness, abdominal pressure and possibly nausea, pain or cramping. In the most extreme cases, upward pressure on the diaphragm and lungs can also cause shortness of breath 喘不上气, 呼吸不畅. Through a variety of causes, bloating is most commonly due to buildup of gas in the stomach, small intestine or colon. The pressure sensation is often relieved, or at least lessened, by burping (belching) or passing gas (flatulence). Medications that settle gas in the stomach and intestines are also commonly used to treat the discomfort and lessen the abdominal distension. 10. 罪案调查: The body of brutally murdered mum Karlie Pearce-Stevenson may have been dumped at Belanglo Forest to throw police off the scent of the killer (throw someone off the track)(throw someone a curve (ball) to do something unexpected that makes someone confused or causes problems. An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance. Life has thrown him a few curveballs 意外事件.  ). Investigators are following a number of lines of inquiry 调查线, 搜查线 but are still trying to piece together the pair's final movements and how their remains ended up a thousand kilometres apart. 空中产子: The mother was hailed as "tough as nails" when the video of the birth became a viral sensation last week. However the story has taken a negative twist with claims the woman hid her pregnancy from China Airlines staff so the baby could become a US citizen.