用法学习: 1. 睾酮素的作用: So revered is the role testosterone plays in defining masculinity that it's often described as the "fountain of youth青春源泉". Males thrive on testosterone, but what about females? So far, the research is unclear – we know that females produce a small amount of testosterone naturally, but currently there isn't sufficient data to say that low testosterone in women is harmful. It's a common myth that those with "large balls" have higher amounts of testosterone, although the testicles are the primary produces of the androgen 雄性激素. "Testosterone is mainly made in the testes. A small amount of testosterone is also made by the adrenal glands, which are walnut-sized glands that sit on top of the kidneys," says Allan. It's important to recognise that testosterone isn't just responsible for how you perform in the bedroom – it also deeply affects your body composition, including how quickly you can recover from exercise. "It helps the growth of bones and muscles, and affects mood and libido [lɪˈbi:dəu] ( dildo [ˈdɪlˌdou]), sex drive. Some testosterone is changed into oestrogen, the female sex hormone, and this is important for bone health in men." For many men who feel like they are on the cusp on having low testosterone, or want to gain added performance in the gym, supplements to improve testosterone are a common avenue. If you're looking to be as testes-filled as possible, there are ways you can naturally and healthily improve your testosterone levels – but they are as common-sense as they come. "Maintaining overall good health and most importantly avoiding obesity is the best way for a man to optimise his own testosterone levels," says Allan. 2. Guerrilla marketing is an advertisement strategy concept designed for businesses to promote their products or services in an unconventional way with little budget to spend. This involves high energy and imagination focusing on grasping the attention of the public in more personal and memorable level. Some large companies use unconventional advertisement techniques, proclaiming 自称是 to be guerrilla marketing but those companies will have larger budget and the brand is already visible. The main point of guerrilla marketing is that the activities are done exclusively on the streets or other public places, such as shopping centers, parks or beaches with maximum people access so as to attract a bigger audience. Unlike typical public marketing campaigns that utilize billboards, guerrilla marketing involves the application of multiple techniques and practices in order to establish direct contact with the customers. One of the goals of this interaction is to cause an emotional reaction in the clients and the final goal of marketing is to get people to remember brands in a different way than they are used to. The technique involves from flyer distribution in public spaces to creating an operation at major event or festival mostly without directly connecting to the event but using the opportunity. The challenge with any guerrilla marketing campaign is to find the correct place and time to do the operation without getting involved in legal issues. 2. The best one was a young lass ([læs] a girl, or a young woman. ) jumping onto part of a temple people shouldn't go and doing a sexy dance in way too short shorts while someone blared pop music from their phone ( blare to make a loud and unpleasant noise. Huge trucks rushed past with their horns blaring. blare out: The radio has been blaring out that dreadful music all day. ) and another filmed it. We didn't go back into the pool after that. We mentioned it to the staff but they just seemed resigned to the whole thing(习以为常的, 见怪不惊的, 熟视无睹, 不当回事. 无可奈何了. accepting that something unpleasant must happen and that you cannot change it. a resigned shrug/sigh. be resigned to (doing) something: He is now resigned to 接受现实 playing for a minor league team.). They appear to be all mouth and no trousers ( be all mouth (and no trousers) 吹牛, 说大话, 敢说不敢做, 敢做不敢当, 光说不做. 光吹牛逼 informal (Britain, idiomatic) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance. tend to talk boastfully without any intention of acting on one's words. "He thought Francis was all mouth". Etymology: mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action and trousers, presumably at the time of origin a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals, being for some reason required in order for effective action to be taken. In the context of the time of origin it was perhaps a somewhat sexist term. The phrase originated in Northern England. all hat and no cattle (US, idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.) though, they back down very quickly if challenged by a westerner/Thai etc. All you have to do is talk or stare them down. Which is good as in a Buddhist country like Thailand, it saves you face. I've never had to manhandle the pushy Chinese (which is good as I cant tell between a Chinese Thai and Chinese Chinese). 3. Whirlpool let this one slide 放任不管, 放纵? It's literally inciting hate against a race. 警方: After receiving a call about a car doing burn-outs in a shopping centre car park, officer Ash Bowden finds the man in his bashed up motor with the window down. The rest is comedy gold(a piece of entertainment, joke, situation or person that is extremely funny The concept had potential to strike comedy gold, but the result is bland and unoriginal.) as the drunk 醉鬼 initially fails to notice any crash, then denies any involvement before repeatedly saying: "I'm just waiting for a mate." your mileage may vary [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ] 你的情况可能不同, 你的情况可能不一样 I. (idiomatic) It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience. Those batteries last nine hours in my laptop, but your mileage may vary. For me mindless bludging (eg surfing social media) gets boring really
quickly, that's why I always pursue hobbies and interests or some side projects. But your
mileage may vary. Do whatever floats your boat. II. (idiomatic) To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different". That red dress looks really good on you, but your mileage may vary, of course. Etymology: In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency
requires a set of standard emissions tests on all new vehicles which
simulate city and highway driving. Part of the test measures estimated
city and highway gas mileage estimates. Since no test can exactly
simulate all driving habits and conditions, actual gas mileage of each
vehicle will vary. As a result, when these estimated mileage claims from
automobile manufacturers appear in advertisements, they are almost
always accompanied with the standard disclaimer "your mileage may vary." vary according to/depending on: Car taxes will now vary according to the amount of carbon dioxide a particular car emits. vary with: Fees vary with the size of the job. vary considerably/ greatly /widely/ enormously: People's reactions to the drug can vary widely. vary from... to...: The planning laws vary from town to town. vary in size/degree/length etc: Rooms vary in size but all have television and telephone. vary between: Attitudes vary between individuals, societies, and cultures. 4. 澳内阁部长因私访中国辞职: Labor yesterday called for action as pressure mounted on Mr Turnbull to make a decision about Mr Roberts' future. Mr Robert's contention 分辨, 辩词, 辩解 that he was not in China in an official capacity because he took the self-funded trip while on leave has failed to wash with ( wash with 说服, 无济于事, 无助于结果 have an effect on (a person), persuade. something does/will not wash 不被接受, 不可以 used for saying that you do not believe or accept a particular idea, excuse, or way of behaving. Such a careless attitude regarding safety will not wash any more. wash your mouth out (with soap) 刷牙漱嘴去 used to tell off someone who has just said something inappropriate such as cuss words. if a feeling washes over or through you, you feel it very strongly and unexpectedly. She felt anxiety wash over her. ) many voters, especially given that his claims have been undermined by a Chinese report that makes it clear the government did not seem to view his visit as informal. Despite refusing to respond, Mr Robert took a hammering from 被敲打, 被问个不停, 被连番追问 the Opposition for the entirety of Question Time yesterday. A review from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has reportedly determined that the August 2014 trip was inconsistent with 不符合ministerial standards. Mr Shorten said. Mr Robert came under fire earlier this week, when it was revealed he made an off-the-books 非公开的, 非正式的 visit to China with Melbourne millionaire and major Liberal Party donor Paul Marks last year. "Not only did he fortuitously ( fortuitous [fɔ:(r)ˈtju:ɪtəs] 巧合的, 碰巧的, 刚好的, 非常巧的, 无巧不成的. 无巧不成书的. 非常凑巧的. 非常巧的. happening by chance, especially in a way that is lucky or convenient. Happening by chance; coincidental or accidental. Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate. The timing of her departure was entirely fortuitous. ) meet the donor, Paul Marks — 'what a surprise meeting you here' – then he happens to stumble across a signing ceremony 签字仪式 in his personal capacity," Mr Shorten said.
Kim Kardashian on struggling with two kids, hiding from North in a closet: Kim Kardashian West has finally figured out that motherhood isn't just about playing dress-up with mini-designer duds ( dud n. I. informal someone or something that is very disappointing. II. a bomb or other explosive object that fails to explode. adj. broken, useless, or not working correctly. dud fireworks. dud cheque a cheque that is worth nothing because the person who wrote it does not have enough money in their bank account. ). In a new blog post shared to her app, Kim, 35, revealed what her life is like now that she has two tiny ones vying for her attention. "I'm up at 4am, pumping and delirious(delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] I. Being in the state of delirium.
talking or thinking in a confused way because you are ill. Someone who
is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable
way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever. 神智昏迷的. 神志不清的.
半睡半醒的. 迷迷糊糊的. I was delirious and blacked out several times. II. Someone who is delirious is extremely excited and happy. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic. 极度兴奋的. A raucous crowd of 25,000 delirious fans greeted the team at Grand Central Station. Dora returned from her honeymoon deliriously happy. raucous [ˈrɔkəs] I. rude, noisy, and violent. a raucous gang of teenagers. II. a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough. Raucous laughter came from inside.), hiding in my daughter's closet because if she sees I snuck out of her bed, she will start to cry," she wrote. "And I think she gave me a cold so I figure no better time to write a #StraightUp than now! "My mom would always say, about having kids: One is like one, and two are like twenty.' I never really understood that until now. It really is so hard! "When I had North, all I did was feed and sleep. This time around 这一次, I get no sleep. Every waking second that I'm not with the baby, I'm with North." The reality star, who gave birth to her son Saint in December, admitted that North, two, is the one who requires the most attention. "I actually think the harder parts aren't with the newborn but with the toddler!" she wrote. "I feel like I go into overdrive to give my daughter attention and make her feel loved. "Kanye is super helpful, taking North out to dinners (just them!), and I'm so lucky North looks up to Penelope a lot. She also has a baby brother so she gives North the best advice." Kim added that it's been difficult to fit in adult activities with the challenges of juggling two little kids - and her big one, husband Kanye West, 38. "I've attempted to work a few times or enjoy our Christmas Eve party, but it's definitely been challenging feeding the baby in between getting myself ready and getting my daughter ready," she wrote. "Being late and running behind gives me anxiety, but I know we will soon get into the perfect groove 进入正常轨道, 完美轨道 and just figure it out. My mom did, my sister did - and I will, too."
被大牌拒掉的歌曲大红: reject: the verb and noun are pronounced differently. The reject [ˈriˌdʒekt] pile 废品堆( rejected [rɪˈdʒekt] pile 废弃不用的废品堆) (['ridʒɛkt] - stress on the first "e") is indicating a pile of rejects (noun again, stress on the first e). If you altered the text to rejected pile you would be referring to the pile as a whole, as in the pile that was rejected. The author isn't trying to say that the pile itself was rejected, they are saying that it was a pile of rejected entries. A pile of rejects, or a reject pile. reject [rɪˈdʒekt] 被排斥的, 被抛弃的, 被放弃的, 不入流的, 不被人喜欢的, 没有人待见的 n. someone or something that is not accepted because they have not reached the necessary standard. Don't think you are a reject just because your parents divorced. It's so cheap because it's a reject. The players were all rejects from other teams. v. I. to not agree to an offer, proposal, or request. It is almost certain that our offer will be rejected. reject something out of hand (=reject something completely): The administration has rejected the Democrat's plan out of hand. a. to disagree with an idea, argument, or suggestion. The court rejected the argument and found the defendant not guilty. II. to refuse to take something, for example because it is damaged or is not what you wanted. The company rejected the entire shipment. a. to refuse to accept someone for a job or a course of study. Local universities now reject as many as 15,000 students per year. III. to behave in an unkind way to someone who wants kindness or love from you. He had rejected his daughter for marrying a Christian. IV. 抗拒反应. 排斥反应. medical
if someone's body rejects an organ after a transplant operation, they
become sick because their body has a bad reaction to the organ. flatly refuse/deny/reject: He flatly denied being near the scene of the crime. refuse/reject a request: Three banks have already refused his request for a loan. 音乐界的弃品: Success in music means knowing when to say no…even if it's to another pop superstar. Beyonce had to do the grim deed with her Super Bowl 50 halftime stage partner Chris Martin when he wrote a song for her called 'Hook Up'. "I really like you – but this is awful," she told the Coldplay frontman in (his words) "the sweetest way possible". But rejection is rejection, and 'Hook Up' might never make it onto anyone's Spotify list. Or perhaps Chris will take it over to Kelly Rowland and Beyonce's fellow former Destiny's Child will finally have the solo blockbuster that's eluded her for years. It wouldn't be the first time a rejected song became a massive hit. Keep scrolling for more pop smashes that started off in the reject pile. 'Alive' by Sia: Sia wrote her 2015 single 'Alive' for Adele, who recorded a version of it for 25. "I thought: Do I like it, or do I like a million dollars?" Sia told Apple Music's Beats 1. "She cut it and it was so amazing. I'm a huge fan of her voice." Alas, Adele nixed ( to refuse or say no to something. ) it for inclusion on 25, so Sia presented it to Rihanna, who took it...then gave it back. "I was relieved," said Sia, adding that she'd felt "seller's remorse.(When this happens, the seller panics and decides not to sell when a prospective buyer makes an offer. In real estate, seller's remorse happens because sellers aren't truly ready to part with their home, perhaps because they feel it may be a bad decision or they're under the impression that they have to sell. You've probably heard the term "buyer's remorse," a feeling of regret 后悔的感觉 after a substantial purchase, but sellers can also get cold feet..)" In the end, she cut it and scored herself a Top 10 ARIA hit. 'We Found Love' by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris： Nicole Scherzinger had first dibs on the song that would become Rihanna's biggest hit and totally slept on it(delay making a decision until the following day. "Although she said she would sleep on it, she was virtually certain to resign".). "I passed on 'We Found Love'," she told Notion Magazine. "I've got the demo of that song and I was busy at the time." Too busy getting 'Wet'? Yeah, that Nicole flop was released one month before 'We Found Love'.
路怒的现世报: The driver of a luxury BMW who flagrantly 肆无忌惮的, 狗胆包天的, 大胆包天的 tailgated another car at high-speed before swerving towards it became the architect of their own demise, losing control and ending up ditched in the median strip 隔离带. Doing nothing to dispel the perception that people who drive certain types of vehicles tend to have a sense of entitlement 有某种特权, the ignominious ( [ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs] 丢人现眼的. 让人脸红的. 让人汗颜的. very embarrassing, especially because of making you seem very unsuccessful or unimportant. an ignominious defeat. ) end was likely rather satisfying to those who witnessed it. All except the victim of the aggressive driver, whose nerves were no doubt badly jangled ( jangle I. [intransitive/transitive] 金属撞击声. to make a noise by hitting small metal objects against each other. II. [transitive] if something jangles someone's nerves, it makes them feel very nervous. ) after the ruthless粗暴的 display on a freeway near Durban, South Africa, which began with the BMW forcing the small car out of the right lane. Although cosmic justice 因果报应 (cosmic [ˈkɑzmɪk] I. relating to the planets, stars, space, and the universe in general. cosmic materials/explosions. II. often humorous 莫名其妙的. very big, important, or difficult to understand. He treated his approaching death as a sort of cosmic joke. Cosmic justice is the belief that the universe is in some sense just世界是公平的, and that in some way the consequences of actions for human beings (or the effects of human nature generally) are rigged 结果是注定的, 结果是预定好了的 so as to ensure that they reflect the good or bad moral attributes of our actions or our nature. This belief is widespread, and takes a variety of forms, some of which may be more obvious than others. Whatever form it takes, cosmic justice needs to be decisively rejected as a metaphysical belief 形而上学的观点 ( meta- I. outside what is real or usual: used with some adjectives and nouns. metaphysical (= relating to life beyond the physical world). II. relating to change: used with some adjectives, verbs, and nouns. metamorphosis (=the process of changing into something completely different). meta adj. used about creative works that refer to other examples of the same type rather than anything external. Whether you appreciate Leon's grumbling, Sandra's shrieking or the wisdom of the Siddiquis, TV's most meta show is easy to love. grumble (whinge, whine) I. [intransitive] to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things. grumble about something: Children always grumble about school dinners. grumble at: She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing. grumble that: He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he had nothing to do. a. [transitive] to say something in a complaining way. 'This house is a mess,' grumbled his mother. II. [intransitive] 轰鸣的. 轰隆隆的. to make a low continuous sound. grumbling subway trains. (I) mustn't/shouldn't grumble 没什么好抱怨的, 没什么好不满意的 used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right. 'How did you sleep? ' 'Oh, not too bad. Mustn't grumble.' metaphysical I. (有点像唯心论的, 唯心主义的) 心灵世界的. 灵的.
形而上学的, 超自然的 relating to ideas about life, existence, and other things that are not part of the physical world. metaphysical speculation about God. II. 玄学派诗歌的 relating to a group of 17th century English poets who used complicated images to express ideas. Metaphysics 行上学, 形而上学. Metaphysics is a traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms: Ultimately, what is there? What is it like? A person who studies metaphysics is called a metaphysician. The metaphysician attempts to clarify the fundamental notions by which people understand the world, e.g., existence, objects and their properties, space and time, cause and effect, and possibility. A central branch of metaphysics is ontology本体论, the investigation into the basic categories of being and how they relate to each other. Another central branch of metaphysics is cosmology 宇宙学, the study of the origin, fundamental structure, nature, and dynamics of the universe. Some include epistemology as another central focus of metaphysics, but others question this. The metaphysical poets is a term coined by the poet and critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of English lyric poets of the 17th century, whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and by speculation about topics such as love or religion. These poets were not formally affiliated; most of them did not even know one another or read one another's work. Given this lack of coherence as a movement and the great diversity of style between poets, it has been suggested that calling them Baroque poets after their era might be more useful. ) that undermines the Middle Way. Belief in cosmic justice prevents us adequately understanding and engaging with specific conditions, because it interposes ( interpose [ˌɪntərˈpoʊz] I. 介入, 插进来. to put someone or something in a position between two other people or things. Police had to interpose themselves between the two rival groups. The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors. He swiftly interposed himself between his visitor and the door. II. to say something that interrupts a conversation. If you interpose, you interrupt with a comment or question. 'He rang me just now,' she interposed. Jacob was silent so long that Livvy interposed. ) a dogmatic 武断的 prior belief about the way that conditions operate. Beliefs in cosmic justice create a widespread influence in favour of the over-assertion of sweeping universal beliefs (at an extreme, think of the 9/11 hijackers, who believed they would be rewarded for 得到好报 their actions. ), or the under-assertion 犹豫m 不确定, 没自信, 犹豫不决, 犹犹豫豫 ( assertion: a definite statement or claim that something is true. a bold statement/ assertion 大胆宣示, 大胆宣称: They issued a bold statement calling for an immediate end to nuclear testing. overassertive adj excessively assertive, esp in an unpleasant way. The bully hides feelings of inadequacy by engaging in overassertive and overaggressive behaviour. assert I. If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment. The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal. Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.' There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over. II. If you assert your authority 宣示主权, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country. The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse. The decision is seen as an assertion of his authority within the company. III. If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves. These institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible. IV. If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you. He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently. self-assertion 自我肯定, 自我认可.) of beliefs about specific conditions that appear to conflict with cosmic justice (e.g. Soviet denial of the existence of unemployment in socialist society). These poets were not formally affiliated; most of them did not even know one another or read one anther's work. Given this lack of coherence as a movement and the great diversity of style between poets, it has been suggested that calling them Baroque poets after their era might be more useful. 关于cosmic justice: It isn't easy living in reality. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. And sometimes bad people not only get away with being bad, they are rewarded for it 有好报, 得到回报. It is very comforting 让人心安的 to think that there might be some form of cosmic justice that would cause all these bad people to get their comeuppance [kʌmˈʌpəns] 报应 ( punishment that someone deserves for having done something wrong or unfair. If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done. The central character is a bad man who shoots people and gets his comeuppance. ) eventually. Our desire for justice is so strong, that almost every religion in the world has apologia and theodicy to explain away this problem and reassure 让...放心, 担保, 保证 the faithful that justice will be done, eventually. Naturalists 自然论者 (唯物论者 (materialism), 科学论者, 唯心论者 idealism, metaphysics ) have no such comfort. We have to accept the stark reality that sometimes the bad guys win. There is no cosmic justice. But does the lack of cosmic justice have to depress us? No. It can empower us. And it should empower us. I am a Humanist which means, among other things, that I believe in the power of human agency. We humans don't have to accept the status quo if the status quo sucks. And when bad people win, it definitely sucks. We have agency which means we can change things if we want to, but we have to work at it and take responsibility to do it. This is why the absence of cosmic justice is so empowering to me. The universe is not sentient( [ˈsenʃ(ə)nt] 有感知的. capable of feeling things through physical senses. sentient creatures. ). It isn't concerned with justice. It just is. This means the universe 上天, 老天爷 isn't capable of taking on the job of punishing bad people no matter how much we might want it to. If bad people are going to be brought to justice, it will be because good people stood up and did something. Cosmic Justice is a bad idea: I find the idea of cosmic justice disempowering precisely because it takes the tools of justice away from us. Knowing that the only way justice will be served is if I make it my responsibility to do something empowers me. So the next time you find yourself lamenting the lack of justice in the world, remind yourself that if justice is to be found, it will be through the actions of your fellow humans. Then come and join us and commit to making a difference. THE QUEST FOR COSMIC JUSTICE: When you try to condense 浓缩 a book representing years of thought and research into a half-hour talk, a certain amount of over-simplification is inevitable. With that understood 理解了这一点, let me try to summarize the message of The Quest for Cosmic Justice in three propositions which may seem to be axiomatic, but whose implications are in fact politically controversial: The impossible is not going to be achieved; It is a waste of precious resources to try to achieve it; The devastating costs and social dangers which go with these attempts to achieve the impossible should be taken into account. Cosmic justice is one of the impossible dreams which has a very high cost and very dangerous potentialities. What is cosmic justice and how does it differ from more traditional conceptions of justice-- and from the more recent and more fervently sought "social justice"? Traditional concepts of justice or fairness, at least within the American tradition, boil down to applying the same rules and standards to everyone. This is what is meant by a "level playing field"-- at least within that tradition, though the very same words mean something radically different within a framework that calls itself "social justice." Words like "fairness," "advantage" and "disadvantage" likewise have radically different meanings within the very different frameworks of traditional justice and "social justice." John Rawls perhaps best summarized the differences when he distinguished "fair" equality of opportunity from merely "formal" equality of opportunity. Traditional justice, fairness, or equality of opportunity are merely formal in Professor Rawls' view and in the view of his many followers and comrades. For those with this view, "genuine equality of opportunity" cannot be achieved by the application of the same rules and standards to all, but requires specific interventions to equalize either prospects or results. As Rawls puts it, "undeserved inequalities call for redress.".) doesn't always show up on time, when it does it is rarely less than ( exquisite 和风细雨的, not exquisite: 来个狠的, 不含蓄的 [ˈekskwɪzɪt] I. 精致的, 精细的. 细致的. extremely beautiful and delicate. Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional. They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite. Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match. an exquisite hand-painted vase from China. II. showing excellent judgment. Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense. exquisite pain or pleasure. The furnishings show exquisite taste. III. 细微的. 观察入微的. Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious. exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment. fastidious [fəˈstɪdiəs] I. 注重细节的. 细心的. 要求高的. 爱较真的. caring a lot about small details and wanting everything to be correct and neat. Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness. II. 爱干净的. 有洁癖的. keeping your clothes, possessions, and property very clean and neat. Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness. III. 难伺候的, 难以取悦的. Difficult to please; quick to find fault. meticulous [mɪˈtɪkjələs] 事无巨细的, 一点不能疏忽大意的, 精细认真的 Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details. very thorough and with careful attention to detail. Everyone agreed that it was a piece of meticulous research. pedantic [pəˈdæntɪk] 咬文嚼字的. 死扣字眼的, 较真的. 强调不重要的细节的. 过于注重形式礼仪规则的. giving too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of grammar. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning. I'm responsible for all slip ups手滑, but I'm also pretty pedantic. Without being pedantic about a slight exaggeration, do you have any useful advice? II. Being showy of one's knowledge, often in a boring manner. III. Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language. pedant [ˈped(ə)nt] someone who gives too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of grammar. letter-perfect 绝对完美的, 一个字都不能错的 Exactly correct, correct in every letter. He was able to write out the speeches of Hamlet, letter perfect. It was impressive to see how exactly he knew the wording. punctilious [pʌŋkˈtɪliəs] I. 小心翼翼的. 注意言行的. 规规矩矩的. 不肯逾矩的. 不敢逾越雷池一步的. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable. very careful to behave well, and to follow the details of rules or instructions. II. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. finicky [ˈfɪnɪki] I. (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details. The baby was finicky until her diaper was changed. II. (informal) Demanding, requiring above-normal care. The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather. Usage notes: The forms finickier and finickiest also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms more finicky and most finicky are much more common, and certainly standard. inquisitive [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv] I. 好奇心重的. eager to learn about a lot of different things. an intelligent and inquisitive young man. Baby animals, just like baby humans, are inquisitive and playful in equal measures. This is part of the reason they're so darned cute. Such zest for life! Kabelo is trying to get his carers to partake in a little play-time. Half dance and half charge 冲撞, the adorkable calf is as excited as any toddler who sees their parents at the school gate. II. 穷追不舍的, 穷追猛打的. asking a lot of questions about things, especially things that people do not want to talk about. an inquisitive reporter. slapdash 匆匆忙忙的. 不小心的 Done hastily; haphazard; careless. ). 同一事件的其他报道: Polo teaches BMW X5 a lesson in handling as Durban ramming 撞 attempt backfires. A BMW X5 driver tried to ram a VW Polo on a Durban four lane highway - but the Polo managed to nip away from the crazed BMW driver, who promptly lost control of his own vehicle and crashed into the grassy verge. This is the dramatic moment a bout of road rage turned very nasty when a BMW driver attempted to shunt ( I. 丢到一边. 丢开. 丢下不管. to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them. We can't just shunt patients off to other hospitals. The children are constantly shunted around to various relatives. a. 导开. to cause something to move along a path that is different from the one it normally uses. shunt something onto something: Traffic will be shunted onto other roads. b. to move a train to a different track. ) another motorist off the highway. Instant karma 现世报 came for the driver following the act of aggression however, as only moments later the 4x4 skidded off the road and onto a grass verge 隔离带(A road verge (澳洲话: 人行道和车道之间的隔离带) (also besidewalk, boulevard, city grass, devil strip, government grass, hellstrip, island strip, nature strip, neutral ground, out lawn, parking strip, parkway, planting strip, road reserve, sidewalk buffer, tree belt, tree lawn, utility strip, verge, etc.) is a narrow strip of grass or plants and sometimes also trees located between the carriageway (roadway) curb (or road surface edge or shoulder) and the boundary of a road.). The shocking incident was captured on a dashcam by a vehicle travelling along the stretch of motorway in Durban, South Africa. The video shows a silver Volkswagen Polo, which is being tailgated by the BMW x5, overtaking the filming car in the outside lane. The driver of the larger car, which has its hazard lights on, appears to want the Polo to move over into the middle lane. And as the two vehicles continue down the motorway, the Polo does indeed pull over to allow the BMW x5 to overtake. But this action does not seem to defuse the situation as instead of overtaking, the BMW driver decides to cruise alongside the Polo. The two cars continue down the motorway next to one another for a couple more feet until suddenly the road rage boils over. Pulling in 冲进 and out of 冲出 the middle lane with a jerk reaction, the BMW comes within inches of colliding with the Polo. The manoeuvre appears to try and intimidate the driver of the Polo, who reacts by moving over to the left hand lane to avoid a crash. The video maker can be heard sounding his horn at the dangerous driving in front as suddenly the BMW begins to skid off the road. Unable to correct such a dramatic manoeuvre, the car veers onto the grass verge along the side of the motorway and ploughs into a ditch before coming to a stop in front of a crash barrier. Since appearing online a number of people have commented on the dramatic footage. One viewer wrote: 'I don't care if that dude in the BMW crashed already, he still needs to be found and charged for his actions. 'Despicable that people like this are allowed on our roads. They think they own them, but they don't even deserve to be on them.'
Pax stands for passenger and passes: Essentially, pax means people/persons/occupants, as succinctly 简洁的 [səkˈsɪŋkt] expressed by Callithumpian's answer (apparently it was used as early as the 40s; it became a standard term in the UK Passenger Transport industry in the 70s). I worked in the bus industry for many years. Pax isn't exactly shorthand for Passengers. It's short for Passengers and Passes. In which context, Passengers is short for Paying Passengers. The reason being that from a bus company's point of view it's crucial to distinguish between Passengers (who pay the fare when boarding), and Passes (using a Season Ticket, or some other pre-paid authorisation to travel). In the UK, Local Authorities routinely pay for passes used by pensioners, for example. They may also pay a bus company a flat sum simply to run a Service that the company would otherwise have considered uneconomic 不划算的, 不经济的. In such a context, the bus company needs to analyse Pax totals to ensure their buses aren't being overloaded, and Pass totals because the Local Authority wants to know their money was well spent 花的值. And they need (Paid) Passenger totals because those are the real 'customers' who might use a different bus company if they don't like the service or the price. It may help to point out that one of the reasons for using Pax is simply to make report layouts easier. I was coding up those reports in the 70's, when things were a bit more constrained than today. Managers couldn't just run off a report when they wanted it; they got standard reports run overnight by computer operators. These were often very long printouts, so page space was at a premium( I. 抢手的. 热门货. scarce and in demand. if something is at a premium, a lot of people want it and so it is difficult to get. Space was at a premium here. "space was at a premium". II. above the usual or nominal price. if someone sells something at a premium, they charge extra money for it because a lot of people want it. "touts sell the tickets at a premium". ) and columns were as narrow as could still fit the data in. Instead of a single column showing just 'traveller' totals, managers obviously wanted the breakdown. So we gave them Psg Pas Pax, being Paying Passengers, Pass Users, and Total Travellers. Finally I've never actually seen pax used outside the transport industry, but it's worth pointing out that a dog, for example, probably wouldn't count as a pax, even if a fare was payable. That's because a dog doesn't occupy a seat. By the same token 同样的原因, a baby in a portable cot probably wouldn't count as a pax in an apartment, because it wouldn't occupy 'bed space'. As several people have commented, the usage has been extended - particularly in the Far East, and most particularly in the hospitality industry. So whereas originally pax was always travellers (live human bodies that need to be transported) it's often now more generally applied to any "customers, people, bodies" occupying space (usually, seats or beds), who must be entertained, accommodated, fed, etc.
