用法学习: 1. One more feature about the Chinese Buddhist monks is that they practice the burning marks on their scalp, finger or part of the skin on their anterior side of the forearm with incense as a sign of ordination. In Thailand and Burma, it is common for boys to spend some time living as a monk in a monastery. Most stay for only a few years and then leave, but a number continue on in the ascetic 修行的, 清修的 ( [əˈsetɪk] living a very simple life, especially for religious reasons. ) life for the rest of their lives. Other austerities 苦修, 苦行, 修行 include meditation in seated or standing posture near river banks in the cold wind, or meditation atop hills and mountains, especially at noon when the sun is at its fiercest. Such austerities are undertaken according to the physical and mental limits of the individual ascetic. Jain 耆那教 ascetics are (almost) completely without possessions. unfathomable 不可想象的, 难以想象的 impossible to explain or understand. If you describe something as unfathomable, you mean that it cannot be understood or explained, usually because it is very strange or complicated. For some unfathomable reason, there are no stairs where there should be. How odd life was, how unfathomable, how profoundly unjust. If you use unfathomable to describe a person or the expression on their face, you mean that you cannot tell what they are thinking or what they intend to do. [literary] ...a strange, unfathomable 猜不透的 and unpredictable individual. ...the dark eyes that right now seemed opaque and unfathomable. 3. Primates [ˈpraɪˌmeɪt] are split into two suborders, the Strepsirrhini, or wet-nosed primates, and the Haplorhini, or dry-nosed primates. chimpanzee 黑猩猩. gorilla 大猩猩. ape 类人猿. Chimpanzees (genus Pan) are the closest living relative of humans, genus Homo. Its arms are longer than its legs, and their armspan is 1 1/2 times their body length. They have broad flat feet which are better suited for walking than the feet of orangutans. They knuckle-walk on all fours, but can walk bipedally for short distances when their hands are otherwise occupied. They have black fur, form social groups, and have a bony ridge 眉棱, 眉骨 over their eyes. Gorillas (genus Gorilla) are the largest living primates. They are the second closest living relative to humans after the chimpanzees. Gorillas are covered in dark hair ranging from black to reddish black; adult males are known as "silverbacks" because the hair on their backs down to their hips turns silver grey with age. Gorillas have pronounced prognathism, meaning their lower jaw protrudes further than their upper jaw (think bulldogs), a pronounced ridge over their eyes, and a sagittal crest, which is a ridge of bone running from front to back on the top of the skull. Hominoidea (然人们常把猿猴并称, 有时候将猴也称为猿, 而猿有时也会称为猴, 不过他们在生物学上是不同的动物. 两者的主要区别在于猴有尾巴, 而猿没有) is composed of tailless anthropoid primates. It's split into two families, the lesser apes Hylobatidae, and the great apes Hominidae. We are great apes; the great apes are also called hominids. dry-hump 干操 verb vulgar slang simulate sexual intercourse with (someone). bun fight [ˈbʌnfʌɪt] I. tea party or other function, typically of a grand or official kind. II. a petty squabble or argument. a heated argument or exchange. "a public bunfight has arisen between the authors of the report". Every morning there's a bun fight for seats 抢座位 in the library. shelving 屁股藏毒, 携毒 Inserting a foreign item into the rectum. Usually in regards to recreational drugs. A discreet and effective way of taking them. "I haven't got much left, so I guess I'll shelve the rest". "When it comes to taking drugs it's all about shelving". "He passed out early so we shelved him a gurner to get him keen again." "Urrrrgh, I definitly shelved too much MXE last night". can't see past the end of (one's) nose So preoccupied with oneself and one's situation as to be unaware or uncaring of other people or the bigger picture in life. Jim is so concerned about getting ahead in business that he can't see past the end of his nose. I can see past the front 看破表面 and understand the real you. 4. 丢护照: Another said: "Only I would manage to leave my passport in my bag that got put in the hold(Checked baggage (hold luggage) refers to the items of luggage delivered to an airline or train for transportation in the hold of an aircraft or baggage car of a passenger train, which means it is inaccessible to the passenger during the flight or ride. The opposite of checked baggage is carry-on baggage.), so I am stuck at passport control with no passport." "Bags going into the hold are tagged before customers go through the boarding gate where they must show their passport," a spokesperson said. Ryanair has previously said the new rules were a consequence of passengers abusing the two free bags policy and "coming with the kitchen sink 该带的, 不该带的都带了"(everything but the kitchen sink 所有可以想到的 British everything that can be conceived of. Almost everything, whether needed or not. She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know. kitchen-sink used to describe plays, films, and novels that are about ordinary people's lives: a kitchen-sink drama.). 句子: The Warners are a middle-class white couple who fostered 收留 ( I. to help something to develop over a period of time. This approach will foster an understanding of environmental issues. Overuse of antibiotics may foster the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. II. [intransitive/transitive] to take care of a child as part of your family for a period of time because the child's parents cannot take care of them. ) her at age four and are about to adopt 收养 her. 5. 足球: Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk has stamped talisman 幸运星 ( [ˈtælɪsmən] an object that someone believes has special powers, especially the power to protect them from bad things. A talisman is an object which you believe has magic powers to protect you or bring you luck. ) Tim Cahill and uncapped 初次入选的((of a player) never having been chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one. not selected for a representative team The team is made up largely of uncapped players.) teenage gun Daniel Arzani as players who can "make a difference" at the World Cup. fare I. [countable] the money that you pay for a trip. She had argued with a cab driver after refusing to pay her fare. air/bus/train/taxi fare: Have you given the kids their bus fare? II. [countable] a passenger in a taxi. LA cabbie Max Durocher is the type of person who can wax poetic about other people's lives, which impresses U.S. Justice Department prosecutor Annie Farrell, one of his fares, so much that she gives him her telephone number at the end of her ride. One night, Max picks up a well dressed man named Vincent, who asks Max to be his only fare for the evening. For a flat fee of $600, plus an extra $100 if he gets to the airport on time. III. [uncountable] formal the type of food that is available, especially in a restaurant or café. More traditional fare can be found at the Plaka restaurant. IV. [singular/ uncountable] mainly journalism used for referring to what someone or something usually does or has. The magazine contained the usual fare of celebrity romances and beauty tips. 6. 金正恩的身高: His son, Kim Jong-un, is commonly reported as being 170cm tall - but many believe that figure could be wishful thinking and a fabrication. And a small band of eagle-eyed experts claim to have evidence North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vertically challenged and wears platform shoes 增高鞋. Unconfirmed rumours abound that Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il, stood 157cm and favoured lifts in his shoes to boost his height. There was also evidence that the soles of Kim's shoes appeared to be doctored by about 2.54cm. signatory 签字人: Leonard: Ba-ba-ba-ba. Are you sure you want to include him in this? Sheldon: Include me in what? Is there a plot 阴谋 afoot(being planned, or starting to happen. Plans are afoot to build a new mall.)? I'll have no truck with plots (have/ hold/ want truck with = have truck and trade with 不想扯上关系, 不想和...打交道 idiomatic To have dealings with; to truck with. to be unwilling to accept someone or something or to be involved with them. If you say that you will have no truck with someone or something, you are refusing to be involved with them in any way. He would have no truck with deceit. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life. They have no truck with the idea of social equality. You shouldn't have any truck with them. They cheat. I've had no truck with them for some time. ). Penny: No, you're right. No, there's, there's no plots, no trucks, no feet. So what other annoying habits shall we discuss? Sheldon: Uh, we don't discuss anything. Leonard is the signatory to the Roommate Agreement. As such, he bears responsibility for all your infractions (a situation in which someone breaks a law or rule. ) and must pay all fines. Leonard: Fines? Sheldon: Yes. If Penny's going to be spending nights here again, you'll need to set up an escrow 履约保证 ( [ˈeskrou] money, property, or a legal document that is kept by someone until a particular thing has happened. in escrow kept by someone until a particular thing has happened. ) account. Sign here. Movie -collateral: Finally cornered at one end of the train, Max decides to make a final stand, in which he and Vincent engage in a shootout. In the final moments of their confrontation, the subway car momentarily goes dark as they exchange gunfire, the pitch darkness rendering Vincent's advantage of experience and marksmanship useless. Vincent, fatally wounded, slumps into a seat as Max and Annie look on.
incinerate 烧毁 VS incarcerate 关押入狱 VS incarnate 化身 VS lacerate 切伤 VS altercation 争吵 (incision VS slashing VS abrasions ) alternating current 交流电(alternator交流发电机) VS altercation 口角, 争吵, 冲突 VS alteration 修补衣服, 修改衣服: 1. incinerate [ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt] 烧毁 to burn something completely. When he couldn't be woken, his body was incinerated 焚尸, 焚烧尸体, 尸体防火烧掉 at a property near Casino in northern NSW. He bashed the young mum's head in with a metal fire hydrant 防火栓, just two months after Mr Dufty was killed. The Brisbane Supreme Court heard he could not remember the event due to his illicit drug use. Lava spewing from Hawaii volcano incinerates everything in its path. 2. incarcerate (inˈkɑ:səˌreit) I. To put into jail. II. To shut in; confine. [ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt] 关押, 锒铛入狱 to put someone in prison. If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. If the child does not agree to undertake the therapy or is found to still be a risk of harm to other children, they will incarcerate them in a youth detention facility. They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. It can cost $40,000 to $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year. incarcerate someone in something to imprison someone in something. The sheriff incarcerated Lefty in the county jail. He had wanted to incarcerate Max in the jail too. 3. incarnate adj. [in'kɑrnit, -neit; v. -neit] adj (usually immediately postpositive) I. 化身. possessing bodily form, esp the human form: a devil incarnate. an incarnate spirit. a villain who is evil incarnate邪恶化身. II. personified or typified: stupidity incarnate.
III. (Botany) (esp of plant parts) flesh-coloured or pink. vb (tr) I.
to give a bodily or concrete form to. II. to be representative or
typical of. III. To realize in action or fact; actualize. a community that incarnates its founders' ideals. 4. lacerate [ˈlæsəreɪt] to make a deep cut in someone's flesh. laceration [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] a deep cut in someone's flesh. She had lacerations to her head and back. 5. incision [ɪnˈsɪʒ(ə)n 手术刀口 I. a surgical cut made in skin or flesh. "an abdominal incision". "a surgical incision". II. a mark or decoration cut into a surface. "a block of marble delicately decorated with incisions". "the incisions were made on the underside of the jar". 6. slashing [ˈslaʃɪŋ] vigorously incisive or effective. "a slashing magazine attack on her". "a slashing attack by the newspapers". 7. altercation [ɒltəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] 争吵 ( alternating current an electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals, typically used in power supplies. ) noun a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public. a loud argument or disagreement: According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant. "I had an altercation with the ticket collector". 8. abrasions 划伤, 刮伤, 擦伤 ( abrasion [əˈbreɪʒ(ə)n] I. the process of scraping or wearing something away. "the metal is resistant to abrasion". "diamond's extreme resistance to abrasion". II. an area damaged by scraping or wearing away. "there were cuts 割伤 and abrasions to the lips and jaw". 9. alteration [ˌɔltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] I. [uncountable] the process of making a change in the appearance or form of something. the action or process of altering or being altered. "careful alteration of old buildings". Alteration of the apartment without the landlord's permission is forbidden. a. [countable] a change in the appearance or form of something. The editor made a few minor alterations to the text. Have you noticed any alteration in her behavior? II. [countable] a small change made to a piece of clothing to make it fit correctly. I'm having some alterations made to the dress. alternate vb [ˈɔːltə(r)neɪt] adj [ ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nət] adj. I. happening or coming one after another, in a regular pattern. alternate periods of good and bad weather. a pattern of alternate red and green stars. II. happening on one day, week etc, but not on the day, week etc that immediately follows. I go and visit him on alternate weekends. III. American alternative 替代的 You'll have to find an alternate route. v. I. [intransitive] if one thing alternates with another, they happen or come one after another, in a regular pattern that keeps being repeated. alternate with 频繁切换: Wet days alternated with dry ones. a. if someone or something alternates between two things, they keep changing between them. alternate between: His mood alternates between joy and despair. II. [intransitive/transitive] to choose one thing or situation and then another, and keep repeating that pattern. Lay the shapes on the fabric, alternating the colours. alternate something with something: The course allows students to alternate work with education. She alternated blues and gospel songs throughout the evening. The White House has alternated between tough talk and silence. alternative 替代性的, 非传统的 adj. I. different from something else and able to be used instead of it. We are now looking for an alternative method. Alternative ways of getting there will be investigated. II. not traditional. an alternative lifestyle. Electricity companies were criticized for failing to develop alternative energy sources. n. something that you can choose instead of something else. Can you suggest an alternative? There was no alternative but to close the road until February. alternative to 替代方案: The treatment is offered as an alternative to surgery. alternative fact a mistatement of the truth, a lie; most any statement of fact issued by President Trump and his staff. Trump's latest alternative facts are that over a million supporters attended his inauguration, and that the American people don't care whether or not he releases his tax records.
