用法学习: 1. Rachiel's haircut: It's been close to 20 years since we've seen anyone rocking this look but Sienna Miller stepped out overnight at a UNICEF event in New York City, sporting an updated version of the famous cut. The original version that Aniston made famous was a deeply layered, face framing lob haircut, with a whole lot of bounce to it. Aniston has celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan to thank for the iconic look. McMillan, who is responsible Miley Cryus' pixie cut and Kim Kardashian-West's wedding hair, says 'The Rachel' was first created to help Aniston grow out her bangs ( Bangs 刘海儿, also known as a fringe, is a shaped cutting of the front part of the hair so it lies over the forehead. Bangs are usually cut fairly straight - at or above the eyebrows, but can also be ragged or ruffled 参差不齐的, spiked up with hair gel, mousse or wax, swept aside, or cut longer to fall over the eyes. ). "I told her she should grow her fringe out, get some highlights and just try something a bit different," McMillan told Allure. "We cut the length and added in all these layers to blend the bottom to the bangs — and the rest is history." "I love Chris, and he's the bane of ( [beɪn] something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems. the bane of: Noisy and disobedient children are the bane of many mothers. the bane of someone's life/existence: Paperwork is the bane of my life.) my existence at the same time because he started that damn Rachel, which was not my best look," Aniston confessed to Allure. "How do I say this? I think it was the ugliest haircut I've ever seen. What I really want to know is, how did that thing have legs?" The Along Came Polly star says the worst thing about the hairstyle was having to style it. "I couldn't do it on my own," Aniston recalled. "I needed Chris attached to my hip 随叫随到. Left to my own devices, I am not skilled with a hairbrush and blow-dryer." 2. slim pickings 所剩无几, 没得选 (colloquial) A small amount, paucity; especially in reference to money. A small amount left after others have taken a share. For example, After each of the children took what they wanted of Mother's things, it was slim pickings for the rest of the family. This expression alludes to animals devouring a carcass. little or no success in getting something because there is not very much of it remaining: Buyers who have waited for bargains at the end of the year will find slim pickings. scream/shout blue murder 大喊大叫 I. informal to show your anger about something, especially by shouting or complaining very loudly: He'll scream blue murder if he doesn't get his way. II. To forcefully complain, especially loudly and/or in a public manner. to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder. There is something wrong next door. Everyone is yelling bloody murder. When they refused to give me a refund, I screamed bloody murder until the manager came out. Our customers will scream bloody murder if we raise the prices again. 3. Sheldon: Yeah, wait, Raj, where do you stand on the anthropic principle? Raj: I'm all for it. Sheldon: Attaboy! Leonard: Well, hang on. Why do you believe that he knows what it is and I don't? Sheldon: Oh, Leonard. Let's not take a saw to the branch we're sitting on, shall we(Don't put yourself into a situation you could very easily avoid. Do not undermine your own argument.)? Raj: Hey, uh, if you guys are free tonight, I heard about a spa where you soak your feet n a pool full of little fish that eat all the dead skin right off them. I don't need to tell you in Los Angeles, sandal season is year round. Leonard: Where do you stand on it? Sheldon: Strongly pro 强烈同意. But it is a well-known metaphor: "to saw off the branch you're sitting on", meaning to undermine oneself or one's argument. There's also this: Never saw off the branch you are on, unless you are being hanged from it. 亡妻的养子指示: To help ease the burden 减轻负担, Angie compiled a list of parenting essentials for Ian, 56, to learn. The widower said the 15-point list, which was later made into a bestselling book, has guided him through the last eight years without her. He no longer needs to follow some rules - checking hair for nits and not letting the youngest bathe alone - but he sticks religiously to her guidance on vetting 详细审查 boyfriends. Brave Angie handed her husband a tear-stained 泪迹斑斑的 note - a simple list of rules on how to bring up 抚养, 养大 their eight children. It included simple pointers on bedtime rituals, having the kids indoors an hour before dark and limiting screen time. Poignantly 心酸的是 ( The most memorable of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the poignant romance心酸的浪漫 between the two star crossed lovers played by Chow Yun fat and Michelle Yeoh.), the last bullet point - number 16 - was scribbled out 涂掉, which after reflection Ian believes was a reminder to look after himself as well as the children. Despite applauding the 15-point list, Ian now admits he would add one touching addition – 'Don't feel sorry for yourself'. "The first month following Angie's death I was so low and was just moping around. I was no use to anyone", he said. "But then I realised I had to snap out of it 跳出来, 跳脱出来, 摆脱 as the kids were picking up on it. I miss her everyday but I really did feel her absence during the birth of our grandchildren. She would have loved hugging them, just as I do." But his hard work and diligence to sticking to Angie's list has seen the kids flourish. 4. Dating app 禁枪照: The app's users and other members of the public weren't the only ones who had a mixed reaction to the gun ban; Wolfe Herd says it also proved divisive within her billion-dollar company. "We have a lot of people on our team that are responsible gun owners," she told Hearst Magazine's Joanna Coles during the event. Ultimately, though, the entrepreneur defends her decision as a reflection of her company and what it stands for. "Our brand values are equality, empowerment, kindness and accountability. Do guns fit that bill? No," she explained. "The majority of women that die from domestic abuse a year is from guns. So why would we want to romanticise that?" Explaining the gun ban in a TIME interview earlier this year, Wolfe Herd insisted she would always put her brand's values above its bottom line, even if doing so cost Bumble a large portion of its user base. "This is not about discriminating against anyone who has political beliefs one way or the other," she added.
US Canada Trip: 1. standover man 敲诈勒索的人 Australian informal a person who extorts money by intimidation. Something is the rule not the exception 是常态而非例外. "The exception proves the rule" is a saying whose meaning has been interpreted or misinterpreted in various ways. Its true definition, or at least original meaning, is that the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes ("proves") that a general rule exists. For example, a sign that says "parking prohibited on Sundays" (the exception) "proves" that parking is allowed on the other six days of the week (the rule). A more explicit phrasing might be "the exception that proves the existence of the rule." We use the idiom the exception rather than the rule to sum up a situation with the meaning this is usually not the case and its elements are always definite: You may be lucky and have a very distinct pulse, which is easy to locate and count accurately, but this is the exception rather than the rule. Similarly, we have the idiom What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Here both elements are also always definite. Let's assume a couple is giving their household staff Christmas bonuses and the wife suggests that the gardener get a lower bonus than the personal assistant. The man could wittily reply with What's good for the assistant is good for the gardner. By using the definite articles, the listener immediately relates his utterance to the goose and gander idiom as an obvious referent. If the indefinite articles were used, we would lose that referent and it would just be an independent, casual statement. Similarly in this example, the definite articles are used to related the expression to the idiom to be the exception rather than the rule. 2. be on the take 收回扣, 收受贿赂 someone in an official position who is on the take is accepting bribes (=money in return for doing something wrong). Someone who is on the take is receiving illegal income such as bribes. [informal] I can also name cops who are on the take. It turned out the police officer was on the take. Suicide by cop (death by cop) or suicide by police is a suicide method in which a suicidal individual deliberately behaves in a threatening manner, with intent to provoke a lethal response from a public safety or law enforcement officer. A method of suicide where a person points a firearm at an armed police officer, forcing them to shoot. negative Nancy 悲观主义者, 负面情绪的人 (pejorative, informal) A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic. a word used to describe someone who is a total downer to be around. "Quit being such a negative nancy. you're bringing me down." adaptable 能屈能伸, 能调整的, 能适应形势而调整的 Capable of adapting or of being adapted. The Benefits of Being Adaptable: Adaptability is the personality trait that helps determine how you respond to change. People with high adaptability are often described as "flexible," team players," or as someone who "goes with the flow." adaptive 可以适应形势而调整的, 可调整的 I. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable. II. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change. changing in response to what a user does. The university's Open Learning Initiative offers adaptive-learning courses in 12 subjects. People with disabilities can use adaptive technologies to receive and disseminate information. Adaptive means something is adapting. Adaptable means something can adapt. adaptive learning a method of education that uses computers and data to adjust the learning experience to the individual student. We focus on adaptive learning to enable the students to learn at their own pace making learning more effective and interesting. Great promise is being shown by adaptive learning software. Someone who is argumentative 爱斗嘴的, 爱争论的, 好斗的 is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people. Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative. You're in an argumentative mood today! I don't want to know you any more It means that you have caused a huge pain in their life. Maybe changed the perception that they have from you by doing stuff you didn't do in the past. So the main problem is not you, is maybe that what you are is not compatible with what they want. Also people protect themselves by forgetting people, or rejecting them, because certain stuff hurt them a lot. People change and their attitudes and outlook changes over time. What used to bring you together no longer works. Your behavior or the way you are may no longer gel with them. Basically, the connection is lost and its time to part ways. Its just something you will have to accept and not take it personally. People come into your life for a season, a reason or a lifetime. Its just the way it is. You are so argumentative, I don't want to know you any more 我不想理你了, 我要断交. 我不认识你了. 3. 英国皇室: The Duke of Cambridge was standing on the field in front of his grandmother and wife. He was meant to fire the starting pistol for a children's obstacle race during the visit to Vernon Park, in Nottingham. But he was mobbed by the excited crowd(mob 团团围住, 围成一团 if a large group of people mob someone or something, they surround them in an angry or excited way. The singer was mobbed by adoring fans. A large crowd jeered him and mobbed his car.) when they got onto the track. William responded by giving a bewildered look to the Queen, but she could only laugh and hold out her hands in resignation ( I. the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job: There have been calls for his resignation. I handed in/gave in/sent in my resignation this morning. II. a sad feeling of accepting something that you do not like because you cannot easily change it. Resignation is the acceptance of an unpleasant situation or fact because you realize that you cannot change it. There was no grief in his expression, only deep resignation. He sighed with profound resignation. They received the news with resignation 无可奈何, 笑笑接受, 无奈接受.). The monarch looked resplendent ( [rɪˈsplendənt] impressive to look at. resplendent in: The King's attendants were resplendent in red and white silks. resplendent with: The restaurant was resplendent with glass chandeliers and mirrors.) in a turquoise ([ˈtɜrˌkwɔɪz] 蓝绿色 bright green-blue in color) and ivory double-breasted coat (A double-breasted garment 双排扣的 is a coat, jacket, or vest with wide, overlapping front flaps which has on its front two symmetrical columns of buttons; by contrast, a single-breasted item has a narrow overlap and only one column of buttons. A single-breasted garment is a coat, jacket, vest, or similar item having one column of buttons and a narrow overlap of fabric. In contrast, a double-breasted coat has a wider overlap and two parallel rows of buttons. Single-breasted suit jackets and blazers typically have two or three buttons (jackets with one or four buttons exist, but are not common), and a notch lapel.) by Stewart Parvin, and hat by Rachel Trevor-Morgan. 4. All of a sudden the plane went through a violent turbulence and then completely up-ended 大头朝下, 屁股朝上, 屁股朝天 ( To turn (something) upside down, to invert (something). to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: The car stood upended in the grass. upended flower pots. She upended 掀翻 the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.) and we were nosediving 俯冲," Ms Wilson said. wishy-washy If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of them because their ideas are not firmor clear. [informal, disapproval]. having no colour, firm ideas, principles, or noticeable qualities of any type: The candidate gave a few unsatisfactory wishy-washy answers. Watercolours are too wishy-washy for my taste. If there's anything I can't stand, it's an indecisive, wishy-washy 举棋不定的, 犹豫不决的, 没有决断力的 customer. feeble or insipid in quality or character; lacking strength or boldness. "wishy-washy liberalism". get a/one's leg over (intransitive, slang) To have sex. It's all well and good having a relationship, but at the end of the day all I want to do is get my leg over. A facepalm is often a reaction to a momentary lapse in common sense, judgement, or logical behaviour. I. the action of covering your face with your hand to show that you are embarrassed, annoyed, or shocked about something. The word "facepalm" referrs to the action of smashing your palm against your forehead. This is a expression of a sense of shame when somebody else says, or writes something idiotic. The team leader does a face palm 双手捂脸 after the team geek makes a particularly dorky statement. II. used in emails, social networking sites, etc. to show that you are embarrassed, annoyed, or shocked about something. Sorry, if you trip while walking and NOT paying attention to surroundings you should not claim it is the fault of someone else. *facepalm*. 5. pushed (for time/money) 时间有限, 金钱有限 in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money. Can you pay? I'm a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money) for: We're pushed for time right now. be pushed to do something to have difficulty in doing something. be hard pushed to do something (=have a lot of difficulty in doing it): I'm going to be hard pushed to get my work done by the deadline. In folklore, the witching hour or devil's hour 最诡异的时刻 is a time of night associated with supernatural events. Creatures such as witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and to be at their most powerful. Black magic is thought to be most effective at this time. In the Western Christian tradition, the hour between 3 and 4 a.m. was considered a period of peak supernatural activity, due to the absence of prayers in the canonical hours during this period. Women caught outside without sufficient reason during this time were sometimes executed on suspicion of witchcraft. The phrase "witching hour" was first recorded in 1835. Robert De Niro: Without any preamble 前戏, 铺陈, 前言, 铺垫 ([priˈæmb(ə)l] I. an introduction to a document, speech, or report explaining its purpose. A preamble is an introduction that comes before something you say or write. The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty. [+ to/of] 'I would like you to return to the villa as soon as possible,' she said without preamble. II. something that happens or comes before something else. The fighting along the border may be a preamble to war.), he said, "I'm gonna say one thing. F*** Trump." The actor, a noted liberal, has been increasingly critical of Mr Trump, a Republican, at smaller show business events in the past year, but none of them had the profile of 有...等级. 有...影响力 the Tony Awards. 6. hold/ stand your ground To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition. If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely. She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching. They expect their opponents to stand their ground on the issue. It rang out. 没有接. 没人接电话. game v. I. to play computer games. By the time I got out here to go to grad-school I was not gaming 打游戏 much anymore. II. to use your knowledge of the rules to obtain benefits from a situation, especially in an unfair way. game the system: There's a difference between gaming the system and actually breaking the law and getting away with it. game the market: Homes are being offered for sale at unrealistically high prices as sellers try to game the market. We don't create content to game the search engines, but rather, to offer the search engines something amazing for their users. Gaming the system (also gaming the rules, bending the rules, abusing the system, cheating the system, milking the system, playing the system, or working the system) can be defined as using the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order, instead, to manipulate the system for a desired outcome. game adj. I. prepared to join in with or to try a new, difficult, or dangerous activity. He's such fun – always game for anything. II. a game knee or leg sometimes feels stiff or sore, often because of an old injury. confidence a secret that you tell someone: They talked endlessly, exchanging confidences. in confidence 当做秘密 If you tell something to someone in confidence, you do not want them to tell anyone else. if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something secret or private and you trust them not to tell anyone else. in strict/the strictest confidence: Any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence. take sb into your confidence to share your secrets with someone, trusting them not to tell other people: I should never have taken him into my confidence. II. a feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something: He has a sense of confidence, even arrogance, about what he does. Consumers' confidence in the economy is strong. Her colleagues lost confidence in her. murk Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see. my eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening. Noted 知道了,明白了, 记住了, 记下了 Noted is slang for, "I have taken note." Its meaning in context would depend on the speaker's tone of voice. In my experience, when people have said, "Noted," or, more often, "So noted," it means that they have heard me, or pretended to have heard me, and that they have no intention of acting on my issue. It's an approach some people use to foreclose further discussion. It's dismissive. It means you're not going to get anywhere. talk smack to say things that are intended to annoy or insult people, especially sporting opponents or rivals. They like to be disrespectful and talk smack about him to me which will never ever fly. dirt = skeleton = gossip 揭短, 揭丑事, 隐私, 内幕, 秘密 dish dirt. It pays to be bi. No I'm not flying that flag 宣扬. implicate to show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or dishonest act. to show or suggest that someone is involved in something illegal or morally wrong 表明[暗示]与(犯罪或不诚实行为)有牵连. 使卷入, 涉及, 暗指, 影响 [网络] 牵连, 连累, 相连 The allegations implicated Abe to such an extent he was forced to resign. implicate someone in something: Three top officials have been implicated 被卷进来, 被牵连, 牵扯进来 in the scandal. marry up I. If two things marry up or if you marry them up, they match or join together: We need to marry up the names on your list with those on my list and see what the overlap is. II. (intransitive) 上嫁. to marry someone of a higher social class than oneself. married up 嫁得好, 娶着了 When someone's other half is better than them. Back in the day this would have been used of marrying someone higher up in society, but nowadays it's just generally when someone is punching above their weight in the romance department. If you use it about yourself it's a compliment. If someone else uses it about you, they basically think you're ugly. "Did your wife make you those sandwiches? They look amazing." "I know! I married up." fastidious [faˈstɪdɪəs] adjective I. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. "she dressed with fastidious care". II. 爱干净的. keeping your clothes, possessions, and property very clean and neat. very concerned about matters of cleanliness. "the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty". 澳知名诗人出卖女儿童贞: nubile [ˈnub(ə)l. ˈnuˌbaɪl] a young woman who is nubile is sexually attractive. A nubile woman is young, physically mature, and sexually attractive. What is this current television obsession with older men and nubile young women? Jailbait someone who is sexually attractive but too young to have sex with legally. We were these nubile girls … jailbait," Kate Lilley said, describing her mother's house as "a brothel without payment". solicitous 非常关心的, 无微不至的, 关切的 [səˈlɪsɪtəs] A person who is solicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. He made a solicitous enquiry after her health. behaving in a way that shows you care about someone's health, feelings, safety, etc. When you hear the word solicitous, think of your mom — attentive, caring, and concerned. It's nice when your waiter gives you good service, but if he or she is solicitous, the hovering might annoy you. If someone is solicitous, they are entirely set in motion caring for you. Your neighbors are solicitous if they try to help your family out all the time. Use this word too if you're eager to do something. A good student will be solicitous to appear interested in what the teacher says — even when it's not that interesting. 皇室: Princess Charlotte was falling down and banged her little face on the balcony. Catherine has quickly taken her daughter up and comforted her! It's just a confirmation how great she is as a mum and how solicitous in general. cloak-and-dagger adjective involving or characterized by mystery, intrigue, or espionage. "a cloak-and-dagger operation". the off side on or relating to the side of a vehicle that is furthest from the edge of the road and closest to the centre of the road when you are driving, i.e. (in the UK) on the right side: The offside rear wheel needs replacing. muscly [ˈmʌsli] = muscular. "his muscly forearms" smarmy informal ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive. "a smarmy, unctuous reply". unctuous [ˈʌŋktʃʊəs] seeming to be interested, friendly, or full of praise, but in a way that is unpleasant because it is not sincere. 7. Date 大枣 (bumhole) as a synonym of "anus" is Australian slang. The definitions I've found are a bit vague in terms of what specific anatomical feature it refers to (some say "anus," some say "buttocks"), but other people responding to this post have provided evidence that this vagueness may just be due to some dictionary-writers misunderstanding the meaning. (For example, rogermue found a definition that says it can also mean "vagina," but JEL found an Ozwords link where it says that "Later investigation concluded that the second meaning [vagina] was a furphy[false report]." Mark Cogan says that "This was reasonably well-understood slang (meaning 'anus') when I was at university in Australia in the early 1990s; it never meant any other orifice or the buttocks in general.") Date: Asshole. Anus. Ex: Did you see that? That guy just flashed his date at us. ("A Rough Guide to Australian Slang" from Aussie on the Road). Date : arse[hole] ("get off your fat date"). (Australian Slang Dictionary at Koala Net). Date Bum - bottom, arse. [Eg: get off your date]. ("Australian Slang Dictionary" at aussie-slang.com). Date - buttocks; a date roll is a roll of toilet paper. ("Dictionary of Australian Slang" from Australia Travel Search). I'm not Australian, so I can't describe this usage from a personal perspective. manky [ˈmaŋki] BRITISH informal I. inferior; worthless. "he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society". II. dirty and unpleasant. "the man in the manky mackintosh. 8. scattershot 乱喷一气, 漫无目的的, 没有目标的, 乱打一气的 I. denoting something that is broad but random and haphazard in its range. "a scattershot collection of stories". II. A scattershot approach or method involves doing something to a lot of things or people in disorganized way, rather than focusing on particular things or people. The report condemns America's scattershot approach to training workers. Mr Giuliani has become a lightning rod during his tenure on Mr Trump's team, drawing the President's ire for a series of scattershot interviews. lightning rod someone who attracts a lot of criticism, sometimes as a way of protecting someone else. The outspoken chief inspector serves as a lightning rod for protests against the Government. A destination wedding 旅游胜地婚礼 is a wedding held in a setting away from your hometown. Oftentimes, a destination wedding and the subsequent honeymoon are celebrated in the same resort venue. What's a destination wedding like? Picture yourselves in a warm, luxurious atmosphere with happy friends and family toasting the two of you after recuperating from travel time. Music plays and a feast of fine food awaits. 9. Check in with me every now and then. ovulate [ˈɒvjʊleɪt] 排卵 when a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces an egg in her body and can become pregnant. split hairs 没事找事儿, 找茬 吹毛求疵, 挑刺, 鸡蛋里挑骨头 If you say that someone is splitting hairs, you mean that they are making unnecessary distinctions between things when the differences between them are so small they are not important. Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at. dysentery [ˈdɪs(ə)nˌteri] 腹泻, 痢疾 a serious disease that affects your bowels and makes you go to the toilet very frequently and become very weak. It's no skin off my nose. ( British, American & Australian informal) also It's no skin off my (back) teeth 对我没有什么区别, 不影响我, 对我没有影响. ( American informal) something that you say which means you do not care about something because it will not affect you We can go in his car if he prefers. It's no skin off my nose. two-time 脚踩两只船, 脚踏两只船 verb informal deceive or be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse). "he was two-timing a fiancée back in England". to deceive someone you are having a relationship with by having a secret sexual relationship with someone else at the same time: I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me. 摄像头拍到了鸟儿: The Queensland Transport camera near Cairns, on Murgatroyd Road, was recording the highway traffic, when the inquisitive 好奇心强的, 好奇心胜的, 爱打听的 bird is seen popping into view and appears to be knocking on the lens. wasteful 不节约的, 爱浪费的 using something carelessly, so that some of it is wasted. lost cause a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. play fast and loose I. To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose. I cannot say that there were any outright lies in the editorial, but it does play fast and loose with the truth. II. (idiomatic) To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions. play fast and loose with rules 不守规矩. I stand corrected formal used to admit that something you have said or done was wrong: I stand corrected - the date of foundation was 1411, and not 1412 as I had written. tingle I. if a part of your body tingles, it stings slightly, for example because it is very cold or very hot. My body tingled all over and my head ached. His skin was tingling from the shower. II. if you tingle with a particular feeling, you feel it very strongly. If you tingle with a feeling such as excitement, you feel it very strongly. She tingled with excitement. [VERB + with] When I look over and see Terry, I tingle all over. I was tingling with fear. I'm tingling 急不可耐的, 心急难耐的, 心痒难耐, 心痒痒的. spine-tingling very exciting or frightening in a way that you enjoy.
strut around VS swagger around VS swan around: strut around 事乎乎的, 事事的, 大摇大摆的, 耀武扬威的, 高傲的, 雄赳赳气昂昂的, 气宇轩昂的, 器宇不凡的, 器宇轩昂的 walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait. "peacocks strut through the grounds". "he strutted around his vast office". swagger [ˈswaɡə] I. walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way. "he swaggered along the corridor". II. walk confidently, walk arrogantly; III. informal sashay. "we swaggered into the arena dressed in our costumes". "he likes to swagger about his goodness to people". n. a very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner. "they strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger". swan around to travel, move, or behave in a relaxed way for pleasure and without worrying that others may feel annoyed: She swanned into the room, carrying a glass of wine, taking no notice of the fact that she'd kept us all waiting for hours. He's been swanning around the States (= travelling and not doing any work) all summer. throw one's weight around 作威作福, 耀武扬威的, 吆五喝六的, 大呼小喝, 颐指气使 Fig. to attempt to boss people around; to give orders. Most
of the time the department manager just throws his weight around to
remind you he can always fire you. The district manager came to our
office and tried to throw his weight around, but no one paid any
attention to him. Don't try to throw your weight around in this office.
We know who our boss is. muscle in [intransitive] to use your power or influence to get involved in a situation in which you are not needed or wanted. They are trying to muscle in and take away our customers. muscle in on: We didn't appreciate his muscling in on our conversation. 失去女儿的母亲公开信: "I have lost like no other, I am left with surviving life not living, I am left with a hole so big that not one person can fill it, I am left without spending every day with my chook, I am left with nothing because you decided to take my beautiful sensitive gorgeous daughter and use her for your power trips(
炫耀力量. 炫耀武力. 耀武扬威. I. a time or situation in which you use your power or
influence to control a situation just because you want to feel
powerful. A sustained and often aggressive exercise of power over others in order to boost one's stature or feelings of self-worth: "He was giving orders, and people were taking them. He was on a power trip" (Nelson DeMille). II. 滥用武力. an instance of someone abusing their position of power. Jerome has been on a power trip since he got promoted. sustained 持续不断的, 长期的, 长久的 continuing at the same level or rate for a long time. sustained economic development. a sustained attack.), to make you feel better," she wrote.
法网网球: An irritated Diego Schwartzman has silenced chirpy Kevin Anderson in a niggly ( I. bad-tempered, especially about trivial details. II. pernickety, paying too much attention to small details. III. trivial, insignificant ) French Open fourth-round affair in Paris. Schwartzman accused Anderson of over-the-top 过分的, 太过的, celebrations before staging an epic fightback to put the South African in his place 认清现实 with a stirring 1-6 2-6 7-5 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 triumph on Monday. Anderson, the 2017 US Open runner-up, twice served for the match - at 5-4 in both the third set and fourth sets - only to run out of steam 没劲儿, 筋疲力尽, 疲惫 after surrendering the fourth-set tiebreaker to love. Anderson's collapse came after the Argentine vented his frustrations over the sixth seed's vocal self-urgings 给自己鼓劲, 给自己加油 at chair umpire Marijana Veljovic. DIEGO Schwartzman clearly doesn't like getting feedback after every point when he's trying to keep a grand slam campaign alive. The Argentine complained about Kevin Anderson's lack of respect during his gutsy 很有种的 ( brave and determined ) win in the French Open fourth round on Monday night (AEST) as the South African let his emotions loose in a dramatic five set tussle. During one change of ends, World No. 12 Schwartzman let the chair umpire know he was frustrated about the way the extroverted Anderson was conducting himself. He was especially upset the World No. 7 would bellow out in celebration after a Schwartzman unforced error. Schwartzman was intent on gaining revenge, following up his third set fightback with another never-say-die effort in the fourth, which he won in a tiebreak to send the match into a deciding set. It represented a depressing development for Anderson, who against all odds found himself in a fifth set. He had served for the match twice in two different sets when he was 5-3 up in the third and 5-3 up in the fourth. The third and fourth sets lasted approximately two hours combined but while Anderson wilted, Schwartzman found another gear 找到了新武器. He stormed home in the fifth to win 1-6 2-6 7-5 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 and advance into the quarter-finals.
