用法学习: 1. ideation [ˌʌɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] 想法 the creation of new ideas. Ideation is the act of coming up with an idea, like when a cartoon light bulb appears above someone's head. If you imagine a flying car and think of how to make it, that's ideation. It's a creative process. A whole week's work of ideation on the whiteboard. Dr Westley met with Sabrina when Dr Britz was away and admitted she presented with suicidal ideations, but due to her supportive family and seeing a psychologist, he said his "undivided attention" and "patient centred plan" was sufficient at that time. He told the inquest it wasn't possible to refer every patient with suicidal ideations 自杀倾向, 自杀想法 to a psychiatrist in Darwin, as it would overwhelm the system. 偷邻居avo: The video caught someone reaching over the fence with a pool net to snatch avocados from their tree. The footage was posted to Reddit, and reactions have varied between outrage to utter amusement. "You need a rolled up newspaper 卷起报纸来, 报纸卷 for added effect 增加点效果, hit him right in the nose" one suggested. "We studied one chapter of tree law in my bird law class" another commented. "Just keep a step ladder by the fence. Then, next time he does this, just slowly raise your head over the fence with no facial expression. Make hard eye contact". David Schwimmer responds to lookalike 长得很像的人 police suspect: After thousands of the show's fans flooded Blackpool Police with jokes, the actor posted a spoof video re-enacting the alleged crime. "Officers, I swear it wasn't me. As you can see, I was in New York," Schwimmer posted, along with footage of him appearing to make a getaway with a crate of beer(make a getaway 逃跑, 逃离现场, 夺路而逃 I. to escape after committing a crime. If someone makes a getaway, they leave a place quickly, especially after committing a crime or when trying to avoid someone. They made their getaway along a pavement on a stolen motorcycle. ...the burglar's getaway car. II. to get away from a boring social situation. A getaway is a short holiday somewhere. [informal] Weekend tours are ideal for families who want a short getaway. I decided to make my getaway as soon as I got the chance.). "It's not been his day, his month or even his year," one user joked on Blackpool Police's original Facebook post, which quickly went viral once people realised the suspect was a doppelganger for the American star. "I heard his getaway driver was stuck in 2nd gear," wrote another. 2. unjaded 不知疲倦的, 不知疲累的 British [ʌnˈdʒeɪdɪd] (of a person, attitude, etc) not jaded. What was refreshing was their unjaded enthusiasm, which even rubbed off on a contingent of 'moaning minnies'. If you can't hit the note, just be loud. I just let her be free and wild. I just love watching the world through her eyes. She's completely unjaded, unstained. She's just amazing. unstained I. not dyed. The mahogany is unstained and has an extremely rich colour. II. not marked or discoloured with patches of something that dirties. She reached her cashmere sweater, careful to use the hand with the unstained fingers. III. not disgraced or shamed. without moral blemish. Though my weapons are bloodied, my soul is unstained. have (got) it made (in the shade) 一切唾手可得 to be in a very good situation. Many people retire to Mexico expecting to have it made in the shade. You kids have it made. Your parents do everything for you. sap [sæp] 磨去, 削弱, 消磨意志, 消耗力气, 消耗精力, 耗去精力 to make someone feel weak. Both teams were sapped by the heat. sap someone's will (= make someone less certain about what they want to do): Sanctions have sapped the government's will. sap someone's energy/strength (=make someone feel tired and weak): The whole incident seems to have sapped Mom's strength. A novel way to prevent email overload - charge a fee for emails being sent: While this is definitely a good problem to have (邮件里提问的问题), the volume 邮件量 can be high and repetitive 重复性的, sapping my enthusiasm for responding. by/from all accounts 从各方面来看, 不管怎么说, 无论怎么看, 听上去, 看上去, 看起来, 听起来, 貌似, 从各方面看起来, 不管怎样 according to what people say. according to what one has heard or read. "by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy". She is, by all accounts, a decent young woman. pad sth out 丰富, 丰满一些, 添枝加叶, 添油加醋地, 填充, 见缝插针, 塞满 I. If you pad out a speech or piece of writing, you add unnecessary words or information to make it longer or to hide the fact that you are not saying anything very important. to add words, information, etc. to make something seem longer or better: She had to pad the presentation out to make it last half an hour. (idiomatic) To add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial. Some students pad out their essays by adding a whole lot of quotes from random sources. Have you heard about girls padding out their bras to make their breasts look bigger? II. (idiomatic, slang) To sleep or go to bed. Because of my job I usually pad out just before nine o'clock. My housemate was very annoyed to find my friends padded out on the lounge room floor this morning. run it in one's face 气着某人, 让...干生气: to point out someone's mistake or failure quite crudely. It means to inform someone or remind someone that you are superior to him or more fortunate than him in a way that is excessive to the point of rudeness. That is, you are not just pointing out your advantage, but emphasizing it in a way calculated to embarrass the other person or build yourself up. He was right about the discussion we had the other day and now he doesn't stop rubbing it in my face. rub someone's nose/face in To confront someone with ( facts or evidence ) that they find unpleasant in order to make them suffer. throw something back in someone's face 恩将仇报, 以德报怨, 反咬一口 to behave badly towards someone who has been good to you. to be unkind to someone after they have been kind to you or helped you I felt that everything I'd done for them was thrown back in my face. He threw all her kindness back in her face. throw in someone's face 揭疮疤, 旧事重提, 揭伤疤 I. Confront or upbraid someone with something. To exploit some information or evidence as a means of accosting or upbraiding someone. The boss throws that awful presentation in my face anytime I ask for more responsibilities. The president's political opponents were eager to throw his signature healthcare bill in his face during the re-election campaign. Dean keeps throwing her poor driving record in her face. to confront someone with a problem or criticism. Jerry caused this mess. I'll just throw the whole problem into his face and tell him to fix it. It's her fault. Just throw this problem in her face and make her deal with it. II. To reject something that someone has said or done in a rude and ungracious way. I tried to say sorry for what I did, but she just threw my apology in my face. The president has been accused of throwing her allies' support back in their face following her latest UN address. scrooge ( miser, penny-pincher [informal], skinflint 小气鬼, 吝啬鬼) A scrooge is a person who is stingy with money: scrooges would rather do anything than part with a buck. The novels of Charles Dickens have contributed more than a dozen words that found their way into everyday language. Scrooge, the chief character from A Christmas Carol, is perhaps the best-known of them all. If you call someone a Scrooge, you disapprove of them because they are very mean and hate spending money. [disapproval] What a bunch of Scrooges. You are such a scrooge, you know, we all call you thrifty Jackie behind you back. motorcade [ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd] 车队 a group of cars traveling with someone very important. procession I. a line of people or vehicles moving in a slow and formal way as part of an event. The anniversary was marked in 1689 with a huge procession through London. in procession: About 10,000 women, carrying pots of milk on their heads, walked in procession from one temple to another. a. used about people or vehicles that are moving in a line. She watched the sad little procession leave the station. I saw prince Harry's motorcade this morning, what a procession! II. a series of people or things. There seemed to be an endless procession of boyfriends 一溜一行的 knocking on her door. 3. appendix [əˈpendɪks] I. 盲肠. appendixes medical a small tube that is joined to your large intestine. It has no particular use and is removed in a medical operation if it becomes infected. II. 附录. appendices a section giving extra details at the end of a book, part of a book, or document. Technical specifications are included in the appendix to Chapter 9. Your appendix is removed (taken out) 割掉盲肠, 阑尾 and the wound is closed with stitches. This procedure allows your doctor to clean the abdominal cavity if your appendix has burst 阑尾破裂, 阑尾穿刺 (rupture). Your doctor may choose an open appendectomy if your appendix has ruptured and the infection has spread to other organs. 4. Hand sanitizer 消毒剂 is a liquid generally used to decrease infectious agents on the hands. Formulations of the alcohol-based type are preferable to hand washing with soap and water in most situations in the healthcare setting. It is generally more effective at killing microorganisms and better tolerated than soap and water. Hand washing should still be carried out if contamination can be seen or following the use of the toilet. The general use of non-alcohol based versions has no recommendations. Outside the health care setting evidence to support the use of hand sanitizer over hand washing is poor. They are available as liquids, gels, and foams. blood I. the red liquid that flows around inside your body. Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood 献血, 捐血 (=allow doctors to take blood from your body so that it can be given to someone who needs it): Have you ever given blood? II. the family, nation, or group that you belong to through your parents and grandparents. There was Greek blood in his veins.
He was of noble blood, and an officer. "Someone on that plane should have done something. I don't care if he's blood 血亲, 有血缘关系. He should be put in a Spanish jail, I reckon," the relative said. They had royal blood in their veins. Like many Canadians, she had some Scottish blood. III. used as a way of referring to violence and death. Peace finally came, but a great deal of blood was lost in the process. have blood on your hands 双手沾满鲜血 (=be responsible for someone's death or for many deaths): a ruthless general with blood on his hands. someone's blood is up 血气上涌, 血脉喷张 if your blood is up, you feel extremely angry. My father's blood is up. Don't approach him! be after someone's blood = be out for blood 想要人命 to be very angry with someone and be trying to find them so that you can punish them. Lisa is looking for you, and she's after your blood. the blood drains from someone's face 面无血色, 面色苍白 used for saying that someone immediately becomes pale because they are shocked or frightened. Hearing his voice, Claudia felt the blood drain from her face. the blood rushes to your face/cheeks used for saying that someone's face becomes red, especially because they are embarrassed. The blood rushed to his face when he saw her. make someone's blood run/turn/go cold to make someone feel suddenly very frightened or worried. Just hearing his name made her blood run cold. blood is thicker than water used for saying that family relationships are usually stronger than other types of relationships. blood in the water a sign that someone can be attacked, especially because they are already weak. Government critics have smelled blood in the water and launched stinging attacks. in cold blood in a cruel calm way, without showing any emotion. Unarmed civilians were shot in cold blood. something is in your blood it is natural for you to do something because your family has done it in the past. Farming is in my blood. make your blood boil to make you feel very angry. Her patronizing sarcasm made my blood boil. new/fresh blood 新鲜血液 someone who joins an organization with new exciting ideas or new ways of doing things. We need to bring in some new blood to brighten up our image. draw blood I. to make someone bleed. The cat bit me but it didn't draw blood. II. to do something that makes someone suffer or makes them upset. King first drew blood when she won the opening set 6–1.
ten-four = 10-4 (收到) VS received (收到) VS understood (理解, 明白) VS roger VS gotcha (理解, 明白): ten-four 收到 (received) Acknowledgment of message received. Ten-four good buddy. That's a ten-four. Over and out. over and out: The idiom over and out is an expression that people use during radio communication. It is a way for the speaker to tell the listener that the speaker is done talking, and the conversation is complete. Ten-codes, officially known as ten signals, are brevity codes used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens Band (CB) radio transmissions. Ten-codes, especially "10-4" (meaning "understood") first reached public recognition in the mid- to late-1950s through the popular television series Highway Patrol, with Broderick Crawford. Crawford would reach into his patrol car to use the microphone to answer a call and precede his response with "10-4". understood 理解, 明白 Having been comprehended. Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker. be understood to be agreed without having to be discussed. be understood that: I thought it was understood that you were going to help. (is that) understood? used for emphasizing, especially in a threatening way, that someone should do what you are telling them No one is to leave before five. Is that understood? make yourself understood 让人明白, 说明白, 说清楚, 表达自己 to know enough of another language to be able to deal with ordinary situations. I know enough Italian to make myself understood. roger I. used for saying that you have received and understood a radio message. II. Roger that message received (used in radio communications to confirm that a message has been received and understood). - Alpha one, we've got some hostiles in that area. Charlie Hotel five nine, over? - Roger that, Delta, we're on the way. When You Understand the Literal Meaning: Sometimes you need a quick way to show that you understand what someone just said to you, without expressing any opinions on this. You can do that by saying: OK / Alright / Sure: When somebody is explaining something to you, or asking you to do something, replying to them with one of these words is a polite way to show that you are listening and can follow what they are saying. Got it 明白, 了解, 理解, 懂了: This is another way of saying "OK, I understood what you said / what you want from me!" Usage notes: In informal contexts, "Got it?" or "You got it?" means "Do you understand?" and "Got it." or "I got it." means "I understand.". OK, I get it now 这下我明白了, 现在我明白过来了/ That's clear, thank you 明白了: If you had trouble understanding someone the first time round but now it is clear, these phrases are very useful. When You Understand Someone's Opinion: Fair enough / I see where you're coming from / I take your point / That makes sense: These are all polite ways to show that you understand and respect someone's opinion, without having to say if you agree with them. Of course / Absolutely: Use these phrases to show that you not only understand what someone is saying, you also agree with them. I appreciate why you think that, but…: This is a polite way to show that you understand the person's point, but you don't agree with it. I hear what you're saying, but…: This is very similar to the above, but by saying 'I hear' you show that you are really listening and trying to see things from their point of view, too. When You Understand Someone's Feelings: That's totally fair / I don't blame you: These are both good ways to reassure someone that you understand their feelings and point of view, especially if they are angry or upset about something. I know what you mean: This goes a step further by suggesting that you feel the same / have had a similar experience, so you really understand their feelings. I would feel the same: This show the person that, even though you haven't experienced the same thing, you understand their emotions and you would react in the same way if you did. gotcha [ˈɡɒtʃə] informal exclamation I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults). I. North American an instance of catching someone out or exposing them to ridicule. expressing delight at having beaten, caught, or tricked someone. Gotcha, didn't I? He gotcha, Helen. Give the boy credit. 'Gotcha,' I yelled triumphantly as I shot across the oncoming traffic to make a right turn and get on her tail. II. North American a sudden unforeseen problem. Gotcha is used in written English to represent the words 'got you' when they are pronounced informally. 'He gotcha, Helen. Give the boy credit.'. 'Gotcha, didn't I?' III. expressing understanding of what someone has said. What do you want to achieve with this programme? Did you say lose weight? Gotcha 明白了, 理解了, 知道了!
