用法学习: 1. viola [vɪˈəulə] I. 中提琴 (介于violin 和 cello 之间) A viola is a musical instrument with four strings that is played with a bow. It is like a violin, but is slightly larger and can play lower notes. wiki: The viola ([viˈoulə]) is a string instrument that is bowed or played with varying techniques. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). II. 紫色, 黄色或者白色的小花. Violas are small plants with white, yellow, or purple flowers. wiki: Viola (US: [vɪˈoulə] and UK: ['vaɪələ]) is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes. Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are annual plants, and a few are small shrubs. A large number of species, varieties and cultivars are grown in gardens for their ornamental flowers. In horticulture the term pansy is normally used for those multi-colored, large-flowered cultivars which are raised annually or biennially from seed and used extensively in bedding. The terms viola and violet are normally reserved for small-flowered annuals or perennials, including the wild species. 2. dairy [ˈderi] I. [COUNTABLE] a company that sells milk and makes and sells foods that are made from milk, for example butter and cheese. II. [COUNTABLE] a building on a farm where milk is kept and where foods such as butter and cheese are made. III. [UNCOUNTABLE] dairy products. The doctor has told me to avoid dairy. IV. [COUNTABLE] NEW ZEALAND a small local shop. diary [ˈdaɪəri] I. a book in which you write your experiences each day. keep a diary: She's kept a diary since she was twelve. II. BRITISH a book that has spaces for each day of the year, where you can make a note of things you plan to do. The usual American word is appointment book or datebook. a pocket/desk diary. deliriously [dɪˈlɪriəs] I. 神思恍惚的. 神思不清的. 意识不清的. in a way that shows that you are unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: She had a high temperature and was delirious. I cried deliriously until my mother arrived. He moaned deliriously and covered his eyes with his arm. Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos was positive of "7 Rings", calling it "dangerously fun, and as deliriously intoxicating as the champagne at Tiffany’s with all your best bitches." II. in an extremely happy or excited way: The team arrived home to a delirious reception from its fans. Kate and Peter are deliriously happy together. He was deliriously in love. 3. earmark I. designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose. If resources such as money are earmarked for a particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose. ...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects. The education department has earmarked £6m for the new school. Billions of dollars were earmarked to develop the country's infrastructure. ...money earmarked for environmental purposes. "the cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme". II. mark the ear of (a domesticated animal) as a sign of ownership or identity. Flanagan Jnr has been earmarked as one of the best talents of his generation and last season made his first grade debut for Cronulla at the age of 19. III. If something has been earmarked for closure or disposal, for example, people have decided that it will be closed or got rid of. Their support meant that he was not forced to sell the business which was earmarked for disposal last year. 50 libraries are believed to have been earmarked for closure. 4. goofball 古怪, 怪咖. 怪人. dork If you say that someone is a dork, you think they dress badly in old-fashioned clothes and behave very awkwardly in social situations. [US, informal, disapproval] ...their unshakeable conviction that family holidays were strictly for dorks. dorky I. socially inept or awkward. "he teases all the dorky kids". II. unfashionable. "why would anyone wear such dorky glasses?" necropolis [neˈkrɒpəlɪs] a large place in a city where dead people were buried in the past. wiki: A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli ) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distance from a city, as opposed to tombs within cities, which were common in various places and periods of history. They are different from grave fields, which did not have remains above the ground. While the word is most commonly used for ancient sites, the name was revived in the early 19th century and applied to planned city cemeteries, such as the Glasgow Necropolis. bawling [ˈbɔːlɪŋ] 大哭, 痛苦失声 adj weeping or crying noisily. "bawling babies". bawl I. 大吼大叫. to shout in a very loud voice. If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you. When I came back to the hotel Laura and Peter were shouting and bawling at each other. Then a voice bawled: 'Lay off! I'll kill you, you little rascal!'. He tried to direct the video like a fashion show, bawling instructions to the girls. Someone in the audience bawled out 'Not him again!' She bawled at me to sit down. II. If you say that a child is bawling, you are annoyed because it is crying loudly. to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys other people. I wish that child would stop bawling! One of the toddlers was bawling, and the other had a runny nose. ...a bawling baby. She explained that while recently rehearsing a scene with Johnny Galecki, who plays her long-term love interest Leonard Hofstadter, she suddenly broke down. "Out of nowhere I just started bawling," she said. "The crew and all the camera guys came out and said, 'We're so glad you cried, because we've been waiting to cry,' and they all just gave us this huge group hug." "We just all cried for like 10 minutes." 关于TBBT spinoff: With Big Bang set to conclude in May, the network's entertainment president, Kelly Kahl, hinted in a new interview that the prospect of another spinoff has been (unofficially) broached (broach [brəutʃ] I. (tr) 提起敏感话题. raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion. to initiate (a topic) for discussion to broach a dangerous subject. II. (tr) to tap or pierce (a container) to draw off (a liquid) to broach a cask to broach wine. III. (tr) to open in order to begin to use to broach a shipment. IV. (intr) to break the surface of the water the trout broached after being hooked. V. 横过来. To veer or cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: tried to keep the boat from broaching to. broach something with someone and broach something to someone 提起, 提及 to mention something to someone; to bring up an idea to someone. I hate to be the one to have to broach this to you, but your trousers are torn. This delicate matter must be broached with Mr. Rogers. broach [broutʃ] to begin discussing something with someone, especially when you feel nervous because it may upset them. He decided it was time to broach the subject of a pay raise. brooch [brəutʃ] 胸针等别在衣服上的饰品
a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back that you fasten to your
clothes. an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch. A brooch is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to hold them closed. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material. Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones 宝石(enamel [ɪˈnæm(ə)l] I. art
a hard shiny substance used for protecting or decorating glass, metal,
or clay. II. a type of paint used for making a hard shiny surface.) and may be solely for ornament (as in the stomacher(A
stomacher is a decorated triangular panel that fills in the front
opening of a woman's gown or bodice. The stomacher may be boned, as part
of a corset, or may cover the triangular front of a corset. If simply
decorative, the stomacher lies over the triangular front panel of the
stays, being either stitched or pinned into place, or held in place by
the lacings of the gown's bodice. A stomacher may also be a piece or set of jewellery to ornament a stomacher or bodice.)) or sometimes serve a practical function as a fastening, perhaps for a cloak. poach on someone's territory 多管闲事, 越界, 越权
to do something that is someone else's responsibility, especially when
they do not want you to do it. Encroach on someone else's rights. to do
something that you do not have the right to do, because someone else is
in charge of doing it. I'm not interested in poaching on your territory. poach I. 非法猎捕, 非法捕猎. 非法猎取. 非法打猎. If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's property. Many wildlife parks are regularly invaded by people poaching game. II. 挖墙脚. If an organization poaches members or customers from another organization, they secretly or dishonestly persuade them to join them or become their customers. The
company authorised its staff to poach customers from the opposition.
...allegations that it had poached members from other unions. III. If someone poaches an idea, they dishonestly or illegally use the idea. The opposition parties complained that the government had poached their ideas. IV. When you poach an egg 煮鸡蛋, you cook it gently in boiling water without its shell. Poach the eggs for 4 minutes. He had a light breakfast of poached eggs and tea. V. If you poach food 煮食, 慢慢煮. 慢炖 such as fish, you cook it gently in boiling water, milk, or other liquid. Poach the chicken until just cooked. ...a pear poached in red wine. The main course was to be a whole poached salmon. You will need a pot of broth for poaching.). Although Kahl maintained to Deadline that "nothing formal" has been discussed with executive producer Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros regarding a possible second offshoot (joining Young Sheldon), Kahl added, "The ball is squarely in their court(the ball's in someone's court it is time for someone to deal with a problem or make a decision, because other people have already done as much as they can. used for telling someone that it is their responsibility to take action or make a decision. One has the responsibility for further action, especially after someone else previously held responsibility. The phrase originated in tennis. Well, they invited you, so the ball is in your court now. Do you want to go out with them or not? I've done my bit. The ball’s in his court now. I've helped him in every way I can – the ball's in his court now.). If they want to talk to us about it, we are here to listen."
Dynasty S1E1: 1. greener pastures (the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)) a new, better, and more interesting place, job, or activity. Any place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial. He worked there for two years before leaving for greener pastures. She decided it was time to move on to greener pastures. You've heard about his wife(不离不弃), haven't you? That man must be a saint 圣人. We'll send our lead engineer to survey the plant in case... Forgive me. What exactly is your role at Carrington Atlantic? I'm actually no longer with the company in an official capacity. You've heard of my father's efforts to bring fracking (fracking I. the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures裂缝 and extract oil or gas. "fracking has created a shale gas boom in the United States" II. used for emphasis or to express annoyance, frustration, impatience, or surprise. "are you out of your fracking mind?" frack inject liquid into (a subterranean rock formation, borehole, etc.) at high pressure so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas. "millions of gallons of water are needed to successfully frack a single well". II. extract (oil or gas) by injecting liquid into a subterranean rock formation, borehole, etc. at high pressure. "the industry has begun to frack natural gas from shale deposits". wiki: Hydraulic fracturing (also fracking, fraccing, frac'ing, hydrofracturing or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of 'fracking fluid' (primarily water, containing sand or other proppants suspended with the aid of thickening agents) into a wellbore to create cracks in the deep-rock formations through which natural gas, petroleum, and brine will flow more freely. When the hydraulic pressure is removed from the well, small grains of hydraulic fracturing proppants (either sand or aluminium oxide) hold the fractures open. fissure [ˈfɪʃər] a long deep crack in something, especially the ground. A fissure is a deep crack in something, especially in rock or in the ground. Anal fissures 肛裂: tear-inducing tears. Anal fissures are small tears in the epithelium of the anus that can be intensely painful. Most anal fissures are caused due to straining during bowel movements, constipation or repeated diarrhoea. ) into Georgia? Yeah, the protests against it, yeah. Which I funded. All I wanted was a compromise. My father refused and then he lost a lot of money, his respect within the community, and he'd say his son. As far as my role, I guess I'm the black sheep looking to come home to greener pastures. Usually I'd be wary of selling to Carrington, but the idea that I could play a part in the company going green with you. Let's do it. My father will be in touch. 2. charity case informal I. a person or group regarded as needing help or financial support. I like to pay my way, not be a charity case. I'm not a charity case 不需要施舍 but I'm going to ask. "she was sent as a charity case to a Catholic boarding school". II. a sort of pathetic person, not mentally deranged but someone who's pitiful but dislikes being treated as such. a person for whom one performs an action purely to be a nice person. I'm going to his formal dance, but he's just a charity case 出于怜悯, 出于可怜. III. A person who never has any money and/or is constantly broke. Yet, this person never has any problem with always asking you to lend him/her some cash. The biggest problem they have is paying you back on time, if ever. These people are the object of both pity and utter disdain by many. Friend of hers' older brother. Bit of a charity case. Tried to give the kid a break. Just goes to show, you never know who's gonna stab you in the back. You know, I have to confess. I didn't just call you here to meet her. I came across a lead that I'd like you to pursue. Dad, can we not? What? You said you'd never return to Carrington Atlantic unless we balanced our portfolio with 50% renewable energy. And you laughed in my face 挖苦, 大肆嘲笑, 嘲讽. I shouldn't have. Bill Prather has a massive site for sale up in Floyd County. I'd like you to meet with him on my behalf. Given your common interests, I think you'd be more persuasive. What's the company called? Windbriar. 3. You were in late 回来的晚 (I'll be in late tonight 回去会晚. I'll be in later tonight 晚点回去) last night. I always lose track of time when I'm with my girlfriends. Maybe if you hadn't have sent us that crate of champagne. 4. We have the actual count 人数. If the head count(I. 出席人数. an instance of counting the number of people present. "a headcount of the miners showed a total of 116 men present". II. 公司职员数. a total number of people, especially the number of people employed in a particular organization. "reducing the total headcount to just over 7,000". If you do a head count 清点人数, you count the number of people present. You can also use head count to talk about the number of people that are present at an event, or that an organization employs. Usage notes: The two-word spelling head count refers neutrally to simple counts. The one-word spelling headcount tends to have a business jargon feel to it, especially when used adjectivally in phrases such as "headcount reduction", or in the extrapolated case where it refers to one person or one job opening.) is 190, use the Waterford. 190 people? Blake said this was gonna be a small get-together. 5. Take a peek outside. I can't believe Anders came around 来过, 来了(做了那些事). Pretty sure he didn't. This was all my dad 都是我爸干的, 我爸做的.
