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用法学习: 1. rake someone over the coals 狠狠批斗, 狠批 To call to task or to reprimand severely. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The British expression is haul someone over the coals. To scold, reprimand, or reprove one severely for an error or mistake. I was raked over the coals by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but don't rake her over the coals too hard for it. I should have raked him over the coals for not giving me all of his files. The former prime minister, who is currently on a European speaking tour, has told the BBC's Andrew Neil in the UK that despite his government trailing Labor for 38 consecutive Newspolls it had started to draw even in his final months as prime minister. "At the time of the coup in August, we were level-pegging on the public polls with the Opposition, and we were four points ahead on the polling in the marginal seats," Mr Turnbull said. "But basically you could argue that their concern was not that I would lose the election, but rather that I would win it." Mr Turnbull replied: "We had essentially drawn even, and in our own polling in the marginal seats, which is obviously the only ones that matter, you know, in terms of determining government, we were ahead." Meanwhile, the Government tried to avoid the subject. "I think we have raked over those coals quite enough in the last few months. I don't propose to talk about it any further," Defence Minister Christopher Pyne told Today. level pegging 持平的, 齐头并进的, 齐平的 If two opponents in a competition or contest are level pegging, they are equal with each other. in an equal position in a competition or game: Both teams are level pegging. An opinion poll published in May showed Mrs Yardley was level-pegging with Mr Simpson. 2. 八卦: The Drew House founder took to the 'gram to low-key gush 大加赞誉, 褒奖, 赞不绝口 over his wife, Hailey Baldwin. During his social media spree, he shared a series of candid snaps of the 22-year-old beauty. It was typical, modern-day affection. You know, the ushe(A shortened version of the phrase "as per usual" is now used as slang when referring to something that is typical or expected, often in an exaggerated or hyperbolic manner. For example: Bill: Mike is late, again! Sara: As per usual. ushe: Short for "usual". Used among friends to describe something familiar. It is a good picture. We have drunk face and I think ur making gang signs. You know, the ushe. I'll have the us(ual).). The "Stitches" singer double tapped one of Bieber's photos of Baldwin, resulting in an Instagram firestorm. Naturally, fan accounts of the famous couple caught wind of what happened and re-posted a screenshot of Mendes' "like." It looks like the Biebs is unbothered by Mendes' double tap 两连发 ( an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession. a double tap to the head. ). However, the couple's whirlwind relationship hasn't been all butterflies and rainbows 一帆风顺(I'm saying it right here and now, "Life is not just rainbows and butterflies." Life will sometimes kick you in the head and forces us to figure out how pick ourselves up. not all roses also not a bed of roses If a situation is not all roses, there are unpleasant things to deal with as well as the pleasant ones: Being in a relationship is not all roses, you know. ). "The thing is, marriage is very hard," Baldwin said in the interview. "That is the sentence you should lead with. It's really effing hard." She revealed they both operate differently when it comes to communicating. "He'll say, 'I feel,' and I'll say, 'I think,'" she told the magazine. "I have to really dive deep and struggle to be in touch with my emotions. He gets there immediately." 3. Free Willy: Jesse's social worker Dwight earns him a reprieve ( [rɪˈpriv] I. 缓刑. a decision to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen. II. an official decision not to kill someone who was going to be killed as a punishment. ) by finding him a foster home and having him clean up the graffiti at the theme park as part of his probation. His foster parents are the supportive and kind Annie and Glen Greenwood, but Jesse is initially unruly and hostile to them. While working at the park, Jesse encounters Willy. Willy is regarded as 被认为是 surly and uncooperative(surly [sɜːrli] Someone who is surly behaves in a rude bad-tempered way. He became surly and rude towards me.) by the park staff, including his trainer Rae Lindley, but Willy takes a liking to Jesse's harmonica playing, and later saves Jesse from drowning, and the two start a bond, and Jesse also becomes friendly with Willy's keeper, Randolph Johnson. Jesse teaches tricks to Willy, and is offered a permanent job at the theme park after probation. Jesse also warms into his new home. The owner of the amusement park, Dial, sees the talent Jesse and Willy have together and makes plans to host "The Willy Show" in hopes of finally making money from Willy, who has thus far been a costly venture for him. On the day of the first performance, Willy is antagonized by children banging constantly on his underwater observation area and refuses to perform. In a stress-induced 压力导致的发火, 压力引发的大爆发 rage, he smashes against the tank, damaging it. Jesse storms off in tears and plans to run away. Later, while at the tank, Jesse notices Willy's family calling to him from the ocean and realizes how miserable he is in captivity. Shortly after, Jesse spots Dial's assistant, Wade, and several colleagues sneaking into the underwater observation area. They damage the tank enough that the water will gradually leak out and kill Willy, allowing them to cash in on his $1,000,000 insurance policy. Jesse, Randolph, and Rae hatch a plan to release 放回大海, 放归 Willy back into the ocean. They use equipment at the park to load Willy onto a trailer, and Jesse and Randolph use Glen's truck to tow Willy to a marina. They try to stay on the back roads 小路上 to avoid being spotted, but eventually get stuck in the mud. Wade meanwhile informs Dial that Willy is missing, and launches a search to find the fugitives. Dial knows where they are headed, and when they show up, he, Wade, and his associates are blocking the gate. Glen charges at them 全速冲过去 full speed in the truck, scattering the blockade. Glen smashes through the gate, turns the truck around and backs Willy into the water, flooding his truck in the process. Jesse says a tearful goodbye, but pulls himself together and goes back to the top. He recites a Haida prayer Randolph had taught him, before giving Willy a signal. Willy makes the jump over the dyke 堤坝(A levee ([ˈlɛvi]), dike, dyke, embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines. ) and lands in the ocean on the other side, finally free to return to his family. Jesse goes back to Glen and Annie, who hug him as they look out into the sea. Willy calls out to Jesse in the distance, and both say their farewell. 4. bunny boiler a woman who acts vengefully after having been spurned by her lover. Growth spurts: a rapid rise in height and weight – are most visible in the first year of life and around puberty, both periods when a tremendous amount of growth takes place in a short time. But growth spurts can occur other times, too, though they're less obvious. cred: I. (urban, slang, uncountable) Credibility. After listening to that sheer pile of bull mess he tried to tell me yesterday, I've decided he's got precisely zero cred as far as I'm concerned. II. 身份信息. (computing, informal, usually in the plural) credential DCE programming: using login creds to auth server? III. the quality of being believable or worthy of respect, especially within a particular social, professional, or other group: If you wear this t-shirt, you'll be earning geek cred. Both chefs have plenty of Southern cred. street cred (slang) Credibility among young, hip urban dwellers; particularly important in the hip-hop and rap scenes. popularity with and acceptance by the general public, especially young people. NCIS script: Did Abby say anything to you about Special Agent Cade? The Hulk? No. I think she's fascinated by him. I know what's going on in that paranoid little brain of yours, Timmy. You're not the smartest kid in the class anymore, and you don't like it. No, it's not that. It's just, I enjoyed it more when it was just us. Doesn't it bother you, having Barrett's team around? My life was a lot simpler before she got here. How so? Well, Gibbs is giving me grief about sleeping with her. You're sleeping with Special Agent Barrett? Catch up 跟上时代, 信息太落后了, Tim. Whole Navy Yard knows about it. You the guys from NCIS? Special Agents DiNozzo and McGee. We're looking for Miles Hogan. Hold your creds up! Thank you. 5. play something by ear I. perform music without having to read from a score. "she could play both by ear and by reading". II. INFORMAL proceed instinctively according to results and circumstances rather than according to rules or a plan. "we'll just have to play it by ear until we can get something definite sorted out". damaged goods 破烂货 I. a person considered to be less than perfect psychologically, as a result of a traumatic experience. A person who has an unresolved conflict of emotions after a traumatic event. II. a person, esp a public figure, whose reputation has been damaged. III. A damaged good, a good that has been deliberately reduced in quality or performance for marketing reasons. hand-me-down I. something, esp an outgrown garment, passed down from one person to another. a hand-me-down 祖传的 dress. II. anything that has already been used by another. hand-me-down ideas. A secondhand or used good 二手货, 旧货 (非处女) is a piece of personal property that is being purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end user. A used good can also simply mean it is no longer in the same condition as it was when transferred to the current owner. When the term used means that an item has expended its purpose (such as a used diaper), it is typically called garbage, instead. Used goods may be transferred informally between friends and family for free as hand-me-downs. They may be sold for a fraction of their original price at garage sales, in bazaar-style fundraisers, in privately owned consignment shops, or through online auctions. Some things are typically sold in specialized shops, such as a car dealership that specializes in the sale of used vehicles or a used bookstore that sells used books. In other cases, such as a charity shop, a wide variety of used goods might be handled by the same establishment. High-value used luxury goods, such as antique furniture, jewelry, watches, and artwork, might be sold through a generic auction house such as Sotheby's or a more specialized niche like Bob's Watches. Governments require some used goods to be sold through regulated markets, as in the case of items which have safety and legal issues, such as used firearms or cars. For these items, government licensing bodies require certification and registration of the sale, to prevent the sale of stolen, unregistered, or unsafe goods. For some high-value used goods, such as cars and motorcycles, governments regulate sales of used goods to ensure that the government gets its sales tax revenue from the sale. 6. one-man show =  one-man band I. a show performed by one person only. "the comedian is performing his one-man show at the Edinburgh Festival". II. an exhibition of the work of one artist. "that year he had a one-man show at the Delaware Art Museum". III. a situation dominated by or reliant on one person. "the Boston team had become a one-man show". A company or organization where most or all of the work is handled by one man. (Alternatively, "one-woman show.") My business started out as a one-man show. I did pretty much everything myself until I could afford to hire some help. to be a one-man show to be reliant on one person alone. Rovers are not a one-man show. Crewe's victory was no one-man show, though. parallel noun I. 有相似性. 有共同点. If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else. Readers familiar with English history will find a vague parallel to the suppression of the monasteries. [+ to] It's an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world. ...an achievement without parallel in the modern era. II. If there are parallels between two things, they are similar in some ways. Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels. There are significant parallels with the 1980s. Friends of the dead lawyer were quick to draw a parallel between the two murders. 埃塞俄比亚航空空难: Aviation analysts say they are anxiously awaiting the results of the Indonesian airline's investigation, suggesting the company’s future business could be affected if any parallels are found. III. A parallel is an imaginary line round the Earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps. parallel verb If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected. Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones. His remarks paralleled those of the president. parallel adj I. Parallel events or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another. ...parallel talks between the two countries' Foreign Ministers. Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours. [+ with] This is a real world, running parallel to our own. II. If two lines, two objects, or two lines of movement are parallel, they are the same distance apart along their whole length. ...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines. Farthing Lane's just above the High Street and parallel with it. [+ with] This trail was roughly parallel to the border. give someone enough rope to hang himself or herself 让他自己出丑, 等着看出丑, 等着看好戏 to allow someone to accomplish his or her own downfall by his or her own foolish acts. If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish. The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves. If we give her enough rope, she will hang herself.

 'I told a mother at the pool I was a working mum. Her reaction was gut-wrenching 心如刀绞的.': Something magical happens when you become a mum. That invisible social boundary that stops strangers talking to one another vanishes and you find yourself having deep personal conversations with other mums without even exchanging names. And for the best part, these chats are fuelled by a camaraderie that comes from a shared experience of childbirth, navigating life with a newborn and surviving the whole parent thing. Really, there's nothing more levelling (无论身份和地位)大家都感同身受的 ( Levelling (British English) or leveling (American English); is a branch of surveying, the object of which is to establish or verify or measure the height of specified points relative to a datum. It is widely used in cartography to measure geodetic height, and in construction to measure height differences of construction artifacts. level adj. I. having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface. II. 齐平的. filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt. III. mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis. ) than parenthood. But sometimes you stumble upon a bad apple(one bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel = one bad apple ruins the whole bunch 一块肉坏一锅汤 It only takes one person, thing, element, etc., to ruin the entire group, situation, project, etc. Refers to the fact that a rotting apple can cause other apples in close proximity to begin to rot as well. A: "It used to be considered the top research facility in the region, but after one of its researchers was discovered to have plagiarized a number of his papers, the whole department's reputation has been dragged through the mud." B: "Well, just one bad apple spoils the barrel." I really loved my job, but there was this one jerk there who made life miserable for everyone. One bad apple spoils the whole barrel, unfortunately.). A rotten egg, let's say. A mamma who takes on the snivelling ( snivel [snɪvəl] 嗤之以鼻 I. If someone is snivelling, they are crying or sniffing in a way that irritates you. to cry or to complain, especially in a way that seems weak or annoying. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand. ...a journalist snivelling with the flu. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance. II. to behave or speak in a weak complaining way, especially when you are crying A small boy was sniveling on a chair.  a snivelling coward. III. To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus; to sniffle. IV. (derogatory, transitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying. To say (something) while sniffling or crying. ) superiority of a competitor. Someone who thinks they're winning and you're losing, and is happy to let you know this. I met one of these unsavoury 倒胃口的, 可憎的(If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. [disapproval] The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.) types recently. It was the first day of swim school for our two-year-olds and we were sat like a pair of half-dressed lemons, waiting to be called into the pool with our toddlers. The usuals were swapped. Age of child; temperament; where we lived; had we slept; had we forgotten the horrors of childbirth yet. And with each exchange, she appeared to be gaining momentum in her marvellousness as a mother. This in itself isn't a bad thing. I like mums who are owning it 掌控一切, 一切尽在掌握. It's often a revitalising( revitalise 起死复生的 [ˌriˈvaɪt(ə)lˌaɪz] I. to make something that is failing or weak become strong and successful again. an expansion program to revitalize the company. II. to make your skin or hair look healthy again. a. to make someone feel healthy again. ) alternative to the usual tired-off, where two mums battle to the death 死拼, 力拼, 比拼 about how sleep deprived they are. But then I asked, is he in daycare? A simple question, really. "Oh no, I'm one of the lucky ones," she said smugly and with a heavy dose of condescension. "I don't really believe in having kids and then paying someone else to look after them. Do you have to work?" I outwardly winced at these words offered so casually but oh so critically. Annoyingly though I didn't get to answer because we were beckoned into the class. But as I swished ( swish verb I. If something swishes or if you swish it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound. A car swished by heading for the coast. He swished his cape around his shoulders. He heard a swishing sound. She turned with a swish of her skirt. [+ of] II. to pass through the basket without hitting the hoop or backboard said of a ball. adj. If you describe something as swish, you mean that it is smart and fashionable. [British, informal, old-fashioned] ...a swish cocktail bar. ) my child around that highly-chlorinated, highly-urinated pool, I kept thinking about her scornful words. I've experienced both. I have stayed at home full time with a baby and I'm now juggling life as a working mum. And not once have I looked longingly at stay-at-home mums and wanted to swap places. Not because I think I'm better. Not because I think working mums are superior. But because personally I found staying at home with a child to be hard work, completely undervalued, totally relentless and at times, absolutely boring. I found that child-rearing hours were a bit like dog years. For every hour I spent with my child, three has passed in the outside world. You know the one, it's occupied by adults with freshly washed hair and clothes on the right way, going to jobs, using public transport. So I've always hailed the women who stay at home as modern-day heroes as I know, firsthand, that it's no easy feat 不是简单事. And for me, eight months with my much-loved and very adorable son was enough and I was ready to go back to work. But it's the plight of the working mum which is very trendy right now. Headlines are generated daily about our struggles. And a recent study found that we're 40 percent more stressed than our at-home counterparts. But let's go on the record here: it's actually a joy to juggle. I love that I've got two worlds that are so distinctly different from each other. I love that I can have an uninterrupted conversation or come up for air after delving into a piece work and find that hours have whizzed past with ease. I love picking my son up from daycare and seeing the joy on his face equals the joy in my heart at being reunited. And then spending a few hours in each other's company each evening as we count down to the weekend which is our time. I feel extremely lucky because my set-up is working. And I don't doubt that this pool-side mum-shamer feels equally lucky because her decision works for her. But since our exchange, I keep thinking: Why can't we celebrate each other's decisions rather than using them to mum shame? After all, imagine if this openly critical mum had simply said, "Aren't we privileged to have the choice between working and not working?" We could have had a lovely chat about how fortunate we are to have so many options. We could have discussed how our parents and their parents didn't have so much flexibility when it came to child-rearing. And I could have had the chance to say that I wasn't cut out for stay-at-home parenting and she might have offered that she didn't have the inclination to do the daily juggle of a working mum. But sadly, not all parents want to play level. Some mums want to shame other mums as they sit half-naked next to a pool that's 80 percent toddler pee. Some mums really aren't part of the squad. And that's okay because here's the thing, since becoming a parent I've noticed that judgement is readily available but it really does lose its strength if you don't give a f*ck. Instead I ask myself one simple question, am I making the right choice for me and my family? If the answer is yes then I know everything else is just noise and the thing with noise is this: You can always turn it down or just off and then listen to something else. Something sweeter that compliments you as you do the hardest job there is, in what ever way you choose.

Code Case: 1. After the divorce, he just stopped coming by. Something else you want to share? Not particularly. "Whatever, right? Is there anything else you can tell us about Justin? He was a runaway, sick of foster homes. On his own since forever. He had you. Truth is, I met Justin two weeks ago. Barely knew the kid. You a regular at the train station? Hardly. Sure about that? Yeah, positive. Because these two kids, you know wonderbread suburbs boy (white bread blandly conventional in a way that is regarded as characteristic of the white middle classes. "inoffensive white-bread comedies". wonderbread (pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A white person), broke-ass 一无所有的穷光蛋 (A person with meager resources especially financial ones) nobody. There's nothing in common, right? Right. Except they're both 17. 2. There's a point you have to accept like Justin did that it's over. We know he buries them where they ask. Someplace important to them. For Steve, it was where he hit his first home run. For Justin, the field he rode horses with his mom. Same field where he said music was playing. Music, horses that's a weird combination. Whatever Justin had in his locker had to be important to him. Significant somehow. There's nothing here but junk. Tickets like you'd find at a fairground. So Horses, music, fair, tickets. Merry-go-round. How many are there in Philly? I know a few. Veronica makes me 让我做某事 take her. 3. Justin was standing right there. Talking about horses in the field. Cheap bastards 小气鬼, 抠门的人 could turn up the heat in their rides, know what I'm saying? I'm jacking the next one and riding off into the sunset. Yeah, sure. Two-bit hooker ( two-bit whore Two-bit is from early american times when money was sperated in "bits" equal to about 12.5 cents a piece, a common price for alot of items was two-bits, or 25 cents. Thus, an old-fashoined way of identifiyng someone as a 25-cent whore. A guy walks in and sits down at a bar. The side of his face is bruised and bleeding so the bartender asks, "What in the world happened to you, buddy?". The guy says, "Oh, I got in a fight with my girlfriend and I called her a two-bit whore." "Yeah?" asks the bartender. "What did she do?" ) like you, Justin, you'll get real far. If I take the back roads, the cops will never catch me, boy. That's right. Saw it in that movie, Thelma and Louise. Those white girls end up flying off the cliff at the end. Is that how you want to blaze out ( blaze out move rapidly and as if blazing. "The spaceship blazed out into space" blaze noun I. A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it. He was arrested in a blaze of publicity. ...the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory. II. A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. Two firefighters were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night. blaze verb I. If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. The gardens blazed with colour. I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour. II. If someone's eyes are blazing with an emotion, or if an emotion is blazing in their eyes, their eyes look very bright because they are feeling that emotion so strongly. He got to his feet and his dark eyes were blazing with anger. Eva stood up and indignation blazed in her eyes. His eyes blazed intently into mine. Miss Turner turned blazing eyes on the victim. III. If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise. Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around. She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy. IV. When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly. Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers. The log fire was blazing merrily. ...a blazing fire. with guns blazing 火力全开 or with all guns blazing If you come out with guns blazing or with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something. The company came out with guns blazing. to blaze a trail If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new. These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims. brazen out 厚着脸皮, 当没事人似的 If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed. If you are caught simply argue that 'everyone does it' and brazen it out. The president brazened out his misdeeds. He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible. )? Whatever. You're tripping 做梦, 异想天开. At least I got a plan. Don't be scamming my lighter 顺走, yo. Give it back. I don't want your cheap-ass plastic light. 4. Me and Justin kick it time to time. So what? He work the train station, too, Valentino? You mean, is he hooking? Take a guess, Chico. When did you see him last? Earlier tonight. I don't know. Was he with this guy? I ain't no snitch. Ask him your own damn self. It's all the same to you, I gotta make a living here. 5. Some people don't have a loving family and a cozy home to say good-bye to, but Steve did. We held up our end (hold up one's end 履行诺言, 说到做到 (idiomatic) To hold up one's end of a bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation. I'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.). Now it's your turn. Where is he? Some people just have a locker to call home. And a vent to keep them warm at night. You talking about yourself, John? Or him? A locker to call home. This boy's what? Homeless? Runaway? A vent keeping them warm at night. Subway station? Or a train station. Guy's the invisible man. No one's seen squat. If this John Doe was even here. Could be a wild goose chase. Heating vents, lockers. You got a better idea? This guy could be jerking us around. Better than doing nothing, because we're running out of time.

look on A as B VS think of A as B. VS consider VS regard: 1. think of somebody/something as somebody/something to consider somebody/something in a particular way I think of this place as my home. She is thought of as a possible director. well thought of 高度评价 considered by other people as good; admired, and approved of: He was efficient at his job and well thought of by everyone. [ before noun ] It's a well-thought-of school. 2. look on/upon sb/sth as sth 被认为是 to consider or think of someone or something as something: She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject. We looked on her as a daughter. I've lived there so long I look on the town as my home. 3. consider I. 考虑可能性. 考虑做决定. to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision: Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation. Have you considered what you'll do if you don't get the job? We're considering selling the house. She's being considered for the job. I'd like some time to consider before I make a decision. Would you consider fostering a child? The council is considering banning vehicles from the town centre to relieve congestion. "Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still considering the various possibilities." I considered applying to university, but I eventually decided to go to the local poly. Have you ever considered a career in the police force? II. 虑及. 考虑进去. 算进去. to give attention to a particular subject or fact when judging something else: You've got to consider the time element when planning the whole project. If you consider how long he's been learning the piano, he's not very good. III. 考虑到. 照顾到. to care about or respect other people or their feelings and wishes: Did you consider your mother and how she's going to feel about you leaving? She never considers anyone but herself - she's totally selfish! IV. to believe someone or something to be, or think of him, her, or it as something: He is currently considered (to be) the best British athlete. We don't consider her to be right for the job. [ passive + obj + to infinitive] It is considered bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food. I consider myself lucky that I only hurt my arm in the accident. Do you consider him a friend of yours? [ + (that) ] She considers (that) she has done enough to help already. be highly/well considered 评级很高, 很认可, 被认可 to be very much admired: I don't like her books, but I know she's very highly considered. 4. regard 被认为是 verb I. If you regard someone or something as being a particular thing or as having a particular quality, you believe that they are that thing or have that quality. He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times. [be VERB-ed + as] I regard creativity both as a gift and as a skill. II. If you regard something or someone with a feeling such as dislike or respect, you have that feeling about them. They regarded him with a mixture of fondness and alarm. Displays of emotion are regarded with suspicion. He was a highly regarded scholar. III. If you regard someone in a certain way, you look at them in that way. She regarded him curiously for a moment. The clerk regarded him with benevolent amusement. regard noun I. If you have regard for someone or something, you respect them and care about them. If you hold someone in high regard, you have a lot of respect for them. I have a very high regard for him and what he has achieved. There were armed people about, people with little regard for human life. The Party ruled the country without regard for the people's views. II. Regards are greetings. You use regards in expressions such as best regards and with kind regards as a way of expressing friendly feelings towards someone, especially in a letter or email. [formulae] Give my regards to your family. [+ to] My best regards to Mary. 5. Consider or regard? Consider and regard can both mean 'believe' or 'realise' or 'understand'. When they mean 'believe' or 'realise' or 'understand', we don't often use the continuous forms. Consider: Consider takes several different patterns. Consider + that-clause: When you consider that she was very scared, her story is even more remarkable. Consider + object + to be: They consider him to be the best chef in the country. Consider + object + to have: The ministry of trade considered the company to have the best vision for exports. Warning: We don't use as with consider: We consider this to be a very serious issue. Not: We consider this as a very serious issue. Regard: We often use regard in the phrase 'regard as': regard (+ object) + as + noun phrase or adjective phrase: The United Nations regard human rights as their main priority. Alexander Graham Bell is regarded as the inventor of the telephone. Do you regard their behaviour as good or bad? Typical error: We don't usually use the continuous forms of consider and regard: When you consider that he was too young, you have to blame his parents. Not: When you are considering that he was too young …. The government regards the economy as a main priority. Not: The government is regarding the economy ....