用法学习: 1. veracity [vəræsɪti] 诚实, 诚恳 Veracity is the quality of being true or the habit of telling the truth [formal] We have total confidence in the veracity of our research. [+ of] He was shocked to find his veracity questioned. veracious [vɛˈreɪʃəs] truthful or true. habitually truthful or honest. He is a veracious person. bubbly lively, happy, and friendly. She’s a lovely, bright, and bubbly girl. bubbly personality 活泼可爱. vivacious [vɪveɪʃəs] 精力旺盛的, 活泼可爱的 If you describe someone as vivacious, you mean that they are lively, exciting, and attractive. [written, approval] She's beautiful, vivacious, and charming. espouse [ɪˈspauz] to give your support to an idea, principle, or belief. If you espouse a particular policy, cause, or belief, you become very interested in it and give your support to it. She ran away with him to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause. the policies espoused by the government of Japan. "The anti-Muslim rhetoric that you espouse constantly here, that you did in your maiden speech when you came to parliament. Do you feel complicit?" 新闻采访: Koch told her that "most of the terrorist attacks are (carried out by) right-wing white supremacists [su:ˈpreməsɪst] that are egged on by your comments, by your anti-Muslim comments". "(Things like) 'they don't deserve to be here', 'they will take over our country'. Can you understand how that empowers a white supremacist … into seeing it as a call to arms?" tripe [trʌɪp] I. the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food. II. informal nonsense; rubbish. You refer to something that someone has said or written as tripe when you think that it is silly and worthless. I've never heard such a load of tripe in all my life. "you do talk tripe sometimes". One woman who signed the petition said regardless of political views, bullying and intimidating behaviour was deplorable. "Not only were Kochie and Hinch factually incorrect a number of times, the very way they conducted themselves is to be condemned," she said. "Absolutely disgraceful. Kochie and Hinch don't always say and do things people agree with but they have the right to be heard. This conduct has absolutely no place in Australia 不能容忍, 无立足之地, let alone on national television!" 2. fishing expedition 打探消息 a search or investigation undertaken with the hope, though not the stated purpose, of discovering information. an occasion when someone is trying to get something indirectly It was clear she was on a fishing expedition, asking about strange and unusual entries. "they worried about an FBI fishing expedition". A fishing expedition is an informal, pejorative term for a non-specific search for information, especially incriminating information. It is most frequently organized by policing authorities. (someone) is leaving money on the table 有钱不拿 "Leaving money on the table" is an idiom which means not getting as much money as you could. You use this phrase to talk about negotiations, finance, and buying and selling things. For example: If you're going to college and you don't apply for any grants or scholarships, you're probably leaving money on the table. The "table" in this expression comes from poker: when you don't play intelligently, you're leaving your money on the poker table.
fiery VS fierce VS feisty: fiery [ˈfaɪəri] I. 暴脾气, 点火就着的 becoming angry very easily and quickly. If you describe someone as fiery, you mean that they express very strong emotions, especially anger, in their behaviour or speech. She was a fiery, brilliant and unyielding intellectual and politician. She had a fiery temper and liked to get her own way. a fiery temper. II. speaking with great emotion. III. mainly literary very bright in color, especially bright red, orange, or yellow. You can use fiery for emphasis when you are referring to bright colours such as red or orange. The flowers provided a fiery bright red display. IV. food that is fiery 特别辣的 makes your mouth feel very hot when you eat it. a fiery chili sauce. V. mainly literary burning or full of flames. a fiery pit 火坑 the pit of hell = the fiery pit 地狱. If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo. fierce [UK AU fɪəs, US fɪrs] I. 激烈的. 热烈的. 强烈的. involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate. Fierce feelings or actions are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity. Standards are high and competition is fierce 竞争激烈. The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the weekend. He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends. He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. fierce debate/criticism: The proposals provoked a fierce debate. II. 暴怒的. 具有攻击性的. very angry, or ready to attack. A fierce animal or person is very aggressive or angry. They look like the teeth of some fierce animal. He looked so fierce. a fierce lion. III. involving a lot of force or energy. fierce competition/opposition: We face fierce competition from overseas competitors. IV. fierce weather is very strong or severe. Fierce conditions are very intense, great, or strong. The climbers were trapped by a fierce storm which went on for days. As I arrived a lorry had just been set on fire and was burning fiercely. A fierce storm forced the crew to abandon the yacht. feisty [faɪsti] 活力满满的, 不服输的, 有活力, 精力充沛, 有股劲的 adj If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child. At 66, she was as feisty as ever. solemn [sɒləm] I. Someone or something that is solemn is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous. His solemn little face broke into smiles. He looked solemn. Her listeners nodded solemnly. The setting for this morning's signing ceremony matched the solemnity of the occasion. II. A solemn promise or agreement is one that you make in a very formal, sincere way. ...a solemn pledge that he would never remarry. I was solemnly informed that the funeral would take place the next day.
reprehensible VS apprehensive VS comprehensive VS comprehensible: 1. reprehensible [ˌreprɪˈhensəb(ə)l] 不道德的, 道德低下的 very bad and deserving to be criticized. If you
think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong,
you can say that it is reprehensible. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner. reprehensible behavior is very bad and deserves criticism. I
find their behaviour morally reprehensible. The former president's
reprehensible behavior was seemingly forgotten in later years, when
throngs of people came out to hear him speak. sleazeball = sleazebag is a
morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person. Scott Morrison slams 'reprehensible' groups refusing to join child abuse redress scheme. reprehensive showing anger and disapproval about something someone has done: He shook a reprehensive head. reprehend [ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnd] reprimand. to express your strong official disapproval of someone or something: "a recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended". The
agency was reprehended for taking on average two years to deal with
complaints. There were those who reprehended the practice of wearing
one's hair long. 2. apprehend [ˌæprɪˈhend] I. formal 逮捕, 拘捕. 关押. 收押. to arrest someone. If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. Police have not apprehended her killer. I. very formal 了解. 明白. 清楚. 知道怎么回事. to understand something. If you apprehend something, you understand it fully. Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 不安的, 害怕的, 担心的, 恐惧的, 焦虑的, 忧心忡忡, 变得焦躁不安, 变得焦虑不安 slightly worried or nervous. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. He
was rather apprehensive of failure. She was deeply apprehensive about
her future. They were apprehensive that something might go wrong. The
long delay had made me quite apprehensive. be apprehensive of sb.'s
safety, be apprehensive of danger. I am apprehensive that she may fall
ill. apprehensive of: It's a strategy that many teachers are apprehensive of using. apprehensive about: Leonora felt very apprehensive about his visit. II. 聪明的. 能很快明白和理解的. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend. an apprehensive mind, be apprehensive of one's folly愚蠢, Judgement is implied in every apprehensive act. misapprehend (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. 3. comprehend I. 体会到深意. 深深明白, 深刻体会, 全面了解. 完全明白. to understand something. How could you possibly comprehend the difficulties of my situation? comprehend that: Laura gasped, hardly able to comprehend that her brother's life was in danger. fully comprehend: We fully comprehend people's anxieties. comprehensible 能让人看懂的, 容易理解的, 能理解的, 能看懂的 可以理解的, 能理解的, 能体会的 able to be understood. a clear comprehensible document. This type of computer jargon is barely comprehensible to most people. comprehensive I. including many details or aspects of something. We
offer a comprehensive range of goods and services. a comprehensive
guide to university courses. a comprehensive strategic review. II. British 全面的. 全方位的. complete and easily achieved. a comprehensive defeat/win/victory.
III. 完全学校, 完全教育. relating to a system of education in the UK in which
students with different levels of ability are all taught in the same
school. comprehensive education. Usage notes: To apprehend, comprehend. These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind. Apprehend denotes the laying hold of a thing mentally, so as to understand it clearly, at least in part. Comprehend denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent. We
may apprehend many truths which we do not comprehend. The very idea of
God supposes that He may be apprehended, though not comprehended, by
rational beings. We may
apprehend much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the character of
Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim that they have comprehended all
that is embraced in these characters. 4. 附加词汇: folly [ˈfoli] n. I. the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness. II. 蠢事. a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc. regretted the follies of his youth. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. Prov. If knowing something makes you unhappy, it would be better not to know it. (Also the cliché: ignorance is bliss.) Ellen:
The doctor didn't tell Dad that Mom probably won't recover from her
illness. Do you think we should tell him? Bill: No. It would only make
him unhappy and ruin their last months together. Where ignorance is
bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. prehensile [prɪˈhensəl]
a prehensile tail or other body part can wrap around objects and hold
onto them tightly. adapted for grasping, esp by wrapping around a
support. a prehensile tail. Fraser Anning will soon leave parliament – but his xenophobic message will not: His comments about the Christchurch victims are reprehensible ( reprehensible [ˌreprɪˈhensəb(ə)l] 需要被批判的, 需要被谴责的, 非常糟糕的. 不道德的, 道德低下的 very bad and deserving to be criticized. If you
think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong,
you can say that it is reprehensible. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner. reprehensible behavior is very bad and deserves criticism. I
find their behaviour morally reprehensible. The former president's
reprehensible behavior was seemingly forgotten in later years, when
throngs of people came out to hear him speak. sleazeball = sleazebag is a
morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person. Scott Morrison slams 'reprehensible' 可耻的 groups refusing to join child abuse redress scheme. reprehensive showing anger and disapproval about something someone has done: He shook a reprehensive head. apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 不安的, 害怕的, 担心的, 恐惧的, 焦虑的, 忧心忡忡, 变得焦躁不安, 变得焦虑不安 slightly worried or nervous. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. He
was rather apprehensive of failure. She was deeply apprehensive about
her future. They were apprehensive that something might go wrong. The
long delay had made me quite apprehensive. be apprehensive of sb.'s
safety, be apprehensive of danger. I am apprehensive that she may fall
ill. apprehensive of: It's a strategy that many teachers are apprehensive of using. apprehensive about: Leonora felt very apprehensive about his visit. II. 聪明的. 能很快明白和理解的. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend. an apprehensive mind, be apprehensive of one's folly愚蠢, Judgement is implied in every apprehensive act. comprehensible 能让人看懂的, 容易理解的, 能理解的, 能看懂的 可以理解的, 能理解的, 能体会的 able to be understood. a clear comprehensible document. This type of computer jargon is barely comprehensible to most people. comprehensive I. including many details or aspects of something. We
offer a comprehensive range of goods and services. a comprehensive
guide to university courses. a comprehensive strategic review. II. British 全面的. 全方位的. complete and easily achieved. a comprehensive defeat/win/victory.
III. 完全学校, 完全教育. relating to a system of education in the UK in which
students with different levels of ability are all taught in the same
school. comprehensive education. Usage notes: To apprehend, comprehend. These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind. Apprehend denotes the laying hold of a thing mentally, so as to understand it clearly, at least in part. Comprehend denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent. We
may apprehend many truths which we do not comprehend. The very idea of
God supposes that He may be apprehended, though not comprehended, by
rational beings. We may
apprehend much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the character of
Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim that they have comprehended all
that is embraced in these characters.) – but in our country there will always be another waiting to push discourse 沟通, 交流 (用于解释或者教育目的的谈话, 发表文章, 演说都是沟通的一种方式) ( n. I. Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. ...a tradition of political discourse. II. In linguistics, discourse is natural spoken or written language in context, especially when complete texts are being considered. [technical] The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis. ...our work on discourse and the way people talk to each other. III. A discourse is a serious talk or piece of writing which is intended to teach or explain something [formal] Hastings responds with a lengthy discourse on marketing strategies. [+ on] IV. If someone discourses on something, they talk for a long time about it in a confident way. [formal] He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose. recourse [rɪkɔːrs] 诉诸于, 求助于, 用到 If you achieve something without recourse to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have recourse to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something. It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war. [+ to] The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets. 地下通道倡议遭反对: Residents are also concerned about the need to relocate the ferry stop during construction and the increased congestion, noise and visual pollution that phase will bring. Mr Kelly added the reported difficulty homeowners along WestConnex had in getting compensation for damage, such as cracked walls, had raised concerns about the recourse 手段, 可以采取的手段, 得到补偿的途径 available. ) to its limit. Fraser Anning has moved to ( move heaven and earth (to do something) to do everything that it is possible to do in order to make something happen. I would move heaven and earth to help someone who really needed it. move I. If something moves you to do something, it influences you and causes you to do it. It was punk that first moved him to join a band seriously. The president was moved to come up with these suggestions after the hearings. II. If something moves you, it has an effect on your emotions and causes you to feel sadness or sympathy for another person. These stories surprised and moved me. His prayer moved me to tears. Those who listened to him were deeply moved. III. If you say that someone moves in a particular society, circle, or world, you mean that they know people in a particular social class or group and spend most of their time with them. She moves in high-society circles in London. ) blame the Christchurch shooting victims just hours after their innocent lives were lost to a white terrorist. When Fraser Anning was attempting to justify his appearance at a far-right rally attended by Nazis, his media adviser saw a room filled with journalists and could barely contain his glee. After a hostile news conference, where nonsense filled the void logic 空洞的逻辑 and rationality had left, the adviser turned back to the room and attempted to give a high-five to passing journalists. The journalist declined. Anning and his staff didn't care. They had received what they came for. Five more minutes in a rapidly diminishing spotlight, a desperate attempt to extend the legitimacy his position as a senator of this nation afforded him. Despite the increasingly grasping attempts for infamy, come the election in May, Anning will depart the Australian Senate. But his message will not. Like a xenophobic Icarus, Anning flew too close to the sun and was burned 玩火自焚 on Friday, as he moved to blame the victims just hours after their innocent lives were lost to a white terrorist. International condemnation immediately followed. Along with the trope of the 19-vote senator. He's not meant to be there, went the narrative. No one voted for him. He's not one of us. But vote for him, they did. More than 250,000 people did just that in fact, with his name forming part of the One Nation Senate ticket in Queensland, winning the Pauline Hanson-led party the highest vote after the major parties. A twist of fate elevated him to the Senate when Malcolm Roberts, Hanson's number two, fell to the section 44 constitutional crisis. But it would not have taken much more for Anning to have been elected as the third One Nation senator. He didn't just happen upon the party's ticket. He'd been there before. If he hadn't had fallen out with Hanson over Roberts, he'd be there again. But the name doesn't matter, because there is always another Anning. And there is always someone willing to vote for them, a media outlet willing to amplify and normalise their views so they can be found, a debate they are invited to attend in the name of false balance. Anning went too far for even those who had help sew his wings, but he has never been alone. One of the biggest massacres in history was carried out in the name of white Australia, allegedly by someone who heard the same messages we do, who grew up in the same environment. Someone who took the symbols we're told are just jokes, or harmless memes, or overreactions, and inked them on a weapon of death he deployed against innocents in a place of worship. When Anning delivered his "final solution" speech to parliament on the 14th of the 8th month his defenders, of whom there were many 这样的人不在少数, including his one-time party leader Bob Katter, dismissed any criticisms as overreactions. Two months later, government senators voted in favour of a One Nation motion declaring it was "OK to be white", a white supremacist slogan that made its way from troll chat rooms, to the floor of Australia's Senate. Hanson – who had walked into the Senate wearing a burqa the year before – and conservative supporters still proudly wave the motion, despite the government's humiliating reversal once it realised it had voted in favour of a fascist mantra. Critics of the outcry claim it was all an overreaction. Just one month later, the Nationals were forced to purge members from the party, after an investigation revealed at least 22 had links to neo-Nazis. Members of the LNP youth arm dismissed their sudden use of the OK symbol, which has been co-opted as a white power dog whistle(dog whistle relating to the targeting of potentially controversial messages to specific voters while avoiding offending those voters with whom the message will not be popular. Dog-whistle politics 两面三刀的政治 is political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different, or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup. The analogy is to a dog whistle, whose ultrasonic whistling sound is heard by dogs but inaudible to humans. The term can be distinguished from "code words" used in some specialist professions, in that dog-whistling is specific to the political realm. The messaging referred to as the dog-whistle has an understandable meaning for a general audience, rather than being incomprehensible. co-opt I. If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics. Sofia Petrovna co-opted Natasha as her assistant. II. If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. He was posted to Malta, where he was co-opted into MI5. He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. III. 据为己有 If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. ), as an overreaction of the snowflake left ( snowflake (slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are as unique and special as a snowflake; someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities. Snowflake is a 2010s derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are over-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions. Common usages include the terms special snowflake, Generation Snowflake, and snowflake as a politicized insult. Broflake is a related term which the Oxford dictionary defines as "a man who is readily upset or offended by progressive attitudes that conflict with his more conventional or conservative views"; however, its usage is not limited to men and might apply more generally to those who claim to not be easily offended–yet often are. Usage notes: The pejorative sense of "an overly sensitive person" arose from a still-common misconception that no two snowflakes are alike. "Snowflake" as a derogatory term was popularized by its use in the 1996 novel Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk (see quotation above), but the insult had existed for a significant amount of time prior to this, although not in popular use. In recent years, the meaning has expanded from "a person who believes they are unique" to also denote someone who is too sensitive and is easily offended, based on conceptions of snowflakes' fragility and weakness. ), looking for offence in every social media happy snap. Conservative MPs hollered for special treatment(holler If you holler, you shout loudly [mainly US, informal] The audience whooped and hollered. 'Watch out!' he hollered. In a minute he'll be hollering at me for coming in late. Cal hollered for help. Nick hollered for her to pick up her orders. Whoops and hollers came from the predominantly female audience. I hollered out the names. I heard him holler out, 'Somebody bombed the Church.' ) for white South African farmers seeking Australian visas, despite spurious evidence that any was needed, while rampaging against "African gangs" in the face of police calls for calm. International white nationalists were given media platforms and speaking gigs, and any criticisms were declared as political correctness gone mad, or as attempts to stifle 压制 freedom of speech. Permanent migration numbers have been falling in Australia, but leading politicians talk about the "migration problem", blaming migrants for successive governments' failures to plan for population growth. Anning went too far, but his path was well worn. The Queensland senator is scheduled to attend another event in Victoria, and taxpayers are most likely to once again foot the bill. There will be another outcry. Louder this time. With more voices. But it won't matter. In a few short weeks, his name will be banished from the parliament, to be forgotten with all the haste shame and regret can bring, but that too won't matter. As long as there are those willing to blur lines for political gain, there will always be another Anning, waiting to push increasingly normalised discourse to its limit, before even those who laid out the path are forced to condemn it. Anning isn't an anomaly any more. The next one won't be either.
