用法学习: 1. Puppy love 初恋 (also known as a crush, calf love or kitten love) is an informal term for feelings of romantic or platonic love, often felt during childhood and adolescence. It is named for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. It may also be able to describe short/long-term love interest. The term can be used in a derogatory fashion, presuming the affair to be shallow and transient in comparison to other forms of love. Sigmund Freud, however, was far from underestimating the power of early love, recognizing the validity of "the proverbial durability of first loves". undercut I. If you undercut someone or undercut their prices, you sell a product more cheaply than they do. The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit. ...promises to undercut air fares on some routes by 40 per cent. Prices were undercut and profits collapsed. underprice, sell cheaply, sell at a loss 赔本甩卖, undersell (I. to sell for less than the usual or expected price. 低价销售. II. to sell at a price lower than that of (another seller). III. to promote (something) with too much moderation or restraint. to think or say that someone or something is less important, valuable, effective, etc. than they really are. ). II. If your attempts to achieve something are undercut by something, that thing prevents your attempts from being effective. The appeal in Miller's pictures of Indian women is undercut at times by what the artist writes about them. Popular support would be undercut by political developments. undermine I. If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult. Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine 搞破坏 the government. II. If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority 削弱权威, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods. She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent. The conversations were designed to undermine her authority. III. If you undermine someone's efforts or undermine their chances of achieving something, you behave in a way that makes them less likely to succeed. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement. I don't want to do something that would undermine the chances of success. 2. duck I. [intransitive/transitive] 躲一下. 闪躲. 低头躲过. 低头闪过. to lower your head or head and body quickly, in order to move under something or to avoid being hit. If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. He ducked his head to hide his admiration. I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me. Young children can just duck under the gate and avoid paying. He ducked the punch and came up swinging. II. [transitive] 头按水里. to force someone's head under water for a short time, often in rough play. If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him. III. [transitive] [informal, disapproval] 回避. 规避. to avoid something such as a difficult question, issue, or duty. You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it. The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer. Stop trying to duck the issue – who paid you for this? IV. [intransitive] to move quickly into or behind something, especially to avoid being seen. He ducked behind the wall. a. to go quickly into a place for a specific purpose. Judith ducked under a store awning to get out of the rain. duck out of to avoid doing something that you were intending to do or had promised to do. duck out 溜出去 to leave a place, especially in a way that is not noticed by other people. She ducked out for a smoke. duck into a place you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen. [mainly informal] Matt ducked into his office. He ducked through the door and looked about frantically. 3. Sydney garbage truck driver cleared of negligent driving after running over homeless man in 2018: "It appears to him (Mr Juurik) as a blanket with no appearance of containing anyone, no bulge and no movement," magistrate Jennifer Giles said on Monday. "I don't believe that can amount to 意味着, 等同于 falling short of the standard of care ... to be expected of the ordinary, prudent driver in these circumstances and I'm finding Mr Juurik not guilty." "Mr Juurik is utterly guileless ( guileless [gaɪlləs] adj 无恶意的. 诚实的. If you describe someone as guileless, you mean that they behave openly and truthfully and do not try to deceive people. [written, approval] Daphne was so guileless that Claire had no option but to believe her.) and completely unguarded in everything he tells the police. I don't believe anyone could doubt anything that Mr Juurik says in his record of interview," Ms Giles said.
flurry VS fluff (fluffy adj.) VS fuzzy: flurry [flʌri , US flɜːri] I. A flurry of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it. a short period of activity or emotion. There was a flurry of 一系列的, 一波的, 一连串的 activity right outside the hospital. ...a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at ending the war. An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time; a volley, a barrage. The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent. The think piece provoked a flurry of media responses for the remainder of the week. a. a series of things that happen suddenly a flurry of blows/punches 一连串的, 一个接一个的. II. A flurry of something such as snow is a small amount of it that suddenly appears for a short time and moves in a quick, swirling way. a small amount of snow, rain, or leaves blown around in a twisting movement small flurries 一团团的雪 of snow. fluff noun
I. 绒绒. 绒毛. 茸毛(fuzz, lint, dust). small, loose pieces of wool or other soft material, or
the down (= soft new hairs) on a young animal. Fluff consists of soft
threads or fibres in the form of small, light balls or lumps. For
example, you can refer to the fur of a small animal as fluff. ...the
nestbox which contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff. She
noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater. He brushed the fluff off his coat. II. useless or unimportant information: Don't expect all fluff – like most good satire, this contains some moments of truth. III. informal
a mistake, esp in speaking or reading lines or performing music. to
make a mistake in performing (an action, dramatic speech, music, etc).
IV. informal, offensive a young woman (esp in the phrase a bit of fluff). fluff verb
UK 搞砸. to fail something or do it badly. If you fluff something that
you are trying to do, you are unsuccessful or you do it badly. She fluffed her interview at Oxford. I fluffed my driving test three times before I finally got it. All the time I was acting with him, I never once heard him fluff his lines (= say something wrong when acting). fluff sth up
to make something appear bigger or full of air by hitting or shaking
it. to shake a mass of fibers, feathers, or hair so the mass appears
larger. If you fluff things such as cushions or feathers, you get a lot
of air into them, for example by shaking or brushing them, in order to
make them seem larger and lighter. She
stood up and fluffed her hair, wiggling her fingers through it and then
throwing it back. Take the pan off the heat and cover for 5 minutes to
fluff up the rice. Make the beds and don't forget to fluff the pillows. She fluffed out her hair. I'll just fluff up your pillows for you. piece/bit of fluff a girl or young woman. now often regarded as patronizing. a bit of fluff/stuff/skirt I. UK slang old-fashioned a sexually attractive woman: Have you seen his latest bit of skirt? A physically attractive woman. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Jack knew he was the envy of all of his friends as he paraded around town with his new bit of fluff.
II. A derogatory term used to describe a woman who lacks value beyond
being physically attractive. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I can't believe my ex-boyfriend went out with that bit of fluff! It was strangely flattering for a woman to be treated as a little bit of fluff that you just tumbled on to a bed. on the side I. If someone does something on the side, they do it in addition to their main work. ...ways of making a little bit of money on the side 赚点零花钱.
II. as a side dish. If you have one type of food with another food on
the side, you have an amount of the second food served with the first.
[mainly US] Serve a bowl of warm tomato sauce on the side for dipping, if desired. bit on the side 外遇 = a bit of fluff on the side 第三者, 小情人 British informal an extramarital affair. All
the reasons that I loved her were all the reasons she could never be a
bit on the side 情妇. I'm sure that's what every man looking for a bit on
the side says. But if you got a bit on the side, you wouldn't be harming
your marriage. fluffy I. If you describe something such as a towel or a toy animal as fluffy, you mean that it is very soft. covered with very soft hair or feathers. fluffy kittens. a. made of something very soft such as wool. a fluffy sweater. ...fluffy 毛绒绒的, 软乎乎的, 松软的 white towels. It's a very fluffy kind of wool. II. A cake or other food that is fluffy is very light because it has a lot of air in it. Cream together the margarine and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy 蓬松的. fuzzy I. Fuzzy hair sticks up in a soft, curly mass. He had fuzzy black hair 乱乱的头发 and bright black eyes. II. 软乎乎的. If something is fuzzy, it has a covering that feels soft and like fur. covered with short soft hairs or fibers like hair. a fuzzy animal/chin/apricot. ...fuzzy material. III. A fuzzy picture, image, or sound is unclear and hard to see or hear. A couple of fuzzy pictures have been published. ...fuzzy bass lines. IV. If you or your thoughts are fuzzy, you are confused and cannot think clearly. He had little patience for fuzzy ideas. V. You describe something as fuzzy when it is vague and not clearly defined. The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy. VI. Fuzzy
logic is a type of computer logic that is supposed to imitate the way
that humans think, for example by adapting to changing circumstances
rather than always following the same procedure. ...appliances that use fuzzy logic to mimic the way a person would do the job manually. ...research on fuzzy systems. VII. Not coherent; confused. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker. a fuzzy plan of action 行动方案, 行动方针. fuzzy search 模糊搜索 a computer search that gives results that are similar to what you asked for as well as ones that are exactly what you asked for. warm and fuzzy [feeling] 暖烘烘的, 安心而放心的
adj. comforted and reassured; also, friendly and affectionate; the
feeling evoked as though you were enclosed in a warm and fuzzy blanket.
to have an extremely happy feeling about the girl or guy that you like
or love. girl: Wow you're really attractive. Guy: that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Not knowing where he is does not make me feel all warm-and-fuzzy. n. any person or thing that gives others comfort, reassurance, or a friendly feeling; also called warm fuzzy, warm fuzzies. We love staying at that inn; it gives us the warm-and-fuzzies. the fuzz the police. If the fuzz find out where you are hiding, I won't help you. fuzz station n. a police station. He had to spend about an hour at the fuzz station, but nothing happened to him. peach fuzz: nothing looks more adolescent 青春洋溢的 than light 'peach fuzz'( 桃的绒毛. 细绒毛. 胎毛. 乳臭未干 When a guy first goes through puberty 经历青春期
and decides he wants look more mature. To accomplish this he
unsuccessfully tries to grow facial hair. A very common look among teens
from the trailer park. It come in light and sparse like the fuzz on a
peach. Joe: "Whats up Julio? Like my stache? I've been working on it for a few months." Julio: "Awesome." Peach Fuzz也是一个动漫的名字: 部分故事情节如下: Amanda brings Peach to her class's show and tell (show and share) 一种教学形式, 见下边 and because of Peach's popularity with the class, Amanda's friend Kim decides to get a ferret雪貂, 白鼬( ferret something out to discover something after careful searching Officials
say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you're
looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret
them out.). Her ferret, Pavaratty, displays arrogance towards Peach and doubts her princess status since she lacks a palace宫殿, an entourage and treasure. Peach resolves to gain these things so she can impress the ferret prince. Meanwhile, two bullies turn Amanda's class against her after she wears a handmade ferret costume to school in an attempt to stand out.
To collect more treasure, Peach secretly accompanies Amanda to school.
Kim realizes Amanda's friendship is more important and admits she was wrong to turn against her. Peach accidentally saves the class's hamsters仓鼠 from being eaten by a snake which escaped during the show and tell. Amanda is redeemed in the class's eyes(颠覆了你的看法). Show and tell(一种教学方式) 看图说话 is showing an audience something and telling them about it. In North America and Australia, it is a common classroom activity at early elementary school, used to teach young children the skills of public speaking.
Usually, a child will bring an item from home and will explain to the
class why they chose that particular item, where they got it, and other relevant information. ).
cram vs cramp vs crumple vs crumble vs trample vs crimp vs cripple: cram (shoehorn, bung it in, squeeze in, jam, ram) I. informal 挤在一起. 塞进, 硬塞进, 强塞. to force a lot of things into a small space. to force something into a small space, or to fill an area with people: Six children were crammed into the back of the car. Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. The room was packed and we were crammed against the door. II. informal to do many things in a short period of time: I had to cram three countries into a week's business trip. III. to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam: She's cramming for her history exam. shoehorn noun. A shoehorn is a piece of metal or plastic with a slight curve that you put in the back of your shoe so that your heel will go into the shoe easily. verb. If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult. to force or squeeze into a narrow space. Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces. I was shoehorning myself into my skin-tight ball gown. cram sth down to eat a lot of something quickly: I just had time to cram down a few biscuits before we left. slot in I. [intransitive/transitive] to fit into a narrow space, or to fit something into a narrow space. The last tile slotted in neatly. II. [transitive] to arrange a time for someone or something between other things that you have to do. We could slot you in just before our ten o'clock meeting. III. [intransitive] to fit well with a group of people or a way of life. The new members of the team slotted in easily. squeeze in I. (transitive) 挤进, 强塞进. 加塞 To find time or other resources for. My appointment book is pretty full, but I can just squeeze you in. I found a time to squeeze in a meeting with you. I squeezed the meeting in. II. (intransitive) To pack tightly together. We don't have much room in this car, so everyone will have to squeeze in. III. To force in, stretch something to make something larger fit. My son was able to squeeze in the tight crawl space to retrieve the cat. bung noun. I. = cork. a round piece of rubber, wood etc used to close the top of a container. II. 贿金. 贿赂款. British English informal money given to someone secretly, and usually illegally, to make them do something. bung verb. British English informal to put something somewhere quickly and carelessly. bung something in/into etc something 强塞, 硬塞 to cram or bang something into something. To force something into a
place or thing. A noun can be used between "bung" and "in" or after
"in." Don't just bung in the key—you might break the lock! He bunged the cork into the barrel. With a heavy blow, he bunged in the cork. Can you bung these clothes in the washing machine? bung it on 装出来的, 做戏, 给别人看的, 演戏, 做假, 装的 INFORMAL AUSTRALIAN affect a style of speech or behaviour that is pretentious or ostentatious. to behave in a pretentious manner. "Georgie knew them well enough to know they were just bunging it on". bung up something (get bunged up) to damage someone or something by blows. battered or bruised. Injured or damaged. Don't let the watermelon roll around in the trunk of your car. You don't want to bung it up. Last time I put up the storm windows, I really bunged up my hands. My back is still bunged up from that car accident a few months ago My car is all bunged up from the accident—I really need to take it to the mechanic. jam n. I. a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread: strawberry/raspberry jam. jam sandwiches. II. traffic jam: We were stuck in a jam for two hours. III. something that is stuck in a machine, or that prevents the parts of a machine from moving: She fed the documents into the machine making sure that there were no paper jams. IV. informal a difficult situation: I'm in a jam - could you lend me some money till next week? How are we going to get ourselves out of this jam? V. a situation in which a lot of people are in a small space: It's a real jam 拥挤不堪 inside - it took me ten minutes to get to the bar. verb. I. [ I or T ] to be, or make something, unable to move: The door jammed behind me and I couldn't get out. [ + obj + adj ] He jammed the window open with a piece of wood. II. [ T ] to stop radio signals from reaching the people who want to receive them: Foreign radio broadcasts were regularly jammed.
III. to play jazz or rock music with other people informally without
planning it or practising together. IV. to push something forcefully or
with difficulty into something else: He jammed the boxes into the back of the car. V. [ T + adv/prep ] to fill a place completely: The
centre of town was jammed with cars moving at a very slow pace. The
motorway was jammed solid (= the traffic could not move) all morning. jam tomorrow 海市蜃楼 UK something good that is promised but never happens: As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient. what more do you want - jam on it 你还想怎样, 你还有什么不满意的, 你还要什么? UK informal used to say that someone should be grateful for what they have or have been offered, and not demand something better: They've given him a holiday in Italy. What more does he want - jam on it?. ram noun I. 白羊(星)座. II. 夯,打桩机;撞杆,撞锤. ram verb I. 夯实. 埋实, 撞击. to force or drive, as by heavy blows. to ram a post into the ground. II. 猛撞. 撞击. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt: A truck rammed a motorbike. rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it broke open撞开. III. 硬塞. 猛压;硬塞; 装(弹药) To cram; stuff: The robbers rammed the gag in her mouth. rammed the clothes into the suitcase. IV. To force passage or acceptance of: rammed the project through the city council despite local opposition. ram (something) down someone's throat: to present (an idea, argument, etc.) forcefully or aggressively. n. 撞锤. 撞杆. 打夯机. 打桩机. Battering ram 攻破城门用的用来撞城门的大木头 is a siege engine originating in ancient times and designed to break open撞开 the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force against an obstacle; the ram would be sufficient to damage the target if the log was massive enough and/or it were moved quickly enough (that is, if it had enough momentum). Later rams encased the log in an arrow-proof, fire-resistant canopy mounted on wheels. Inside the canopy, the log was swung from suspensory chains or ropes. Rams proved effective weapons of war because old fashioned wall-building materials such as stone and brick were weak in tension, and therefore prone to cracking when impacted with sufficient force. With repeated blows重复撞击, the cracks would grow steadily until a hole was created. Eventually, a breach would appear in the fabric of the wall—enabling armed attackers to force their way through the gap and engage the inhabitants of the citadel. ram sth home 猛醒, 猛然醒悟, 猛然明白过味来, 顿悟, 意识到, 迫使…明白；反复灌输 The terrible injuries I saw in that accident really rammed home for me the importance of wearing seat belts. ram into (使)猛烈撞击 (crash into, smash into, bump into. collide with) He was going too fast and rammed into the car in front. The thieves rammed their truck into the jeweller's window. shove/ram/force someone or something down someone's throat I. Lit. to force someone to swallow something. The harsh nurse forced the medicine down the patient's throat. The zookeepers rammed the food down the python's throat. II. Fig. to force someone to accept something. Don't
try to force that car down my throat! I don't want it! You can't force
that nonsense down my throat! I don't want any more insurance, and I
don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat. Mary isn't
invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my
throat! ram something down somebody's throat 强行灌输, 强加于人 (informal) if someone rams their opinions or ideas down your throat, they force you to listen to them and try to make you accept them. The problem is she is always trying to ram her ideas down my throat. And
although he's got very strong views on such subjects, he doesn't try to
ram them down your throat. He's a committed Christian but he doesn't
ram it down your throat. At this time 3D is a oddity怪物, 怪胎 that many see no value in outside of a theatre but it is still being pushed down everyone's throats by HDTV makers. Apple iPad 3 3D or something to that accord( of somebody's/something's own accord/ free will 自愿的 without being asked or forced to My mother thought something was wrong when I cleaned up my room of my own accord. My legs seemed to move of their own accord. accord Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord. ) is a likely headline you would see on apple.com/iPad if this rumor was factual. ram something down to pack something down by pounding, as with a ram. The worker used a pole to ram the earth down and pack it tight. The worker rammed down the earth. The motorcyclists rammed down the highway. 新闻标题: Man charged after ramming US Embassy gates in Canberra: Police yesterday swarmed the embassy and the bomb squad were called after a car driven by the man lodged itself in the gates of the embassy in Yarralumla about 5.40pm. The ACT Policing Bomb Response Team attended and did a check of the vehicle as a precaution locating nothing of a suspicious nature可疑物 was located. "At around 5.40pm somebody ran into the gates," he said. "Currently they are just doing a sweep of the car to make sure there are no explosives in the car." The man said the embassy was evacuated but declined to say how many staff were on site at the time. A car crashed into the front gates of the US Embassy in Canberra. Police are inspecting the contents of the boot. He was going too fast and rammed into the car 撞上 in front. The thieves rammed their truck into the jeweller's window. maim and ram: maim [meim] vb (tr) I. 重伤. 致残.
to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or
animal). To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the
use of a limb or other part of the body. Poor drivers using the bulk of their "battering ram" to maim others should be prosecuted.. II. to make defective. To make imperfect or defective; impair. Teen maimed in home-made bomb blast: A teenager suffered horrific injuries when a home-made bomb exploded in north Queensland on Sunday. The 15-year-old boy bore the brunt of the blast, which happened after he and another teenager decided to experiment with explosive household substances at a Mackay home about 3pm. Police say the 15-year-old suffered severe injuries to his hand, face, chest and throat. The other boy, 14, wasn't hurt as he was out of the room when the device went off. They were wrapping up some low-level explosive material into insulation tape with a view to ( with an eye/view to doing something 想着, 打算着 with the intention of doing something. I came to this school with a view to getting a degree. The mayor took office with an eye to improving the town. ) throwing it on the ground and creating that explosion. 'Even though it is low-level stuff and it's readily available around the household it can have catastrophic results. Police said no parents were at the home when the explosion occurred. The injured boy remains in the Mackay Hospital after surgeons tried to rebuild his hand on Sunday night. wedge someone or something (in) between people or things 硬塞进 to work someone or something into a tiny space between people or things. The
usher wedged us in between two enormously fat people, and we were all
very uncomfortable. They wedged in the package between Jane and the
wall. We had to wedge Timmy between Jed and the side of the car. cramp noun 抽筋. a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement: Several runners needed treatment for cramp (US cramps) and exhaustion. I've got cramp in my foot. stomach cramps 胃抽搐: pains in the lower stomach caused by a woman's period. verb. to limit someone, especially to prevent them from enjoying a full life: Worry and lack of money cramp the lives of the unemployed. crimple = crumple I. 揉成一团. 乱堆在一起. If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. She crumpled the paper in her hand. The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision. She crumpled up her coffee cup. Nancy crumpled up the note and threw it in the bin. His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud. to become, or cause something to become, full of folds that are not equal in size 起皱. : This shirt crumples easily. II. If someone crumples, they collapse, for example when they have received a shock. If someone crumples, they fall to the ground suddenly: The bullet hit him and he crumpled into a heap on the floor. His body crumpled. He immediately crumpled to the floor. Chance McAllister lay crumpled on the floor. III. If someone's face crumples 苦瓜脸, 脸皱成一团, they suddenly look very disappointed or as if they want to cry. Her face crumpled with laughter 脸挤成一团. She faltered, and then her face crumpled once more. crush I. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: The package had been badly crushed in the post. Add three cloves of crushed garlic. His arm was badly crushed in the car accident. II. to press paper or cloth so that it becomes full of folds and is no longer flat: My dress got all crushed 皱在一起, 皱巴巴的 in my suitcase. III. If people are crushed against other people or things, they are pressed against them: Tragedy struck when several people were crushed to death in the crowd. crumble 跌落 I. If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl. II. If an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off. The high- and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling. The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour. Britain's coastline stretches 4000 kilometres and much of it is crumbling away. III. If something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end. Their economy crumbled under the weight of sanctions. Twitter was rife with rumours about the regime crumbling. It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble. Opposition more or less crumbled away. IV. If someone crumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope. Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town. He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble 服输, 认输, 放弃抵抗 under pressure. V. A crumble is a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar. ...apple crumble. trample I. To trample on someone's rights or values or to trample them means to deliberately ignore or destroy them. They say loggers are destroying rain forests and trampling on 践踏, 践踏人权 the rights of natives. [VERB + on] Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. They do not want to see the good name of their club trampled 踩在脚下, 任意践踏 underfoot. II. If someone is trampled, they are injured or killed by being stepped on by animals or by other people. Many people were trampled 踩踏 in the panic that followed. Thousands of victims perished, trampled underfoot. III. If someone tramples something or tramples on it, they step heavily and carelessly on it and damage it. They don't want people trampling the grass 踩踏草地, 踩踏, 脚踩, pitching tents or building fires. ...half-ripe apples that were being trampled underfoot by the fighting men. Please don't trample on the azaleas. There was a smell of trampled grass and earth. crumple I. [intransitive/transitive] to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms messy folds, or to be crushed in this way. I quickly crumpled up the letter and shoved it in my pocket. The front section of the car had crumpled in the collision. II. [intransitive] to fall to the ground suddenly, with your body, legs, and arms bent, because you are injured, sick, or upset. He crumpled in a heap at our feet. III. [intransitive] if your face crumples, you suddenly look very unhappy or disappointed. crimp 钳制 American informal to prevent something from increasing or developing. regulations that have crimped imports. II. to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it. a. to make shapes like small folds in your hair using heat from a special tool. noun. I. a small fold in something, made by pressing or squeezing. a. a shape like a small fold in your hair, made using heat from a special tool. put a crimp in to adversely affect someone or something He didn't have a brainwave 突发奇想 ( 脑电波 a sudden very good idea. ) in life. So, it might have put a crimp in his success. brainwave (UK) = brainstorm (US) If you have a brainwave, you suddenly have a clever idea. In 1990 she had a brainwave that changed her life. put a crimp in/on something to prevent something from happening or developing Power cuts are threatening to put a crimp in Christmas. cripple I. to make someone physically disabled, especially unable to walk. a. informal to make a part of someone's body very painful, especially when they walk. These shoes are crippling me. II. to damage something severely, or to prevent it from working properly. The war had crippled the country's economy. corral [kəˈrɑːl] I. 圈起来. to move horses, cows etc into a corral. To place inside of a corral. After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner. II. mainly journalism to move people into a place and stop them from leaving it. a. to organize a group of people and persuade them to do something. We were corralled into helping him. III. 收起来. 收敛. To capture or round up. The
lawyer frantically tried to corral his notes as his briefcase fell
open. Between us, we managed to corral the puppy in the kitchen. n. 围栏. 圈. 猪圈(pigsty a pen or enclosure for a pig or pigs. a very dirty or untidy house or room.). an enclosed space where horses, cows etc are kept temporarily. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama. corral [ko'ra:l] n. An enclosure for confining livestock. v. To drive into and hold in a corral. corral someone or something 围起来, 圈起来 Fig. to herd someone or something into a corral or other enclosed space. It took the cowboys two hours to corral the mustangs. The nursery school teacher herded the kids off the playground and corraled them in the classroom. He hunkers ( to squat; crouch. hunker down to stay in a place or situation Members
of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the issue. It had
been raining since early morning, a perfect day to hunker down behind
the computer and get some work done. I hunkered down to my chores躬身去做, hoping to get them done before noon. If you want to get a good grade on that report, you'd better hunker down to it. Jeff hunkered down on the pavement and watched the world go by. ) on the upper eastside - in a suite at the Carlyle Hotel, making a last effort to corral votes ( corral [ko'ra:l] n. An enclosure for confining livestock. v. To drive into and hold in a corral. corral someone or something 圈起来 Fig. to herd someone or something into a corral or other enclosed space. It took the cowboys two hours to corral the mustangs. The nursery school teacher herded the kids off the playground and corraled them in the classroom. ) for Canberra's tilt ( I. a. 倾斜度 An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: adjusting the tilt of a writing table. b. A sloping surface, as of the ground. II. a. 趋势, 倾向. 偏向 A tendency to favor one side in a dispute: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings. b. An implicit preference; a bias: "pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press". tilt to something 斜向, 歪向 to lean or slant toward something or in a particular direction. The picture tilts to the left. Her head was tilted to the left because she was trying to see around the corner. (at) full pelt/steam/tilt/speed/throttle (informal) as fast as possible He was going full pelt down the motorway but he still didn't make it to the airport in time. ) at one of five non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. dragoon [drəˈɡuːn] I. A dragoon was a soldier in old European armies. Dragoons usually fought on horseback. II. If
someone dragoons you into doing something that you do not want to do,
they persuade you to do it even though you try hard not to agree. ...the history professor who had dragooned me into taking the exam. Her husband had also been dragooned into the excursion. corral [kəˈræl] I. to move horses, cows, etc. into a corral. II. mainly journalism to move people into a place and stop them from leaving it. III. to organize a group of people and persuade them to do something. We were corralled into helping him. Citizens across China are being corralled into cinemas to watch a propaganda film extolling the Communist Party and Xi Jinping, as an intensifying personality cult around the 64-year-old leader hits the big screen. extol [ɪkˈstoʊl] 吹嘘, 吹捧
If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically. to
praise someone or something in a very enthusiastic way. The report extolled the virtues of Internet technology. Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato. They kept extolling my managerial skills. You're in charge of corralling ( corral [kəˈrɑ:l] I. to move horses, cows etc into a corral. II. 召集. 聚起来. 汇集. mainly journalism to move people into a place and stop them from leaving it. a. to organize a group of people and persuade them to do something. We were corralled into helping him.) the cancer patients. It's not the most glamorous duty in the world.
