用法学习: 1. baloney [bəˈləʊni] I. foolish or deceptive talk; nonsense. If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong. [mainly US, informal, disapproval] "I don't buy it—it's all a load of baloney 胡说八道, 一派胡言". That's a bunch of baloney if you ask me. Meanwhile, Kevin Rudd has hit out at "baloney" suggestions that Queensland was solely responsible for Labor's federal election loss. II. North American variant of bologna. 谷歌: "We will conduct an internal investigation of this issue and make appropriate improvements to our systems to help prevent or minimize future recurrence 再次发生," the company said. "We will provide a detailed report of this incident once we have completed our internal investigation."
热情, 激情: passion I. a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion: Football arouses a good deal of passion among its fans. At school, his early interest in music developed into an abiding passion. Politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions. a powerful emotion such as love or anger. She spoke with great passion about the plight of the refugees. abiding [əbaɪdɪŋ] 永远的 永远存在的, 永远如初的, 始终如一的 An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time. He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft. One of my abiding memories of him is of his singing to a small private party. The folk-song world was another of his abiding interests. passions run high 激情高涨, 热情膨胀, 高亢激情 (=people become very angry, upset, etc.): Passions run high when marriages break up and children are involved. a passion for sth an extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc.. a strong enthusiasm or interest. something that produces a strong enthusiasm or interest in you. Football has always been one of his passions. He and his wife shared a passion for classical music. Anton has a consuming passion for science fiction. crime of passion a serious crime, often murder, which is committed because the person feels a strong emotion, usually jealousy. From the crime scene it appears to be very much a crime of passion. passions very powerful feelings: Touch a man's property and his passions are immediately aroused. passionate I. showing or expressing strong beliefs, interest, or enthusiasm. She has sometimes been criticized for her passionate opposition to abortion. He has a passionate interest in music. passionate about: She was passionate about flying. a. showing or expressing powerful emotions. a passionate outburst of anger. II. involving or affected by very strong feelings of sexual excitement. a passionate embrace. 热情拥抱, 激情拥抱. their passionate affair 热情似火, 激情四溢. enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm] I. [uncountable] the feeling of being very interested in something or excited by it. a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it: One of the good things about teaching young children is their enthusiasm. After the accident he lost his enthusiasm 激情不再, 失去热情 for the sport. I just can't work up 打不起兴趣来, 提不起兴趣 (= start to feel) any enthusiasm for the whole project. His enthusiasm more than compensates for his lack of experience. Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm. She thanked the staff for their dedication and enthusiasm. She has boundless energy and enthusiasm 无限激情. It's strange, but I can't work up any enthusiasm for going on this trip. enthusiasm for: His enthusiasm for music has stayed strong throughout his 23 years in radio. dampen someone's enthusiasm 打击积极性, 削弱激情, 打击热情 (=reduce it): The defeat did not dampen the enthusiasm of the home team. a. [countable] an activity or subject that you are interested in and excited about. a subject or activity that interests you very much: One of his greatest enthusiasms was yoga. fire someone with enthusiasm to make someone feel very enthusiastic. with much excitement/sadness/enthusiasm etc. while feeling very excited, sad, enthusiastic, etc. The idea was greeted with much enthusiasm. It was with much sadness that we received the news. unflagging [ʌnˈflæɡɪŋ] 永不气馁的, 从不气馁的
not changing or becoming weaker. If you describe something such as
support, effort, or enthusiasm as unflagging, you mean that it does not
stop or get less as time passes. [approval] He
was sustained by the unflagging support of his family. ...unflagging
optimism. The book is not one word too long and its narrative pace is
unflagging. His unflagging enthusiasm was an inspiration for all of us. flag I. [intransitive] 浓情转淡, 热情消散, 热情变淡. 激情消失 激情不再 (go off the boil, go through a lull, fizzle out. jaded. fizzle out to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way: They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.) to become tired or weak, or to begin to lack enthusiasm. After a long day, his energy flagged. The conversation was flagging until the mention of her name. II. [transitive] to mark something so that you will be able to find it again. I flagged any words I didn't know. diminish to reduce or be reduced in size or importance: The threat of inflation is diminishing. A single-payer system would diminish the bureaucratic cost of health care. I don't want to diminish 贬低成就 her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. These memories will not be diminished by time. What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes. We've seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months. 雨势, 风势 减弱的用词: Friday's rain won't be near as potent 雨大, 强势的 or expansive. Scattered areas of light showers will continue through late afternoon before fading completely away around sunset. abate 雨势减弱: to become less strong: The storm/wind/rain has started to abate. The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating. abate [ə'beit] vb I. 减弱, 消停, 减轻. unabated. adj. 不消停的. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. the storm has abated. To abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. The storm has abated. II. (tr) Law
a. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance). To put an end to. b.
to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action). c. to annul (a writ). To
make void. rebate 减少. n. A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an
amount given in payment. a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or
paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount. tr.v. I. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill. II. To lessen; diminish. unabating 气势如虹的, 气势不减的, 不消停的, 不曾减弱的 [ˌʌnəˈbeɪtɪŋ] not lessening in strength. abate [əˈbeɪt] 减弱 to gradually become less serious or extreme The fighting shows no sign of abating. with bated breath 屏息静气, 耐心等待 If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. [formal] Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. We listened with bated breath
to Grandma's stories of her travels. While the world was waiting with
bated breath to see the first photo of baby Sussex, it didn't seem to be
on the minds of the Cambridges' social media team. subside [səb'saɪd] I. If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. The pain had subsided during the night 疼痛减轻. The pain should subside in an hour or two. By morning the storm had subsided. Catherine's sobs finally subsided. II. If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. Violence has subsided following two days of riots. III. If
the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a
lower level. if a building subsides, it becomes damaged because the land
it is on has sunk. Does that mean the whole house is subsiding下沉? IV. If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down. Local officials say the flood waters have subsided 消退, 洪水褪去. subsidize [sʌbsɪdaɪz] I. If a government or other authority subsidizes something, they pay part of the cost of it. Around
the world, governments have subsidized the housing of middle and
upper-income groups. At the moment they are existing on pensions that
are subsidised by the government. ...heavily subsidized prices for housing, bread, and meat. ...the subsidising of alternative energy sources. ...the federal government's subsidisation of poorer parts of the country. II. If a government subsidizes an industry, they provide money so that the industry can continue. The government continues to subsidize the production of eggs. ...a government decision to subsidise coal mining. ...Scotland's subsidised theatre. ...the subsidization of agriculture. die down 减弱, 消停 if something dies down, it becomes much less noisy, powerful, or active. I waited for the laughter to die down before I spoke. The wind died down during the night. If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense. The rain remained steady though the wind had died down. The controversy is unlikely to die down. Winds die down 风势减弱, rain still a threat as Lane turns away from Hawaii. Torrential rains, heavy winds and dangerously heavy surf battered Hawaii as Hurricane Lane churned toward the Aloha State, causing widespread flooding and prompting residents to take shelter 躲避一下. Lane has weakened 减弱到热带风暴 to a tropical storm,
but authorities warn the threat of torrential rains and flooding
continue. Lane is expected to turn west later in the day, which would lessen the threat to the islands. Almanza said Maui has had about 12 inches of rain and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour within the last 24 hours, which caused landslides, washed out roads and downed power lines. Even so, federal officials said Hawaii residents shouldn't let their guard down 松懈, as torrential rain is expected throughout the next 48 hours. While the rainfall has eased 雨势减弱(ease I. [transitive] to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less severe Sometimes a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain. Colleagues are trying to ease the pressure she is under at work. To relieve or alleviate pain:relieve, ease, deaden... a. [intransitive] to become less severe In the following two weeks tensions eased somewhat. II. 慢慢地, 缓缓地. 轻轻地. [intransitive/ transitive] to move somewhere slowly and carefully ease into/out of/up etc.: She eased into the seat behind the desk. ease yourself: Joseph eased himself off the bed. ease your way: I eased my way through the crowd. a. [transitive] to move something somewhere slowly and carefully ease out of/away from: Monica slowly eased the cork out of the champagne bottle. III. [transitive] to make a rule or punishment less severe. Sanctions 减轻制裁 against the country should be eased. IV. [transitive] to make a process easier. These ideas helped to ease our transition to democracy.
V. [intransitive] if bad weather such as wind or rain eases, it becomes
less strong. VI. [intransitive/transitive] to become more relaxed or
less tight, or to make something do this. Slowly his grip on her shoulder eased. I waited until the child's breathing eased. ease up on: to become less severe toward someone. I wish his supervisor would ease up on him a bit. Government forces appear to be easing up on the rebels. ease off = ease up: if something unpleasant or annoying eases off, it becomes less unpleasant or annoying. If the rain eases off overnight, we'll leave in the morning. The pain should ease off after a couple of hours. They waited nearly four hours for the storm to ease up. ease off I. to go more slowly, especially when you are driving or running fast. Ease off a bit as you go around the bend. II. 工作不要太认真. to give something less effort or energy, especially when you have been working very hard If she doesn't ease off(/up) at work, she'll make herself sick. ease someone's mind 宽心, 宽慰 to make someone feel worried. to stop someone from worrying: If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you. ease out to make someone leave a job or position without saying anything publicly. Senior party sources say Liddell will be eased out during the next few weeks. ease someone's conscience 减少罪恶感 To cause one to feel less guilty or remorseful (about something). It really eased my conscience to know that the batter I'd accidentally hit in the head was going to be OK. Believe me, there is nothing that will ease your conscience if you drive drunk and get into an accident. I'm sorry, but I had to ease my conscience and confess to my parents that we'd lied to them. ),
runoff and flooding continue in the Hamakua and Hilo districts. Several
major highways and roads remain closed. People are advised to remain
indoors. 天气预报用词: a high of twenty degrees.
a low of -25. 20 percent chance of snow. mainly sunny. sunny with
cloudy periods. record high/low. above/below average temperatures. a few
flurries. 5-day forecast. temperatures are going to drop/dip (go down).
temperatures are going to plunge (rapidly get very cold). temperatures
are going to rise/climb (go up). temperatures are going to soar (rapidly
get very hot). a warm/cold front is moving in (air from another region
is arriving). 天气预报: Temperatures will range from a minimum of 16°C in Richmond and 17°C in the city, with maximum temperatures reaching the high 20s,
with 29 in Richmond and 27 in the city by early afternoon. This summer
promises to be the warmest since 1987. The average minimum for this time
of year is 15°C and the average maximum is 22°C. Humidity will be high
again today, ranging from 80-90% across the metropolitan area, and
possibly for the next 5 or 6 days. Sunrise will be at 5.45 am and the
sun will set at 7.43 pm. The next full moon will be on December 9th. For
those interested in fishing and surfing, windy conditions will prevail all day with winds gusting from the southeast from 10-15 knots, then easing to 10-11 knots by late afternoon. Swells along all Sydney beaches will range from 1 – 1.5 metres. 学习: Sarah: What's the temperature? Jack: It's going to get to nearly 40. In the South of Australia, it's going to be very hot today. Melbourne will reach a top of 38 degrees
while Adelaide will get to 39. In the East, it's a bit cooler. Sydney
will get to a top of 32 while Brisbane will be at 35. Back to you Sarah.
preposterous VS nonsensical VS spurious VS unreasonable:1. tall story 难以置信的, 荒诞的, 让人难以相信的
A tall story is the same as a tall tale. a story or fact that is
difficult to believe. a story or tale that seems unlikely or
unbelievable. Mr
S spun the judge a tall story about mysterious trusts and a dead
American friend, which the judge described as 'frankly preposterous'.
the imaginative tall tales of sailors. After dinner she told me a tall story about her pet. 2. preposterous [prɪˈpɑst(ə)rəs] 莫名其妙的, 说不通的, 荒谬绝伦的, 不合常理的
extremely unreasonable or silly. If you describe something as
preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish. The whole idea was preposterous. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot. The whole idea is preposterous. This is preposterous 说不通了, 荒诞, 荒谬了, 太傻了, 太白痴了 ([prɪpɒstərəs] disapproval
If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is
extremely unreasonable and foolish. extremely unreasonable or silly. The whole idea is preposterous. The whole idea was preposterous. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot. Some prices are preposterously high.). So the law doesn't care how sick this is. Look, bottom line, to a jury, Garret's just an irate ( [aɪˈreɪt] very angry an irate customer. ) father
who confronted the man he thought was sleeping with his stepdaughter.
Even though he's the one that was raping her. Yeah, it's not statutory rape
if they're married. Bet you thought you'd never say that. Hey, Stone, I
looked into those dates you asked me to. Mackenzie's first OB-GYN
appointment was six months after they were married. Which means we can't
prove he married her just to avoid a rape charge. What if he didn't?
What if he really does love her? Then he'd protect her. It's worth a shot 值得一试. 3. nonsensical = non-sensical [nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l] 不知所云的, 没什么意义的
I. [disapproval] having no meaning; making no sense. If you say that something is
nonsensical, you think it is stupid, ridiculous, or untrue. If you say that something is nonsensical, you think it is stupid, ridiculous, or untrue. It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical. There were no nonsensical promises about reviving 复兴 the economy. It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical. There were no nonsensical promises about reviving the economy. "a nonsensical argument". "He would laugh at her soft, nonsensical way of talking". II. ridiculously impractical or ill-advised. "a tax that everyone recognizes was nonsensical 莫名其妙的, 荒谬的". in the neighbourhood of 接近, 大约, 上下, 左右, 在...范围 approximately; about. In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number. "the cost would be in the neighbourhood of three billion dollars". We're hoping to get somewhere in the neighbourhood of £150,000 for our house. He's won in the neighbourhood of four million dollars. Its speed is probably in the neighbourhood of 380mph or even more. no mean feat/achievement/task etc something that is very difficult to do, so that someone who does it deserves to be admired. They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – no mean feat, given the problems many businesses are facing. But
that was no mean achievement. For an immigrant boy this marital
alliance was no mean achievement. Given that there are some 20,000 such
fastenings in a boat of this size, this is no mean feat. In particular
the notion that nurse training is for the young and for women only must
be dispelled; no mean task. In this case it was no mean task. 4. Jack Reacher: Barr, as it turns out, was brutally attacked by fellow inmates while in
police custody and is now in a coma. Reacher meets Barr's defense
attorney, counselor Helen Rodin, the District Attorney's daughter, who
has been saddled with ( saddle someone with something to give someone something that is difficult to deal with. The company was saddled with a huge debt last year. ) the apparently hopeless task
of saving Barr from the death penalty. After Helen reports her findings
about the victims to Reacher, he suggests that the owner of a local
construction company was the intended victim, while the other victims served as a cover-up 掩人耳目. After an apparently spurious [ˈspjuriəs]
( I. 道理不通的. 没道理的. 说不通的. 讲不通的. 没有道理的. something such as a statement that
is spurious is not reasonable or correct because it is not based on
true facts or a sensible way of thinking. A spurious argument or way of
reasoning is incorrect, and so the conclusion is probably incorrect. ...a
spurious framework for analysis. The justification of this chart is
entirely spurious. These figures were often spuriously computed by
selecting particularly favorable sample groups. ...a spuriously
scientific book. a spurious claim/comparison. II. not real or sincere. Something that is spurious seems to be genuine, but is false. He was arrested in 1979 on spurious corruption charges. Quite a lot of allegations of misjustice are spurious. spurious excitement. reasoning [riːzənɪŋ]
Reasoning is the process by which you reach a conclusion after thinking
about all the facts. the process of thinking about something in an
intelligent sensible way in order to make a decision or form an opinion.
It's difficult to understand the judge's reasoning in this case. reasoning behind 背后的道理, 背后的原因: ...the reasoning behind the decision. The reasoning behind this decision appears to be sound. line of reasoning 想法, 思路 (=a way of looking at a problem): That's an interesting line of reasoning. She was not really convinced by this line of reasoning. reason something out to find a successful way of dealing with something by thinking about it. reason with someone 讲道理, 讲理 to try to persuade someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible. It's no use trying to reason with people like that. reason I. to make a particular judgment after you have thought about the facts of a situation in an intelligent and sensible way. reason (that): We reasoned that they would not dare leave before dark. II. [intransitive] to have the ability to think in an intelligent way, make sensible decisions, and form clear arguments. unreasonable
I. not fair. If you say that someone is being unreasonable, you mean
that they are behaving in a way that is not fair or sensible. The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands 不讲理的, 不公平的, having rejected the deal two weeks ago. It was her unreasonable 莫名其妙的 behaviour
which broke up their friendship. It's unreasonable to expect your child
to behave in a caring way if you behave selfishly. We unreasonably
expect near perfect behaviour from our children. Aren't you making unreasonable demands on her time? it is unreasonable to do something: It's extremely unreasonable to expect them to pay so much. not unreasonable: What we are asking is not unreasonable. a. used about bad behavior that you are annoyed about. The evening was spoilt by the unreasonable conduct of 莫名其妙的行为 some members of the audience. II. not sensible (excessive, steep [informal], exorbitant, unfair). An unreasonable decision, action, price, or amount seems unfair and difficult to justify. ...unreasonable increases in the price of petrol. One in four consumers now say water prices are very unreasonable. The price is completely unreasonable (=too high). it is unreasonable to do something 没道理的: It's unreasonable to attempt a project like that without computers.) bar fight, Reacher realizes that someone is attempting to strong-arm 恫吓, 威胁, 强逼 him into dropping his investigation. Reacher is later framed for the murder of the young woman who was paid to instigate 惹起, 挑起 ( to make something start, especially an official process. The leaders of the two factions instigated peace talks. ) the bar-room brawl, but this only motivates him further. Reacher eventually follows up a lead at a shooting range
in the neighboring state of Ohio, owned by former U.S. Marine Corps
Gunnery Sergeant Martin Cash, who will talk only if Reacher will
demonstrate his U.S. Army sniping skills. Still unaware of all these developments, Barr is willing to confess and accept his punishment, fearing that Reacher will mete out ( to give a punishment to someone. The same treatment should be meted out to politicians who break the rules. ) justice if the law does not.
