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用法学习: 1. Mr Goddard has simple advice for people looking to invest in apartments. "Do not purchase off the plan. Don't buy over three floors if you can help it because there is no home warranty insurance to turn to if the builder disappears, which they usually do," he said. "Try and find something not less than 10 years old on the basis that if there are building defects 有缺陷, they will have surfaced and been remediated in that 10 year period." And for those who have purchased off the plan, Mr Goddard said to encourage your Owners Corporation to undertake a building survey to see if there are defects. "If there are, don't be afraid. Purchasers are comfortable with buildings that have defects that are in control. It's the being ambushed 突然袭击, 措手不及 that's the problem," he said. on that (or this) score 在那件事上, 在那方面, 就那一方面来说 so far as that (or this) is concerned. You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern. used for referring to something that has just been mentioned. We wanted to attract new recruits, and on that score, the campaign has been successful. I became pregnant easily. At least I've had no problems on that score. If someone you know has cancer, don't let worry on this score stop you from visiting them. "my priority was to blend new faces into the team and we have succeeded on that score". on this/that subject, as/so far as this/that is/was concerned, in this/that respect, In that department, about this/that, on this/that matter, as regards this/that. "there were no complaints on that score". in that department 就这一点来说: He needs to communicate more clearly. And, in that department, Gibbs isn't helpful. He's often unresponsive and sometimes hostile to the press. His adversarial barking 敌对似的咆哮, 大喊大叫 has only heightened tensions with a press that was once lampooned for fawning over his boss. adversarial [ˌædvɜrˈseriəl] If you describe something as adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizations who are opposing each other. involving people arguing with or opposing each other. an adversarial legal system. In our country there is an adversarial relationship between government and business. ...an adversarial legal system. A well-placed Republican insider said: 'This is the most intense campaign and you have to surround yourself with experienced people. She does not qualify in that department. She's not a political person. 2. burn one's candle at both ends to work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night and so get very little rest. If you burn the candle at both ends, you try to do too many things in too short a period of time so that you have to stay up very late at night and get up very early in the morning to get them done. To work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind. She has been burning her candle at both ends lately, trying to put it together on time. nowhere to be seen/in sight/to be found The children were nowhere in sight. The papers were nowhere to be found. nowhere near not in any way: The operation had already been going on for eight hours, and it was nowhere near finished. God's own country script: You forgot your big coat. I'm not taking it. Well, don't come crying to me when you freeze your arse off 冻僵, 冷得要死, 冻死. I won't. At least have these. And don't go mental on that damn bike. Stinks of piss 尿骚味. You doing any work today, gypsy, or what? 3. hand sanitiser 洗手液. free-flowing I. Something that is free-flowing is able to move without anything stopping it: free-flowing rivers. free-flowing 顺畅的, 无阻碍的 traffic. II. happening or done in a continuous and natural way: a free-flowing discussion, a free-flowing 流畅的 style of playing the piano. III. easily available in large amounts: There was free-flowing champagne at the party. suppository [səˈpɑzɪˌtɔri]: a drug in the form of a small block that is put inside the rectum or vagina to treat a medical condition. A suppository is a solid dosage form that is inserted into the rectum (rectal suppository), vagina (vaginal suppository), or urethra (urethral suppository), where it dissolves or melts and exerts local or systemic [sɪˈstemɪk] ( I. Systemic means affecting the whole of something. The economy is locked in a systemic crisis. II. Systemic chemicals or drugs are absorbed into the whole of an organism such as a plant or person, rather than being applied to one area. ) effects. Suppositories are used to deliver medications that act both systemically 全身的 [sɪˈstemɪk] and locally 局部的. A suppository is another way to deliver a drug. It's a small, round or cone-shaped object that you put in your body, often into your bottom. Once it's inside, it melts or dissolves and releases its medication. Suppositories may not be the most pleasant product you'll ever use. Medicine can get into your body in a few different ways. You can swallow a pill, drink a liquid, or get a shot. A suppository is another way to deliver a drug. It's a small, round or cone-shaped object that you put in your body, often into your bottom. Once it's inside, it melts or dissolves and releases its medication. Suppositories may not be the most pleasant product you'll ever use. But they can make it easier to take medicine that you can't swallow or that your stomach or intestines wouldn't absorb well. Winter solstice [ˈsɑlstɪs] 冬至: The winter solstice, hiemal solstice or hibernal solstice, also known as midwinter, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. At the pole, there is continuous darkness or twilight around the winter solstice. Its opposite is the summer solstice. 4. dunny [ˈdʌni] I. SCOTTISH an underground passage or cellar, especially in a tenement. II. INFORMAL AUSTRALIAN/NZ a toilet. butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth Be overly coy or demure; be insincere. She looked quite innocent, as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but we knew better. used when someone looks as if they would never do anything wrong, although you feel they might. used for saying that someone looks as if they are very good and would never do anything wrong, although in fact they would Tommy looked as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. I. The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, he or she really is untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited). II. (idiomatic) The identified person is prim and proper 公事公办的, standoffish 冷酷无情的, cool, or dispassionate( prim and proper (idiomatic) prudish, straight-laced. Having very traditional, morally conservative beliefs and behavior. I've never dated someone who is so prim and proper before. I'm not sure how he's going react when he meets my family! She's so prim and proper that I bet she's never even jaywalked before.). Kevin Spacey: His lawyers have denied the allegations as "patently [ˈpeɪt(ə)ntli] false," (obviously. in a way that is so obvious that no one could disagree a patently unfair law. patently clear/false/obvious/wrong: It was patently obvious that she was lying. he was patently bored. patent [ˈpeɪt(ə)nt] [ˈpæt(ə)nt] noun. an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so. In 1878, Edison received a patent for his phonograph. a. relating to patents or protected by a patent. a patent application. a patent printing process. ) describing the encounter as "mutual and consensual flirtation, nothing more."  5. portly [ˈpɔːtli] I. (especially of a man) rather fat. "a portly little man with a bowler hat". stout, plump, fat, overweight, heavy, corpulent, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, of ample build, ample, well upholstered, well padded, broad in the beam, rotund, roly-poly, round, rounded, stocky, bulky. II. of a stately or dignified appearance and manner. "he was a man of portly presence". Voluptuous 丰满的 Heavy set, stocky A stocky person has a body that is broad, solid, and often short. big burly guy (A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles. He was a big, burly man.). Impostor syndrome 自我怀疑 (also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud". Despite external evidence of their competence, those experiencing this phenomenon remain convinced that they are frauds, and do not deserve all they have achieved. Individuals with impostorism incorrectly attribute their success to luck, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent than they perceive themselves to be. While early research focused on the prevalence among high-achieving women, impostor syndrome has been recognized to affect both men and women equally. 6. be out of your head to be unable to think clearly, especially because of having taken drugs or drunk too much alcohol. Joey was lying on the floor, out of his head on vodka. keep one's head to remain calm. off the top of your head from the knowledge you have in your memory: "What's the capital of Mauritania?" "I don't know off the top of my head, but I could go and look it up." loopy I. Having loops. A loopy rollercoaster. II. (slang) Idiotic, crazy or drunk. dandelion [ˈdænd(ə)lˌaɪən] 蒲公英 A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows. discount I. 排除可能性. to decide that something or someone is not worth considering or giving attention: You shouldn't discount the possibility of him coming back. II. to decide that something or someone is not worth consideration or attention: He discounted fears about 不屑, 否认, 认为不值得一提 computer programming problems involving the year 2000 as exaggerated. rabble-rouser 煽动闹事的人 someone who speaks to a group of people and encourages them to behave in a violent way, usually in order to gain political power. a person who makes speeches that make people excited or angry, usually intentionally in order to make them act in a particular way. A rabble-rouser is a clever speaker who can persuade a group of people to behave violently or aggressively, often for the speaker's own political advantage. Johnson was unpopular with the management because he was a well-known rabble-rouser. demagogue [ˈdeməˌɡɑɡ] 煽动情绪的人 a person, especially a political leader, who wins support by exciting the emotions of ordinary people rather than by having good or morally right ideas. firebrand If you describe someone as a firebrand, especially someone who is very active in politics, you mean that they are always trying to make people take strong action. ...his reputation as a young firebrand. incendiary [ɪnˈsendiˌeri] adj. Incendiary weapons or attacks are ones that cause large fires. Five incendiary devices were found in her house. ...incendiary attacks on shops. noun. An incendiary is an incendiary bomb. A shower of incendiaries struck the Opera House. 7. After hearing that, my mind has gone to dark places 思想开始放飞了. dark I. Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour. II. Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen. Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning. ...dark threats. 'Something's wrong here,' she said darkly. They shake their heads and mutter darkly. III. If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted. Their dark humor never failed to astound him. Nina took a dark pleasure in being the cause of tension. The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself. Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones. IV. If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. He had dark, curly hair. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern. If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin. He's gorgeous – tall and dark. He was a slim, darkly handsome young man. V. A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead. This was the darkest period of the war. A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system. ...the dark recesses of the mind. a shot/stab in the dark 瞎猜, 盲目瞎猜 an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is. a guess that you make without having any facts or ideas to support it It was a wild shot in the dark, but it turned out to be exactly right. Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark. pitch-dark = pitch-black It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing. leap in the dark If you take a leap in the dark or a leap into the unknown, you do something without having any previous experience in that activity or knowledge of it. Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark. Once more he's making a leap into the unknown without a plan. before dark 天黑之前 If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins. They'll be back well before dark. 7. pithy [ˈpɪθi] a pithy statement or piece of writing is short and very effective. A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. His pithy advice to young painters was, 'Above all, keep your colours fresh.' Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue. Emily Bronte said it best when she wrote pithily: 'Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.' a pithy 简短有力的 retort. How will Abby respond? Will it be with a pithy statement about the stars? A reference to what is probably the only constellation (Orion) she knows? 前外交部长新工作: The opposition's foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong said Ms Bishop had been appointed because of her global network of contacts. "Not only doesn't it pass the pub test 不符合常识, 大多数都不认可, 一般常识 ( In Australia, the Pub Test is a measurement of your general knowledge of current events, politics and sport. Australian term, often used by the media, to describe the collective opinion of the everyday Australians to the conduct and reputation of public figures such as elected officials and celebrities, or to current events. In many cases "the pub test" is a device employed by journalists to invoke the "temperature" of an issue among the general public, without actually engaging with members of the public. In other cases, journalists may canvas the patrons of a pub in order to elicit public opinion, while also providing a humorous flavour to their story by including quotes from or footage of inebriated patrons. The general consensus is that deputy prime minister's decision to leave his wife and children for a young woman on his staff, failed the 'pub test' among most Australians.), it looks on the face of it like another breach of the ministerial standards," Senator Wong told ABC News today. She said Palladium had profited more than $500 million from decisions made when Ms Bishop was foreign minister.

 Line of Duty S2E1: 1. You always wanted to try the place. I got you out in false pretences (on/under false pretenses by pretending that a certain condition or circumstance was true. if you get something under false pretences, you get it by deceiving people. If you do something under false pretences, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions. I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences. Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences. He was accused of obtaining money under false pretences. The loan was obtained on/under false pretenses. abandon all/any pretence 卸下所有伪装, 卸下面具 pretence of doing something By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested. pretence that… 没法装了, 装不下去了, 演不下去了 She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him. pretence (to something) a woman with some pretence to beauty. I make no pretence to being 装作 an expert on the subject. by/under/on false pretences 靠伪装 by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences. call off/abandon a search 放弃搜索: Bad weather forced the rescuers to abandon their search. disguise I. 掩藏. 掩饰. 掩盖. to hide something such as your feelings or intentions. He didn't disguise his bitterness about what had happened. a thinly disguised attempt to embarrass the prime minister. II. [often passive] to make changes in the way that someone looks so that other people will not recognize them. be disguised as someone/something 伪装为: She arrived at his home disguised as a man. be disguised in something: The intruders were disguised in post office uniforms. disguise yourself as/in something 伪装为: The soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary civilians. a. to make something look, sound, or seem like something else. little tape recorders disguised as cigarette packets. penetrate someone's disguise 看破伪装, 看穿伪装, 看透, 识破 to see who someone really is, although they are dressed or behaving in a way meant to trick you. a blessing in disguise 因祸得福, 塞翁失马, 焉知非福 something that seems to cause problems, but that you later realize is a good thing. Losing my job turned out to be a blessing in disguise.)? Is that it? I didn't detect any pressing 紧迫的, 迫不得已的, 必须的 reason for keeping up appearances. I'm their boss. And picking up the bill 埋单, 买单 - that really took the prize = take the cake ( prize ( noun Price [praɪs] and prize [praɪz]) I. something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work: The critics' prize for best film was won by Marc Abbott for "Belly Laugh". I won a prize in the raffle. The first (= main) prize 一等奖 is a week for two in Miami. The prize money 奖金 for winning Wimbledon has been increased by 12.5 per cent. A prize animal, flower, or vegetable is one that has won or deserves to win a prize in a competition because it is of very good quality: a prize bull. a prize marrow. II. something important and valuable that is difficult to achieve or get. used to describe something that is a very good or important example of its type: prize assets Some prize idiot (= extremely foolish person) forgot to lock the door. The prize would be her hand in marriage. III. You can refer to someone or something as a prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance. With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize. verb. I. 当成宝贝的. to think that someone or something is very valuable or important: In parts of Asia this plant is prized for its medicinal qualities. I prize that intimacy above everything. Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality. Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors. His Fender Stratocaster remains one of his most prized possessions. II. UK also prise, US also pry 撬开 to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point; to separate things using force: I prized the lid off with a spoon. The window had been prized open with a jemmy. She couldn't prize his fingers apart to get the key. If you prize something open or prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface. He tried to prize the dog's mouth open. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials. He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers. prize sth out of sb to get something from someone with difficulty, especially information or money. If you prize something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him. He's so secretive - you'll have a hard time prizing 撬开嘴 any information out of him. no prizes for guessing sth mainly UK something you say when it is very easy to guess something: No prizes for guessing where Daniel is. keep your eye on the prize (take your eyes off the prize) This means that you should keep your focus on achieving a positive end result. keep (one's) eye on the ball 专注, 聚精会神, 全神贯注 To keep oneself very focused on something. Despite its wording, the phrase does not have to refer to baseball or another ball game. I graduated in just three years because I was able to keep my eye on the ball and prioritize my studies above all else.)! For my benefit, was it?

Line of duty S2E2, S2E3, S2E4: 1. I've had to disclose the situation at work. Our situation? No, no, just the money. Now the whole world knows our business 我们的事. No, no. Just one executive officer, in confidence. A top man. In fact, this particular officer thinks very highly of me so I can see things getting a lot better. How so? If I was to put myself forward for promotion, when this case is finished. This particular officer more or less tipped me the wink. Right. A promotion's no small thing, love. Pay rise. Bigger pension. We need to be clear about a few things first. I'll say it again, I am deeply sorry for having not consulted you 擅自决定, 没有和你商量 (run by, check with) about the finances( run something by/past somebody [transitive] to tell someone about an idea or plan so that they can give you their opinion. You'd better run it by your manager first. check with someone (about something) 咨询 to ask someone about something. To consult or confer with someone about something. I'm the lead person on this campaign, so please check with me before making any big decisions. Check with Harold if you have any questions about this case. You should check with the concierge about the bus to the airport. Please check with your agent. check on somebody/something I. to make sure that someone or something is safe, is in a satisfactory state, or is doing what they should be doing. Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids?  My neighbour comes in once a week to check on things and feed the fish. II. to try to find out if something is true or correct He wanted to check on the girl's story. consult I.to go to someone for information or advice consult somebody. If the pain continues, consult your doctor. consult somebody about something Have you consulted your lawyer about this? consult with somebody (about/on something) Consult with your physician about possible treatments. II. [transitive, intransitive] to discuss something with someone to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision consult somebody. You shouldn't have done it without consulting me. consult somebody about/on something I expect to be consulted about major issues. consult with somebody (about/on something) I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. III. [transitive] consult something 查了, 查询了 to look in or at something to get information synonym refer to He consulted the manual.  ). It was a mistake. I just wanted to surprise you. 2. Normal practice is that the interviewee be questioned by an officer at least one rank superior 高一级的, 高一阶的, 高阶的. However in this case that cannot happen, so Chief Constable Lightwater of the East Midlands Constabulary has kindly agreed to sit in as an observer. Is that all right with you and the ACPO? I'm ready. Let's get on with it. 3. I'm delighted that significant progress is being made. The net is closing in 收网(The legal net closing in on Donald Trump. The net closes. It's a literal phrase which can be used figuratively. The nets used by, say, commercial fishermen, can be closed by bring the two sides or two ends together. When law enforcement agencies attempt to snare a suspect, one can sometimes say the net closes. When an individual or group or nation is, or feels itself to be, trapped, one can speak of a net closing. The locution used when the closure has yet to take place is often something like, "the net is closing in on...." I can't swear to it, but I'm sure some historians, possibly even Churchill, have summarized the period in the European war from November 1943 to May 1945 as "the net closes." "It is a huge breakthrough for us and we believe it will serve as a deterrent and message to would-be smugglers that the net is closing in on their operations," police spokesperson Col Vish Naidoo told the BBC. ). I believe you. 4. Steve, I want you to contact Denton and her rep. Tell her I want her in here on a Reg 15. Any prevarication ( prevaricate [prɪˈverɪˌkeɪt] to avoid saying or doing something because you want to cause a delay or hide the truth. If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. British ministers continued to prevaricate. After months of prevarication, the political decision had at last been made. ), you arrest her. I'm telling you. She'll be wishing she never messed with you by the time we're through with her. Sir. Sure you're OK? Wounded pride 自尊心受伤害, 自尊心受挫, 打击自信心, that's all. I'll give you a lift home. Thanks, but it's best you don't. 5. She's a little princess, I bet. Aren't they all? I bet you get your own way 随心所欲, 想干啥就干啥, don't you? I bet you do. Lived here long? A year. No, it's probably closer to 18 months. Easy to lose track. This place is very cosy. I had somewhere I just had to downsize. I'm sorry, boss, I'm probably interrupting something. I'm not sparkling company( adj I. Sparkling drinks are slightly fizzy. ...a glass of sparkling wine. ...a new lightly sparkling drink. II. If a company is described as having sparkling figures or sparkling results, it has performed very well and made a lot of money. performing very well. Top retailer Marks & Spencer has romped in with another set of sparkling 令人欣喜的, 欣欣向荣的 results. Top retailer Marks & Spencer has romped in with another set of sparkling results. III. 活泼的. lively, intelligent, and witty He is sparkling and versatile in front of the camera. He is known for his sparkling wit. ). I've got a lot on my plate. Thanks for the wine. It was a nice thought. Why don't I go and have a word? No, um, please don't. A couple of minutes, she always turns it down. 6. That is a matter of great sensitivity. It's the right thing to do to keep a lid on it. Who were they? I'd rather not say, sir, I'm still gathering information. There's those two plus Akers. And Denton, of course. Of course, there may be others, sir, involved in the conspiracy, others yet to be identified. Very good. Being indiscreet for a moment, you could be looking at a promotion here, Ted assuming you want it. It's a team effort, sir. Oh, none of that false modesty 别假谦虚了(false modesty [ˈmɑdəsti] behaviour in which a person pretends to have a low opinion of their own abilities or achievements. Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering. Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due rather than display false modesty. He shows great pride in his work and has no false modesty about his success. modesty I. the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful Peel shrugs off the attention with characteristic modesty. false modesty 假意推让, 虚情假意 (=pretending to be modest). Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due 该得的奖赏 rather than display false modesty. II. behavior, especially by women, that is designed to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people. a. a feeling of being shy or embarrassed about other people seeing your body. modesty forbids/prevents me from doing something used for saying that you do not want to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities. Modesty prevents me from saying what the result was. humblebrag noun. I. 名义上谦虚, 实际上吹嘘. An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off. a statement that purports to be self-effacing but in fact reveals a person's wealth or importance. a statement on social media in which you pretend to be modest but which you are really using as a way of telling people about your success or achievements. It's not just celebrities minor to major filling up bandwidth with humblebrags – we're all prone to it. II. A person who makes spurious statements in order to gain the moral high ground. verb. To make a humblebrag. braggard = braggart [ˈbræɡərt] Someone who brags a lot. self-effacing [ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] 低调的, 不张扬的, 不事张扬的 adjective a self-effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements. Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved. ...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats. ). Denise said to come straight in. Absolutely. It's a shame you can't appear in front of camera, but stick around for the press conference. Press conference, sir? What did I say about false modesty? This is the breakthrough we've been desperate for. If you'll excuse us, Ted? Sir. Sorry to keep you 让你久等. Dr Kaur will see you now, and then the burns specialist will come and have a look at your hands.