用法学习: 1. do a solid to do a solid (a favor). Most commonly used in reference to doing one a favour. Otherwise used to refer to a massive turd that David takes in your toilet and films on his phone. Hey man you wanna do me a solid. David I'm sick of you doing a solid in my upstairs toilet! Though the Atlanta dad's Instagram page is private, son Brooks did the world a solid by sharing screenshots on Twitter. 2. The Spy: Explain the significance of this again. I can teach anyone to transmit, to make a bomb, to go undercover. But a true agent has instinct, and that cannot be taught. He either has it or he doesn't. So you gave him the wrong address. An operative should sense that something is wrong, and that he's being watched. But there must be dozens of other windows facing him. And even if he knows this is a test, how could he possibly know that. 3. trait 特性, 特制 a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour. A trait is a particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something has. The 10 Best & Worst Personality Traits Of Virgo Zodiac Sign. What are the personality traits of Australian women? Many of our personality traits are developed during those early months. Creativity is a human trait. His sense of humour is one of his better traits. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait 个性特征 性格特征, 人格特质. What are the distinguishing features 鲜明特征 of Australian women? Let's see how Australian enigmatic women are different from others. The traits detailed in this article cannot represent accurately all Australian women, as they are completely complex and multi-dimensional people. We merely highlighted the good and general traits embedded in their character as part of their national identity and culture. Gaudy 俗气的, 俗艳的 or too casual dressing makes no sense: It's not necessary to dress in the best manner possible, but dressing smart and neat goes a long way. It speaks a lot about a guy's habits and hygiene irrespective of where you belong. However, there are varied responses from women in Australia as to what they would expect their date to be in. One can say for sure, be dressed as good as the girl you are approaching for a date. Do some homework, get some trendy yet cheap dresses from online or garage sales and start hunting. At the end of the day, you would still need a swagger to nail it. 4. dire I. very serious or extreme: These people are in dire need of help. He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent. This decision will have dire consequences for local people. II. mainly UK informal very bad: I thought her latest book was dire! III. Dire refers to situations or events that cause great fear and worry. A dire calamity [kəˈlæməti] ( an event that causes serious damage, or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire. ) causes much suffering. If a family is in dire need, they need immediate help. Dire predictions or warnings tell us that a disaster may happen in the future. If you are trapped between the burning building behind you and the high cliffs in front of you, you might describe yourself as being in dire straits 两边夹击, 进退维艰. go about your business to do the things that you normally do The street was full of people innocently going about their business. to continue doing what you usually do: In spite of last night's terrorist attack, most people seem to be going about their business as if nothing had happened. unbiased [ʌnˈbʌɪəst] 没有倾向的, 不偏颇的, 没有偏见的, 中立的 showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial. "his assessment of the benefits and drawbacks was unbiased". 5. 名人Roxy: From the renovation of her opulent new home to breaking in ( break in someone/something 带新人, 磨新鞋 to train a person to do a new job, to train an animal to behave in an obedient way, or to use something to make it not as new and more comfortable: We will have to break in three new staff members. I'm still breaking in this new pair of running shoes. wear something, typically a pair of new shoes, until it becomes supple and comfortable. Break-in or breaking in, also known as run-in or running in, is the procedure of conditioning a new piece of equipment by giving it an initial period of running, usually under light load, but sometimes under heavy load or normal load. ) a new junior publicist and comparing a model's breasts to raisins(I was known as 'sultana tits' at school so I know how she feels.), here are the four most intense moments from Roxy's new show that are sure to live on in infamy. When Roxy took personal offence to a rogue nose hair protruding from her husband Oliver Curtis' nose. You've got a hair in your nose and you really need to attend to it. The lights, you see, are far too big. "There's a big difference between light bulbs and an orb", Roxy screams at Oliver (which is a fair and just point) and the couple continue to battle it out over the lights for the remainder of the episode. It sounds like all fun and games until Roxy tells the camera that she let go three staff just before Christmas because they were not performing 表现差, saying she's not "in business to make friends". It's Junior Publicist Marlii's first day on the job and her maiden voyage into full-time PR work is not exactly smooth sailing. Roxy sends her scurrying out of ( scurry 小跑着 I. to move fast with small quick steps. When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened. The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover. The rats scurry around, searching for scraps of food in the rubbish. scurry about/ around/off etc.: They were scurrying around like ants. II. to hurry to do something or to get something. The animals scurried for shelter. If people scurry to do something, they do it as soon as they can. Pictures of starving children have sent many people scurrying to donate money. ) the room to fetch the actual item she's pitching ideas for (magnetic lashes) saying "I don't think you can ever brainstorm something without the product, a lesson for you, because you have to touch and feel it to be creative. I'm going to have to work on you." 6. 航空公司倒闭(collapsed, went into receivership): In an interview with French TV channel RMC on Monday, he said: "There are 13,000 passengers who bought their tickets and will need to be repatriated 接回乘客, 撤侨, 接回侨民 (I. to send someone back to the country that is legally their own. If a country repatriates someone, it sends them back to their home country. It was not the policy of the government to repatriate 遣返 genuine refugees. About 300 French hostages are to be repatriated. ...the forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people. II. to send money that you earn in a foreign country back to your own country. If a company repatriates profits that it has made in another country, it brings them back into its home country. Foreign investors are to be allowed to repatriate profits over one billion rupees. ...penalties on the repatriation of profits. ). "On Friday night, I had a meeting with all French airlines and I asked them to play their part in the repatriation. I especially would like to thank Air France for chartering additional flights to Algeria," he said. The airline has received 14 takeover bids. The bids, which could stave off ( If you stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while. to stop something from happening We're still trying to stave off a trade war with the U.S. The reforms were a desperate attempt to stave off defeat. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off. stave in to break something inward The side of the car was staved in from the accident.) a collapse that would put its 1,150 employees out of work, will be considered at a meeting on Friday. Efforts to rescue those stranded passengers could take weeks, according to Djebbari. 7. open season I. 开放季. 狩猎季. the annual period when restrictions on the killing of certain types of wildlife, especially for sport, are lifted. the period in the year when it is legal to hunt particular animals. (close season = mainly US closed season 休渔期, 休猎期 a period of the year in which the hunting of a particular type of animal, for example birds or fish, is not allowed: This is the close season for salmon.) II. a period when all restrictions on an activity, especially on criticizing a particular group, are abandoned. a situation that allows or causes a particular group of people to be treated unfairly. a period of time in which a person or thing is exposed to criticism, attack, or recrimination: Election year is open season on all incumbents. To pass this legislation would be to declare open season 为所欲为, 无所顾忌 on homosexuals. "it's open season on public figures". If you say that it is open season on someone or something 群起而攻之, you mean that a lot of people are currently criticizing or attacking them. It seems to be open season on politicians just now. It was open season on journalists and academics. 8. stray verb I. If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas. Crews stray outside to film the view from the pavement. A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray 乱跑. II. If your mind or your eyes stray, you do not concentrate on or look at one particular subject, but start thinking about or looking at other things. Even with the simplest cases I find my mind straying. She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him. stray adj I. A stray dog or cat has wandered away from its owner's home. A stray dog came up to him. ...a refuge for stray cats. Stray is also a noun. The dog was a stray which had been adopted. II. You use stray to describe something that exists separated from other similar things. An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet. She shrugged a stray lock of hair out of her eyes. 9. white-knuckle 惊险刺激的 I. In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening. An extremely exciting ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white. ...white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster. II. A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening. ...a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic. Season 2 is being billed as having a serious increase in the drama stakes. Hold onto your hats kind of stuff. White knuckle ride, oh-no-she-didn't vibes. hold/hang on your hat 坐稳了: Prepare for a shock! said as a humorous warning that conditions are about to become more difficult or hazardous. Hold on to your hats, everybody—we're about to see what these fireworks can do! Hold on to your hat (and wallet) as the stock market zigs and zags! I completed the data analysis and sent it to the other team for their review. We anticipate some questions and are prepared to answer them. My boss says to me: "Thanks, hold on to your hat." the lowdown 重要的基本信息 (dressing down 批评) the most important facts and information about something. the important or interesting information that you need to know about someone or something. You'd better give me the lowdown on all the candidates. Our fashion editor gives you the lowdown on winter coats for this season. As much as I've tried to avoid it, my mum has given me the lowdown. 10. chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out 极尽折磨之能事, 折磨够了 to defeat (someone) badly. To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly. That district attorney will chew you up and spit you out in the courtroom. Lindsy Lohan: The entertainment industry chewed her up and spat her out, and now she just wants to relax. My parents handled everything the best they could, including their divorce. Maybe, he said. But it still chewed you up and spit you out.
Greta Thuberg: Predictably, the tired, petite Swedish schoolgirl faltered 支支吾吾, 说话打愣, 忘词, losing her train of thought briefly before apologising. For me, that distinctly human moment crystalised 看清楚, 想明白, 渐渐清晰, 越来越明了 ( I. to become definite or easily understood, or to make something definite or easily understood. If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes, it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind. He has managed to crystallise the feelings of millions of ordinary people. Now my thoughts really began to crystallise. ...encouraging the crystallization of new values. It was her trips to South and Central America that crystallized her desire to work on environmental issues. II. If a substance crystallizes, or something crystallizes it, it turns into crystals. Don't stir or the sugar will crystallise. ...a 19th-century technique that actually crystallizes the tin. ...experiments on the crystallisation of glass.) the appeal of Thunberg - a young woman who, distressed at the world's inexorable 不可避免的, 无法停止的, 阻挡不了的, 停不下来的, 阻挡不了的 ( [ɪnˈeksərəb(ə)l] You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing. impossible to stop. the inexorable growth of multinational companies. ...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment. ...his steady, inexorable decline. Spending on health is growing inexorably. The crisis is moving inexorably towards war. ) destruction, was moved to do something about it. Alone, if necessary. She disdains 鄙视 celebrity. She makes no claim to heroism [ˈheroʊˌɪzəm] 否认自己是英雄, 英雄主义. She rebuffs 拒绝 efforts to idolise her. She isn't calculating or preoccupied with 痴迷于, 沉迷于 fame or ego. There is no artifice ( [ˈɑrtɪfɪs] Artifice 花招, 心机 is the clever use of tricks and devices. behavior that is intended to trick someone. a friendly manner, free of artifice. Weegee's photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice.) about her. She speaks plainly, without affectation or embroidery 绣花 [ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri]( I. Embroidery consists of designs stitched into cloth. The shorts had blue embroidery over the pockets. The panel contains an embroidery. II. Embroidery is the activity of stitching designs onto cloth. She learned sewing, knitting and embroidery.). Of course, the marauding [məˈrɔdɪŋ] 到处找茬生是非的人, 惹是生非的, 见人就砍的, 杀红眼的, 四处杀戮的 ( [məˈrɔdɪŋ] going from place to place in order to find people to attack or things to steal or destroy. If you talk about marauding groups of people or animals, you mean they are unpleasant and dangerous, because they wander around looking for opportunities to steal or kill. Marauding gangs of armed men have been looting food relief supplies. ...safe from danger, such as marauding wild animals. marauder 土匪, 盗贼 [mərɔːdər] If you describe a group of people or animals as marauders, you mean they are unpleasant and dangerous, because they wander around looking for opportunities to steal or kill. Numb with terror, she stared at the departing marauders. They were raided by roaming bands of marauders. Authorities in Texas are on the search for a bank robber they have dubbed the "Mummy Marauder." The suspect wrapped white gauze around his face and arms, the FBI said. He also wore a wig and baseball cap. No other information about the robbery was released. bandit 土匪 a thief who attacks travelers, usually with other thieves. Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the rule of law has broken down. This is real bandit country. one-armed bandit = a slot machine. ) swarm 一群 of vitriolic 仇恨的, 充满恨意的 ([ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk] vitriolic language or behavior is cruel and full of hate. If you describe someone's language or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago. They mounted a vitriolic attack against the government. vitriol [ˈvɪtriəl] very severe and cruel criticism. If you refer to what someone says or writes as vitriol, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. The vitriol he hurled at members of the press knew no bounds. He has been no stranger to controversy and vitriol during a tumultuous political career. She poured out a stream of vitriol against her ex-husband.) right-wing climate-change deniers see Thunberg - not how the prophetic ( [prəˈfetɪk] = prophetical [prəˈfetɪk(ə)l] I. 未卜先知的. 预言性质的. describing something that will happen in the future. His words proved oddly prophetic. II. relating to or like a prophet [ˈprɑfɪt]. prophetic powers. ) Zinn envisioned her - but as a tiny, pretentious 假模假式的, 装逼的 zealot [zelət] 狂热分子 who threatens the existing order 打破现有秩序. Their order. Their comforts. Their traditional "way of life". They have denigrated [ˈdenɪˌɡreɪt] 挖苦, 贬低, 贬得一钱不值 ([ˈdenɪˌɡreɪt] to criticize something in a way that shows you think it has no value at all. If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them. They denigrated his work, questioning whether it did anything to confront the problems. ...the denigration of minorities in this country. ) her. To afford all their fuming, sophomoric ( [ˌsɑfəˈmɔrɪk] 幼稚的. 年少无知的. 乳臭未干的. silly in a way that is typical of a child. of or relating to a person who is overconfident with his or her knowledge despite being uninformed Even humour that is puerile or sophomoric requires craft and a nuanced intelligence to get it right. sophomoric humor. An underqualified Michael Pitt plays a brilliant research scientist in this emotionally sophomoric drama. puerile [ˈpjʊrəl] like a silly young person, or like something they would say or do. puerile nonsense. ) attacks the imprimatur ( imprimatur [ˌɪmprəˈmɑtər] 批准, 同意, 认可 If something such as a product has someone's imprimatur, that person has given it their official approval, for example by allowing their name to be shown on it. official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power: When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces. The University of Glasgow gave its imprimatur to the school. ) of seriousness, they insist - as they always do - that they are the implacable 无法取悦的, 坚定顽固的, 贼心不死的 ( [ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l] having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change. If you say that someone is implacable, you mean that they have very strong feelings of hostility or disapproval which nobody can change. ...the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy. The move has won the implacable opposition of many economists. His union was implacably opposed to the privatization of the company. the country's implacable opposition to the war. He looked at Matilda's implacable face. placate [pləkeɪt , US pleɪkeɪt] 安慰, 安抚, 平息 verb. If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. to stop someone from feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. He smiled, trying to placate me. 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. placable easily placated or appeased. ) realists, who, unlike starry-eyed 天真的, 不现实的 leftists, aren't duped 愚弄 by the media's veneration ( venerate 崇拜, 崇敬 [ˈvenəˌreɪt] to respect or worship someone or something. If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them. My father venerated General Eisenhower. Jerusalem is Christianity's most venerated place. Churchill was held in near veneration during his lifetime. ) of a youngster peddling 兜售世界末日论 doom and gloom over the supposedly still-contested 仍然具有争议的, 值得讨论的 science about whether the end is nigh ( be/draw nigh [naɪ] 即将到来 to be going to happen soon. The end of the world is nigh! come nigh to come close Come nigh and I will tell you. He came nigh to the place where the beast had made its lair.) or not. They would, no doubt, recoil at 退缩 any suggestion that their furious hostility towards Thunberg is also the product of a calcifying ( 钙化的 to become hard, or to make something hard by adding a substance that contains calcium ) cynicism, seething 充溢着, 满满是 malevolence ( [məˈlevələnt] showing that you want to do something bad to someone a malevolent look/smile. ) or signature cruelty. It is a lie and an insult. They aren't "sceptics ( skeptic 怀疑论者 someone who has doubts about things that other people think are true or right. )" or "contrarians [ˌkɒnˈtreərɪən] 唱反调者, 标新立异的人, 和大家都不一样的人, 特立独行的人 (A contrarian is a person that takes up a contrary position, especially a position that is opposed to that of the majority. a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing. "it has become fashionable to be a stock-market contrarian")". They are scientifically ([ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkli] in a way that relates to science, or is based on scientific methods. scientifically based research. be scientifically tested/verified/evaluated 科学验证, 科学证实, 科学评估: Our ingredients are scientifically tested. scientifically proven/sound/robust 站得住脚的: scientifically sound methodologies. ) illiterate bullies who amplify 夸大 their malice [ˈmælɪs] and ignorance with a bullhorn 牛角 on TV or keyboard on Twitter. "No teenager is more freakishly influential than Thunberg, the deeply disturbed ( I. extremely upset and worried I am very disturbed by the complaints that have been made against you. II. 有精神问题的, 受感情困扰的, affected by mental or emotional problems, usually because of bad experiences in the past. These are very disturbed children who need help.) messiah of the global warming movement," he wrote. "I have never seen a girl so young and with so many mental disorders treated by so many adults as a guru." I defer to ( defer [dɪˈfɜr] to arrange for something to happen at a later time than you had planned. If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular. defer to 听....的, 看...行事 to accept someone's opinion or decision, especially because you respect them. If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts. I will defer to Mr. Walters on this point 在这一点上.) psychologists to discern the pathology that would prompt such viciousness. Not done calling her a freak and disturbed, Bolt invoked Thunberg's
reported past eating disorder, emotional and psychological struggles and
autism as a cudgel 惩罚用的棍棒 ( [ˈkʌdʒəl] a short thick stick used for hitting people. wiki: A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, or nightstick) is among the simplest of all weapons: a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times. take up the cudgels 拿起武器 to take action to support or defend a person, idea, political movement, etc. She has taken up the cudgels on behalf of women everywhere. verb. to hit someone hard and usually several times with a cudgel. cudgel your brain(s) to think very hard about something, often something that you are trying to remember. ) against her. But Bolt's fear of the Thunberg phenomenon is plain 显而易见的. She is prevailing 胜利前进. He is losing. She is being heard, while he shouts obscenities 飚脏话, 骂脏话. She grows more relevant by the day, while he slips further into irrelevancy and hysteria. When the predictable character assassination of a teenager gambit 花招, 把戏 [ˈɡæmbɪt] ( I. A gambit is an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage in a situation or game. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal. Campaign strategists are calling the plan a clever political gambit. II. A gambit is a remark which you make to someone in order to start or continue a conversation with them. His favourite opening gambit is: 'You are so beautiful, will you be my next wife?'. Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits. opening gambit (=first words or actions): an opening gambit in a game of seduction. III. a series of moves that you can make at the beginning of a game of chess when you offer a piece, usually a pawn, in order to get an advantage. ) fails, it's time to raise "questions" about who or what powerful forces may be acting as Svengalis (a person who controls another's mind, usually with sinister intentions. Svengali ([svɛŋˈɡɑːli]) is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young Irish girl, and makes her a famous singer. a person who controls another's mind, usually with sinister intentions.) exploiting a vulnerable, damaged "child" for their parochial ( [pəˈroʊkiəl] I. 只关心自己周边事情的. 守旧迂腐的. 事不关己高高挂起的. not interested in things that do not affect your local area directly. If you describe someone as parochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. a parochial self-interest. a. not willing to accept new ideas or methods. II. [only before noun] relating to a particular parish. Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church. She was a secretary on the local parochial church council. a parochial church council. ) aims and possible profit. Like the paper itself, it is all empty conjecture ( [uncountable] 片面之词. the development of a theory or guess based on information that is not complete. A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete. That was a conjecture, not a fact. There are several conjectures. The future of the province remains a matter of conjecture. purely conjecture 猜测, 妄自猜测 (=a guess): The cause of the crash is purely conjecture at this point. a. [countable] a theory or guess based on information that is not complete. If his conjecture was correct, the mixture should explode in a few moments. verb. When you conjecture, you form an opinion or reach a conclusion on the basis of information that is not certain or complete. He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities. This may be true or partly true; we are all conjecturing here. ) designed to undermine Thunberg's legitimacy and authenticity and her just cause 正义事业. It will not work because, clearly, she is no one's marionette [ˌmeriəˈnet] 牵线木偶 ( a small model of a person or animal that hangs from strings or wires that are used for making it move. A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a marionettist. puppet. puppeteer 控制木偶的人.). The irrational, absurd assaults on Thunberg's personality and motives aren't the exclusive preserve 独有的, 独享的 ( an activity, job, interest, etc., that is available to or considered suitable for only a particular group of people. Penny Wong is correct: feminism is not the exclusive preserve of the left 不是只有谁才能做得事. The military was once an all-male preserve. Raising children used to be the (exclusive) preserve of women. [= used to be thought of as something done only by women]. Nevertheless, national law takes precedence over regional and local laws, and the constitution enumerates many areas that either are administered jointly by the regions and the central government or are the exclusive preserve of the central government. ) of the rancid 腐臭的, 腐烂的, 酸臭的 ( rancid food contains fats or oils that are no longer fresh and have an unpleasant taste and smell. ) tabloid press. "Ms Thunberg believes that we should act, not argue," Caldwell wrote in his missive ( A missive is a letter or other message that someone sends. ...the customary missive from your dear mother.), oozing with 洋溢着, 充斥着, 满溢着, 掩盖不住的, 掩饰不住的, 藏不住的 condescension [ˌkɑndəˈsenʃ(ə)n] 不屑 about her lack of life experience, "crude language", "unrealistic" world view, and "out of balance" priorities. This is climate change denialism 否定一切, 否定历史 with the patina ( patina [ˈpætɪnə US pa'ti:nə] I. a green layer that forms naturally on some metals, especially copper, over a period of time. A patina is a thin layer of something that has formed on the surface of something. The trophy is very impressive and rather special because it has a beautiful green patina. He allowed a fine patina of old coffee to develop around the inside of the mug. II. a shiny surface that develops on wood or leather over a period of time. The patina on an old object is an attractive soft shine that has developed on its surface, usually because it has been used a lot. ...a mahogany door that is golden brown with the patina of age. a patina of success/ respectability/ sophistication etc 有一点点的成功, 受到一点点的尊敬, 有一丢丢的复杂. if someone or something has a patina of some quality such as success, they appear to be successful, but they are not. If you say that someone has a patina of a quality or characteristic, you mean that they have a small but impressive amount of this quality or characteristic. ...a superficial patina of knowledge. Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto. ) of gravitas ( gravitas 较真劲, 严谨认真的劲. 严肃的态度 [ˈɡrævɪˌtɑs or grævɪtæs] a serious and impressive attitude or way of behaving. If you say that someone has gravitas, you mean that you respect them because they seem serious and intelligent. He is pale, dark, and authoritative, with the gravitas you might expect of a Booker prize winner.). Thunberg has deployed every democratic tool at her imaginative disposal to make this salient ( [ˈseɪliənt] I. a salient fact, issue, or feature 明显的, 显眼的, 显著的, 突出的 is one that is especially noticeable or relevant. The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. He read the salient facts quickly. Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression. ...the salience of social reforms. The report covered all the salient points of the case. II. A salient is a narrow area where an army has pushed its front line forward into enemy territory. The soldiers had to remain in a deathtrap salient for most of the rest of the war.) point again and again. She is the personification 化身 of the democratic impulse, not the antithesis of it( antithesis [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] 反面, 对立面 I. 反面的. 正相反. 大相反. the exact opposite of something. The antithesis of something is its exact opposite. The little black dress is the antithesis of fussy dressing. II. If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a contrast between them. ...the antithesis between instinct and reason. thesis [ˈθisɪs] I. a long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree. thesis on: He wrote a doctoral thesis on the works of Carlo Crivelli. II. formal 中心论点. 观点. an idea, opinion, or theory that is used to explain something. I don't agree with the central thesis of the article. someone's thesis (is) that: Research confirms her thesis that not all women enjoy shopping. theism [ˈθiˌɪzəm] 有神论 belief in a god or in gods. antitheism [ˌæntɪˈθiːɪzəm] strong opposition to belief in God or gods He was very staunch in his antitheism. ). So, I join millions of other global citizens who have been humbled, inspired and stirred by Thunberg's steely 坚毅的 steadfastness in the face of the often-repellent locusts 蝗虫 who come to bury her, not to praise her.
Killing Eve: 1. I'm not very good at "How are you?" et cetera, so I'm just gonna dive in 直入正题. Oh, sure. You're from Connecticut? Oh, uh, yes. Correct. Well, I was born here, but I moved there when my parents separated. And when my father died, I came back and I basically married my dad. No, I mean, he's not. He's nothing like my He's much more, um, you know, physical around the house. Um, I'm a little on edge 紧张. Eve, you know when something like this happens and someone gets fired. Their computer and hard drive get swept 彻底清查. Oh, God. They found this. 2. squealer [ˈskwiːlə] I. a person who makes a long, high-pitched cry or noise. "my baby is a little squealer". II. informal 告密者. 打小报告的人. a person who informs on someone to the police or a person in authority. "his chances of further employment have been damaged because some will view him as a squealer". Squealer. I'm.. No, I'm I didn't tell them everything. Are you going to kill me? Mmm. But first, I'm going to use you for sex. It's just a joke. 3. slippery I. Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. The tiled floor was wet and slippery. Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions. II. [disapproval] 狡猾的 You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. someone who is slippery is clever but dishonest, so that you cannot trust them. He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched. Oh, they hate that we know more than they do. They just hate it. Okay, well, good night. Good night. I don't like him. Vlad's all right. Just wishes he was higher up the No. Konstantin. I don't like him. Oh. All right. Well, they're no more slippery than we are. I suppose. Are they old friends? No. Eve pulls a gun, drops it, then sits on the bed to confess: she thinks about Villanelle constantly—her eyes, her mouth, what shampoo she uses, what she eats for breakfast, what she feels when she kills someone. "I think about you, too," Villanelle says, jolting Eve by admitting her own sexual obsession. When Eve asks her what she wants, her reply is slippery and ironic but at least partially honest. "Normal stuff," Villanelle says. "Nice life. Cool flat. Fun job. Someone to watch movies with." as slippery as an eel 狡猾的像狐狸 devious, unreliable or deceitful. I wouldn't trust him because he is as slippery as an eel. 4. give somebody/get/have a head start If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. an advantage that helps you to be successful. Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school. A good education gives your child a head start in life. Uh, do you think we've got time to change? Uh, yeah, but you look great. No, give me 15 minutes. We'll get a head start 先做什么, 先喝着 on the cocktails. 5. I don't like Vlad either. Oh. No, he's a good one. Really? Then how can we convince him? I mean, he's got to have something we can, you know, tug on, so to speak. Leave him to me. Let me tell you about Vlad. In the '70s, a journalist called Mary Kenny ( In 1973, Kenny was allegedly "disturbed in the arms of a former cabinet minister of President Obote of Uganda during a party", which led poet James Fenton to coin the euphemism "Ugandan discussions" to mean sexual intercourse. The phrase was first used by the magazine Private Eye on 9 March 1973, but has been widely used since then and was included by the BBC in a list of "The 10 most scandalous euphemisms" in 2013. ) was found tangled 纠缠在一起 ( I. if something is tangled, its parts are twisted around each other in a messy way. If something is tangled or tangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way. Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown. She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were tangled in the satin sheet. Lee and I fell in a tangled heap. Her hair tends to tangle. He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence. brushing her tangled black hair. Many passengers were trapped in the tangled mass of steel. II. very complicated and difficult to deal with. his tangled love life. III. If ideas or situations are tangled, they become confused and complicated. The themes get tangled in Mr Mahfouz's epic storytelling. You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together. His personal life has become more tangled than ever. tangle noun. I. A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way. A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems. [+ of] There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin. II. You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as a tangle. I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into. ...the tangle of domestic politics. a tangled web 一锅粥, 一锅浆糊 If you refer to a situation as a tangled web, you are emphasizing that it is very confused. Relationships are often a tangled web at the best of times. be/get tangled up in something 搅和进去 to be or become involved in a difficult situation. She got tangled up in a relationship which was bound to end in disaster. be/get tangled (up) with 混在一起, 搅和在一起 to be or become connected to something or someone in a complicated way. Economic decline is all tangled up with political instability. ) in the arms of a former cabinet member of the Ugandan government. The Private Eye printed it. And the phrase "Ugandan discussions" quickly took on a more illicit meaning(I. An illicit activity or substance is not allowed by law or the social customs of a country. Dante clearly condemns illicit love. ...information about the use of illicit drugs. II. 不合道德的. an illicit relationship, activity, or situation is one that people do not approve of an illicit relationship with a married man.). Let's just say that Vlad and I had one or two "Ugandan discussions" ourselves. I spent the whole time thinking it was some sort of honey trap 美男计, 美人计. He spent the whole time thinking the same. Which, if anything, just made the whole thing more thrilling 刺激. I know. We're not the most obvious match. But the man is extraordinarily agile. And now? Well, I discovered a little sort of plutonium ( [pluˈtoʊniəm] a chemical element that is a dense silvery radioactive metal. It is used in creating nuclear power and its symbol is Pu.) plot some years ago. And the rumor mill thought he'd given me the information. He hadn't, but I had to protect my source, so I let them believe it. He's never forgiven me. Hmm. Who was your source? Konstantin. No one believed it wasn't Vlad. Poor agile Vlad. So you slept with them both. God, I'm sorry I don't like your boyfriends. I'm sorry you don't like your husband. What? It's all right. You can still love him. For me it was always the ones I liked the least I loved the most. Maybe it was the fact that I loved them made me dislike them so much. Oh, dear. I'm bordering on the profound 玄之又玄的, 高深莫测的. Bed. Bed. We're done today. You just about held your nerve (hold one's nerve/keep ones's nerves If you hold your nerve or keep your nerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation. He held his nerve to beat his opponent in five sets. We need to keep our nerve now.). 6. work 使用, 操作 I. to operate something such as a machine or piece of equipment. If you work a machine or piece of equipment, you use or control it. Many adults still depend on their children to work the computer. I don't know how to work this thing. Thank you, Hugo. I can work a remote. II. to have a particular effect or result The drug works by blocking the spread of the virus. work for/against someone (=have a good/bad result): Criticizing your former employer works against you in an interview. work in someone's favor/work to someone's advantage (=be an advantage to someone): The exchange rate is currently working in the company's favor. III. to move gradually from one position to another. If something works into a particular state or condition, it gradually moves so that it is in that state or condition. A screw had worked loose 变松 from my glasses. The strap of one of her sandals had worked itself loose. a. [transitive] to put something into a different position or state. She managed to work one hand free. work yourself into something: He was slowly working himself into a panic. IV. maths American to solve a problem in mathematics by doing a calculation Some students may be able to work 解决 the problems if they are given more time. V. If something or someone works their magic or works their charms on a person 施展魅力, they have a powerful positive effect on them. As Foreign Secretary, he had to work his charm on leaders from Stalin to Truman. Our spirits rallied as the hot tea worked its magic. VI. If you work on an assumption or idea, you act as if it were true or base other ideas on it, until you have more information. We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion. VII. If you work a particular area or type of place, you travel around that area or work in those places as part of your job, for example trying to sell something there. Brand has been working the clubs and the pubs since 1986, developing her comedy act. This is the seventh year that he has worked the streets of Manhattan. VIII. If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job. They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this. They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death. IX. If someone, often a politician or entertainer, works a crowd, they create a good relationship with the people in the crowd and get their support or interest. The Prime Minister has an ability to work a crowd–some might even suggest it is a kind of charm. He worked the room like a politician, gripping hands, and slapping backs. X.When people work the land, they do all the tasks involved in growing crops. Farmers worked the fertile valleys. XI. When a mine is worked 采矿, 开采, minerals such as coal or gold are removed from it. The mines had first been worked in 1849, when gold was discovered in California. Only an agreed number of men was allowed to work any given seam at any given time. XII. If you work a substance such as dough or clay, you keep pressing it to make it have a particular texture. Work the dough 和面 with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth. Remove rind from the cheese and work it to a firm paste, with a fork. XIII. If you work a material such as metal, leather, or stone, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something or to create a design. ...the machines needed to extract and work the raw stone....a long, cool tunnel of worked stone. work it to arrange for something to happen I‘ll try and work it so we can leave early today. work like a dog to work very hard I worked like a dog to pass my exams. Hopefully, I'll do well! work both ways if something such as a particular situation or type of behavior works both ways, it has equal advantages and disadvantages for everyone it involves We are expected to be very flexible, but that should work both ways. work a treat to be successful, or to operate successfully I put a bit of oil on it, and it worked a treat. work the system to do or get what you want despite the rules that make it difficult Government workers know how easy it is to work the system. work your way through school/college to have a job when you are at school/college in order to help to pay for your studies. 7. Villanelle is an attention-seeker. Most psychopaths are. She likes playing to the gallery 哗众取宠(to say what you think people want to hear in order to gain popularity. The senator has been accused of playing to the gallery rather than taking a stand on the issues. Management accused the unions of playing to the gallery by attacking the pay talks.). She wants it to be fun. She wants people to know when she's killed someone. 8. I've spent every night dreaming that you were alive so I could shoot you myself. When your coat came, I prayed to God that you would come. Did you two used to go out? She seduced 勾引, 引诱 me( Comer says Villanelle subverts stereotypes by dressing in her exquisite designer outfits solely for herself, rather than to impress or seduce men.). Oh come on! It was you! Fine. But can you blame me? 9. What I mean is, you'd be completely safe, of course. But wouldn't I be an inconvenience to ( imposition I. 强加于人. 强迫. an unfair or unreasonable situation that you are expected to accept. a situation in which someone expects another person to do something that they do not want to do or that is not convenient: Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to pick my parents up from the airport? Expecting employees to work longer hours for the same pay is a huge imposition. II. [uncountable] the introduction of something such as a new law or a new system. imposition of: the imposition of economic sanctions. ) you? No, not at all. "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares 无意中(catch/take someone unawares to surprise someone, often making them feel confused or embarrassed The double steal caught the pitcher completely unawares. Hebrews 13:2: Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. )." But that would make me an angel. Yeah, I suppose it would. 8. distressed I. very unhappy, worried, or upset. If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried. I feel very alone and distressed about my problem. II. suffering great pain. III. a distressed fabric or surface has been deliberately made to look like it is old. A distressed object such as a piece of furniture or an item of clothing has been deliberately made to look old. ...distressed jeans 古旧版的. ...distressed wooden benches. IV. mainly British old-fashioned suffering great difficulties because of a lack of money, food, or other basic things. distress noun I. Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions. Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. II. Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help. He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress. The constable received a distress call, and saw two youths attacking his colleague. distressing If something is distressing, it upsets you or worries you. It is very distressing to see your baby attached to tubes and monitors. Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety. ...a distressingly large bloodstain. Hello, Dozen Incorporated. It's Cher Horowitz. I've failed my driving test. I'm sorry, Ms. Horowitz, we haven't got anyone here who can help you. Thank you for your call. Operator. Connect me to M.I.6, please. Is this a prank call? No, I need to speak to M.I.6. I'm sorry, we can't disclose that number. Okay, well Tell them I'm going to blow up the Houses of Parliament. You know, I get calls like this every day. Very distressing. Hello? Please clearly state the name of the person you wish to be connected to after the tone. distress verb. If someone or something distresses you, they cause you to be upset or worried. The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously. I did not want to frighten or distress the horse. 9. Why am I here? Alister Peel. Alister Peel, the internet guy? Really? Didn't he die, like, a couple of months ago? He did, of a heart attack. No suspicious circumstances (circumstances have changed). And then Nadia slipped a note under the door of her prison cell. The note contained two words; Alister Peel. And it was addressed to you. 10. Eve's first scene, consisting of her screaming in the bed, was intended to be a twist on crime shows that usually open with a woman screaming. We see Eve seemingly in distress, only to find out that she's just slept funny( I fell asleep on both my arms. Oh. Oh, they're coming back now. Jesus, my heart. You freak. I'm sorry, it was scary. What time did we leave last night? It all ended when you and Bill sang "A Whole New World. " Oh, yeah. No one could follow that. Well, at least we have the whole weekend to recover. Happy Saturday. You were superb last night. Thank you. What's going on? Oh, did you get me a croissant? No. Do you want the rest of this? Of course I want the rest of that. Mmm! How are you so perky? You left after I did. I went for a run this morning, then I ate some coal. Apparently it's a thing. I feel great. Okay, from what I can eavesdrop on, a Russian sex-trafficking politician's been murdered in Vienna. perky: lively and happy She woke up the following morning feeling a lot perkier.). Waller-Bridge told the Hollywood Reporter: "We're so used to 'Screaming, Traumatized Woman' appearing at the beginning of a crime show. I wanted to turn it on its head and surprise the audience here. 11. Hey, can I bum one ( If you bum something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. Mind if I bum a cigarette? beach bum If you refer to someone as a beach bum, you mean that they spend a lot of time enjoying themselves on the beach or in the sea. bums on seats If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it. He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats. bum around 闲逛, 闲溜达, 闲晃 If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do. I think they're just bumming around at the moment, not doing a lot. She went off to bum around the world with a boyfriend. mooch = UK cadge 白要 to ask someone to give you something instead of paying for it yourself. mooch around/about If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose. Andrew was left to mooch around the house on his own. He was awake at 3am, mooching about in the darkness. scrounge [informal] If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it. Williams had to scrounge enough money to get his car out of the car park. The government did not give them money, forcing them to scrounge for food. They are just scroungers. cadge [kædʒ] to mooch something from someone. If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it. Can I cadge a cigarette? He could cadge a ride from somebody. sponger (leech, parasite, free-loader, hanger-on) If you describe someone as a sponger, you mean that they sponge off other people or organizations. hanger-on If you describe someone as a hanger-on, you are critical of them because they are trying to be friendly with a richer or more important person, especially in order to gain an advantage for themselves. [disapproval] This is where the young stars and their hangers-on come to party. touch (someone) for (something) to persuade (someone) to give or lend one (an amount of money) He tried to touch me for the taxi fare home. He touched me for ten pounds. He touched me for a tenner. )? Oh, erm Yeah, sure. 12. Ooh, Maths! I can see why the girls get all hot and bothered ( I. upset and confused, for example because you have too much to do. in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort, especially as a result of being pressured. "others struggle with bags and briefcases, looking hot and bothered" Sir Terence was astonished that everybody had got so hot and bothered about the affair. The boss was asking for you earlier. He sounded hot and bothered. Note: You usually use this expression when you want to suggest that someone is getting upset about something unimportant. II. 发情. 春情荡漾. amorous; interested in romance or sex. John gets hot and bothered whenever Mary comes into the room. The dog seems hot and bothered. I think it's that time of the year again. III. In a state of agitated excitement, flustered. She was all hot and bothered before her big opening.). Yeah? Mm-hm. You like Pythagoras? Oh, my God, Pythagoras! Oh, he's the sexiest! I'm more of a Newton man myself. You could run your fingers through that hair all day!
