1. swerve I. if something such as a vehicle swerves, or if you swerve it, it changes direction suddenly in order to avoid someone or something. He swerved suddenly, narrowly missing a cyclist. Should you swerve to avoid an accident? Should you swerve to avoid animals? Should you swerve to avoid a kangaroo? II. to avoid; to not go to; used in Liverpool. I managed to swerve a boring work dinner by pretending to have a headache. I'd swerve the Asda, our kid, it's chocka. To Swerve or Not to Swerve: That is the Question: Loss-of-control crashes are sometimes the result of trying to avoid animals or wildlife that are on the roadway. Swerving 猛打方向盘, 急转 to miss an animal is not the way to go. Our Great West Casualty Company team has come up with these essential driving techniques. By applying some of them, the loss-of-control crash caused by avoiding wildlife on the roadway, can be avoided: Maintain proper following distance If the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly to avoid an animal or swerves and loses control, you must have enough space to perceive the hazard, react properly, and brake. Maintaining a minimum of a six-second interval between you and the vehicle ahead can give you the time and space you need to avoid a crash. Observe proper speed for conditions Many of these types of crashes happen in the dark. As a general rule, a tractor-trailer's clean, properly adjusted, working low-beam headlights will illuminate 照亮 about 250 feet in front of the vehicle. High beams will illuminate approximately 350-500 feet. You must be able to take controlled action within that distance. Do not over drive your headlights. Avoid distractions/be attentive to the road ahead Nocturnal animals have eyes that will reflect the light from your headlights making them more recognizable, if your are looking for them. Keep your eyes on the road, scanning from shoulder-to-shoulder, watching for those glowing eyes. React properly to hazards/maintain one lane To swerve or not to swerve: that is the question. The answer: when an animals runs out in front of your vehicle, your first reaction may be to swerve to avoid it. Don't! Swerving can cause you to lose control, drive off the road into the ditch, or across oncoming lanes. The proper reaction is to slow down, grip the steering wheel firmly, and steer slightly to control the impact while maintaining your lane. Do not swerve to miss an animal. By applying some of these techniques, loss-of-control crashes due to wildlife on the roadway can be avoided and the resulting damage minimized. Don't jeopardize your life, or the lives of others, by trying to save a squirrel, a raccoon, a deer, a Sasquatch, a wild turkey, etc. We never want any driver to get into a collision by trying to avoid an animal or wildlife. If it does happen though, we want to make sure that you are in the best hands possible when it comes to your semi-truck insurance. At Great West, we focus on service and want to make sure that we deliver when you need us to. Check out our full list of truck insurance products and services here. 2. perforated 打孔的, 齿孔的 [ˈpɜːfəˌreɪtɪd] containing a hole or a series of small holes in the surface. a perforated piece of cardboard. I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. Keep good apples in perforated polythene bags. a. medical used about an organ or tube inside your body that has a small hole or cut in its surface. percolate [ˈpɜrkəˌleɪt] I. 慢慢渗透. [intransitive] if a liquid or gas percolates through a substance, it gradually passes through it. To percolate somewhere means to pass slowly through something that has very small holes or gaps in it. Rainwater will only percolate through slowly. Rainwater percolates slowly through the soil. a. [intransitive/ transitive] if coffee percolates, or if you percolate it, it is made in a container in which hot water passes through coffee powder. When you percolate coffee or when coffee percolates, you prepare it in a percolator. She percolated the coffee and put croissants in the oven to warm. II. [intransitive] if information or ideas percolate, they spread gradually and become known to more people. If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. New fashions took a long time to percolate down. ...all of these thoughts percolated through my mind. There is no percolation of political ideas from the membership to the leadership. Rumors of his resignation percolated 慢慢扩散, 传播, 沉淀 through Congress. Well lap it up 好好享受吧 because that's the last time you'll see little Leonard or Penny. However, there is a good chance a The Big Bang Theory spin-off series is in the works after director Mark Cendrowski suggested there could be another sister series coming in a 'couple of years'. I think the idea of letting things percolate a little, and you don't want to cash in 急功近利,' he explained to Forbes. 'That doesn't mean that won't happen and, in a couple of years, maybe it's a character or a couple of characters that catch up within a couple of years. Who knows if it will happen. I wouldn't be a betting man on that, and I don't know one way or the other. illustrate [ˈɪləˌstreɪt] I. 昭示. 宣示. to show what something is like, or to show that something is true. If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists. The example of the United States illustrates this point. This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League. The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is. The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back. The following examples illustrate our approach to customer service. The case of Mrs. King illustrates the importance of consulting your doctor. illustrate a point 说明一个观点, 例证: If you use an example, story, or diagram to illustrate a point, you use it show that what you are saying is true or to make your meaning clearer. Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point. Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue. Throughout, she illustrates her analysis with excerpts from discussions. Miriam quoted three case studies to illustrate her point. a. to show something by using pictures, diagrams, lists of numbers, etc. The process is illustrated in Figure 4.6. II. 插画. to draw the pictures in a book, or to put pictures in a book. If you illustrate a book, you put pictures, photographs or diagrams into it. She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book. He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout. ...the world of children's book illustration. She has illustrated several children's books. fully/lavishly/beautifully illustrated: The cookbook is beautifully illustrated with color photographs. a. to use pictures in a talk, document, etc. an illustrated talk on her travels in India. swarm I. When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. II. When people swarm somewhere, they move there in a large group or in large numbers: During the summer, tourists swarm the little beachside town. swarm with (someone or something) To be filled or covered with a huge number of people or things. to be abundant or crowded with moving people or things. The playground was swarming with children, and I couldn't find my own. The picnic blanket swarmed with ants. I nearly died of fright to discover our trashcan was swarming with cockroaches. The beaches in this town are swarming with people in the summer, so it's actually nicer to be here in the offseason. procreate [ˈproʊkriˌeɪt] 繁殖, 繁衍生息 to produce babies or young animals. When animals or people procreate, they produce young or babies. Many people feel a biological need to procreate. They saw sex as for procreation only. Penny: If I'd thought of that in the first place, I could've saved myself this whole night. Sheldon: Well, it's not that late. You could still go out and look for number 32. Good night. Leonard (on phone): Hey, Howard, what's up? Sheldon: I've decided not to procreate. Amy: Sheldon, I'm not ready to have a baby. Sheldon: Oh, yes, you are. I track your cycle. For the next 36 hours you're as fertile as a manure-covered wheat field. Amy: Wow. I, I can actually feel the egg crawling its way back up. Sheldon: I don't understand. I thought you'd be thrilled to procreate with me. Amy: Not right now. Sheldon: Oh, I see what's happening here. You're playing hard to get. Amy: I'm not playing anything. We'e not making a baby today. imagine I. [TRANSITIVE] to form a picture of something or someone in your mind. She tried to imagine the scene. imagine (that): Imagine that you are lying on a beach. imagine (someone) doing something: Imagine yourself sitting behind your big new desk. imagine someone/something as something: I imagine him as a distinguished old gentleman. imagine someone/something to be something: I think they imagine the company to be bigger than it is. a. to have an idea of what something is like or what it might be like. It's hard to imagine a more unpleasant job. imagine/you can imagine/just imagine something: Imagine my surprise when they announced I had won! imagine (that): He had never imagined that digging was such hard work. imagine what/why/how etc: You can imagine what the newspapers would do if they ever found out about this. fondly imagine (=have a mistaken idea about something): I had fondly imagined that riding a camel would be easy. II. [TRANSITIVE] to have an idea that something exists or is happening, when in fact it does not exist or is not happening. She always imagines the worst (=thinks the worst possible thing has happened). 'There! I heard it again!' 'There's nothing there – you're just imagining things!' imagine (that): In these situations, you imagine everyone is laughing at you. III. [INTRANSITIVE/ TRANSITIVE] used for showing that you are surprised by something or cannot believe it imagine doing something: Imagine going out dressed like that! (just) imagine/imagine that: She now earns over 20 million dollars a film! Just imagine that! IV. [TRANSITIVE] to think that something is probably true It's difficult, I imagine, to keep your interest alive 保持兴趣如初 after doing the job for 30 years. imagine (that): I imagine they've left already. as you might expect/imagine used for showing that you do not think that something is surprising As you might expect, this top-of-the-range model is not cheap. As you might imagine, the Republicans were very happy to see the bill fail. can't begin to imagine/understand/explain etc used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine, understand etc. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like for him, bringing up three kids on his own. I should think/imagine/hope used for saying what you think/hope is true, when you have reasons for your opinion I should think that most of the people around here vote Tory. I should imagine that his parents are really upset. I should think/imagine/hope so: 'Will Janet's boyfriend be at the wedding?' 'Oh, I should think so.' I should think/hope not: 'Ken would never break his promise.' 'I should hope not.' gaslight (lighted or -lit ) manipulate (someone) by psychological means into doubting their own sanity. to attempt to manipulate (a person) by continually presenting them with false information until they doubt their sanity. to persuade someone that things they think are true or real are not, making them fear they are going mad. The behavior often leaves the one who is gaslighted questioning their own reality. gaslight someone into doing something: Rob attempted to gaslight Helen into believing that she was on the verge of a breakdown. "in the first episode, Karen Valentine is being gaslighted by her husband". Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. detest [dɪˈtest] to hate someone or something. If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.My mother detested him. Jean detested being photographed. They were united in their detestation of the government. detestable If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much. I find their views detestable. attest I. [intransitive] formal to give proof or be evidence that something is true. II. [intransitive / transitive] legal to state formally that you believe something is true, correct, or real. a witness who will attest the signature. attest to: She can attest to the facts. III. To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true. Police records attest to 作证, 证明 his long history of violence. I can personally attest that the cold and flu season is here. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university. accost
To accost is to approach someone aggressively or confront them in an
inappropriate way. Accost describes a confrontation — one that's often
aggressive in nature. You're
likely to be accosted by angry picketers if you wear your finest fur
coat to a march against animal cruelty. The paparazzi make their living
by accosting celebrities, pushing in close to snap candid photos as the
stars leave their limos. [formal, disapproval] If
someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them
or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or
threatening. to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way: I'm usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station. A man had accosted me in the street. impinge [ɪmˈpɪndʒ] on/upon something 影响, 干扰 to have an effect on something, especially in a negative way The new law will not impinge on the way companies conduct their business. Something that impinges on you affects you to some extent. ...the cuts in defence spending that have impinged on two of the region's largest employers. impugn [ɪmˈpjuːn] 质疑 dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question. "the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother". to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them: Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer? if you impugn someone's motives, you say that they do not deserve to be trusted or respected. If you impugn something such as someone's motives or integrity, you imply that they are not entirely honest or honourable. The Secretary's letter questions my veracity and impugns my motives. All I can hope is that the good name of the Bank will not be impugned in some way. transgress [trænzˈɡres] 践踏法律, 践踏律条 If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. ...a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy. It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste. Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up. trespass [ˈtresˌpæs] [ˈtrespəs] I. to go into a place without the owner's permission. They were trespassing on private property. You're trespassing! You could be prosecuted for trespass. ...trespasses and demonstrations on privately-owned land. Trespassers will be prosecuted. II. an old word meaning "to do something that is not allowed by a moral law". If you say that someone is trespassing on something, you mean that they are involving themselves in something that is not their concern. They were acting to prevent the state from trespassing on family matters such as sex education. No trespassing used on signs to warn people not to enter a place or area. trespass to the person 擅自触摸 the wrongful touching of another person. Assault, battery and false imprisonment are all forms of trespass to the person. trespass to goods 擅动, 擅自 wrongful physical interference with other people's goods or property. We have received a letter today, asking us to admit liability for trespass to goods. trespass upon = trespass on something to use more of someone's time or to accept more of someone's kindness than is fair. recuperate [rɪˈkupəˌreɪt] 恢复, 康复 When you recuperate, you recover your health or strength after you have been ill or injured. I went away to the country to recuperate. He is recuperating from a serious back injury. Leonard was very pleased with his powers of recuperation. Monday's episode of The Kyle and Jackie O Show was a 'best of' program while the 48-year-old recuperates 疗伤 in Los Angeles following his break-up. I. [INTRANSITIVE] to get better after being ill or injured. She spent a month in the country recuperating from/after the operation. He's recuperating from major heart surgery. II. [TRANSITIVE] FORMAL to get something again, especially money. to get back money that you have spent or invested: I don't think we will be able to recuperate 收回, 拿回 all our outlay. recoup [rɪˈkuːp] I. regain (something lost or expended). "rains have helped recoup water levels". II. regain (money spent) through subsequent profits. "oil companies are keen to recoup 回收, 收回投资 their investment". III. reimburse or compensate (someone) for money spent or lost. "the company turned to the real estate industry to recoup them".
disintegrate VS dismantle VS dissect VS disassemble: dissemble [dɪˈsemb(ə)l]
To dissemble is to hide under a false appearance, to deceive. When
people dissemble, they hide their real intentions or emotions. Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes. "When confronted about their human rights record, the government typically dissembles." disassemble [ˌdɪsəˈsemb(ə)l] to take something apart in order to repair it or understand how it works. To disassemble something means to take it to pieces. You'll have to disassemble the drill. disassemble / dissemble: Disassemble
is to take something apart, like an old car motor, but dissemble is
sneaky — it means to hide your true self, like the guy who said he was a
mechanic but had never actually seen a motor, much less put one back together. Entering
the moon's orbit, the rocket was further disassembled enabling two
Apollo Astronauts to explore the lunar surface. Lawmakers are, of
course, free to disassemble their Frankenbill and pass the measures
separately. But Mr. Walker and Republican leaders said disassembling
unions was not the point at all. Dissemble is a little more complicated than a straight lie or denial. When you dissemble, you disguise your true intentions or feelings behind a false appearance. To dissemble is to pretend that you don't know something, to pretend that you think one way when you act another way. "My boyfriend was dissembling the whole time. He was a married father of two."
Dissemble, which means to hide one's beliefs or feelings, has a less
direct breakdown. (Why would it be direct? It likes to hide!) It comes
from the Latin dissimulare, meaning to conceal, from dis- for
completely, and simulare meaning pretend. If you completely pretend you
believe something other than you really do, you are dissembling: Pictures
have always dissembled — there are millions of snaps of miserable
families grinning bravely — but now they directly lie. Is this not the
curse of power, forever compelled to conceal and dissemble? A sweet
religion, indeed, that obliges men to dissemble and tell lies, both to
God and man, for the salvation of their souls! Ditch the dis an it's easy to keep these two straight: (dis)assemble is the opposite of assemble, and (dis)semble is to not resemble yourself. disintegrate [dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt 第森特哥睿] 分解, 碎开, 碎了, 拆开, 拆解, 拆散 I. break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay. "our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet". If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. At 420mph the windscreen disintegrated.
II. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces. If
something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided
or destroyed. During
October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate. ...the
violent disintegration of Yugoslavia. ...the disintegration of an
ordinary marriage. The
spacecraft disintegrated 解体, as it entered the earth's atmosphere. The
Ottoman Empire disintegrated into lots of small states. III. to become much worse: The situation disintegrated into chaos. dismantle I. to separate the parts of something such as a machine so that they no longer form a single unit. All the furniture is easy to dismantle 拆卸 and transport. If you dismantle a machine or structure, you carefully separate it into its different parts. He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads. II. to end a political or economic system or get rid of an institution. There were fears that the new government would try to dismantle the state education system. dissect US [dɪˈsekt] UK[daɪˈsekt] (也可以用dismantle) I. 分解开. 拆解开. 拆开. 拆散. 解剖开. to cut the body of a dead person or animal into parts in order to examine them. Here are the insides of a servo that's been dissected.
II. to think about or discuss the details of something in order to
understand it completely. To dismantle an organization or system means
to cause it to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or
purpose. ...opposition to the president's policy of dismantling apartheid. Public services of all kinds are being dismantled. anatomize [əˈnætəˌmaɪz]
I. to cut up the body of an animal or plant in order to examine it. II.
to carefully examine all the parts of a problem, situation, etc. Servo: Inexpensive servos (such as the one dismantled 拆开 here) usually contain molded plastic gears, while more expensive servos have metal gears. Plastic gears are more likely to strip if the motor is jammed 阻塞 or overloaded 过载. The old adage rings true: you get what you pay for. strip sth down 拆散, 拆开 to separate a machine or piece of equipment into separate parts in order to clean or repair it: Apprentices are taught how to strip and repair machinery. to remove the unnecessary parts of a system or process in order to make it more simple or efficient: Pensions can be made simple by stripping them down to the basic elements with no fancy add-ons. take something to pieces 拆散 Inf. to disassemble something. I
will have to take the vacuum cleaner to pieces to find out what's wrong
with it. The machine was taken to pieces again in an effort to find
where the leftover part belonged. pull something to pieces/apart/to bits 拆开, 拆碎, 撕个粉碎 I. to separate the connected pieces of something. They're pulling that plane apart to find out what's wrong. II. to show very clearly that what someone has said or written is badly done or not true. My lawyer is pulling their case to pieces.
