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用法学习: 1. have a taste for (something) 偏好, 喜好 (have a bad/good taste in something 有品味, 品味好 have a good taste in music. )(have a taste of sth 尝了尝. had a brief experience of.  "Aw, come on, Mom! I wanna show Dad the boathouse!" He was almost bug-eyed with excitement and disappointment. He had gotten a taste of poststorm apocalypse and wanted to share it. distaste If you feel distaste for someone or something, you dislike them and consider them to be unpleasant, disgusting, or immoral. Roger looked at her with distaste. He professed a distaste for everything related to money.) I. To have a preference, inclination, or desire for some particular kind of food or drink. I've always had a taste for red meat, so I don't think I could ever be a vegetarian. The fact that vampires have taste for human blood is part of what makes them so scary. II. To have a strong preference, inclination, or desire to do or acquire something. I've never had a taste for fighting of any kind, so I know I would not be suited to the army whatsoever. Tom has a real taste for these daredevil sports. A bad taste in the mouth 口臭 (have a bad breath. halitosis [ˌhælɪˈtousɪs] ) can be a result of a wide range of medical conditions and even everyday situations. ... Dysgeusia is the medical term for an impaired sense of taste. It can result in unpleasant taste sensations ranging from metallic to salty or bitter. The bad taste may also be described as foul or rancid. have an eye for something to have an ability to notice something. be able to recognize, appreciate, and make good judgements about. She has a good eye for detail. "applicants should have an eye for detail". have an ear for sth If someone has an ear for music or languages, they are good at hearing, repeating, and understanding these sounds: She's never had much of an ear for languages. have an eye to/for the main chance Someone who has an eye to/for the main chance is always ready to use a situation to their own advantage. 2. 蛇毒: It can be difficult to know if a bite from a snake is dangerous or not. It's important to be aware that bites from snakes can cause a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) in some people. Australia has some 140 species of land snake 陆地蛇, and around 32 species of sea snakes 海蛇 have been recorded in Australian waters. About 100 Australian snakes are venomous( 释放毒液的, poisonous) , although only 12 are likely to inflict a wound that could kill you. These include Taipans, Brown snakes, Tiger snakes, Death Adders, Black snakes, Copperhead snakes, Rough Scaled snakes as well as some sea snakes. Most snake bites happen when people try to kill or capture them. If you come across a snake, don't panic. Back away to a safe distance and let it move away. Snakes often want to escape when disturbed. All snake bites must be treated as potentially life-threatening. If you are bitten by a snake, call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Dry bites: A dry bite is when the snake strikes but no venom is released. Dry bites will be painful and may cause swelling and redness around the area of the snake bite. Because you can't tell if a snake's bite is a dry bite always assume that you have been injected 注入 with venom, and manage the bite as a medical emergency. Once medically assessed, there is usually no need for further treatment, such as with antivenoms 解毒. Many snake bites in Australia do not result in envenomation, and so they can be managed without antivenom. Venomous bites: Venomous bites are when the snake bites and releases venom (poison) into a wound. Snake venom contains poisons which are designed to stun, numb, or kill other animals. For all snake bites, provide emergency care including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if needed. Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage and keep the person calm and as still as possible until medical help arrives. Avoid washing the bite area because any venom left on the skin can help identify the snake. DO NOT apply a tourniquet 止血钳( [ˈtɜrnɪkət] a piece of cloth that is tied very tightly around someone’s leg or arm in order to stop blood from flowing out of a cut. A tourniquet is a device which applies pressure to a limb or extremity so as to limit – but not stop – the flow of blood. It may be used in emergencies, in surgery, or in post-operative rehabilitation. A simple tourniquet can be made from a stick and a rope (or leather belt). The rope is made into a loop that fits over the damaged limb and the stick is inserted through the loop. The loop is tightened by twisting the stick. This may stem the flow of blood, but side-effects such as soft tissue damage and nerve damage may occur. gangrene [ˈɡæŋˌɡrin] 坏死 a serious medical condition in which a part of someone's body decays when the blood stops flowing to it because of an injury or disease. When they arrive at the hospital, some people's limbs are already showing signs of gangrene. necrosis [neˈkroʊsɪs] (necrotic adj. ) a condition in which part of the body has decayed and no longer works normally. necrosis of the liver. Necrosis is the death of part of someone's body, for example because it is not getting enough blood. ), cut the wound or attempt to suck the venom out. A pressure immobilisation bandage 固定绷带 is recommended for anyone bitten by a venomous snake. This involves firmly bandaging the area of the body involved, such as the arm or leg, and keeping the person calm and still until medical help arrives. 3. Love Island: The boys' collective death stares have no effect, not unlike a Pokémon move gone wrong. "I feel like I got lied to and I got played," says Matthew. Gerard is also fuming. Jessie admits she wants to get to know Todd further, and Gerard reveals that his head wouldn't have turned( turn sb's head If something turns someone's head, it has an influence on how that person behaves, especially by making them too proud: Success has never turned her head - she's still the same simple unaffected girl she always was.) if the roles were reversed 角色对话. "You didn't look at me once," says Gerard. "There was not a single bit of reassurance… I don't think I deserve that. It's toying with 玩弄 someone's emotion and heart… It's pretty stiff and it's a big f---ing kick in the face". Meanwhile Matthew and Isabelle are also clashing 冲突. "You've made me look like a fool," says Matthew as the two implode. And it isn't just Matthew giving Isabelle grief. "It was all very overwhelming," begins Isabelle. "I was crying over Matt because I am still getting to know Matt. That hasn't changed. I'm sorry I'm a slow burn (slow burn 慢热型的 If something is a slow burn, or if it happens on a slow burn, it develops slowly. This death had been a slow burn. Because it worked on a slow burn before becoming a hit around the country, many people missed out on seeing the early episodes. This is a slow-burn romance. a period of not much activity: Many workers have benefited from the new programme, which allows careers to be put on a slow burn for months or years and then reactivated. a slow, controlled show of anger: When angered, Ellen was given to spontaneous outbursts, while her partner Terry would do a slow burn. do a slow burn If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily. It was the sort of thing that might make anyone do a slow burn.)." "She played dirty. Buttered me up, told me everything I wanted to hear. Pulled out the claws and buried Jordan. She pissed on my back and told me it was raining." Either Isabelle is a woman with an incredible array of skills or Matthew is exaggerating… 60 per cent  think Josh is punching above his weight 不般配, 配不上, 癞蛤蟆吃天鹅肉 with( punch your weight BRITISH, JOURNALISM If someone punches their weight, they have as much influence or power as you would expect them to have. Some feel that the North will never be able to punch its weight against the wealthy and populous South-East, unless a greater northern region is formed. To perform as successfully or be as influential as one has the ability or potential to do. A reference to weight classes in boxing. Their squad had been dominating the league in recent weeks, but they failed to punch their weight on Saturday night. There have been talks of reorganizing the way city councils are represented so that each region is better able to punch their weight when deciding budgetary issues. ) Anna. 4. While recognized as a prominent figure in the contemporary teen pop scene, Aguilera sought to assume artistic control 致力于取得艺术上的主动权 with Stripped (2002) and its lead single "Dirrty", which displayed her sexually emancipated ( emancipated [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪtəd] I. 自由开放的. 奔放的. 性开放的. free and allowed to have the same rights as other people. II. an emancipated woman is not limited by traditional ideas about what women can do. If you describe someone as emancipated, you mean that they behave in a less restricted way than is traditional in their society. She is an emancipated 性解放的, 自由奔放的 woman. emaciated [ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtəd] 皮包骨头的, 瘦骨嶙峋的 adj extremely thin because of serious illness or lack of food. A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food. ...horrific television pictures of emaciated prisoners.) persona and generated considerable controversy. The second single from the album, "Beautiful", received favorable response for its empowering lyrics and became an anthem for the LGBT community. 5. wash your hands of to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them. I've decided to wash my hands of her. wash your hands of the affair/matter: The government had washed their hands of the affair. wash your hands of someone or something 撒手不管, 洗手不干了, 金盆洗手 to refuse to have anything more to do with someone or something: You can't start a fight and then just wash your hands of it. Thermal expansion 热涨, 热膨胀 is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature. Temperature is a monotonic function of the average molecular kinetic energy of a substance. When a substance is heated, the kinetic energy of its molecules increases. Thus, the molecules begin vibrating/moving more and usually maintain a greater average separation. Materials which contract with increasing temperature are unusual; this effect is limited in size, and only occurs within limited temperature ranges (see examples below). The relative expansion (also called strain) divided by the change in temperature is called the material's coefficient of thermal expansion and generally varies with temperature. Materials expand or contract 冷缩 when subjected to changes in temperature. Most materials expand when they are heated, and contract when they are cooled. When free to deform, concrete will expand or contract due to fluctuations in temperature. The size of the concrete structure whether it is a bridge, a highway, or a building does not make it immune to the effects of temperature. The expansion and contraction with changes in temperature occur regardless of the structure's cross-sectional area 横截面. 6. Broiling or Grilling 烧烤 ( I. Barbecue grill, a device or surface used for cooking food, usually fuelled by gas or charcoal, or the part of a cooker that performs this function. II. Flattop grill, a cooking device often used in restaurants, especially diners. III. Grill 烧烤, a restaurant that serves grilled food, such as a "bar and grill". chargrill 炭烤 is to grill food at high heat or to cook food over a charcoal or wood fire. When you throw steaks in an outside charcoal grill and turn the heat on high, this is an example of a time when you chargrill.) is the use of radiant heat for cooking, usually called grilling in British and Australian English and broiling in US English. Typically this is done in an electric oven, using only the upper heating element, with the door partially open. Gas ovens often provide a very effective lower drawer for broiling. Gas ovens, in a way analogous to gas ranges, provide a hotter, flame-based heat source that is preferred by most cooks over electric broilers. This is where the term "flame broiled 火烤的" comes from. Broiling is used to retain the juices of meat while developing flavor. Broiling does not soften the fibers of tough meat. It is best used for tender meat, including poultry. Broiling is not the most economical way of cooking, and the browning of meat can create carcinogenic (albeit tasty) chemicals. 7. Sheldon: All right. Look, now, this may be the rum talking ( 醉话 alcohol talking, drunk talk) (rum noun. a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of the sugar cane plant. a strong alcoholic drink made from molasses (= sweet liquid from sugar plants). I'll have a (glass of) rum. adj. unusual and strange. If you describe people or things as rum, you mean that they are rather strange. [British, old-fashioned] It was a joke, of course, but surely a rum sort of joke? He said he wasn't coming, which I thought was a bit rum. a rum do UK old-fashioned a strange situation or event. ), but as long as the unpinning rate of the vortices is kept within 1.1 and 1.3, the Magnus force issue should be negligible. Raj: Even drunk, he's still smarter than all of us. cut the wheel 急转弯, 猛打方向盘 making a very sharp, abrupt turn. rapid or extreme turning of a automobile steering wheel to result in a quick maneuver to change direction. Perhaps it is a colloquial saying, coming an idea such as 'cut the pie', or, 'cut the circle', meaning to turn the wheel in order to make an angle in order to change the direction the car is going. cut的用法 I. To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection. II. To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field. cut to the chase If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things. Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase. cut the pie up 分赃, 分钱 To divide or split something. This is the total amount we made at the yard sale, but I'm not sure how to cut the pie up since we all did different amounts of work. Fig. to divide something up. (Can refer to an actual pie or anything that can be divided into varying portions.) It all depends on how you cut the pie up. How should I cut up the pie? a piece/slice/share of the pie mainly US (UK usually a piece/slice of the cake) part of the profit or benefit from something, or part of the amount of something that is available: The company plans to acquire new businesses to grab a bigger piece of the pie. People see others getting pay raises and they want a slice of the pie. 8. Stuart: Oh, I, I was just glad to be invited. To be honest, I don't always feel like I'm part of the group. Penny: Okay, sweetie, we're on the clock 掐着时间呢, 忙着呢, 没时间, 着急呢, 赶时间 here( I. the amount of time on the clock is the amount of time since something started. The amount of time left on the clock or still on the clock is the amount of time before something finishes. II. informal used for saying how many miles a vehicle's mileometer or speedometer shows. a car with over 82,000 miles on the clock. I can't believe I got a ticket for speeding—I was only going 50 on the clock! This car may have 200,000 kilometers on the clock, but it still runs as smooth as ever. III. 计时收费. 打着表呢. Of a taxi (and by extension, its driver), currently engaged to carry a passenger and having an active meter. Sorry, but I can't stay to chat. I've got a taxi waiting outside that's still on the clock! IV. not having much time left for an action to be taken, or being in a hurry. time crunch a shortage of time. Howard: Well, this probably won't work, but has anyone ever tried to just haul off and whup the crazy out of him? Leonard: That's not helpful. It's fun to think about, but it's not helpful. Hey, Sheldon, we are on a serious time crunch. We can't do this without you. Can you please pull it together 打起精神来? Sheldon: I'm sorry. Yes, of course. time-crunched 赶时间的, 时间紧迫的, 时间不多的 adj American English informal short of time It's hard for a time-crunched mom to fit exercise into her day. crunch time a point at which something difficult must be done: He plays well without pressure, but can he produce at crunch time?). Can you hate yourself and frost at the same time? Barry: Hewwo, I hope I'm not too early. Bernadette: No, no, no. Come on in. Barry: And how is the radiant( [ˈreɪdiənt] I. someone who is radiant looks extremely happy. a radiant bride. II. very bright. The sea was a radiant blue. III. science radiant heat is the energy produced by hot objects. It is in the form of infrared light that cannot be seen.) mommy-to-be? Bernadette: Doing great. Stuart: You, you're pregnant? Bernadette: Yeah. Stuart: Sounds like something a member of the group might know. Penny: Yeah, birthday party first. Pity party later. 9. Leonard: Hold on, hold on. So the three of us do all the work and only end up with 25%? Attorney: Dr. Hofstadter, this university has been paying your salaries for over ten years. Did you think we do that out of the goodness of our hearts 不图回报, 发自善心, 出于好心( do something out of the goodness of your heart to do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward All these people were helping us out of the goodness of their hearts.)? Leonard: Well, until you just said that mean thing, kinda. Attorney: And as far as Mr. Wolowitz is concerned, I'm afraid as a federal employee on loan from NASA, your name can be on the patent, but you're not entitled to an ownership share. 10. A penknife, or pen knife 小号的折叠刀 (pocketknife), is a British English term for a small folding knife. Today the word penknife is the common British English term for both a pocketknife, which can have single or multiple blades 刀刃, and for multi-tools, with additional tools incorporated into the design. A mattock [ˈmætək] 十字锹, 十字锄 is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to the pickaxe, it has a long handle and a stout head which combines either a vertical axe blade with a horizontal adze (cutter mattock) or a pick and an adze (pick mattock). A cutter mattock is similar to a Pulaski. Hinterkaifeck murders: Just days before the murders, Gruber told neighbours he discovered tracks in the fresh snow that led from the forest to a broken door lock in the farm's machine room. While this alone was not unsettling 坐立不安, it was the fact that the tracks did not lead away from the house again that unnerved 坐卧不安, 坐卧不宁 him. Around the same time, some of the family's house keys went missing. The family also repeatedly observed a man with a moustache, standing at the forest's edge and staring toward the house, apparently observing 观察 them. 11. [ that/when/where] rubber meets the road Also referred to as when or where the rubber hist the road means when the action really begins when you begin the job when you really get serious it refers to the moment when theory becomes reality. A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved. The point at which someone's or something's efforts, resolve, or viability are put to the test; the point at which things become truly or meaningfully challenging.  Now we have spelled out the main area of dissent. This is where the rubber meets the road. Their business model is sound, but drumming up continued support with the public throughout the year will be where the rubber meets the road. big bang theory: Howard: I'm surprised he let us conceive without him. Bernadette: It's a sore spot 痛点, 痛处, don't bring it up 揭开疮疤. Howard: Raj just pulled up. I'm gonna say something to him. Bernadette: Leave it alone. He means well. Howard: So you don't think he needs to rein it in 收敛一点, 稍微收一点(back off) ( rein in I. To rein in something means to control it. His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation. Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late to rein them in. to control undesirable activity or growth, or control someone who is behaving badly: The federal government is attempting to rein in health care costs. The premier will soon rein in his new security chief. II. If you rein in a horse, you stop it or cause it to go more slowly by pulling its reins. The horsemen reined in and shouted at the men behind to turn back. Mrs Glick reined in the horse and stopped at the crossroads. ) a little? Bernadette: No, not really. Howard: Look, Raj, you're my best friend in the world and I really appreciate your enthusiasm about the baby. Raj: Please, my pleasure. Bernadette: And, of course, Howie and I both want you to be a part of all this. Howard: But we have to set some boundaries. Raj: I don't understand. Howard: The three of us aren't having this baby. Just the two of us. Howard: Oh. Okay. Yeah, I get it. I'll back off. 12. safe as houses If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe. You can feel as safe as houses here with electric entrance gates. at the last count according to the latest information about a particular situation. At the last count, I had 15 responses to my letter. At last count there were just over 2500 hotels catering to the staggering 300 million visitors that descend upon Shanghai every year. At the time when something was last counted or tallied. At the last count, 50 people were coming to this event, so we're definitely going to need to bring in more chairs. "Wingnut = wing-nut" I. an American political term used as a slur referring to a person who holds extreme, and often irrational, political views, primarily those considered to be right wing. II. Wingnut (hardware), a nut with a pair of wings to enable it to be easily turned by hand without the need for any tools. They can also be used with Wing Screws. 13. Love Island: As the sun sets in the Villa it feels as though it could also be setting on Adam and Cartier's relationship. Don't hate us but it's true. "We've plateaued 高潮过后(to reach a particular level and then stay the same: I'd been losing about a pound a week on my diet, but recently I've plateaued and haven't lost an ounce. The economic slowdown has caused our sales to plateau.). If I have another week of how this week's been the spark is going to go," explains Cartier to Anna, adding, "I don't feel like he knows me properly." "Tell him that… It can't be a one-way street," advises Anna. It's a distressing chat. We don't like it. Back in the Villa, Cartier pulls Adam for a chat on the balcony. As she leads the way ( to be the first to do something, especially to achieve success, and to show others how to do it. It is a country that has always led the way in its conservation policies. ) our stomachs begin to knot. "I feel like when I came back from the Hideaway you took a step back 退却, 后退. Since then it's been really stagnant 止步不前, 停滞不前, 静止不动 (stale). I just feel like a friend," she tells Adam. "Yeah I know… We've got no common ground," replies Adam, before reiterating he can't give Cartier the affection she needs. "Our chats are going to go nowhere… It's just stale in here," adds Adam. "I don't see it going much further." We hold our breath. We stop. We cry. We facepalm, and then we cry some more. Adam and Cartier are over. Isabelle and Matthew have both been talking behind each other's backs. But after Isabelle finds out Matthew said, "She doesn't deserve to be here. She played, lied and deceived her way in here," things kick off. Tensions rises between Matthew and Isabelle. "I stand by it (not back down) 我还是那么觉得, 我还是那么认为, 我坚持认为," fires Matthew. "Matthew's just a sook ( I. (plural sooks) (Australia, Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward. Don′t be such a sook. II. (Australia, Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang) A sulk or complaint; an act of sulking. I was so upset that I went home and had a sook about it.). A dramatic sook. He's a little b---h," Isabelle hits back. But this tiff seems small when Adam finds out Anna referred to him as a "f--kboy". Adam's Doing The Classic Fizzle-Out On Cartier: Can you not, Love Island Australia? Don't get me heavily invested in a couple only for the dude to start slowly drifting out into the emotional sea, leaving his partner all sad and shit. fizzle out 淡去, 渐渐消失 to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way. to gradually stop happening, especially because people become less interested. to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear, especially after starting successfully. The group's efforts at reform fizzled out after their leader left. Their romance just fizzled out. They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out. If something fizzles, it ends in a weak or disappointing way after starting off strongly. Our relationship fizzled into nothing. The railway strike fizzled out on its second day as drivers returned to work. Gerald 谈主动离开: Being away for a month from your family and friends was tough enough but being in the Villa and trying to find a connection with someone and then having it whipped out from underneath you was pretty tough. I had no juice left in the tank 筋疲力尽, 用尽所有力气 in the end but once I made the decision I knew it was the right one, it was like having a massive weight off my shoulders. 14. break for something = make a break (for something) 脱逃 to suddenly run towards something, especially in order to escape from someone. to go somewhere quickly, especially in order to escape. He made a break for the exit. We're assuming they'll break for the border. He broke for the door, but the guards got there before he did. Howard: Maybe we should break for lunch. What time is it? Leonard: According to the world's worst cuckoo clock, it's two. Sheldon: My head hurts and I'm more tired than ever. Howard: Why don't you just go home? Sheldon: No, I can do this. I just, I just need another energy drink. Oh, no. break with something/someone to act in a way that is different from what happened before or different from other people: The magazine breaks with tradition this week by publishing photographs of its contributors. When I came to the Senate, I broke with many in my own party to vote for a balanced budget. break in someone/something 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. 15. Amy: Why is nothing easy with him? Leonard: Look, here's the thing you need to understand about Sheldon. He's the worst. Amy: I prefer to think of it as high-maintenance. Leonard: I prefer to think of myself as five-ten, but I still need to get all my pants hemmed. Amy: I guess I should have known what I was getting myself into. Leonard: Don't beat yourself up 自责. You've never lived with anyone before. Amy: That's true. Leonard: And you're starting out with Sheldon Cooper. That's like getting your first pet and having it be, I don't know, what's a kind of pet that ruins your life? 16. Penny: Hey, have you ever heard of the Van Nuys Comic-Con? Leonard: ‭Yeah. It's a dinky little convention where they sell collectibles and get sad D-list celebrities to appear. Why? Penny: I got asked to sign autographs 签名 there. Leonard: That's awesome. Is this for Serial Ape-ist? Penny: Well, it could be for the monkey movie. It could be my haemorrhoid commercial. The list does not go on. Leonard: When is it? Penny: It doesn't matter. I'm not doing it. Leonard: What? Why not? Penny: You just said yourself, it's sad. Leonard: Yeah, but it's not pathetic, that's where I draw the line. Come on, we'll have fun. Penny: I don't know. Leonard: You'll have nerds fawning all over (fawn over 哈巴狗似的围着转 to praise someone too much and give them a lot of attention that is not sincere, in order to get a positive reaction: I hate waiters who fawn over you. fawn I. Fawn is a pale yellowish-brown colour. ...a light fawn coat. II. A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge. verb. If you say that someone fawns over a powerful or rich person, you disapprove of them because they flatter that person and like to be with him or her. People fawn over you when you're famous. Nauseatingly fawning journalism that's all it is. ) you. If you don't love that, this marriage is in trouble. Penny: I guess it wouldn't hurt to meet some fans and make a little extra money. Leonard: Yeah. Wow, An appearance by George Lucas… 's dermatologist. Oh, I want that autograph. Penny: Oh, yeah. 17. Leonard: Would you like an autograph? Guy: Sure. Penny: Okay. Who do I make it out to? Guy: Daniel. light on your feet 脚步轻, 走路轻快 able to move or dance in an easy and graceful way. Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active. light-footed adj fast, nimble, or stealthy on one's feet. "a light-footed leap". light sleeper (heavy/sound/deep sleeper) 睡觉轻的人 someone who wakes easily when they are sleeping. "light," "moderate," and "heavy" drinking: lightweight (featherweight 羽量级) I. someone who is not important or who does not have much influence. an intellectual/political lightweight. II. a boxer or wrestler who belongs to one of the lower weight divisions. the former lightweight champion. III. INFORMAL someone who becomes drunk very easily. 18. A thrill killing is premeditated or random murder that is motivated by the sheer excitement of the act. While there have been attempts to categorize multiple murders, such as identifying "thrill killing" as a type of "hedonistic mass killing", actual details of events frequently overlap category definitions making attempts at such distinctions problematic. Those identified as thrill killers are typically young males, but other profile characteristics may vary. The major common denominator with those who commit thrill killings is that they usually feel inadequate and are driven by a need to feel powerful. "To a certain extent, they [thrill killers] may make their victims suffer so that they can feel good," said Levin. "Sadism is fairly common in thrill killings. The killer might torture, degrade, or rape his victim before he takes his or her life." They frequently have an "ideal victim type" who has certain physical characteristics. 19. 弹劾特朗普证人: Although I understand that I served at the pleasure of the President, I was nevertheless incredulous that the US Government chose to remove an ambassador based, as far as I can tell, on unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives.