用法学习: 1. game I. Someone's game is the degree of skill or the style that they use when playing a particular game. Once I was through the first set my game 技能提升 picked up. II. You can describe a situation that you do not treat seriously as a game. Many people regard life as a game: you win some, you lose some. It's a cat-and-mouse game to him, and I'm the mouse. III. You can use game to describe a way of behaving in which a person uses a particular plan, usually in order to gain an advantage for himself or herself. When the uncertainties become greater than the certainties, we end up in a game of bluff. Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game. IV. Wild animals or birds that are hunted for sport and sometimes cooked and eaten are referred to as game. ...men who shot game for food. game for something If you are game for something, you are willing to do something new, unusual, or risky. After all this time he still had new ideas and was game to try them. He said he's game for a similar challenge next year. gamely [geɪmli] If you do something gamely, you do it bravely or with a lot of effort. Mary Ann smiled at her gamely. He gamely defended his organisation's decision. to give the game away I. 泄露了天机. 泄露天机. 洩露秘密, 露餡, 露馬腳, 穿幫… If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage. to let people know a secret or surprise when you did not want or intend to let them know. The expression on her face gave the game away. The faces of the two conspirators gave the game away. II. to spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should have been kept secret: It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you? on the game If a man or woman is on the game, he or she is working as a prostitute. someone has raised their game 状态提升, 开始表现好 If you say that someone has raised their game, you mean that they have begun to perform better, usually because they were under pressure to do so. He admitted he would have to raise his game against the Spaniard. The competition it offers should force the other airlines to raise their game. to beat someone at their own game 以硬碰硬, 以牙还牙 If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them. He must anticipate the maneuvers of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game. The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game. all part of the game If you say that something is all part of the game, you are telling someone not to be surprised or upset by something, because it is a normal part of the situation that they are in. For investors, risks are part of the game. the game is up If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed. Some thought they would hold out until Sunday. The realists knew that the game was already up. off one's game 不在状态, 状态不佳 I. playing badly. Playing or competing below one's usual level of performance. II. Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell. bigamy [bɪgəmi] 重婚罪 Bigamy is the crime of marrying a person when you are already legally married to someone else. -gamy denoting marriage or sexual union. endogamy [ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ] 近亲结婚 Anthropology The custom of marrying within a particular social or cultural group in accordance with custom or law. monogamy 一妻一夫制 The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time. polygamy [pəˈlɪɡəmi] 一妻多夫, 一夫多妻 the custom of having more than one husband or wife at the same time in societies where this is legal. gamey (of meat) having the strong flavour or smell of game, especially when it is high. a gamy stew of various. high game: 'Game' refers to the birds or animals shot or hunted for sport, in England partridges, pheasants, grouse etc, as well as venison. It is the practice to 'hang' such birds after they have been bled so that the meat matures. If this is overdone, and they are left too long the meat becomes 'high' (approaching a state of decomposition. tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition.) and eventually decomposed. Hence the meaning of 'as rotten as high game''. The term 'gamey', 'gamy' refers to this usually desirable taste 野味的. Chapter 15 of Lady Chatterlay's Lover, when the keeper talks about the English middle class: ... full of conceit of themselves, frightened even if their boot-laces aren't correct, rotten as high game, and always in the right. Game 猎物 or quarry ( quarry [ˈkwɔri] I. 石场. 采石场. 矿场. 采矿场. a place where stone is dug out of the ground. A place where coal or minerals are dug out of the ground is called a mine. A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals. ...an old limestone quarry. a slate/limestone quarry. II. singular formal a person or animal that someone is trying to find or catch. A person's or animal's quarry is the person or animal that they are hunting. Wolves often pursue their quarry for up to three miles before attacking them. verb. When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives. The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. ...locally quarried stone. Farming, quarrying and other local industries have declined. ) is any animal hunted for sport or for food and the meat of those animals. The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. 2. whereabouts I. SINGULAR NOUN [with singular or plural verb, with poss] If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be found. The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts 去处, 去向 of the firearms. Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy. II. You use whereabouts, usually in questions, when you are asking or talking about where something or someone is exactly. Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from? [+ in] Whereabouts are you living? 'I actually live near Chester.'—'Whereabouts?' I spoke with him three days ago but I don't know whereabouts he is. walkabout A walkabout is a walk by a king, queen, or other important person through a public place in order to meet people in an informal way. He was ambushed by angry protesters during a walkabout in Bolton. go (on a) walkabout If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way. The Prime Minister insisted on going walkabout in Belfast. go walkabout to become lost, or to disappear. If you say that an object has gone walkabout you mean that it is missing, often because someone has taken it: My pen was here this morning but it seems to have gone walkabout. My glasses have gone walkabout again. 4. scrap I. A scrap 废物 of something is a very small piece or amount of it. A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag. ...a fire fuelled by scraps of wood. They need every scrap of information they can get. II. Scraps 废品, 厨余 are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. ...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table. III. Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars. Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armored vehicles will be cut up for scrap 废铁, 废料. verb If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons. It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. adj. Scrap metal or paper 废铁, 废纸, 废料 is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office. scrape I. to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface. You'll have to scrape the walls before you paint them. a. to remove something by pulling a hard tool across the surface it is on. scrape something 刮去, 刮掉 off/into/onto/out of etc. (something): Scrape the mud off 蹭掉 your boots before you come inside. I scraped the bits of meat into the dog's bowl. The bottle's label had been scraped away. II. to injure a part of your body or damage something by rubbing it against a rough surface. If you scrape a part of your body, you accidentally rub it against something hard and rough, and damage it slightly. She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees. I scraped my elbow 刮伤, 擦伤, 划伤, 蹭破, 蹭伤 when I fell. He scraped his van while he was parking it. 猫互相抓, 打架, 两猫打架: "So
we gonna ignore the cats in the back scrapping 抓伤, 挠伤, 抓挠?" one person on Twitter
asked. People sharing the video called the feline "biblical" scrap
between the cats, some saying they couldn't keep their attention on the
woman's dance. As she dances happily, the two cats stand on their hind
legs and repeatedly swipe at each other. III. to make a rough unpleasant noise by rubbing against a hard surface. If something scrapes against something else or if someone or something scrapes something else, it rubs against it, making a noise or causing slight damage. The only sound is that of knives and forks scraping 划过 against china. The cab driver struggled with her luggage, scraping a bag against the door as they came in. The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to a halt. There was a scraping sound as she dragged the heels of her shoes along the pavement. Simon's chair scraped as he pushed it back. a. transitive to move something, causing it to make a rough unpleasant noise. IV. intransitive/transitive if a sharp edge or point scrapes a surface 划破, 划伤, or if you scrape it across the surface, it moves across the surface. scrape against/across/along etc. something: He felt the knife blade scrape against the back of his neck. scrape something against/across/along etc. something: She scraped her nails along the blackboard. V. transitive computing to use a computer program to copy data from a website. scrape something from something: We have sophisticated tools that enable you to scrape data from the most complex websites. wiki: Web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction is data scraping (Data scraping is a technique in which a computer program extracts data from human-readable output coming from another program.) used for extracting data from websites. Web scraping software may access the World Wide Web directly using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or through a web browser. While web scraping can be done manually by a software user, the term typically refers to automated processes implemented using a bot or web crawler. It is a form of copying, in which specific data is gathered and copied from the web, typically into a central local database or spreadsheet, for later retrieval or analysis. to scrape the [bottom of the] barrel If you say that someone is scraping the barrel, or scraping the bottom of the barrel, you disapprove of the fact that they are using or doing something of extremely poor quality. scratch/scrape a living 艰难度日, 勉强维生 If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living. He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist. scrape by If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty. We're barely scraping by on my salary. scrape through 擦边过 If you scrape through an examination, you just succeed in passing it. If you scrape through a competition or a vote 勉强赢, you just succeed in winning it. Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scraped through a couple of A-levels. If we can get a draw, we might scrape through. scrape together 攒出来, 凑够, 凑足, 凑数, 凑出来 If you scrape together an amount of money or a number of things, you succeed in obtaining it with difficulty. They only just managed to scrape the money together. It's possible the Congress Party will scrape together a majority. swipe 不指名批评. swipe I. (transitive) To steal or snatch. Hey! Who swiped my lunch? II. (transitive) To scan or register by sliding something through a reader. He swiped his card at the door. III. (intransitive) To grab or bat quickly. The cat swiped at the shoelace. IV. A rough guess; an estimate or swag. Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure. V. Informal A critical remark. take a swipe at someone or something I. Sl. to hit at someone or something. Max took a swipe at the cop by mistake. Lefty took a swipe at the punching bag—and missed. II. Sl. to have a try at someone or something. I think I can persuade him. I'll take a swipe at him and see. I will probably fail, but I'll take a swipe at it. veiled 蒙着面纱的, 不指名的. I. Hidden, such as by a veil. disguised. a veiled insult. His veiled threat was terrifying. JULIA Gillard has taken a veiled swipe at her predecessor Kevin Rudd, warning leadership was not about always being "the smartest person in the room". lift the veil 揭开面纱 to make something known that was secret before. The company lifted the veil on its planned online magazine. 5. bastardized [ˈbæstərˌdaɪzd] badly copied from something and of bad quality. a bastardized version of a classic tragedy. bastardization = bastardisation [ˌbɑːstədaɪˈzeɪʃən] a. an initiation ceremony in a school or military unit, esp one involving brutality. b. brutality or bullying. gravitas [ˈɡravɪtas,ˈɡravɪtɑːs] noun. dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner. 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. "a post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas". gravitate towards/to sth/sb to be attracted by or to move in the direction of something or someone. If you gravitate towards a particular place, thing, or activity, you are attracted by it and go to it or get involved in it. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering. Susie always gravitates towards the older children in her playgroup. I. 更喜欢. 更愿意. to be attracted to someone and go to be with them. He was the sort of politician whom people gravitated towards. II. to be interested in something and want to do it or to have it. Customers gravitate to/towards the products that best reflect their social status. lean to/towards 倾向于 incline or be partial to (a view or position). to be interested in something and be likely to do a particular activity: He said he was leaning toward entering the race for governor. "I now lean towards sabotage as the cause of the crash". If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way. Politically, I lean towards the right. Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint. 6. red sky at night, shepherd's delight A red sky at sunset is a sign that good weather will follow. The full phrase is "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning." I think we're going to have a nice sunny day tomorrow. Look at that sunset—red sky at night, shepherd's delight. shepherd noun. a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another: a shepherd boy. verb. to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful, and careful way: He shepherded the old people towards the dining room. "Soaking wet 湿透, 湿漉漉的" is a common phrase that means that someone is very wet, usually because of rain or the weather. To "soak" means to become completely filled with water like a sponge. So when you say that you or your clothes are "soaked" or "soaking wet", it's often an exaggeration. drenched [drentʃt] I. thoroughly wet. We got completely drenched by the rain. II. something that is drenched in a liquid has too much of the liquid on it. a salad drenched in olive oil. rain-drenched. To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet. They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them. They were getting drenched by icy water. We were completely drenched and cold. I reached Kilmarnock in the early morning in drenching rain. ...the rain-drenched streets of the capital. impair to make something less good or effective, especially by causing damage that affects the way something works. If something impairs something such as an ability or the way something works, it damages it or makes it worse. impair your judgement. Consumption of alcohol impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. His movements were painfully impaired by arthritis. The blast left him with permanently impaired hearing. The condition does not seem to impair his ability to work. 7. gentrification [ˌdʒɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] 高级化, 中产阶级化 I. the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. "an area undergoing rapid gentrification". II. the process of making a person or activity more refined or polite. "football has undergone gentrification". wiki: Gentrification is a process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning. Gentrification often increases the economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting demographic change is frequently a cause of controversy. Gentrification often shifts a neighborhood's racial/ethnic composition and average household income by developing new, more expensive housing, businesses and improved resources. The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from neighboring cities, towns, or neighborhoods. hamstrung adj [ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ] prevented from doing what you want to do. Seeing Anna finally here in front of me, back where she belongs, I am suddenly hamstrung by both fear and fury. I mean, the public doesn't want us hamstrung when it comes to doing our job, but they don't want us to get ideas above our station, either. State and local health officials have been hamstrung in their ability to test widely for the coronavirus. Until very recently, the C.D.C. had insisted that only its test could be used, and only on patients who met specific criteria — those who had traveled to China within 14 days of developing symptoms or had contact with a known coronavirus case. 8. 美国传播: Dr. Famulare's estimate was based on a simulation using what scientists have learned about the incubation period and transmissibility 传播性 of the virus. He called his figures a "best guess, with broad uncertainty 很大不确定性." Another method, based on the size of the local population, the number of tests performed and the proportion of those that were positive, produced similar estimates of how widely the virus may have spread in the community. The scientists immediately reported the genomic sequence and their findings to state and federal health officials. Dr. Scott Lindquist, the state epidemiologist for communicable diseases with the Washington State Department of Health, said on Sunday that though Dr. Bedford's laboratory had "very limited" data to work with, "I would not be surprised if there was transmission and these two were related." 9. resile [rɪˈzaɪl] vi. to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape. to abandon a position or a course of action. Well, Kyoto was binding, and when it suited them Canada, Russia and Japan simply resiled 放弃立场, 退出 from it, with no penalties whatsoever. Mr Dutton said her comments were 'regrettable' but he did not resile from the policy.
big bang theory: 1. First of all, when you say things like that, people think you're crazy. Second, the reason I'm cancelling is because I have to attend a memorial service for Professor Tupperman. It sounds like a long and tedious evening. Eh, it will be. Honestly, if I must endure a long and tedious evening, I'd rather it be with you on date night. But I have no choice. The tenure committee's going to be there. Oh! Well, in that case, perhaps I should come along. Well, now that I think about it, that would be most helpful. Of course it would. I'm well-versed in academic politics, and as a respected scientist, I can only raise your stock as a candidate. Actually, I meant you could drive me. But if it makes you happy, that other stuff, too. Do anything interesting today? Oh, not really. I was out shopping with Amy. She wanted me to help her find something for this memorial thing. Wait-- Sheldon's going to be there? We all promised we weren't going to go. Oh, what a jerk. 2. Hello, SyFy Network? Yeah, this is your vice president of programming. Now, we have made a horrible mistake regarding Alphas. Yeah, we need to uncancel it immediately. Well, you just put me through to the people who handle that, you tell them it's me, and I don't want to answer a lot of questions about if I really am who I say I am, you know? I just I want this done. No, I am not the person who just called. That man was clearly a cowboy. Yeah, who was plumb concerned about y'all canceling his favorite show. Why do they keep hanging up on me? I'm sorry you're upset. You know, Sheldon, sometimes people seek the comfort of physical contact in moments like this. I am not flying back to Texas just so my mom can give me a hug. Okay. Well, what I think is going on here is you have a pathological [ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l] 病态的 need for closure( pathological behavior or feelings are not based on reason and cannot be controlled by the person experiencing them. a pathological liar. a pathological fear of spiders.). Oh, that's nonsense. I mean, you tell me stories about your day all the time. I don't care how they end. You know, I might be able to help you with this. There's a whole field of behavioral neuroscience that examines ways to retrain your neural pathways so stuff like this bothers you less. Yeah, but I just told you, I don't have a problem with closure. You sure about that? Oh, quite sure. That proves nothing. Ready to go to lunch? 3. Do you think I'm feminine 女性化的? Yeah. Thanks a lot. What's going on? I broke down, and I read Lucy's blog. And in one of the entries, she said, when we first met, I struck her as a little feminine. Just a little? That's great. I have to talk to her about this. Oh, geez, why do you girls always want to talk about things? Listen to me, if she's writing about your relationship, use it to your advantage. Rig the game. Well, that doesn't seem fair. Is it fair that girls like confident, normal guys more than nervous weirdos? No, it's not. I've always thought that was unfair. So take what's in that blog and use it to get her pants off. Why do you have to make everything so filthy? Why couldn't you just say the blog is like her giving me the key to her heart? "The key to her heart." 4. This is weird. What? I was Googling that girl I've been dating, and I found her blog. Cool. Anything juicy? She said she recently went on a date with a guy named Roger? And he's Indian? And he's an astrophysicist, too? You know what's going on, don't you? Yes. Mummy was right. American girls are sexually voracious devils ( veracious [vəˈreɪʃəs] 实事求是的 speaking or representing the truth. truthful or true. honest and not telling or containing any lies: a veracious and trustworthy historian. He is a veracious person. "a veracious account". voracious [vəˈreɪʃəs] adj. I. 贪得无厌的, 欲求不满的, 吃不够的, 管不够的 wanting or devouring great quantities of food. "a voracious 吃不饱的 appetite". II. engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm. "she's a voracious 热衷的, 热情的 reader". If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector. ...the band's voracious appetite for fun. He read voraciously. very eager for something, especially a lot of food: He has a voracious appetite (= he eats a lot). He's a voracious reader of historical novels (= he reads a lot of them eagerly and quickly). ). I can't believe I have to explain this. People change names on blogs to protect their privacy. Roger is Raj. Oh. I always thought, if I had a white name, it would be Gavin. Keep reading. What does it say? No, no, I don't know if I should. If she wanted me to know about her blog, she would've told me. It's almost like I'm reading her diary. 5. So, I was thinking how excited you get about stuff like Buffy or science or which TV remote you and Sheldon should buy. The "Harmony One" was fine. We didn't need to upgrade to the 1100, which he knows is too big for my hand. See, that's the kind of passion I didn't think I had. But then I realized I'm passionate about you. Oh my cute little tushy strikes again. No, I'm serious. Look, I've always had these plans. I was gonna be in movies and live this glamorous life, and anything less than that just wasn't worth getting excited about. Those things can still happen. Oh, obviously it's gonna happen. Yeah, a psychic at a bachelorette party told me so. Anyway, what I meant was I shouldn't wait, you know? I've got you, I've got Sheldon, all these wonderful friends. My life is exciting right now. That's a big deal. It is, isn't it? So, does that mean we get to do stuff like talk about cool shows or get dressed up in matching costumes and go to Comic-Con? Leonard, I had an epiphany, not a stroke. Amy, I must say, I was skeptical 抱有怀疑态度的, 不相信的 at first, but this has truly been a transformative evening. I'm a little surprised to hear you feeling so positive. Well, you're an excellent neuroscientist, you're a wonderful girlfriend, and And? Doesn't matter, does it? I'm proud of you, Sheldon. And a complete sucker. 6. Let's watch another one. Really? Yeah, it was fun. Kind of reminded me of my high school. But instead of vampires, we had meth heads. But both came out at night and had messed up teeth. All right, cool. I think you'll like the next one better. All the cheerleaders are suffering from an evil curse. Oh. Well, that's like my high school, too. But instead of a curse, it was crabs. I've come up with a series of exercises to help with your compulsive need for closure. I take issue with 不满. 有意见 My only gripe is that ... . ) the word "compulsive." All I'm saying is, we live in a world where closure isn't always an option. Okay. For the sake of argument, let's say I have a problem. What would be your plan for addressing it? I'm going to recondition your brain so that the need for completion isn't so overwhelming. By playing tic-tac-toe (Tic-tac-toe (American English), noughts and crosses (British English), or Xs and Os is a paper-and-pencil game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row is the winner. )? Yep. And you wonder why people think neuroscience is nothing but a goofy game for diaper babies. Tic-tac-toe can only end in win, lose or draw none of which will deny me closure. Especially since I'm about to win. But we didn't finish. Exactly. How does that make you feel? The same way any normal person would. Feel like I want to peel off my own face and tear it in two and then again and again until I have a handful of Sheldon-face confetti. And that's exactly the feeling we want to address with this course of treatment. Yeah, or you could pitch in, grab a nostril and help me get this face off. Come on, you can do this. You don't know what it's like to feel completely frustrated. To have a desire build up within you and be denied any opportunity for release. Yeah, sounds like a drag ( a drag informal I. something or someone that is boring Don't be such a drag! Come to the party. II. something that is annoying and continues for a long time It's a real drag having to travel so far to work every day. "That's a drag" means "That's too bad" or "That sucks". You say these expressions when someone tells you about bad things that have happened to them. You can use "That's a drag" to talk about situations that are kind of bad, but not too horrible. a knock-down drag-out fight a very emotional, angry, or even violent argument or fight Nobody had much of a stomach this year for another knock-down drag-out fight over the state budget. ). 6. Hey, what's up? Uh, Lucy's coming over. I need some advice. However long you think the foreplay should be, triple it. Just tell me which one you think is more manly. This hockey jersey or this football jersey. I don't know. Go with hockey. Good-- black is more slimming 让人显瘦. Oh, that's her. I got to go be butch ( Slang. I. (of a girl or woman) having traits of personality, dress, behavior, or appearance usually associated with males. II. (of a male) decidedly or exaggeratedly masculine in manner or appearance. Butch and femme are terms used in the lesbian subculture to ascribe or acknowledge a masculine (butch) or feminine (femme) identity with its associated traits, behaviors, styles, self-perception, and so on. ). Oh, look how cute your little doggy is. Yeah, well, I wouldn't get too close. If I give the right command in German, she'll rip your face off. 7. Hey, I just found out I have to be at the telescope lab all weekend. Any chance you and Bernadette could take care of my dog? Why don't you put her in a kennel ( [ˈken(ə)l] I. plural a place where dogs stay while their owners are away, or a place where dogs are bred (=kept in order to produce young dogs). Kennels or a kennels or a kennel is a place where dogs are bred and trained, or looked after when their owners are away.
The guard dog was now in kennels as it was not aggressive. Pauline runs a kennels. Once you have chosen a kennel, don't forget to make a booking for your pet. II. British a doghouse. A kennel is a small building made especially for a dog to sleep in. US, use doghouse. )? Why don't you put your mother in a home? To be honest, she'd do better in the kennel. 8. She really tuckered herself out ( tucker out (tr; often passive; usually foll by out) informal, mainly US and Canadian to weary or tire completely. tucker noun. [mainly Australian, informal] food ...a man who knows what constitutes decent tucker and how to go about serving it up. tuck verb I. If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep it safe or hidden. He had a newspaper tucked under his arm. tuck something behind/into/under something: She tucked her glasses in her pocket. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers. She found a rose tucked under the windscreen wiper of her car one morning. a. to put an arm, leg, or other part of your body into a position where it is not sticking out or sticking up. Keep your elbows tucked firmly into your sides. II. 叠边. 折边. to make a fold in a piece of clothing and sew it, either for decoration or to make the clothing tighter. a. informal if a part of someone's body is tucked, they have plastic surgery to make their skin tighter and make them look younger or thinner. I've been thinking about having my tummy tucked. noun. I. Tuck is food that children eat as a snack at school. [British, informal, old-fashioned] He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop. II. You can use tuck to refer to a form of plastic surgery which involves reducing the size of a part of someone's body. She'd undergone 13 operations, including a tummy tuck. ) at the park, huh? Yeah, you two were so cute playing together. It was kind of fun throwing a ball and not having anyone laugh at me. And you were sweet not to throw it too far so she didn't wear out 累着 her tiny legs. Yeah, that's what I was doing. You know, there were a few moments today when I almost felt like we were a little family. Really? Yeah. I never thought of myself as a mom, but when the three of us were out there having fun, I felt like maybe someday we could do it. Of course we can. Especially if our baby's as calm and quiet as little Cinna Son of a bitch, she's gone! Where'd she go?! I don't know! She didn't leave a note! You were the one who was supposed to put her back in the stroller! 9. Where is he? The third floor landing. The poor old guy's been walking up the stairs for half an hour. Mr. Jeffries, I am so sorry. We should've told you about the broken elevator. Look at me. I can get as close to you as I want without my mom saying it's going to ruin my eyes 毁眼睛, 看坏眼睛. We just wanted to hang out with you and maybe learn a little about your life. Well, there really isn't too much to tell 没有什么好说的. After the TV show was canceled, nobody in the scientific world would, uh, would take me seriously. So I was forced to do these, uh, children's parties to make a living. That's too bad. But still, working with kids-- it must be rewarding 有回报的. You get bit a lot. Let me see if I have this straight( get sth straight If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does. to correctly understand something Let me get this straight – you didn't know they had your car. You need to get your facts straight. Let's get things straight. I didn't lunch with her. = have sth straight. Understand correctly or make something clear. Now let's get it straight-you'll take over at four, or Do I have it straight about when you're leaving? This expression uses straight in the sense of "in proper order" or "not confused."). You two are physicists, and you, and you want me to do a children's science show? Yes. And if there's time, take 12 pictures with us in seasonal clothing.
