用法学习: 1. Yet the NRL has had plenty of stars recover from poorly-chosen words, offensive behaviour and criminal actions. Those guys are regularly accepted back into the game. Their recoveries always began with contrition ( contrite [kənˈtraɪt] 后悔的, 懊悔的 adj. very sorry or ashamed because you have done something bad. If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. She was instantly contrite. 'Oh, I am sorry! You must forgive me.' The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness. contrition [kənˈtrɪʃən] 忏悔 I. deeply felt remorse; penitence. II. Christianity detestation of past sins and a resolve to make amends, either from love of God ( perfect contrition) or from hope of heaven ( imperfect contrition). ). The NRL, and Australian society at large, are not the thought police. Folau can think what he likes. He can even say what he likes. But when he speaks hurtful views from an incredibly privileged soapbox( soapbox a box that someone stands on to make a speech in public. get/be on your soapbox to tell other people your opinions in an annoying way. He's always getting on his soapbox about student poverty. ), in defiance of 无视 the values of his employers and their sponsors, he has to expect repercussions. 2. (keep your) chin up 振作起来, 不要被打倒 ( cheer up 高兴起来)! informal something you say to someone in a difficult situation in order to encourage them to be brave and try not to be sad. used for telling someone to be brave and happy even though they are in a difficult situation. Come on, chin up! We've survived a lot worse than this. Chin up! It'll soon be the weekend. Five days ago his friend Joey Abraham wrote under a photo of Trey:"Chin up brother everything will work out just hang in there my bro a lot of people care about you and the situation you're facing". jerry can 油桶, 水桶: It's believed Rowan Baxter, 42, filled a jerry can with fuel at a local service station, before dousing the car containing his wife and children, and setting it alight. A jerrycan (also written as jerry can or jerrican) is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel. The development of the jerrycan was a significant improvement on earlier designs, which required tools and funnels to use, and it contained many innovative features for convenience of use and robustness. After widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War, today similar designs are used worldwide for fuel and water containers, some of which are also produced in plastic. The designs usually emulate the original steel design and are still known as jerrycans. The original design of jerrycan and various derivatives remain in widespread military use. 3. look/dress the part I. to have an appearance or wear clothing that is usual or expected for a particular situation, activity, or job. If you want to be taken seriously in business, you have to dress the part 穿得像样, 穿得要好. Successful and businesslike, stunning Dara certainly dresses the part, with an extensive wardrobe of designer clothes. churn I. transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter. II. intransitive/transitive to move something such as a liquid around violently, or to move in this way. If something churns water 呼风唤雨, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. The propeller churned the water and the ship was away. ...unsurfaced roads now churned into mud by the annual rains. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool. Occasionally they slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play. ...muddy, churned-up ground. the churning seas. A hurricane was churning up the bay. III. intransitive if your stomach churns, you have a strong nervous feeling in it because you are worried, afraid, or upset. My stomach was churning before the first performance. IV. if your mind or emotions churn, you are upset or worried about a situation. Her mind churned as she tried to think of a way out of her predicament. V. 更换服务商, 换别的服务商 (switch) You shouldn't need to do a thing when churning NBN…. So it is month to month you can churn to different provider anytime? churn rate 退订率 a measurement of how often new customers try a product or service and then stop using it. attrition [əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] 消耗战, 持久战 I. formal the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them. war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides. II. a reduction in size, numbers, or strength. attrition rate/rate of attrition 损耗, 消耗率, 耗损率, 折损率: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate.
III. a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an
organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who
leave or die. Customer attrition 丢失客户, 跑了客户, 客户退定, also known as customer churn 客户改弦更张, customer turnover, or customer defection, is the loss of clients or customers. Companies usually make a distinction between voluntary churn and involuntary churn. Voluntary churn occurs due to a decision by the customer to switch to another company or service provider, involuntary churn occurs due to circumstances such as a customer's relocation to a long-term care facility, death, or the relocation to a distant location. churn up I. transitive to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving over it and making it rough. a muddy field churned up by farm vehicles. II. transitive to produce strong emotions in someone. Running into his old girlfriend churned up a lot of buried feelings. churn out to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly. He churns out a blockbuster once a year. 5. op shop 公益商店 (Australia, New Zealand. (UK) charity shop (US) thrift shop, thrift store) A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which new or used goods are donated, for sale at a low price. as if 没可能(会发生的)! I. informal said to show that you do not believe something is possible: "Did you get a pay rise?" "As if!". II. it is not true that: He wants to get another car - as if we don’t have enough cars in the driveway already! Note: Used humorously to show that what you are about to say is the opposite of what you really think. (that's) a likely story! informal said when you do not believe something: "He said he bought them all very cheaply from some guy he knows." "That's a likely story!"
致命性的 deadly, lethal; contagious, infectious 传染性的; infected 被传染上的: Non-lethal weapons 非致命性武器, also called less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms. It is often understood that unintended or incidental casualties are risked wherever force is applied, but non-lethal weapons try to minimise the risk as much as possible. Still, the coronavirus death rate ( 死亡率 fatality rate, mortality rate) is far below that of severe acute respiratory syndrome – SARS – a coronavirus that swept across 席卷 China almost two decades ago. The SARS death rate was almost 10%, although fewer than 10,000 SARS cases were ever confirmed. The Middle East respiratory syndrome is even more lethal: Since 2012, about 2,500 MERS cases in 27 countries have killed more than 850 people, or about one in three of those infected. Measles, the most contagious 传染性最强的, 最具传染性的 virus researchers know about, can linger in 存留 the air of a room and sicken people up to two hours after an infected person who coughed or sneezed there has left. If people exposed to the virus aren't vaccinated, measles' R0 can be as high as 18. Ebola is more deadly 更致命的 but much less efficient: Its R0 is typically just 2, in part, because many infected individuals die before they can pass the virus to someone else. contagious 人传人的 VS infectious 动物传人的: Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that get into the body and cause problems. Some — but not all — infectious diseases spread directly from one person to another. Infectious diseases that spread from person to person are said to be contagious. Some infections spread to people from an animal or insect, but are not contagious from another human. Lyme disease is an example: You can't catch it from someone you're hanging out with or pass in the street. It comes from the bite of an infected tick. Contagious diseases (such as the flu, colds, or strep throat) spread from person to person in several ways. One way is through direct physical contact, like touching or kissing a person who has the infection. Another way is when an infectious microbe travels through the air after someone nearby sneezes or coughs. Sometimes people get contagious diseases by touching or using something an infected person has touched or used — like sharing a straw with someone who has mono or stepping into the shower after someone who has athlete's foot. And sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are spread through all types of sex — oral, anal, or vaginal. You can help protect yourself against contagious diseases by washing your hands well and often, staying away from those who are sick, making sure you're up to date on all vaccinations, and always using condoms during any type of sex. mortal I. human and not able to live for ever. His heart attack made him realize that he is mortal. II. serious enough to cause death. a mortal wound/blow/injury. 2a. likely to end with someone's death. mortal combat/struggle. III. used for emphasizing that a particular feeling is extremely strong. He lived in mortal fear that they would find out about his past. mortal enemy someone who hates another person and will always hate them. mortal remains a dead body. strike/deal a mortal blow (to something) to completely destroy something. This could deal a mortal blow to his credibility.
divisive, VS divided VS divisional [dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nəl]: divisive [dɪˈvaɪsɪv] If you say something that is intended to make people angry with each other, your words are divisive 引起分歧的. If you want to avoid divisive talk at your family's Thanksgiving dinner, it's probably best to avoid discussing politics. The adjective divisive is related to the verb divide, which means "to separate things or pull them apart." Divisive things divide. That's why it's best to avoid potentially divisive topics like politics if you believe you are in the company of people who have differing opinions. Don't confuse divisive with decisive, which means "able to make decisions" and "unmistakable, beyond a doubt. divided: Something that's divided is sectioned 隔间的 or split into parts. A divided 四分五裂的, 分裂的, political party might be separated into several groups with very different opinions on what the party's priorities ought to be. Things can be physically divided, the way a pizza is when it's cut into eight separate pieces, or the way a highway is when it has a concrete barrier between lanes that go in different directions. There's also a figurative way of being divided, like a divided family 意见不一的, 四分五裂的 that's feuding about something, or divided experts 吃不同意见的 who disagree on the findings of a study. The adjective divided comes from the Latin dividere, "to force apart, cleave, or distribute." divisional [dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nəl] I. relating to a division (= part) of an army or large organization. relating to a division (= part) of a large organization: a divisional 分部, 分局 director/ manager/ vice president. We established a new divisional structure for internal reporting. the divisional commander/headquarters. II. forming a partition. "divisional 用于分割的, 用于分隔的 walls".
Big Bang Theory: 1. Hey, listen, I kind of made plans with the guys this weekend, but then I wondered, because we're in this relationship-beta-test, if I should have asked you first. Then I thought if I did check with you first 先给你说一声, then you'd think that I was taking things too seriously. And then I got a nosebleed 流鼻血. You don't have to check with me. Do whatever you want. Oh. I guess I was hoping for a different reaction, but okay. Really, what were you hoping for? I don't know, maybe that you'd be a little upset, and then you'd realize that I'm a stallion that has to run free. And that would turn you on a little. 2. These are Cooper Coupons. These are for various things I can do for you. Um, oh, this one is for one free grammar check. Uh You could use it for emails, letters, tattoos, what have you ( and what have you 之类的, 诸如此类的 informal and other similar things. used for showing that you could also mention other things of the same kind The problem is we're all so busy right now – with conferences and what have you. There were a couple of bags full of old records, magazines, and what have you. ).
