用法学习: 1. Production Capacity 产能 (manufacturing capacity) ( Air New Zealand is reducing its Asia capacity by 17 per cent until June, including cutting flights to Hong Kong, suspending Shanghai services until March, and Seoul flights from March to June. Air New Zealand is the latest in a string of airlines forced to slash capacity 运能 in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak. ) is the volume of products or services that can be produced by an enterprise using current resources. Effective capacity 有效产能: Effective capacity is the maximum possible output given constraints such as quality requirements, product mix composition, machine maintenance and scheduling problems. production I. the process of making or growing goods to be sold: Coke is used in the production of steel. We watched a video showing the various stages in the production of glass. The company's new model will be going into production early next year. II. the amount of something that is made or grown by a country or a company: Swedish industrial production 产量 has fallen steadily this year. Wheat production has risen over the years. 2. excess UK & US 都读 [ˈekˌses] access [ˈækˌses] adj. 仅用于名词前. I. more than is usual or necessary. Drain off any excess liquid. II. an excess amount of money is an extra amount that you pay. Passengers traveling on to Buffalo will be required to pay an excess fare of $30. excess UK [ɪkˈses] US [ˈekˌses] noun I. singular/uncountable a larger amount of something than is usual or necessary. Cover both sides of the meat with flour, shaking off any excess 多余的. an excess of oxygen in his bloodstream. II. excesses plural formal cruel or violent actions, especially when committed by a government, army, or police force. the worst excesses 过分行为 of the regime. a. behavior that you consider to be wrong because it is too extreme. the usual excesses of the rock-star lifestyle. III. uncountable formal a way of behaving in which you do dangerous or extreme things. The rest of the family led a life of excess 过着极端的生活. IV. singular business British an insurance deductible. in excess of something more than a particular amount. profits in excess of $80 million. to excess 过量, 过头 if you do something to excess, you do it so much that it harms you or causes problems. Charlie drank sometimes to excess. excess baggage 超量的行李, 超标的行李 tourism bags that weigh more than the official limit that each person is allowed to take on a plane. You have to pay money to take them with you. excess fare an extra amount of money to pay, such as for traveling first-class with a second-class ticket or for traveling farther than you originally intended. 3. A non-denominational 不限定特定宗教团体的 person or organization is not restricted to any particular or specific religious denomination. It stands in contrast with a religious denomination. Religionists of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into a public square when the local populace are derived from a wide-ranging set of religious beliefs. achievable 唾手可得的, 非遥不可及的, 非高高在上的, 非高不可攀的, 非高攀不起的 able to be achieved. Set yourself achievable goals. approachable [əˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l] I. someone who is approachable is friendly and easy to talk to. II. capable of being reached from a particular direction or by a particular means. The site is approachable only 可通达的 by sea. dead set adj. I. 坚定不移的. 立场坚定的. firmly decided or determined; resolved. absolutely he is dead set against going to this party. His family was dead set against the marriage. noun I. a serious or determined attempt; firm effort: He made a dead set at winning the championship. II. Hunting. the stiff posture assumed by a hunting dog in indicating the presence and location of game. deadbeat I. American someone who tries to avoid paying money that they owe. II. someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life. deadbeat dad a father, usually not living with the family, who does not provide money or support to help the mother take care of their children. 4. face plant 脸朝地, 大狗爬, 狗啃泥, 狗啃屎, 脸抢地 an instance of falling face first into or on to something. "a face plant to the ground left me with a scar". verb fall face first into or on to something. "he fell off the bottom step of the stairs and face-planted on the floor". skimp I. to not use or provide enough of something. skimp on: The dessert was good but they had skimped on 吝啬, 少放, 加少了 the chocolate sauce. II. to not spend enough money on something. skimp on: If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. Don't skimp on grass seed – it's worth paying more for the better varieties. skimpy I. less than necessary, or less than you would like. Her knowledge of art was skimpy 欠缺, 匮乏. II. skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone's body. This word often shows that you do not approve of clothes like this. a skimpy black dress. Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity. ...skimpy underwear. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay. chintzy [ˈtʃɪntsi] I. 吝啬的, 吝啬鬼的 American informal someone who is chintzy does not like to spend money or give things to people. You can describe someone as chintzy if they are mean and seem to spend very little money compared with other people. I knew I couldn't afford one of their fabled handbags on my chintzy budget. II. 廉价的 American informal inexpensive and badly made. If you describe something as chintzy, you mean that it is showy and looks cheap. [mainly US, disapproval] ...a chintzy table lamp. chintzy furniture. III. covered or decorated with chintz a range of chintzy fabrics. a. too colorful and in poor taste. I'll have a screwdriver, please. And don't be chintzy with the screw. cheap out on 小气, 死抠, 抠门, 吝啬, 省钱 to
take the cheapest option; try to do something as cheaply as possible.
To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to
cut corners. Usage notes: While the verb cheapen is generally more common than cheap, this phrasal verb is an exception. Oh, and don't cheap out on tips. Usage notes: While the verb cheapen is generally more common than cheap, this phrasal verb is an exception. 5. have/put your head on the block (chopping block, chopping board) 冒杀头危险 to risk a bad thing happening to you by doing something or helping someone: I'm not going to put my head on the block for you. mouth off 指点, 指指点点, 说三道四, 说人是非 to give your opinions about something in a very annoying way, especially when you are complaining or criticizing something. to speak in a rude or offensive way to someone: She's a typical teenager, coming home late at night and mouthing off to her parents. He's always mouthing off about the state of the roads. be in a [blue] funk (get sb out of funk) 心绪不佳, 心情不好, 情绪不好 US informal to be very unhappy and without hope: He's been in a real funk since she left him. If someone is in a funk, they are frightened, especially because they are in a situation they cannot control. He was in a blue funk! Worse than me! My face went crimson (which it does out of sheer funk). If you're in a funk, it means that you've been feeling sad. You might be in a serious funk after your best friend moves across the country. One way to use funk is to mean "blues" or "depression." Everyone's in a funk sometimes — for some people, the shorter, darker winter days automatically put them in a bit of a funk. funk out 吓退 To back out in a cowardly fashion. If you funk something, you avoid doing it because you are afraid. If he funks it, he will confirm the impression of cowardice given by his recent letter. funky I. used to describe a style of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong rhythm based on jazz and a tune that repeats: Have you heard their new record? It's really funky. II. fashionable in a way that is unusual and shows a lot of imagination. fashionable in an unusual and noticeable way: She has some really funky clothes. III. having a bad smell or appearance: The sour cream smells kind of funky 臭臭的. IV. [mainly US, informal, approval] If you describe something or someone as funky, you like them because they are unconventional or unusual. with a strong and unpleasant smell. What's so funky in here? It had a certain funky charm, I guess, but it wasn't much of a place to raise a kid. 6. love song dedications 情歌点播. ...and what would you like to say to Cheryl, Damo? Just that she's a top sort ( good sort I. a person of a kindly and likable disposition. II. Australian an agreeable or attractive woman. ) and I love her guts ( hate someone's guts to hate someone very much. spill one's guts to divulge everything one knows or reveal all one's personal problems. guts I. the quality of being brave and determined. That's what you need to be a referee – guts. have the guts to do something: She had the guts to go for what she wanted. it takes guts to do something: It takes a lot of guts and hard work to get where he is. II. all the organs inside your body, especially the ones in the stomach area. The doctors sewed his guts back together. III. the most important parts of a system, plan, or machine. That's basically the guts 根本, 基本, 本质 of Darwin's theory. work/slog/sweat your guts out to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. have someone's guts for garters used for saying that you will punish someone severely for something they have done. ). Oh and I can't wait to pash her when she gets out. That's beautiful Damo - and now, Khe Sanh, just for you Cheryl, on love song dedications...7. Piety [ˈpaɪəti] 虔诚: In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue which may include religious devotion, spirituality, or a mixture of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility. pious [ˈpaɪəs] strict in your religious beliefs and practices. II. done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral. devout [dɪˈvaʊt] I. very religious. devout Muslims. II. very enthusiastic in your support for something a devout capitalist. faithful 信徒. Melbourne family's healthcare battle after horror brain injury: For months, Melbourne man Vincent Louie has been battling for a certain level of treatment from UK healthcare workers for his wife, Anna, after she she suffered a horror brain injury that caused her to collapse lifeless in his arms. "It's not because she's not improving, it's because the progress is so slow that it doesn't warrant her staying in the rehab unit and the NHS is stretched for resources 资源有限," he told 9News.com.au. Mr Louie, 35, has spent almost a year of 16-hour days juggling full-time work with constant clashes with National Health Service (NHS) practitioners, who he says has neglected Mrs Louie's treatment and put her in a "too hard basket". "She used to have about 20 hours of therapy a week. Here she's barely getting three hours a week. "Everyone knows that Anna is a fighter. That even if she's in pain she'll push through the therapy sessions because that's her only window of opportunity." The UK's NHS is a publicly-funded healthcare focused on providing comprehensive, universal and free services to residents. Despite the initial difficulties of moving across the world, Mr Louie said the change gave them both the chance to build a new life for themselves. However, on April 17 last year, that dream was shattered in a moment he described as "the worst of my life". Doctors told Mr Louie his wife had suffered a severe brain injury as a result of a lack of oxygen. "Anna had vomited, leading to an airway obstruction 呼吸道阻塞. I still remember her face as she was struggling to breath for a good seven to eight minutes until her heart stopped in front of my eyes and she collapsed lifeless in my arms," he wrote on a crowdfunding site last week.
gripe VS whinge VS whine. cranky VS grumpy: gripe noun a complaint about something that is annoying but not very important. A gripe is a complaint about something. petty gripes. 屁大点小事, 屁大点事, 微不足道的小问题. 芝麻大点的小事. 芝麻蒜皮的小事. My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable. gripe 抱怨 verb ( grumpy, cranky 脾气不好的). If you say that someone is griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something. Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars? They were always griping about high prices. Still, the griping went on. gripe [graip] n.&v. A. informal express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial. He griped about empty counters in butchers' shops. My only gripe is 唯一的不满 = displeasure (I take issue with something. 对...不满 ) that it could have been bigger. B. 使[胃, 肠]绞痛 affect with gastric or intestinal pain. It gripes my belly like a green apple像吃了青苹果一样的疼. gripe at someone to complain to someone. Stop griping at me! There is no need to gripe at your little brother. gripe (to someone or something) (about someone or something) to make specific complaints to someone about someone or something. Don't gripe to me about what she said to you! There is no need to gripe about the job to everyone. gripe one's soul Inf. to annoy someone. That kind of thing really gripes my soul! John, have I ever told you that you gripe my soul?. whinger [British, informal, disapproval] If you call someone a whinger, you are critical of them because they complain about unimportant things all the time. Shut up, you moaning whinger. bellyache 没玩没了的, 不停的抱怨, 唠唠叨叨, 默默叨叨, 抱怨 verb intransitive informal [ˈbeliˌeɪk] to complain a lot in a way that annoys other people. constant complaining. belly-aching about recession. whinge 抱怨, 发牢骚 Chiefly British To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. Stop whingeing and get on with it. kvetch [kvetʃ] [ (U.S. slang) A nagging complaint 吹毛求疵, 爱找茬的人 people who whinge about their alleged misfortunes.] It must be depressing having to listen to everyone's whinges. whine [hwain] v&n. I. To complain or protest in a childish fashion. A complaint uttered in a plaintive 哭诉的 tone ( [ˈpleɪntɪv] a plaintive sound is high and sad a plaintive melody/cry. ). If you say that someone is whining, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. They come to me to whine about their troubles. ...children who whine that they are bored. 'Why can't you tell me?' I whined. It's just a scratch. Stop whining. ...a pleading, whining voice. A constant whine about the quality of public services. The waitress whined about the increased work. whine something out to say something in a whine; to say something, using a whine for a voice. She whined her complaint out so everyone could hear it. Jake whined out his usual complaints. whine about someone or something to whimper or complain about someone or something. Please
don't whine about Sally. She is sorry she couldn't come to your party,
but it's not the end of the world. The dog is whining about its hurt
paw. II. 哭叫. 哀嚎. If something or someone whines, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background. The engines whined. ...the whine of air-raid sirens.
粉饰太平 paper over VS gloss over VS smooth over VS dress up: 1. paper over 粉饰太平, 掩盖不和谐, 掩盖问题 to try to hide a problem or disagreement instead of finding a satisfactory solution to it. Fundamental problems were papered over, not resolved. paper over the cracks to try to hide a problem or disagreement instead of finding a satisfactory solution to it. 2. I haven't watched too much of the show of late and that was intentional故意的 because I didn't want to whitewash myself ( whitewash I. 粉饰 To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood. II. 洗白, 掩饰. embellish 粉饰, 装饰.
To cover over errors or bad actions. If you say that people whitewash
something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth
about it in order to make it acceptable. The administration is whitewashing 掩盖 the regime's actions. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday. In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church. ) and my ambitions or aspirations of going into the House. 3. dress something up 粉饰. 说得好听, 说出花来 to make something look better or different than it really is No matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost. His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes. Usage notes: often followed by as, as in the second example Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dress up (to wear more formal clothes). 4. He also appears to have embellished 修饰, 夸大, 夸张, 粉饰, 渲染 his porn credentials by claiming credit for numerous other videos in which he was not featured. He also appeared as a pin-up model in a 2005 issue of Toronto's fab magazine. 5. smooth something over 轻描淡写 to
make problems seem less serious. If you smooth over a problem or
difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially
by talking to the people concerned. ...an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred. The Chancellor is trying to smooth things over. He's on a three-day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn't going to ignore it or try to smooth it over. 6. Of course, we shouldn't gloss over 粉饰, 掩饰 ( to ignore or avoid unpleasant facts. He could no longer gloss over his failures.
If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you
try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it
very quickly. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses. ) the fact that
there might be more basic reasons for her sudden lack of interest in
the physical expression of your love? By which we mean, have you let yourself go a bit太随便了, 太大大咧咧了, 太不在乎形象了? Has the svelte( 身材苗条的 [svelt] attractively or gracefully slim; slender) man she met been hidden under a layer of flab ( unsightly or unwanted fat on the body; flabbiness )? Do you spend all your money on computer games and none on clothes? Is grooming something that only happens to other people? Could it be that有没有可能是,
though she loves you, she doesn't fancy you as much any more? In which
case, getting your sex life back on track might be entirely in your own
hands. 7. NAMBLA members appear to be canvasing 粉饰 ( canvas [ˈkænvəs] I. uncountable strong heavy cotton cloth used for making tents, shoes, and sails. II. uncountable art canvas or other cloth on which artists paint with oil paints. a. countable a picture painted with oil paints on canvas or other cloth. The show includes canvases by masters like Carpaccio, Canaletto and Guardi. Usage notes: 复数形式 The plural canvases is used primarily in the US, while the plural canvasses is used in the UK and most UK-influenced areas. under canvas If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent. Campsites in the New Forest quickly filled up as thousands decided to spend the holiday under canvas. blank canvas 空白一块, 白纸一张 A person or thing that has nothing of substance or permanence within or imprinted upon him, her, or it, such that it can be easily filled with entirely new things. Refers to a painter's canvas that has yet to be painted on. Children's minds are blank canvasses, so we have to be sure to provide them with enriching education and opportunities so as to give them the best possible future. I love moving into a new house and having a blank canvas to make my own! These freshmen are all blank canvasses—we can get them to believe anything we tell them! canvass [ˈkænvəs] 拉票活动 I. intransitive/transitive to ask many people in an area for their opinions and encourage them to vote for someone or support something. canvass for 寻求支持: We were canvassing for the Republican candidate. canvass support: We're canvassing support for a new school in our neighborhood. a. transitive 咨询意见. 问询. to ask many people in different places for their opinions. We will be canvassing the views of teachers all over the country. II. transitive to discuss an idea in order to decide whether to accept it or not. Various possibilities have been canvassed. Canvassing 拉票 is the systematic initiation of direct contact with individuals, commonly used during political campaigns. Canvassing can be done for many reasons: political campaigning, grassroots fundraising, community awareness, membership drives, and more. Campaigners knock on doors to contact people personally. Canvassing is used by political parties and issue groups to identify supporters, persuade the undecided, and add voters to the voters list through voter registration, and it is central to get out the vote operations. It is the core element of what political campaigns call the ground game or field. ) these stories and posting their truly disturbing views. I find it hard to believe that any normal, rational, empathetic ( [empəˈθetɪk] 有同理心的 able to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them. Someone who is empathetic has the ability to share another person's feelings or emotions as if they were their own. ...an empathetic listener. ) person could believe that this boy is anything but 决不 a victim of the type of horrors most people can't even imagine in their worst nightmares. 8. They portray a facade of perfection 粉饰完美的一面 that in and of itself(in and of itself 就本身而言 I. With respect to its intrinsic or inherent nature; per se, intrinsically, inherently. considering it alone. The
idea in and of itself is not bad, but the side issues introduce many
difficulties. Her action, in and of itself, caused us no problem. II. Ipso facto. ) is not credible 不可信的, 没可能的. 9. Natural Selection's themes are very basic and some might say even over-simplified, but the script and performances are so unadorned ( unadorned 不加修饰, 没有粉饰的, 原汁原味的, 没有脂粉气, 没有匠气, 天然的 (embellish 添油加醋, 夸大其词) not decorated, or not made to look more attractive. Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple. ) that it sells itself in it's genuineness.
