用法学习: 1. made-up adj. I. wearing make-up. If you are made-up, you are wearing make-up such as powder or eye shadow. She was made-up and ready to go. She was beautifully made-up, beautifully groomed. Very dark glossy lips look wrong with heavily made-up eyes. her lightly made-up face. "a heavily made-up 化了妆的, 化了浓妆的 woman". II. invented; not true. imaginary, or false. A made-up word, name, or story is invented, rather than really existing or being true. It looks like a made-up word. "a made-up 编造的, 造出来的 story". III. very happy. I got the job! I'm totally made-up! If you are made-up, you are happy. I'll be made up if I get in the top five, that would be great. make up to someone to behave in a very friendly way towards someone, or to praise them, in order to get something for yourself. She's always making up to the boss – it's quite embarrassing. make it up to someone 弥补, 补过, 补偿 to do something good that helps someone to feel better after you did something bad to them. I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you. make up for something 补偿 I. to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged. Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. II. to provide something good, so that something bad seems less important. The good weather made up for the bad organization. He bought her some flowers to make up for being late. make up for lost time I. to spend a lot of time doing something because you did not have the chance to do it before. After 30 years apart the sisters were keen to make up for lost time. II. to do something more quickly or more often because something prevented you from making progress before. The project was delayed for two weeks so we’re trying to make up for lost time. 2. rascal [rɑːskəl] I. If you call a man or child a rascal, you mean that they behave badly and are rude or dishonest. What's that old rascal been telling you? II. HUMOROUS a child who behaves badly but who you like too much to be angry with. Come back here, you little rascal! II. OLD-FASHIONED a dishonest man. scoundrel [skaʊndrəl] 不善良的人, 骗子 [old-fashioned, disapproval] If you refer to a man as a scoundrel, you mean that he behaves very badly towards other people, especially by cheating them or deceiving them. a man who behaves in an unfair or dishonest way. He is a lying scoundrel! displace I. to force someone to leave their own country and live somewhere else. If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to moved away from the area where they live. In Europe alone thirty million people were displaced 背井离乡, 远离家乡. Most of the civilians displaced by the war will be unable to return to their homes. ...the task of resettling refugees and displaced persons. [VERB-ed] II. to take the place of someone or something. Investment in the nationalized industries has simply displaced private investment. If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its
place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or
role itself. These factories have displaced 取代, 取替 tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange. Coal is to be displaced by natural gas and nuclear power. III. 驱逐出. 赶出. to force something out of its position or space. The device displaces the air inside the container. 3. perspective I. A particular perspective is a particular way of thinking about something, especially one that is influenced by your beliefs or experiences. He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life. ...two different perspectives on the nature of adolescent development. Most literature on the subject of immigrants in France has been written from the perspective of the French themselves. I would like to offer a historical perspective. a way of thinking about something. You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective. perspective on: The book deals with a woman’s perspective on revolutionary change. from a historical/international/financial etc perspective: The problem needs to be looked at from a historical perspective. from the perspective of someone/something: From the perspective of anyone with children, it looks rather irrelevant. II. Perspective is the art of making some objects or people in a picture look further away than others. a method of showing distance in a picture by making far away objects smaller. in/out of perspective: The figures in the foreground are badly out of perspective. III. a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important etc something is in comparison with other things. The popular saying "You can't see the forest for the trees" lose perspective 只见树木不见森林, 过于专注于眼前利益, 小细节, 小问题, 失去了长远目标: It means you're so fixated on the details and what is directly in front of you that you can't see the big picture. We lose our perspective when we're too heavily invested in a particular situation. He has lost all perspective in the rush to get what he wants. get/keep something in perspective 眼光放长远, 目光长远: It's important to keep things in perspective and not dwell on one incident. get something out of perspective: If you get something in perspective or into perspective, you judge its real importance by considering it in relation to everything else. If you get something out of perspective, you fail to judge its real importance in relation to everything else. Remember to keep things in perspective. It helps to put their personal problems into perspective. Labor economist Harley Shaekin argues the cost needs to be viewed in perspective. I let things get out of perspective. You've got the problem completely out of perspective. put something into perspective: This kind of tragedy puts a mere football match into perspective. a sense of perspective: Writing as a foreigner gives her a great sense of perspective. 4. idiosyncratic [ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] 怪异的, 荒谬的, 荒诞不经的, 莫名其妙的 idiosyncratic tendencies are unusual or strange, and not shared by other people. He has some rather idiosyncratic views about what constitutes good television. her own idiosyncratic style of painting. If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual. ...a highly idiosyncratic personality. ...his erratic typing and idiosyncratic spelling. idiotic [ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk] extremely stupid Stop asking idiotic questions! If you call someone or something idiotic, you mean that they are very stupid or silly. What an idiotic thing to say! ...his idiotically romantic views. 5. Neutering( neuter verb. I. When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep them under close supervision.II. [mainly British, journalism] To neuter an organization, group, or person means to make them powerless and ineffective. ...the Government's 'hidden agenda' to neuter local authorities. Their air force had been neutered before the work began. adj. In some languages, a neuter 中性词 noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a masculine or feminine one, or behaves in a different way. Female cats can show their bellies during the mating process. If your cat isn't fixed and you see other signs of being in heat, this can be another reason for this behavior. fixed [fɪkst] I. You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary. They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly. .he contract is for a fixed period of three years. The interest rate on the loan is fixed. ..a world without fixed laws. Tickets will be printed with fixed 固定的, 固定不变的 entry times. Many restaurants offer fixed-price menus. II. If you say that someone has fixed ideas or opinions 成见, 主意已定, 执着的看法, 固执的看法, 顽固的看法, 固执己见, you mean that they do not often change their ideas and opinions, although perhaps they should. ...people who have fixed ideas about things. III. If someone has a fixed smile 假笑 on their face, they are smiling even though they do not feel happy or pleased. a fixed expression on someone's face does not change or look natural. I had to go through the rest of the evening with a fixed smile on my face. IV. something that is fixed is fastened in one position so that it does not move. Make sure bookcases are securely fixed 固定好, 紧固的, 绑紧 to the wall in case of earthquake. V. if something such as a game or election is fixed, it is dishonestly arranged so that it has the result that someone wants. no fixed abode 无固定住所 If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless. They have no fixed abode and live outside the constraints of ordinary society. how someone is fixed 该有的都有了吗 for something used for talking about whether someone has enough of something or has the thing they need. How are you fixed for time on Monday? Neutering, from the Latin neuter ('of neither sex'), is the removal of an animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. "Neutering" is often used incorrectly to refer only to male animals, but the term actually applies to both sexes. The male-specific term is castration, while spaying is usually reserved for female animals. Colloquially, both terms are often referred to as fixing. In male horses, castrating is referred to as gelding. Modern veterinary practice tends to use the term de-sexing. neutral [ˈnjuːtrəl] I. 中立的. a country that is neutral does not get involved in a war between other countries. If a person or country adopts a neutral position or remains neutral, they do not support anyone in a disagreement, war, or contest. Russia promised to remain neutral unless Germany attacked France. a. a neutral place is one where people do not support a particular group or team. In this war, there's no neutral territory. The match was to be replayed at a neutral venue. b. not supporting a particular team in a game or competition. Pakistan wants to see neutral umpires in cricket. c. not supporting a particular side in an argument or disagreement. The television coverage was by no means neutral. c. If you say that something is neutral, you mean that it does not have any effect on other things because it lacks any significant qualities of its own, or it is an equal balance of two or more different qualities, amounts, or ideas. Three in every five interviewed felt that the Budget was neutral and they would be no better off. II. 不漏声色, 面无表情的. 深藏不漏的. not showing strong feelings or opinions in the way that you speak or behave. If someone speaks in a neutral voice or if the expression on their face is neutral, they do not show what they are thinking or feeling. Isabel put her magazine down and said in a neutral voice, 'You're very late, darling.' He told her about the death, describing the events in as neutral a manner as he could. Her voice remained neutral 不动声色的 as she spoke. III. 没有大红大紫等颜色的. neutral colours are not very strong or bright. Neutral is used to describe things that have a pale colour such as cream or grey, or that have no colour at all. At the horizon the land mass becomes a continuous pale neutral grey. Mary suggests using a neutral lip pencil. IV. physics a neutral wire does not have an electrical charge. V. chemistry a neutral chemical is neither an acid nor a base. VI. If someone uses neutral language, they choose words which do not indicate that they approve or disapprove of something. Both sides had agreed to use neutral terms in their references to each other. He had departed from his prepared testimony, which was considered to be neutral. VII. Neutral 空档 is the position between the gears of a vehicle such as a car, in which the gears are not connected to the engine. Graham put the van in neutral and jumped out into the road. on neutral ground/territory in a place that is not owned by or connected with anyone involved in a situation. Let's meet somewhere on neutral territory – say a hotel. neuter [ˈnjuːtə(r)] verb. I. 阉割. When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep them under close supervision. II. To neuter an organization, group, or person means to make them powerless and ineffective. ...the Government's 'hidden agenda' to neuter local authorities. Their air force had been neutered before the work began. adj. (语言中)没有性别区分的 In some languages, a neuter noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a masculine or feminine one, or behaves in a different way. neuter nouns, pronouns, and adjectives have different forms from feminine or masculine words in some languages. ) is a common and routine operation that involves the removal of your cat's sexual reproduction organs. It's otherwise known as 'spaying( [speɪ] to perform a medical operation on a female animal so that she cannot have babies. When a female animal is spayed, it has its ovaries removed so that it cannot become pregnant. All bitches should be spayed unless being used for breeding. )' for female cats and 'castration' for males. For female cats, neutering involves removing their ovaries and uterus, although sometimes only their ovaries will be removed. purr I. intransitive if a cat purrs, it makes a continuous quiet low sound because it is happy. When a cat purrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat because it is contented. The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically. II. if a machine purrs, it makes a continuous quiet low sound because it is operating correctly at a slow speed. When the engine of a machine such as a car purrs, it is working and making a quiet, continuous, vibrating sound. Both boats purred out of the cave mouth 开口 and into open water. The sleek car purred down the country road. Carmela heard the purr of a motor-cycle coming up the drive. III. intransitive/ transitive mainly literary to speak in a quiet low voice that sounds happy or attractive. When someone purrs, they speak in a soft, gentle voice 娇声娇气的, 奶声奶气的 because they are pleased or because they want to persuade you to do something for them. 'You can tell me the truth,' she purred. "Choose a romantic piece of music," she purred. knead I. 揉搓. 揉面. 和面. When you knead dough or other food, you press and squeeze it with your hands so that it becomes smooth and ready to cook. Lightly knead the mixture on a floured surface. Just how much kneading is required depends on the sort of flour. If your cat is napping while they're lying on their back, or if they're purring and kneading while awake, it's safe to say your cat is feeling very content. II. If you knead a part of someone's body, you press or squeeze it with your fingers. She felt him knead the aching muscles. 6. score with someone To engage in sexual activity with someone. A: "I heard you scored with Dave last night! How was it?" B: "Oh my god, Mary, that's none of your business!" He's more interested in trying to score with chicks when we go out than he is with actually spending time with his friends. score with (someone or a group) 受到欢迎, 深受欢迎, 大受欢迎 Inf. to please someone or a group. Her rendition of "Old Kentucky Home" really scored with the audience. You really score with me. score points (with someone) to do something that will make someone like you: He tried really hard to be funny and cool to try to score points with Amanda. score off somebody British English to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else. He liked scoring off his pupils in his days as a teacher. settle an (old) score (with someone) to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you. enemies who have an old score to settle.
可怜, 悲惨: 1. 好可怜. I feel so bad so you. I feel so sorry for him. Poor you. You poor thing. 2. miserable [ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l] I. extremely unhappy or uncomfortable. If you are miserable, you are very unhappy. I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable. She went to bed, miserable and depressed. He looked miserably down at his plate. He looked cold and miserable in the rain. Their evening together had been a miserable failure. A miserable life is a life without happiness and a life without anything to look forward to. When you have a miserable life, you would rather just sleep life away, a dream world is better than reality. No fun, loneliness, jealousy and frustration. a. a miserable situation or period is one that makes you feel very unhappy. If you describe a place or situation as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel unhappy or depressed. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him. The weather was miserable 天气悲惨, 天气阴郁. b. a miserable person is always complaining or in a bad mood. If you describe someone as miserable, you mean that you do not like them because they are bad-tempered or unfriendly. He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else. Why should I argue with miserable people like him. II. 少的可怜的. a miserable amount of something, especially money, is very small and not enough. You can describe a quantity or quality as miserable when you think that it is much smaller or worse than it ought to be. Our speed over the ground was a miserable 2.2 knots. ...the miserably inadequate supply of books now provided for schools. All I had left was a miserable 50 cents. III. If you describe the weather as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel depressed, because it is raining or dull. It was a grey, wet, miserable day 悲惨的天气. It was very cold, damp and miserable. IV. A miserable failure is a very great one. The film was a miserable commercial failure both in Italy and in the United States. Some manage it. Some fail miserably. 3. miserly [ˈmaɪzərli] adj. I. 小气的. 吝啬的. unwilling to spend any money. If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. He is miserly with both his time and his money. II. a miserly amount is very small and not enough. If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult. Their miserly 少得可怜的 offer is unlikely to be accepted. 4. deplorable I. 值得同情的, 可憎的. 令人厌恶的. Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable 可怜可叹的, 凄惨的 living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement. Poor
children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are,
in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society
treats them. II. 可惜的. 可悲的. Lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion. We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son. Many of them live under deplorable conditions. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable. The reporters behaved deplorably. "Basket of deplorables 一堆可怜人 "
is a phrase from a 2016 presidential election campaign speech delivered
by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9, 2016, at a
campaign fundraising event, which Clinton used to describe half of the
supporters of her general election opponent, Republican nominee Donald
Trump. Clinton later said that she "regrets saying half [of Trump's
supporters]", and the Trump campaign repeatedly used the phrase against
her during and after the 2016 presidential election. Many Trump
supporters adopted the "Deplorable" moniker for themselves. After
Clinton's loss, some journalists and political analysts questioned
whether the speech played a role in the election's outcome; Clinton
herself wrote in her book What Happened that it was one of the factors
for her loss. deplore I. (transitive) 可悲, 可叹. To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for. I
deplore my neighbour for having lost his job. The UNHCR deplores the
recent events in Sudan. I deplore not having listened to your advice. II. (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of. I deplore how you treated him at the party. Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government. 5. pile on the agony 装出一副可怜相, 博取同情 (British & Australian informal)
UK informal to enjoy emphasizing how bad a situation is. to try to get sympathy from
other people by making your problems seem
worse than they really are (usually in continuous tenses). 两方面的含义: a. to
make a bad situation much worse for someone. b. to enjoy making a
situation seem much worse than it is. Okay, I'll give you some money - just stop piling on the agony. He was really piling on the agony, saying he was heart-broken and hadn't got anything left to live for. 6. Poor, heartbroken, girl-next-door Jen, however, was the Goldilocks of female stereotypes. Not too sexy. Not
too chaste ( [tʃeɪst] I. If you describe a person or their behaviour as
chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only
have sex with their husband or wife. [old-fashioned] He remained chaste. II. Something that is chaste is very simple in style, without very much decoration. ...chaste clothes.). Not too outspoken. Just right. America's sweetheart became America's charity case 值得同情的, 被可怜的对象, 可怜的人, 人见人怜的, ( I. a person or group regarded as needing help or financial support. "she was sent as a charity case to a Catholic boarding school". a person or group regarded as needing help or financial support. "she was sent as a charity case to a Catholic boarding school". II. a person for whom one performs an action purely to be a nice person. I'm going to his formal dance, but he's just a charity case. ) overnight. 7. snivel 抽鼻子, 哭鼻子, 哭哭啼啼的, 装可怜的, 可怜楚楚的 to cry or to complain, especially in a way that seems weak or annoying. Just a snivelling little MP back then, trying to join in the big boys' game. If someone is snivelling, they are crying or sniffing in a way that irritates you. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand. ...a journalist snivelling with the flu. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance. 8. What a bleak life 悲惨男孩, 悲惨命运. bleak I. 黯淡无光的. Without color; pale; pallid. II. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. III. 悲惨的. unhappy; miserable. Downtown Albany felt bleak that February after the divorce. A bleak future is in store for you. 9. calamitous [kəˈlæmɪtəs] 悲剧的
adj. causing serious damage, or causing a lot of people to suffer. causing serious damage, or causing a lot of people to suffer. If
you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very
unfortunate or serious. 灾难的, 悲惨的. the calamitous state 惨状 of the country. 10. come to no good 结局悲惨, 结局不好, 不得善终 to end up badly; to come to a bad end. The street gang leaders came to no good in the end. come good 变好, 好转 (informal) to recover and perform well after a bad start or setback. (informal) to recover and perform well after a bad start or setback. After all the little failures and small disappointments, perhaps now, near the end, Dad's luck would finally come good. Despite initial hiccups and poor management of resources by the civic administration, the relief operations have come good. Because as I said to the guys we just can't sit there thinking we'll come good. OK, Jett's been going through a difficult patch in creative terms, but he would have come good again, with or without Moira. good things come to those who wait I. A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue. good things come in small packages
said to emphasize that something does not need to be big in order to be
good. A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a
virtue. 11. wretched [ˈretʃəd] 悲惨的 I. You describe someone as wretched 不幸的 when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. These wretched people had seen their homes going up in flames. The country's 37 million people are wretchedly poor. ...prisoners living in wretchedly overcrowded conditions. He does deserve some good luck after so much wretchedness. very unpleasant, or in very bad condition. The whole family lived in one wretched room. II. You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. Of course this wretched woman was unforgivably irresponsible. Reality started to hit about four months after we had bought the wretched place. III. Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. I feel really confused and wretched. The wretched look on the little girl's face made him sorry. His marriage was wretchedly unhappy. 'I made it all up,' she said wretchedly. ...their shared wretchedness at Werner's death. IV. If you describe something as wretched, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or of very poor quality. What a wretched excuse. The pay has always been wretched. V. You describe someone as wretched 凄惨的, 不幸的 when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve. wretch [retʃ] I. someone who is in a difficult situation and who you feel sorry for. The poor wretch lay crying by the side of the road. II. humorous someone who you do not like or who annoys you. Why did you marry that wretch? a. literary a bad person. 12. A puppy face or a puppy dog face 可怜兮兮的, 可怜巴巴的 is a facial expression that humans make that is based on canine expressions. In dogs and other animals, the look is expressed when the head is tilted down and the eyes are looking up. Usually, the animal looks like it is about to cry. This gesture is sometimes performed by children in order to persuade their parents to do something special for them. Humans often open their eyes a little wide, pinch and/or raise the eyebrows, and stick the bottom lip out, while tilting their entire head a little downward and looking upwards at the person to whom they have aimed the gesture. Often, the head is also tilted a little sideways. It can be a lighthearted expression for begging or an attempt to persuade someone. Verbal approximations include: "Aw, come on!", "Please?", and "But why not?", among others. Finish your homework right now! Don't give me those puppy-dog 小哈巴狗似的 eyes. They don't work on me! B: Fine. It looks like I'll be up late again. A: My parents spoil my daughter way too much, they always give her anything she wants! B: Of course! Children are good at making puppy-dog eyes at their grandparents.
凹进去, 凹陷 (dent/indent, recess, dip, sunken, hollow, impression): Your cheekbones 颧骨
are the structure of your face underneath your skin, particularly the
malar bones. If your malar bones are located in close proximity to your
eyes, you're considered to have high cheekbones 颧骨高. Lower cheekbones 颧骨低
refer to malar bones that rest closer to the bottom of your nose.
Typically, having high cheekbones means that the widest part of the face
is just beneath the eyes, causing the cheek ( sunken cheeks, hollow cheeks ) to dip in 塌进去, 深陷进去 slightly beneath the bone. 1. alcove [ˈælˌkoʊv] 墙的凹陷处 (recess) a
small space in a room, formed by one part of a wall being further back
than the parts on each side. a small area in a room that is created by
building part of one wall further back than the rest of the wall. In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves. We've put some bookshelves in the alcove. 2. sunken place 深渊
When one is in a perpetual place of slumber, regarding systematic and
idiosyncratic injustice and oppression in regards to race, i.e. the
antithesis ( antithesis 大相反, 正相反 [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] the exact opposite of something. The little black dress is the antithesis of fussy dressing. If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a contrast between them. ...the antithesis between instinct and reason. ) of being woke ( alert to social and political injustice. stay woke: Woke as a political term of African-American origin refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and racial justice. It is derived from the African-American Vernacular English expression "stay woke", whose grammatical aspect refers to a continuing awareness of these issues. ). Especially when a person of color can't or
refuses to see it. Tod: Morgan Freeman told Don Lemon that black folks should pull themselves up from their bootstraps, even when they ain't got no boots. Marcus: You know Morgan has been in the sunken place. sunken [ˈsʌŋkən] I. 沉底的. 沉没的. lying at the bottom of the ocean. sunken treasure. sunken ships. II. lower than the level of the surrounding land or floor. a sunken bath/garden. III. 凹陷的. 塌陷的. sunken eyes 眼窝深 or cheeks 凹进去的脸颊 curve inward, often showing that someone is sick or old. 3. A dimple 酒窝 (also known as a gelasin) is a small natural indentation 凹陷 in the flesh on a part of the human body, most notably in the cheek or on the chin. indented 崎岖不平的, 曲曲折折的, 弯弯曲曲的 adjective If something is indented, its edge or surface is uneven because parts of it have been worn away or cut away. ...a voyage down Chile's indented coastline. dent noun. a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inward 陷进去, 塌进去. verb. I. to make a dent in a surface. The impact had dented the car's front bumper. II. to have a bad effect on something Their confidence had been badly dented by the defeat. 4. hollow I. 中空的. empty inside. The tree trunk was completely hollow. hollow chocolate eggs. II. a hollow sound空洞的, 空空的 is a low sound like something empty being hit. III. hollow promises or threats 空洞的, 做做样子的 are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen. The government's election promises now seem increasingly hollow. a. 空虚的. 做做样子的. 虚假的. 虚情假意的. with no real meaning. a hollow display of friendship. We had won, but it was a hollow victory. IV. hollow eyes or cheeks 窝进去的, 深窝的, 内陷的, 凹陷的, 塌陷的 seem to have sunk into your head, for example because you are tired, thin, or ill. have a hollow ring or ring hollow to not seem sincere or real. a hollow laugh 空洞的笑, 虚伪的笑, 假笑 a laugh that sounds sad rather than happy or sincere. hollow out
[transitive] I. 掏空. to make a hole in something by removing what is
inside it. II. to make or build something by making a hole in something.
The amphitheatre had been hollowed out of the steep hillside. 5. recess [rɪˈsɛs,ˈriːsɛs] I. 凹进去, 嵌进去 attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed. "recessed ceiling lights". the screen will be recessed into a stainless control box. II. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended 休会. "the talks recessed at 2.15". When formal meetings or court cases recess, they stop temporarily. The hearings have now recessed for dinner. Before the trial recessed today, the lawyer read her opening statement. noun. I. a short time between periods of work in an official organization, especially a court or parliament. The
conference broke for a recess. Some in Congress are concerned the war
option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess.
Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess. Parliament
returns from its summer recess next week. II. 课间休息 (BrE break). a period between school lessons when students can eat, rest, or play. The British word is break. III. 凹进去的墙面 (alclove). a space in a room where part of a wall is further back than the rest of it. ...a discreet recess next to a fireplace. the recesses of something
I. the parts of something that you cannot see easily because they are
hidden or dark. The recesses of something or somewhere are the parts of
it which are
hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from
view. He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage 深处. From the recesses of his coat Richard produced a bottle of champagne. She reached into the darkest recesses of her handbag. II. 内心深处. the parts of your mind or feelings that you keep hidden from other people. the inner hidden parts of something. the deep recesses of the cave. fears hidden away in the darker recesses of her mind. If you refer to the recesses of someone's mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe. ...the inner recesses of the soul. There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him. recession a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment. A recession is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed. The recession caused sales to drop off. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of recession. The oil price increases sent Europe into deep recession. The economy was in recession. the recession in the construction industry. As the recession deepened, the group folded. 6. impression I. the opinion that other people have about you because of the way that you look, speak, or behave. create/make an impression on someone: As a serious candidate, you want to make a good impression on everyone you meet. give the impression (that): He gives the impression that he really doesn't care. a. an opinion or feeling that you have about someone or something you have seen but do not know very well. have/get the impression (that): I have the impression that she's very good at her job. first impressions (=opinions that you form immediately, before thinking thoroughly): The report seems to be based entirely on first impressions. b. used about something that you believe because of what you have seen or experienced, often something that is not true. false impression: The headline gave a false impression of what the article was about. be under the impression (that): I was under the impression you had been here before. II. a performance in which someone copies the way another person speaks or behaves in order to make people laugh. do an impression of someone 模仿秀: He does impressions of famous singers. ( impersonate 冒充 [ɪmˈpəːs(ə)neɪt] pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. it's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer"). III. 凹痕 a mark that is made when an object is pressed onto a surface. IV. a single occasion when a number of copies of a book are printed. 7. dip verb. I. If you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again. They dip the food into the sauce. Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water. One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail. II. If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container 手伸进去, 手探进去, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it. She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out. Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot. Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in. III. If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly. Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped 下沉 slightly under his weight. The sun dipped 沉入, 沉进 below the horizon. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder. IV. If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level. The road dipped and rose again. ...a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel. Where the road makes a dip, turn right. V. When farmers dip sheep or other farm animals, they put them into a container of liquid with chemicals in it, in order to kill harmful insects which live on the animals' bodies. Their father was helping to dip the sheep. He digs potatoes and helps with the sheep dipping. Dip is a liquid with chemicals in it which animals or objects can be dipped in to disinfect or clean them. ...sheep dip. VI. If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time. Unemployment dipped 受挫, 下行 to 6.9 per cent last month. The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped. ...the current dip in farm spending. VII. If you are driving a car and dip the headlights (美国用dim), you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers. He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van. This picture shows the view from a car using normal dipped lights. VIII. If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. ...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism. IX. If you dip into a sum of money that you had intended to save, you use some of it to buy something or pay for something. Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue. dip noun. I. A dip is a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them. Maybe we could just buy some dips. ...prawns with avocado dip. II. If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool. lucky dip = grab bag a lucky dip is a game in which you take a prize out of a container full of hidden prizes and then find out what you have chosen. to dip your toes 涉足 If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it. This may encourage gold traders to dip their toes back into the markets. Universities are dipping their toes in the waters of management education.
