用法学习: 1. nark [nɑːk] I. BRITISH 通风报信的人. British, Australian and New Zealand an informer or spy, esp one working for the police (copper's nark). a police informer. "I'm not a copper's nark". II. AUSTRALIAN/NZ 讨人嫌的人. an annoying person or thing. a person who complains irritatingly. an old nark. III. Australian and New Zealand a spoilsport. be across (something) 明白, 理解 To accurately grasp or comprehend something, often something complex. Primarily heard in Australia. My son is too young to be across the calendar yet. He has to ask me to know when his birthday is each year. Thank you for explaining that again—I think I'm finally across it now. get across 让人明白, 让人理解 to make people understand something. He sometimes has trouble getting his meaning across in English. get something across to someone: What message are you trying to get across to the consumer? get across how/what etc: I was trying to get across how much I admired them. cut across something 横跨 if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it Domestic violence seems to cut across most social divisions. 2. with the benefit of hindsight/experience 事后看, 事后诸葛亮 used to say it is easier to know the right thing to do after something has happened or if you have a lot of experience He admitted that, with the benefit of hindsight, the original launch had not been large enough. Fort Knox 美国金库 a place that is so well locked or guarded that it is almost impossible to enter it. Fort Knox is a military base in Kentucky where the US government keeps its gold. Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is also adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves. The 109,000 acre (170 sq mi, 441 km 2) base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and first United States Secretary of War. 3. height: I. A height is a high position or place above the ground. I'm not afraid of heights. II. When an activity, situation, or organization is at its height, it is at its most successful, powerful, or intense. During the early sixth century emigration from Britain to Brittany was at its height 正盛时... III. If you say that something is the height of a particular quality, you are emphasizing that it has that quality to the greatest degree possible. The hip-hugging black and white polka-dot dress was the height of 顶级的 fashion. IV. If something reaches great heights, it becomes very extreme or intense. ...the mid-1980s, when house prices rose to absurd heights... the height of something the busiest or most extreme part of a period or activity. the height of the tourist season. used to say that something is an extreme example of something It was the height of stupidity 最高级的, 最极端的 to quit the team. at the height of 最盛时, 最好的时候, 顶峰时期, 鼎盛时期: I. At the pinnacle or maximum degree of. at the most advanced or extreme point of (something). He was at the height of his fame when he died. Disco was at the height of its popularity in the 1970s. II. at the most intense or forceful aspect of something. At the height of his career, Tom was known around the world. At the height of the party, there were 50 people present. in/during the heat of something at the busiest time, or during the most difficult part of something. During a time of extreme action, emotion, or agitation. Soldiers
have to train themselves not to feel fear in the heat of battle. Many
nasty, incendiary remarks were made in the heat of the debate. In the heat of the moment, I completely forgot to ask my question. In the heat of the debate, she forgot to be nervous. in the heat of In the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition. One never knows how soldiers will behave in the heat of 最激烈的时候 battle, or In the heat of the moment she accepted his proposal, or In the heat of the negotiations he forgot to call his wife. in the heat of the moment at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully We both said things we didn’t mean in the heat of the moment. the heat of the day 一天最热的时候 The heat of the day is the hottest part of the day, especially when this is very hot. The town square's empty in the heat of the day. You'll lose your heart, And sell your soul, I lose control In the heat of the night (含有性意味). But as I've already said, a song lyrics don't usually make much sense or have a context. 4. means [minz] I. countable a method for doing or achieving something. Thanks for the offer, but I get my coffee through other means. Information is not easily obtained by any other means 手段. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants. means of: What means of transportation 交通方式 is she using? no means of doing something 途径, 办法: We had no means of warning them. the means by which: Testing is still the usual means by which 做法 students' progress is measured. Collocates: Adjectives frequently used with means: effective, efficient, legitimate, peaceful, practicable, reliable, useful. Verbs frequently used with means as the object: develop, devise, find, furnish, offer, provide, use. II. plural formal the amount of money or the property, income, etc. that someone has. have the means (to do something) 资金, 资源等: Small businesses don't have the means to develop a sophisticated Internet presence. beyond/within your means (=too expensive or not too expensive for you): Many medical expenses are beyond the means of poorer families. according to someone's means: You are invited to contribute according to your means. a man/woman of means (=with a lot of money) 有钱人: He had the well-dressed appearance of a man of means. a means to an end a way of getting or achieving something that you want. Information management must be regarded as a means to an end. means test an examination of your income in order to find out whether you have the right to receive any extra money from the government. by fair means or foul 通过正当或者不正当途径, 不管通过什么途径, 黑道也好, 白道也好 using whatever methods are necessary, even dishonest or illegal methods. the end justifies the means any methods, even bad ones, are allowed in order to achieve what you want, especially something good. 5. profile verb. to give a description of a person, place, or organization in an article, or a television or radio program. To profile someone means to give an account of that person's life and character. How do you know that, are you profiling me? Tamar Golan, a Paris-based journalist, profiles the rebel leader. ...a former FBI agent who pioneered psychological profiling in the 1970s. DNA profiling has aided the struggle against crime. He has been profiled in his local newspaper. noun. I Your profile is the outline of your face as it is seen when someone is looking at you from the side. His handsome profile 侧脸 was turned away from us. II. If you see someone in profile, you see them from the side. This picture shows the girl in profile 侧脸, 侧影. III. A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described. A newspaper published profiles 简介 of the candidates. IV. Your profile on a social media website is the part where you post your name, picture, and personal information. He lied about himself on his profile. high-profile adj A high-profile person or a high-profile event attracts a lot of attention or publicity. ...the high-profile reception being given to the president. abscond [əbˈskɑnd] I. to suddenly leave a place and take something with you that does not belong to you. If someone absconds with something, they leave and take it with them, although it does not belong to them. Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds 携款潜逃, 带走... 带着...逃跑. abscond with: One of the bank's employees had absconded with the cash. II. to escape from a place where you are being kept as a punishment. He was put into jail but absconded within a few days. If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded 逃跑, 逃掉. A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year. dissect [daɪsekt, dɪ-] I. If someone dissects 肢解 the body of a dead person or animal, they carefully cut it up in order to examine it scientifically. to cut the body of a dead person or animal into parts in order to examine them. We dissected a frog in biology class. Researchers need a growing supply of corpses for dissection. II. If someone dissects something such as a theory, a situation, or a piece of writing, they consider and talk about each detail of it. to think about or discuss the details of something in order to understand it completely. Don't know if I didn't understand the show or if it has some loose wires: People want to dissect his work and question his motives. ...her calm, condescending dissection of my proposals. I have read a good few of the comments and the main plot holes have been dissected 分析透彻, 透彻分析, however I haven't seen one small but relatively important plot point discussed. The whole show is not exactly watertight 逻辑严密的, 滴水不漏的 storytelling, but why the fuck does Daisy have PCP on her in the first place? PCP is not a common drug, it is a markedly dangerous deliriant / hallucinogenic. Is this from her own personal stash 私藏? Does she secretly use PCP herself or does she merely carry it with her in case she needs to drug someone at short notice? This show is all-round ridiculous, how is it so popular?. 6. The "locked-room" 密室杀人 (closed-room) or "impossible crime" mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction 侦探小说 in which a crime (almost always murder) is committed in circumstances under which it was seemingly impossible for the perpetrator to commit the crime or evade detection in the course of getting in and out of the crime scene. The crime in question typically involves a crime scene with no indication as to how the intruder could have entered or left, for example: a locked room. Following other conventions of classic detective fiction, the reader is normally presented with the puzzle and all of the clues, and is encouraged to solve the mystery before the solution is revealed in a dramatic climax. According to a report in The New York Times, March 10 and 11, 1929, Isidore Fink, of 4 East 132nd Street, New York City, was in his Fifth Avenue laundry on the night of March 9, 1929, with the windows closed and door of the room bolted. A neighbor heard screams and the sound of blows (but no shots), and called the police, who were unable to get in. A young boy was lifted through the transom [ˈtrænsəm] 上亮子, 门亮子, 副窗 ( In architecture, a transom is a transverse ( transverse [trænzvɜːrs] adj Transverse is used to describe something that is at right angles to something else. ) horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion [ˈmʌljən] (窗口由中间一道木头分成左右两半的结构), a vertical structural member. Transom or transom window is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece. In Britain, the transom light is usually referred to as a fanlight, often with a semi-circular shape, especially when the window is segmented like the slats of a folding hand fan. A well-known example of this is at the main entrance of 10 Downing Street, London.) and was able to unbolt the door. On the floor lay Fink with two bullet wounds in his chest and one in his left wrist. He was dead. There was money in his pockets, and the cash register had not been touched. No weapon was found. There was a theory that the murderer had crawled through the transom, but to do so they would have to have been no bigger than a small child and would have had to leave the same way, as the door was bolted. Another theory had the murderer firing through the transom, but Fink's wrist was powder-burned, indicating that he had not been fired at from a distance. More than two years later, Police Commissioner Mulrooney, in a radio talk, called this murder in a closed room an "insoluble mystery". 7. Donald Trump refuses to take responsibility for spike in people ingesting 摄入(inject 注射) disinfectant 杀菌, 消毒 (用于消毒物品的) ( a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria. "all surfaces are cleaned manually or by pressure washer with disinfectant". Disinfectant is a substance that kills germs. It is used, for example, for cleaning kitchens and bathrooms. Effluent from the sedimentation tank is dosed with disinfectant to kill any harmful organisms. Salt is a natural disinfectant. antiseptic [æntiseptɪk] 用在人皮肤上的消毒剂(又叫skin disinfectant) noun. Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria. She bathed the cut with antiseptic. adj. Something that is antiseptic kills germs and harmful bacteria. These vegetables and herbs have strong antiseptic qualities. sterilizer = steriliser [ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzə] 消毒柜, 消毒器 a person, substance, or device that sterilizes. a machine for making things completely clean and free from bacteria. autoclave 高压灭菌器 a piece of equipment that uses steam at high pressure to clean and remove all bacteria from objects used in medical operations and other equipment: The hospital sterilizes all surgical equipment in an autoclave. Licensed tattoo parlours must sterilise their equipment using hospital-standard 医院级别的 autoclaves. What is an antiseptic? An antiseptic is a substance that stops or slows down the growth of microorganisms. They're frequently used in hospitals and other medical settings to reduce the risk of infection during surgery and other procedures. If you've ever witnessed any type of surgery, you probably saw the surgeon rubbing their hands and arms with an orange-tinted substance. This is an antiseptic. Different types of antiseptics are used in medical settings. These include hand rubs, hand washes, and skin preparations. Some are also available over the counter (OTC) for home use. Read on to learn more about antiseptics, including how they compare to disinfectants, the different types, and safety information. What's the difference between an antiseptic and a disinfectant? Antiseptics and disinfectants both kill microorganisms, and many people use the terms interchangeably. Adding to the confusion, antiseptics are sometimes called skin disinfectants. But there's a big difference between antiseptics and disinfectants. An antiseptic is applied to the body, while disinfectants are applied to nonliving surfaces, such as countertops and handrails. In a surgical setting, for example, a doctor will apply an antiseptic to the surgical site on a person's body and use a disinfectant to sterilize the operating table. Both antiseptics and disinfectants contain chemical agents that are sometimes called biocides. Hydrogen peroxide is an example of a common ingredient in both antiseptics and disinfectants. However, antiseptics usually contain lower concentrations of biocides than disinfectants do.): Donald Trump has said he won't take responsibility for an increase in people ingesting disinfectant after he dubbed it a possible coronavirus treatment at a recent briefing. He later claimed he was being 'sarcastic' but on Monday he briefly addressed the matter when asked about Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's statements that his state was flooded with calls to emergency hotlines from people asking about disinfectants. 'I can't imagine why,' he said. Probed about whether he takes responsibility, POTUS followed up: 'No, I don't.' During a briefing that discussed how disinfectants can kill coronavirus on nonporous ( nonporous [nɒnˈpɔːrəs] adj not permeable to water, air, or other fluids. porous [pɔːrəs] adj. I. 很多小洞的, 可以渗透的. Something that is porous has many small holes in it, which water and air can pass through. The local limestone is very porous. II. If something such as a defence or a barrier is porous, it can be penetrated or crossed easily. Up to 10,000 troops led by 10 generals had crossed the porous border. Perhaps the most worrying aspect of England's performance was their porous defence. ) surfaces, Trump said last week pondered whether there was 'a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning'. She said concerns expressed on calls included someone who had gargled with bleach instead of mouthwash and someone who had sprayed their sinuses with a detergent solution. 'Injecting, ingesting, snorting household cleaners is dangerous. It is not advised and can be deadly,' Ezike warned. Household cleaning brands Lysol and Clorox have had to issue statements against ingesting disinfectants. Disinfecting surfaces with bleach and other disinfecting products is one of the ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control. 8. Which is correct, "what time do you get off work (finish work 下班)" or "what time do you get out of work (leave work, 离开)"? Both are correct, the first more informal, casual, the second means slightly different, the first meaning more when do you finish work, the second when do you physically get out of the place you work, so you may finish work at 5, but by the time you have gathered your belongings and left the building it may be 5:15, especially if you work in a large sprawling plant or at the top of a tall tower block. You can simply ask "What time do you get off?" And the question will be easily understood. 9. engage I. If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. It is important for children to have time to engage in family activities. You can engage in croquet on the south lawn. II. If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it. They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others. III. If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them. They tried to engage him in conversation. We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion. He is not engaging 不想谈, 不想聊. IV. If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it. She found it hard to engage with office life. I will keep blogging because it offers me a way to engage with readers.V. If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it. We engaged the services of a recognised engineer. He had been able to engage some staff. VI. When a part of a machine or other mechanism engages or when you engage it, it moves into a position where it fits into something else. Press the lever until you hear the catch engage. ...a lesson in how to engage 啮合 the four-wheel drive. VII. When a military force engages the enemy, it attacks them and starts a battle. It could engage the enemy beyond the range of hostile torpedoes. engaging adj An engaging person or thing is pleasant, interesting, and entertaining. ...one of her most engaging and least known novels. He was engaging company. rivet [ˈrɪvɪt] verb. If you are riveted by something, it fascinates you and holds your interest completely. As a child I remember being riveted by my grandfather's appearance. He was riveted to the Matt Damon movie. The scar on her face had immediately riveted their attention. noun [ˈrɪvɪt]. A rivet is a short metal pin with a flat head which is used to fasten flat pieces of metal together. to join two things together with rivets. be riveted by/to something 被深深吸引(enchanted 深深着迷) to interest someone so much that they pay complete attention. The book appeared to have riveted the man for hours. be riveted on/to someone/something if your eyes or attention are riveted on or to someone or something, you are so interested or frightened that you cannot stop looking at them. They were riveted to the television screen. Mitch came up, his eyes riveted on the girl's face. be riveted to the spot to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move. I stood and watched them argue, riveted to the spot. riveting [ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ] extremely interesting or exciting. If you describe something as riveting, you mean that it is extremely interesting and exciting, and that it holds your attention completely. I find snooker riveting though I don't play myself. The story is excellent, riveting stuff. 10. 两男孩刺死加油站工人: The judge found the older boy was preoccupied with Islamic State in the lead-up to the attack. He wrote the letters "IS" in blood on the service station window as Mr Akbar was dying — an act described as "macabre ( macabre [məˈkɑbrə] adj 瘆人的 frightening or unpleasant, and usually involving death, decay, or violence. You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury. Police have made a macabre discovery. Mr Dahl was well-known for his macabre adult stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'. a macabre joke. wiki: In works of art, the adjective macabre (US: [məˈkɑːb] UK: [məˈkɑːbrə]) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly [ˈɡæs(t)li] atmosphere 惊悚的, 瘆人的, 让人不寒而栗的". The macabre works to emphasize the details and symbols of death. The term also refers to works particularly gruesome in nature. ) and callous in the extreme". The older boy wrote a letter to the court apologising to the victim's families. 11. An old wives' tale 老一辈传下来的说法(关于健康, 怀孕, 青春期等方面的) is a supposed truth which is actually spurious ( spurious [ˈspjʊriəs] I. 荒唐的. 荒谬的. 荒唐可笑的. something such as a statement that is spurious is not reasonable or correct because it is not based on true facts or a sensible way of thinking. Something that is spurious seems to be genuine, but is false. He was arrested in 1979 on spurious corruption charges. Quite a lot of allegations of misjustice are spurious. a spurious claim/comparison. II. not real or sincere. A spurious argument or way of reasoning is incorrect, and so the conclusion is probably incorrect. ...a spurious framework for analysis. The justification of this chart is entirely spurious. These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups. ...a spuriously scientific book. spurious excitement. ) or a superstition. It can be said sometimes to be a type of urban legend, said to be passed down by older women to a younger generation. Such tales are considered superstition, folklore or unverified claims with exaggerated and/or inaccurate details. Old wives' tales often center on women's traditional concerns, such as pregnancy, puberty, social relations, health, herbalism and nutrition.
The Stranger: 1. Damascene [ˈdæməˌsiːn] conversion A sudden and complete change in one's beliefs. Origin: From the conversion of St. Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus. Etymology: From the conversion of St. Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus. The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and The Road to Damascus event), was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus. It is normally dated to AD 33–36. Since his birth is estimated at 5 AD, he would have been somewhere around the age of 28–31 at his conversion. The Book of Acts says that Paul was on his way from Jerusalem to Syrian Damascus with a mandate issued by the High Priest to seek out and arrest followers of Jesus, with the intention of returning them to Jerusalem as prisoners for questioning and possible execution. The journey is interrupted when Paul sees a blinding light, and communicates directly with a divine voice. 2. You don't fancy a drink later, do you? Heidi is not answering my call. God, scraping the barrel 退而求其次, 矬子里拔将军 ( scrape [skreɪp] the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) informal be reduced to using things or people of the poorest quality because there is nothing else available. "the party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians". ). No I
didn't mean it like that ( I didn't mean it that way. / I didn't mean it like that. Use this expression when someone has misunderstood what you wanted to say. You should especially say this when you say something in a friendly, innocent way, but someone gets offended by it. Here's another example: A: You sound horrible. B: Oh, thanks a lot! (Sarcastically) A: No, I didn't mean it that way. I meant that you sound like you have a cold or something. The phrases "I didn't mean it that way" and "I didn't mean it like that" are pretty much the same.). Sorry I can't, second date. Second, slimy ( I. Slimy substances are thick, wet, and unpleasant. Slimy objects are covered in a slimy substance. His feet slipped in the slimy mud. Her hand touched something cold and slimy. II. If you describe someone as slimy, you dislike them because they are friendly and pleasant in an insincere way. polite and friendly in a way that is unpleasant because it is not honest or sincere. I've worked hard for what I have and I don't want it taken away by some slimy business partner.). That's bordering on stable. Just a drink. Can cancel if you want. No,
Don't be daft (daft If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. [British, informal] He's not so daft as to listen to rumours. I can lose a few pounds without resorting to daft diets. Don't be daft! ). 3. Come this way 这边走. He's not staying, just a flying visit ( A flying visit 不多待, 不久待, 只是来看看 is a visit that only lasts a very short time. a quick visit because you do not have much time.).
Fleabag: 1. You suddenly realise he's edging towards your arsehole ( edge I. intransitive/transitive to move somewhere slowly, carefully, and with small movements, or to make something do this. edge towards/away/along etc 一点点的蹭, 慢慢凑: I looked over and saw Michael edging towards the door. She edged the car out into the street. II. intransitive mainly journalism if a number or price edges higher or lower, it moves up or down a little at a time. edge up/higher/down/lower 走高, 走低: Food prices edged up by 0.2 per cent in November. III. transitive to form the edge of something, or to put something round the edge of another thing. A breeze shook the tall trees that edged the garden. ). 2. anorexic [anəˈrɛksɪk] 厌食症 adj. relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia. noun. I. a person suffering from anorexia. II. a medicine which produces a loss of appetite. anorexia [ænəreksiə] Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner. 3. disservice a harmful action. "you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact". do someone/something a disservice = do a disservice to someone/something 妄自菲薄, 故意贬低, 间接伤害 If you do someone or something a disservice, you harm them in some way. He said the protesters were doing a disservice to the nation. You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all to a potential rival. to do something that makes people's opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be. to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something. The fans have done the game a great disservice. To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice. He is doing himself a disservice by allowing his songs to be so badly performed. 4. Self-portrait 自画像. ghastly [ˈɡæs(t)li] adj. If you describe someone or something as ghastly, you mean that you find them very unpleasant. ...a mother accompanied by her ghastly unruly child. It was the worst week of my life. It was ghastly. ...a particularly ghastly murder. a. shocking in a way that frightens or upsets you. She had a ghastly expression on her face. II. very bad or unpleasant. a really ghastly wine. cling to sth to refuse to stop believing or hoping for something: She clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her. I like your dress, well clung to. Are you still wanking about me 想着我打枪? tip (one's) hand 露出底牌 To reveal one's intentions, plans, secrets, or resources. An allusion to letting someone else see the cards one is currently holding (one's "hand"). The foreign leader has definitely tipped his hand when it comes to his country's position in the negotiations. Remember not to tip your hand when you go into the meeting. Martin to Fleabag: Little advice from a married man. You should probably get yourself out there, sweetie. You're just tipping your prime 青春不再. make a spectacle of oneself draw attention to oneself by behaving in a ridiculous way in public. "she was making a spectacle of herself with her childish outburst". 6. I am an atheist. I gathered that 猜到了, 了解到了 by the smelling of the bible. He sounds like a riot ( noun. I. 骚动. 骚乱. 暴动. When there is a riot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles. Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison. quell 镇压 a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked prison riots across the country. a. worn or used by police to protect themselves during a riot. a riot shield. Police in full riot gear attempted to clear the streets. II. If you say that there is a riot of something pleasant such as colour, you mean that there is a large amount of various types of it. All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour. ...a riot of tastes and spices. III. someone who is very lively and funny. a very funny or entertaining occasion or person: "How was the party?" "It was great - we had a riot 玩的开心." I met Mike's brother for the first time - he's a riot 逗逼, 搞笑的人. a. an event or activity in which a lot of people have fun in a noisy way. As usual, the party was an absolute riot. verb. If people riot, they behave violently in a public place. Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades. They rioted in protest against the government. The militia dispersed the rioters. At least fifteen people are now known to have died in three days of rioting. read (someone) the riot act to warn someone that they will be punished if they do not stop behaving badly. If someone in authority reads you the riot act, they tell you that you will be punished unless you start behaving properly. I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do. a riot of something I. a lot of different bright colors together. The sky was a riot of red and orange. II. 百味杂陈. a combination of things that have a powerful effect. a riot of emotions. run riot I. to behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. Rampaging prisoners ran riot through the jail. After the game the fans were running riot in the streets. II. if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange or exciting thoughts. ). 7. The women's award. It's infantilizing ( infantilize [ɪnˈfæntəlaɪz] to treat someone like a child. to encourage or force someone to behave like a child The language of corporate memos seeks to infantilize its recipients. Politicians and the media have conspired to infantilize the American public. All this glittery girliness encourages the infantilization of women.) bollocks ([ˈbɑləks] interjection used for showing that you are annoyed or that you do not agree with something. noun. I. nonsense. II. plural a man's testicles. ). It's ghettoizing ( ghettoize [ˈɡetoʊˌaɪz] I. to force a particular group of people to live in a particular area, usually in poor conditions. II. to turn an area into a ghetto. III. 局限为. to confine or restrict to a particular area, activity, or category. to ghettoize computer hackers as troublemakers.), subsection ( one small part of a section of something Each section is divided into three subsections. A subsection of a text or a document such as a law is one of the smaller parts into which its main parts are divided. ) of success. Postnatal depression 产后忧郁症 is the name given to depression that develops between one month and up to one year after the birth of a baby. It affects about 1 in every 7 women who give birth in Australia each year.
Crashing: 1. OK, you are aware that if Louise does make a tit of herself, you will be accountable
for her as her referee? I am. She will not let me down. Great. Now, if we could have all your documents and the deposit. I'm sorry, what? I'm afraid we need the money up front 事先付费. I'm afraid I don't have any money. Well, I need the money now. There are a lot of people on this waiting list who do have the money. Can you hold on for a couple of hours? For the money? Yes. I just want the money and my superiors 上级 want the money very much. make a fool of yourself = make a tit of yourself to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way He made a fool of himself by turning up drunk to a TV chat show. Please be aware if she makes a tit of herself, you'll be accountable for her as her referee. make someone/yourself/something out to claim, usually falsely, that something is true: He made himself out to be a millionaire. You make it out as if the press can't tell the difference between image and reality. make yourself known 自我介绍一下, 让人家认识你 to tell someone who you are: Just go to the hotel reception and make yourself known (to the receptionist). 2. Anthony 带 Lulu去办理租房手续, Lulu和经办人对话: I really appreciate you bumping me up 插队, 优先让我住进来, 越过其他申请人. Thank you. A guardian can fast-track another guardian. It keeps the community-feel strong. Indeed. bump up I. to increase something. to increase the amount or size of something: The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released. She's doing some teaching in the evenings to bump up her income. II. to damage or batter someone or something. The crash into the wall bumped the race driver up a little. The accident bumped up the passengers a little. III. USUALLY PASSIVEAMERICAN to move someone to a better position or job. to raise someone or something to a higher category or level. (As if pushing someone into a higher category.) I wanted to fly first class, but they wouldn't bump me up 升级, 升职, 升舱. The ticket agent bumped up both of my friends, but not me. 3. Are you working towards anything in particular( work towards something to do things that help you to make progress towards something that you want to achieve. to try to reach or achieve a goal. They are all working towards/toward a common goal. Both countries are working towards peace in the region. a. to progress toward a goal, such as a promotion. He was working toward a position with the new company. She was working toward a law degree when the accident happened. b. to struggle physically to move toward something or some place. The turtle worked toward the water despite the hot sun. I worked toward the cabin in the forest, fighting mosquitoes all the way.)? Seen any good films recently? Can you take your top off? Why? It's just better. No, sorry, that wasn't the agreement. 4. What's on the menu 在做什么饭? Just a little something. I picked up on my travels 旅行的时候学会的( someone's travels a series of journeys that someone makes to different places. Her travels have taken her to many parts of the world. on your travels 旅程中: We met a lot of interesting people on our travels.). He is a really good cook. Oh, coolio. He also buys himself small companies and makes them stronger and more commercially viable. Well, that's impressive. You make it sound like I work for a charity. Oh, yeah, he's a Samaritan when he's got the spare time. Cool. Stop it! Really. Makes me sound like a knobber. Don't tell him about the paper. Fred? Oh, yeah, he also writes a column for a financial paper. And he bakes! Well, hey, who doesn't love a home-made bun? Not big on carbs actually, myself. All right, you muckers, grub's up ( what you will hear in Britain when food is ready to be eaten. ). 5. Lulu! Aunt Gladys! You are a vision 亮丽风景. And Anthony, what a treat! Little pressie ( pressie = pressy A pressy is something that you give to someone, for example at Christmas, or when you visit them. [British, informal] ...Christmas pressies.)! Well, come on in, you two. I have drinks to drown you in. vision I. uncountable the ability to think about and plan for the future, using intelligence and imagination, especially in politics and business. He's a good day-to-day manager but he lacks vision 前瞻性. Tackling these challenges will require real vision 眼光. a. countable someone's idea or hope of how something should be done, or how it will be in the future. vision of: a vision of a utopian society without money. vision for: They outlined their vision for regenerating the old harbor district. II. uncountable the ability to see. I have vision in only one eye. He suffers from blurred vision and headaches. field of vision = field of view 视野范围 (=the whole area that you can see) an area that a person or piece of equipment can see at one time: A man walked into my field of vision. The lenses help increase some people's field of vision. III. countable a person or image that appears to someone, for example in a dream or a religious experience. IV. countable someone or something that is very beautiful. a vision of loveliness. Rosie was a vision (eyesore) in pink 一道风景. have visions of (doing) something to imagine that a particular thing is going to happen in the future. I had visions of 想象的画面 cold showers and hard beds, but in fact the place was pretty comfortable. 20/20 vision the ability to see normally without wearing glasses. tunnel vision I. the tendency to concentrate on one goal or one aspect of something without considering anything else 见识浅, 见识短浅, 没有长远眼光. II. medical a medical condition in which you can only see what is directly in front of you. double vision 看重影 a medical condition in which you see a single object as two objects. a blinding revelation/realization/vision a situation in which you suddenly realize something very clearly. I had the blinding realization that it was time to leave. view: I. to have/get a good view of sth/sb In everyday English, people usually say I think ... rather than In my view ..., and What do you think? rather than What is your view?: What do you think about her new boyfriend? II. WAY OF CONSIDERING [countable usually singular] a way of thinking about or understanding something. Mum's view of the situation was different to mine. optimistic/pessimistic/balanced etc view a realistic view of human nature traditional views of religion. You need to have a clear view (=a definite idea) of the kind of book you want to write. take a dim/poor view of something (=disapprove) She took a pretty dim view of his behaviour. III. [countable, uncountable] what you are able to see or whether you can see it. We'd like a room with a view of the sea. good/bad/wonderful etc view The house has wonderful views over the valley. be in view/come into view Suddenly the pyramids came into view. disappear/vanish/be hidden from view: The gun was hidden from view 被藏在 behind the door. Fran hit him in full view of all the guests (=where they could see it clearly). During an eclipse, the Moon blocks our view of the Sun (=stops us from seeing it). have/hold a view (=have an opinion) He has very left-wing views. take the view that ... (=have a particular view) 抱持观点 The Government took the view that the law did not need to be changed. express a view 发表看法 (=say what you think about something) This is a chance for you to express your views 畅所欲言, 各抒己见. take the long view (of something) to think about the effect that something will have in the future rather than what happens now. with a view to (doing) something 希望着, 寄望于, 冀望于, 想着, 计划着 because you are planning to do something in the future. We bought the house with a view to retiring there. 6. It's not cool how you talk to Fred. Calling him "bitch" and "pencil prick" and "freaky tits". I'm not a gaping arsehole. I know it's just for laughs but that sort of language is actually pretty insidious ( [ɪnˈsɪdiəs] 暗箭伤人的 something that is insidious is dangerous because it seems to be harmless or not important but in fact causes harm or damage. Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed. The changes are insidious 偷偷的, 悄悄的, 造成内伤的, 不为人察的, 难以察觉的, 温水煮青蛙的, 不为人注意的 and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years. They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism. Delusions are sometimes insidiously destructive. the insidious effects of gossip. ). I just think you should just dial it down 温和一点 a bit, before it starts making a dent 造成伤害. You're a smart guy, you know what I mean. Never thought of it like that 从来没有那么想过. Thanks, man. I knew you'd get it. Everyone happy? Never happier, cummy bum ( When gay sex occurs in anal form a cummy bum is made Oh Jamey u gave me such a cummy bum. ). 7. This one is a real goer ( I. Anything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully. I bought her secondhand, but she's a good little goer. II. (Britain, slang) A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity. a woman who often has sex with different men She's a bit of a goer. -goer is added to words such as ' theatre', 'church', and 'film' to form nouns which describe people who regularly go to that type of place or event. They are regular church-goers. ...excited party-goers.). I found it on the Silk Road. In Asia? No, no, no. It's a dark internet. Awful place, all sorts of things for sale, but the occasional delight. 8. Whoa, look at this place! Surfaces and skirting boards (墙裙 a wooden board running along the base of an interior wall. "the point where the skirting and the stairs meet". In architecture, a baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding) is usually wooden or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall. Its purpose is to cover the joint between the wall surface and the floor. skirt: something that covers the lower part of a machine or a vehicle. ) and cupboards 橱柜 and... an oven! Can you believe people actually live like this? I know, it's super cute, eh? 9. Oh, my God, you guys were never right for each other. Really? Yes. He's a very brooding ( brooding adj. I. 让人不安的. Brooding is used to describe an atmosphere or feeling that makes you feel anxious or slightly afraid. making you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen: The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them. He stood there in the corner of the room, a dark, brooding presence. He's brooding. II. looking as if you are thinking and worrying about something. If someone's expression or appearance is brooding, they look as if they are thinking deeply and seriously about something, especially something that is making them unhappy. She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes. the brooding 沉思的 expression in his dark eyes. brood noun. I. 一窝. A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother. II. You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them. ...a large brood of children. verb. If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily. I guess everyone broods over things once in a while. She constantly broods about her family. I continued to brood. Would he always be like this? ), funny, mysterious, sexy man. Yes... Does he have a massive penis? I'm not sure the relevance of 有什么关联... Does he? I bet I can guess the exact size and shape of his penis. Draw his hard willy on there. 10. Hey, mate, will you let Kate know we're both in on the new building? I wanted to ask Fred if he'd like to move in with me. It's got skirting boards, an oven, a bidet. It's got everything. And it's all yours. It's ours, if you want it. What do you say? 11. She's not picking up 不接电话. What is she doing? You don't think she's on the pull ( on the pull I. someone who is on the pull is trying to find someone to have sex with. to be trying to find someone to have sex with: Michael was out on the pull again last night. II. used for telling someone that you do not believe what they are saying. prowl to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects. informal Unable to sleep, he prowled (= walked without purpose) (about/around) the hotel corridors. on the prowl 寻找猎物 prowling around in search of prey. "there is a serial killer on the prowl" If an animal is on the prowl, it is hunting. If a person is on the prowl, they are hunting for something such as a sexual partner or a business deal. Their fellow travellers are a mix of single girls on the prowl and elderly couples. The new administration are on the prowl for ways to reduce spending. ), do you? Almost definitely. I'm trying her again. Oh, my God, there she is. Kate, stop kissing, you slut! You made me call that woman a slut. You said it! You basically made me call Kate a slut. Stop laughing at me! In fact, go home. I'll find her on my own. You just make everything worse. You look like your dad when you're angry. Don't. Really hot. Never speak about my dad like that. 12. Are you in love with me? What? Are you in love with me? No! Have you loved me every day of your life since you were 14? No. Do you think of me every time you have a fanny gallop = fanny flutters ( Strictly confined to women who get a sudden rush in the groin area of an orgasmic or erotic nature. Often taken by shock and usually envoked by an erotic memory or at the sight of a very attractive potential sexual partner. The sudden rush of sexual wanting when you're faced with a person you find incredibly attractive that can be felt physically in the genitals, as well as a full body excitement. You can also experience the fanny gallops when sat fantasising on the bus home, or indeed anywhere. God he's so sexy he's givin me fanny gallop! When I think about Nick Cave wearing a suit and slowly sliding his hands up my shirt it gives me the fanny gallops. God he's so sexy he's givin me fanny gallop! wiki: The canter and gallop 马蹄急 are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses' trot, or ambling gaits. flutter verb. I. 微微颤抖. 微微抖动. If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. Her chiffon skirt was fluttering 扑簇簇的响 in the night breeze. ...a butterfly fluttering its wings. ...the fluttering white lace handkerchief. ...a flutter of white cloth. II. If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements. The paper fluttered to the floor. The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees. III. If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous. She'd been fluttering about in the kitchen. IV. If your heart or stomach flutters, you experience a strong feeling of excitement or anxiety. The look in his eyes made my heart flutter. noun. I. If you have a flutter, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race. [British, informal] I had a flutter on five horses. fanny flutters 酥爽的感觉: In case you didn't know, fanny flutter is the slight tingling sensation a person with a vagina will get down below when they see someone they have a sexual attraction to. The tingling sensation could range from contractions in the vagina to actually feeling like you're going to have an orgasm. 用例: Tayla and Josh were originally paired up 配对, but their relationship failed to launch. When Josh was stolen by Kim, Tayla turned her attention to Grant. When neither union worked, it seemed like Josh and Tayla version 2.0 might actually become a thing. The pair flirted and even shared a steamy kiss. "Yes, there's been a little bit of flirting with Josh," Tayla admitted. "You can tell when someone fancies you." But days later, while a smitten looking Josh teased a giggling Tayla, she realised something essential was missing: fanny flutters. "I just don't have the fanny flutters," said a frustrated Tayla. "You know when you get butterflies in your stomach because you're nervous? You get butterflies in your fanny because you're nervous and you're like, that could potentially go in your fanny. And you get a fanny flutter." Vaginal flatulence is an emission or expulsion of air from the vagina. It may occur during or after sexual intercourse or during other sexual acts, stretching or exercise. The sound is somewhat comparable to flatulence from the anus, but does not involve waste gases, and thus often does not have a specific odor associated. Slang terms for vaginal flatulence include queef, vart, and fanny fart (mostly British). )? No. Are you absolutely sure? Yes. Well, this was misjudged 看错了, 搞错了, 闹错了. 13. So, your boy didn't fuck Sam? No, but... And your boy didn't fuck the lanky receptionist chick? No, but it's more complicated than that, you see, because he defended her honour 捍卫荣誉 in my face. So, no-one fucked anyone at all? Sam and Lulu did. Thank God for them. Oh, God. Am I crazy? Don't answer that. He knows this is where I come when I don't want him to find me. Where is he?! Isn't that place great? I always forget about that place! They gave us melon for free. Let's go dancing! No! No fun. Kate. We must find Kate. Argh, Kate don't want to be found. Italian place, come on. Someone's probably balls deep in her by now. She's screaming to the heavens on her 14th orgasm! You will never find love. You're going to die a haggard old man. An old man?! No! You're hurting ( hurt I. to cause someone emotional pain. I never meant to hurt your feelings. His cold behaviour hurt her deeply. it hurts that: It really hurts that you'd believe her instead of me. II. transitive to cause damage or problems, or to harm someone's chance to succeed at something. Oil spills hurt everyone. The weakness of the dollar has hurt 重创, 影响不利, 不利影响 car sales. computer equipment that won't hurt your wallet (=cost a lot). be hurting I. informal to feel emotional pain. He wanted her to know how much he was hurting. II. to have financial problems. Farmers are really hurting. it never hurts to do something used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation. It never hurts to ask. it won't hurt you to do something used for telling someone that they should do something. It won't hurt you 对你没什么坏处 to be polite for a change. where it hurts 正中七寸 in a way that causes most pain or problems. A higher rate hits consumers where it hurts 最痛处. something will not/does not/cannot hurt 也没什么, 也不算什么 used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation. One more drink won't hurt. something will not/does not/cannot hurt that 没什么不好的: It doesn't hurt that she's beautiful. someone wouldn't hurt/harm a fly someone who is very gentle. ) an old man!
