用法学习: 1. draw/paint a picture (of something) to describe or show something in a particular way: The statistics do not paint an optimistic picture. to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc. The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp. These statistics draw a clear picture of how the population is aging. show/see/portray somebody in a good/bad etc light if an action shows you in a good or bad light, it makes people have a good or bad opinion of you During an interview, you need to show yourself in the best possible light. He was angry because the film didn't portray him in a good light. A candidate's policy is important, but it matters more to be seen by voters in a good light. show/portray/see/put someone in a bad light...看起来像坏人, 搞得...好像坏人 to make someone seem to be a bad person: He was concerned that the article had shown him in a bad light. in a good/bad light under favorable (or unfavorable) circumstances: She worshiped him, but then she'd only seen him in a good light 只看得到好. paint someone in a good light: The retired Hollywood lighting director was found to be colluding with 合谋, 串通 photographers who took pictures of him getting ready for the wedding. He says this was only done to try and paint him in a positive light. paint a terrible, depressing, rosy, etc. picture (of somebody/ something) 说的很糟糕, 描述的很糟糕 describe something in a particular way; give a particular impression of somebody/something, often a negative one: You
paint a depressing picture of your childhood! People who don't like
students paint the worst possible picture of their behaviour. The book
paints a vivid picture of life in the city. portray [pɔː(r)ˈtreɪ] 描述, 描绘 I. to show or describe someone or something in a particular way. portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem good or bad): The newspapers want to portray the project in the worst possible light. a. to show something by featuring it in a film, book, play etc. The book portrays Caribbean society against a background of the French Revolution. II. if an actor portrays 刻画, 表现人物 a person, they play the part of that person in a film, play etc. another coat of paint 再多一点, 再少一点, 差那么一点点, 差之毫厘谬以千里 The narrowest of margins. The phrase was used in such instances as a ballplayer's commenting that "that pitch came awfully close," to which the batter replied, "Yeah, another coat of paint, and I'd have been a goner." paint (something) with a broad brush 概括的说, 以偏概全得说
To describe or characterize something in very general, vague, or broad
terms, ignoring or neglecting to include specific details. When
asked about how she would stabilize the economy, the candidate painted
her plan with a broad brush, resorting to vague claims about creating
jobs and getting people back to work. painted with the same brush 被归为一类人, 被以偏概全 Unfairly judged or categorized as being the same as another person or thing, usually in a negative manner. Just
because the CEO turned out to be a rotten scoundrel doesn't mean the
entire company should be painted the with the same brush. There is
absolutely a segment of video game enthusiasts who create a hostile and
toxic environment online, but I hate the fact that anyone who enjoys
video gamers is painted with the same brush. box/ paint/ back yourself into a corner 逼入死角 If you paint yourself into a corner or box yourself into a corner, you create difficulties for yourself by your own actions. The
Government has painted itself into a corner on the issue of equalising
the State pension age. You've boxed yourself into a corner, haven't you?
You have no one to blame but yourself. Note:
You can also say that someone paints you into a corner or boxes you
into a corner, meaning they force you into a difficult situation. You'll fight to the death when you're boxed into a corner unless you're provided with a reasonable way out. expeditious [ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs] 速战速决的, 快速有效的 quick and effective. Expeditious means quick and efficient. The judge said that arbitration was a fair and expeditious decision-making process. The matter has certainly been handled expeditiously by the authorities. expedite [ˈekspəˌdaɪt] verb to make something happen quickly or easily. Aid workers are trying to expedite the process of 加速进程 returning refugees to their homes. expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] I. a long trip organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place. expedition to: the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Scott. make/mount/undertake an expedition: We are hoping to mount the first manned expedition 征途 to Mars by 2020. on an expedition: She died while on an expedition to Peru to study nocturnal mammals. a. a group of people who go on an expedition. The expedition successfully reached the top of Mt. Everest. II. a short trip somewhere, especially for pleasure. We plan to go on a shopping expedition. III. a long journey made by soldiers in order to attack a particular place or group of people. Rumors spread amongst the rebels that a massive punitive expedition 长途跋涉, 长征 against them was being prepared. fishing expedition an attempt to find out more information by asking a lot of questions. 2. flout [flaʊt] 无视规定, 违反规定 to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom. If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it. ...illegal campers who persist in flouting the law. Building regulations have been habitually flouted. Skateboarders know they will be prosecuted if they flout the law. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said police would no longer issue cautions for those flouting self-isolation rules - instead $1000 on-the-spot fines would be handed out. Police could also arrest and charge those repeatedly ignoring health orders, with a maximum penalty of six months in prison. a riot of something I. a lot of different bright colors together. The sky was a riot of red and orange. II. a combination of things that have a powerful effect. a riot of emotions.
serious 和 severe ([sɪˈvɪr] 更严重) 的区别:
Most of us use "serious", when an illness or injury can have a long
term effect, or a bad outcome, or lead to a chronic ailment. For
instance I might say, "Your son has a serious laceration( 撕裂伤. A jagged wound or cut.) to his leg( lacerate ['læsə,reit] (除了serious表示态度的严肃外, 和servere一样.) (tr) I. to tear (the flesh, etc.) jaggedly. II. to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc.) adj. [ˈlæsəˌreɪt -rɪt] 犬牙交错的. having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated. lacerate leaves. )." Critical
on the other hand, is usually reserved for the immediate threat of
death or further injury by a medical condition. For example, "The lab called to warn us of a critical blood sugar level on this patient. If we don't get it down降下去, he might have a seizure." I would tend to think that "severe" is more serious than "serious." In other words, a serious drought would not be as bad as a "severe drought." "Seriously wounded" would be a difficult thing to recover from but "severely wounded" would include the possibility that the person would not recover from their wounds. severe ([sɪˈvɪr] I. a severe problem is very serious and worrying. Overcrowding in California schools is pretty severe. The reforms have caused severe economic hardship for the poorest members of the population. a. a severe pain, injury, or illness is serious and unpleasant. One of the passengers had suffered severe bruising and serious cuts. II. severe weather is extremely unpleasant and likely to cause harm or damage. Severe thunderstorms are forecast for Tuesday night. III. very strict or extreme. The country has come under severe criticism for its human rights record. The most severe penalty he could get is ten years in prison. a. strict and giving strong punishments when rules are not obeyed. She was equally severe on students who were late for class. IV. unfriendly and not smiling. a severe expression. V. extremely plain in style in a way that is not attractive. a severe hairstyle. VI. needing a lot of effort, skill, or ability. They face a severe test of character against a vastly superior team.
submerge VS immerse VS brine 盐水浸泡 VS marinade (marinate 腌渍的汁) VS soak VS steep 浸泡, 浸透, 泡着, 泡会儿, 泡在水里: be submerged in (长时间的)花很多时间精力, 沉浸于 be engrossed in(在某一刻, 全情投入, 全神贯注, 聚精会神), be immersed 浸淫于 in (长时间的)全身心投入, 花很多时间, indulge [oneself] in sth 纵情, 放纵. be absorbed in 专注, 专心, 沉迷 . 1. submerge I. transitive to put something completely under water. If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid. Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes. The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village. Floods have submerged 淹没, 吞没 parts of the island, killing 29 people. a. intransitive to go completely under water. II. transitive usually passive if something is submerged, it becomes hidden so that people do not notice it or think about it. She felt her individuality 个性 was being submerged 埋没, 吞没, 淹没 by family life. submerge yourself in something 深深介入, 完全介入 to become very involved in something so that you do not think about anything else. If you submerge yourself in an activity, you give all your attention to it and do not think about anything else. He submerges himself in the world of his imagination. She wanted to submerge herself in her writing. 用例: Submerge 浸入, 浸泡 the down duvet into the water spreading it evenly. Allow the cycle to complete, and then put through a second rinse cycle. Small spots and stains can be spot cleaned(A "Spot clean only 哪脏洗哪里" label means that you can only clean the visible spot or stain by hand without subjecting the garment to any dry cleaning, wet cleaning, hand-washing and/or restoration process.). (someone is) absorbed in (something) 太专注于, 太沉迷于
Being "absorbed in" something means that you're paying close attention
to it, and not paying much attention to anything else. Here are some
things that you can be "absorbed in": absorbed in thought, absorbed in a book, absorbed in your work, absorbed in conversation. Being "absorbed in" something doesn't really have a strongly positive or negative meaning. It's neutral. My father was always too absorbed in his work to pay much attention to me.
You don't get along well with your father. When you were a child, he
was a busy executive. You're talking to a therapist about the problems
that you have with him. You confess this to the therapist. My father was always too absorbed in his work to pay much attention to me.
When you're speaking to your father, you should use a term of address
such as these: "Dad" is the standard way that most people call their
fathers. "Daddy" is how young children might talk call their fathers.
Most people stop calling their fathers "Daddy" in their teenage years,
but some people continue to do so even as adults. Some groups of people
use the word "Pop" to refer to their fathers. It's not as common as
"Dad", though. Calling your father "Father" seems extremely formal. engross 全情投入, 全神贯注, 聚精会神: if something engrosses you, you think about nothing else. to occupy one's attention completely; absorb. giving all your attention to something: She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven. They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in. indulge I. intransitive/transitive to allow yourself to have or do something that you enjoy. indulge in 纵情于, 尽情享受: an opportunity to indulge in leisure activities like reading. indulge yourself (in something): Indulge yourself – come on a gourmet food weekend. indulge a passion/taste/interest 尽情享受: The new job gave him the chance to indulge his passion for music. a. transitive to allow someone to do what they want or enjoy. He loves his wife and indulges 放纵, 不加管束, 放任自由 his sons. It's part of her agent's job to indulge her whims 纵容, 宽纵. Well, you know I can't cry on stage, and I know you don't like it when I fake it, but... I thought maybe tonight it would come, but... it didn't. That's all I had. Thanks for indulging me 迁就 任由我, 放任自由, 宽容, 我要说的就是这些, 谢谢你纵容我(让我说完). Good night, Charlie. Acting like an indulgent ( 纵容的, 慈善的, 和蔼的, 溺爱的 Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient. benignly permissive. dote
To show excessive fondness or love. to love to an excessive or foolish
degree. to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age. parents who dote on their only child. dote on somebody/something to love someone or something a lot, sometimes foolishly or too much. The world is full of people who dote on their pets. doting extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother".) grandpa, Francis let the boy explore the area undisturbed before tens of thousands of people. b. intransitive/ transitive to have or eat something that you enjoy but that you should not have much of. Many people feel that their vacation is the time to indulge. II. intransitive to become involved in something that people do not approve of. indulge in: He had indulged in affairs with several women. 2. immerse I. If you immerse yourself in something that you are doing, you become completely involved in it. Since then I've lived alone and immersed myself in my career. He's really becoming immersed 全身心投入 in his work. II. If something is immersed in a liquid, someone puts it into the liquid so that it is completely covered. Immerse the egg in boiling water. The electrodes are immersed in 浸入 liquid. Loosen the contents by immersing the bowl in warm water. immerse yourself in something 全身心投入, 花很长时间在...上. 深入, 介入很深, 很深地介入 to spend most of your time doing something or thinking about it Sandra immersed herself in work to try and forget her problems at home. if you are immersed in something, you spend most of your time doing it or thinking about it David was deeply immersed in student politics. 用例: A pickled cucumber (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada or generically as gherkins in the United Kingdom) is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing 浸泡 the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation. 3. soak I. 浸泡. 泡. To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation: soaked out the grease spots. She soaked the stains out of the dress. "Soak the beans overnight before cooking." I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours. II. Informal
To take in or accept mentally, especially eagerly and easily. To allow
(especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually +
up): soaked up the gossip. I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university. The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
III. (tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in
(a liquid) by absorption. To penetrate or permeate by saturation. The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet. the earth soaks up rainwater. IV. Informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk. V. (tr) US and Canadian slang to overcharge. VI. (tr) Brit slang to put in pawn 典当, 抵押, 典押, 当掉. To "put in soak"; pawn; pledge: as, he soaked his watch for ten dollars. soak something off (of) something 泡掉
to remove something, such as a label or surface soil, from something by
soaking in a liquid. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) she soaked the labels off the bottles and jars. Please soak off the label. soak something up I. Lit. to gather up moisture or a liquid, using an absorbent cloth, paper, etc. Alice soaked the spill up 吸一下 with a sponge. she soaked up the spilled milk. II. Lit. [for cloth, paper, or other absorbent material] to absorb moisture or a liquid. Please get some paper towels to soak the spill up. The sponge soaked up the orange juice. III. Fig. to learn or absorb some information; to learn much information. 吸收知识. I can't soak information up as fast as I used to be able to. The tourists will soak up anything you tell them. soaked to the skin 湿透 wet clear through one's clothing to the skin. I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin. oh, come in and dry off! You must be soaked to the skin. soak的用例: Soaking or Spot Cleaning (直接喷在污渍上) - Is anyone else always faced with this dilemma?: Simply spray onto the affected area and leave sit for two minutes. Next, follow the second step above. You won't believe the results you get from plant based products! For medium to heavy staining, discolourations and brightening whites you can treat the fabric with our Alpha Plus Pre Soak Powder. Simply add 1x 25g scoop to a bucket and commence soaking. For best results leave soaking for a minimum of 60 minutes. Then pop in the washing machine with our Alpha Plus Laundry Powder. No rinsing prior to putting in the machine required! Some stains can lie for weeks without being noticed, especially if they're rarely worn or used. These stains can be somewhat harder to remove, and will need more time to work out. In the case of long standing stains, it's best to soak the item. Try Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder. Here are the steps: Add 30g to seven litres of warm water, and leave the garment to soak. For colours, soak for up to two hours. Whites can be soaked for two hours or longer. After the soaking, wring the items out, and add them to the wash.
As you can see, Vanish has the potential to take care of stains, even
when they're not fresh. If it's not effective first time, then try
repeating the procedure again, and for more stain removal tips, take a
look at the rest of our articles. Towels or washcloths can be soaked 浸泡 in warm water, wrung (wring)扭干, 挤干 out, and placed on the area. Warm compresses 热敷 can be used to treat a variety of issues, from muscle soreness to joint stiffness. While you can buy heat packs at the pharmacy, it's just as easy to make one yourself with simple, cheap materials you probably already have laying around your house. 4. Tenderizers in the form of naturally occurring enzymes, which can be
added to food before cooking; Examples of enzymes used for tenderizing:
papain from papaya, bromelain from pineapple and actinidin from
kiwifruit; Marinating the meat with vinegar, wine, lemon juice, buttermilk or yogurt; Brining ( brine 盐水浸泡 [uncountable] water that contains a lot of salt. Brine is salty water, especially salty water that is used for preserving food. Soak the walnuts in brine for four or five days. a tin of tuna preserved in brine. In food processing, brining (to brine) 盐水 is treating something with brine or steeping it in brine. Brining is a process similar to marination in which meat or poultry is soaked in brine before cooking. Salt is added to cold water in a container, where the meat is soaked anywhere from 30 minutes to a few days.
The amount of time needed to brine depends on the size of the meat.
More time is needed for a large turkey compared to a broiler fryer
chicken. Similarly with a large roast versus a thin cut of meat. ) the meat in a salt solution (brine); Dry aging of meat at 0 to 2 °C (32 to 36 °F). 5. marinate To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking. You'll get a better flavour from the chicken if you marinate it first. (Marination is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned 调味了的, 加了佐料的( I. 老道的. experienced in a particular activity or job. a seasoned traveler/campaigner/performer. II. containing seasonings to improve flavor. flavored If a food is flavored, various ingredients have been added to it so that it has a distinctive flavor. ...meat flavored with herbs. Many of these recipes are highly flavored. ), often acidic, liquid before cooking. It is commonly used to flavor foods and to tenderize 软化, 使变软 tougher cuts of meat.
The process may last seconds or days. Different marinades are used in
different cuisines. For example, in Indian cuisine the marinade is
usually prepared with a mixture of spices. The origin of the word alludes to the use of brine (aqua marina) in the pickling process, which led to the technique of adding flavor by immersion in liquid. The liquid in question, the 'marinade', can be either acidic (made with ingredients such as vinegar, lemon juice, or wine) or enzymatic (made
with ingredients such as pineapple, papaya or kiwifruit). In addition
to these ingredients, a marinade often contains oils, herbs, and spices to further flavor the food items.) marinade [ˌmærɪˈneɪd] ( soak, steep, immerse)( noun. A marinade is a sauce of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, which you pour over meat or fish before you cook it, in order to add flavour, or to make the meat or fish softer. verb. To marinade means the same as to marinate. Marinade the chicken breasts in the tandoori paste. Leave to marinade for 24 hours.) A seasoned 调味了的, 加了佐料的, often acidic 酸酸的 liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking. I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken. 6. an Achilles' heel a small fault or weak point in a person or system which might cause them to fail. Usage notes:
Achilles was a man in Greek mythology (= an ancient set of stories)
who was killed when he was injured on the heel. This was the only part
of his body where he could be harmed. During his infancy his mother plunged 投河, 沉水, 沉河, 浸泡 him in the Styx冥河 ( plunge I. 跌入水中. 扎入水中. If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river. He ran down the steps to the pool terrace and plunged in. ...a plunge into cold water. II. If you plunge an object into 刺进去, 刀刺, 刀扎, 扎入, 扎进去 something, you push it quickly or violently into it. A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body. She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water. I plunged in my knife and fork. III. If a person or thing is plunged into a particular state or situation 陷入, or if they plunge into it, they are suddenly in that state or situation. The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos. 8,000 homes were plunged into darkness as electricity cables crashed down. Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence. The economy is plunging into recession. That peace often looked like a brief truce before the next plunge into war. IV. If you plunge into an activity or are plunged into it, you suddenly get very involved in it. The two men plunged into discussion. The prince should be plunged into work. Take the opportunity to plunge yourself into your career 投入, 一头扎入. His sudden plunge into the field of international diplomacy is a major surprise. V. If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly. His weight began to plunge. The Pound plunged to a new low on the foreign exchange markets yesterday. Shares have plunged from £17 to £7.55. The bank's profits plunged by 87 per cent. Its net profits plunged 73% last year. Japan's banks are in trouble because of bad loans and the stock market plunge. ), thus making his body invulnerable刀枪不入的 except for the heel by which she held him. As a team they're strong on attack but they have a weak defence that might prove to be their Achilles' heel. Vanity was his Achilles heel. 7. steep verb I.
(transitive, intransitive) To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid
in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item. They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather. The tea is steeping 需要泡一会儿, 泡茶. A liquid used in a steeping process. Corn steep has many industrial uses. II. (intransitive) To imbue with something. a town steeped in history. steep adj. I. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical. a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient. II. (informal) expensive. Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep. III. (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular. The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. steep 的用例: John on Julia's formative years ( formative ['fɔ:mətiv] 长成之年, 性格形成之年. 成长之年. I. of or relating to formation, development, or growth formative years. II. shaping; moulding a formative experience.): "She was steeped ( steep someone in something 沉浸在, 埋头于, 置身于
Fig. to immerse someone in some kind of knowledge or other experience;
to saturate someone with some kind of experience or training. (Fig. on steep something in something.) Her parents steeped her in good literature and music. She steeped herself in the legends of her people. little steep/priecy Fig. relatively expensive; costing more than one wants to pay. The food here is a little pricey, but you get a lot of it. steep something in something 浸泡 to soak something in a liquid. I steeped the shirt in red dye. You have to steep these herbs in steamy hot water for five minutes. It's/That's a bit steep! (British & Australian) something that you say when you think something is not fair Keith, calling me boring? That's a bit steep! ) in political discourse 政治文章, 政论 ( discourse noun. I. Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. ...a tradition of political discourse. II. A discourse is a serious talk or piece of writing which is intended to teach or explain something. Hastings responds with a lengthy discourse on marketing strategies. discourse (up)on someone or something to lecture about someone or something. I
would like to discourse upon this matter awhile. The committee chose to
discourse on Tom and his latest fiasco rather than deal with the
budgetary problems it faces.) around the table ( get someone around the table Fig. to collect people together for discussion or bargaining. We have to get every one around the table on this matter. If I can get them around the table, I'm sure I can make them agree. ) ... When Gough came on TV, the shout would come out, 'Quick, Gough's on!'" 8. This person may do strange things, so this person can be considered a "weirdo". Eww, he dunks (浸泡, 蘸=dip some food into a drink or soup or milk before eating it) his chicken nuggets in milk and hawks loogies. What a weirdo. dunk I. to put something into liquid for a short time before taking it out again. a. to put a piece of cake, bread, etc. into a drink before eating it. II. American to push someone's head and shoulders under water as a joke. III. to throw the ball downward into the basket during a game of basketball. slam dunk I. 暴扣. 大灌篮. in basketball, the action of jumping up and pushing the ball into the net with great force. II. something that is very successful. This tour is a slam dunk – a winner on both musical and technical levels.
关于纵容, 放纵, 迎合的几种说法 ( indulge, enable, pamper, pander, cater, connive, accommodate, abet, ): 0. indulge I. intransitive/transitive to allow yourself to have or do something that you enjoy. indulge in 纵情于, 尽情享受: an opportunity to indulge in leisure activities like reading. indulge yourself (in something): Indulge yourself – come on a gourmet food weekend. indulge a passion/taste/interest 尽情享受: The new job gave him the chance to indulge his passion for music. a. transitive to allow someone to do what they want or enjoy. He loves his wife and indulges 放纵, 不加管束, 放任自由 his sons. It's part of her agent's job to indulge her whims 纵容, 宽纵. Well,
you know I can't cry on stage, and I know you don't like it when I fake
it, but... I thought maybe tonight it would come, but... it didn't.
That's all I had. Thanks for indulging me 宽容, 迁就 任由我, 放任自由, 宽容, 我要说的就是这些, 谢谢你纵容我(让我说完). Good night, Charlie. Acting like an indulgent ( 纵容的, 慈善的, 和蔼的, 溺爱的 Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient. benignly permissive. dote
To show excessive fondness or love. to love to an excessive or foolish
degree. to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age. parents who dote on their only child. dote on somebody/something to love someone or something a lot, sometimes foolishly or too much. The world is full of people who dote on their pets. doting extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother".) grandpa, Francis let the boy explore the area undisturbed before tens of thousands of people. b. intransitive/ transitive to have or eat something that you enjoy but that you should not have much of. Many people feel that their vacation is the time to indulge. II. intransitive to become involved in something that people do not approve of. indulge in: He had indulged in affairs with several women. 1. pamper
to take care of someone very well, especially by making them feel very
comfortable or by giving them nice things. If you pamper someone, you
make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them
expensive or luxurious things, sometimes in a way which has a bad effect
on their character. Why don't you let your mother pamper you for a while? Pamper yourself with our luxury gifts. The only son had been pampered and spoiled. ...today's pampered superstars. He felt pampered and at home. She had a whole evening in which to pamper herself. 2. cater to something (appeal to) 投其所好, 迎合 to provide people with something they want or need, especially something unusual or special. There are more and more TV shows catering to young male audiences. cater for somebody/something = cater to somebody/ something to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want an LA bank catering to Asian businesses. Vegetarians are well catered for. Most perfume ads cater to male fantasies. The school aims to cater for children of all abilities. Internet shopping caters to every conceivable need. bars that cater to the lucrative tourist trade. II. often disapproving to satisfy a need or desire that is unusual or unacceptable: Why should you cater to his every whim? This legislation simply caters to racism. cater 餐饮供应, 提供饮食: to provide food and drinks at an event. Who's catering the party? cater for: I'm catering for a wedding reception next week. 3. pander [ˈpandə] 迎合低级趣味, 迎合不良趣味, 取悦大众 gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste). "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts". pander to someone/something 拍马屁, 讨好, 取悦 to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right. The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice. pander to someone/something to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right. The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice. As a politician he was a well known panderer 拍马屁, 溜须拍马 to the lowest of public opinions. If you pander to someone or to their wishes 如愿, 遂了心愿,
you do everything that they want, often to get some advantage for
yourself. To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations
etc.); to assist in the gratification of. ...books which don't pander to popular taste. His latest speech simply seems to pander to the worst instincts of the electorate. He has offended the party's traditional base by pandering to the rich and the middle classes. 4. enable I. If someone or something enables you to do a particular thing, they give you the opportunity to do it. The
new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early. ...a new
charter for training to enable young people to make the most of their
potential. Researchers describe it as an enabling technology. II. To enable something to happen means to make it possible for it to happen. The hot sun enables the grapes to reach optimum ripeness. A series of holes in the side panels enables the position of the shelves to be adjusted. The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution. III. To enable someone to do something means to give them permission or the right to do it. The
republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative
service. Some protection for victims must be written into the enabling
legislation. IV. to give someone the ability or opportunity to do something Enemy communications were destroyed, enabling a surprise attack. enable someone to do something: This will enable users to conduct live video conversations. V.
to allow someone to continue with abusive or harmful behaviour by
failing to challenge them or by protecting them. 不加管束, 不加管教, 放任不管. 骄纵, 放纵, 纵容, 容忍,
惯着. My mission is not to enable an alcoholic or drug abuser. A lot of guilty bishops enabled abusers for years. You know, I like the way my hair looks. I'm done tiptoeing around him (walk on the eggshells around him, walk/skate/tread on thin ice).
We're all guilty of it. But why? 'Cause we were afraid to upset him.
Which happens anyway. Well, that's over. I'm done enabling him. Like,
this is his spot and-and the thermostat has to be set to his comfort level, even though he doesn't even live here anymore and I'm always chilly. Is that why you wear a hoodie all the time? Why would-- Yes! To accommodate Sheldon! And what about this thing? Why is it here? I'll tell you why. Because it was here when I moved in, and, for no earthly reason, he forbade me to touch it. Well, if you don't like it, get rid of it. Put it in the closet. 5. perpetuate [pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt] 放任. 任由发展, 放纵, 纵容, 任其发展 to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous. Current policy only serves to perpetuate the old class divisions. Stereotypes are perpetuated when people are exposed to individuals with actions that confirm the appearance, values and behaviors of the stereotype. Stereotypes are reinforced 强化 when people justify the actions and behaviors because of the known stereotype and continue to judge others based on appearance, race, gender, economic status and occupation. The story paints a picture of a poverty perpetuated by Australian men and a sex industry dominated by them. 6. banana republic a small country, especially in South and Central America, that is poor, corrupt, and badly ruled. In political science, the term banana republic is a pejorative descriptor for a servile dictatorship that abets [əˈbet] 怂恿, 纵容, 放纵不管
( I. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of
action); urge and help on. II. To urge, encourage, or help (a person): abetted the thief in robbing the bank. aid and abet 帮凶 to help someone to commit a crime. He was charged with aiding and abetting a wanted criminal. ) or supports, for kickbacks回扣, the exploitation of large-scale plantation agriculture, especially banana cultivation. 7. connive [kə'naiv] I. 勾结, 串通, 密谋 ;搞阴谋. 合伙. 合谋. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude. To scheme; plot.密谋, 搞阴谋. The dealers connived with customs officials 海关官员 to bring in narcotics. II. 睁一只眼闭一只眼, 装看不见, 默许;纵容. 默许, 纵容, 视而不见. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The
guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape. The
general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. Her
brother is believed to have connived at her murder. The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape. Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. connive at/in [sth with sb] 对(明知错误的事情)视而不见, 默许, 纵容. to scheme at something (with someone); to plot something (with someone). Are
you conniving at something with Ronald? Are you and Ronald conniving
with Tom at something I should know about? Stop conniving with people! The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. conniving [kənaɪvɪŋ] 有心计的, 心思深的 adj [disapproval] If you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people. dishonest in a clever way, especially in order to get something that you want or in order to harm someone. Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman. tacit [ˈtæsɪt] 不言而喻的, 不言自明的, 不许挑明的, 默许的, 默认的 expressed or understood without being said directly. tacit approval/consent/support. If you refer to someone's tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so. The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made. The rebels enjoyed the tacit support of elements in the army. He tacitly admitted that the government had breached regulations. Tacit knowledge 隐形知识 (as opposed to formal, codified or explicit knowledge) is the kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it. For example, that London is in the United Kingdom is a piece of explicit knowledge that can be written down, transmitted, and understood by a recipient. However, the ability to speak a language, ride a bicycle, knead dough, play a musical instrument, or design and use complex equipment requires all sorts of knowledge which is not always known explicitly, even by expert practitioners, and which is difficult or impossible to explicitly transfer to other people. 8. accommodate I. to provide a place or room for someone to stay in. Designed by an Italian architect, the hotel can accommodate 提供住宿服务. 安顿, 寄宿 600 guests. The teams will be accommodated in luxury hotels. To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay. ...a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding of King Alfonso. Students are accommodated in homes nearby. a. to provide enough space for something or someone. The school in Poldown was not big enough to accommodate all the children. Floors are flat where possible and doors and corridors can accommodate wheelchairs. The new office will easily accommodate 50 desks. b. to supply enough seats or room for people or things. Our ships accommodate 容纳, 装下, 盛下 up to 150. II. formal to consider and include something when you are deciding what to do. If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account. The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes. The way that American history is taught may change in order to accommodate some more of those cultures. Your investment strategy has to be flexible enough to accommodate 顺应变化 changes in the market. III. If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them. He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate 满足, 取悦 photographers. Efforts have been made to accommodate the needs of all users. accommodate (yourself) to something 适应变化, 顺应潮流 to change your attitudes and behavior in order to deal with a new situation. If you accommodate to something new, you change your behaviour or ideas so that you are able to deal with it. Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to 调整适应, 适应变化 the rapidly changing conditions. She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace.
sidetrack VS divert VS deflect VS distract: sidetrack (lead off the subject) to delay the progress of something by causing people to waste time on something else that is unimportant. get sidetracked: It's easy to get sidetracked by talking about unimportant issues like this one.
If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you
intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a
different thing. He'd
managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems. The
leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal. They have a tendency to try
to sidetrack you from your task. divert [daɪˈvɜː(r)t] I. 导引. 导流. 疏导交通. 导向. (US: detour )
To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different
route or go to a different destination than they originally intended.
You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular
route or to a particular place. ...Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13. Police are trying to divert traffic away from the trouble spot.
During the strike, ambulances will be diverted to private hospitals. We
diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers. She insists on diverting to a
village close to the airport. The capital remained jammed with diverted
traffic. II. To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose. The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east. ...government departments involved in diverting resources into community care. In an emergency, staff will be diverted from less urgent tasks to help out. Teachers called on the government to divert the extra money to schools. III. 转电话(call divert 电话转接).
To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place
from the one that was dialled by the person making the call. He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him. Customers will only incur additional call charges if the call is diverted outside the U.K.. IV. If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it. They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. The President needed to divert attention away from 引导注意力, 转移注意力 his own economic record. deflect I. If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you. He'd changed his name to deflect accusations 转移注意力 of nepotism. It's a maneuver to deflect the attention of the people from what is really happening. II. To deflect someone from a course of action 转向 means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable. The war did not deflect him from the path he had long ago taken. Never let a little problem deflect you.
III. If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a
slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it. He stuck out his boot and deflected the shot 反弹回去 over the bar seconds before the final whistle. My forearm deflected most of the first punch. distract If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it. Tom
admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his
homework. Don't let yourself be distracted by fashionable theories. A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
