博取同情, 自哀自怜: 1. play on someone's heartstrings 装可怜, 博同情, 博取同情 ( pathetic charade, playing the victims. 下文的 pile/put/turn on agony. ) Fig. to attempt to get sympathy from someone. She is crying so she can play on your heartstrings and try to get you to take her home. tear/tug at your/the heartstrings 招人同情的, 拨动心弦, 激发母爱的, 激发保护欲的 if something or someone tugs at your heartstrings, they make you feel strong love or sympathy. It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings. prey/play on somebody's mind 摆脱不掉, 困扰着, 苦恼, 忘不掉, 挥之不去, 萦绕不去 if a problem preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking about it. If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot: I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since. Finally, she broached the subject that had been playing on her mind for days. 2. 自怜自哀: self-pity (wallow in it) 自怜, 自哀自怜, 顾影自怜(self-pityingly) Pity for oneself, especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity. Pity for oneself; especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity
where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is
deserving of condolence from everyone. "Self-pity is easily the most
destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives
momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality". self-indulgent放纵自己的, 任性的, 任意妄为的, 想怎样就怎样的, 不顾及别人的.
adj tending to indulge one's own desires, etc. Exhibiting tendencies of
self-indulgence. Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own
personal desires and needs above all others. eat (one's) heart out 自怜去吧你, 后悔去吧你, 嫉妒吧你 Fig. to suffer from envy or jealousy. (Usually a command.) Yeah, the reward money is all mine. Eat your heart out! Eat your heart out! I won it fair and square. eat one's heart out来源:
To suffer inconsolably; to have sorrow or longing dominate one's
thoughts and feelings; to be in a constant state of mental and emotional
disquietude. He could not rest; but did his stout heart eat. More common today is the expression eat one's heart out. It is often heard as a playfully sarcastic command, very different in tone from the earlier serious version of the expression. 3. BB: How do you think Josh would be if Ava is evicted. Michael: I hope to God he doesn't turn into a big emo, and just sulk( sulk over/about someone or something to pout or be sullen about someone or something. What are you sulking about now? There is no need to sulk over Mary. sulk
v. 哀怨自怜. 顾影自怜. 伤心自顾. To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent
resentment or protest. to be silent and resentful because of a wrong
done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly. n. (多用复数.) A
mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks. He's in a sulk because he lost the game. He's got the sulks. ) around, kiss a cabbage( I. Informal a dull or unimaginative person. II. Informal 没有大脑, 寄生于别人的人. 植物人. 没大脑. 没脑子. an offensive word for someone who is completely unable to move or speak because their brain is very badly damaged. a person who has no mental faculties and is dependent on others for his subsistence. ) all day. sullen
adj. I. Having a brooding ill temper; sulky. II. Dismal; somber. III.
Sluggish; slow. n. Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness. to have the sullens 情绪不高, 情绪不好, 兴致不高. 没有兴致(to be in low spirits, to be in poor spirits, to be in a blue mood, to be down in the dumps.). morose [məˈroʊs] adj. Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour. feeling unhappy, in a bad mood, and not wanting to talk to anyone. Someone who is morose is miserable, bad-tempered, and not willing to talk very much to other people. She was morose 闷闷不乐的, pale, and reticent. reticent [ˈretɪsənt] 缄口, 闭口不言, 沉默寡言的, 不爱说话的, 守口如瓶的, 讳莫如深的, 闷在心里, 不吐露心事的 not willing to provide information about something, especially about yourself or your feelings. Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. She is so reticent about her achievements. As a reticent sort, the England defender was reluctant to hog the limelight. She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past. grouchy Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near. 同义词还有: melancholy, sulky, crabby, glum, gruff, moody. mope
v. to carry one's self in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give
oneself up to low spirits; to pout. n. A dull, spiritless person. mope around to go about in a depressed state. Since her dog ran away, Sally mopes around all day. Don't mope around. Cheer up! n. I. (pornography industry) A bottom feeder (
生态社会最底层的人士. I. A fish or other aquatic creature who feeds off the
bottom of their habitat; a flatfish. II. (By extension) A person who
dwells amidst or thrives off of the unwholesome things in a society. ) who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break ( A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry. ) and often does bit parts ( 小角色, 跑龙套. (acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name. bit player
I. 小角色, 龙套演员. (theater, film) an actor who has a minor role in a
production. II. (figuratively) an insignificant or unimportant person
(in a particular situation). ) in exchange for room and board 食宿 and meager pay( 微薄的工资, 微薄的薪水. meager = meagre I. deficient in quantity or quality; scanty: a meager salary; meager fare. II. having little flesh; lean. ). moper 怨天尤人的人, 爱抱怨的人, 对什么都不满的人, 愤世嫉俗的人 One who mopes or is inclined to do so. He was a moper and a complainer, and as such, was quite unpopular at parties. mopery (law, US) violation of an imaginary or trivial law. 4. 伤心于, 痛苦于(pine for/after, grieve over; agonize over, anguish): grieve I. To cause to be sorrowful; distress: It grieves me to see you in such pain. II. To mourn or sorrow for: We grieved the death of our pastor. III. Usage Problem To file an official or formal grievance on account of (an actual or perceived injustice). grieve for someone or something 痛悼 to mourn for someone or something. Don't grieve for me. I'm okay. She grieved for her lost chances. grieve over someone or something 伤心于 to lament and pine for someone or something. Now, don't grieve over a lost cat. There is no reason to continue grieving over him. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over 眼不见心不烦. Prov. You cannot be upset by something you do not know about. When Robbie cracked his mother's favorite vase, he simply turned the cracked side toward the wall. "What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over," he thought. grief [gri:f]
n. I. deep or intense sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone.
II. something that causes keen distress or suffering. III. Informal trouble or annoyance. people were giving me grief for leaving ten minutes early. Trying to follow their directions was nothing but grief. the griefs of trying to meet a deadline. come to grief Informal to end unsuccessfully or disastrously. to suddenly fail in what you are doing, often because you have an accident. The Italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap. give somebody grief 让人很难受. 让人不舒服. (informal) to criticize someone angrily. Don't give me any grief - I've done all I can! good grief (spoken) I am very surprised "I have four computers at home" "Good grief. What do you do with them all?". Usage notes: often used humorously, when someone pretends that a situation is more serious than it really is: Good grief, look at all this food! Are you feeding an army? fret about/over someone or something to worry about someone or something. Please don't fret about being a few minutes late. There is no need to fret over Larry. Fret not! Inf. Don't worry!; Do not fret about it! Mary:
Oh, look at the clock! I'm going to be late for my appointment! Bob:
Fret not! I'll drive you. "Fret not!" said Sally. "We're almost there!". labor of love 又爱又恨的工作. 爱恨纠结的任务. Fig. a
task that is either unpaid or badly paid and that one does simply for
one's own satisfaction or pleasure or to please someone whom one likes
or loves. Jane made no money out of the
biography she wrote. She was writing about the life of a friend and the
book was a labor of love. Mary hates knitting, but she made a sweater
for her boyfriend. What a labor of love. pine for/over someone or something; to long for or grieve for someone or something. Bob pined after Doris for weeks after she left. Dan is still pining for his lost dog. There is no point in pining over Claire. pine away (after someone or something) 痛苦于, 伤心于 to waste away in melancholy and longing for someone or something. A year later, he was still pining away after Claire. Still, he is pining away. pine I. To feel a lingering, often nostalgic desire. II. To wither or waste away from longing or grief: pined away and died. agonize over/about sth 纠结于, 纠缠于, 犹豫不决于 If you agonize over/about something, you spend time worrying and trying to make a decision about it: She agonized for days about whether she should take the job. She is torn between 纠结于 wondering how her mother could do such a thing and hoping they might one day have a loving mother-daughter relationship. agonize (oneself) over someone or something to fret担心 or anguish痛苦 about someone or something. Now, now, don't agonize yourself over the situation. Time cures all. agony ['ægəni] n. I. acute physical or mental pain; anguish. II. the suffering or struggle preceding death. pile/put/turn on the agony 装可怜, 博同情 Brit informal to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect.
III. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (modifier)
relating to or advising on personal problems about which people have
written to the media. agony column知心专栏, 读者来信专栏. agony writer知心姐姐 = agony aunt(An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.)(confidant [,konfi'dænt] 贴心的人, 说知心话的人. 知己. 知心姐姐. a person, esp a man, to whom private matters are confided.). An advice column is a column in a magazine or newspaper written by an advice columnist (colloquially known in British English as an agony aunt, or agony uncle(a man whose job is to give advice about personal problems in a newspaper or magazine by answering people’s letters. The American word is advice columnist.) if the columnist is a male). The image presented was originally of an older woman dispensing comforting advice and maternal wisdom,
hence the name "aunt". An advice columnist can also be someone who
gives advice to people who send in problems to the newspaper. Sometimes
the author is in fact a composite or a team: Marjorie Proops's name appeared (with photo) long after she retired. The nominal writer may be a pseudonym, or in effect a brand name; the accompanying picture may bear little resemblance to the actual author. The term is beginning to into disuse,
as the scope of personal advice has broadened, to include sexual
matters—pioneered by the likes of Dr. Ruth—as well as general lifestyle
issues.
wallow VS bellow VS mellow: 1. wallow [ˈwoləu] I. showing disapproval
哀叹. 自怨自艾. 自怜. 叹息. 难以自拔. 沉湎于, 沉溺于(engrossed 多为褒义) to indulge oneself in possessions, emotion, to experience an abundance of something. to spend a lot of time feeling a negative
emotion, especially because you want sympathy from other people. To
immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically. to
spend a lot of time feeling a negative emotion, especially because you
want sympathy from other people. George still seems determined to wallow in self-pity. She wallowed in her misery. wallow in: George still seems determined to wallow in self-pity. Usage notes: In the sense of "to immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with", it is almost exclusively used for self-indulgent 自我沉溺的, 自我放纵的 negative emotions负面情绪, particularly self-pity. See synonyms for general or positive alternatives, such as revel. (to immerse oneself in): bask, delight, indulge, luxuriate, revel, rollick. II. to lie down and roll around in water, dirt, or mud like a pig. Pigs wallow in the mud. Wallowing in animals 动物在泥地里撒欢 is a comfort behaviour during which an animal rolls its body about inmud, water or snow. Some definitions include rolling about in dust滚来滚去, however, in ethologythis is usually referred to as dust bathing. Wallowing is often combined with other behaviours to fulfil its purpose, for example, elephants will often blow dirt over themselves after wallowing to create a thicker "coating", or pigs will allow the mud to dry before rubbing themselves on a tree or rock to remove ectoparasites stuck in the mud. to wallow in self pity自怜自哀. wallow in sth [ˈwɒl.əʊ]
I. 打滚, 翻腾, 嬉戏 to allow yourself to enjoy something completely. If a person or
animal wallows in water or mud 在泥里打滚, they lie or roll about in it slowly for
pleasure. to roll around in something. Pigs enjoy wallowing around in mud. They wallow in mud to keep cool. Never
have I had such a good excuse for wallowing 尽情享受, 纵情享受 in deep warm
baths. Dogs love splashing in mud and hippos wallow in it. My idea of a holiday is to stay in a five-star hotel and just wallow in luxury for a week.
II. to remain in an unhappy emotional state without trying to get out
of it, as if you are enjoying it or trying to get sympathy from other
people. If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation,
you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity. I wanted only to wallow in my own grief. I wish she'd do something to help herself instead of just wallowing in self-pity! 2. Bellow: A bellows ( 风箱, 空气泵, 鼓风机 bellow (mellow 不张扬了, 内敛, 温和, 变得柔和,世故. 深通人情世故 ) I. 咆哮, 大喊大叫. To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull. II. To shout in a deep voice. bellow something out 喊出来 to cry something out loudly with great force. Don't just say it. Bellow it out! Bellow out your name so we know who you are!) or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish ( I.
to provide (a house, room, etc.) with furniture, carpets, etc. II. 提供,
供给. to equip with what is necessary; fit out. III. to give; supply the
records. furnished the information required. Could you furnish the salad for our picnic? We can't furnish enough glassware for the whole party. I would be happy to furnish dinner for the visitors. I furnished the board of directors with the information. fit someone or something out (with something) to provide or furnish someone or something with something. They fit out the campers with everything they needed. They fit them out for only $140. ) a strong blast of air. The simplest type consists essentially of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications很多应用, in particular blowing on a fire to supply it with air. The term "bellows" is used by extension for a flexible bag whose volume can be changed by compression or expansion, but not used to deliver air. For example, the light-tight闭光的 (but not airtight) bag allowing the distance between the lens and film of a folding photographic camera to be varied is called a bellows. be put/go through the wringer 脱水, 挤水装置(wringer = mangle a piece of equipment used for removing water from wet clothes by squeezing them between two rollers. mangle
verb I. to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by twisting or
crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape. mangled bodies/wreckage. II. to say, write, or perform words or music so badly that it is hard to recognize them.)
If you say that someone has been put through the wringer or has gone
through the wringer, you mean that they have suffered a very difficult
or unpleasant experience. She's been put through the wringer these past few months.
tamper VS meddle VS fudge 篡改: 1. meddle [disapproval]
to become involved in a situation that you have no right to be involved
in, in a way that is annoying. If you say that someone meddles in
something, you are criticizing the fact that they try to influence or
change it without being asked. Already some people are asking whether scientists have any right to meddle in such matters. If only you hadn't felt compelled to meddle. They view activists as little more than meddlers. meddle-management a management style that is stiflingly hands-on and shows no trust in the professionalism of those being managed I
am trying to meet your deadlines but am having to deal with a lot of
last minute changes inflicted by meddle-management / my meddle-manager. 2. fudge I. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to avoid giving a clear decision or answer. People have accused us of fudging the issue. To act in an indecisive manner: always fudged on the important questions. To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate. When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged. II. [TRANSITIVE] 伪造. 篡改. to change the details of something, or to leave out information. Journalists have always tended to fudge the facts. To go beyond the proper limits of something: fudged on the building code requirements. To fake or falsify: fudge casualty figures. To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or
uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonestor immoral. It's good you didn't fudge your hours 篡改工时. The
results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the
numbers had been fudged. I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to
look good. n. I. [UNCOUNTABLE] a soft brown sweet
food made from sugar, butter, andmilk or cream. A type of very sweet
candy or confection. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate
fudge. Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious! II. [UNCOUNTABLE] MAINLY AMERICAN a sweet soft chocolate that is spread on cakes or poured over ice cream. III. [COUNTABLE/ UNCOUNTABLE] BRITISH
a method of dealing with a problem that does not solve it completely
but hides its difficulties. IV. (countable) A deliberately misleading or
vague answer. V. A made-up story; nonsense; humbug. fudge factor I. (idiomatic, engineering) A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. We don't know exactly how much the load will weigh, so we'll add in a fudge factor to make sure we don't underestimate. II. (idiomatic) any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate. fudge packer I. (slang, pejorative) A male homosexual. II. (slang, pejorative) A person who practices anal sex. 3. tamper I. (usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle. 篡改. to tamper with a lock. to tamper with official records. tried to tamper with the decedent's will; tampering with the timing mechanism of the safe. If someone tampers with something, they interfere with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so. I don't want to be accused of tampering with the evidence. He found his computer had been tampered with 被人动过, 有人动过. ...discovering a motive for a crime like product tampering. II. To tinker with rashly or foolishly: Don't tamper with my feelings. III. (usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery. to engage in underhand dealings 私下交易, 黑幕交易, esp. in order to influence improperly (usu. fol. by with). to tamper with the jury. 4. tinker tinker around 摆弄 to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it. If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it. Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem. They tinkered with the engine. It is not enough to tinker at the edges; we must reconstruct the entire system. No amount of tinkering is going to improve matters. tinker with: He spends hours tinkering around with car engines. Problems can arise when management structures are tinkered with. noun. I. In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs. II. Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as a tinker.
temper (tamper, pamper) VS chasten VS mellow: 1. temper and fray: fray: I. 分崩离析, 土崩瓦解. if a rope or piece of cloth frays or is frayed, the fibers in it become loose and start to come apart. The shirt cuffs are beginning to fray. II. if someone's nerves or their temper frays or is frayed神经兮兮的, 神经质, they start to get angry or nervous. fraying at/around the edges 磨了边角 gradually being destroyed or becoming weaker. Support for the proposals was fraying at the edges. the fray I. an exciting activity or situation in which someone competes with other people. Other bidders are now likely to enter the fray. II. a fight or argument. have a short/quick temper/fuse (=become angry very quickly): He's not a bad boss, but he has a short temper. control your temper: Andrew has not yet learned to control his temper. tempers flare 脾气大爆发, 勃然大怒 (=people get angry): Tempers flared and things began to get out of control. tempers fray (=people start to get angry): It was a difficult meeting and tempers got a bit frayed. temper: a particular emotional state or mood: in a bad/foul/terrible etc. temper 脾气不好, 情绪不好: When Mark turned up he was in a foul temper. in a good temper脾气好: He seems to be in a good temper. be in a temper 闹脾气: He doesn’t mean what he says when he's in a temper. get/fly into a temper: When she refused to help, he flew into a temper. a fit of temper (=a sudden short period of uncontrolled anger): He stormed out of the room in a fit of temper. a temper tantrum (=a sudden short period of uncontrolled anger): As a small child he had had violent temper tantrums. guard your tongue/temper to speak or behave carefully, without using bad language or violence. pamper I. To treat with excessive indulgence. to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil: pampered their child. II. To give in to; gratify: He pampered his ambition for wealth and fame. tamper I. (usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle. 篡改. to tamper with a lock. to tamper with official records. tried to tamper with the decedent's will; tampering with the timing mechanism of the safe. II. To tinker with rashly or foolishly: Don't tamper with my feelings. III. (usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery. to engage in underhand dealings私下交易, 黑幕交易, esp. in order to influence improperly (usu. fol. by with). to tamper with the jury. temper [ˈtɛmpə] n. I. a frame of mind; mood or humour a good/quick/even/short temper = a short fuse. II. a sudden outburst of anger; tantrum. a quick temper. a fit of temper.
III. a tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability. IV. a
mental condition of moderation and calm (esp in the phrases keep one's
temper, lose one's temper, out of temper). V. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the degree of hardness, elasticity, or a similar property of a metal or metal object. vb (tr). I. 柔和, 柔化, 调整. to moderate. to soften or tone down. to make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else. he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy. to temper justice with mercy. a portfolio that is tempered to the investor's needs. temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom". temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil. II. 洗礼. 淬炼. 磨练. To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat. temper something with something I. Fig. to harden something, such as metal, with something. You have to temper the metal pieces with very high heat. The sheet of metal was tempered by the application of great pressure. II. Fig. 调和一下, 调剂一下, 显得好听的, 显得没有那么刺耳, 缓和一下. 缓冲一下. 软化一下 to soften the impact of something, such as news, with something. We can temper 柔和一点, 柔化 this disaster story a bit with a picture of the happy survivors. The news story was tempered with a paragraph of explanation and justification. 板球员妈妈打电话给NZ广播节目(duped into believing she's off air): Deborah: I don't know whether they realise he was actually born and bred in New Zealand and quite frankly has family all over the country. And for those who listen to your station, for them to sit and listen to their cousin and their grandson being bagged like that is absolutely unconscionable ( 太过分了. more than a reasonable or acceptable level or amount. ) and I'm his mother and I'm totally brassed off ( brass someone off Sl. to make someone angry. (Primarily military. As angry as the "brass," or officers, might get about something.) You really brass me off. The private brassed off the sergeant. ). Host: Well he's a great cricket player, he's amazing. Deborah: I know he is, but it's not even about the cricket. It's about the personal attack on him. They called him arrogant and then they called him some sort of name. They don't know him! They wouldn't have a bloomin' clue! Matt: I don't remember them calling him any other words, other than he made some pretty arrogant comments before the game. Deborah: No he didn't! It's a load of rubbish 一派胡言, 胡说八道! Matt: Yes he did. Deborah: Arrogance isn't a part of his make up( kiss and make up (idiomatic) To settle one's differences and forgive. make it up to sb. 补偿
(idiomatic, transitive) To pay back; to return someone a previous good
deed. to do something good that helps someone to feel better after you
did something bad to them. to do something good for someone you have
upset, in order to become friends with them again: I'm sorry we can't take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow. I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you. After
John gave her a lovely wooly hat for her birthday, she wanted to make
it up to him so she took him out for dinner. You've been so kind to me,
how can I make it up to you? make up to someone to try to become friends with someone. Look how the cat is making up to Richard! Jimmy is making up to Donna, and she doesn't even notice. make it up as one goes along 即兴, 见机行事 (idiomatic) To improvise continuously. make up I. 弥补, 不悔. To compensate, fill in or catch up. He can make up the time next week. I plan to make up for my failed midterm. Cuba took limited free market-oriented measures to alleviate severe shortages of food, consumer goods, and services to make up for the ending of Soviet subsidies. II. (intransitive) 重归于好. 解决争端. To resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight. They fight a lot, but they always manage to make up. make up (with someone) to reconcile with someone; to end a disagreement (with someone). Bill and Max decided to make up. They made up with each other and are now very good friends. ). Are you being smart here? Matt: No. Deborah: I just want to get the point across ... I'm just really disappointed. Say those things and then temper it with some positives( temper something with something I. Fig. to harden something, such as metal, with something. You have to temper the metal pieces with very high heat. The sheet of metal was tempered by the application of great pressure. II. Fig. 调和一下, 调剂一下, 显得好听的, 显得没有那么刺耳, 缓和一下. 缓冲一下. 软化一下. to soften the impact of something, such as news, with something. We can temper this disaster story a bit with a picture of the happy survivors. The news story was tempered with a paragraph of explanation and justification. ). Have a look on Twitter, see the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Tino Best, Graham Onions — all of those people giving him their support because they know that tomorrow is another day. Host: You're a lovely woman Debs and thanks for call and we'll make sure that gets righted on the show. You have a great day. 2. mellow adj. I. relaxed and satisfied, for example because of having drunk alcohol. Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated, stoned, or high. II. 温暖的. 暖色的. soft and warm in colour. mellow greys and greens.
III. with a soft, smooth, and pleasant sound. Not coarse, rough, or
harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; said of sound, color, flavor,
style, etc. the sweet mellow tones of a guitar. IV. 口感绵软的. 不生涩的. 不苦涩的. with a smooth full taste. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp. a mellow apple. a mellow whisky aged in wood. V. 由于年龄, 阅历而变的洗练, 安然, 不急不躁, 智慧. 安静. 人情练达的 gentle, wise, and easy to talk to, especially because of age and experience. He had grown mellow with age. mellow Verb. I. If
you mellow, or if something mellows you 变得圆滑, 变得圆融. 懂得变通. 不固执, 变得好相处,
磨去了棱角, 少了些刺. 经过人生淬炼, 收敛锋芒, 不倔强的, 收敛, 不张扬了, 内敛, 温和, 变得柔和,世故. 深通人情世故.
人情练达, 通情达理, 变得心软了, 变得更睿智, 更成熟. 更稳重. 变得随遇而已, 不再较真, 不再计较 ( bellow n. 风箱, 空气泵, 鼓风机 bellow I. 咆哮, 大喊大叫. To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull. II. To shout in a deep voice. bellow something out 喊出来 to cry something out loudly with great force. Don't just say it. Bellow it out! Bellow out your name so we know who you are!), you become gentler, wiser, and easier to talk to, especially because of age or experience. She's mellowed 变得好相处, 没有棱角 a lot over the years. Leonard: Its not that I'd stopped trying, its just how relationships progress 关系都是这样的. They start with infatuation, but over time mellow into something more comfortable. II. if colours mellow, or if something mellows them, they become softer, warmer, and less bright 不那么鲜艳, 不那么扎眼. mellow out I. to become less angry. to chill out, relax, settle down. "He was really mad so we all told him to mellow out". When you mellow out, maybe we can talk. Come on, man, stop yelling and mellow out! II. to become generally more relaxed. Gary
was nearly forty before he started to mellow out a little and take life
less seriously. After his illness, he mellowed out and seemed more glad
to be alive. He needs to mellow out a little. Maybe I'm getting mellow 变得柔软, 心变得柔软, 不再心硬 in my old age, but at least the boy made one good decision. He had the savvy to get out of Westlife before they had the cheek to 有胆, 有脸, 厚颜无耻的 release a whole album of Frank Sinatra covers. Astringents 收敛剂, 收敛水 are also often used in the formulation of an aftershave. astringent [əˈstrɪndʒ(ə)nt] n. a liquid or cream used for making your skin drier or for stopping a cut from bleeding. adj. I. medical
止血的. 收敛的. 帮助伤口融合的. 有助伤口融合的. an astringent substance or liquid makes
your skin drier or helps to stop a cut from bleeding. II. an astringent
taste is one that is strong and bitter. III. an astringent remark is one that criticizes someone severely. ignominious [ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs] 丢人现眼的, 丢脸的 very embarrassing, especially because of making you seem very unsuccessful or unimportant. an ignominious defeat. ignominy [ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni] 羞辱. 耻辱. a situation where you feel embarrassed and lose other people's respect. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation. The army suffered the ignominy of a quick and decisive defeat. harsh one's mellow 破坏好兴致, 扫兴, 坏我好事, 败兴(killjoy, buzzkill, dampener, killjoy (person), party-pooper (person))
to reduce or destroy a person's good mood. To spoil one's good mood or
to annoy.to be a killjoy. to ruin someone's happiness, whether they are
drunk, or just really happy, with sad news or drama. Don't harsh my mellow by asking me about my SAT scores. 3. chasten [ˈtʃeɪs(ə)n] (责难,不幸)遏制, 使缓和, 使有所收敛. 不再那么嚣张的
vt. (be chastened) (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or
moderating effect on. to make someone
feel ashamed or less confident. She seemed suitably chastened 磨去了棱角, 没脾气了 by the experience. "We believe democracy in Thailand has been systematically destroyed," he said from Phnom Penh. "People have been chastened 惩戒, 惩治, hunted and bullied with no sense of fairness, justice or decency. She seemed suitably chastened by the experience. the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops. chastened 学乖了的, 吸取教训了的, 吃过亏了的, 吃一堑长一智的, 经过磨练了的 [as adj. chastening] a chastening experience. 一次磨炼.
