用法学习: 1. with bated breath 屏息静气的等待 If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels. do right by someone = do good/well by someone treat them in a fair, respectful, or generous way. to deal with someone in a kind way, as you should. He always did right by all his children. crayfish 小龙虾 淡水龙虾 Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters. They are also known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some species are found in brooks and streams where fresh water is running, while others thrive in swamps, ditches, and paddy fields. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted water, although some species such as Procambarus clarkii are hardier. Crayfish feed on animals and plants, either living or decomposing, and detritus. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the term crayfish or cray generally refers to a saltwater spiny lobster, of the genus Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, while the freshwater species are usually called yabbies or kōura, from the indigenous Australian and Māori names for the animal respectively, or by other names specific to each species. Exceptions include western rock lobster (of the Palinuridae family) found on the west coast of Australia; the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (from the Parastacidae family) found only in Tasmania; and the Murray crayfish found along Australia's Murray River. The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. It is listed as a vulnerable species of crayfish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams. Other names frequently used for Cherax destructor include the blue yabby or cyan yabby. Its common name of "yabby" is also applied to many other Australian Cherax species of crustacean (as well as to marine ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea). Yabbies occasionally reach up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, but are more commonly 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long. Colour is highly variable and depends on water clarity and habitat; yabbies can range from black, blue-black, or dark brown in clear waters to light brown, green-brown, or beige in turbid waters. Yabbies specifically bred to be a vibrant blue colour are now popular in the aquarium trade in Australia. dainty [ˈdeɪnti] 小小的, 娇小可怜的 I. small and attractive in a delicate way. dainty china cups. II. a dainty movement or action is small and graceful. Mary took dainty bites from the sandwich. If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. ...dainty pink flowers. She walked daintily down the steps. 2.
论坛用词: A thread (topic) (sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually displayed from oldest to latest, although this is typically configurable 可设置的, 可修改的. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarize the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation OP, which can also mean original poster), which opens whatever dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. Posts that follow in the thread are meant to continue discussion about that post, or respond to other replies; it is not uncommon for discussions to be derailed 跑歪, 歪楼. Bumping 顶贴, 顶帖:
A thread is contained in a forum, and may have an associated date that
is taken as the date of the last post (options to order threads by other
criteria are generally available). When a member posts in a thread it
will jump to the top
since it is the latest updated thread. Similarly, other threads will
jump in front of it when they receive posts. When a member posts in a
thread for no reason but to have it go to the top, it is referred to as a bump or bumping.
It has been suggested that "bump" is an acronym of "bring up my post";
however, this is almost certainly a backronym and the usage is entirely
consistent with the verb "bump" which means "to knock to a new
position". On some messageboards, users can choose to sage ([sa-ɣe]
though often confused as IPA: [seɪdʒ]) a post if they wish to make a
post, but not "bump" it. The word "sage" derives from the 2channel
terminology 下げる sageru, meaning "to lower". Stickying置顶: Threads that are important but rarely receive posts are stickyed (or, in some software, "pinned"). A sticky thread
will always appear in front of normal threads, often in its own
section. A "threaded discussion group" is simply any group of
individuals who use a forum for threaded, or asynchronous, discussion
purposes. The group may or may not be the only users of the forum.
Because replies to a topic are often worded aimed at someone's point of view, discussion will usually go slightly off into several directions as people question each other's validity, sources and so on. Circular discussion and ambiguity in replies can extend for several tens of posts of a thread eventually ending when everyone gives up or attention spans waver and a more interesting subject takes over. It is not uncommon for debate to end in ad hominem ( Ad hominem [ˌæd ˈhomɪnem] 人身攻击
(Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"), short for argumentum ad
hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself. ) attacks. second I.to officially support a proposal made by another person in a meeting. The motion has been seconded. II. to send someone to work temporarily in another place. She's been seconded to the Foreign Office. I'll second that 表示附议( 也可以说: Agreed, ...) (I. [only before noun] an agreed price, limit, date etc is one that people have talked about and accepted. Her husband failed to pay her the agreed sum of money. We waited for a knock, which was the agreed signal. generally/mutually/nationally agreed: There is no generally agreed definition of this term. II. if people are agreed, they all agree about what to. agreed on: Are we all agreed on where we're going? pre-agreed 事先约定的, 约定好的, 事先定好的 relating to something already discussed and agreed upon. You can sell your stakes at the pre-agreed price only, or you would be violating the terms of agreement.) used for telling someone that you agree with what they are saying. motion:
a formal proposal that people discuss and then vote on in a meeting or
debate. Someone proposes a motion (=suggests it), and someone else must
second it (=say formally that they support it) before it is accepted for
discussion. The Committee will debate the motion today. up to increase an amount, or to raise something to a higher level They've upped taxi fares because of the rise in fuel prices.
ingress VS digress 离题 (sidetrack 分神, 分心, deviate, derail, hijack) VS regress 退回 VS duress VS redress 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿: 1. deviate [ˈdiːvɪeɪt] 跑题, 离题
to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed. to
do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving:
The recent pattern of weather 偏离正轨, 偏离正常 deviates from the norm for this time of year. Try not to deviate too much from the script. Can I deviate slightly? The balloon had deviated from its planned path 偏离预定轨道, 跑偏 and crashed with 20 tourists on board, the local Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. digress [daɪˈɡres] 跑题, 离题, 歪楼, 跑偏(stray off the topic, stray from the conversation)
if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about
something else. If you digress, you move away from the subject you are
talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for
a while. to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and
to write or talk about something else. You've
digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now
recap. She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the
President. But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem
reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs. The
lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related
theory. "To digress" means "to wander from the topic," so it is redundant to say, "digress from the topic." You don't need to say, "After many long digressions from the topic, we will now...." It's enough to say, "After many long digressions, we will now...". digress from (something) To begin to discuss something other than the current topic or issue. [for a speaker or writer] to stray from the subject. I am going to digress from my prepared text. You will pardon me if I digress from my point a little. You totally digress from your argument in this paragraph, so cut it from your paper. regress [rɪˈɡres] 又退回去了 to return to a previous and usually less developed state or condition. Tommy's speech seems to have regressed since he changed schools. sidetrack 分神, 分心, 走思 to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important: Ruth
was looking for an envelope in a drawer when she was sidetracked by
some old letters. The students sidetracked their teacher into talking
about her hobby. I'm sorry I'm late - I got sidetracked. hijack
I. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob
it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). II.
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other
than its originally intended one. III. 盖歪楼 Forum speak, is when a
thread is taken from one direction of discussion to another completely
off course topic or many different topics in a short period of time. The Canadian members on SXC are well known for hijacking many topics in the free photography communities forum. atheist ['eiθiist] = anti-theist无神论者( esthetically = aesthetically [əs'θɛtik] 美学上的) someone who denies the existence of god. regress to something 退步到, 退回到 to go back to an earlier, probably simpler, state; to go back to a more primitive state. Bob
claimed that Gerald's behavior was regressing to that of a
three-year-old. I tend to regress to my college ways when I am out with
the guys. ingress the act of entering something. the right to enter a place, or the act of entering it: There had been an ingress of water into the site. The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion
(body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and
water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published
by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent
European standard is EN 60529. The standard aims to provide users more
detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP58 is "dust resistant"
and can be "immersed in 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes".
Similarly, an electrical socket rated IP22 is protected against
insertion of fingers and will not be damaged or become unsafe
during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly
vertically dripping water. IP22 or IP2X are typical minimum requirements
for the design of electrical accessories for indoor use. The digits
indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below.
The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is
replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to
assign a protection level. pitch invasion 蜂拥而入, 涌入球场
an occasion when a large number of people at a sporting event such as a
football game run onto the pitch, usually at the end of the game, in
order to celebrate or protest. distress I. a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset. I wouldn't want to cause her any distress. It
would be distressing to us if anyone within our company was dismissive
of sexual assault allegations, and this will form a part of our internal
investigation. in distress: She'd arrived on Gina's doorstep in obvious distress. II. great pain. III. a situation in which a ship, aircraft, etc. is in great danger and likely to sink or crash. a distress call/signal/flare. in distress: a message from a ship in distress. IV. an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money, food, or other basic things. in distress: In some regions, people are in genuine economic distress. 2. redress [rɪˈdres] 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿 to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or by giving them money. We want to redress some of the injustices of the past.
something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a
way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for. Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. redress the balance to change a situation in order to make things fair and equal. duress [djuˈres] 丢res force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. depress
I. to press or push down. II. (Psychology) to lower in spirits; make
gloomy; deject. if something depresses you, it makes you feel unhappy
and disappointed, and makes you want to stop trying to achieve things. Losing my job depressed me even further. It depresses me to see all that time being wasted. III. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of. in press 付印中, 交付印刷 [of a book or other document] in the process of being printed. Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed. This book is in press. It won't be available for at least two months. This book has been in press for a long time. IV. to make something such as a price or value go down. Increased production has depressed oil prices. stop press 最后一刻紧急头条 News that is added to a publication shortly before or as it is printed. Primarily heard in UK. We had to rush to get that stop press into today's paper. press charges To bring a formal accusation of criminal wrongdoing against someone. pressed for time In a hurry; under time pressure. press the flesh Informal To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office. 3. duress [djuˈres] force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. In jurisprudence, duress or coercion 胁迫, 威胁, 威逼, 被逼无奈 refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat or other pressure against the person.
Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat
or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner
[they] otherwise would not [or would]". Duress is pressure exerted upon a person to coerce that person to perform an act that he or she ordinarily would not perform. The notion of duress must be distinguished both from 区别开来 undue influence不当影响, 不良影响 in the civil law and from necessity. Duress has two aspects. One is that it negates the person's consent to an act, such as sexual activity or the entering into a contract; or, secondly, as a possible legal defense or justification to an otherwise unlawful act. A defendant utilizing the duress defense 被胁迫, 被逼无奈的防卫 admits to breaking the law, but claims that he/she is not liable没责任的, 不负法律责任的 because, even though the act broke the law, it was only performed because of extreme unlawful pressure. In criminal law, a duress defense is similar to a plea of guilty, admitting partial culpability, so that if the defense is not accepted then the criminal act is admitted. Duress or coercion can also be raised in an allegation of rape or sexual assault to negate a defense of consent on the part of the person making the allegation. personal duress 个人危险报警系统: Increasingly organizations recognize the need to provide increased protection for people in their care. Whether they are employees in an unsupervised area of the workplace,
patients in an aged care facility, plant workers, a mine worker on a
bulldozer 10km away, they'd like you to know quickly if they are suddenly incapacitated (Incapacitated [ˌinkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtəd]
health care provider 身体或精神受限制而不能的, 无能力的 (I. To deprive of strength
or
ability; disable. II. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.): A
physician or health care worker who is physically or mentally impaired
in the ability to provide Pt care. Cf 'Handicapped' health care provider身体受限制的:
A health care worker or physician with physical limitations, usually
of sufficient duration持续时间 to have learned to compensate for them, 'Impaired' health care provider有障碍的:A
physician or health care worker whose ability to function in his usual
role has been reduced or otherwise compromised by various internal and
external forces. ) or have a problem. The technology that supports this urgent need is broadly known as Duress Systems. A duress system comprises a set of components brought together in a tailored system to satisfy your unique requirements. The units that make up the system will differ from need to need. 产品介绍词: Integrated Wireless supplies the portfolio of personal safety products to protect lone workers in dangerous environments. These Man-down / Personal Duress systems are fully integrated into on-site wireless networks and provide a range of alarm states and state-of-the-art technology to quickly get a man-down alarm out to the control centre. In addition Integrated Wireless supplies the man-down system as a Lone Worker Integrated Alarm and as an accessory附件 to add to vehicle tracking solutions where workers may be at risk when they leave the vehicle. Man-Down: The man-down option 跌倒报警选项 for this product pendants (吊坠, 吊饰 a hanging object挂件,
generally attached to a necklace or an earring. something suspended
from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached
to a necklace or bracelet.) will detect the tilt ( 倾斜 n.&v. tilt cab 翻斗车) of the pendant beyond 60 degrees. When the pendant is so tilted, it will beep for approximately 30 seconds. If the pendant has not been righted in that time period, it will send a duress alarm. The beeper reminds the wearer that an alarm is about to occur to avoid false alarms for simple activities like tying one's shoelaces. 使用案例:
Here are three hypothetical situations ranging from the simplest to
complex. I. One person in another part of the house or building needs to
be able to alert you if there is a problem. They carry a simple push button wireless pendant (like a remote car lock), and press the button which rings an alarm and/or flashes a light in your office or room. The alarm also activates a phone message sent to your mobile or land line. II. A staff member in an unsupervised area of the factory needs to let you know she is in trouble. She's sitting down but disoriented. She carries a pendant or belt unit on which she pushes the button. This activates an alarm in the office. Remote sensors around the factory identify where she is and pinpoints her location on a map on the computer screen. III. 30 workers at a mine site, some working up to 6 kms from the central office, need to be monitored and you need to know if one is injured or disabled on the ground. Each worker carries a belt unit with pull cord, alert button and tilt switch. If a worker goes down, the tilt switch activates within 30 seconds and sends a voice message to an escalating list逐步升级的 of telephones.
Two of these are in the office and three are mobiles. If the first
three don't answer, the 4th does and stops the escalation. A message is
also sent to a central computer and to an external monitor, (like a
security company).
奉上, 奉献, 贡献 (serve up. turn in sth. offer up. lay on. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate. hand to on a silver platter): 1. He served up 奉上, 端上 a top notch dessert on Sunday night's MasterChef Australia that blew all three judges away. serve up I. [transitive] 奉献上. 奉上. informal to provide something The teams served up some highly entertaining football this afternoon. II. [intransitive/transitive] Aunt Edie served up a lovely roast leg of lamb for dinner. serve out 履行完成 to continue doing something until you are officially allowed to stop doing it We want you to serve out your full contract. 2. Sheldon: Well, I suppose everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I think I'll turn in(I. turn in something 上交, 交上, 奉献, 奉上一场 to produce a particular amount or degree of something. Bicknell turned in a fine all-round performance. II. 自首. [transitive] to tell the police about someone, or to take them to the police, because they have committed a crime. His own brother turned him in. turn yourself in: She turned herself in to local police. III. [intransitive/ transitive] to point or be directed inwards, or to make something do this. Turn your toes in, like this. IV. mainly American to give something to the person who has officially asked for it or who is in charge. turn in something to someone: Mitro turned in his resignation to the President. When you turn in a completed piece of work, especially written work, you give it to the person who asked you to do it. Now we wait for them to turn in their essays. I want everybody to turn a report in. V. [intransitive] informal old-fashioned to go to bed at night. VI. 物归原主. [transitive] mainly American to return something to the person it belongs to, especially something that was lost or was lent to you. ). I didn't want to teach those poopy heads( poopy head 臭狗屎
A poopy head is something little kids call each other when they're
angry. It means they have shit for brains, therefore they are idiots.
The single most offensive thing you can call someone. It's like the atom
bomb of arguments. Men fear it's omnipotent and awesome power. It it
literally unmatched and all humble themselves in the presence of it's
divinity. Few have survived to tell of it... Person 1:Your such a dumbass, you stupid little fucker. Person 2:You poopy head! Person 1:*cries* ), anyway. 3. "With Battleheart having been on sale for a few weeks, I feel I'm equipped (equip I. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance, to provide with abilities, understanding, etc. : her son was never equipped to be a scholar. an education that will equip you to handle such problems. II. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. III. To dress up. to dress out; attire. furnish I. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. II. To supply; give: "The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration". ) to offer up ( 贡献, 提供, 奉上 offer something up (to someone or something) to give something to someone or something as a mark of devotion, thanks, etc. We offered our gratitude up to the ruler. We offered up our gratitude to the queen. ) some impressions of the Android market from a developer's perspective." 4. To get the Kiwis in, this weekend the airline laid on ( lay on I. (transitive) 摆出, 奉上. 免费提供. to provide (food or drinks) for free. At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet. II. (transitive) To repeatedly say (particular things). He layed on compliments. She was fed up him laying on the jokes, which she found insulting. III. To do something excessively. put/lay one's cards on the table
(idiomatic) 开诚布公. 坦露胸怀. To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs,
feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to
speak frankly. Although Sharon has never put all his cards on the table, he's given plenty of indicators that in his vision, a Palestinian state comprises the 40-50 percent of the West Bank currently under PA jurisdiction. lay on the line I. (transitive) To state strongly, clearly, and accurately. Finally, though, he laid it on the line. "I said to her, 'You gotta tell me if you still love me.'" II. (transitive) To risk. It
was King and his network of Christian and Jewish clergy who laid their
jobs and, in some cases, their lives on the line until my fellow
Southerners were too ashamed and embarrassed to continue their
wickedness. show one's cards/ hands To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others. lay hands on 到手 To find, obtain or procure. If we can lay hands on some chicken wire and a black light, we can make some scary Halloween decorations. chicken wire 蜂巢似的六角形的铁丝网
I. (uncountable) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal
pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for
small farm animals and pets. II. (countable) a type of such material,
differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh
size. hardware cloth 正方形的铁丝网 I. (uncountable) A flexible wire-mesh网 material. consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid. II. (countable) A type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size. galvanize ['gælvə,naiz]
I. (transitive, chiefly North America, chemistry) To coat with a thin
layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. II. 镀锌的. 防锈的.
(transitive, chiefly North America) To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
III. (transitive, chiefly North America) 被电击了一下似的. = startle. To shock or stimulate into sudden activity. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. to stimulate to action; excite; startle. galvanize someone into action Fig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm. ) free dinner and the best of New Zealand wines, cider and beer. 5. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 双手奉上
to make it easy for someone to have or achieve something that they
would normally have to work hard to get. to let someone get or achieve
something easily, without much effort from them The
team's defense has been atrocious today, giving a victory to their
opponents on a plate. If we can get the government to subsidize our
project, we'll have our yearly earnings given to us on a plate. I worked
hard for what I've got. It wasn't handed to me on a plate. A girl like that should have life on a plate. The match was handed to them on a plate. hand to on a silver platter (be born with a silver spoon 喊着金钥匙出生的, 金汤匙) Also, serve up on a plate. Provide with something valuable for nothing, or give an unearned reward to; also, make it easy for. For example, She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her on a silver platter, or Just ask them - they'll serve up the data on a plate. Both terms allude to being elaborately served at the table.
