不堪重负, 岁月不饶人, 受不了了: 1. Penny: It was a letter explaining that your dad wasn't who he said he was. Eventually, his other life caught up to him(catch up to (something or someone) To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up to the car ahead of us! You're going to have to study really hard to catch up to the rest of the class. catch someone/ something up = catch up with someone I. to go faster so that you reach the person or vehicle in front of you. We left before them, but they soon caught us up again. catch up with: If you hurry, you should catch up with them at the bridge. II. to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as someone or something. He's missed so much school that he's going to find it hard to catch up. catch up with: Pressure grew for salaries to catch up with inflation. III. [intransitive] to do something that should have been done before. The deadline's tomorrow. How are we ever going to catch up in time? catch up on: I just want to go home and catch up on some sleep. catch up with: Staff are struggling to catch up with the backlog. IV. [intransitive] to talk to someone you have not seen for some time and find out what they have been doing. Come over tomorrow and we can catch up. catch up with: I'll catch up with you another time, Kevin. It'll give them a chance to talk and catch up with all their news. V. When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them. The law caught up with him yesterday. VI. If something catches up with you, you are forced to deal with something unpleasant that happened or that you did in the past, which you have been able to avoid until now. How can I crack the habit of being a procrastinator. I'm the worst procrastinator and it's really starting to catch up to me (一般说 catch up with me: cause me problems: the consequences of my actions – procrastination, in this case – are starting to cause problems in my life. ). Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him. catch me up it's a phrase that means you should fill me in, you say it when you're missing out on something and you want to be filled in. "Have you heard the gossip?" "No not yet, catch me up". procrastinator 拖拖拉拉的人, 做事总是拖后的人 A procrastinator is a person who delays or puts things off — like work, chores, or other actions — that should be done in a timely manner. A procrastinator is likely to leave all the Christmas shopping until December 24th. break the habit of 戒掉习惯, 戒掉毛病 (catch a habit, take up [a habit/ doing something], take up the habit of. 染上习惯, 沾染上毛病, 染上癖好) a. To give up (a habit). to get rid of (a habit). To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate. I've got to break this habit I have of biting my nails. to break silence; to break one's sleep 打扰睡眠; to break one's journey. I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck. b. To cause to give up a habit: They managed to break themselves of smoking. If you are in the habit of doing something 有...的习惯, you do it regularly or often. If you get into the habit of doing something, you begin to do it regularly or often. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work. break the mould 打破传统, 打破藩篱, 破旧出新, 破旧立新 If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done. Memorial services have become tedious and expected. I would like to help break the mould. When they first started, they said they were going to break the mould of British politics. break a/the code 破解密码 To determine or decipher a secret code. It is imperative that we break the enemy code and access their plans. She definitely broke the code on my phone—her picture is suddenly my new background! ), and the only way to keep you and your mom safe was to leave. 2. Three years after voters in the UK mandated their government to take Britain out of the European Union, Theresa May's failure to do so has finally caught up with her 承受不住, 受不了了, 不堪重负( someone needs to get out more 多出去走走 If you say that someone needs to get out more, you mean that they are boring or that they are spending too much time concentrating on one particular thing. I found myself reading The Inner Game Of Tennis the other day (I really do need to get out more). get to somebody/something to make someone feel annoyed or upset. to cause feelings, esp. suffering or disgust, in someone: The heat was beginning to get to me so I went indoors. I'm under a lot of pressure at work, and sometimes it gets to me a bit. Don’t let things get to you. get to thinking/wondering something informal to start thinking something He got to thinking how disappointed his parents would be. catch up to (something or someone) To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up to the car ahead of us! You're going to have to study really hard to catch up to the rest of the class. catch someone/something up = catch up with someone I. to go faster so that you reach the person or vehicle in front of you. We left before them, but they soon caught us up again. catch up with: If you hurry, you should catch up with them at the bridge. II. to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as someone or something. He's missed so much school that he's going to find it hard to catch up. catch up with: Pressure grew for salaries to catch up with inflation. III. [intransitive] to do something that should have been done before. The deadline's tomorrow. How are we ever going to catch up in time? catch up on: I just want to go home and catch up on some sleep. catch up with: Staff are struggling to catch up with the backlog. IV. [intransitive] to talk to someone you have not seen for some time and find out what they have been doing. Come over tomorrow and we can catch up. catch up with: I'll catch up with you another time, Kevin. It'll give them a chance to talk and catch up with all their news. V. When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them. The law caught up with him yesterday. VI. If something catches up with you, you are forced to deal with something unpleasant that happened or that you did in the past, which you have been able to avoid until now. How can I crack the habit of being a procrastinator. I'm the worst procrastinator and it's really starting to catch up to me (一般说 catch up with me: cause me problems: the consequences of my actions – procrastination, in this case – are starting to cause problems in my life. ). Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him. catch me up it's a phrase that means you should fill me in, you say it when you're missing out on something and you want to be filled in. "Have you heard the gossip?" "No not yet, catch me up". procrastinator 拖拖拉拉的人, 做事总是拖后的人 A procrastinator is a person who delays or puts things off — like work, chores, or other actions — that should be done in a timely manner. A procrastinator is likely to leave all the Christmas shopping until December 24th. break the habit of 戒掉习惯, 戒掉毛病 (catch a habit, take up [a habit/ doing something], take up the habit of. 染上习惯, 沾染上毛病, 染上癖好) a. To give up (a habit). to get rid of (a habit). To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate. I've got to break this habit I have of biting my nails. to break silence; to break one's sleep 打扰睡眠; to break one's journey. I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck. b. To cause to give up a habit: They managed to break themselves of smoking. If you are in the habit of doing something 有...的习惯, you do it regularly or often. If you get into the habit of doing something, you begin to do it regularly or often. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work. break the mould 打破传统, 打破藩篱, 破旧出新, 破旧立新 If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done. Memorial services have become tedious and expected. I would like to help break the mould. When they first started, they said they were going to break the mould of British politics. break a/the code 破解密码 To determine or decipher a secret code. It is imperative that we break the enemy code and access their plans. She definitely broke the code on my phone—her picture is suddenly my new background! catch up with someone I. to find and arrest someone who has committed a crime after searching for them or chasing them. The police will catch up with you sooner or later. IV. to begin to have an effect on someone (take its/a toll on). 开始影响到, 开始显现效果, 开始有影响. The lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to doze off. "With hindsight 现在来看, 回头来看, 回头看来, our rate of geographic expansion was too rapid and as a result the quality of execution has suffered," chairman Paul Pindar said, as he apologised to shareholders for disappointing performance over the last year. A challenging market in Britain caught up to it 抵不过, 抵抗不过, 抵抗不住 and the company was forced to issue a revenue warning in February. With the retail landscape 零售市场, 零售环境, 零售业 changing rapidly, the 31-year-old building will likely soon be subject to a major redevelopment as the commercial realities of the site catch up to it 无奈, 无法对抗. The extremely valuable but underutilised airspace above the centre will one day cause it's redevelopment. catch me up it's a phrase that means you should fill me in, you say it when you're missing out on something and you want to be filled in. "Have you heard the gossip?" "No not yet, catch me up". catch up to (something or someone) To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. Banzai skydive: the act of throwing a parachute out of a plane and trying to catch up to it mid fall, put it on, and deploy it before hitting the ground. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up to the car ahead of us 追上, 赶上! You're going to have to study really hard to catch up to the rest of the class). "I have done my best," she said in an emotional statement on the steps of Downing Street. 3. catch的词组: catch up USA to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect. to do something that should have been done before. The deadline's tomorrow. How are we ever going to catch up 赶上期限, 赶上截止日期 in time? catch up on: I. to do something that should have been done before. to do something you did not have time to do earlier: She's staying late at the office to catch up with/on some reports. I just want to go home and catch up on some sleep 补觉, 补睡. II. to learn or discuss the latest news: Let's go for a coffee - I need to catch up on all the gossip. catch up with: I. to do something that should have been done before. Employees are struggling to catch up with the backlog 干不完堆积的工作. II. to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as someone or something. He's missed so much school that he's going to find it very hard to catch up. Pressure grew for salaries to catch up with inflation 跟上, 赶上通货膨胀. catch up with someone I. to find and arrest someone who has committed a crime after searching for them or chasing them. The police will catch up with you sooner or later. IV. to begin to have an effect on someone (take its/a toll on). 开始影响到, 开始显现效果, 开始有影响. The lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to doze off. "With hindsight 现在来看, 回头来看, 回头看来, our rate of geographic expansion was too rapid and as a result the quality of execution has suffered," chairman Paul Pindar said, as he apologised to shareholders for disappointing performance over the last year. A challenging market in Britain caught up to it 抵不过, 抵抗不过, 抵抗不住 and the company was forced to issue a revenue warning in February. With the retail landscape 零售市场, 零售环境, 零售业 changing rapidly, the 31-year-old building will likely soon be subject to a major redevelopment as the commercial realities of the site catch up to it 无奈, 无法对抗. The extremely valuable but underutilised airspace above the centre will one day cause it's redevelopment. catch me up it's a phrase that means you should fill me in, you say it when you're missing out on something and you want to be filled in. "Have you heard the gossip?" "No not yet, catch me up". catch up to (something or someone) To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. Banzai skydive: the act of throwing a parachute out of a plane and trying to catch up to it mid fall, put it on, and deploy it before hitting the ground. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up to the car ahead of us 追上, 赶上! You're going to have to study really hard to catch up to the rest of the class. play catch-up fall behind continually with work or financial matters. to try to reach the same standard, stage, or level as others after you have fallen behind them: They raced ahead into new markets, leaving other companies to play catch-up 在后面追, 跟跑, 跟着跑, 追赶脚步. "I'm always playing catch-up with my homework 补作业, 补交". catch-up 补的(补课, 补训) adj. used to describe something that helps you reach the same standard or stage as others, usually after you have missed something such as lessons or opportunities to practise: catch-up exercises/sessions. catch question = trick question: If someone asks you a trick question, they ask you a question which is very difficult to answer, for example because there is a hidden difficulty or because the answer that seems obvious is not the correct one. 4. (one's) age is catching up to one 岁月不饶人 (one is) starting to feel old. Her age is catching up to her.
induce VS deduce VS infer VS imply, induct VS deduct: 1. infer 推理, 推断, 得出结论 I. To conclude from evidence or premises. II. To reason from circumstance; surmise: We can infer that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable. III. To lead to as a consequence or conclusion: "Socrates argued that a statue inferred the existence of a sculptor" (Academy). IV. To hint; imply. infer something from something to reach a conclusion from something; to deduce facts from something, such as someone's words, a situation, etc. What can we infer from the experience we have just had? You should not infer anything from Sue's remarks. Infer is sometimes confused with imply, but the distinction is a useful one. When we say that a speaker or sentence implies something, we mean that it is conveyed or suggested without being stated outright: When the mayor said that she would not rule out a business tax increase, she implied (not inferred) that some taxes might be raised. Inference, on the other hand, is the activity performed by a reader or interpreter in drawing conclusions that are not explicit in what is said: When the mayor said that she would not rule out a tax increase, we inferred that she had been consulting with some new financial advisers, since her old advisers were in favor of tax reductions. The Big Bang Theory: Zack: Oh, I see. You guys are inferring that I'm stupid. Sheldon: That's not correct. We were implying it. You then inferred it. 2. induce [ɪnˈdus] I. 导致, 引导. to cause something, especially a mental or physical change. To induce a state or condition means to cause it. Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack. ...an economic crisis induced by high oil prices. Both treatments were effective in inducing remission of the disease. They hoped their work would induce social change. chemically induced mood changes. The pickets 纠察员, 纠察队 induced many workers to stay away. Her illness was induced 导致, 引致 by overwork II. medical 药物引产. to make a woman start giving birth to a baby rather than waiting for her to start having it naturally. If a doctor or nurse induces labour or birth, they cause a pregnant woman to start giving birth by using drugs or other medical means. He might decide that it is best to induce labour. ...if there are obvious medical reasons for induction. III. If you induce someone to do something, you persuade or influence them to do it. I would do anything to induce them to stay. More than 4,000 teachers were induced to take early retirement. induce someone to do something to persuade someone to do something, especially something that you think is wrong or stupid. I can't think what induced her to marry him. Nothing would induce me to go back. inductive 引导式的, 推而广之的, 有个例推广到广义的 Inductive reasoning is based on the process of induction. formal reasoning from particular facts or ideas to a general rule or law. II. science 引导似的 relating to electrical or magnetic force that is produced by induction. inductive learning = induction 给你几个实例, 从而推出普适意义的定理) the learning that occurs when learners are given a rule and then apply it in practice. the process of working out rules on the basis of examples Generally, I try to use inductive learning techniques which lead to greater automaticity in the student. In deductive learning students get a grammatical rule with examples before they practice a structure. inductive 引导式的, 推而广之的, 有个例推广到广义的 Inductive reasoning is based on the process of induction. formal reasoning from particular facts or ideas to a general rule or law. II. science 引导似的 relating to electrical or magnetic force that is produced by induction. inductive reasoning 归纳推理 (由现有的信息, 观察, 总结归纳出结论, 结论可能是错的. 比如: 100% of life forms that we know of depend on liquid water to exist. Therefore, if we discover a new life form it will probably depend on liquid water to exist.): Inductive reasoning, also known as induction or informally "bottom-up" logic, is a kind of reasoning that constructs or evaluates general propositions that are derived from specific examples. Inductive reasoning contrasts with deductive reasoning, in which specific examples are derived from general propositions. Inductive reasoning is probabilistic概率的; it only states that, given the premises, the conclusion is probable. Unlike deductive arguments, inductive reasoning allows for the possibility that the conclusion is false, even if all of the premises are true. Instead of being valid or invalid, inductive arguments are either strong or weak, which describes how probable it is that the conclusion is true. A classical example of an incorrect inductive argument was presented by John Vickers: All of the swans we have seen are white. Therefore, all swans are white. 3. deduce vt. 推论, 演绎, 推断, 得出结论, 引导, 下结论 On the basis of evidence we deduced that he was guilty. Because there was no cloud, he deduced that it was going to be a cold night. The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding. deduce [dɪdjuːs, US -duːs] 推导, 推断, 推论, 推理 (有信息推导出结论或者结果) to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have. arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion. If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War. She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. Whether or not Sherlock Holmes ever said "Elementary, Watson" is debatable. What's not in question is Holmes's keen powers of observation that made him a master of deductive reasoning 逻辑推理. He was able to deduce, or draw, specific conclusions from general principles. “I deduce that it was the butler with the lamp stand." deductive considering carefully the information or evidence that you have in order to find the solution to a question or problem. deductive reasoning. deductive learning 举一反三: 给你一个定理, 把定理应用到实际中去. deductive reasoning 演绎推理: Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known. She didn't seem at all impressed by his deductive powers. 由结论推断, 推演到一般情况的演绎方式, 如: An example of a deductive argument: All men are mortal. Aristotle is a man. Therefore, Aristotle is mortal 三段式演绎推理. The first premise states that all objects classified as "men" have the attribute "mortal". The second premise states that "Aristotle" is classified as a "man" – a member of the set "men". The conclusion then states that "Aristotle" must be "mortal" because he inherits this attribute from his classification as a "man". 福尔摩斯: However, I did notice a worrying trend in a recent episode of lessening his deductive 推理的, 推断的 powers 推理能力 and in essence having him just follow clues as any normal detective. I hope with all sincerity that this series doesn't cheapen into 蜕变为 a regular detective show with gimmicky moments highlighting his powers. i.e. Solving the crime as anyone would through normal police procedure and filling the gaps with inane 超愚蠢的 ( [ɪˈneɪn] completely stupid. an inane grin. He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions. innate [ˈɪˌneɪt] 天生的, 与生俱来的 an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had. His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce. ) deductive 推理的 showcases (I. 展示, 展现, 表现. an event that emphasizes the good qualities of someone or something. The NCAA championships are a showcase for talented players heading for the NBA. II. a box or piece of furniture with glass sides that is used for putting objects on show in a museum or store. verb: to show someone or something in a way that attracts attention and emphasizes their good qualities a comedy sketch that showcases their unique style of humor. ). deductible adj. I. 可以推断出来的. II. 可减去的. 可扣除的. taken away from the total amount of money on which you pay tax. noun. an amount of money that someone has to pay toward the cost of something when an insurance company is going to pay the rest of the cost. tax-deductible 需要扣税的, 可扣税的 tax-deductible costs can be taken away from your total income before you pay tax on what remains. reductive 简而概之的, 简化的, 简单化的, 把复杂的事情说的很简单似的, 省略很多细节的 [formal, disapproval] describing or explaining something in such a simple way that you miss important details. If you describe something such as a theory or a work of art as reductive, you disapprove of it because it reduces complex things to simple elements. ...a cynical, reductive interpretation. seductive I. sexually attractive. Greg's voice was smoky and seductive勾引人的, 勾人的. a seductive dress. II. attractive and likely to persuade you to do something that may be harmful or wrong. The arguments seem seductive 诱惑人的 at first. 4. induct (物理上 induct = induce ) vt. 使正式就任, 就职 [orientation入职引导] (be inducted to/into/as) Mr. John was inducted into the office of governor. She was inducted into hall of fame. induct someone into something 引入名人堂 I. to conscript someone into the armed services; to bring a nonvolunteer into the armed services. They inducted 征召 Wally into the army in a little ceremony. II. to draft someone into something. They inducted a number of new members into the group. III. to install someone in an office or position. Lorre was inducted 引入, 引进 into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in March 2012. They inducted her into the presidency. The college inducted a new president into office last week. 5. deduct 扣除, 减去 subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total. to take an amount or number from a total. When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total. The company deducted this payment from his compensation. Up to 5% of marks in the exams will be deducted for spelling mistakes. My employer deducted ten pounds from my wages this week. The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. deduct (something) from (something else) to subtract an amount from another amount. Nothing will be deducted from your pay without your consent. Are you going to deduct this from your income taxes? Mr. Wilson deducted the discount from the bill. Poor plumbing deducts from除去, 拿去 the value of the house. 6. induce VS deduce: 关于 induce和deduce: deduce 基于很多信息的, 耗很长时间的推理, infer 只是一下子的, 随口的推断, induce 是基于行为patter来推断将会继续. To deduce suggests a more prolonged logical process. You are given a lot of detailed information and deduce further information from the logical overlap between the given data. It's contrasted with induction, where you observe patterns and conclude that the patterns will continue - we know by induction that the sun will rise tomorrow. If we were to examine the action of interplanetary laws and the present position of the sun, the stars and the planets, we might deduce that the sun will rise tomorrow. implyVS infer: Inferring is the psychological activity of drawing conclusions from premises. Only people can infer. So don't say:
