用法学习: 1.
offshoot I. a company, group, or organization that has developed from a larger one.
It's an offshoot of a Swedish company. a radical offshoot of the extreme leftist Red Army Faction. If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing.
Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot 分支 of natural philosophy.
As calls to defund 撤资 police departments in the United States continue to spread in the wake of George Floyd's death, an offshoot 脱胎而来的, 脱胎于此的 message has gained traction as well: remove officers from schools. II. a new branch or stem that grows on a plant. 2.
in/during/over the course of something 在...期间 while something is happening or continuing.
The insurance covers you if you are injured in the course of your employment. During the course of the morning I learned a lot about the project. If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
In the course of the 1930s, steel production in Britain approximately doubled. We struck up a conversation, in the course of which it emerged that he was a sailing man.
This is a shocking situation, it is the worst news that police and police officers' families can ever receive in the course of what we do 在我们工作时间.
in the course of time 随着时间推移 If something changes or becomes true in the course of time, it changes or becomes true over a long period of time.
In the course of time, many of their myths become entangled. 3.
means I. a method for doing or achieving something.
Information is not easily obtained by any other means. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants. What means of transportation is she using?
no means of doing something 没有办法, 没有途径:
We had no means of warning them.
the means by which 常用办法:
Testing is still the usual means by which students' progress is measured.
Collocates:
Adjectives frequently used with means. effective, efficient, legitimate, peaceful, practicable, reliable, useful.
Verbs frequently used with means as the object: develop, devise, find, furnish, offer, provide, use. II.
plural formal the amount of money or the property, income, etc. that someone has.
have the means (to do something) 根本没有资源, 没有实力:
Small businesses don't have the means to develop a sophisticated Internet presence.
beyond/ within your means ( = too expensive or not too expensive for you ):
Many medical expenses are beyond the means of poorer families.
according to someone's means:
You are invited to contribute according to your means.
a man/woman of means (=with a lot of money):
He had the well-dressed appearance of a man of means.
means of production 生产设备 factories, equipment, and materials used to produce goods.
a means to an end a way of getting or achieving something that you want.
Information management must be regarded as a means to an end.
to live beyond your means 入不敷出 If someone is living beyond their means, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is living within their means, they are not spending more money than they can afford.
The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means. It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means. 4.
supercilious 自大的, 自以为是的 [ˌsupərˈsɪliəs] a supercilious person behaves as if they think they are better or more important than everyone else.
a supercilious manner/smile/attitude. If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people.
His manner is supercilious and arrogant. Her eyebrows were arched in supercilious surprise.
unsavoury adj. If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable.
The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters. a.
objectionable or distasteful. involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about. an unsavoury character/reputation/business 肮脏的. an unsavoury 卑鄙无耻的 character. He's of unsavoury character 不是什么好人, 非良民, 非善茬儿. II. 腐臭的. 发出臭味的. disagreeable in odour or taste. food that is unsavoury smells and looks bad. 5.
brinkmanship 制造混乱以寻求成功, 以退为进 the act of deliberately taking risks and making a situation as bad as it can be in order to force a particular result. Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you
deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
There is a lot of political brinkmanship involved in this latest development.
bane of (one's) existence/life 苦难的根源, 不幸福的根源 (反义: a ray of sunshine) The source or cause of one's misfortune, unhappiness, frustration, or anxiety, usually used hyperbolically.
I swear, this project is the bane of my existence. I've been working on it for months and still haven't made any real progress! Jane has been constantly annoying me all week. She's been the bane of my very existence!.
be chalk and cheese 完全不一样, 天差地别 To be very different from one another.
Good luck getting those two to talk to each other—they're like chalk and cheese. My daughters are chalk and cheese these days—one loves baseball and the other loves ballet. 6.
put paid to 彻底终结, 彻底完结, 彻底破灭 to end or destroy
breaking his leg put paid to his hopes of running in the Olympics. to bring something to an end. to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something.
Bad exam results put paid to his hopes of a university place. A spinal operation put paid to her career as a ballet dancer.
play for keeps 严肃对待, 生死存亡之战, 态度认真, : to do something seriously and without showing any mercy. If you are playing for keeps, you take things very seriously and the outcome is very important to you; it is not a mere game.
These girls play for keeps.
for keeps for ever, or for always. permanently; indefinitely.
"they'll have to give us the trophy for keeps if we win it again".
Once the army moves in, it will be there for keeps.
earn your keep I. to pay for the things that you need by earning money or by working for the people that you live with. II. 值当的, 值得的. if something earns its keep, it is useful or it produces an income. be worth the time or money spent on one. "
his media advisers were earning their keep".
imperative [ɪmˈperətɪv] 必不可少的, 必须的, 务必的 I.
formal extremely important and urgent. If it is imperative that something is done, that thing is extremely important and must be done.
It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible. That's why it is imperative to know what your rights are at such a time. The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.
Long-term investing is risky, and careful planning is imperative.
it is imperative (that):
It is imperative that these claims are dealt with quickly.
it is imperative to do something:
It was imperative to maintain peace and stability in the region. II.
formal an imperative voice or way of speaking 命令式的 is confident and determined and shows that you expect to be obeyed. III.
linguistics the imperative form of a verb expresses an order to do something. n. I. [
countable]
formal something that is very important and urgent.
a moral/political/economic imperative 必须 (=something that must be done because it is right):
Solidarity between rich and poor nations is a moral imperative 道义上必须的事情, 政治上必然的事. II. [singular]
linguistics the form of a verb that expresses orders.
The imperative is also called the imperative mood 祈使语气.
moral imperative 道义使然 something that must happen because it is the right thing.
Tackling the issue of poverty is a moral imperative.
good stock 家世好, 好家世, 好家庭, 好背景:
Your relatives are good people, and you are of good stock. He came from a good stock.
Breaking Bad:
Isn't she beautiful? I just think she's the most beautiful baby ever. And why not? Good stock.
well bred The definition of well bred is someone who is
well-mannered and courteous or who
comes from a good family background. An example of someone who is well bred is a society lady who has learned
how to be sophisticated and act properly in public 举止得当, 得体.
corporate [ˈkɔrp(ə)rət] Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.
Our corporate headquarters are in Madrid. a powerful group that represents corporate America (=big businesses in the U.S.). Some companies are introducing ethics into their corporate culture in a big way. II.
formal shared by or including all the members of a group.
Is there a corporate identity shared by all Asian countries? III. When people say "corporate" in a disparaging way, they usually mean
formal or bureaucratic. In companies with a lot of subsidiaries, "corporate" is how they refer to the home office.
pierce/lift the corporate veil to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
In order for the corporate veil to be pierced there must be some skulduggery, in the absence of which the legal personality of the company will remain intact.
...top U.S. corporate executives. ...the U.K. corporate sector. ...a corporate lawyer. This established a strong corporate image.
Breaking bad: 段落1:
I really wish you wouldn't work at that place. You need to avoid those type of. I know and I do. It's mostly college kids and airmen from Kirtland. It's actually really corporate 正规的, 大公司样的. 段落2:
Good morning. I was just checking in and thought I'd pass along the current contact information. You certainly can always reach me on my cell I've always got that on me, but in terms of a mailing address I'm here at the Beachcomber and you know what, it's actually very nice, very pleasant. Not as high-end as the Oakwood, but not as corporate - Oh, hey, would you please just? 7.
spread noun. I. A spread is also a meal, esp. one with a lot of different foods arranged on a table. A spread is a large meal, especially one that has been prepared for a special occasion.
This is quite a spread. II. A spread of ideas, interests, or other things is a wide variety of them.
...primary schools with a typical spread of ability. We have an enormous spread of industries around the country. III. A spread is two pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper that are opposite each other when you open it at a particular place.
There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people. IV.
差异. 差别. 差距. 不同. gap. 鸿沟. the difference between a trader's buying price and selling price for particular shares, currencies, etc.
bid-offer spread. Spread is used to refer to the difference between the price that a seller wants someone to pay for a particular stock or share and the price that the buyer is willing to pay.
Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices. a. the difference between two interest rates:
a spread of sth. The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds. b. a number of different things or people:
If you do not need immediate access to your money, why not diversify into a wider spread of investments? a geographic/ demographic spread. c. an increase in effect or influence, so that something affects more people or places:
the spread of sth. Corporations have a crucial influence on the global spread of a homogenized culture. d. the different areas or numbers of people that are affected by something:
Given the size and spread of the American economy, the whole world has an economic interest in the US. e. an advertisement or article in a newspaper or magazine that covers two pages that are opposite each other:
a double-page spread. a spread on sth A magazine for Japanese businesspeople recently did a spread on the resort.
III. the difference between two amounts, such as two prices or interest rates: The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds.
Breaking bad: I have a daughter. How old? Old enough to know better. You have other kids? Just the one. I've got a 16-year-old boy. Well, he's almost 16.
There's a spread. But he helps out, though. He's even changing some diapers now, so
It's more than I managed to do when I was his age. Kids today grow up faster, I think.
spread verb. I. If something spreads or is spread by people, it gradually reaches or affects a larger and larger area or more and more people.
The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world. ...the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods. He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him. II. If something such as
a liquid, gas, or smoke 传播, 散播, 弥漫, 蔓延 spreads or is spread, it moves outwards in all directions so that it covers a larger area.
Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt. In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles. The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire. III. If you spread something over a period of time, it takes place regularly or continuously over that period, rather than happening at one time.
You can eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day. The course is spread over a five week period. IV. If you spread something such as wealth or work, you distribute it evenly or equally.
...policies that spread the state's wealth more evenly. The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during the early 1980s. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
to spread your wings If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.
spread out I. If people, animals, or vehicles spread out, they move apart from each other.
Felix watched his men move like soldiers, spreading out 分散列队 into two teams. II. If something such as a city or forest spreads out, it gets larger and gradually begins to covers a larger area.
Cities such as Tokyo are spreading out. A crude oil slick quickly spreads out over water. 17. This month, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM announced they would
stop or pause their facial recognition offerings for law enforcement.
The gestures were largely symbolic 象征性的, 做做样子的, 象征意义的, given that the companies are not big players in the industry. The technology police departments use is supplied by companies that
aren't household names, such as Vigilant Solutions, Cognitec, NEC, Rank One Computing and Clearview AI.
secret society = secret club 秘密结社, 私密小团体 an organization that does not allow people who are not members to find out about
its activities and customs. a society or organization that
conceals its rites, activities, etc, from those who are not members. A secret society is a club or an organization whose activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually
excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla warfare insurgencies, that hide their activities and memberships but
maintain a public presence.
毁坏名誉案: In the 2019 lawsuit, Nunes claimed that Mair and the anonymous accounts, which post in character as Nunes's cow and his mother, respectively,
did injury to his reputation 名誉伤害 and caused him to win his 2018 re-election with only 53 percent of the vote after winning with 68 percent in 2016. He also
accused the social media platform of negligence for allowing the statements to be made, the newspaper reported.
blowback 伤人反伤己, 搬起石头砸自己的脚 (repercussion) I. a process in which gases expand or travel in a direction opposite to the usual one, especially through escape of pressure or delayed combustion. a. 枪的后座力. the action of a light automatic weapon in which the expanding gases of the propellant force back the bolt, thus reloading the weapon.
II. the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation. An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action. "this is the blowback from all those aggressive public health campaigns".
fallout 后果, 苦果 If you refer to the fallout from something that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
blab 把门不严, 好说话, 多嘴多舌 If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it.
Her mistake was to blab about their affair. No blabbing to your mates! She'll blab it all over the school.
It's not a disaster, alright? She's not going to the cops, she's not telling a living soul. You wanna know why? One word: blowback. If she blabs, it'll be a disaster – for her. That DEA brother-in-law? Screwed! You were right under his nose. He'll be lucky if they let him bust glue sniffers at the hobby shop. The kids? Paging Dr. Phil! "My daddy's a drug dealer and my mommy turned him in!" And the house? Gone! The feds will come in and RICO her and the kids out on the street. Good luck arguing with them on that, noooo. It's not gonna happen. She's bluffing. And she knows it. 18.
idle hands are the devil's workshop 闲人多是非 = idle hands are the devil's playthings = idle hands are the devil's tools = the devil makes work for idle hands = the devil finds work for idle hands One who is idle will likely come to do evil.
Etymology: This proverb is thought by some to originate from the Bible, the book of Proverbs chapter 16 verse 27 (Proverbs 16:27). Yet this is probably a misreading driven by an application of Protestant theological assumptions. The King James version of the verse refers only to ungodliness: An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. Only The Living Bible of 1971 injects the idea of idleness into its translation: Idle hands are the devil's workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece. (TLB also adds the literal translation: A worthless man devises mischief; and in his lips there is a scorching fire.) Proverbs 16:27 may have inspired St. Jerome to write in the late 4th century: fac et aliquid operis, ut semper te diabolus inveniat occupatum, or “engage in some occupation, so that the devil may always find you busy." This was later repeated by Chaucer in the Canterbury Tales, which was probably the source of its popularity.
good graces 看好 Favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment. If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you.
You're so eager to stay in the good graces of the King that nothing else matters to you.
be in someone's good/bad graces to be in a situation in which someone is pleased or angry with you
Johnson appears to be back in the government's good graces.
Usage notes: Now often found in the phrase "in [someone's] good graces" or "into [someone's] good graces". "
Cats and dogs" in great quantities. very hard
it was raining cats and dogs. It may come from the Greek expression cata doxa, which means "contrary to experience or belief." If it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining unusually or unbelievably hard. "Cats and dogs" may be a perversion of the now obsolete word catadupe. In old English, catadupe meant a cataract or waterfall.
Breaking Bad S3E4:
I'm supposed to let you know the Pinkman kid is looking to sell. I don't work with junkies. That's what I thought you'd say. Probably for the best. What I hear, he and Walter are splitsville. Really? That's what Goodman says. Cats and dogs. Do the deal.
idiotic VS idiocy VS idocracy:
idiotic [ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk] extremely stupid
Stop asking idiotic questions!
idiocy [ˈɪdiəsi] 蠢话, 蠢注意, 蠢事 I.
uncountable very stupid ideas or behavior. If you refer to something as idiocy, you mean that you think it is very stupid.
...the idiocy of continuing government subsidies for environmentally damaging activities. [+ of] ...his gentle, ironic analysis of the idiocies of the previous regime. II.
countable a very stupid thing to say or do.
the idiocies of the popular press.
idiocracy 蠢人政府, 蠢人当政 government by idiots. An idiocracy is a disparaging term for a society run by or made up of idiots (or people perceived as such).
We really are in the age of idiocracy.
drivel [ˈdrɪv(ə)l] 傻话, 愚蠢文
stupid and unimportant things that someone says or writes. If you
describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical
of it because you think it is very silly.
What absolute drivel! She is still writing mindless drivel.
folly [ˈfɑli] I.
countable/uncountable formal a way of thinking or behaving that is stupid and careless, and likely to have bad results. If you say that a particular action or way of behaving
is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish.
It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year. ...a reminder of the follies of war.
The judge described the incident as an act of folly.
it is folly to do something:
It is absolute folly to go mountain climbing without the proper equipment.
the folly of (doing) something:
She soon realized the folly of her actions. II.
countable a building that has no practical use and is built as a decoration. a.
mainly journalism a building or project that costs a lot of money and is not useful.
stamp out 赶尽杀绝, 禁绝 VS stave off = fend off, stifle 遏制, 扼制, 制止发生 (trample 踩踏 VS stampede 踩踏 VS stamp 踩死 VS stomp;): 1.
quell 镇压 [kwel] I. to cause a violent situation to end. Mounted police were called in to quell the riot. To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
II. 压制. 消除. to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or to prevent them
from becoming stronger. If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear
or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
stave noun 五线谱中的五条线 (US: staff). the five lines and four spaces between them on which musical notes are written.
stave in [steɪv] to break something inward.
The side of the car was staved in from the accident.
stave off = fend off to stop something from happening. If you
stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while.
But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
We're still trying to stave off a trade war with the U.S. to avert or hold off (something undesirable or harmful), esp temporarily
to stave off hunger. 2.
stymie [ˈstaɪmi] 限制, 抑制 to stop someone from achieving an aim, or to stop some process from continuing. Richard's attitude completely stymied her. positions that have stymied progress. to stymie competition. If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing. Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement. Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
stifle [staɪfəl] I. [
disapproval] If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
Regulations on children stifled creativity. Critics have accused the U.S. of trying to stifle debate. to stop something from developing normally
Businesses are being stifled by a lot of new regulations. an attempt to stifle innovation/debate/democracy. II. If you
stifle a yawn or laugh 遏制, 扼制, 压抑 克制, 压下去 ( Hold in my burps 憋住, 憋回去. ) (
belch I. 打嗝. If someone belches, they make a sudden noise in their throat because air has risen up from their stomach. Garland covered his mouth with his hand and belched discreetly. He drank and stifled a belch. II. 冒烟, 冒浓烟 If a machine or chimney belches something such as smoke or fire or if smoke or fire belches from it, large amounts of smoke or fire come from it. Tired old trucks were struggling up the road below us, belching black smoke. Suddenly, clouds of steam started to belch from the engine. The power-generation plant belched out five tonnes of ash an hour. ...the vast quantities of smoke belching out from the volcano. hiccup = hiccough [ˈhɪˌkʌp] I. a short repeated sound that you make in your throat without intending to, usually because you have been eating or drinking too quickly. II. informal a small problem or a problem that causes a short delay. We have had a few hiccups with the power supply. get/have (the) hiccups 饱嗝 to start making hiccup sounds and not be able to stop. ), you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle. III. If you
stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone. He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her. to stop yourself from doing something that shows how you feel.
She had to stifle a smile when they appeared. He stifled the urge to scream. 3.
stamp out I. to end something bad or unpleasant by taking strong and determined action. If you stamp out something bad that is happening, you make it stop.
Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out. ...on-the-spot fines to stamp the problems out.
It is our duty to stamp out any abuses of political power. II. to make a fire stop burning by putting your feet down hard on it.
He stamped out the flames 熄灭火 before they could grow. III. to press the shape of an object out of a substance such as clay or plastic using a tool or machine. IV.
American to produce an object or a particular type of person easily and in large quantities.
The Brazilians seem to be able to stamp out 大规模生产出 players of amazing ability year after year.
法律提案争议: Last week, Mr Albanese
vowed to assist in 'any way possible' to 'stamp out' child sex abuse, but
was vocal in his disagreement with the
mandatory minimum sentencing clause. Labor let the bill pass through the lower house but immediately announced it would be challenging parts of the proposal in the Senate. '
Mandatory sentencing is wrong in principle 原则错误, does nothing
to reduce or deter crime 震慑 and, worst of all, it has adverse consequences,' Labor Senator Murray Watt said. He argued that while
the prospect 'sounds tough' it would only make it more difficult to catch, prosecute and convict child sex offenders. 'There is
nothing tough about measures that do nothing to reduce crime or criminality. And there is nothing tough about sentencing measures that could, in some cases,
result in unjust sentences being handed out to 18 or 19-year-olds,' he said. 'Children are the most
precious and vulnerable members of our community and Labor will always support strong and effective laws to protect children from abuse and to punish their abusers.' Law Council president Pauline Wright said mandatory sentencing was dangerous, as
juries might hand down 'not guilty' verdicts rather than see teenagers locked up for years for
low-end offences. 'Mandatory minimum sentences
impose unacceptable restrictions on judicial discretion and independence, are
inconsistent with rule-of-law principles ( The rule of law 法律面前人人平等的法律准则 is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as: "The authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes." The term "rule of law" is closely related to "constitutionalism" as well as "Rechtsstaat", and refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule. The rule of law implies that every person is subject to the law, including people who are lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and judges. In this sense, it stands in contrast to tyranny or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law. Lack of the rule of law can be found in both democracies and monarchies, for example when there is neglect or ignorance of the law. The rule of law is more apt to decay if a government has insufficient corrective mechanisms for restoring it. ) and
undermine confidence in the system of justice,' she said. The Law Council also believes mandatory sentencing is inconsistent with Australia's international human rights obligations. Labor
has changed its position 改变立场 on minimum mandatory sentences for child sex offenders, backing a bill one day after
killing off the proposal in federal parliament. The opposition changed a bill with tough new measures for pedophiles in the Senate on Monday night
to strip out mandatory jail terms. Attorney-General Christian Porter said Labor
had reversed its position and agreed to support the bill
in the face of public backlash. 'It shouldn't have taken three years of opposition and a public relations disaster today for Labor to finally
realise the hypocrisy of its position and now needs to explain to victims whose lives have been ruined by these
ruthless predators why it let them down in the Senate (Monday) night.' Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus told a caucus meeting on Tuesday the party should not
'let the perfect be the enemy of the good 不以善小而不为'. The bill passed parliament on Tuesday despite the ALP policy platform opposing mandatory jail terms. The coalition
launched a stinging attack on Labor for
rebuffing the minimum sentences through parliamentary tactics 手段. Greens senator Nick McKim said the opposition should
be embarrassed about walking away from its policy platform. 'Labor
backflipped and has abandoned its opposition to mandatory sentencing,' he told the upper house. Carly Ryan Foundation founder Sonya Ryan sent a letter to all MPs and senators
calling for an end to political point-scoring 政治得分 ( The winning of petty triumphs over a rival. score points a. = score off somebody to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else Too many MPs use debates as a chance to score political points. score points over/off Advertising may be used to score points off the competition. b. informal to do or say something to please someone or to make them respect you. score points with You'll score points with your girlfriend if you send her roses.) on the bill. "This
should not be a political jousting ( joust [dʒaʊst] verb I. to argue or compete. II. 争先恐后. 你争我抢的. if two people riding horses joust, they fight by riding toward each other and trying to hit each other with a lance (=long stick). ) match but a coming together, particularly when it comes to the protection of children," she wrote. One Labor MP told the caucus meeting it was disappointing the party
couldn't pursue the argument around mandatory sentencing, but accepted shadow cabinet's decision. Another said the party couldn't stand in the way of the bill while also
noting the importance of an independent judiciary.
consult sb about sth or for sth VS consult with sb about sth or for sth. 美国的用法, 表示咨询是及物的, 表示商量是不及物的. 但英国的用法全部都是及物的, 不会说consult with, 除非表示act as a consultant, 但是consult with 的用法已经渐渐侵入美国了: 1.
consult I. [transitive]
咨询别人的意见, 别人的看法和建议. 不是商量讨论 (单向的争取专家的意见, 必须是及物的, 不能没有宾语). to go to someone for information or advice. If you consult someone, they have some information or an opinion, and you go to them in order to get it from them. It only happens in one direction.
If you feel ill, you should consult a doctor. To check the meaning of a word, I consult my dictionary.
consult somebody If the pain continues, consult your doctor.
consult somebody about something Have you consulted your lawyer about this?
consult with somebody (about/on something) Consult with your physician about possible treatments. II. [transitive, intransitive]
商量, 讨论 (双向的讨论, 研究决定). to discuss something with someone to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision. If you consult with someone then you each consult the other,
on an equal footing 平等的商量.
consult somebody You shouldn't have done it without consulting me.
consult somebody about/on something I expect to be consulted about major issues.
consult with somebody (about/on something) I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. III. [transitive]
consult something to look in or at something to get information.
He consulted the manual. 2.
美国的用法, 表示咨询是及物的, 表示商量是不及物的. 但英国的用法全部都是及物的, 不会说consult with, 除非表示act as a consultant: a.
咨询别人的意见, 别人的看法和建议. 不是商量讨论, 必须是及物的: "Consult" usually means "to seek advice or information". It is a transitive verb, which means it needs an object (i.e. you have to consult somebody or something).
Would the employer be obliged to consult before reducing pay?
Would the employer be obliged to consult the employee representatives before reducing pay? You can also consult a dictionary, an encyclopedia, or any other written reference.
He consulted the company website for information on internships. If you don't know how to spell a word, consult a dictionary. b.
商量讨论共同作出决定, 需用counsult with, 不及物的. You can only use consult with when "consult" means "discuss something in order to make a decision". In this case it is an intransitive verb (i.e. it has no object), so you cannot write anything between the words "consult" and "with": E.g.:
He consulted with his lawyer for 15 minutes before returning to the meeting. c. "To consult" can also mean "to act as a consultant". In this case it is also an intransitive verb. It may be followed by "for": E.g.:
He retired last year, but still consults for his old firm. 3. I admit that BE is changing but I would not agree with timtfj. When I hear "Consult with" I think "
Here's another Americanism creeping in 侵入!" I would only ever use "consult" as in "You should consult a doctor" and in "I need to consult my wife." Something similar appears to be happening with "We're going to visit them" (which I would say) and, as I have heard on more than one occasion fairly recently, "We're going to visit with them".
