用法学习: 1. bimbo 花瓶, 胸大无脑的人 informal an insulting word for an attractive but not very intelligent young woman. vocabulary: a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men. 采访: Despite the uproar 引起的广泛不满, the radio network defended Kyle's comments claiming they were "cheeky" and meant to be light hearted. "This was a cheeky and irreverent 不恭敬的 ( If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history. His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. 'Jobs for the boys,' said Crosby irreverently. showing no respect for traditions, the rules of society, or religious beliefs. irreverent humor. an irreverent attitude. ) interview in the style that regular listeners of the show are accustomed to," an Australian Radio Network spokesperson said in a statement to the publication. "When listening to this interview within the context of the show, it is clear this is a light-hearted and inoffensive chat." In September he was forced to apologise after protesters called for him to be fired over 'offensive' jokes made about the Virgin Mary. Among the shock jock's comments were claims that anyone who believed the story of the immaculate ( I. 一尘不染的. If you describe something as immaculate, you mean that it is extremely clean, tidy, or neat. Her front room was kept immaculate. ...the waiter, dressed in immaculate bow tie and suit. The 1979 Chevrolet is in immaculate condition. As always he was immaculately dressed. II. If you say that something is immaculate 完美无缺的, you are emphasizing that it is perfect, without any mistakes or bad parts at all. The goalkeeper's performance was immaculate. The orchestra plays immaculately. It is difficult to praise this immaculately researched work too highly. ) conception was an idiot. 2. jingoism [ˈdʒɪŋɡoʊˌɪzəm] the belief that other countries are not as good as your own, and that your government should never trust them. chauvinism [ˈʃoʊvɪˌnɪzəm] 沙文主义 a belief that your own country, race, sex, or group is better than any other. This word is used especially about men and their attitude toward women. Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's. It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people. They consider themselves patriots, but they are chauvinists and authoritarians. male chauvinism 大男子主义, 男子沙文主义 If you accuse a man of male chauvinism, you disapprove of him because his beliefs and behaviour show that he thinks men are naturally superior to women. Jingoism is a strong and unreasonable belief in the superiority of your own country. McCarthyism [məˈkɑrθiˌɪzəm] 麦卡锡主义 a movement in the U.S. against Communists in the 1950s, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. People who were thought to support Communism were publicly accused and often lost their jobs or even went to prison. People were encouraged to give information about anyone who they thought was a Communist. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare 红色恐怖, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s. It was characterized by heightened political repression and a campaign spreading fear of communist influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents. After the mid-1950s, McCarthyism began to decline, mainly due to the gradual loss of public popularity and opposition from the U.S. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The Warren Court made a series of rulings that helped bring an end to McCarthyism. 3. The game is rigged/fixed 内定的, 黑箱操作, 暗箱操作. The referees are crooked. Electoral fraud, sometimes referred to as election fraud 欺诈, election manipulation 操纵选举 (vote buying 买选票) or vote rigging, is illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both. What exactly constitutes electoral fraud varies from country to country. jury-rig = jerry rigging to make a piece of equipment for temporary use after the real piece has been broken or lost. Connors jury-rigged a sail and headed toward land. describing makeshift repairs made with only the tools and materials at hand. Its origin lies in such efforts done on boats and ships, characteristically sail powered to begin with. it stands to reason 说的通, 讲得通 said when something is obvious or clear from the facts: If 20 percent of the earth's population has 80 percent of its resources, then it stands to reason that 80 percent of the population has only 20 percent of the resources. impunity [ɪmˈpjuːnɪti] 不被处罚 exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad The security forces seem to be able to abuse human rights with impunity. "the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings". with impunity 免死金牌, 免于被起诉 If you say that someone does something with impunity, you disapprove of the fact that they are not punished for doing something bad. Mr Cook said future aggressors would be able to act with impunity if the objectives of the U.N. weren't met. These gangs operate with apparent impunity. 4. stuck-up adj [informal, disapproval] staying aloof from others because one thinks one is superior. If you say that someone is stuck-up, you mean that are very proud and unfriendly because they think they are very important. too proud and considering yourself to be very important: She's so stuck up, she won't even talk to us. a bunch of stuck-up snobs. He was a famous actor, but he wasn't a bit stuck-up. "'Stuck-up snob,' Grandpa used to whisper". Dove's "Real Beauty" ads, of more recent vintage, also functioned as a critique of ads that placed women in categories like "bimbo" or "housewife." This unreflective use of the misogynistic term bimbo is disturbing, especially in the midst of the #MeToo movement. Accused: Arrested: The police have probable cause 有充分的理由 to believe you committed an arrestable offense and have placed you in custody 被收监. Charged: Prosecutors have probably cause to believe you have committed an offense, and have by information, or by indictment, brought formal criminal charges before the court. Indicted( to accuse someone officially of a serious crime. If someone is indicted for a crime, they are officially charged with it. He was later indicted on corruption charges. She has been indicted for possessing cocaine. The police said he'd been formally indicted on Saturday. Attorneys for the indicted officers tried to delay the trial. indict someone/something on: The Governor has been indicted on 23 criminal counts including fraud. indict someone for (doing) something: He was indicted for crimes against humanity. indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] I. countable something that shows how bad or wrong something is. indictment of: This incident is an indictment of the way the health service is being run. II. countable/uncountable legal an official statement accusing someone of committing a serious crime, or the document with which this is done. ): Charged with a felony before a grand jury. A prosecutor believes you have committed a serious crime, and has convened a grand jury. After presenting evidence to the grand jury, the grand jury has decided that there is probable cause to believe you did the crime the prosecutor is accusing you of. Prosecuted (prosecute I. to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them. No one has yet been prosecuted in connection with the murder. If the fine is not paid within ten days, we will be forced to prosecute. prosecute someone for something: He might still be prosecuted for perjury. II. intransitive/transitive to try to prove as a lawyer in court that someone is guilty of a crime. Julius Capon, prosecuting, described the defendant as "ruthless." Two Chicago lawyers will prosecute the case. III. transitive formal to carry out an activity, especially a war. ): taken to court. Convicted (acquited): You have plead guilty to, or been found guilty of after a trial, any crime. litigate [ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt] 诉讼, 起诉 to ask a court of law to make a decision about a disagreement. To litigate means to take legal action. ...the cost of litigating personal injury claims in the county court. If we have to litigate, we will. arraign [əˈreɪn] 正式起诉 to order someone to go to a court of law to be formally charged with a crime If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge. She was arraigned today on charges of assault and kidnapping. He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor. A 52-year-old Detroit man has been arraigned on charges of murder. A date for Johnstone's arraignment has not yet been set. vocabulary: To arraign someone is to call the person before a court of law to be charged. You've probably seen it in movies. It's the part where an official charge is read and the accused responds by saying "guilty" or "not guilty." So if you arraign someone, it's like you're presenting an account — a record — of the thing the person has done wrong. You're outlining a formal charge in court. Arraign can also be used more broadly to describe any accusation of wrongdoing. wiki: Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant, to inform him of the charges against the defendant. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include "guilty", "not guilty", and the peremptory pleas (or pleas in bar) setting out reasons why a trial cannot proceed. Pleas of "nolo contendere" (no contest) and the "Alford plea" are allowed in some circumstances. trumped-up 虚构的, 编造的 deliberately based on false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished. Trumped-up charges are untrue, and made up in order to punish someone unfairly: She maintains that the case is based on trumped-up charges. She was imprisoned on trumped-up corruption charges. trump up sth/trump sth up 虚构 to give or use false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished: The accusation, she said, was trumped up in order to get rid of her. The whole story was trumped up by our competitors. 5. take/get a rise out of someone 惹我生气, 惹火, 找事, 找茬 to make someone react angrily by saying something that will annoy them. to provoke an angry or petulant reaction from Ignore him, he's just trying to get a rise out of you. convoluted = convoluted [ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd] I. 艰深的. 晦涩难懂的. very complicated, or more complicated than necessary. If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand. Despite its length and convoluted plot, this is a rich and rewarding read. The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused. the novel's convoluted storyline. Usual Suspects: Through
flashback and narration, Kint tells an interrogator a convoluted story
of events that led him and his criminal companions to the boat, and of a
mysterious crime lord—known as Keyser Söze — who controlled them. II. mainly literary 变形的. a convoluted shape or surface has many twists and curves. to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape. vocabulary: If something is convoluted, it's intricate and hard to understand. You'll need to read over your brother's convoluted investment scheme a few times before deciding whether or not to go in on it. Convoluted comes from the Latin convolutus for rolled up together. Its original meaning in English was exactly that, first for eaves coiled up on themselves, then for anything rolled or knotted together. Over time convoluted took on its metaphorical sense of complicated and intricate, which is how it's generally used today. People complain about convoluted legal language and the convoluted tax code. 6. tart noun. I. A tart is a shallow pastry case with a filling of food, especially sweet food. ...jam tarts. ...a slice of home-made tart. II. Tart 花枝招展, 妖精. 妖艳 is an insulting word for a woman who dresses or behaves in a way that suggests she wants to have sex with a lot of different people. an offensive word for a woman who dresses or behaves as if she wants to attract men and have sex. adj. I. 酸酸的. If something such as fruit is tart, it has a sharp taste. tart food or drinks have a slightly sour taste. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. I ate a very tart apple. The blackberries were a bit too tart on their own, so we stewed them gently with some apples. Tart cherry juice can be found at health food stores. When you bite into a peach, you might notice if it's sweet or tart or bland. Among farmers, this is known as Degrees Brix, and it measures the fruit's sugar content. II. A tart remark or way of speaking 尖酸刻薄的 is sharp and unpleasant, often in a way that is rather cruel. The words were more tart than she had intended. Lyle, I'm sure, would have had a very tart comment to make about this new social trend. 'There are other patients on the ward, Lovell,' the staff nurse reminded her tartly. tart up [British, informal, disapproval] If someone tarts up a room or building, they try to improve its appearance, often with the result that it looks vulgar. 'Have you ever wondered why London Underground would rather tart up their stations than improve services?' he asked. ...tarted-up pubs. 7. try 审判 to judge a person or case in a court of law. Franklin's case will be tried on August 25th. try someone for something: He was tried for murder and found guilty. these things are sent to try us used to say that you should accept a difficult situation as you cannot change it I am stuck in a traffic jam, but I know these things are sent to try us. it is not for lack/want of trying 不是因为不努力, 并非不努力 used for saying that someone is trying very hard to do something even though they might fail. If we lose this game, it won't be for lack of trying. someone couldn't do something if they tried used for saying that someone is completely unable to do something. I couldn't help you with your math if I tried. try as someone might used for saying that someone is making a very great effort but still cannot do something. Try as he might, he could not forget. 8. feel hatred It was terrifying to know that someone could feel such hatred towards me. have a hatred of somebody/something (=hate someone or something very much) Gang members have a hatred of the police. stir up hatred (=deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people) Right-wing parties tried to stir up hatred and exploit racial tension. incite hatred (=deliberately encourage people to hate each other) He faces criminal charges for inciting racial hatred. incite [ɪnˈsaɪt] 挑事 to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited. If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence. They pleaded guilty to possessing material likely to incite racial hatred. He was accused of inciting racial hatred. incite someone to (do) something: It was alleged that Cox had incited other prisoners to riot. stoke [stoʊk] I. to add fuel to a fire. If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning. She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple. He stoked up the fire in the hearth. II. to make a feeling stronger. If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly. These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war. I didn't want to stoke her anger further. He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea. provoke I. to deliberately try to make someone angry. If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. I provoked him into doing something really stupid. He's just trying to provoke you. provoke someone into doing something: She couldn't provoke him into arguing. II. to cause a reaction, especially an angry one. If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. provoke a reaction/response: The Senator's speech has provoked a furious reaction. provoke outrage/hostility: Her decision to leave her child provoked outrage. 9. 日本高档草莓: Going to a housewarming or visiting a friend in hospital? Grab a box of giant, blemish-free ( blemish [ˈblemɪʃ] I. a mark or spot that spoils the appearance of something. a. 黑斑. a mark on someone's skin, such as a pimple or a scar. A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance. Every piece is inspected, and if there is the slightest blemish on it, it is rejected. II. a mistake or dishonest action that spoils someone's reputation or career. A blemish on something is a small fault in it. This is the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success. blemish on: This is a serious blemish on the senator's record. verb. If something blemishes someone's character or reputation, it spoils it or makes it seem less good than it was in the past. He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record. ), juicy strawberries. It means Japanese farmers are meticulous 事无巨细的 in their production processes and is the reason why Koji is unyieldingly striving for perfection. 10. spatula ['spætjulə] 翻炒用的铁铲 (专门炒菜用的铲子也可以叫 turner 或 wok turner, 带条形洞的叫slotted turner. wok 炒锅) The term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. A spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. In medical applications, "spatula" may be also used synonymously with tongue depressor. A putty knife 刮腻子的铲 is a specialized tool used when glazing single glazed windows, to work putty around the edges of each pane of glass. An experienced glazer will apply the putty by hand, and then smooth it with the knife. Modern insulated glazing may use other ways of securing the glass to the window frame. A spackle knife (called a scraper in British English, also known as a spatula in American English) is also commonly called a "putty knife", and is used for scraping surfaces or spreading material such as plaster in various construction trades. A palette knife 刷漆用的铲子 is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade. It is primarily used for mixing paint colors, paste, etc., or for marbling, decorative endpapers, etc. The "palette" in the name is a reference to an artist's palette which is used for mixing oil paint and acrylic paints. griddle
烤东西用的铁板. A griddle is a cooking device consisting of a broad flat
surface that can be heated using a variety of means, and is used in both
residential and commercial applications for a variety of cooking
operations. 11. charismatic [ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk] I. A charismatic person attracts, influences, and inspires people by their personal qualities. a charismatic person has a strong personal quality that makes other people like them and be attracted to them. What the party needs is a more charismatic leader. ...her striking looks and charismatic personality. II. The charismatic church is the part of the Christian Church that believes that people can obtain special gifts from God, for example the power to heal sick people. relating to a group of Christians who believe that God can give people unusual abilities, for example the ability to cure people who are ill. charisma [kəˈrɪz.mə] 魅力 a special power that some people have naturally that makes them able to influence other people and attract their attention and admiration: On screen Garbo had this great charisma so that you couldn't take your eyes off her. On screen Garbo had this great charisma so that you couldn't take your eyes off her. How did a man of so little personal charisma get to be. II. the ability to attract the attention and admiration of others, and to be seen as a leader: To be a great leader, a person has to have some charisma. observe I. to notice someone doing something, or to notice something happening. If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to learn something about them. Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies. Are there any classes I could observe? Our sniper teams observed them manning an anti-aircraft gun. Similar trends may be observed in most modern societies. observe that: James had already observed that she was not listening. observe someone/something doing something: I observed him putting the watch into his pocket. a. to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something. If you observe someone or something, you see or notice them. In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet. All evening Jane observed his behavior closely. observe someone/something doing something: We observed 120 women interacting with their babies and compared them with 120 men. II. to accept and obey something such as a rule or an agreement. The proper procedures must be strictly observed. Rebel forces say they will no longer observe the peace agreement. a. to accept and perform the customs connected with a particular day, festival, or event. If you observe something such as a law or custom, you obey it or follow it. Imposing speed restrictions is easy, but forcing motorists to observe them is trickier. The army was observing a ceasefire. American forces are observing Christmas quietly. Russians observed a day of mourning for the victims. III. formal to make a written or spoken comment about someone or something. If you observe that something is the case, you make a remark or comment about it, especially when it is something you have noticed and thought about a lot. When he spoke, it was to observe that the world was full of criminals. 'He is a fine young man,' observed Stephen. "You always arrive at the right time," he observed drily. observe that: In his book he observes that the President was an able diplomat. observe a silence to be silent for a particular time in order to show your respect for someone or something A minute's silence was observed in his memory. 12. fess up 坦然认错, 坦承 to admit that you have done something that someone else will not like. Fess up is defined as to confess to something, take responsibility for something or tell the truth about something. Fess up - it was you who ate that last piece of cake, wasn't it? a. An example of fess up is when you tell your friend how much you lost in Vegas. b. An example of fess up is when you admit to your friend you lost the sweater she lent you. own up 不讳言, 坦然承认 to admit that you have done something bad or embarrassing. If you own up to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it. The headmaster is waiting for someone to own up. They fear losing face by owning up to what they have done. Dan could have made this whole thing go away simply by owning up. own up to: Two local students later owned up to the prank. 13. ecstatic [ɪkˈstætɪk] 欣喜若狂的 I. If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement. His
wife gave birth to their first child, and he was ecstatic about it.
They were greeted by the cheers of an ecstatic crowd. We are both
ecstatically happy. II. You can use ecstatic to describe reactions that are very enthusiastic and excited. For example, if someone receives an ecstatic reception or an ecstatic welcome, they are greeted with great enthusiasm and excitement. They
gave an ecstatic reception to the speech. The production received
ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping. Maria, then 25, was
ecstatic, having sold all three of her exhibited paintings for
five-figure sums. make no bones 毫不掩饰, 毫不讳言 If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret. Some of them make no bones about their political views. chew the meat and spit out the bones (idiomatic) To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable. chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out 打你个一败涂地
To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly. to defeat (someone) badly
That district attorney will chew you up and spit you out in the
courtroom. barbed (of a remark or joke) 语带讥讽, 话中带刺的, 说话带刺的
deliberately hurtful. unkind and criticizing. A barbed remark or joke
seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism. ...barbed comments. She made some rather barbed comments about my lifestyle. "a fair degree of barbed wit". But Mr Andrews made a barbed remark 语带讥讽 to the frustrated woman, saying being bored was better than being sick. 14. 墨尔本: Politicians will always try to sugarcoat bad news, but it takes some front 胆子不小, 够有胆, 够大胆 ( = he's got some front) ( "He's got some nerve". "Front" is here synonymous with "audacity", "cheek", "nerve". He's got some front, ain't we all. Be the joker, play the fool. ) to do it on the day that a record number of Australians were found to be unemployed and when Australian workers remain in the deepest recession since the Great Depression. a notch 战利品 on the/sb's bedpost someone that a person has sex with, not because they want a serious relationship, but because they want to have sex with as many people as possible: She's not prepared to be just another notch on the bedpost. fashion statement: A fashion statement is loosely defined as something original worn to make a bold statement about fashion knowledge or draw attention to oneself. Girls who started wearing pencil skirts in the 1950s were making a bold fashion statement in their clothing, as it differed widely from the accepted fashion trends. Term of endearment [ɪnˈdɪrmənt] 昵称, 爱称 A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their children and lovers addressing each other. meteor shower [ˈmiːtɪɔː] a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light. 15. 关于女王(第一次去aberfan矿难现场): He said: "The Queen walked towards some children and I was close enough to see her face. "It seemed there was a change in her demeanour = demeanor 一举一动, 表情和动作 ( demeanor Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings. From his general demeanour I didn't get the impression that he was being ironical. ...her calm and cheerful demeanour. ). "Her face filled up as if she was going to cry." wordsmith a skilled user of words. contentious [kənˈtenʃəs] I. 有争议的. A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. causing disagreement between people or groups Sex education in schools remains a highly contentious issue. Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues. ...a country where land prices are politically contentious. This time he was contentiously omitted from the team. II. A contentious person 爱争吵的 seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people. enjoying arguing with other people. Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man. strident [ˈstraɪd(ə)nt] I. [disapproval] 立场坚定的. 坚决的. holding firm opinions or beliefs and tending to express them frequently, in a way that offends some people. a strident opponent of abortion. strident criticism. If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth says it would be "contentious for even the most strident advocate" to suggest that bringing in a mandatory face mask ruling earlier on could have prevented the current levels of transmission in Victoria. ...the unnecessarily strident tone of the Prime Minister's remarks. Demands for his resignation have become more and more strident. He was arrested in 1984 on suspicion of being a spy–a charge he stridently denies. In the late 1920s the party began to adopt a more stridently nationalistic posture. II. a strident voice or sound is loud and unpleasant. If a voice or sound is strident, it is loud, harsh, and unpleasant to listen to. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident. He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston. blunt I. to make something less strong, less effective, or less important. If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it. The passing of time will blunt the pain. II. 弄钝. 钝化. to make something less pointed or sharp. If you walk on concrete with your ice skates, you'll blunt the blades. 关于戴口罩是否有效: His exact quote was: "While we will continue to say they have an effect in reducing transmission, the submission that they significantly blunt an epidemic curve is not supported at the moment. I think those words "significantly blunt" are doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence." institute [ˈɪnstɪˌtut] 实施, 推行 to start something such as a system or an official process. If you institute a system, rule, or course of action, you start it. We will institute a number of measures to better safeguard the public. Hormone replacement therapy is very important and should be instituted early. The company has instituted new security measures for its staff. With masks now coming into effect in Victoria, Dr Coatsworth has been asked if instituting mask use earlier would have prevented this rise in cases. He says that's not very likely. 16. slur I. 侮辱. [countable] a remark that is intended to insult someone or to damage their reputation. a racial slur. He regarded the comments as a slur on his integrity.
II. [singular] 口齿不清. 讲话模糊. 发音不清楚. a way of speaking in which the words
are not pronounced clearly or separately, for example when the speaker
is very tired or drunk. III. [countable] music a line written
above musical notes to show that there should be no pause between them. slurred adj indistinct and difficult to hear or understand. Her speech was so slurred 吐字不清 as to be almost incomprehensible. One of the early symptoms of the disease is slurred speech. verb. [intransitive/transitive] to speak without pronouncing the words
clearly or separately, for example because you are very tired or drunk. 'Who are you?' she slurred. If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual. The newscaster's speech began to slur. 'Hey, you're gorgeous,' he slurred. Her speech was so slurred as to be almost incomprehensible. slur your words/speech: She was slurring her words and holding on to the bar. lisp [lɪsp] noun. If someone has a lisp, they pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as if they were 'th'. For example, they say 'thing' instead of ' sing'. He has a slight lisp. If someone lisps, they say something with a lisp or speak with a lisp. The little man, upset, was lisping badly. Bochmann lisped his congratulations. ...her low, lisping voice. muffle If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice. She heard a muffled cough behind her. 16. scrupulous [ˈskrupjələs] I. 小心谨慎的. 生怕出错的. 怕做错事的. 小心翼翼的. very careful to be honest and to do what is morally correct. Someone who is scrupulous takes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. You're being very scrupulous, but to what end? I have been scrupulous about telling them the dangers. The Board is scrupulous in its consideration of all applications for licences. He is scrupulously fair, and popular with his staff. Namibia has scrupulously upheld political pluralism. II. done very carefully, giving a lot of attention to details. Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details. Both readers commend Knutson for his scrupulous attention to detail. The streets and parks were scrupulously clean. Hillsden scrupulously avoided any topic likely to arouse suspicion as to his motives. vocabulary: Scrupulous means very careful to do things properly and correctly, such as paying friends back for money borrowed right away, or not returning a pair of shoes after they've been worn outdoors. A scrupulous person is full of scruples, which are concerns about doing things that are morally right. Such a person is hesitant or doubtful, and might have trouble deciding what is morally right or wrong. The adjective scrupulous is from Latin scrūpulōsus, from scrūpulus "scruple." A near synonym is punctilious. Having scruples 有道德观念, 有是非观的 is kind of like having a conscience: your morals or scruples cause you to act in ways you think are right. The idea of scruples has to do with ethics and morality: what is right and wrong. If you had no scruples at all, you'd just kill, steal, cheat, and do God knows what else. Scruples are a kind of moral compass that lets you know what's right. Often people use this word in an outraged way when someone does something bad: "Don't you have any scruples?" Liars, thieves, criminals, and politicians have fewer scruples than the rest of us.
蜂拥: 1. flocking to = thronging to: She said she was not surprised to learn Australian men are still flocking to 前呼后拥的, 蜂拥而至, 一窝蜂似的 the Philippines because the attraction to Asian women in prostitution is stronger than ever. " 2. swarm I. to go somewhere as part of a large crowd. Fans swarmed onto the field to celebrate.
II. if insects swarm, they fly together in a large group. When bees or
other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group. A dark cloud of bees comes swarming out of the hive. III. 包围. 被围住. 围困. 围起来. when protesters swarm a place, relatively small
numbers of protesters who are willing to face arrest act in an organized
way to disrupt normal activity. Hundreds of people swarmed the U.S. Capitol to protest Kavanaugh's confirmation. He was swarmed 蜂拥而上, 一拥而上围起来 by armed police officers. When people swarm somewhere, they move there quickly in a large group. People swarmed to the shops, buying up everything in sight. swarm with something if a place is swarming with people, insects, or animals, it is full of them. a room swarming with flies. 3. onslaught I. 蜂拥而至. 大量的. large numbers of people or things that come at the same time and are difficult to deal with. The
film's director, Ridley Scott, made headlines in December when he
decided to recast Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in the role of
J. Paul Getty, following the onslaught of sexual harassment claims against the House of Cards star. II. an attack. strong criticism of someone onslaught on/against his public onslaught on the Conservatives. under the onslaught of something He praised his wife for her dignity under the onslaught of the tabloid press. onslaught on/against In December they launched a full-scale onslaught on the capital. the onslaught of something the effect of something that is unpleasant and could cause damage plants that will survive the onslaught of winter. 3. beat a path to someone's door 争先恐后的来, 蜂拥而至 Come to someone in great numbers, as in Ever since she appeared on television, agents have been beating a path to her door. The term beat a path alludes to the trampling action of many feet. 4. like bees to/round a honeypot 蜂拥而至, 嗡嗡嘤嘤的 If something attracts people like bees to a honeypot or like bees round a honeypot, it attracts people in large numbers. This is the show that attracts computer industry people like bees to a honeypot. 5. crowd in on someone I. 一哄而上, 蜂拥而上. 一窝蜂的上 if a group of people crowd in on someone, they move close to them and then surround them. Some youths he didn’t know began crowding in on him. II. if things such as thoughts or memories crowd in on you, they seem to threaten you and make you feel upset. Everything was crowding in on me 泰山压顶似的压过来 and I felt that I couldt't cope. 6. scuffle over ( I.
To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters. If people scuffle
混战, 乱成一团, 乱成一锅粥 they fight for a short time in a disorganized way. Police scuffled with some of the protesters. He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house. II. To shuffle. scuffle with someone 蜂拥着, 争着抢着 to struggle or have a fight with someone. The
two prisoners scuffled with 互相推挤着 each other a little till a guard came along
and saw them. The cowboys scuffled with the deputies when they came out
of the saloon. noun. A scuffle is a short, disorganized fight or struggle. Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence. 7. This morning's celebrity reunion did not come without drama, with two paparazzi getting into an altercation冲突 involving some pushing and shoving 推推搡搡, 推推挤挤, one threatening to call the cops on the other. pushing and shoving (=pushing with your body): Everyone was pushing and shoving, all the way to the gates.
火力全开 VS 如火如荼: Big Brother: Angela went out all guns blazing 开足马力, 完全不客气, 丝毫不客气, 火力全开( with all guns blazing if you do something with all guns blazing, you do it with a lot of energy, determination, and noise. If you come out with guns blazing or with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something. The company came out with guns blazing. to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks 劈头盖脸的, 疾风暴雨式的 If someone comes down on you like a ton of bricks, they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done. If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks. run rampant 肆虐生长, 乱跑, 疯狂. If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. Inflation is rampant and industry in decline. ...the rampant corruption of the administration. An angry traveller has described his mandatory quarantine stay in regional Queensland as worse than being locked up in a university 'frat house' as guests ran rampant through the hotel's hallways. run riot I. 疯跑野路. to behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. if people run riot, they behave in a violent, noisy, and uncontrolled way. If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner. Rampaging prisoners ran riot through the jail. Some people let their children run riot. The children were running riot in the garden. II. if your imagination runs riot 天马行空, 胡思乱想, 意识跑马, you have a lot of strange or exciting thoughts. if your imagination, emotions, thoughts etc run riot, you cannot or do not control them Manufacturers have let their imaginations run riot to create new computer games. III. 肆虐生长. if a plant runs riot, it grows in an uncontrolled way. go gangbusters 表现出色, 表现优异 If something is going gangbusters, it is going strongly and doing very well. They launched their company in the mid-1990s and went gangbusters right away. If something is going gangbusters, it is going strongly and doing very well. If someone comes on like gangbusters, they behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. The economy was still going gangbusters. The team, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time. like gangbusters 一夕爆红的. 一飞冲天 Slang With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters. comes on like gangbusters If someone comes on like gangbusters, they behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. very energetically and aggressively We went after deficit reduction like gangbusters in our first two years. with both barrels 左右开弓, 火力全开 with as much energy as possible I always get in trouble for not letting you talk, and now I'm getting it with both barrels because I did let you talk. Etymology: based on the idea of shooting with a gun that has two barrels (tubes from which bullets are shot). hit/fire on all cylinders 火力全开, 火力十足, 开足马达, 卯足了劲
(idiomatic) operating as powerfully and effectively as possible. To
operate as effectively as possible. working at full strength; making
every possible effort. The team is firing on all cylinders under the new coach. The factory is hitting on all cylinders to finish the orders on time. lay into someone 火力全开, 大肆批评 to attack someone physically or with cruel words because you are angry with them. My parents really laid into me for being so late. To lay into someone or something 袭击, 攻击 informal means to start attacking or criticizing them. to attack, consume, or scold someone or something. Bob laid into the big plate of fried chicken. The bear laid into the hunter. My father really laid into me when I got home. She used to lay into Gareth about how much he spent. in full swing 不亦乐乎, 如火如荼, 正盛时, 正盛期 at a stage when the level of activity is at its highest. at the most effective or highest level of operation or activity. The advertising campaign is already in full swing. When we got there, the party was in full swing. The economic recovery is now in full swing. If something is in full swing, it is operating fully and is no longer in its early stages. When we returned, the party was in full swing and the dance floor was crowded. The international rugby season is in full swing. with a vengeance [ˈvendʒəns] 气势凌云的, 气势汹汹的
If you say that something happens with a vengeance, you are emphasizing
that it happens to a much greater extent than was expected. used for
emphasizing that something happens in an extreme way or with a lot of
force. The disease came back with a vengeance. It began to rain again with a vengeance. Once Gretchen had left the office, her doubts would return with a vengeance. with a bang
in a very exciting or successful way. If something begins or ends with a
bang, it begins or ends with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. Her career began with a bang in 1986. He wanted to end his career with a bang. cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a storm 闹得不亦乐乎 informal to do something with a lot of energy and often skill: Rob was in the kitchen cooking up a storm. kick/whip/stir up a storm 反应强烈, 闹得翻天, 闹得鸡犬不宁的 used
for emphasizing that someone does something with all their energy,
strength, and ability. to create a situation in which many people are
very angry, upset, critical, etc. His racial comments kicked/whipped/stirred up a storm in the newspapers. Andy's been cooking up a storm for the party tomorrow. whip up I. to encourage strong emotions or behaviour in people. Newspaper articles have whipped up fears of the new tax policies. II. INFORMAL to prepare something to eat very quickly. If you're hungry, I can whip us up some lunch. let it/her rip 火力全开: I. allow something, especially a vehicle, to go at full speed. to make a vehicle or machine move very fast. He would get up early Sunday mornings, fire up the lawnmower, and let her rip. Usage notes: the pronoun her is often used to refer to a machine "We'll get on to the motorway and let her rip".
II. Allow something to happen forcefully or without interference. utter
or express something forcefully and noisily. to do something with
energy and enthusiasm. Hendrix would walk into a
recording studio, turn on his amp, and let it rip while the tape
recorder rolled. "Once she started a tirade长篇攻击性演说, it was best to let it rip". let rip I. 大为光火. 勃然大怒. to suddenly express your emotions without control. This time I was furious and I let rip. He's a very restrained 非常克制的人 sort of person - you can't imagine him ever really letting rip. II. (British & Australian very informal) 放屁. to allow gas to escape from your bottom loudly. You can't just let rip when you're in a smart restaurant. rage on (一般指不好的事情) 如火如荼的进行着, 丝毫没有减弱的迹象, 丝毫没有停下来的意思 intransitive mainly journalism
to continue with a lot of force, violence, or angry arguments. You say
that something powerful or unpleasant rages when it continues with great
force or violence. Train services were
halted as the fire raged for more than four hours. ...the fierce
arguments raging over the future of the Holy City. The war rages on and
the time has come to take sides.Fierce fighting raged for several days. fast and furious 很快的, 很快速的, 雪片般分来, 如火如荼
full of rapid action; lively and exciting. used about situations in
which a lot of different things happen very fast, one after the other.
done very quickly with a lot of effort and energy, or happening very
quickly with a lot of sudden changes. Tips are coming in fast and furious. Arsenal's opening attack was fast and furious 又快又急. The game was fast and furious. Political changes have been fast and furious since the coup. "the game was fast and furious". thick and fast quickly and in large numbers. If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers. The rumours have been coming thick and fast 汹汹而来, 蜂拥而至. Distress calls were pouring in thick and fast from all over the area. Distress calls were pouring in, thick and fast, from all over the area. More nasty comments came thick and fast, with many making personal attacks on the young star. ), slagging off ( To slag someone off means to criticize them in an unpleasant way. All bands slag off their record companies. It's just the way it is. People have been slagging me off. ) several of her fellow contestants in the final moments before voting. It was the exact time she should be pleading her case 陈情, 申述, 申论, 陈述 to stay ( plead I. If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence. He appeared before the Committee to plead his case. He pled the cause of the afflicted and the needy. II. When someone charged with a crime pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law, they officially state that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime. Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery. III. If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. The woman pleaded with her daughter to come back home. He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy. 'Do not say that,' she pleaded. I pleaded to be allowed to go. IV. If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse. Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse. It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders. ) – but Angela told news.com.au today she had no regrets about her fiery exit.
dither VS lithe VS blithe VS blither VS come-hither: dither [ˈdɪðər] 犹豫不决
be indecisive. to be unable to make a decision about something. When
someone dithers, they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick
decision about something. We're still dithering over whether to marry. If you have been dithering about buying shares, now could be the time to do it. She was dithering about what to wear. The fuse has been lit for a rerun of the global financial crisis and the time for government dithering 犹豫不决 has passed. wiki: Dither 抖动 (音频, 视频处理上的抖动) is an intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as color banding in images. Dither is routinely used in processing of both digital audio and video data, and is often one of the last stages of mastering audio to a CD. A common use of dither is converting a greyscale 灰度图 image to black and white, such that the density of black dots in the new image approximates the average grey level in the original. 2. lithe [laɪð] 动作优雅的, 身体优雅的 A lithe person is able to move and bend their body easily and gracefully. moving and bending in a graceful way. He was as lithe and strong as an athlete. ...a lithe young gymnast. His walk was lithe and graceful. Their tight white uniforms hugged their lithe 身体优雅的 bodies. 3. blithe [ˈblʌɪð]
I. 不负责任的. 轻佻的, 冷漠的. 不当一回事的. in a way that shows a casual and cheerful
indifference considered to be callous or improper. You use blithe to
indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful
thought. It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts. He appears blithely unaware of the disastrous effects of the new system. "her arrest order was blithely ignored by the police chief". Mr Falinski, a NSW Liberal MP whose mother was made stateless during the Holocaust and father was Polish-born, said citizenship issues involving stateless people
were "painful" but he attacked Labor's "double standards". "There are
historic factors involved in this that are both painful and difficult,
and no one should discuss them blithely," he said. "But Labor’s double standards here are ironic." II. 气定云闲的 in a happy or carefree manner. Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems. She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed. "the prince was wandering blithely out into the courtyard".
The Labor campaign yesterday provided Mr Creasey's grandmother's
documents showing her stateless status, but not legal advice or any
advice from the Ukrainian embassy as has become the custom 变成常规 with MPs and candidates facing questions over Section. blithe [blaɪð] adj showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. "a blithe disregard for the rules of the road". a. [disapproval] You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. It
does so with blithe 无所谓的, 漫不经心的 disregard for best scientific practice.
Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts. He appears blithely
unaware of the disastrous effects of the new system. II. Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems. She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed. blithe [blaɪð] adj. I. literary happy and not worried about anything. Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems. She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed. II. ignoring or not realizing the real disadvantages of a situation or the possible bad results of something you do. You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. [disapproval] It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts. He appears blithely unaware of the disastrous effects of the new system. 4. blither [ˈblɪðə] to talk nonsense. to talk foolishly; to blather. trying to bridge the chasm [ˈkæzəm] that some idiot is blithering on about. blithering 十足的 [ˈblɪð(ə)rɪŋ] complete; utter (used to express annoyance or contempt). "a blithering idiot 十足的混蛋". "a blithering idiot". a blithering idiot someone who has done something very stupid. blistering [ˈblɪstərɪŋ] I. blistering heat or temperatures are extremely hot. ...a blistering summer day. blistering hot 热翻天的. 热爆皮的. II. blistering criticism (scathing) is very severe. A blistering remark expresses great anger or dislike. The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics. Critics have launched a blistering attack on O'Halloran's latest play. III. used for emphasizing the force or speed with which something is done. Blistering is used to describe actions in sport to emphasize that they are done with great speed or force. David set a blistering pace 飞快地, 飞一样的 at first. Petty drove at a blistering pace (=very fast). 5. come-hither [ˈhɪðər] 魅惑的, 勾引的 adj intended to attract someone sexually. alluring; seductive. nymphs with come-hither looks. a come-hither look. nymph [nɪmf] I. literature in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests. a. literary a young woman. II. A nymph is the larva, or young form, of an insect such as a dragonfly. nymphomaniac [nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪak] 性上瘾的女孩, 性瘾的女孩, 性成瘾的
adj. a woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire. denoting
or characteristic of a woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual
desire. If someone refers to a woman as a nymphomaniac, they mean that
she has sex or wants to have sex much more often than they consider
normal or acceptable. "his nymphomaniac lover". 6. scythe [saɪð] 镰刀 a tool used for cutting long grass or grain, consisting of a wooden handle and a long curved metal blade. A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. Nevertheless, we are seeing the virus wield its scythe against the frail elderly in Victorian nursing homes, and its axe against the national economy. verb. If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass. The Federal Government has nowhere to hide as COVID-19 wields a scythe against the frail and elderly and destroys Scott Morrison's hopes for an economic recovery, writes Michelle Grattan. wiki: A war scythe or military scythe is a form of pole weapon with a curving single-edged blade with the cutting edge on the concave side of the blade. Its blade bears some superficial resemblance to that of an agricultural scythe from which it likely evolved, but the war scythe is otherwise unrelated to agricultural tools and is a purpose-built infantry melee weapon. The blade of a war scythe has regularly proportioned flats, a thickness comparable to that of a spear or sword blade, and slightly curves along its edge as it tapers to its point. This is very different from farming scythes, which have very thin and irregularly curved blades, specialised for mowing grass and wheat only, unsuitable as blades for improvised spears or polearms.
'Pledge against racism': Black students talk about experiencing racism in college Greek life: I don't use Facebook much but I logged on for work and saw so many posts, and felt the need to speak up 发声. Although Bennett and Brinkley do not regret going public about their stories in sororities, Brinkley said the onus ( onus [ˈounəs] 责任, 义务 (duty, responsibility) if the onus is on someone to do something, it is their responsibility or duty to do it. If you say that the onus is on someone to do something, you mean it is their duty or responsibility to do it. If you ordered something, then the onus is on you to pay for it. The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender. ) "should not be on Black people to speak up about their experiences 说出自己的故事" in order for people to take the issue of racism in Greek life seriously. She added that white allies need to be more vocal about these issues in order to prevent this from happening to other students in the future. This is another moment when young adults and people of color are speaking out 公开发声 about their experiences with racism while in college, especially in traditionally white fraternities and sororities, amid the heightened awareness of systemic racism in the U.S. Brinkley posted on social media about her time in the sorority house in June. She said she was moved to speak out after "seeing so many of them post about Black Lives Matter because it's popular... but I know for a fact that they weren't supportive when they could've been at the time when they had a Black sister." LaBeach, who now works in advertising, said he had always grown up "hyperconscious" of the color of his skin. "I didn't want it to be a hindrance ( hindrance [ˈhɪndrəns] 阻碍, 绊脚石 something that delays or prevents progress. without let or hindrance without being prevented from doing something. without obstruction or impediment. "rats scurried about the house without let or hindrance". It should flow easily, though not too swiftly, through the manholes, without let or hindrance 畅通无阻的. )," he said, an attitude which he said led to him being labeled by acquaintances as "the whitest Black person they know." "I believed that if I was a good Black person, white people would like me more and I could be a bridge to them seeing Black people as not as threatening or a plight on society," he explained. Hatred and implicit bias can thrive in any college campus, even one like Wayne State University, which prides itself on having "Michigan's most diverse 多元化的 campus," according to its website. "It's not absolutely blatant 大胆无耻的, 公然的 [racism] ( blatant 公然的 Something blatant is very obvious and offensive. Don't get caught in a blatant lie, because you won't be able to weasel your way out of it. Blatant acts are done without trying to hide them. A near synonym is flagrant. flagrant [ˈfleɪɡrənt] 公然的, 极度无耻的 obviously offensive or disgraceful. Something flagrant is bad — so bad you can't ignore it. A flagrant foul in sports might send you to the bench, and a flagrant violation of the law might send you to the slammer. The current meaning of the adjective flagrant — "obviously offensive or disgraceful" — is thought to derive from the Latin legal term in flagrante delicto, which literally meant "with fire still blazing" and is used figuratively to describe a situation in which the criminal is caught red handed. Aside from a flagrant abuse of the law, the word can also be used to describe anything that is obviously bad — like flagrant bad taste or flagrant abuse of the rules of grammar. brazen [ˈbreɪz(ə)n] adj. I. behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended. If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen 厚脸皮的, 不知羞耻的, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them. He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison. a. used about someone's behavior that is not moral or socially acceptable. a brazen lie. II. literary made of brass. brazen out 厚着脸皮, 不怕害臊, 装不知道 If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out 厚着脸皮, 装没事人似的, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed. If you are caught simply argue that 'everyone does it' and brazen it out. The president brazened out his misdeeds. He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible. egregious [ɪˈɡridʒəs] 糟糕透顶的, 愚蠢透顶的, 无法原谅的 Something that is egregious stands out, but not in a good way — it means "really bad or offensive." If you make an egregious error during a championship soccer match, your coach might bench you for the rest of the game. An egregious error is so bad that it might not be forgivable. Some synonyms are appalling and intolerable. The word has made a 180-degree turn from its original sense in Latin, when it meant "exceptionally good." Word historians have speculated that the negative usage was originally meant to be ironic, but it is the only sense that has survived. Be careful not to use it to mean "outstanding," since no one wants to be called egregious. )… it's more microaggressions 小小的对抗, 细微的对抗, 似有似无的, 不易察觉的歧视, 不经意间的歧视( indirect or subtle actions or statements regarded as denigrating a minority group. indirect or unintentional discrimination towards a member of a minority group, or an example of this. An example of a verbal microaggression is a person saying 'That's so gay' to convey that something is bad, weird, or different. Will she use her experience to speak against microaggression when she gets older?. Ellen DeGeneres Show: Allegations from current and former employees include claims of being fired after taking medical leave or bereavement days, facing microaggressions and a culture of bullying and favouritism by executive producers. )," Danielle Bennett, 20, told "GMA" about her sorority experience at Wayne State, where she said she was the only Black woman in her chapter at the time. Bennett said she decided to post on Twitter about her experience after she saw her former sorority sisters -- who had been "blatantly racist in a group chat" -- post in solidarity of 支持 the Black Lives Matter movement. "Until [I saw the group chat], I wasn't sure if they were being racist or if they just didn't like me," Bennett said. "They're trying to make it seem like they are diverse and very accepting and they are not," she added. "It's just all so performative( relating to something that someone says, when the words which they use perform a particular action, for example when someone says "I promise" or "I now declare you man and wife". performative friendship 装样子的, 做给人看的, 秀给人看的 a friendship that is all about making the person professing friendship look good, especially on social media. A performative friend is someone who does this. You have seen performative friendships in action, even if you have never heard the term itself. A performative friend posts a photo on your birthday in which they look much better than you do. )." "This is happening in other organizations. This problem runs rampant," Bennett added. Bennett said that looking back, she wishes she had done more research on BLGOs while deciding to rush ( transitive American 加入兄弟会. 姐妹会. 入会. to try to persuade students at a college or university in the U.S. to join a particular fraternity or sorority (=social organization) by entertaining them at social events. a. intransitive/transitive to try to become a member of particular fraternity or sorority by going to its social events. He said he chose to not rush a Black fraternity because he felt others would label him as "just a Black guy" and would "put me in a box I cannot get out of." Bennett said she didn't have enough knowledge about them when she was rushing. Bennett originally rushed Kappa Delta in 2017 and said she began to withdraw after financial issues to pay for sorority dues and fees made her feel excluded. ). Whereas Brinkley and Bennett both found themselves as the only Black women in their sororities, and LaBeach said he veered away from 主动拒绝 exploring a Black fraternity because of preconceived notions that it would "put him in a box," other BIPOC students have found that BGLOs give increasing value to college campuses. Eleise Richards, 31, chose to join a historically Black sorority because "it was embraced to take in all your Blackness." Richards said one difference between historically white Greek life and BGLOs that she sees is that by pledging a historically Black sorority or fraternity, "you are committing yourself to being a change agent (Catalysis 催化剂 ) (In business, a change agent is an individual who promotes and supports a new way of doing something within the company, whether it's the use of a new process, the adoption of a new management structure or the transformation of an old business model to a new one. ) for your community for life." Brinkley, who now works for a PR company in Los Angeles, said she looked for a company that actively champions diversity and heads up initiatives to further that culture in their office. LaBeach, who is the director of "diversity, equity and inclusion 包容 strategy" at his advertising agency, said he recognizes "that I have the opportunity to hold doors open for people who look like me."
