用法学习: 1. litmus test [lɪtməs] 酸碱度测试 (litmus 石蕊: Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens. It is often adsorbed onto filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indicator, used to test materials for acidity. ) I. a test for acidity or alkalinity using litmus. II. a decisively indicative test. "effectiveness in these areas is often a good litmus test of overall quality". If you say that something is a litmus test of something, you mean that it is an effective and definite way of proving it or measuring it. Ending
the fighting must be the absolute priority, the litmus test of the
agreements' validity. The success of wind power represents a litmus test
for renewable energy. chyron an electronically generated caption superimposed on a TV or cinema screen. An electronically generated caption superimposed on a television or movie screen Our videos are also available without chyrons for a cleaner show. A screenshot of a CNN report has been altered to add a bogus chyron claiming Russia is waiting to capture U.S. weapons before invading Ukraine. The image was edited to place fake text on a real screenshot from a 2017 clip. Amid tensions over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, social media users are sharing a screenshot of a CNN news report with a fabricated chyron. note: The Chyron Corporation, formerly ChyronHego Corporation, headquartered in Melville, New York, is a company that specializes in broadcast graphics creation, playout, and real-time data visualization for live television, news, weather, and sports production. Chyron's graphics offerings include hosted services for graphics creation and order management, on-air graphics systems, channel branding, weather graphics, graphics asset management, clip servers, social media and second screen applications, touchscreen graphics, telestration, virtual graphics, and player tracking. The company was founded in 1966 as Systems Resources Corporation. In its early days it was renamed "Chiron", named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology. 2. smouldering good looks to feel very strong emotions that you do not express in words, especially anger or sexual feelings. communicating suppressed or half-suppressed feelings, esp of anger, desire, etc. His darkly smouldering 不怒而威的, 压抑怒火的, 压抑内心的 eyes never left her face. his smouldering 郁积的 hatred. Leonard: Sheldon? Your mum made dinner. Mrs Cooper: Oh, Leonard, don't trouble yourself, he's stubborn. He may stay in there 'til the Rapture. Penny: Are we so sure that's a bad thing? Mrs Cooper: I'll tell ya, I love the boy to death, but he has been difficult since he fell out of me at the K-Mart. Howard: Excuse me for being so bold, but I now see where Sheldon gets his smouldering good looks. Mrs Cooper: Oh, honey that ain't going to work, but you keep trying. (To Raj) I made chicken, I hope that isn't one of the animals that you people think is magic? You know, we have an Indian gentleman at our church, a Dr Patel, it's a beautiful story, the lord spoke to him, and moved him to give us all 20% off on lasic, you know, those that needed it. II. burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke for fear of turning the smouldering fire into a full-blown 熊熊燃烧的, 着起来的 conflagration( full-blown = fully blown 完全的, 十足的, 彻头彻尾的 completely developed. Full-blown means having all the characteristics of a particular type of thing or person. Before becoming a full-blown director, he worked as the film editor on Citizen Kane. full-blown AIDS. full-grown [fʊlˈɡrəʊn] 发育完全的, 发育成熟的 having reached maturity. "Alison still treats Trevor as though he wasn't a full-grown adult". conflagration [ˌkɑnfləˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n] I. a very large fire that causes a lot of damage. A conflagration is a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property. II. a situation in which there is a lot of violence or destruction. conflagrate to catch or set on fire. ). Whole blocks had been turned into smouldering rubble. Smouldering 闷烧 (British English) or smoldering (American English; see spelling differences) is the slow, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel. Many solid materials can sustain a smouldering reaction, including coal, cellulose, wood, cotton, tobacco, cannabis, peat, plant litter, humus, synthetic foams, charring polymers including polyurethane foam and some types of dust. Common examples of smouldering phenomena are the initiation of residential fires on upholstered furniture by weak heat sources (e.g., a cigarette, a short-circuited wire), and the persistent combustion of biomass behind the flaming front of wildfires. 3. off one's rocker/nut/trolley Crazy; mentally unsound; extremely foolish. I'm going to go off my rocker if I have to hear that song one more time! I think Jane's grandmother is a little off her rocker these days. You must be off your rocker if you think that's a good idea! Sometimes, Bob, I think you're off your rocker. Good grief, John. You're off your nut. Mrs Cooper: Okay. Alright everybody, it's time to eat. (Everybody begins to do so) Oh Lord, we thank you for this meal, all your bounty, and we pray that you help Sheldon get back on his rocker. (To Raj and Howard) Now after a moment of silent meditation I'm going to end with "In Jesus' Name" but you two don't feel any obligation to join in. Unless, of course, the holy spirit moves you. carry water for 拍马屁 (transitive, idiomatic) I. To perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist; to be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support. To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests. To be subservient to and uncritical of someone; to do someone's bidding. The dictator made sure to surround himself with those who would eagerly carry his water. I hate my job. I have to carry my boss's water or risk getting fired! II. To support a person, organization, or cause that one would not in reality endorse, as due to pressure, force, or pragmatic reasons. Once elected to congress, I soon realized that you must carry water for many groups that run contrary to your own personal politics. Though I personally found him repugnant, I carried water for him for two years because I thought it would open up many career opportunities. do someone's bidding 唯马首是瞻, 听话的顺从, 听...的号令, 叫干什么就干什么 [formal, disapproval] to do what one is told or ordered to do especially by one in a position of power or authority. If you say that someone does another person's bidding, you disapprove of the fact that they do exactly what the other person asks them to do, even when they do not want to. She is very clever at getting people to do her bidding! He was at the beck and call of powerful interest groups and was always willing to do their bidding. do sb's bidding 恭敬从命 [formal, disapproval]
If you say that someone does another person's bidding, you disapprove
of the fact that they do exactly what the other person asks them to do,
even when they do not want to. To do what someone else wants or has
requested, to the point of servitude. I
hate how my mother always wants me to do her bidding—I refuse to do
what she wants any longer! I can always get Tom to do my bidding, which
is great when I'm faced with something I don't want to do! She is very clever at getting people to do her bidding! blow one's own horn/trumpet to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride We've had a very successful year, and I think we have a right to blow our own horn a little. drum up support/business = drum up business/demand/sales = drum up enthusiasm/interest/support 争取支持, 提升需求, 提升销售 If you drum up support or business, you try to get it. Retailers are trying to drum up sales with price cuts. The U.N. secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping. It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business. 4. Big Bang Theory: No, wait. Hear me out. Look, the three of us could team up. There's one small catch. Dr. Pemberton has been saying a lot of bad stuff about me. But don't worry, I couldn't possibly have done any of it, because I was with you guys the whole time. ( whispers ): I did it. ( stammers ) Frankly, I don't know what Linda ever saw in either of them (看上他什么了). 5. Big Bang Theory: Well, plagiarism is a pretty serious charge. Are you sure? You want proof? I can make some calls. You'd do that for us? I really don't want to see that guy win a Nobel. I also don't want to see you win a Nobel. Ooh, this is tricky. I don't know, Barry. It sounds a little sleazy. Well, let me know if you change your mind. Sleazy is where I thrive. So I was talking to my mom about our Pemberton and Campbell situation. Really? What'd she say? Apparently, Old Testament God would bring down his wrath on them for being deceitful, but New Testament God would forgive them. So couldn't we just bring down our wrath and ask the New Testament God to forgive us? You know, I asked her that very question. And? She said I was full of California sass. 6. Big Bang Theory: I found Denise right away. Where was Halley hiding? Uh, the important thing is she's not there now. Okay, so, everyone's happy and healthy? Well, that depends. What's that mean? Uh, how many teeth did Halley have when you left? All of them. Oh, yeah, that's what I was afraid of. What happened? Um, well, all right. Um, Michael had a little fever last night. Michael had a fever? Do you want to hear about Halley or not? What happened, Stuart? He was running a little fever, nothing to worry about. And Halley, bless her heart, wanted to bring him his boo-boo bear, so she climbed over the safety rail and took a little tumble down the stairs. She fell down the stairs?! She rolled down the stairs, laughing the whole time. Anyway, when she got to the bottom, there was a tooth missing. Oh, Stuart! She's fine! She thought it was funny. Did you at least save it for the tooth fairy? No, we couldn't find it. We have a theory about where it is, but it'll take six to eight hours to confirm. Speaking of which (speak of the devil), where do you keep the spaghetti strainer? Big Bang Theory: Come on, you didn't seriously expect him to react like a normal human being. No, but still, after all these years, after all the crap I've put up with, you'd think just this once he'd care about someone else's feelings. Oh, my God! What? Pickled herring. Who knew how good it was! Really? Sounds gross. Looks gross. Smells gross. It's delicious! ( knock on door ) Ooh, that might be my salted cod! What? Sheldon has something he'd like to say. 7. disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. If you disabuse someone of something, you tell them or persuade them that what they believe is in fact untrue. They thought country people liked to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion. "he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions". plebiscite [ˈplɛbɪsʌɪt,ˈplɛbɪsɪt] the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms". pleb [plɛb] 穷人, 下层人民 noun DEROGATORY INFORMAL an ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes. In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary. euphoria [juːˈfɔːrɪə] 狂喜, 狂激动 ( utopia and dystopia ) a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. Euphoria is a feeling of intense happiness and excitement. There was euphoria after the elections. After the euphoria of yesterday's celebrations, the country will come down to earth today. "in his euphoria, he had become convinced he could defeat them". They were in a state of euphoria for days after they won the prize. debauchery
[dɪˈbɔːtʃ(ə)ri] 糜烂的生活, 生活糜烂 excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs. You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive. ...scenes of drunkenness and debauchery. a little (of something) goes a long way spoken used to say that only a small amount of something is needed or has a great effect. A little kindness goes a long way. If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing. Although not a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient's life tolerable. daggy adjective INFORMAL AUSTRALIAN I. (especially of clothes) scruffy. "'pre-worn' clothing might be a bit daggy". II. not stylish; unfashionable. "a daggy disco track". gronk 老古董, 守旧的人 (Australia, derogatory, informal) extremely derogatory term for a person less intelligent than oneself: You're such a gronk. An unintelligent and callous person. a narrow-minded man stuck in the past with dinosaur views Instead of mechanically dismantling the auto, he broke it apart with a sledge hammer. what a gronk! hard-hitting adj. uncompromisingly direct and honest, especially in revealing unpalatable facts. "some of this season's more hard-hitting episodes deal with urban violence". If you describe a report or speech as hard-hitting, you like the way it talks about difficult or serious matters in a bold and direct way. If someone is hard-hearted, they are not kind or not able to feel sympathy. In a hard-hitting speech, he said enough was enough. 8. in/of the order of sth You use in the order of or of the order of when mentioning an approximate figure. They borrowed something in the order of £10 million. At other times the discrepancy was of the order of 20%. near a particular amount, but not exactly She was paid something in the order of £15,000 for the story. another/a different kettle of fish 两回事, 完全不是一回事, 另一回事 [informal] If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about. Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish. to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about: Having knowledge is one thing but being able to communicate it to others is another kettle of fish. gasp [ɡɑːsp] 倒吸一口凉气. 深吸一口气 noun. A gasp is a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict. She gave a small gasp of pain. verb. When you gasp, you take a short quick breath through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water. I heard myself gasp and cry out. Did you gasp when you saw that. a. to breathe in suddenly, for example because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. He gasped as the freezing water hit his body. I literally gasped at how beautiful it was. b. to make a violent effort to breathe because you need more air. gasp for air/breath 大口喘气: Laura coughed and spluttered as she gasped for air. last gasp You describe something as the last gasp to emphasize that it is the final part of something or happens at the last possible moment. ...the last gasp of a dying system of censorship. adj. 最后一刻的. done at the last possible moment. He snatched a last gasp winner. a last-gasp goal. a. the end of something. the last gasp of economic activity in this depressed part of the country. b. the last breath that someone takes before dying. 9. microcosm [ˈmaɪkrəˌkɑzəm] 微观世界 something small that contains or represents all the features or qualities of something larger. A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm. The village is a microcosm of rural Turkish life. As Labor claims a historic win in Bega, it says the result is a microcosm for the anger and despair in regional communities over the crisis in rural health. command verb. I. If someone in authority commands 命令 下令 you to do something, they tell you that you must do it. He commanded his troops to attack. 'Get in your car and follow me,' he commanded. He commanded that roads be built to link castles across the land. 'Don't panic,' I commanded myself. The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop. I closed my eyes at his command. ...the note of command in his voice. II. If you command something such as respect or obedience, you obtain it because you are popular, famous, or important. ...an excellent physician who commanded the respect of all his colleagues. There is no limit to what can be achieved here because of the fantastic support we command. III. If an army or country commands a place, they have total control over it. The Royal Navy would command the seas. Yemen commands the strait 控制, 管控 at the southern end of the Red Sea. ...the struggle for command of the air. IV. An officer who commands part of an army, navy, or air force is responsible for controlling and organizing it. ...the French general who commands 统领 the U.N. troops in the region. He didn't just command 发号施令. He personally fought in several heavy battles. ...a small garrison under the command of Major James Craig. He took command of 108 Squadron. V. If a place commands a view 拥有视野, 拥有风景, especially an impressive one, you can see the view clearly from that place. If a person commands a view of something, they can see it clearly from where they are. The house commanded some splendid views of Delaware Bay. ...a point of rock, from which we could command a view of the loch. noun. I. In the armed forces, a command is a group of officers who are responsible for organizing and controlling part of an army, navy, or air force. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate. The army's supreme command has said the army will withdraw. II. In the armed forces, a command is a group of soldiers that a particular officer is in charge of. There would continue to be a joint command of U.S. and Saudi forces operating within Saudi borders. ...the Strategic Air Command. II. In computing, a command is an instruction that you give to a computer. III. If someone has command of a situation 掌控之下, they have control of it because they have, or seem to have, power or authority. Whoever was waiting for them there had command of the situation. Mr Baker would take command of the campaign. It was his senior partner who was in command. IV. Your command of something, such as a foreign language, is your knowledge of it and your ability to use this knowledge. His command of English was excellent. ...a singer with a natural command of melody. high command The high command is the group that consists of the most senior officers in a nation's armed forces. have sth at one's command If you have a particular skill or particular resources at your command 受你支配, you have them and can use them fully. She sought revenge with all the skills at her command. He lived in a remote village, with very limited means at his command. be in command/be in command of yourself If you are in command or in command of yourself, you are relaxed and able to react and behave in the way that you want to. Nixon looked comfortable and in command. The man appeared to be in complete command of himself.
FBI used geofence 电子围栏 warrant in Seattle after BLM protest attack, new documents show: The agency sought information about all Android users in the region of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. Federal investigators served Google with a geofence warrant as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle during protests of the shooting of Jacob Blake, as shown by documents unsealed today in federal court. The attempted arson took place on August 24th, 2020, one day after police officers shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, leaving him paralyzed. Amidst broader protests in Seattle and across the country, two people threw Molotov cocktails at the rear entrance 后门 of the headquarters of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG). While the building sustained little damage, the attack spurred widespread national interest: Seattle police initially posted a $1,000 reward for information, and the FBI later offered up 悬赏 to $20,000 for any tips that would help identify the people involved. But documents unsealed on February 3rd show that, before offering the reward for information, the FBI also used a controversial search technique known as a geofence warrant to request information from Google about all Android devices that had passed through the area before and after the attack. "On August 24, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.m., two unknown suspects intentionally damaged the SPOG building using what I believe to be improvised incendiary devices( made or said without previous preparation. an improvised skit. improvise [ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz] 拈手即来 I. intransitive ( speak off the cuff ) to do something without preparing it first, often because the situation does not allow you to prepare. She'd forgotten her carefully written speech, but knew she could easily improvise. II. intransitive/ transitive 即兴表演. 即兴创作. if a performer in a play or a group of musicians improvises, they invent words or musical notes without preparing them or learning them before. When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak. I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising.' Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer. I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it. ...improvised comedy. ...an improvisation on 'Jingle Bells'. The last two scenes were completely improvised 即兴的. III. transitive 临时制作的. to make something from whatever is available, although it is not what you normally use. If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise. The vet had improvised a harness. ...an improvised stone shelter. ...tents improvised from sheets of heavy plastic draped over wooden poles. Funds were not abundant and clever improvisation was necessary. We used old shirts to improvise dressings for their wounds. ad-lib [ˌæd ˈlɪb] verb If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand. He began comically ad-libbing a script. He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble. He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs. adj. said without preparation ...ad-libbed phrases. an ad-lib speech. We expected a prepared lecture but she did the whole thing ad-lib. noun. An ad-lib is something which is said without having been planned or written beforehand. Every time I fluffed a line 说错台词 Lenny got me out of trouble with a brilliant ad-lib. I spoke from the pulpit ad lib. fluff noun. (peach fuzz, ducking fluff 细绒毛) Fluff consists of soft threads or fibres in the form of small, light balls or lumps. For example, you can refer to the fur of a small animal as fluff. ...the nestbox which contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff. She noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater. Verb. I. If you fluff something 搞砸, 演砸( mess up, spoil, bungle, screw up) that you are trying to do, you are unsuccessful or you do it badly. She fluffed her interview at Oxford. II. If you fluff things such as cushions or feathers 弄蓬松, you get a lot of air into them, for example by shaking or brushing them, in order to make them seem larger and lighter. She stood up and fluffed her hair, wiggling her fingers through it and then throwing it back. Take the pan off the heat and cover for 5 minutes to fluff up the rice. )," an FBI agent told the court in the affidavit. "Based on the foregoing ( adj. used for referring to something that has just been mentioned. The foregoing paragraphs were written in 1985. for the foregoing reasons. the foregoing the things that have just been mentioned. You can refer to what has just been stated or mentioned as the foregoing. You might think from the foregoing that the French want to phase accents out. Not at all. The foregoing clearly illustrates how this doctrine has been interpreted by the courts. ), I submit that there is probable cause to search information that is currently in the possession of Google and that relates to the devices that reported being within the Target Location." The warrant is addressed to Google and requests "Location History data, sourced from information including GPS data and information about visible wi-fi points and Bluetooth beacons transmitted from devices to Google, reflecting devices that Google calculated were or could have been ... located within the geographical region bounded by the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, dates, and times below." Geographical coordinates provided with the warrant cover an area of a block that contains the police guild building and various other businesses and also includes all four street intersections at the edge of the block. The timeframe of the warrant begins at 10PM PT and extends till 11:15PM. The nature of such a warrant means that any Android user passing through the area during that hour would have their information disclosed to the FBI by Google. Generally, when geofence warrants are issued, Google returns an anonymized list of devices that were present in the defined area over the given time period. If any of these devices seem to belong to suspects in the case, investigators may ask Google to release more information. Court records show Google complied with the warrant, as it was returned as executed the following day. However, the fact that a public appeal for information was made by the FBI months after the warrant was granted suggests that any information provided by Google did not help with the investigation. "As with all law enforcement requests, we have a rigorous 严格的程序 process that is designed to protect the privacy of our users while supporting the important work of law enforcement,“ a Google spokesperson said. A press request sent to the FBI's Seattle field office ( field office: A field office, also
known as a branch office, is a place that is part of a larger commercial
operation. It can be included as a part of a network of offices that
house business operations in remote regions. These offices are used for a
variety of purposes. The most common is the capacity to provide
physical access to persons living in remote areas. So that they can meet
with corporate or agency representatives in person. Monitoring
happenings at a field site, doing scientific research, and dealing with
suppliers or vendors are some of the other functions of a field office. home office: A
home office is a place set aside in a person’s house for the purpose of
conducting official business. The phrase can also refer to a large
corporation’s administrative corporate headquarters, such as the home
office of a multinational corporation in a certain city. Home offices
have become a part of our daily life as more people want to work from
home and their employers allow it. Some people are self-employed, while
others work for a corporation that allows them to complete their jobs
without having to commute to work. Many employees definitely fantasize
about working from home. Working from home, in reality, has numerous
advantages. ) had not received a response by time of publication, and a spokesperson for the Seattle Police Department said she was not immediately able to comment on technical details of the investigation. While some towns saw significant property damage in the wake of the Jacob Blake protests, all evidence shows the attack against the Seattle union building was ineffective and notable mostly as an affront ( affront 羞辱, 侮辱 [əˈfrʌnt] noun. something insulting that makes you shocked and angry. If something is an affront to you, it is an obvious insult to you. It's an affront to human dignity 人类尊严 to treat people so poorly. She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront. She took the comment as a personal affront. verb. to insult someone or to make them shocked and angry. If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. His reforms had so affronted many of his natural supporters in England. He pretended to be affronted 冒犯到, 羞辱到, but inwardly he was pleased. Reggie reacted with the same affronted horror Midge had felt. Bert was deeply affronted by the remark.) to local police. Surveillance footage released by police shows two people running into the parking lot of the SPOG building and launching the flaming projectiles at the building. The video appears to show one of the Molotov cocktails extinguishing soon after being thrown while another bursts above an outdoor stairwell. The use of geofence warrants has grown rapidly across the US in recent years, with data released by Google showing a dramatic spike from 2018 to 2020. According to Google's transparency report, the company received 11,554 of these warrants in 2020 compared to only 982 in 2018. It's not the first time authorities have used geofence warrants in response to a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest. Separately to the Seattle case described above, six separate warrants were issued in Kenosha, Wisconsin to collect information on devices in proximity to protest areas after the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Why are so many of us uncomfortable with the face of an angry woman? There's a face that we try not to make too often, a face we can't really risk. It's an ugly face. It's a frightening face — and it's a face that glowered ( glower [ˈɡlaʊr] to look angrily at someone. If you glower at someone or something, you look at them angrily. He glowered at me but said nothing. He glowered and glared, but she steadfastly refused to look his way. ) from every page this week as a woman with nothing to apologise for revealed her unvarnished ( unvarnished adj. I. not covered with varnish. "unvarnished woodwork". II. (of a statement or manner) plain and straightforward. "please tell me the unvarnished truth". not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct. expressed in a very direct way that gives the true facts She told him the plain unvarnished truth. the unvarnished 没有任何修饰的, 没有夸张的 truth. varnish [ˈvɑrnɪʃ] verb If you varnish something, you paint it with varnish. Varnish the table with two or three coats of water-based varnish. The floors have been varnished. ...the varnished floorboards. noun I. a clear sticky liquid used for covering wood or other surfaces. Varnish is an oily liquid which is painted onto wood or other material to give it a hard, clear, shiny surface. The varnish comes in six natural wood shades. It forms a shiny transparent surface that gives protection. II. the surface formed when varnish dries. The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish. He brought out the fiddle, its varnish cracked and blistered. nail varnish. I. nail polish. II. emoji fingernails being painted with nail varnish. The nail varnish emoji is used to show someone is feeling sassy. It can be used to talk about primping or getting ready as well. It is also called nail polish emoji. primp [prɪmp] to spend time making small changes to your appearance, especially in front of a mirror. ) fury. It's kind of shocking to realise how shocking it is: the clenched teeth, the thickly bitten bottom lip, the narrowed eyes, the contemptuous ( showing that you do not respect someone or something at all. He gave a contemptuous laugh. contemptuous of: She has always been openly contemptuous of authority. contemptuous damages a very small sum of money, usually as low as one cent or one penny, that a court awards to a winning claimant to show that the case should never have been brought to court. Much to the claimant's disappointment, the judge only granted him contemptuous damages of 99 pence. ), gaping mouth. We don't mind it when a sportswoman in full flight(I. escaping as fast as possible. "soon the infantry were in full flight". II. having gained momentum in a run or activity. "Yorke was brought down in full flight". ) shows us that face — aggression and competitiveness combining in a glorious glare — but the rest of us don't like looking like that, and we sure as hell don't want you seeing us like that either. Grace Tame's furious face, Brittany Higgins' high-chinned 翘起下巴的 disdain and unconcealed 不加掩饰的 rage predictably upset all the usual members of the usual commentariat — nothing more confronting than the uncontrolled threat of an angry woman. But you know what was so subversive 反抗的 ( intended to destroy the power or influence of a government or an established belief. Something that is subversive is intended to weaken or destroy a political system or government. This courageous and subversive movie has attracted widespread critical support. They were expelled from the country for subversive activities. It's a challenging novel with a subversive message. ), so dangerous and so change-making 改变时代的 ( epoch-making [ˈiːpɒk] 划时代的 of major importance; likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time. An event might be described as epoch-making if it has a great effect on the future. An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time. It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration. ...an event of epoch-making significance in American political history."the meeting is an epoch-making event for peace and stability". ) about their rage, about that face? It was because it upset so many of us, so many other women — because we know what that face means and how much rage that face reveals, and its suppression goes to the heart of a deep, unexpressed fear: that once unleashed, we don't know where or how that anger will end. This week on Q&A the eternally brave Rosie Batty held that position for all of us. Before the show she told us of a dinner party of mostly 70-year old's she attended after that incendiary Press Club event. Grace's anger had made her feel uncomfortable — and it turned out that it made all the women at that table terribly uncomfortable too. What was it about women being uncomfortable with such anger, she wondered? All those years of social conditioning, never asking for too much, never banging a fist on the table in rage? "I grew up on a farm," she told us, "and it was made obvious to me that I would never inherit the farm — it would go to my younger brothers. You've got all that conditioning of how to behave as a woman and how you should be behaving as a man. It's given me food for thought." On the program Rosie, who has earned through gut-wrenching trauma and sorrow the right to be more enraged than most of us, acknowledged that maybe she had been wrong to criticise Grace Tame for her open contempt of the Prime Minister at the Lodge on Australia Day and that maybe there were other ways to advocate, other ways to prosecute your cause rather than the path of the reasonable diplomat. Rosie seemed to be saying that unbridled fury also had its place. The forgotten echo here is the reaction, now perhaps lost in the mists of recent times, to Rosie Batty's own passionate, unapologetic advocacy, stirring up angry, attacking salvos from blokes like Mark Latham and unionist John Setka. So it might not matter how you parse or mask your fury — those who don't want to hear it will always find a way to reject it.
