腐臭, 恶臭的 putrid, skank, funky, musty, unsavory, rank, fetid, rancid, stink, stench臭味, reek: 1. putrid 发馊的, 馊味的, 恶臭的, 腐臭的 I. Something that is putrid has decayed and smells very unpleasant. decaying and smelling very bad. ...a foul, putrid stench. II. informal very unpleasant a putrid yellow colour. vocabulary: You know that science experiment that used to be lunch that is now rotting in the back of your fridge? Because it's decomposing and stinks to high heaven 臭上天, you can call it putrid. The adjective putrid describes something that is rotting and has a foul odor, but it can also describe anything that is totally objectionable or exceptionally terrible. Something that is morally corrupt or evil 道德败坏的, 邪恶的 can also be described with putrid: "That
putrid politician took kickbacks for his vote and then used the money
to buy fur coats made from the pelts of endangered leopards." 2. skank US slang disapproving
I. 荡妇. an unpleasant person, especially a woman who has sex with a lot
of different people. II. 懒惰的女人. 懒女人. a person and especially a woman of
low or sleazy character. 3. funky I. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues. (of music) having or using a strong dance rhythm, in particular that of funk. "some excellent funky beats 有律感的, 有韵律的, 动感的, 律动感的, 节奏感十足的, 舞曲风格的". used to describe a style of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong rhythm based on jazz and a tune that repeats: Have you heard their new record? It's really funky. II. 时尚但是不同寻常的. stylish and modern in an unconventional way. modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way. "she likes funky clothes". "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style". fashionable in an unusual and noticeable way: She has some really funky clothes. III. (UK) 胆小如鼠的. frightened, panicky, or cowardly. "he did not give up to you like a funky traveller to a highwayman". IV. 气味刺鼻的. 臭味的. 发臭的. offensively malodorous "the kitchen smelled really funky". strongly musty. having a bad smell or appearance: The sour cream smells kind of funky(The word's original meaning, however, was "stinky," specifically when discussing the smell of aged cheese.). "cooked greens make the kitchen smell really funky". 4. musty 腐臭味的, 潮湿加无空气导致的腐臭感, (文章, 想法等) 了无新意的 smelling unpleasant and not fresh. Something that is musty smells old and damp. There are racks of musty clothing and piles of junk. ...that terrible musty smell. The room had a musty smell. vocabulary: Use the word musty to describe an unclean, stale, and possibly moldy smell. If something smells musty that means it's probably been sitting in a damp corner without any air for a little too long. Musty smells take time to develop: they're caused by dampness and mold, and signal some amount of decay. You might also call the smell of a musty old basement rank or foul. But people also use musty to insult someone's writing, or their ideas. A musty speech 老生常谈的, 毫无新意的 wouldn't just be old-fashioned, it would be old in a bad way: rotten and boring. 5. unsavoury adj. If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters. a. objectionable or distasteful. involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about. an unsavoury character/reputation/business 肮脏的. Well, I've been here nearly 30-odd years. And in that time, every son of a bitch I've seen move here was running from something unsavory 龌龊事, 肮脏事. an unsavoury 卑鄙无耻的 character. He's of unsavoury character 不是什么好人, 非良民, 非善茬儿. II. 腐臭的. 发出臭味的. disagreeable in odour or taste. food that is unsavoury smells and looks bad. 6. rancid 腥臭的, 腐臭的, 腐烂的, 酸臭的 food contains fats or oils that are no longer fresh and have an unpleasant taste and smell. vocabulary:
Rancid means sour, rotten, and nasty and refers most specifically to
the sharp bad smell of decomposing oils or fats. "Rancid" is a great
name for a post-punk band, but a lousy way to describe the sauce on your
eggs Benedict. If you've never had the pleasure of smelling something rancid, life has quite a wallop in store for you.
As meat, fat, or oil decomposes the chemical change creates a sharp
wretched stink that will cause you to recoil. It's just foul. The powerful horrendous fragrance of rancid butter,
therefore, makes the word wonderfully potent to describe all sorts of
things — from a corrupt dictatorship to a party that's gone on a few
hours too long. 7. the smell of stale air 腐臭味. 8. Here, at last, was someone to keep control of his fetid ([ˈfetɪd] 发臭的. 腐臭的. fetid water or air has a very unpleasant smell, usually caused by decay. Fetid water or air has a very strong unpleasant smell. ...the fetid river of waste. ..the fetid stench of vomit. ) socks, shirts and underwear. Boy, did he marry the wrong woman. I remember one of our early arguments consisted of me hurling 丢 balled-up ( (all) balled up troubled; confused; in a mess. (be ~; get ~.) I got slightly balled up in my facts. John is all balled up because his car was stolen. ) socks at him, yelling "I am not your sock monitor!". vocabulary:
If you want to understand the true meaning of fetid, leave your sweaty
gym clothes in your locker for a few days. Fetid is a fancy way of
saying that something smells really bad. From the Latin word meaning
"stinking," this adjective has been in use since the early 15th century,
which was a particularly fetid time in history — showers, laundry
detergent, and deodorant had not yet been invented. Here's an easy way
to remember it: "the fe(e)t (d)id stink." It's sometimes spelled foetid.
9. rank I. You can use rank to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality that exists in an extreme form. He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights. II. You can describe something as rank when it has a strong and unpleasant smell. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms. ...the rank smell 恶臭, 刺鼻臭味 of unwashed clothes. 10. stench 臭味 A stench is a strong and very unpleasant smell. The stench of burning rubber was overpowering. 11. reek [riːk] 散发臭味 I. To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it. He came home reeking of fish. The entire house reeked for a long time. ...the reek of bad drainage. II. If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices. The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.
刺鼻气味(sharp scent, pungent ordor): 1.
pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] 辣味. 刺鼻气味, 刺鼻味道 I.
a pungent taste or smell is very strong and sharp. II. pungent comments
or remarks criticize something in a direct and effective way.
pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] I. 刺激性的, 刺鼻的. 辛辣的.
a pungent taste or smell is very strong and sharp. 大蒜, 洋葱, 姜等都属于pungent的蔬菜. II.
pungent comments or remarks 不留情面的, 辛辣直接的 criticize something in a direct and effective way. 2.
acrid [ˈækrɪd] I.
an acrid smell or taste is very strong, bitter, and unpleasant in your nose and throat.
stinging, acrid fumes of burning rubber.
Within minutes, stun grenades were exploding and acrid 刺鼻味的, 臭味的 smoke was filling the air. II.
an acrid remark
expresses criticism in a cruel way. 1. Like our current prime minister,
Clarkson is a man who seems to demand you not take him seriously. He
has always
couched his offensiveness in a sort of boorish 目中无人的 flippancy (
Boorish behaviour 粗暴无礼的, 没有教养的 is rough, uneducated, and rude. ...their boorish rejection of the ageing movie star.)– which effectively
works to minimise the severity of his objectionable 可鄙的 ( unpleasant and offensive It’s his attitude that I find particularly objectionable. ) behaviour. Boys will be boys, even when they're 60 years old. 2.
depravity [dɪˈprævəti] 卑鄙无耻龌龊, 恶行, 邪恶行为 behavior that is immoral or evil. Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour. ...the absolute depravity that can exist in war. ...the righteous struggle between decency and depravity. vocabulary: Depravity goes beyond mere bad behavior — it is a total lack of morals, values, and even regard for other living things, like the depravity of a serial killer. You can see the verb deprave in depravity. To deprave is to make something bad, often to the point of moral corruption 道德低下, 没德, 没品, like the parental fear that a bad influence will deprave 教坏 their good kids. So, depravity is behavior that is morally corrupt or otherwise deemed wicked. Don't confuse depravity with deprivation, meaning "being denied something that is necessary." deprave verb. Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil. ...material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see it. deprivation [dɛprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n] I. the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society. "low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation". II. the lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity. "sleep deprivation". deprived [dɪˈpraɪvd] [dɪˈpraɪv] 被剥夺了的 not having the things that are essential for a comfortable life. deprived
children in the inner cities. a deprived childhood. people living in
deprived areas. As a child he had been deprived of love and attention.
The courts cannot deprive me of the right to see my child. If you deprive 剥夺, 褫夺 someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it. The disintegration 解体 of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies. They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes. 2.
sleazy 卑鄙龌龊, 无耻, 没道德的, 不高尚的, 道德有问题的 I. [informal, disapproval] dishonest,
or immoral. If you describe something or someone as sleazy, you
disapprove of them because you think they are not respectable and are
rather disgusting. ...sex
shops and sleazy magazines. ...a sleazy fellow. The accusations are
making the government's conduct appear increasingly sleazy. the sleazy world of crime. Lucaroni was short and sleazy-looking. II. [informal, disapproval]
a sleazy place is dirty and unpleasant, and dishonest people usually
live or work there. If you describe a place as sleazy, you dislike it
because it looks dirty and badly cared for, and not respectable. ...sleazy
bars....sleazy cinemas in London's Soho. Downstairs in the windowless
basement, where the real work is done, it is sleazy and sweaty. a sleazy hotel. a sleazy area of town. 3.
moral I.
The moral of a story, event, or experience 得到的教训, 故事教育我们, 故事告诉我们. 故事教会我们. 我们学到了 is the message that you understand from it about how you should or should not behave:
And the moral of the story is that honesty is always the best policy.
II. relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness,
honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws:
It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows. It is not part of a novelist's job to make a moral judgment 道德审判. She was the only politician to condemn the proposed law on moral grounds (= for moral reasons). The Democrats are attempting to capture the moral high ground (= are trying to appear more honest and good than the other political parties). III. behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest:
She's a very moral woman. Oh, stop being so moral! Is TV responsible for weakening people's moral fibre (= ability to behave well and honestly and work hard)? IV. standards for good or bad character and behaviour:
public/private morals.
old-fashioned disapproving a person of loose morals 道德观念不强的人 (= whose character or sexual behaviour is considered unacceptable). 4.
effrontery 大胆无耻, 卑鄙无耻 ( [ɪfrʌntəri] [formal, disapproval] Effrontery is behaviour that is bold, rude, or disrespectful. One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of the man. 5. Sheldon: On the other hand, that
low-down ( 下三滥的, 卑鄙无耻的. mean and unfair. used to describe a person or action that is very dishonest and unfair: That was a low-down thing to do. "dirty low-down tricks". noun. 相关信息 the true facts or relevant information about something. "you get the low-down on where to go and where to stay away from". ) polecat ( A polecat is a small, thin, fierce wild animal. Polecats have a very unpleasant smell. ) done
wronged my woman(
do someone wrong to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way. He wanted revenge on those who had done him wrong. ). 6.
degenerate verb [dɪdʒenəreɪt] adj and noun [dɪdʒenərət] 变质, 变坏 verb
If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they
become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more
dangerous. Inactivity can make your
joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate 变差, 恶化. From then on the
whole tone of the campaign began to degenerate. ...a very serious
humanitarian crisis which could degenerate into a catastrophe. ...various forms of physical and mental degeneration. ...the degeneration of our political system. adjective [disapproval]
If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you
disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of
behaviour or morality. a degenerate lifestyle. ...a group of degenerate computer hackers. ...the degenerate 低劣的, 没有道德的, 卑鄙无耻的 attitudes he found among some of his fellow officers. noun.
If you refer to someone as a degenerate, you disapprove of them because
you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality. 7.
shonky 劣质的, 低劣的. 卑鄙的. 非法的. 不可靠的 adj.
INFORMAL AUSTRALIAN/NZ dishonest, unreliable, or illegal, especially in a devious way. "
shonky political goings-on".
noun. a person engaged in suspect business activities. "
we need to rid the building industry of these shonkies quickly". 8.
blame something on someone 怪罪, 嫁祸于人 to say that something is someone's fault; to place the guilt for something on someone. Don't blame it on me. I blamed it all on someone else. I can't blame him for that不能怪他, 怪罪他, 怪不了他, 没法怪他.
lay/place/put the blame (for something) on someone Fig. to place the blame for something on someone.
We
could not possibly lay the blame for the accident on you. Don't try to
lay the blame on me! Please don't try to place the blame on me for the
accident. The insurance company placed the blame on the weather. 9.
unsavoury adj. If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable.
The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters. a.
objectionable or distasteful. involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about. an unsavoury character/reputation/business 肮脏的. Well, I've been here nearly 30-odd years. And in that time, every son of a bitch I've seen move here was running from something unsavory 龌龊事, 肮脏事. an unsavoury 卑鄙无耻的 character. He's of unsavoury character 不是什么好人, 非良民, 非善茬儿. II. 腐臭的. 发出臭味的. disagreeable in odour or taste. food that is unsavoury smells and looks bad. 10.
wayward [ˈweɪwəd] 桀骜不驯的, 难以管束的. 不听管教的. adj difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. "
a wayward adolescent".
If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that
they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult
to control.
...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. ...the curiosity, caprice and waywardness of children.
untoward [ʌntəˈwɔːd] 非法的, 不合法的. 非同寻常的, 不寻常的, 不合适的, 不道德的, 不正常的 adj unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient. "
both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened". If you say that something untoward happens, you mean that something happens that is unexpected and causes difficulties.
The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward. Tampering with a single enzyme can lead to untoward effects elsewhere.
nothing untoward:
It's important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit.
anything untoward:
There was no evidence in the house of anything untoward.
toward I. If you move, look, or point toward something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction.
They were all moving toward him down the stairs. When he looked toward me, I smiled and waved. II. If things
develop toward a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen.
The agreement is a major step toward peace.
III. If you have a particular attitude toward something or someone, you
have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them.
My attitude toward religion has been shaped by this man. IV. If something happens toward a particular time, it happens just before that time.
There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week. V. If something is toward part of a place or thing, it is near that part.
Gulls are nesting on a small island toward the eastern shore.
Caroline's name appeared toward the bottom of the list. Toward the edge of the forest there were patches of yellow primroses. VI. If you give money toward something, you give it to help pay for that thing.
I would be happy to contribute a little toward the cost of the gas. Taxes only get part of the way toward a $50 billion deficit. 12. You might think that if good people
hold themselves to unrealistically high ethical standards, then they might
lose out to their unscrupulous 道德低下的, 无德的, 无耻的 competitors.
unscrupulous [ʌnskruːpjʊləs] 恬不知耻的, 臭不要脸的, 无耻的
If you describe a person as unscrupulous, you are critical of the fact
that they are prepared to act in a dishonest or immoral way in order to
get what they want.
These kids are being exploited by very unscrupulous people. ...the unscrupulous use of hostages.
Unscrupulous ( 不道德的, 没有德行的, 良心坏掉的 willing to do things that are unfair, dishonest, or illegal an unscrupulous employer/company. If
you describe a person as unscrupulous, you are critical of the fact
that they are prepared to act in a dishonest or immoral way in order to
get what they want. These kids are being exploited by very unscrupulous people. ...the unscrupulous use of hostages. ) security firms,
being probed over their parts in triggering Melbourne's second cornavirus wave, -
exploited the pandemic by charging taxpayers for shifts never worked. 13.
nefarious [nɪˈfɛːrɪəs] 邪恶的, 不道德的, 下流卑贱的, 邪恶的, 犯罪行为的 If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is
wicked and immoral. (especially of activities) morally bad:
The company's CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?
But as Mr Hope
documented in a lengthy blog post, he had no intention of doing anything
nefarious 坏事 with the former prime minister's personal information.
vocabulary: Describe a person's actions as nefarious if they
are evil or wicked.
Batman and Superman are always fighting evildoers and stopping their nefarious plots. Nefarious comes from the Latin nefas "crime, impiety."
If something is nefarious, it is criminal, evil, malicious and wicked.
Thinking of superheroes can help you remember the meaning of the word,
but it is often used in much less exciting circumstances.
News reporters investigate corrupt politicians in order to uncover the nefarious activities. And, if you don't pay for your downloaded music, you have gotten it by nefarious means.
perilous [ˈperələs] 危险的 very dangerous. full of danger or risk. a perilous journey. "a perilous journey south". "a perilous journey through the mountains". The
road grew even steeper and more perilous. ...perilous cliffs. The track
snaked perilously upwards. ...a perilously narrow bridge. Something that is dangerous or very risky can be described with the adjective perilous. If you are driving in a blizzard, you may kick yourself for making such a perilous journey. II. exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin. "the economy is in a perilous state" 词源: The adjective perilous comes from the Latin word periculum, meaning dangerous. Words from the same root include peril ([ˈpɛrɪl, US ˈpɛrəl]) 危险, a noun meaning a dangerous situation, and imperil 置于危险境地,
a verb meaning to put in danger. The last thing you want to do as a
parent is to imperil your children. Unfortunately, childhood is filled
with peril — from climbing on the monkey bars to eating paste, dirt, or
bugs. If you think you can prevent all perilous situations, you haven't
been a parent very long!.
precarious [prɪˈkeriəs]
adj. I. 不牢固的. 不牢靠的. 摇摇晃晃的. 绑的不牢的, 固定的不紧的. in a way that is not securely
in position and is likely to fall or collapse. not safe or likely to
fall. Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and
seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
They
looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders. One of my
grocery bags was still precariously perched on the car bumper.
Her position on the ledge was somewhat precarious. a precarious chimney 摇摇欲坠的. "the homes hung precariously over the edge of a huge crevice".
II. 不稳定的. 随时点爆的. 随时出事的. in a way that is uncertain or dependent on
chance. likely to change or become dangerous without warning. If your
situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and
might fail in what you are doing at any moment.
Our
financial situation had become precarious. ...the Government's
precarious position. The hunter-gatherer lifestyle today survives
precariously in remote regions. Wells was well aware of the
precariousness of human life.
a precarious future/situation/position/existence. For the refugees life was always precarious. "a country poised precariously between economic boom and social catastrophe".
teeter verb 不稳当的, 不牢靠的, 绑的不牢固, 固定不紧, 随时倒塌的 to stand or move in a way that is not steady and makes you seem about to fall Stephanie went downstairs, teetering on her high heels. teetering on the brink/edge (of something) in a situation in which something bad is very likely to happen. Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria. ...white towns teetering precariously 摇摇欲坠的 on the edge of cliffs. The organization is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. .
egregious [ɪˈɡriːdʒəs] 太坏的, 坏得离谱的, 坏得惊人的 outstandingly bad; shocking. "
egregious abuses of copyright". Egregious means very bad indeed.
...the most egregious abuses of human rights.
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.
nonsensical [nɑnˈsensɪk(ə)l] 倒胡话, 没有意义的, 不知所云的, 云里雾里的东西, 没道理的, 荒唐的, 莫名其妙的话, 完全莫名其妙的东西 [disapproval] adj not true, or not sensible. If you say that something is nonsensical, you think it is stupid, ridiculous, or untrue. ideas, actions, or statements that are nonsensical are not reasonable or sensible. having no meaning; making no sense. "a nonsensical argument" This is a nonsensical argument 没有意义的. It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical. There were no nonsensical promises about reviving 复苏, 重振 the economy. a nonsensical theory. II. ridiculously impractical or ill-advised. "a tax that everyone recognizes was nonsensical". nonsensical If something has no intelligent meaning, you can describe it as nonsensical. When you're really angry, you might hear yourself sputtering nonsensical sounds and have to stop, take a breath, and start again.
Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" is full of great examples of
nonsensical words, like "mimsy," "frumious," and "slithy," which manage
to be both descriptive and completely nonsensical. Something that is utterly ridiculous or absurd can also be described as nonsensical. You might tell your best friend, "I know you like crazy hats, but that thing on your head is completely nonsensical.". 14.
animalistic 畜生似的, 不加控制和掩饰自己欲望的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean
that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and
physical needs. The two teams were matched in a ferocious, almost animalistic battle. ...her animalistic instincts for survival.. 15.
reprehensible [ˌreprɪˈhensəb(ə)l] 道德败坏的, 不道德的, 道德低下的 very bad and deserving to be criticized. If you
think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong,
you can say that it is reprehensible. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner. reprehensible behavior is very bad and deserves criticism. I
find their behaviour morally reprehensible. The former president's
reprehensible behavior was seemingly forgotten in later years, when
throngs of people came out to hear him speak. sleazeball = sleazebag is a
morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person. Scott Morrison slams 'reprehensible' groups refusing to join child abuse redress scheme. reprehensive showing anger and disapproval about something someone has done: He shook a reprehensive head. reprehend [ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnd] reprimand. to express your strong official disapproval of someone or something: "a recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended". The
agency was reprehended for taking on average two years to deal with
complaints. There were those who reprehended the practice of wearing
one's hair long. apprehend [ˌæprɪˈhend] I. formal 逮捕, 拘捕. 关押. 收押. to arrest someone. If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. Police have not apprehended her killer. I. very formal 了解. 明白. 清楚. 知道怎么回事. to understand something. If you apprehend something, you understand it fully. Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 不安的, 害怕的, 担心的, 恐惧的, 焦虑的, 忧心忡忡, 变得焦躁不安, 变得焦虑不安 slightly worried or nervous. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. He
was rather apprehensive of failure. She was deeply apprehensive about
her future. They were apprehensive that something might go wrong. The
long delay had made me quite apprehensive. be apprehensive of sb.'s
safety, be apprehensive of danger. I am apprehensive that she may fall
ill. apprehensive of: It's a strategy that many teachers are apprehensive of using. apprehensive about: Leonora felt very apprehensive about his visit. II. 聪明的. 能很快明白和理解的. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend. an apprehensive mind, be apprehensive of one's folly愚蠢, Judgement is implied in every apprehensive act. misapprehend (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. 16.
obscene [ɑbˈsin]
I. If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you
because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is
unpleasant and shocking.
He was fined for making an obscene gesture at the umpire. obscene videos. I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene. He continued to use obscene language and also to make threats.
II. 不文明的. 色情的. In legal contexts, books, pictures, or films which are
judged obscene are illegal because they deal with sex or violence in a
way that is considered offensive to the general public.
A
city magistrate ruled that the novel was obscene and copies should be
destroyed. The bill leaves it up to the courts to decide what is obscene.
...the Obscene Publications Act. III. If you describe something as obscene, you disapprove of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral. [
disapproval]
The
amount of money that some people earn is positively obscene 不道德, 有违公平的.
It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food. His salary
was obscene for three 40-minute shows a week.
obscenity [obˈsenɪti] or [əbˈsenəti] I. Obscenity is behaviour, art, or language that is sexual and offends or shocks people.
He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity. II. An obscenity is a very offensive word or expression.
They shouted obscenities 飚脏话, 骂脏话 at us and smashed bottles on the floor.
III. If you refer to an action or event as an obscenity, you disapprove
of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral. [
disapproval]
It is not the only place experiencing the obscenities of civil war.
obscenely [əbˈsiːnli] 让人火大地, 过分地, 不像话地 I. in a sexually offensive, disgusting, or indecent manner. "
the boys used vulgar language and gestured obscenely". II. to a disgustingly or immorally extreme degree. "
obscenely overpaid executives".
As well as being a foodie hotspot and obscenely cheap to live and get around, Hanoi's also the gateway to beautiful Halong Bay. extremely, especially in a way that makes you angry.
obscenely rich. The number of people who vote in elections is obscenely low.
oblivion
I. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown. Oblivion is the
state of having been forgotten or of no longer being considered
important. 被淡忘状态. 被遗忘, 被湮没.
a situation in which someone or something has been completely forgotten. a Hollywood star who has gradually faded into oblivion.
It seems that the so-called new theory is likely to sink into oblivion.
a former movie star now in oblivion. II. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious. Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening
around you, for example, because you are asleep or unconscious. 神志不清. a
state in which you do not notice what is happening around you, usually
because you are sleeping or very drunk.
Drinking himself into oblivion喝莽, 喝到莽, 喝到人事不省, 头脑一片空白, 无意识的状态 won't solve any of his problems.
He just drank himself jovially into oblivion.
the oblivion of sleep 睡得什么都不知道了, 忘却一切的.
sought the great oblivion of sleep. III. official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty. If you say that something is
bombed or blasted into oblivion, you are emphasizing that it is completely destroyed. 被彻底摧毁. 完全摧毁.
An entire poor section of town was bombed into oblivion.
In one second the world was blown to oblivion and was no more.
blow up into oblivion 遗忘, 忘却 = sink into oblivion = fall/pass into oblivion = fade into obscurity She may be famous now, but in no time she will
sink into oblivion. In his final years, Wally Wilson sank into oblivion
and just faded away.
You look forgetful 丢三落四的, 忘东忘西的 today. You are forgetful today.
degrade someone in public 贬低.
adjective ['ædʒiktiv].
oblivious [əˈblɪvɪəs] 一无所知的, 什么都不知道的 adj not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
oblivious to 无视 someone's stare. "
she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time".
If you
are oblivious to something or oblivious of it 完全不知道的, 不知情的, 忘得一干二净的, you are not aware
of it. not noticing something, or not knowing about it.
oblivious to/of:
She seemed completely oblivious to the noise around her.
She
lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain. Llewelyn appeared
oblivious of his surroundings. Burke was asleep, sprawled obliviously
against the window. Her obliviousness of what was happening in Germany
seems extraordinary.
Gone Girl:
So, is Amy gonna do one of those anniversary treasure hunts? You mean the forced march designed to prove... what an oblivious and uncaring asshole her husband is?18. McConnell wrote Monday in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of the riot. "His supporters stormed the Capitol
because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world's largest
megaphone. His behavior during and after the chaos was also
unconscionable 不要脸的, 无耻的, 不知羞耻的(
If
you describe something as unconscionable, you mean that the person
responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its
effects are so great or severe. ... speech that it would be unconscionable for a democratic society to suppress. [+ for] ),
from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising
the criminals after it ended.".
All people of conscience 有良心的人
must join together in a unified movement to end systemic racism in
policing and sentencing, before the next generation of broken lives and
grieving families. 19.
shameful adj. 可耻的 (行为, 态度) [
disapproval] If you describe
a person's action or attitude as shameful, you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed.
...the most shameful episode in U.S. naval history. At times they have been shamefully neglected.
shameless adj. [ˈʃeɪmləs] 无耻的(人) [
disapproval] If you
describe someone as shameless, you mean that they should be ashamed of their behaviour, which is unacceptable to other people.
...a shameless attempt to stifle democratic debate. ...a shameless hustler and dealer in stolen goods. ...a shamelessly lazy week-long trip. 20. That's
some serious chutzpah ( chutzpah [ˈhʊtspə] 臭不要脸的, 厚颜无耻, 恬不知耻, 有够不要脸, 有够无耻, 狗有种, 够胆
strong confidence in yourself so that you can say or do rude or
shocking things without becoming ashamed or embarrassed. This word
usually shows that you admire this quality in a person. If you say that
someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are
not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or
annoy other people. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory. )". 21. "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. ).
umbrage [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] take umbrage (at something) 不高兴, 不开心
to be offended by something. to be offended by something that someone
has done or said, often without good reason. to feel upset or annoyed,
usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no respect
to you: Will she take umbrage if she isn't invited to the wedding? They're liable to take umbrage if we don't invite them.
inconspicuous 不引人注意的, 不起眼的. not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or not attracting attention:
This
type of bird is very inconspicuous because of its dull feathers. At
parties, he always stands in a corner and tries to look inconspicuous.
blatant [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt] 恬不知耻的, 公然的, 毫不掩饰的, 厚颜无耻的, 不知耻的, 毫不讳言的, 公然无耻的, 不要脸的 I. (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly. "
blatant lies".
II. completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious. You use blatant to
describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
The
whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity. Outsiders will
continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination. ...a blatant attempt
to spread the blame for the fiasco.
The elitism was blatant.
...a blatantly sexist question. They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of police officers. "
despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends".
brazen [ˈbreɪz(ə)n] 厚颜无耻的, 厚脸皮的, 大胆狂妄的, 不怕丢人的
I. bold and without shame. used to describe a person, or the actions of
a person, who is not embarrassed about behaving in a wrong or immoral
way. If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, 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.
her brazen admission that she was cheating on him. "he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance". II. made of brass. "
brazen fire irons".
verb.
endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent
confidence and lack of shame. If you have done something wrong and you
brazen it out, 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 厚着脸皮挺过去, 不当一回事. The president brazened out his misdeeds. He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible. "
there was nothing to do but brazen it out".
in kind 相应的, 同等的
I. If you respond in kind, you react to something that someone has done
to you by doing the same thing to them. If you do something in kind,
you do the same thing to someone that they have just done to you.
They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.
I will protect French wine with genuine determination. If the US imposes tariffs, the European Union will respond in kind.
respond in kind to behave to someone in the same way that they have behaved to you.
They responded in kind, threatening to ban imports from Japan.
I. payments, benefits etc in kind are in the form of goods or services
instead of money. (of payment) given in the form of goods or services
and not money:
She wouldn't take any money but said I could pay her in kind by lending her the car.
A car is a benefit in kind. Many companies have donated gifts in kind.
on tenterhooks 担心不已 worried or nervous about something that is going to happen:
We were on tenterhooks all morning waiting for the phone to ring.
Ahead of the summit, French winegrowers were on tenterhooks to see whether Trump would follow through with his repeated threats to impose retaliatory 报复性的 tariffs after he vowed to take "substantial reciprocal action".
22. "I have no doubt that
this type of predatory [UK ˈpredətr̩i US ˈpredətori] behaviour was routine 惯例, 常有的事 for him," explained a former production assistant, who chose to remain anonymous, as did the others. "It was
a toxic environment for young men who had
to interact with him at all in the crew, cast, background actors," he said. The individual described one incident in which Spacey
unabashedly ( [ˌʌnəˈbæʃt] not ashamed or embarrassed. 恬不知耻的, 不知羞耻的, 不知羞臊的. 无耻的. ) grabbed his crotch while they were driving to the set of the flagship Netflix show. "I was
in a state of shock," he said. 23. North Korea has labelled the South Korean president a '
barefaced 不知羞耻的 ( shameless and undisguised. "a barefaced lie". ) and impudent bitch' (
impudent [ˈɪmpjud(ə)nt] 无耻的, 放肆无礼的
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. behaving in a
rude way that shows no respect for someone. Not showing due respect;
impertinent; bold-faced 厚脸皮的. The impudent children would not stop talking in class. an impudent child. impudent remarks. "He could have strangled this impudent upstart". impertinent [ɪmˈpɜ:(r)tɪnənt] 大不敬的, 不尊敬的, 莽撞无礼的 rude and not showing respect for someone, especially someone older or more senior. an impertinent question/child. I didn't mean to be impertinent. brazen-faced 厚颜无耻的 Impudent; open and without shame. upstart 新人, 新来者 a new person in an organization or group who behaves as if they are more important than the people who are already there. What an arrogant little upstart! adj. an upstart company is one that has quickly become very successful.) after she called for North Koreans to abandon their country and move south. 24.
douchey I. (of a person) stupid and inept; uncool. Characteristic of a douche (jerk).
I
understand that some people (not my friend) wear big brands just so
people know they're rich, but they end up looking kind of douchey. That's a douchey thing to do.
I do scan the crowd, but I've never taken one back. I am not shameless 无耻, 厚脸皮 enough to do that. II. (of a thing) really bad; embarrassingly bad; crappy.
We're all here guessing douchey songs to close out the douchiest show ever. 25. Penny: All right, I don't understand. Why didn't you just tell Kripke
the truth? Sheldon: Because the truth made me look bad, whereas
a ridiculous bald-faced lie 厚颜无耻的谎言, 舔着脸说 ( brazen-faced ) (
When
a child with chocolate smeared on his face assures Mom that he didn't
steal his brother's candy bar, is he telling a bald-faced or bold-faced
lie There is often
confusion about which word, bald or bold, is the correct one in this
particular idiom. But fret no more, we now have the definitive answer:
They're both acceptable. Most sources agree that the original
expression, coined in the late 1600s, was actually barefaced lie. At
that time, bare meant brazen or bold. At that time in history, almost
all men sported a full set of whiskers, and it was considered quite
daring or even audacious for a male to be clean-shaven, or barefaced.
Eventually, the word for "hairless" went from bare to bald, and so did
the description of a blatant fib. Bold-faced
is now considered acceptable as well, since bold has the same meaning
as bare originally did. Also, it can technically refer to a falsehood
that appears in print in a bold typeface. The easiest way out of this
maze of idioms, obviously, is to simply tell the truth at all times. bald-faced lie A
blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does
not attempt to disguise their mendacity. Shameless and undisguised;
barefaced. Our son tells us nothing but bald-faced lies when we ask him where he goes at night. I. with little or no hair on your head. a bald spot on the top of his head. go bald (=lose your hair): I started going bald in my twenties. II. a bald tyre 磨平了的车胎 is no longer safe to use because its surface is worn smooth. Of tyres: whose surface is worn away. III. Unembellished 不加掩饰的, 不加修饰的. a bald statement/fact/truth 不加掩饰的, 直言不讳的, 不遮掩的, 直截了当的 etc is something you say in a direct way, without trying to be sensitive or polite. bald-faced 厚颜无耻的, 厚脸皮的, 舔着脸的 used for emphasizing that someone who does something bad is not ashamed or does not try to do it secretly. a bald-faced lie. a bald patch 谢顶
a place on someone's head where hair no longer grows, or a surface that
has some parts missing, for example an area of grass or a carpet. bold I. Courageous, daring. Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals. II. (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. The last word of this sentence is bold.) makes me look good. Anyway, if Kripke asks, tell him my coitus with Amy is
frequent, intense and whimsically inventive.
galling [ˈɡɔːlɪŋ] adj. 让人气愤的. 惹人生气的. irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating. It must be galling to those who've had their careers nosedive 一落千丈 on a poorly sourced fact or a clumsy utterance to see the flame-haired, Phoenix-like Hanson rise from the rubble 浴火重生 yet again. gall [gɔːl] I. If you say that someone has the gall to do something 厚颜无耻, 不知廉耻, 不知羞耻, 没有礼貌, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. [disapproval] I
daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of
the fellow. She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with
information about what Steve was doing. II. If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures. It was their serenity which galled her most. It was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel. n. A gall 疖子. 疤瘌. is a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury. scoundrel [skaundrəl] 大恶人, 无恶不作之徒 [old-fashioned, disapproval] If
you refer to a man as a scoundrel, you mean that he behaves very badly
towards other people, especially by cheating them or deceiving them. a
man who behaves in an unfair or dishonest way He is a lying scoundrel! . I just found out that my husband was sleeping with a young woman who was killed, and you
have the audacity 有种, 有胆, 有脸, 无耻, 大胆, 厚颜无耻 ( have the cheek, guts, courage, nerve, hide ) to come in here and mock me.
tan (one's) hide = have someone's hide [haid] To spank one. to spank someone.
Billy's mother said she'd tan Billy's hide if he ever did that again. "I'll tan your hide if you're late!" said Tom's father.
Young lady, I will tan your hide if you disobey me again!
Dad said he'd tan Billy's hide if he caught him smoking, or I'll have your hide if you take something without paying for it.
This term uses hide in the sense of "skin." The allusion in the first
expression is to a spanking that will change one's skin just as
chemicals tan animal hide (convert it into leather).
have the hide of an elephant/rhinoceros 脸皮厚的像大象 to be very difficult to upset because you do not care what people say about you.
have not seen hide nor hair of someone to have definitely not seen someone.
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him for a week.
have the hide to do something 厚脸皮, 没胆, 有胆做某事 to be brave enough or rude enough to do something.
have not seen hide nor hair of someone to have definitely not seen someone.
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him for a week.
save your/someone's hide 免于受苦, 免于被惩罚 to save yourself or someone else from being punished or from suffering. 26. Exams. [Lock disengages] Uh, okay, so
I know it's cheesy无耻的, 恬不知耻的, 厚脸皮的, 脸皮厚的(I. of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived, shoddy. a cheesy song. a cheesy movie. II. a cheesy smile is very obvious but looks false. his cheesy grin. ). I don't have a job to pay for Christmas decorations, but I thought that we
should celebrate you being done with exams and me not going to the slammer(监狱) and finally open this. 26.
a cheap joke/jibe [dʒaɪb] 恬不知耻的, 无耻的: The Minister should be dealing with the problem, not making cheap jibes. 27.
sink to such depths 无耻至此, 如此无耻 to behave very badly. I find it hard to believe that human beings could sink to such depths. sink to (doing) something Fig. to lower oneself to doing something bad or mean. I never thought he would sink to doing that. There is nothing that Max wouldn't sink to. sink or swim 半死不活的状态, 生死由天, 生死由命 to
fail or
succeed. fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts. If you are left
to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail
completely by your own efforts. If you say that someone will have to
sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own
efforts, or fail. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly. It was very much sink or swim. My employer gave me no help when I started my new job - I was just left to sink or swim 丢下不管. "the bank does not leave its newcomers to sink or swim by themselves 自生自灭". After I've studied and learned all I can, I have to
take the test and sink or swim. It's too late to help John now. It's
sink or swim for him. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly. sinking feeling the feeling that everything is going wrong; a bad feeling in the base of one's stomach. (get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I get a sinking feeling whenever I think of the night of the accident. get/sink one's teeth in (or into sth) Fig. to begin to do something; to get completely involved in something. I
can't wait to get my teeth into that Wallace job. Here, sink your teeth
into this and see if you can't manage this project. He'll find it
easier when he sinks in his teeth. Loose lips sink ships. 话多没好处. Don't talk carelessly because you don't know who is listening. (From wartime. Literally, "Don't
reveal even the location of a loved one on a ship, because the location
could be communicated to the enemy by a spy.") You never know who is
going to hear what you say and how they will use what they hear.
Remember, loose lips sink ships. sink in I. Lit. to sink, submerge, or descend into something. How long will it take the water to sink in? It might take days for the oil to sink in, so you have time to clean it up. II. Fig. [for knowledge] to be understood. I
heard what you said, but it took a while for it to sink in. I pay
careful attention to everything I hear in calculus class, but it usually
doesn't sink in. sink into despair 陷于绝望 to become depressed; to become completely discouraged. After
facing the hopelessness of the future, Jean Paul sank into despair.
Mary sank into despair upon learning of the death of her grandmother. sink into oblivion Fig. to fade into obscurity. She
may be famous now, but in no time she will sink into oblivion. In his
final years, Wally Wilson sank into oblivion and just faded away. He has many years' experience of the criminal mentality犯罪心理. This explanation fits the facts符合事实 and is psychologically plausible符合心理. Boys mature more slowly than girls, both physically and psychologically心理上的. He never married because he had so many hang-ups 心理障碍 about women. He has some mental problems心理问题. The coach psyched(psych = psyche [saik]) the team心理准备 before the game. He psyched it all out心理分析出来 by himself. Educators sure have a different mentality心理 from ordinary people! He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears克服恐惧心理. I can't understand that man's psychology心理逻辑, 心理. hang-up 心理障碍, 心结 Informal I. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.
a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex. II. An
obstacle to smooth progress or development. If you have a hang-up about
something, you have a feeling of fear, anxiety, or embarrassment about
it. something that you are worried or embarrassed about, especially
something that is not very important. She doesn't have any hang-ups 不安全感, 焦虑 about her appearance. I don't have any hang-ups about my body. mental block (against something) 心理障碍 Fig. to have some psychological barrier that prevents one from doing something. A mental block is an uncontrollable suppression, or repression of painful or unwanted thoughts/memories. It can also be an inability to continue or complete a train of thought, as in the case of writer's block. In the case of writer's block, many find it helpful to take a break and revisit their topic. Perry has a mental block against speaking in public. "Julie, brought you a shooter on the house." "Oh, thanks, Max, but you know what? I have this mental block 心理问题, 心理因素. I can't get past 克服不了 the slime 粘粘的东西. 28. brash 粗鲁无礼的. I. tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold. insensitive or tactless. 说话直接而伤人的. II. 不过大脑的. hasty; rash. impetuous. Hasty and unthinking; III. 无耻的. impudent or shameless. Presumptuously forward. crass 神经大条的. 粗线条的, 大刺剌剌的, 不讲究的. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility. stupid; gross. impudent [ˈimpjudənt] adj. 不尊重人的. mischievous, or disrespectful. impertinent [imˈpɜ:tinənt]
adj. I. 举止无礼的. 行为过分的. rude; insolent; impudent. Exceeding the limits
of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold: impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup. II. irrelevant or inappropriate. forward
I. a. Ardently inclined; eager. b. 斗胆的, 大胆无礼的. 粗鲁的. Lacking restraint
or modesty; presumptuous or bold. presumptuous, pert, or impudent a forward remark. a forward child. 29.
twerp 蠢人, 蠢蛋, 笨驴
someone who is regarded as contemptible. a silly or annoying person. If
you call someone a twerp, you are insulting them and saying that they
are silly or stupid.
Cry not for @piersmorgan - there are plenty of bridges for him to find work under. Sincerely, the "jumped up twerp".
Suits star Patrick J. Adams called Piers Morgan a jumped up twerp.
contemptible [kənˈtemptəb(ə)l] adj. 可鄙的, 卑劣的, 让人不齿的
If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong
dislike and disrespect for them. very bad and deserving no respect.
a contemptible liar.
Catherine was ready to explode. 'I think you're contemptible!'. ...this contemptible act of violence.
estimable [ˈestɪməb(ə)l] 可敬的, 让人尊敬的
of a person or their behaviour, considered to be very good or deserving
praise. If you describe someone or something as estimable, you mean
that they deserve admiration.
...the estimable Miss Cartwright.
He writes estimable poetry under a pseudonym. Her performance under such stressful conditions was estimable. 30.
down-and-dirty I. (
American informal) 肮脏的. 卑劣的. 不择手段的. down-and-dirty behaviour is not pleasant or honest. Highly competitive or unprincipled:
he's willing to get down and dirty, slinging mud at will 随意抹黑别人 and knowing that some of it will stick. He ran a down-and-dirty political campaign.
II. 色情的. (American informal) something that is down-and-dirty is
shocking, often because it is connected with sex. Earthy, direct, and
explicit:
I won't bore you with the down-and-dirty details,
He likes his films down-and-dirty.
sling/throw mud at somebody 抹黑, 说坏话, 破坏声誉, 毁人名誉, 破坏名声
if someone slings mud at another person, they try to make other people
have a low opinion of them by saying unpleasant things about them. Companies should think carefully before slinging mud at someone who may respond with a libel action costing millions of dollars.
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
I. 一试再试, 总有成功的那一天. Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough,
and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be
successful. II. 谣言传多了, 就成了事实. If enough (perhaps false or reckless)
accusations are made against a person (or organisation), his reputation
will suffer, whether or not this is deserved.
Etymology:
Possibly based on a technique of building wattle and daub walls by
throwing daub (mud mixed with straw) at the wattle, throwing hard enough
that some obtained a good key and remained in place, (compare slapdash,
a pebbledash effect produced by throwing pebbles at a rendered wall).
throw dirt enough, and some will stick If
enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if
they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be
diminished.
Samsung calls Apple's iPhone 6 Plus a Galaxy Note imitation in new ad: Since entering the smartphone market, Samsung has fielded a flotilla of devices with varying screen sizes in what seems to be a "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" approach to differentiation. Despite a number of flops, the tactic has allowed the company to cherry-pick popular form factors and crow about being "first" to market. 31.
RSD 'pick-up artist' 把妹专家 Jeff Allen booted from country after visa cancellation: A "pick-up artist"
associated with the widely-reviled ( revile [rɪˈvaɪl] To attack (someone) with abusive language. to hate and criticize someone or something very much. Reviled as traitors, they now want to leave the country. vile I. (base, despicable, mean, ignoble) 卑劣的. 不要脸的. 可鄙的. Morally low; base; despicable. Sydney boy hurls vile abuse at police as he's arrested for 'throwing rocks at cars'. II. extremely unpleasant. a vile smell. vile weather. I drank their vile greyish coffee. II. formal shocking and morally bad. these vile crimes. ignoble [ɪɡˈnoub(ə)l] an ignoble feeling or action 可耻的 is not good and should make you feel ashamed. ignoble feelings of intense jealousy. ) Real Social Dynamics group has departed Australian shores after
having his visa revoked 撤销签证. 32. Despite being done
right under the noses of 在...鼻子底下 both the referee and the
penalty taker 罚球者, 主罚者, Hitz's
underhanded tactic 偷偷摸摸的, 下三滥的, 卑劣策略 somehow
goes unpunished after
escaping the attention of the distracted official. Hitz's handiwork
had the desired result, with Anthony Modeste slipping as he
took the penalty 执罚, 罚球, helping the Swiss goalkeeper
to make a good save low down to his right. 35.
fight tooth and nail (
idiomatic) To use every means possible to overcome a difficult opposition. to try very hard to get something you want:
We
fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed.
The villagers fought tooth and nail to prevent the motorway being built
through the local woodlands. As a baseball fan in the UK, I'm already sold on streaming US sports events thanks to MLB.com, and while the networks will fight tooth and nail to keep the rights on broadcast TV, this is an intriguing approach to growth.
blaspheme [ˌblæsˈfi:m] (口头上亵渎) to say offensive things about God or someone's religious beliefs.
blasphemous [ˈblæsfəməs] offensive to God or someone's religious beliefs.
desecrate [ˈdesəˌkreɪt] I. (行为上)亵渎. 猥亵. to deliberately spoil something special or holy.
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity
of something. II. (transitive) To remove the consecration from someone
or something; to deconsecrate. III. (transitive) To inappropriately
change.
Vandals desecrate Sydney graves: Vandals have
caused about $500,000 damage at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery after
desecrating more than 50 graves. Police have
labelled those responsible for damaging graves, ornaments, lights and flowers in the overnight rampage
"low grubs 下三滥的人". "I'd have to
question the person's mentality 精神问题 as well as status in society as well as their
upbringing 教养," Inspector Sean Gabin told reporters on Saturday. "
The lowest common denominator (
[dɪˈnomɪˌneɪtə(r)] 分母. the number that is below the line in a fraction. In ¾, 4 is the denominator. The number above the line is the numerator. common denominator 公分母 I. a feature that everyone or everything in a particular group has. The common denominator in all his novels is the use of the supernatural. II. maths
a number that can be divided exactly by all the denominators (=numbers
written below the line) in a particular group of fractions. The common denominator of 1/4, 1/3, and 1/6 is 12. lowest common denominator 最低贱的人, 社会底层不挑剔的, 没有智商的人
I. ordinary people and what interests or entertains them. This
expression shows a lack of respect or approval. used to refer in a
disapproving way to the sort of people in society who are least
intelligent and who will accept low-quality products and entertainment: The problem with so much television is that it is aimed at the lowest common denominator. II. maths British the lowest number that can be divided by the bottom numbers of a set of fractions. 最小公分母.)
of a human being - I'd call them low grubs." Many of the desecrated
graves were in the cemetery's Greek and Ukrainian section but police do
not believe it was
a targeted attack.
Officers were called to the cemetery about 2am on Saturday. Police
stopped two men, aged 22 and 25, who were leaving as they arrived. Their
vehicle was searched and
packets of substances believed to be illicit drugs were seized and sent for analysis. The pair have been
released without charge pending further investigation.
It is the second time in less than a year that vandals have targeted
Rookwood Cemetery. More than 70 gravestones were desecrated in a
late-night attack in December 2014, prompting the cemetery to
increase overnight security patrols.
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throw shade 说坏话, 表达鄙视 Publicly criticize or express contempt for someone:
if she was really so above it all 高人一等, 高高在上, she wouldn't have to throw shade. they weren't the only people who threw shade at her performance.
He
recently threw shade at his ex and questioned whether she's fit to be a
mom. She threw shade at everyone from Oscar Wilde to the entire English
upper class.
Throw shade on her and it just bounces off back onto you with karmic precision 像报应一样精准.
I wouldn't stoop so low 我不会那么没风格的, 我不会那么没品的, 不会那么低劣的!
stoop or stoop down I. to bend the top half of your body downwards.
She stooped 弯腰 and kissed the children. a. to walk or stand with your head and shoulders bent forwards and downwards.
He's tall but he has a tendency to stoop.
II. 低贱, 下贱, 作践. to do something bad in order to get what you want. I wouldn't have thought he could stoop so low. stoop to: She couldn't believe he would stoop to cheating.
(as) poor as a church mouse I. (simile) Very poor to a point of starving or begging. Expression based the earlier phrase,
"hungry as a church mouse", derived from the fact that European church buildings in the 17th century and earlier
did not store or provide food, and so a mouse in one was therefore
utterly destitute.
I'm poor as a church mouse, but I wake up a happy man 穷并快乐着. "As poor as a poet" would be quite as comprehensible as "as poor as a church mouse."
She was an Eastern Virginia woman, and, although poor as a church mouse, thought herself superior to West Virginia people. 37.
vituperation [vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] 谩骂 aggressively abusive language. Vituperation is language that is full of hate, anger, or insults. He was subject to constant insults and vituperation. No
one else attracted such vituperation from him. The personal
vituperation merely illustrated his general contempt for everything and
everybody. vituperative [vɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv, vʌɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv] A vituperative spoken or written attack is full of angry criticism: Miss Snowden yesterday launched a vituperative attack on her ex-boss and former lover. vocabulary: Vituperation is a noun that refers to critical, abusive language. It's always a messy scene when a political debate slips into vituperation.
Vituperation is from the Latin root words vitium, meaning "a fault or
defect," and parare, meaning provide, which combined to make vituperare
meaning "disparage." Vituperation can also be used to refer to feelings of bitter resentment and deep-seated antipathy 反感 toward another — like your vituperation toward the meter maid who just placed that ticket on your windshield. Invective [ɪnˈvektɪv] noun 谩骂, 袭击, 辱骂 Invective
is rude and unpleasant things that people shout at people they hate or
are angry with. insulting language or swearing. A woman had hurled racist invective at the family. Crowley maintained a stream of invective and abuse against Waite. Invective [ɪnˈvektɪv] is abusive, reproachful, or venomous
language used to express blame or censure; or, a form of rude
expression or discourse intended to offend or hurt; vituperation, or deeply seated ill will, vitriol 邪恶, 恶意. The Latin adjective invectivus means 'scolding.' reproach [rɪˈproʊtʃ] noun I. countable/uncountable an expression of criticism and disappointment because of something bad that someone has done. In a voice full of reproach, she told him that he had let down the whole class. II. singular something that makes you feel ashamed or embarrassed. reproach to 耻辱, 羞耻: The appalling poverty of this remote region is a reproach to the well-fed politicians in the capital. above/beyond reproach 无可指摘的, 没挑的 impossible to criticize because of being so good. Their handling of the affair has been absolutely beyond reproach. reproach [rɪˈproʊtʃ] to criticize someone and feel disappointed with them for something they have done. reproach someone for something: The General was reproached by his allies for failing to inform them of his plans. reproach yourself 羞愧难当 to feel ashamed and angry because you know that you have done something wrong. She reproached herself for having spoken so harshly. tirade [ˈtaɪˌreɪd] 大发飙 (rant) a long angry speech criticizing someone or something. Rob Kardashian unleashes tirade( dish out, rant ) alleging Blac Chyna cheated on him, abused drugs. 38. You're
the mug ( I. American informal a criminal who is violent and often not very clever. II. informal 被骗帮人数钱的傻子. 傻子, 傻瓜. 傻帽. someone who does not realize that they are being tricked or treated badly. Only a mug would pay those prices.) that suffers the consequences. The word
drongo 傻帽, 傻屌 is used in Australian English as
a mild form of insult meaning "idiot" or "stupid fellow".
This usage derives from an Australian racehorse of the same name
(apparently after the spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus) in the 1920s
that never won despite many places.
squalid [skwɒlɪd] 肮脏的. 腌臜的 I. A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition.
He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
His
death is not being treated as suspicious, but the two teenagers were
locked inside the house in what were described as squalid conditions.
The 38-member 'Colt' clan was found crammed into rundown caravans,
sheds and tents in the state's south in mid-2012 after a conversation
about family sex was overheard in a school playground. A member of the incestuous
Colt family has been found guilty of raping his niece - who was also
his half-sister - in the years before authorities found the clan living in a squalid bush camp. The victim's evidence was 'simply and matter-of-factly 实事求是的, 实话实说的 put' and was powerful and credible given her upbringing and rudimentary education, Judge Gina O'Rourke said. 'She did not try to gild the lily ( gild the lily 言过其实, 过犹不及 disapproving
to improve or decorate something that is already perfect and therefore
spoil it. To embellish or improve something unnecessarily: Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily? ) and attribute other acts to the accused,' Judge O'Rourke said. The itinerant ( itinerant [aɪˈtɪnərənt]
adj. traveling around frequently, especially in order to get work. An
itinerant worker travels around a region, working for short periods in
different places. ...the author's experiences as an itinerant musician. itinerant workers.
noun. An itinerant is someone whose way of life involves travelling
around, usually someone who is poor and homeless. ) family were
well-known throughout country New South Wales and South Australia. II. [
disapproval]
Squalid activities
are unpleasant and often dishonest. something that is squalid is
unpleasant because it involves dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior
They called the bill 'a squalid measure'. ...the squalid pursuit of profit.
rickety [ˈrɪkəti] 摇摇晃晃的, 摇摇欲坠的, 一碰就散架的 adj a rickety structure or piece of furniture is likely to break if you put any weight on it, often because it is old.
a rickety staircase/table/chair.
bedsit = bedsitter 一居室 a room that you rent that is used for both living and sleeping in.
Two malnourished teenagers found locked inside Brisbane house, man found dead in yard: A man, who did not wish to be named, told the ABC he knew the dead man and said
the house stank (stink 过去式),
there were chickens in the kitchen and the two boys were "always locked
in their room". He said he had visited the property three or four times
up to about three years ago and knew the man from the Everton Park
Bowls Club. "
The stench ( [stentʃ] 恶臭, 腥臭, 臭味. I. a very bad smell, especially of decay. II. a feeling you have that something is very unpleasant. stench of : As the battle approached, the stench of fear was everywhere.) was unbearable
… I wish I'd said something," he said. Footage seen by ABC News showed
the boys wearing only nappies playing on a mattress and locked in
an otherwise desolate room.
