cacophony, racket; Anatomy of a scandal;

用法学习: 1. cacophony [kəˈkɒf(ə)ni] 嘈杂的噪音 a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells". You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony. All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices 骚乱的声音. crackly (电话, 通话, 声音) 有杂音的, 呲呲拉拉的, 有噪音的 crackling or tending to crackle. making continuous short sounds like the sound of wood burning. crackly wrapping paper. The radio was faint and crackly. Talk me again, your phone is a bit crackly. We have a very crackly phone line and the broadband connection keeps dropping out. racket 巨大噪音 : I. A racket is a loud unpleasant noise. He makes such a racket I'm afraid he disturbs the neighbours. My dream was interrupted by the most awful racket coming through the walls. The racket of drills and electric saws went on past midnight. II. [informal] You can refer to an illegal activity used to make money as a racket. A smuggling racket 团伙 is killing thousands of exotic birds each year. Suspicious fans exposed the racket 犯罪团伙 and police arrested a man last night. protection racket: an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money. III. = racquet A racket is an oval-shaped bat with strings across it. Rackets are used in tennis, squash, and badminton. Tennis rackets and balls are provided. IV. Rackets is a game which is similar to squash but which is played with a hard ball. 2. potter around/about: to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important He spent his holidays pottering around the house/garden. TBBT: Sheldon: You sounded in distress. I was worried something unpleasant was happening to you. Like a murder. Or spontaneous coitus with Leonard. Penny: Oh, I'm just doing this awful workout. I hate it. Sheldon: Well, if you hate it, then why are you doing it? Although I could ask the same question about coitus with Leonard. Penny: I don't know, I guess I like that I hate it. It makes me work harder. Sheldon: And to clarify? Penny: The exercise, Sheldon. Shouldn't you be getting ready for work? Sheldon: I'm not going. Would you like to know why? Penny: Uh, you're sad about not getting anything done last night, so you're gonna sit around and pout about it? Sheldon: Boy, I'm not nearly as mysterious as I think I am. TBBT: Leonard: So you just want us to disagree with whatever you say? Sheldon: Yes. Raj: And you think that's going to help? Sheldon: Yes. Howard: Well, I don't think that's gonna help at all. Sheldon: Oh, no, it will. See, by keeping my mind engaged, I'll become more focused. Leonard: Howard's right, that'll never work. Sheldon: Stop fighting me on the premise. It's scientifically valid 说得通的, 有效的, 成立的. I'm going to advance propositions, I just want you to challenge me. Raj: I don't think that's what you want at all. Sheldon: Why, of course it's what I want. Why would I say it's what I want if it's not what I want? Leonard: Because it is what you want, and it's not what you said. Sheldon: I ask you for one simple thing, and you can't even do it. Howard: Yes, we can. Sheldon: Yeah, well, then do it. Howard: Nah. Sheldon: You guys are the worst. Thank you, I think that was helpful. 3. henchman 打手 (hypeman 热场子的) [disapproval] If you refer to someone as another person's henchman, you mean that they work for or support the other person, especially by doing unpleasant, violent, or dishonest things on their behalf.

Anatomy of a scandal: 1. hang someone out to dry to cause someone to take all the blame for something or deal with all the problems that have been created, when these are not their fault. To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent. Usage notes: Often carries an element of betrayal of someone who might have expected protection or assistance. He was hung out to dry by those who should have defended him. James: Thank you for not hanging me out. Yet. Well, this is the worst of it? Yes. I wish she hadn't been on your payroll. I wish I had a time machine. Tom: How's Sophie? Pretty great. Oh, she's always been that. Forgiving. I guess she's always been that too. No. This was the first time in 12 years of marriage, I swear on my life. Don't look so serious. The past is the past as far as I'm concerned. 2. snoop [snuːp] ( nosy parker: an overly inquisitive person. ) investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs. To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen. To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree. "your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about". he's been snooping around 问东问西的, 打听事 asking questions. noun I. a furtive investigation. "I could go back to her cottage and have another snoop". II. A snoop is the same as a snooper. Each neighborhood had its own organization of snoops 东城大妈 who reported strangers to the authorities. Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop. III. A private detective. She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair. snoop around If someone snoops around a place, they secretly look around it in order to find out things. Ricardo was the one she'd seen snooping around Kim's hotel room. The second house that he had a snoop around contained 'strong simple furniture'. The island's strange lack of street names is meant to dissuade journalistic snoopers. snoop on someone If someone snoops on a person, they watch them secretly in order to find out things about their life. Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens. You bloody snooper! All the time you've been talking to me you've been prying into my family. 剧本: I was planning to introduce the amendment to the immigration bill. With your blessing. Yes. Amend away. Now listen. Be good to that wife of yours. You might think the public are looking to me, but they'll be looking to her ( look to somebody/something I. 指望着, 期待着. 盼望着. to depend on someone to provide help, advice etc for As young children, we looked to our parents for guidance. We look to you for support. They're looking to me to help improve sales figures. They're looking to the new manager to make the company profitable. If you look to someone or something for a particular thing that you want, you expect or hope that they will provide it. We look to others for support, for example in online groups. II. to pay attention to something, especially in order to improve it We must look to our defences. III. If you look to something that will happen in the future, you think about it. to direct your thoughts or attention to something. The party needs to look to the future and forget its past problems. As an organisation we are looking to the future.). Mummy, what's a Libertine? Beg your pardon? It says here Daddy was a Libertine. Sophie: What are you doing with that? It was in the study. I told you to stay out of the study 书房. Don't be a snoop 别乱打听. 不该问的别问, 乱翻乱看的. Sorry. What would you like for dinner? Pizza? Pizza? Sophie: Good idea. Let's do it. But, Mummy, what is a Libertine? Sophie: Mmhmm? Um, it was a club that Daddy was in at Oxford with Uncle Tom. But what does the word mean? It means someone who likes to have a good time. Would you like a pepperoni or plain cheese? Plain cheese, please. Sophie: Okay. I'll call when it's ready. Krystyna? Wasn't she helping you with homework? We finished. I'm a Libertine. No. You're not. Why not? Ask Daddy about it. Go, go. I'll call you when it's pizza. libertine [ˈlɪbətiːn,ˈlɪbətɪn,ˈlɪbətʌɪn]  纵情声色的人. 乱性的人 I. a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles. If you refer to someone as a libertine, you mean that they are sexually immoral and do not care about the effect their behaviour has on other people. "his image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth". ...a self-confessed coward, libertine, and scoundrel. II. a freethinker in matters of religion. adj. characterized by free indulgence in sensual pleasures. "his more libertine impulses". philanderer [fɪˈland(ə)rə] 花花公子 a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer. If you say that a man is a philanderer, you mean that he has a lot of casual sexual relationships. "he was known as a philanderer". 剧本: You seem to be taking it rather personally. Well, always. Richard: No. Not like this. I mean... ( sighing ) ...what if you're wrong? What if James Whitehouse is just your garden-variety 普通的, 一般的, 没有什么特别的 philanderer? He's a rapist. Although a philanderer too, no doubt. He's a married man. I'm a married man. Yes, but you're unhappy. I'm still married. Yes, but you're kind. You don't behave like an entitled arsehole. And Olivia worked for him. There was a power imbalance baked into 固有的 their relationship. I was your pupil master ( A pupil master ('pupilmaster' or 'pupil-master') or, in the case of a female barrister, 'pupil mistress' etc., is the former name given to an experienced barrister who a pupil shadows during their pupillage. The terms have now been replaced by the term 'pupil supervisor'. Barristers are called to the Bar via one of the four Inns of Court upon successful completion of the BPTC and having undertaken a required number of "qualifying sessions" in their chosen Inn of Court. In most cases, the newly called barrister is then required to undertake training for a period of at least a year before being able to start their own private practice. The training period, known as pupillage, is usually split into two periods of six months known as "sixes". The first "six" is a non-practising six, during which the pupil will shadow their pupil master; the second is usually a practising "six", when the pupil, with their pupil master's permission, can undertake the supply of legal services and exercise rights of audience in court. Occasionally, a pupil barrister may undertake a third "six", extending the training period a further six months. At the end of pupillage, to continue practising the law, a barrister may attempt to become a tenant in a set of barristers' chambers or find a position as an employed barrister. ) once upon a time. But I went after 我追的你, 追女孩 you, remember? Yeah, but you keep talking about the balance of power. It's making me wonder if there's something that you're not saying. But our power imbalance is in the past. That's what I always thought. 3. spod [spɒd] 书呆子 a dull or socially inept person, especially someone who is excessively studious. a person seen as being boring, unattractive, or excessively studious "surfing the Net is a popular late-night pastime for spods". She lives outside of the library! Very funny, Alison. Oh, I didn't think you'd show. You told me not to be such a spod. And are you? A spod? Yes. Oh, Holly Berry, Sophie Greenaway. Holly Berry? I was conceived on Christmas Eve. Christ. Yeah. That was the other possibility. 4. housekeeping I. Housekeeping is the work and organization involved in running a home, including the shopping and cleaning. I thought that cooking and housekeeping were unimportant, easy tasks. II. Housekeeping is the part of the organization of a hotel which deals with keeping the rooms clean and properly equipped. III. Housekeeping is the money that you use to buy food, cleaning materials, and other things that you need in your home. My poor mother never knew whether we were going to have any housekeeping money 维持日常开销 at the end of the month. IV. computing things that have to be done regularly on a computer system to make sure that it will run well. Any general tasks that involve preparation. The computer program does some general housekeeping 一般性的任务, 一般性的事务 involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing. Judge: Thank you, Miss Regan. Now, I understand both sides have agreed that three months will be adequate for preparation. Angela: Yes, My Lord. The date for the trial has been set for the first of April. Does either party have any difficulties with the date? Counsel have discussed the date and we are agreed that the first of April is suitable. And what are his bail conditions, Miss Woodcroft? To surrender his passport and not to contact any prosecution witnesses. Judge: Right. Well, those conditions are to continue until the next hearing. I believe that completes the housekeeping? Yes, My Lord. clerk: Be upstanding 起来. 5. Did you do it? rapе her? Tom: Yes. No. How can you ask me that? You know better. You know me better than anybody else. I'm sorry. I had to ask. Chris thinks they're gonna start digging into the past. Tom: Well, let them dig. What else are they gonna find but photos of a bunch of posh lads behaving badly? They published those when I became PM. They might not stop there this time. We'll get through this. I am terrified. Tom: We'll get through this. Chris says the case against you is pitifully weak 弱的可怜(pitiful I. Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk. II. [disapproval] If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low. The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes. Clearly that constitutes a pitifully inadequate return on my investment. III. If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries. ). It'll be over soon. Omertà of the Libertines. 6. steadfast 坚定不移的. adj If someone is steadfast in something that they are doing, they are convinced that what they are doing is right and they refuse to change it or to give up. He remained steadfast 毫不动摇 in his belief that he had done the right thing. She steadfastly refused to look his way. By now the government was well aware of the steadfastness and strength of his resistance. narcoleptic [ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk] 嗜睡的 adj. affected by or relating to an extreme tendency to fall asleep. "he is narcoleptic, so he takes a drug that helps keep him awake". noun. a person affected by an extreme tendency to fall asleep. "a narcoleptic who falls asleep up against the wall". suffering from or relating to narcolepsy (= a medical condition that makes you go to sleep suddenly): Narcoleptic sleep attacks are brief and may occur when the patient is driving, eating, or conversing. Few narcoleptic syndromes are reported to be associated with a tumour. A missing sock, lost sock, or odd sock 袜不成双 (primarily British English) is a single sock in a pair of socks known or perceived to be permanently or temporarily missing. According to popular media articles regarding missing socks, people almost always report losing one sock in a pair, and hardly ever the entire pair of two socks. Socks are usually perceived to be lost immediately before, during, or immediately after doing laundry. Various explanations or theories—some scientific or pseudo-scientific and others humorous or facetious—have been proposed to show how or why single socks go missing or are perceived to have gone missing. The terms odd sock or mismatched sock may refer to the remaining "orphaned" sock in a pair where the other matching sock is missing or lost. Two common plausible explanations for missing socks are that they are lost in transit to or from the laundry, or that they are trapped inside, between, or behind components of ("eaten by") washing machines and/or clothes dryers. Due to the high rotational speeds of modern front-loading washing machines and dryers, it may be possible for small clothes items such as socks to slip through any holes or tears in the rubber gasket between either machine's spinning drums and their outer metal or plastic cases. Socks may also bunch up or unravel and get caught in the water drain pipe of washing machines or in the lint trap of dryers. Some explanations for missing socks seem to imply socks' propensity for going missing is—or is related to—a physical property of the universe. sharp adj. I. A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind. The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick. Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits. The ground was strewn with sharp-edged pebbles. II. You can describe a shape or an object as sharp 锋利的 if part of it or one end of it comes to a point or forms an angle. His nose was thin and sharp. ...black sharp-toed cowboy boots. III. A sharp bend or turn 急弯, 猛弯, 急转弯 is one that changes direction suddenly. I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left. Do not cross the bridge but turn sharp left to go down on to the towpath. Room number nine was at the far end of the corridor where it turned sharply to the right. IV. If you describe someone as sharp, you are praising them because they are quick to notice, hear, understand, or react to things. He is very sharp 反应快, 聪明伶俐, 机灵的, a quick thinker and swift with repartee. Gates is known to be a superb analyst with a sharp eye and an excellent memory. I liked their enthusiasm and sharpness of mind. V. If someone says something in a sharp way 尖锐地, 尖刻的, they say it suddenly and rather firmly or angrily, for example because they are warning or criticizing you. 'Don't contradict your mother,' was Charles's sharp reprimand. That ruling had drawn sharp criticism from civil rights groups. 'You've known,' she said sharply, 'and you didn't tell me?' Environmentalists were sharply critical of the policy for its failure to encourage conservation. 'Let them find their own way out,' said his father with unaccustomed sharpness. VI. A sharp change, movement, or feeling 猛冲, 疾冲,  occurs suddenly, and is great in amount, force, or degree. There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation. Tennis requires a lot of short sharp movements. He felt a sharp pain in the abductor muscle in his right thigh. Unemployment among the over-forties has risen sharply in recent years. I turned my body sharply in the chair. The latest survey shows buying plans for homes are sharply lower than in June. VII. A sharp difference, image, or sound is very easy to see, hear, or distinguish. Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals. Her reticence ( Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. She is so reticent about her achievements. As a reticent sort, the England defender was reluctant to hog the limelight. Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it. ) was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors. All the footmarks are quite sharp and clear. We heard a voice sing out in a clear, sharp tone. Opinions on this are sharply divided. The woman's figure is sharply brought out by the intense Provençal light. She was sharply aware of the separation between herself and her family. The telescope will show us our Universe as we've never seen it before, with wonderful sharpness and clarity. VIII. A sharp 很冲的 taste or smell is rather strong or bitter, but is often also clear and fresh. ...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste. In the hot sun the rain-washed herbs smelled sharp and spicy and sweet all at once. The pesto vinaigrette added a stimulating sharpness. IX. A sharp wind, or sharp cold, is so strong or intense that it almost hurts you when you are exposed to it. The wind was not as sharp and cruel as it had been. X. Sharp clothes are neat, elegant, and fashionable. Now politics is all about the right haircut and a sharp suit. A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes. XI. Sharp is used after stating a particular time to show that something happens at exactly the time stated. She planned to unlock the store at 8.00 sharp this morning. short, sharp shock A short, sharp shock is a punishment that is fairly harsh and severe but only lasts for a short time. razor-sharp I. A cutting tool that is razor-sharp is extremely sharp. ...a razor sharp butcher's knife. ...razor-sharp teeth. II. If you describe someone or someone's mind as razor-sharp, you mean that they have a very accurate and clear understanding of things. ...his razor-sharp intelligence. at the sharp end If you say that someone is at the sharp end of a particular activity or type of work, you mean that they are involved in the most difficult or dangerous aspects of it. He is a real estate broker at the sharp end of a tough and exacting business. Working at the sharp end, many of us have noted an increase in the number of patients. 剧本: James: Why are you sitting in the dark? No reason. How was he? James: Steadfast. Sophie: Good. Can I get you something? I made a mistake. James: Marrying me? Giving up my career. Stupid mistake. I think you're revising 修改历史, 修正历史 history a little bit. Sophie: What do you mean? I was utterly invested in children's literature. I practically lived in Narnia while I did my dissertation. Okay. What? I just remember a lot of "bloody Narnia"s" and "fuck Narnia," and... Well, you're the one who jokes about having charmed your way through a degree. Well, yes, dissertations are hard, but anyway, it got me a job. You were frustrated at Macmillan. It was all lost socks and narcoleptic dinosaurs. I was frustrated with the preschool division. If I'd stuck it out 坚持下来, moved on to YA... I suppose I didn't love it like you love your job, but I still managed to get a degree from one of the best universities. I'm sure I could get hired somewhere. So you want to look for a job, now? Well, when all this is over, then. I think that's a wonderful idea. Maybe it's best I'm not there. Where? Sophie: In court every day once the trial starts. I don't know if I can bear it. And what use would I be anyway 有什么用? What use would you be, Sophie? I can tell you right now. If you don't show up in court, you may as well announce to the world you think I'm guilty. Don't get sharp. I could go to prison. That's not going to happen. If you believe me, you'll be there. I do believe you, but I'm gonna have to see how I feel in three months' time. Okay. It's a long way away. I didn't mean to imply that you weren't a serious student. 7.  impervious [ɪmˈpəːvɪəs] I. not allowing fluid to pass through. Something that is impervious to water, heat, or a particular object is able to resist it or stop it passing through it. The floorcovering you select will need to be impervious to water. ...a layer of impervious rock. "an impervious layer of basaltic clay". II. unable to be affected by. "he worked, apparently impervious 不受干扰的, 不受影响的 to the heat". III. If you are impervious to someone's actions, you are not affected or influenced by them. She seems almost impervious to the criticism from all sides. The political system there has been impervious 不被干扰的, 不被影响的, 不为所动的 to all suggestions of change. impervious to: She continued to work, apparently impervious to the midday heat. He carried on talking, impervious to the effect his words were having. preconceived 固有成见 adj If you have preconceived ideas about something, you have already formed an opinion about it before you have enough information or experience. Maybe he had preconceived ideas about me. We all start with preconceived notions of what we want from life. 剧本: judge: If you follow politics, if you follow the media, you may recognise the man being tried. But I want you to be impervious to whatever you've read or heard. This is a rapе case. A serious crime, obviously. Now, we all have prejudices, but you must not let preconceived ideas 成见 or conjecture influence you at any time. The case must be tried solely according to the evidence. So from this point on, you are instructed to stay off the Internet. Nor under any circumstances are you to conduct your own research. Most importantly, you are not to discuss the case outside the jury room. Not with friends, not with family. I am Miss Woodcroft, and I appear on behalf of the prosecution. The defendant, James Whitehouse, is represented by Miss Regan who sits to my right. This case concerns an event that took place between two individuals, James Whitehouse, the defendant, and a young woman named Olivia Lytton. Mr Whitehouse, as his Lordship has said, may look familiar. He is a member of Parliament, and until he was charged with this offence, a government minister. He is married with two young children. Miss Lytton was his parliamentary researcher. She started working for him in March of last year. By May, the two of them had embarked on an affair. It was a consensual relationship, which was ended by Mr Whitehouse on the 5th of October. And that might have been that. Except it wasn't. Miss Lytton continued to work for James Whitehouse, and on the 12th of October, a week after their affair had finished, he raped her in a lift off the committee corridor in the heart of the House of Commons. There is no dispute that sexual intercourse took place. What is in dispute is the nature of it 什么性质的. Was this, as the Crown submits, a violent act of rapе to which Miss Lytton did not consent? Or was it, as the defence submits, an act of passion, a frenzied bout of lovemaking by two individuals caught up in the moment? Yes, or no. That is what consent comes down to. In this case, it is the Crown's simple contention that what began as a "yes" very quickly became a "no." When you come to consider your verdict, you must decide three things. One, did penetration by a penis take place? The answer is yes. That is not in dispute. Two, at the point of penetration did Miss Lytton consent? And three, at the point of penetration did Mr Whitehouse reasonably believe that Miss Lytton was consenting? It really is no more complicated than that. Can you swear in the witness? 8. prick tease someone who behaves provocatively with a man but does not intend to engage in sexual activity with him. an offensive word for a woman who tries to make a man sexually excited but does not intend to have sex with him Don't be such a prick tease 撩完就跑. cock-teaser a woman who leads a man to the mistaken belief that she is likely to have sex with him. cocktease (slang, vulgar) verb To act so as to sexually arouse a man without providing sexual release. noun. an offensive word for someone who behaves and dresses in a way intended to attract a lot of sexual interest from a man but who refuses to have sex with him. wiki: Cock tease (sometimes cock-tease or cocktease or also prick-tease) is derisive sexual slang used to describe a person who flirts and seduces men without engaging in sexual activity. The term "a flirt" may similarly suggest that no actions are taken beyond flirting. The phrase is also used metaphorically, as an allusion to any similarly frustrating teasing done by someone else irrespective of whether it is sexual or not.

 live in each other's pockets VS joined at the hip VS conjoined twins VS tar sb with the same brush VS two/three etc of a kind VS cut from the same cloth VS two peas in a pod VS belong with VS  acting in unison with VS partners in crime VS cahoots collusion VS in league with VS hand in glove VS Regulatory capture VS unholy alliance VS connive: 1. be/live in each other's pockets 焦不离孟, 孟不离焦, 形影不离, 绑在一起似的, 焦不离孟孟不离焦, 一丘之貉, 穿一条裤子, 穿一条裤裆, 穿一条裤腿 disapproving to be with each other all the time and depend on each other: I don't think it's healthy the way you two are always in each other's pockets. 2. joined at the hip Sl. closely connected; always together. Those two are joined at the hip. They are always together. Sam and Martha are joined at the hip. 3. Conjoined twins 连体婴儿, 孟不离焦, 焦不离孟(conjoin [kənˈdʒɔɪn] to join together, or to make things join together.) are identical twins joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence ( 发生几率 the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation. a high/low incidence of: Researchers found a high incidence of prostate cancer in this area. reduce/increase the incidence of: The drug has been shown to reduce the incidence of thrombosis after surgery. a. the number of times something happens, especially something bad. incidence of: the increasing incidence of computer-related crime. ) in Southwest Asia, Africa and Brazil. 4. tar sb with the same brush 归为一类人 to think that someone has the same bad qualities as another person: Because they worked so closely in the same department, John was tarred with the same brush as Tim. if all the people or things in a group are tarred with the same brush 一丘之貉, 看做一类人, you think or say they are all bad because you know some of them are bad. If some people in a group behave badly and if people then wrongly think that all of the group is equally bad, you can say that the whole group is tarred with the same brush. Football supporters all get tarred with the same brush when there's trouble. pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌhəʊl] verb. To pigeonhole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics. to decide that someone or something belongs to a particular type or group, especially without knowing much about them He felt they had pigeonholed him. noun. A pigeonhole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep documents. put someone​/​something into a pigeonhole 简单归类 to decide that someone or something belongs to a particular type or group, especially without knowing much about them. There's a tendency to put handsome young actors into a pigeonhole. tar and feather someone in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment. wiki: Tarring and feathering 浸猪笼似的惩罚 is a form of public humiliation and punishment used to enforce unofficial justice or revenge. It was used in feudal Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier, mostly as a type of mob vengeance. The image of a tarred-and-feathered outlaw remains a metaphor for severe public criticism. 5. two/three etc of a kind 同类人, 一路人 used to say that two, three etc people or things are very similar and therefore go well together or belong together. I'm not surprised they're friends – they're two of a kind一丘之貉, 同一种人. of a kind used for saying that something is not as good as it should be. Town planning of a kind got underway after the war. 'Ms. Remini is now joined at the hip with 一丘之貉, 穿一条裤子 this collection of deadbeats ( I. American someone who tries to avoid paying money that they owe. II. someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life. deadbeat dad a father, usually not living with the family, who does not provide money or support to help the mother take care of their children. ), admitted liars, self-admitted perjurers, wife beaters and worse.' 6. rich 一丘之貉, 不自己照照镜子, 谁也别说谁, 半斤八两, 彼此彼此 used to describe someone's opinions when that person has the same bad qualities as the person they are criticizing: The education minister's criticism of the new exam system seems rich, considering it was he who demanded the changes in the first place. "He said I looked fat." "That's a bit rich coming from him." (= he himself is fat) If you say that something a person says or does is rich, you are making fun of it because you think it is a surprising and inappropriate thing for them to say or do. Gil says that women can't keep secrets. That's rich, coming from him, the professional sneak. Blaming Queensland for reacting to the Sydney coronavirus cluster with tough border restrictions is "a bit rich" coming from NSW, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. 7. cut from the same cloth = like two peas in a pod = of a kind = cut of the same cloth = cut out of the same cloth 一丘之貉, 一样一样的, 同类人 ( one of a kind [approval] If you refer to someone or something as one of a kind, you mean that there is nobody or nothing else like them. She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind.) (idiomatic, of two or more persons or things. of a kind used to describe something that exists but is not very good: The school had a swimming pool of a kind 算是, but it was too small for most classes to use. ) Very similar; possessing many of the same fundamental characteristics. All floor traders are of a kind, and most burn out by their late thirties. 8. You really think I belong with 一伙的, 同一类人, 一样的, 一类人, 一丘之貉 Benedict Arnold and Judas? You're right. Judas had the decency to ( have the decency to If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned. She didn't even have the decency to apologize. the decencies UK old-fashioned the acceptable or expected ways of doing something: I hate going to funerals, but you must observe the decencies (= it is something you should do). ) hang himself after what he did. Can't you at least try to understand how much this means to me? Round two: Leonard Hofstadter, Darth Vader, Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch? He owns Fox and they cancelled Firefly. 9. (like) two peas in a pod 半斤八两, 一丘之貉 very similar =two of a kind We were two peas in a pod – we liked all the same things, and we did everything together. alike as (two) peas in a pod very similar. (Compare this with like (two) peas in a pod意为[very close or intimate]. *Also: as ~.) These two books are as alike as peas in a pod. A couple of others started to notice how well the two peas in the pod 一丘之貉, 半斤八两的两个人 were clicking, even alluding to a potential romance blossoming. 10. The government accused the Coalition of knowing about the planned grounding and acting in unison with 一个鼻孔出气, 沆瀣一气, 一丘之貉, 穿一条裤子 ( unison [ˈju:nɪs(ə)n] a section of music where the singers or players all perform the same note or notes that are an octave apart. in unison I. together, or at the same time. The audience were clapping and stamping in unison. in agreement. The committee members are in complete unison on this.) Qantas. 11. someone's partner in crime 一起干坏事, 犯罪同伙, 一丘之貉, 损友, 同伴, 伴儿 someone who you do something with, especially something that other people do not approve of. A partner in crime is a person who regularly helps someone else to plan a crime. A bank robber might tell her partner in crime to wait outside in the getaway car. The phrase partner in crime means accomplice — anyone who assists with the plotting or actual committing of a criminal act. You'll often find partner in crime used in a less serious way, though: "Okay, two piece of pie are missing. Who's your partner in crime?" If a friend collaborates with you on your practical jokes (or even just hangs around with you a lot), she's your partner in crime. "I come from a family of five, so I always wanted an even number," says Kirsty-Anne, 35, who lives in Katherine in the Northern Territory. "I just always want them to have a partner in crime.". 12. Estate agents in cahoots with ( cahoots [kəˈhu:ts] 内外勾结, 沆瀣一气, 一个鼻孔出气, 一丘之貉, 一个货色. in cahoots (with someone) informal secretly involved with someone in a dishonest activity or plan. The police were, in fact, in cahoots with the drug dealers. Usage notes; Cahoots is only used in the phrases "in cahoots" (for collusion within a group), "in cahoots with" (for collusion between two or more parties) and, more rarely, "go cahoots" (share equally in an expense or become partners) and "go in cahoots" 勾结到一起 (become partners). collusion [kəˈlu:ʒ(ə)n] the secret activities of people who work together to do something dishonest. ) illegal foreign investors to drive up prices: buyers' agent. 13. latch onto something I. 粘附在, 黏附于. 附着在. (esp. of living things) to become firmly attached to someone or something. to become connected to something. To grab and hold (something) He latched onto her arm and wouldn't let go. The news media has latched on to the scandal. The antibodies work by latching onto proteins on the surfaces of the viruses and bacteria. Antibodies latch onto proteins on the surfaces of the virus. II. Someone who latches onto an idea accepts it with enthusiasm. to become interested in an idea, story, or activity, and to start to use it. to begin using, doing, or enjoying (something) in an enthusiastic way Many companies have latched onto the trend of using consultants. Unfortunately the press have already latched onto the story. In 1991, the company latched onto the idea of using its software to drive video-arcade games. latch onto sb 黏上, 粘上 informal to stay close to someone or spend a lot of time with someone, usually when they do not want you near. She latched onto me as soon as she arrived, and I had to spend the rest of the evening talking to her. 14. hand in glove (in league, in collaboration) 密切合作, 勾搭一起, 勾结, 沆瀣一气 (US also hand and glove) working together, often to do something dishonest: It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police. If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them. The U.N. inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies. 15. Regulatory capture 官商勾结 is a form of political corruption that occurs when a regulatory agency, created to act in the public interest, instead advances the commercial or special concerns of interest groups 利益集团 that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating. Regulatory capture is a form of government failure; it creates an opening 缺口, 漏洞 for firms to behave in ways injurious to the public (e.g., producing negative externalities). The agencies are called "captured agencies". revolving-door I. an entrance to a large building in which four partitions turn about a central axis. used to refer to a situation in which the same events or problems recur in a continuous cycle. "many patients are trapped in a revolving door 死循环, 无穷尽的 of admission, discharge, and readmission". II. a place or organization that people tend to enter and leave very quickly. "the newsroom became a revolving-door workplace". wiki: In politics, the "revolving door" is a movement of personnel 人事变动 between roles as legislators 立法人 and regulators 监管人 and the industries affected by the legislation and regulation. In some cases the roles are performed in sequence but in certain circumstances may be performed at the same time. Political analysts claim that an unhealthy relationship can develop between the private sector and government, based on the granting of reciprocated privileges 互相利益 to the detriment of the nation and can lead to regulatory capture. The term a sliding doors moment became a term popularised in the late 20th-century meaning seemingly inconsequential moments that nonetheless alter the trajectory of future events. 16. The kickback varies from other kinds of bribes in that there is implied collusion 同谋, 勾结, 合伙 between agents of the two parties, rather than one party extorting 索取 the bribe from the other. The purpose of the kickback is usually to encourage the other party to cooperate in the illegal scheme. There were also cover-ups and collusion 勾结, 串谋, 串通一气(collude to conspire together, esp in planning a fraud; connive. collusion A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose.), with children who complained often viciously beaten in front of other children as a deterrent against 敲山震虎, 威慑 future complaints. There was systemic blindness装聋作哑, 系统的视而不见 because crimes were rarely recorded, he said. 16. An unholy alliance 官商勾结, 勾搭成奸(an occasion when people who are usually enemies work together for a particular purpose, especially to achieve something bad. an unholy alliance between feminists and the religious Right. unholy I. very bad. How did we get ourselves into this unholy mess? II. not holy.) is a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups for ad hoc or hidden gain, generally some influential non-governmental group forming ties with political parties, supplying funding in exchange for the favorable treatment. Like patronage, unholy alliances are not necessarily illegal, but unlike patronage, by its deceptive nature and often great financial resources, an unholy alliance can be much more dangerous to the public interest. 17. Patronage 政治回报 refers to favoring supporters, for example with government employment. This may be legitimate, as when a newly elected government changes the top officials in the administration in order to effectively implement its policy. It can be seen as corruption if this means that incompetent不称职的, 不胜任的 persons, as a payment for supporting the regime, are selected before more able ones 有能力的人. In nondemocracies many government officials are often selected for loyalty rather than ability. 18. be in league with someone 沆瀣一气, 串通一气, 互相勾结 to be secretly working together with someone, especially in order to do something bad. They confessed to being in league with foreign powers. in league (with someone) 私通, 暗通, 勾结 Fig. [of people] secretly cooperating, often to do something bad or illegal. The county sheriff is in league with criminals. The car thieves and some crooked police are in league to make money from stolen cars. The accountant and the chairman were in league to同意做某事 hide the company's debts. 19. connive [kə'naiv] I. 勾结, 串通, 密谋 ;搞阴谋. 合伙. 合谋. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude. To scheme; plot.密谋, 搞阴谋. The dealers connived with customs officials 海关官员 to bring in narcotics. II. 睁一只眼闭一只眼, 装看不见, 默许;纵容. 默许, 纵容, 视而不见. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape. The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape. Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. connive at/in [sth with sb] 对(明知错误的事情)视而不见, 默许, 纵容. to scheme at something (with someone); to plot something (with someone). Are you conniving at something with Ronald? Are you and Ronald conniving with Tom at something I should know about? Stop conniving with people! The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. conniving [kənaɪvɪŋ] 有心计的, 心思深的 adj [disapproval] If you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people. dishonest in a clever way, especially in order to get something that you want or in order to harm someone. Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.