用法学习: 1. A random act of kindness is a nonpremeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world. The phrase "practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty" was written by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982. It was based on the phrase "random acts of violence and senseless acts of cruelty". Herbert's book Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty was published in February 1993 speaking about true stories of acts of kindness. The phrase is commonly expressed as the suggestion to "Practice random acts of kindness." There are groups around the world who are sharing acts of spontaneous kindness. spunk (countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male). But in Australia spunk is most commonly used to refer to a person of either sex who is regarded as sexually attractive. It is first recorded in the 1970s and is derived from spunky 'full of spirit; brave, plucky', although it may be influenced by spunk 'semen'. 2. TBBT: Hello, Hofstadter. Why are you cleaning that out yourself? Don't you have grad students 研究生 ( A graduate student is someone who has earned a bachelor's degree and is pursuing additional education in a specific field. Graduate Degrees: More than 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs leading to a graduate degree in a wide range of fields. The two main graduate degrees in the United States are the master’s degree and the doctoral degree. Both degrees involve a combination of research and coursework. Graduate education is characterized by in-depth training and specialized instruction. Study and learning are more self-directed at the graduate level than at the undergraduate level. A graduate school 研究生院 (sometimes shortened to grad school) is a school that awards advanced academic degrees (e.g., master's and doctoral degrees) with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. A distinction is typically made between graduate schools (where courses of study vary in the degree to which they provide training for a particular profession) and professional schools, which offer specialized advanced degrees in professional fields such as medicine, nursing, business, engineering, speech–language pathology, or law. The distinction between graduate schools and professional schools is not absolute since various professional schools offer graduate degrees and vice versa. Many universities award graduate degrees; a graduate school is not necessarily a separate institution. While the term "graduate school" is typical in the United States and often used elsewhere (e.g., Canada), "postgraduate education" is also used in English-speaking countries (Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the UK) to refer to the spectrum of education beyond a bachelor's degree. Those attending graduate schools are called "graduate students" (in both American and British English), or often in British English as "postgraduate students" and, colloquially, "postgraduates" and "postgrads (UK 研究生)". Degrees awarded to graduate students include master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and other postgraduate qualifications such as graduate certificates and professional degrees. )? Come on, I can't make my grad students do every dirty job or so I've been told in writing by the head of Human Resources. Fair enough. Uh, so, look, I'm here to ask you to give Sheldon and Amy the Athenaeum (athenaeum UK = US atheneum [ˌæθɪˈniːəm] noun. I. an institution for the promotion of learning. II. a building containing a reading room or library, esp one used by such an institution.) for their wedding. Why would I do that? Because deep down, Barry, you're a really good guy. But am I? Fine. What's it gonna take? Barry, I've come to ask one more... Leonard? Why are you doing that? Because deep down Barry is not a good guy. He's making you clean out barrels of irradiated grease? Yeah. I made a deal with him to get you the Athenaeum for your wedding. Why would you do that? Because I was a jerk for lying to you before and besides, you're my best friend. I want you to have the wedding of your dreams. On Mars? Okay, I want Amy to have the wedding of her dreams. Well, thank you. But I don't want you to do this. No, it's okay. No, it's not. We're not going to let Barry win. Well, what are we going to do? We have a combined IQ of 300. Perhaps more if that radiation gave you a super brain. You know what? You're right. If we work together we could totally outsmart Barry Kripke. Leonard, my nose itches. What do I do? 3. TBBT: You know, in fact, why don't you take the day off? Mm, fine. Maybe I'll have lunch with Penny. Take your time. Get a massage. You deserve it after all the sleep you've been getting. Maybe Barry will change his mind. Hmm? Oh, I doubt it. I said some pretty unprofessional things about his work. I may have even used the "S" word. Subpar? I'm not proud of it, Amy, but I have a temper. Well, I suppose we could pick a different date. Well, it took you nine months to choose that one. I'll pick a different husband first. Hey, I just, I wanted to apologize about the Athenaeum. Why did you lie to me? I don't know. It just seemed funny at first and then the longer it went on, funnier it got. So, yeah, I guess that's why. That's not much of an apology 那算什么道歉. Yeah, because he's not really sorry. Obviously, he wanted a place to go where I wouldn't be and apparently all of outside wasn't enough for him. Come on. I do feel bad. Why? Did your best friend hurt your feelings? Come on-- Sheldon. Look, I only have time to deal with one jerk right now and that's Barry Kripke. What? He has the Athenaeum booked for our wedding date and he won't give it up. Yeah, so if you could just please leave before I get angry and say something I will regret about your face, your height, your personal hygiene or the fact that your science, while serviceable 可用, 能用, lacks panache ( [pəˈnæʃ] an impressive way of doing something that shows great skill and confidence. If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way. The BBC Symphony Orchestra played with great panache. Her panache at dealing with the world's media is quite astonishing. The first few songs are played with typical panache. ). That's actually one of the nicest things you've ever said about my work. And now I regret it. TBBT: Michael's out 睡着了, 睡过去了( have it out for someone 心存不满, 心怀不满 to have a grudge against someone I thought that my teacher had marked my paper down because he had it out for me.). So is Halley. Oh, my God, he's so cute. So is she. Switch? Yeah. Oh, my God, he's so cute. So is she. I just love them so much. Me, too. My heart feels like it's gonna explode. Of course, it's full of brisket ( brisket [ˈbrɪskɪt] 牛胸脯肉 meat, usually beef, from an animal's chest. Brisket is a cut of beef that comes from the breast of the cow. ), so it probably will. Oh, I didn't even know I was capable of loving someone so much. More than me? Wha-- oh, uh... I'm just messing with you. I totally love them more than you. I get that. I would take a bullet for them. But I would get seriously mutilated for you. That's sweet. But you should know, if you got seriously mutilated, I might dump you. You'd be crazy not to. Even unmutilated, I'm no prize 好不到哪里去. You know, I'm really happy with our wedding date. The month squared equals the square of the sum of the members of the set of prime factors of the day. Isn't that romantic? Yes, it's like that Shakespeare sonnet, "Shall I compare thee to a day that's also a really weird math problem." It's a shame you're joking. That'd be a lovely reading at our ceremony. Well, we only have two months to find a venue, and I had a thought. What about the Athenaeum club at Caltech? Albert Einstein was a member there. It's beautiful. Yeah, and Albert Einstein was a member there. It's close. 4. bellwether [ˈbelˌweðər] 风向标似的, 指标似的 [mainly US, journalism] something that is considered to be a sign of what is likely to happen. If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing. For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy. IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street. The performance of the banking sector is a good bellwether of the economy generally. Voters in the outer Sydney seat of Robertson kept their bellwether 风向标 status by giving the seat to Labor with a swing of nearly 9 per cent. bellwether case a legal case whose result will be used as a model for similar cases in the future. Bellwether cases have taken on a special light under media coverage. bellwether trial a trial of a legal case whose result will be used as a model for similar cases in the future. The first bellwether trial is scheduled for later this year. wiki: A bellwether is a leader or an indicator of trends. In politics, the term often applies in a metaphorical sense to characterize a geographic region where political tendencies match in microcosm those of a wider area, such that the result of an election in the former region might predict the eventual result in the latter. In economics, a 'bellwether' is a leading indicator of an economic trend. Sociologists apply the term in the active sense to a person or group of people who tend to create, influence, or set trends. 5. round on somebody British English to suddenly turn and attack someone when they do not expect it, either with words or physically. to react angrily towards someone He rounded on critics who have been calling for his resignation. When the door closed, Crabb rounded on Edwards. 'You stupid idiot!'. a. to suddenly turn and attack someone or something: The fox rounded on its pursuers. b. to criticize someone who has criticized you: The mayor rounded on his critics with a very forceful speech. The Liberal Party has lurched too far to the right in its embrace of religious "fundamentalists" and "will die as a party" without serious reform according to a WA Liberal veteran, as party stalwarts round on each other in the wake of a dismal federal election performance. recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] 不听话的, 不服从命令的, I. formal refusing to obey orders. If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with. The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities. He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life. ...the government's recalcitrance over introducing even the smallest political reform. a recalcitrant child. II. not operating or acting the way you want and therefore difficult to deal with. a recalcitrant computer. Former party leader Bill Hassell was scathing in his assessment of the party he led in WA in the 1980s, suggesting a dire future without major remedial action. "If the recalcitrants in the Liberal Party are not prepared to get out of the way, or get out, we're going to die as a party, it's as serious as that," Mr Hassell told ABC Radio Perth. 6. 澳大选后: Premier Mark McGowan also weighed in, dismissing the WA Liberals as a "fringe group". He said they were controlled by "extremist factional powerbrokers" — an allusion to "The Clan", an informal group of conservatives. progeny [ˈprɑdʒəni] I. singular/uncountable a person's child or children. II. the young animals or plants produced by a particular parent. You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their progeny. Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny. III. uncountable things that develop from something else. The progeny of a particular thing are the things that develop from it. ...clays and grits, the mucky progeny of erosion. Goodenough is an opponent 反对者 of same-sex marriage. In 2016, he wrote an article for Yahoo!, which was also published in The West Australian newspaper, entitled, "The complexities of gay marriage are too risky", in which he claimed that legalising same-sex marriage would create, "an enormous cost to society in terms of dealing with social dysfunction, psychological and mental health issues", implying that children raised by same-sex couples would suffer mental illness. In Parliament, Labor member Terri Butler responded to Goodenough's comments, stating, "I do think we may have found an explanation for [Goodenough's] bachelor status, given his description of marriage being not romantic, but a social construct important for progeny 繁衍后代. If I was to counsel the member for Moore in his quest for love, I would say, maybe don't roll that one out on the first date." Goodenough's voting record also indicates that he believes civil celebrants should be allowed to refuse to marry same-sex couples. A marginal seat or swing seat(marginal seat, swing seat, blue-ribbon seat, stronghold seat, safe seat; They also appear to have lost the heartland blue-ribbon seat of Curtin to independent Kate Chaney. It comes after the state Liberals were almost wiped out after the last state election, when they were left with only two seats in the lower house. ) is a constituency held with a small majority in a legislative election, generally one conducted under a single-winner voting system. In Canada, they may be known as target ridings. The opposite is a safe seat. The term ultra-marginal seat refers to a constituency with a majority of single or double digits, usually within a percentage of 2%. root and branch 彻底的, 彻头彻尾的 used to express the thorough or radical nature of a process or operation. If something has been completely changed or destroyed, you can say that it has been changed or destroyed root and branch. Abolitionists wanted to destroy slavery root and branch. Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform. "root-and-branch reform of personal taxation". He said MPs should not interfere in the endorsement process "because it's been politicians interfering that has reduced us to this rump." "We've lost the crown jewels. To lose Tangney, to lose Curtin is just wrong, wrong," he said. "The only way it will be righted is if we have root and branch reforms." rump I. the part of an animal's body above its back legs. II. a small part of a company, a group of people, or a country that remains when the rest of it has left or has been removed. The rump of a group, organization, or country consists of the members who remain in it after the rest have left. The rump 残余 of the party does in fact still have considerable assets. He finds himself heading a rump party largely out of tune with his own views. Only a small rump of the Communist party remained. III. humorous your buttocks. An animal's rump is its rear end. The cows' rumps were marked with a number. 7. Will Smith feared for his career well before his now-infamous Oscars slap. The 53-year-old actor sat down for an interview with David Letterman on Netflix's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, and recalled worrying about losing his career and fortune while tripping on ayahuasca, a psychoactive herbal drink with hallucinogenic properties. Ayahuasca [ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə] 死藤水(a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae.) is a plant-based psychedelic [ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk] 致幻剂. Psychedelics affect all the senses, altering a person's thinking, sense of time and emotions. They can cause a person to hallucinate—seeing or hearing things that do not exist or are distorted. Ayahuasca is a South American (pan-Amazonian) psychoactive brew used both socially and as ceremonial spiritual medicine among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin. It is growing in usage in Western society, including multiple Ayahuasca churches. It is a psychedelic and entheogenic mixed drink brew commonly made out of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine, the Psychotria viridis shrub or a substitute, and possibly other ingredients. A chemically similar preparation, sometimes called "pharmahuasca", can be prepared using N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and a pharmaceutical monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), such as isocarboxazid. B. caapi contains several alkaloids that act as MAOIs, which are required for DMT to be orally active. Ayahuasca is prepared in a tea that, when consumed, causes an altered state of consciousness or "high", including visual hallucinations and altered perceptions of reality. Joshua tree: Yucca brevifolia is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the arid Southwestern United States, specifically California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, and to northwestern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, and Sonora). It is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between 400 and 1,800 m (1,300 and 5,900 ft) elevation. It thrives in the open grasslands of Queen Valley and Lost Horse Valley in Joshua Tree National Park. The name "Joshua tree" is commonly said to have been given by a group of Mormon settlers crossing the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century: The tree's role in guiding them through the desert combined with its unique shape reminded them of a biblical story in which Joshua keeps his hands reached out for an extended period of time to enable the Israelites in their conquest of Canaan (Joshua 8:18–26). Further, the shaggy ( shaggy 乱蓬蓬的 adj. Shaggy hair or fur is long and untidy. long, thick, and untidy. having or covered with long, rough, and untidy hair, or (of hair) long, rough, and untidy: a shaggy dog/pony. the shaggy coat of a sheep. a shaggy rug. shaggy hair/fur. a shaggy beard. Tim has longish, shaggy hair. wiki: Shaggy things are messy, thick, and rough. Your long-haired mixed breed dog might be shaggy, while your sister's sleek Siamese cat isn't shaggy at all. Shaggy almost always describes an animal's fur or a person's unruly hair. A well-loved stuffed animal might be soft and shaggy, and your brother's curly hair is especially shaggy when he first rolls out of bed in the morning. On the cartoon "Scooby Doo," Scooby's best friend is a goofy, shaggy-haired guy named Shaggy. Shaggy followed the earlier adjective shagged, from the Old English sceacgede, or "hairy." shaggy dog story/yarn a very long joke that ends in a silly way. an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax. Shaggy dog stories play upon the audience's preconceptions of joke-telling. The audience listens to the story with certain expectations, which are either simply not met or met in some entirely unexpected manner. A lengthy shaggy dog story derives its humour from the fact that the joke-teller held the attention of the listeners for a long time (such jokes can take five minutes or more to tell) for no reason at all, as the end resolution is essentially meaningless, with the joke as a whole playing upon our search for meaning. The nature of their delivery is reflected in the English idiom spin a yarn, by way of analogy with the production of yarn. ) leaves may have provided the appearance of a beard. However, no direct or contemporary attestation of this origin exists, and the name Joshua tree is not recorded until after Mormon contact; moreover, the physical appearance of the Joshua tree more closely resembles a similar story told of Moses. 8. coup [kuː] I. coup d'état an occasion when a group of people takes control of a country, usually by means of military force. a military/army coup: There has been a series of military coups since the country gained independence. stage/lead/mount/plot/launch a coup: A band of young disillusioned officers staged a coup. an attempted/failed/abortive coup: He was jailed for his part in the attempted coup. coup against: the 1996 coup against General Abacha. II. an occasion when someone suddenly gains control in an organization. a boardroom coup. III. an impressive and surprising success. It's a great coup to get Bjork to perform here. a publicity/propaganda/public relations coup: This is a major publicity coup for the company. A coup is an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult. an achievement that is extremely impressive because it was very difficult. an unexpectedly successful achievement: Beating Arsenal was a major coup for the club. It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles. I got him to come to a party, which was something of a coup. Their story about the princess was a real coup. Winning the helicopter contract was a real coup for him. Getting the chief executive job was a real coup for Jennifer. The sale is a big coup for the auction house. The theatre has scored something of a coup by persuading her to take the role. coup de grâce [ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs] a final action that destroys or defeats something that was already weak or failing. 8. Corrugated [ˈkɔrəˌɡeɪtəd] plastic or corriboard ( You can't have an election in Australia without tiny pencils, sausages and corflute. Corflute is a brand name so perhaps we should call it twin wall polypropylene substrate or corrugated plastic, but like Hoover and Rollerblade, the brand name has become the generic. For some people the major issue in any election is corflute. The questions and issues are perennial and are raised during local, state and federal polls. ) – also known under the tradenames of Cartonplast, Polyflute, Coroplast, FlutePlast, IntePro, Proplex, Correx, Twinplast, Corriflute or Corflute – refers to a wide range of extruded twinwall plastic-sheet products produced from high-impact polypropylene resin with a similar make-up to corrugated fiberboard. It is a light-weight tough material which can easily be cut with a utility knife. Manufacturers typically offer a wide variety of colors and thicknesses (quite commonly 3, 4, 5 mm). Polycarbonate sheet is sometimes referred to as Twinwall plastic. Chemically, the sheet is inert, with a neutral pH factor. At regular temperatures most oils, solvents and water have no effect, allowing it to perform under adverse weather conditions or as a product component exposed to harsh chemicals. Standard sheets can be modified with additives, which are melt-blended into the sheet to meet specific needs of the end-user. Special products that require additives include: ultra-violet protection, anti-static, flame retardant, custom colors, corrosive inhibitors, static-dissipative, among others. 9. fall guy 替罪羊 If someone is the fall guy, they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault. someone who is blamed or punished for something bad that someone else has done He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair. recidivist [rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst] 重复犯罪, 再犯罪, 一犯再犯 noun. a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly. A recidivist is someone who has committed crimes in the past and has begun to commit crimes again, for example after a period in prison. Six prisoners are still at large along with four dangerous recidivists. Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism. adj. relating to recidivists. "the third lowest recidivist rate in the country".
TBBT: jones intransitive verb slang to have a strong desire or craving for something he was jonesing for a drink. jones for (something) I. verb, slang To have a strong desire or craving for something, sometimes due to addiction. It's so hot out that I've been jonesing for some ice cream. Of course you're jonesing for caffeine—you normally drink three cups of coffee a day. II. noun, slang Such a desire or craving for something. I gave up smoking this morning, and I'm already having a major jones for a cigarette! I've got a jones for some basketball—want to meet me at the court later? KOOTHRAPPALI: Hey, uh, Penny, do you want to check this out? Yeah, sure. All right, just, uh, look through here, and if you want to take a picture, just push that button. Okay. Oh, what is that? Is it Mercury? I'm really jonesing for Mercury. I think it's a little early for Mercury to be visible yet. Playing hard to get. I like that in a planet. No, there's something fuzzy. Is it your teen years? TBBT: And then five minutes later, Paul said the same thing, and they practically carried him around the room. Oh, well, what was it? Well, CPK for lunch, but that's just one example. It also happens with all the doctors I have to deal with. You know, they're so condescending. I'm so sick of letting this stuff slide. I found that comet. Why should I let Raj say he found it? I know you're right, but he is our friend, and this could be good for his career. Okay, so you agree with me, but he still gets his way? Ah, there you go. Everybody wins. My God, you're such a people-pleaser 老好人, 讨好型人格. You can't stand making anyone angry. Why would I want to make anyone angry? 'Cause it would mean you were on my side. Oh, I am on your side. Hey, hey. Let's not forget who you're really mad at here-- Raj. TBBT: What are you doing? The light is red so I came to a stop. You're in a stolen cop car with a dead hooker in the trunk. You don't have to obey traffic laws 遵守交规. I know I don't have to. The fun is choosing to. Hey. Missed you guys at the faculty mixer. Ah, you should have been there; dessert was bananas. Sorry, that was misleading. The dessert was pie, but the pie was bananas. Actually, the pie was cherry, but the taste of the pie was... bananas. Those mixers are such a waste of university money. If they spent less money on frivolous ( frivolous [frɪvələs] flippant, foolish, dizzy [informal], superficial I. If you describe someone as frivolous, you mean they behave in a silly or light-hearted way, rather than being serious and sensible. I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor. II. [disapproval] If you describe an activity as frivolous, you disapprove of it because it is not useful and wastes time or money. The group wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous 没用的, 没有意义的, 白费钱的 projects. ) nonsense and more money on science, we'd all be better off. You're a theoretical physicist. What more do you need than an office and a whiteboard? Someday, my new formulas on entropy decrease due to quantum decoherence will need to be tested and that will require funding. Your theories are pretty abstract 抽象的. I wouldn't even know how to design an experiment to prove them. Says the experimental physicist. Well, I know a place the university can make some cuts. Bye, Leonard. KOOTHRAPPALI: One second, one second. He's got a point. In order to corroborate your string theory research, you'd have to create a black hole. Wouldn't that destroy the Earth? Perhaps, but we'd all go to the grave knowing I was right. I guess you could create a contained microscopic black hole. Huh. Interesting. Welcome back, Leonard. TBBT: So, am I gonna be, like, the only single guy at Sheldon's wedding? No, there will be a lot of single people there. Stuart, Amy's great-aunt... Although, Stuart's already friended her on Facebook so better move quick 赶紧的, 赶快的, 动作快点. I got to find a date. I don't wanna be that sad single friend that everyone looks at with pity. Oh! I'm afraid that ship may have sailed. Leonard, you have a brother, right? Yes. Is he the worst? Is he an unspeakable abomination( abominable 邪恶的, 恶劣的 [əˈbɑmɪnəb(ə)l] Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad. The President described the killings as an abominable crime. The weather was abominable, cold with wind and rain. Chloe has behaved abominably. Wallis was often abominably rude. abomination [əˌbɑmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] 完全错误的事情, 不能接受的事情 恶魔, 恶行 [formal, disapproval] If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable. something that you hate because you think it is extremely offensive, unpleasant, or wrong What is happening is an abomination. abominate [əˈbɒmɪneɪt] to hate something because you think it is extremely offensive, unpleasant, or wrong. In a statement, Mr Morrison said he denounced the comments "in the strongest possible terms". "The Holocaust[ˈhɒləˌkɔːst] was an evil abomination," he said. "Respect for the victims requires that it never be referenced in such a trivial and insensitive manner." "Accordingly I have contacted him twice in the night to affirm that any parallel of domestic policy with the abomination which was the Holocaust requires an immediate rebuke," he said. "Additionally, I have come to the view that this current platform is at times toxic, dangerous and incendiary. Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek went further, describing Mr Christensen's remarks as "borderline treasonous [ˈtriːzən(ə)s] 卖国的(treasonable)". vocabulary: The noun abomination means a thing or action that is vile, vicious or terrible. For example, if you see a neighbor kick an old blind dog that's done nothing wrong, you might remark, "That kind of cruelty is an abomination!" The word abomination comes from the Old French word abominacion, meaning "horror, repugnance, disgust." The word abomination can also be used to refer to a person or object you find utterly loathsome and repellent. If you look at someone else as an abomination 像看恶魔一样, that means you are horrified by them, and barely even think they're human. If you hear a friend describing you as an abomination behind your back, you need to find a new buddy right away! wiki: Abomination is an English term used to translate the Biblical Hebrew terms shiqquts שיקוץ and sheqets שקץ. An abomination in English is that which is exceptionally loathsome, hateful, sinful, wicked, or vile. The term shiqquts is translated abomination by almost all translations of the Bible. The similar words, sheqets, and shâqats, are almost exclusively used to refer to unclean animals. The common but slightly different Hebrew term, tōʻēḇā, is also translated as abomination in the Authorized King James Version, and sometimes in the New American Standard Bible. Many modern versions of the Bible (including the New International Version and New English Translation) translate it detestable; the New American Bible translates it loathsome. It is mainly used to denote idolatry; and in many other cases it refers to inherently evil things such as illicit sex, lying, murder, deceit, etc.; and for unclean foods. admonish [æd'mɒnɪʃ, ədˈmɑnɪʃ] [formal] I. 正告. 郑重警告. If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. to tell someone that you do not approve of what they have done. Sometimes he gave them a severe admonishment. They admonished me for taking risks with my health. She admonished him gently, 'You should rest, not talk so much.' II. to advise someone to do something. After one person tweeted that the rapper shouldn't have used African culture for such a display, admonishing 规劝 奉劝 力劝 that he should "respect our ancestors," Lil Nas X responded by tweeting, "y'all really like to pretend homosexuality didn't exist in african culture." admonition [ˌædməˈnɪʃ(ə)n] 警告 a warning about someone's behaviour. Leaking gas near that valve is admonitory for us to check those connections. premonition [ˌpreməˈnɪʃ(ə)n] bad feeling, gut feeling, foreboding, hunch, second sight 预警, 不祥预感, 强烈预感 (have a hunch, have a nagging feeling, something is nagging at him. ). a strong feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad. If you have a premonition, you have a feeling that something is going to happen, often something unpleasant. He had an unshakable premonition that he would die. ...a real, genuine premonition of bad news. have a premonition of/that: He had a premonition of imminent disaster. We're having a premonition. Ignore that super-daddy Hugh Jackman and Shawn hang out together, but to us Shawn looks like the perfect casting for a young Wolverine! We're going to call it now. Shawn Mendes has to play the rugged role in the inevitable remake. His famous smile can make fans faint, scream and hyperventilate for miles around. admonition [ˌædməˈnɪʃ(ə)n] a warning about someone's behavior. An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour. She ignored the admonitions of her mother. preadmonition [ˌpriːædməˈnɪʃən] 预警, 预先警告 n. a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance. intuitive [ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv] adj. I. what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive. If you have an intuitive idea or feeling about 第六感, 预感 (gut feeling, hunch) (premonition [ˌpreməˈnɪʃ(ə)n] (预警. premonitory 预警的 forewarning ) a strong feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad. It's not a premonition. It's just a dream that means nothing. have a premonition of/that: He had a premonition of imminent disaster. second sight ESP, an additional sense beyond the five normal ones, clairvoyance. I think she must have the second sight, because she always knows where I've been. He was seized with a fit of second-sight. Nor less availed his optic sleight, / And Scottish gift of second-sight. ) something, you feel that it is true although you have no evidence or proof of it. He's very intuitive 神神道道的. A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings. "his intuitive understanding of the readers' real needs". II. (chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.)? Does the very thought of him make your skin crawl 皮肤发麻, 头皮发麻? He laughs at his own jokes, but otherwise, he's okay. Sheldon, what's going on? I'm trying to invite my stupid brother to my wedding, and he's avoiding my calls. You don't know he's avoiding your calls. Hey, you've reached George Cooper, please leave a message. Unless this is Sheldon again, in which case, please try me on my other number, 1-800-suck-it. TBBT: Hey, Bernie, how do you know if someone has pink eye? Um, their eye would be red, swollen, and probably oozy 流水的, 流脓的( moist or dripping. exuding moisture ). Okay, thanks. Both kids have pink eye. Oh, no. You stop right there! I'm getting married in a week. You are not giving me pink eye. I don't have pink eye. Hey, hey, hey. Let's step away from the bride! Okay. I'll go back upstairs. Get in the shower and then take those clothes and burn them. Yeah, and all the rest of your clothes. TBBT: heldon: Alex, check my schedule. What does my afternoon look like? Alex: I think it's pretty wide open. Oh, wait. Here's something at four o'clock. Give Alex a talking to? Sheldon: Well, that snuck up on us, didn't it? Alex: Is there a problem? Sheldon: Let's not call it a problem. Let's call it an opportunity. To solve a serious problem. Alex: What did I do? Sheldon: You don't know? Oh, you poor dear. Your ovaries are squirting so much goofy juice into your brains you don't even know which way is up. You made an inappropriate sexual advance towards Dr. Hofstadter. Alex: What? I didn't make a sexual advance on anybody. Sheldon: Now, there's no need to get defensive. I'm not unsympathetic to your plight. My father used to say that a woman is like an egg salad sandwich on a warm Texas day. Alex: What? Sheldon: Full of eggs and only appealing for a short time. Alex: This conversation is making me uncomfortable. Sheldon: Yeah, you and me both, sister. Now, please understand, I don't hold you responsible for your behaviour because, see, from an evolutionary standpoint, you're a slave to your desire to reproduce. But during the work day, when you feel possessed by amorous intent, may I suggest that you suppress it by leafing through this illustrated book of sexually transmitted diseases? Let's see here. Oh, yes. Check out this oozy doozy. Alex: I have to go. Sheldon: So does this fellow, but he can't without it burning like hot soup. TBBT: Look, we don't fly out until the morning. Why don't I try and talk to him? Give it one more shot? All right. But if he says, "Nerd says what," don't answer him. What? You are a lamb to the slaughter 等着挨宰吧, 待宰羔羊( like a lamb to (the) slaughter Without concern for what is to come (because one does not foresee the trouble ahead). This phrase comes from the Bible. When I did business with Michael, I was like a lamb to the slaughter—I had no idea he was such a criminal mastermind. The poor kid and his defense team weren't aware of what the prosecution had in store—it was like lambs to slaughter the moment the trial began.).
ravage (破坏, 践踏 town, country, or economy gets savaged) VS ravish (强奸) VS savage (被动物凶猛攻击, 撕咬 be savaged by a dog. 抨击 be savaged by someone. ) VS salvage ( salvage a building/ship, salvage a difficult situation, salvage one's pride or reputation ): ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] 破坏, 践踏 to destroy something or damage it very badly. A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite. ...Nicaragua's ravaged economy. ravish to rape a woman (=force her to have sex). To ravish someone means to rape them. She'll never know how close she came to being dragged off and ravished. Bernadette, stop. Penny, you say something nice now. Boy, you know, when Sheldon sees you in that dress, he's gonna want to methodically take it off, fold it up, carefully place it in a storage box, label it, and then ravish you. ravishing [ˈravɪʃɪŋ] adj. delightful; entrancing. "she looked ravishing". Sheldon: Not bad? It's horrible. I mean, you hear stories about this sort of thing, but you never think it'll happen to you. Leonard: So they steamed your dumplings, get over it. New topic, please. Howard: All right, Penny, let me take this opportunity to point out that you are looking particularly ravishing today. Penny: Not with a thousand condoms, Howard. Howard: So, there is a number. Penny: Okay, new topic, please. Hey, did you hear the people upstairs in 5A are moving out? savage [sævɪdʒ] adj. I. 野蛮, 不人道的. 疯狂的 Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl. ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987. ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain. He was savagely beaten. A savage look flitted across his face. She took a savage pleasure in pointing out their mistakes. II. extremely severe. savage cuts in public services. Losing his job had been a savage blow. III. a savage area 荒芜的, 荒凉的 of land has no buildings on it and looks very cold. a bare savage landscape. a savage coastline. IV. criticizing someone or something very much. She wrote a savage review of the book. a savage attack on the government's policies. V. old-fashioned an insulting way of describing someone or something from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive. noun. If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent. an insulting word for someone from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive. ...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages 野蛮人, 野人. verb. If someone is savaged by a dog or other animal, the animal attacks them violently. if an animal savages someone, it attacks them and injures or kills them. A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday. The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to 咬死 death. if an animal savages someone, it attacks them and injures or kills them A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday. II. 批评. 猛批. 狂批. 肆虐. 痛批. 狠批. If someone or something that they have done is savaged by another person, that person criticizes them severely. to criticize someone or something severely. Smith's play was savaged by the critics. The show had already been savaged by critics. Speakers called for clearer direction and savaged the Chancellor. ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] 捣毁, 肆虐, 破坏, 毁坏 ( decimate VS dismantle VS ravage VS demolish VS undermine VS sabotage VS damage VS wreck VS devastate VS subvert VS undercut VS diminish ) to destroy something or damage it very badly. A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite. ...Nicaragua's ravaged economy. salvage [sælvɪdʒ] verb I. 抢救. 抢救出. If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged. The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. II. If you manage to salvage a difficult situation, you manage to get something useful from it so that it is not a complete failure. Officials tried to salvage the situation 挽回局势. Diplomats are still hoping to salvage something from the meeting. III. If you salvage something such as your pride or your reputation 挽回脸面, 挽回名声, you manage to keep it even though it seems likely you will lose it, or you get it back after losing it. We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis. She was lucky to be able to salvage her career. noun. I. The salvage from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building is the things that are saved from it. They climbed up on the rock with their salvage. II. Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building. The salvage operation went on. ...the cost of salvage.
