用法学习: 1. sitting I. A sitting president or member of parliament is a present one, not a future or past one. ...the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president. sitting president 现任总统, 当任总统. a sitting MP or other representative currently holds the post They aim to deselect the sitting MP. II. A sitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work. ...the recent emergency sittings of the U.N. Security Council. pet sitting the activity of looking after someone else's pet while they are away Our cat Hampton really appreciated Brenda's pet sitting while we were away on business. be sitting pretty [informal] If you say that someone is sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position. Compared with some, we are sitting pretty. 住房危机: The figures are not considered precise due to the myriad 各式各样的, 各种的, 各种各样的 ( [ˈmɪriəd] adj. very many, especially too many to count. Myriad means having a large number or great variety. ...British pop and culture in all its myriad forms. ...the myriad tiny animals and plants living in the ice. the country's myriad problems. a myriad of something A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them. They face a myriad of problems bringing up children. These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours. an extremely large number of people or things, especially one that is too large to count. A whole myriad of options exists for us. ) reasons people are absent on census night, but the findings correlate with anecdotal ( anecdotal [ˌænəkˈdoʊt(ə)l] 民间传说的, 广为流传的, 道听途说的, 民间流传的 based on someone's personal experience or information rather than on facts that can be checked. Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped. ...countless anecdotal reports. There is now anecdotal evidence that these chemicals are harmful. II. Anecdotal speech or writing is full of anecdotes or is based on anecdotes. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining. ) evidence and other data relating to investment properties. The data comes as regional residents take increasingly desperate measures to find shelter amid the unprecedented mismatch between the supply of and demand for housing. It is not just coastal tourist towns dealing with a large number of empty homes. A breakdown of local government areas painted a more nuanced picture of the patchiness ( patchy I. A patchy substance or colour exists in some places but not in others, or is thick in some places and thin in others. Thick patchy fog and irresponsible driving were to blame. Bottle tans can make your legs, arms and face look a patchy orange colour. ...the brown, patchy grass. II. If something is patchy, it is not completely reliable or satisfactory because it is not always good. The evidence is patchy 不靠谱. Transport is difficult, communications are patchy. The rest of the acting is patchy at best. III. happening or existing in some places but not in other places. If your lawn has extensive areas of patchy growth, try watering it. patchy rain/cloud/fog: Low clouds and patchy rain are forecast for tomorrow. IV. 时好时坏. 有时好有时坏. if someone's performance or work is patchy, it is good sometimes but not always TV coverage of the Games has been patchy. V. not detailed enough or complete enough to be useful. patchy evidence. ) of the housing supply. There are subtle changes afoot 正在发生, 正在谋划 ( If you say that a plan or scheme is afoot, it is already happening or being planned, but you do not know much about it. being planned, or starting to happen Plans are afoot to build a new mall. Everybody knew that something awful was afoot. ) that suggest the mismatch between housing demand and supply may start to reconcile. Overall, there has been a small decline in empty housing stock since the 2016 census. 2. 黑帮: New Comanchero national president Allan Meehan announced that Jesse had patched over ( patch over: I. When someone swaps gangs, it's often called a 'patch-over'. A nominee's 'probationary' describes the process between recruitment and full membership. During this time they're not allowed to vote or attend meetings. The primary and important identifier of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) is the 1% symbol, although it's not vital, police said. A 'one percenter' is used to refer to a member, or 'full patch', of an OMCG – a 'nominee' or 'prospect' who passed recruitment and earned the three pieces of his 'full patch' through a typical two-year initiation, according to the documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph. II. When members of one motorcycle club, are incorporated into a much larger motorcycle club. Thus, the unification results in the former club no longer existing. Its members subsequently trade in their previously worn club colours, or "patch over", for the colours of the larger club. These patches are usually worn on the back of a vest or jacket, and display a club's name, the owner's name and rank, and chapter of said club. "The P.R.'s will patch over to the H.A.'s. The membership will substantially grow." ) to the rival gang on Thursday. 'Welcome to A-grade,' he said. Meehan was reportedly lured to patch over from the Rebels to the Comanchero by onetime 曾经的 national president Mark Buddle, pictured with his partner Mel Ter Wisscha. THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANGS: '1%' – the primary and important identifier of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG), although it's not vital. 'One percenter' – a member, or 'full patch', of an OMCG. 'Nominee' or 'prospect' – a man who passed recruitment and enters a two-year initiation. 'Probationary' – the process between recruitment and full membership. 'Club patch' - the distinct OMCG's symbol worn on a member's motorcycle jacket. 'Full patch' – three separate patches earned through membership. They are placed on the back of a motorcycle jacket and include the gang's name at the top, a patch bearing the member's chapter or country, and the gang's emblem in the centre. 'Patch-over' – when someone leaves a OMCG to join a rival gang. 'Chapter' – the local division of a gang, outlining the OMCG's 'territory' or 'turf'. Chapter' to the local division of a gang, such as a Sydney chapter, or Newcastle chapter – outlining the OMCG's 'territory' or 'turf'. Chapter's often have their own 'club houses' where members meet to drink and often store their drugs and guns, police said in the dossier. 'Club houses' – where members meet for meetings, drink and often store drugs or weapons. 'Life member' – a man who has spent at least 10 years as a member. They generally have a higher status within the group. 'Hangaround' – someone who associates with members but is not considered a member. 'Office bearers' – the gang's chain of command including 'president', 'vice-president', 'treasurer' and 'road captain' – a gang member chosen to lead 'runs', a mandatory organised motorcycle ride to a selected destination. 'President' – an elected position that may be on an international, national, state, or 'chapter' level. 'Vice-president' – supports the president of the OMCG, also at an international, national, state, or 'chapter' level. 'Treasurer' – oversees the club's finances and keeps track of meeting minutes. 'Road captain' – a gang member chosen to lead 'runs', a mandatory organised motorcycle ride to a selected destination. 'Out in bad standing' – a member who is expelled for breaking rules or for failing initiation. 'X' – members who leave in good standing must have an 'X' tattooed through their gang tattoos and the date they left. 'Retired member' – a long-time member who are still entitled to the benefits of membership, but don't have to attend weekly meetings or pay fees. 'Tattoos' – gang members must obtain certain markings throughout their time with an OMCG. 'Property of…' – how bikies claim 'ownership' over their wives and girlfriends, who can never become gang members themselves. 'Old Lady' – a bikie member's wife. '13' – represents the letter M to signify the word motorcycle, marijuana or methamphetamine. 3. A serjeant-at-arms, or sergeant-at-arms, is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin serviens, which means "servant". deliberative [dɪˈlɪb(ə)rətɪv] I. involving careful thought and discussion. deliberative procedures. deliberative processes. II. A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions. ...a deliberative chamber like the House of Commons. vicissitude [vɪˈsɪsɪˌtjuːd] I. variation or mutability in nature or life, esp successive alternation from one condition or thing to another. II. a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc. vicissitudes [vɪˈsɪsɪˌtudz] 艰难 changes and unexpected difficulties. vicissitudes of: the vicissitudes of being a parent. By November 2018, Evans was seeking help from homeless support services for showers, laundry and meals. In these years he was at times assaulted and suffered the vicissitudes of 人生多舛 life on the streets. unrepentant [ʌnrɪˈpɛnt(ə)nt] 不害臊的, 不知悔改的 adj. adj showing no regret for one's wrongdoings. not sorry for something bad that you have done. If you are unrepentant, you are not ashamed of your beliefs or actions. Pamela was unrepentant about her strong language and abrasive remarks. ...unrepentant defenders of the death penalty. "he was unrepentant and said that his comments were completely accurate". derisive [dɪˈraɪsɪv] adj. A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt. showing that you think someone or something is stupid, unimportant, or useless derisive remarks/comments. There was a short, derisive laugh. Phil's tormentor snorted derisively. On Wednesday, Johnson faced derisive opposition politicians and weary Conservatives at his last Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons. It was a downbeat departure, with supportive Conservative backbenchers lobbing praise and opposition politicians offering variations on "good riddance". Johnson extolled [ɪkˈstoʊl] what he called his accomplishments — leading Britain out of the European Union and through COVID-19, and supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion. extol [ɪkˈstoʊl] to praise someone or something in a very enthusiastic way. If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically. Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato. They kept extolling my managerial skills. The report extolled the virtues of Internet technology. weary [ˈwɪəri] adj I. 疲倦, 厌倦. very tired, especially because of hard work or activity. Rachel looked pale and weary. ...a weary traveller. He managed a weary smile. I sighed wearily. He trudged wearily down Arthur Street. Despite his weariness, Brand mustered a wan smile. He showed absolutely no signs of weariness. They collapsed on to their beds, too weary to get changed. a. showing that you are very tired. He rested his head on his hand with a weary gesture. b. a weary activity is one that makes you feel very tired. the weary tedious journey. II. tired and impatient about something. There was a note of weary irritation in his voice. weary of: If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it. They're getting awfully weary of this silly war. She was weary of being alone. 'I'm not Mrs Reynolds,' she said wearily. Measures like these sound wearily familiar. She was weary of the constant arguments between them. weary of doing something: He was weary of repeating things again and again. weary of something verb transitive to become tired of something or bored with it. If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it. The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start. He had wearied of teaching in state universities. The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor. I soon wearied of his endless chatter. world-weary 提不起兴趣的, 生无可恋的, 绝望的, 厌世的 no longer excited, interested, or enthusiastic about anything in life. 4. A boutonnière ([ˌbut(ə)nˈɪr]) ( British buttonhole ) 别在西装上的花 is a floral decoration, typically a single flower or bud, worn on the lapel of a tuxedo or suit jacket. While worn frequently in the past, boutonnières are now usually reserved for special occasions for which formal wear is standard, such as at proms, homecomings, funerals, and weddings. (Women who wear jackets on these occasions may also wear boutonnières, but more typically a woman would wear a corsage.) Nowadays, a lapel pin is worn more often than flowers on business suits. buttonhole I. A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing. II. A buttonhole is a flower that you wear on your coat or dress. verb. If you buttonhole someone, you stop them and make them listen to you. to stop someone and make them listen to what you have to say when they do not really want to This fearsome woman buttonholed 强迫听 me in the first week and said she was very unhappy. A bomboniere (from French bonbonnière, a box containing "bonbons". A bonbon 酒心巧克力 is a small chocolate confection. They are usually filled with liqueur or other sweet alcoholic ingredients, and sold wrapped in coloured foil. pom pom 是啦啦队(cheerleaders)手里拿的东西. A pom-pom – also spelled pom-pon, pompom or pompon – is a decorative ball or tuft of fibrous material. The term may refer to large tufts used by cheerleaders, or a small, tighter ball attached to the top of a hat, also known as a bobble or toorie. Pom-poms may come in many colors, sizes, and varieties and are made from a wide array of materials, including wool, cotton, paper, plastic, thread, glitter and occasionally feathers. Pom-poms are shaken by cheerleaders, pom or dance teams, and sports fans during spectator sports. ) is a kind of fragrant-smelling party favor ( A party favor or party favour 回礼, 伴手礼 is a small gift given to the guests at a party as a gesture of thanks for their attendance, a memento of the occasion, or simply as an aid to frivolity. It is traditional in some Western cultures for the guests at bridal showers and weddings to receive party favors; these vary in price and durability in accordance with the desires and budget of the host or hostess. This practice has spread to many other formal occasions such as baby showers, engagement parties, retirement parties, anniversaries, and holiday gatherings. For small social gatherings such as birthday parties, guests may receive a simple and inexpensive favor such as a small toy. In some cases guests might receive a small "gift bag", or "party bag" with a handful of favors, toys or trinkets, candy, pencils or other small gifts. Occasions such as birthday parties, seasonal parties, unique events such as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Christening are a few social gatherings where favors may be appropriate. ) given out on special occasions such as weddings, baptism, First Communion or Confirmation. It usually consists of five Jordan almonds ( A dragée([dræˈʒeɪ]), also known as confetto ([kənˈfɛt.oʊ]), malbas, Jordan almond, or Sugared almond 杏仁糖粘 in the U.K, is a bite-sized form of confectionery with a hard outer shell. It is often used for another purpose (e.g. decorative, symbolic, medicinal, etc.) in addition to consumption. ) in a festive bag, with the almonds symbolizing health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life. It is customary 风俗上, 习惯上 to inhale from it upon entering a guest's home. The bag is typically made of tulle or satin and tied with ribbons. The almonds are white for a wedding, First Communion or Confirmation; pink or light-blue for the birthday or baptism of a girl or boy; red for a graduation; and silver or gold for 25 or 50 year anniversaries. Often they are adorned with dried natural flowers or artificial flowers made of silk or paper. The bag is often given stored inside a small vessel made of silver, crystal or porcelain. In Australia, a bomboniere is party favor given out at weddings, first holy communions and the like. Such gifts may take the form of a wine bottle stopper ( Wine corks 瓶塞 are a stopper used to seal wine bottles. They are typically made from cork (bark of the cork oak), though synthetic materials can be used. ), glass vase or picture frame as well as the more traditional sugared almonds in decorative bags. 5. hold one's horses 等一下, 等等, 别急, 先别激动 wait a moment. "Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is an English-language idiom meaning "wait, slow down". The phrase is historically related to horse riding or travelling by horse, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. said to tell someone to wait, slow down, or stop for a moment, often when you think that they are going to do something silly Hold your horses a minute, will you, and just take another look at this badge. alternate verb [ˈɔltərˌneɪt] adj. & noun [ˈɔltərnət] Verb I. 穿插, 交替. When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other. Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more co-operative states. The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour. Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant. The band alternated romantic love songs with bouncy dance numbers. ...an imaginative novel, with alternating chapters presenting each partner's point of view. The alternation of sun and snow continued for the rest of our holiday. adj. I. 一会儿...一会儿...的 阴晴不定的. Alternate actions, events, or processes regularly occur after each other. They were streaked with alternate bands of colour. He could alternately bully and charm people. She became alternately angry and calm. II. If something happens on alternate days, it happens on one day, then happens on every second day after that. In the same way, something can happen in alternate weeks, years, or other periods of time. Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years. alternate periods of good and bad weather a pattern of alternate red and green stars. happening on one day, week, etc. but not on the day, week, etc., that immediately follows I go and visit him on alternate weekends. III. You use alternate to describe a plan, idea, or system which is different from the one already in operation and can be used instead of it. allowing you to choose a different plan, thing, or situation from one you already have I don't suppose you have an alternate plan in case you are sick on that day. We can't get home tonight, because there are no alternate flights 不同的, 替代的, 备选的, 候选的. Drivers are advised to find alternate routes. His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route. ...alternate 另一个选择的, 不一样的 forms of medical treatment. IV. Alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative. ...an alternate lifestyle. noun. An alternate is a person or thing that replaces another, and can act or be used instead of them. In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates 候补 are chosen. ... meats and meat alternates 替代品. alternative [ɔːltɜːrnətɪv] noun. If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers. adj. An alternative plan or offer is different from the one that you already have, and can be done or used instead. There were alternative methods of travel available. They had a right to seek alternative employment. III. Alternative is used to describe something that is different from the usual things of its kind, or the usual ways of doing something, in modern Western society. For example, an alternative lifestyle does not follow conventional ways of living and working. ...unconventional parents who embraced the alternative lifestyle of the Sixties. If you like alternative 非主流的 comedy you'll love this book. IV. Alternative medicine uses traditional ways of curing people, such as medicines made from plants, massage, and acupuncture. ...alternative health care. V. Alternative energy uses natural sources of energy such as the sun, wind, or water for power and fuel, rather than oil, coal, or nuclear power. 6. 空调在欧洲: For their part, Europeans had, until recently, done their own grousing ( grouse [ɡraʊs] verb. to complain, often about unimportant things. 'How come we never know what's going on?' he groused. When they groused about the parking regulations, they did it with good humor. noun. I. A grouse is a complaint. There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices. II. 单复数同型. A grouse is a wild bird with a round body. Grouse are often shot for sport and can be eaten. The party had been to the grouse moors that morning. Grouse is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. The menu included roast grouse. ) about Americans' infatuation with AC: so wasteful in its high energy usage, unhealthy with the frosty temperatures in mid-summer and annoying given the incessant buzz of the window units! Air con was seen as yet another luxury item of an everything-all-the-time (everything, everywhere, all at once) population that insisted on a constant temperature year-round -- and gave no thought to its environmental implications 对环境的影响. But the planet's recent record-breaking heat waves -- and the desperate urge to stay cool -- has Europeans in particular, rethinking their prejudices and shelling out for indoor cooling systems. As temperatures climb inexorably( [ɪnˈeksərəb(ə)l] 停不住的, 停止不了的, 挡不住的, 不可阻挡的. impossible to stop the inexorable growth of multinational companies.) upward, which science attests they will until greenhouse gas 温室气体排放 emissions are curbed, the world finds itself in an ostensibly inextricable ( [ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəb(ə)l] I. 解不开的, 死扣的, 不可分隔的. 不可分割的. 分不开的. impossible to separate. If there is an inextricable link between things, they cannot be considered separately. Meetings are an inextricable part of business. Thoreau viewed man as an inextricable part of nature. Art and life are inextricable. II. very complicated. ) bind -- called the vicious circle of air conditioning. Namely, AC is an extremely energy-intensive means of cooling space. According to a World Bank report from 2019, cooling tech such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and other devices chalk up as much as 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. This is more than double the footprint of aviation and maritime together! At this rate, cooling emissions could double by 2030 and triple by 2100, added the report. The higher carbon emissions -- and temperatures -- rise, the more cooling we will need. This is the vicious circle, presumably an iron logic ( chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument. argue in a tiresomely pedantic way; quibble. To argue in a tedious or pedantic way. I can't stand the way he chops logic! You can't have a conversation without him turning it into some tiresome fight. choplogic noun involved and often specious argumentation.) that condemns us all to ( condemn I. to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong. Politicians have condemned the attacks. condemn someone/something as something: The mayor condemned the proposal as "very damaging." condemn someone for (doing) something: He was widely condemned for his behavior after the match. strongly/roundly condemn: The statement was roundly condemned by members of the teacher's union. II. often passive to give a punishment to someone who has committed a crime. Both men have been condemned to life imprisonment. Fifty rebels were condemned to death. III. to order something such as a building or machine to be destroyed because it is not safe. IV. if something condemns you to an unpleasant situation, it forces you to experience it. The late goal condemned the MetroStars to their first defeat since March. ) ever more unbearable summers. Yet, this scenario is no fait accompli ( fait accompli [ˌfet əkɑmˈpli] 定局, 不可改变的结果. something that has already been done and cannot be changed.) and the means to break the vicious circle already lie in our hands. 7. runt of the litter The smallest and weakest person in a group, especially a group of siblings. (A "litter" is a group of newborn mammals, the smallest of which is least likely to thrive or survive.) Even though I'm the middle child, I've always been the runt of the litter in our family—even my younger sister picks on me because she's taller than I am. wiki: In a group of animals (usually a litter of animals born in multiple births), a runt is a member which is significantly smaller or weaker than the others. Owing to its small size, a runt in a litter faces obvious disadvantage, including difficulties in competing with its siblings for survival and possible rejection by its mother. Therefore, in the wild, a runt is less likely to survive infancy. Even among domestic animals, runts often face rejection. They may be placed under the direct care of an experienced animal breeder, although the animal's size and weakness coupled with 加上 the lack of natural parental care make this difficult. Some tamed animals are the result of reared runts. Not all litters have runts. All animals in a litter will naturally vary slightly in size and weight, but the smallest is not considered a "runt" if it is healthy and close in weight to its littermates. It may be perfectly capable of competing with its siblings for nutrition and other resources. A runt is specifically an animal who suffered in utero from deprivation of nutrients by comparison to its siblings, or from a genetic defect, and thus is born underdeveloped or less fit than expected.
TBBT: 1. Sheldon: You'll appreciate this. Leonard has some ridiculous notion 想法 that you're mad at me. Tell him you're not mad at me. Go ahead, set him straight 说明白了. Amy: I'm mad at you, Sheldon. Sheldon: Hmm. Eat one of your Luna bars. Very often when women think they're angry, they're really just hungry. Amy: I'm not hungry. Your friend insulted me, and you didn't do anything. Sheldon: Precisely, I didn't do anything. Now does someone feel like checking her emotional math? Leonard: Keep going, buddy, you're doing great. Amy: Sheldon, I'm your girlfriend, and you should have taken my side. That's it. End of story. Good night. Sheldon: Wow, Amy's mad and Leonard was right. What a weird day. 2. Sheldon: If you're going to replace Wolowitz, I need to know a little bit more about you. Stuart: All right. Sheldon: Wolowitz went to MIT. What's your educational background 教育背景? Stuart: I went to art school. Sheldon: Equally ridiculous. Let's go. 3. water cooler gossip (职场的)八卦话题, 说八卦, 闲话 conversation about other people's behaviour or lives that happens in offices when people meet each other by the water cooler. Leonard: Oh, you brought your own lunch. Good for you. Raj: Yeah, I'm making a bunch of changes. This morning, I fired my dog walker. Howard: Oh. How's the dog gonna go to the bathroom? Raj: Uh, I gave her an Imodium. That's tomorrow's problem. Sheldon: Excuse me. May I have your attention, please? I have recently been made aware that my personal relationship with Amy Farrah Fowler has become water cooler gossip. And I just want to say, shame on all of you. We're scientists. Our minds should be focused on the advancement of human knowledge, not the intimate details of other people's lives. Bert: He's right. And I'm sorry for the part I played in this. 4. Raj: How bad is it? Sheldon: Let me put it this way, do you own a barrel and suspenders 去要饭吧(The bankruptcy barrel is a visual symbol, primarily of the 20th century, used in cartoons and other media as a token of destitution. Not intended to be realistic, it consists of a suit made of only a wooden barrel held on by suspenders, indicating that the subject is so poor that he is unable to afford even clothes. It was a common representation of bankruptcy, appearing in many animated shorts, political cartoons, comedies, and other media.)? Raj: Are you serious? Sheldon: I'm not wearing this visor [ˈvaɪzər] to play women's golf.
how fun (what fun 是错的) This is something either old schoolteachers or prententious slappers use. To be fair, not everyone who uses this phrase is either or, but sadly most of the time this is said with a certain intonation to show false delight in activity, etc that the other speaker may have just named...basically a more subtle way of saying "oh the things you get up to are so quaint and CUTE!!!" Person 1: "How was your weekend, sweetie?" Person 2: "Well mainly I just stayed home, though I went paintballing with my friend one day." Person 1: "Oh how fun! It sounds fun vs. It sounds like fun. There is no real difference between these sentences. They are both correct, and they mean the same thing. This is because of the unusual qualities of the word fun. Fun is unusual because it can behave as either an adjective or a noun, with virtually the same meaning: (something that is) amusing and enjoyable. In the sentence "It sounds fun," fun is an adjective that means amusing and enjoyable. In the sentence "It sounds like fun," fun is a noun meaning something that is amusing and enjoyable. The pairs of sentences below are also identical in meaning: That looks fun. = That looks like fun. It seemed fun. = It seemed like fun. It feels fun to travel on my own. = It feels like fun to travel on my own. fun noun. I. You refer to an activity or situation as fun if you think it is pleasant and enjoyable and it causes you to feel happy. This year promises to be terrifically good fun. It was such a success and we had so much fun doing it. It could be fun to watch them. You still have time to join in the fun. II. If you say that someone is fun, you mean that you enjoy being with them because they say and do interesting or amusing things. Liz was wonderful fun to be with. adj. enjoyable. If you describe something as a fun thing, you mean that you think it is enjoyable. If you describe someone as a fun person, you mean that you enjoy being with them. It was a fun evening. What a fun person he is! Scuba diving is a fun thing to do. a fun day at a theme park. USAGE NOTE: Funny is used for talking about something or someone that makes you laugh: He told a funny joke. She's one of the funniest people I know. Don't laugh; it isn't funny. Fun is used for talking about something that is enjoyable or someone that you enjoy being with: Barcelona is a fun city. Our day at the beach was really fun. My sister is a fun person. fun and games 没分寸, 瞎胡闹, 闹着玩的, 好玩的, 图好玩的, 玩玩的 [informal, disapproval] You can refer to playful behaviour as fun and games, especially if you disapprove of it because you think it is irresponsible. amusing and enjoyable activities. "teaching isn't all fun and games". Police suspected that the boys, whose fun and games hurt a lot of people, were on drugs. figure of fun 笑话, 可笑的人 a person who is considered ridiculous. someone who is laughed at unkindly. If you describe someone as a figure of fun, you mean that people think they are ridiculous. The man has become an unlikely figure of fun. in fun If you do something in fun, you do it as a joke or for amusement, without intending to cause any harm. Don't say such things, even in fun.
