用法学习: 1. A gantry [ˈɡæntri] crane 门吊, 龙门吊, 门式起重机, 龙门起重机( I. a large tall metal structure used for supporting lights, signals, etc., or for moving heavy equipment on tracks. A gantry is a high metal structure that supports a set of road signs, railway signals, or other equipment. On top of the gantry the American flag flew. ...the lighting gantries 跨路灯架. II. a large structure that is used to build and repair a rocket or other space vehicle. ) is a crane built atop a gantry, which is a structure used to straddle 横跨 an object or workspace. They can range from enormous "full" gantry cranes, capable of lifting some of the heaviest loads in the world, to small shop cranes, used for tasks such as lifting automobile engines out of vehicles. They are also called portal cranes, the "portal" being the empty space straddled by the gantry. The terms gantry crane and overhead crane (or bridge crane 桥式起重机) are often used interchangeably, as both types of crane straddle their workload. The distinction 区分 most often drawn between the two is that with gantry cranes, the entire structure (including gantry) is usually wheeled (often on rails). By contrast, the supporting structure of an overhead crane is fixed in location, often in the form of the walls or ceiling of a building, to which is attached a movable hoist running overhead along a rail or beam (which may itself move). Further confusing the issue is that gantry cranes may also incorporate a movable beam-mounted hoist in addition to the entire structure being wheeled, and some overhead cranes are suspended from a freestanding gantry. 2. Under United States law, an element of a crime 构成要件, 犯罪要件 (or element of an offense) ( I. an important basic part of something complicated, for example a system or plan. The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. The exchange of prisoners of war was one of the key elements of the U.N.'s peace plan. an important/essential element: Our new management system includes two essential elements. element in: Advertising is not the only element in the marketing process. element of: Fieldwork is a key element of this course. II. one set of people in a group or organization. When you talk about elements within a society or organization, you are referring to groups of people who have similar aims, beliefs, or habits. ...criminal elements 犯罪分子 within the security forces. ...the hooligan element 流氓分子. The article reflected the views of extreme right-wing elements 右翼分子 in the party. "There used to be an unwritten law with the criminal element, especially in organised crime, that you don't touch family and you don't touch women. "I think that rule of engagement from the law book has been thrown out the window. "They just don't care any more. It's demonstrated how low they have got at this point. III. chemistry a substance that consists of only one type of atom. hydrogen, oxygen, and other elements. IV. singular a small but important amount of a particular quality or feeling. A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs. Fitness has now become an important element 组成部分 in our lives. If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion. These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda 宣传因素. element of: There is an element of truth 真是的元素 in what she said. The element of surprise could be one of our best weapons. V. physics 因素, 元素. the part of a piece of electrical equipment that produces heat. An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. VI. The element 加热器件, 热敏器件 in an electric fire or water heater is the metal part which changes the electric current into heat. With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee. VII. earth, air, fire, or water, considered in the past to be the substances that all things were made of. You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements. The area where most refugees are waiting is exposed to the elements. the elements 天气因素 plural the weather, especially wind and rain. The hood provides added protection against the elements. be in your element (be out of your element ) to feel very happy and comfortable in a situation. Sitting at the head of the table, surrounded by family and friends, Doug was in his element. the elements of something the first and most basic things that you learn about a subject. a two-day course on the elements of design. ) is one of a set of facts that must all be proven to convict a defendant of a crime. Before a court finds a defendant guilty of a criminal offense, the prosecution must present evidence that, even when opposed by any evidence the defense may choose, is credible and sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed each element of the particular crime charged. The component parts that make up any particular crime vary depending on the crime. 3. rub someone's nose in informal to repeatedly remind someone of (a mistake, failure, etc.). to say or do things that make someone remember that they failed or got something wrong: Sue failed her exam, so just to rub her nose in it, I put my certificate up on the wall. He beat us all in the race and then rubbed our noses in it. TBBT: Penny: All right, great, can we go? Bernadette: In a minute. I want to show Howard I can play this game. Penny: You know, you make a lot more money than he does. Can't you just rub his nose in that? Bernadette: I can, but I want to rub his nose in this. rub it in informal emphatically draw someone's attention to an embarrassing or painful fact or mistake. to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about. to harp on (something distasteful to a person, of which he or she does not wish to be reminded) I know I shouldn't have paid that much for the poster – don't rub it in, OK? "they don't just beat you, they rub it in". 4. maritime [ˈmerəˌtaɪm] adj. I. involving ships or the business of moving people and goods in ships. a maritime company/disaster 海难. Maritime is used to describe things relating to the sea and to ships. ...the largest maritime museum of its kind. II. close to the ocean. Canada's maritime provinces 海边省份. "Norway is a maritime nation, sometimes we have to make unpopular decisions," he said. Freya's presence in Oslo fjord brought out crowds of spectators eager to catch a glimpse of 看一眼 her swimming, basking in the sun and trying to climb aboard boats. A maritime nation 滨海国家 is any nation which borders the sea and is dependent on its use for majority of the following state activities: commerce and transport, war, to define a territorial boundary, or for any maritime activity (activities using the sea to convey or produce an end result). Maritime transport 海运: Maritime transport and hydraulic effluvial transport, or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people or goods via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history. walrus 海象 [ˈwɔlrəs] a large sea animal that has two very long tusks that stick down from the upper part of its mouth. A walrus is a large, fat animal which lives in the sea. It has two long teeth called tusks that point downwards. by the sound of it/things = from the sound of it/things used for saying that you are basing your ideas, opinions, etc. on what you have heard or read From the sound of things, they’ll probably have to move before next year. like the sound of something to be pleased by something that you have heard or read. A vacation in Greece? I like the sound of that! Jeff didn't seem to like the sound of their plan. 5. of one's own accord (不能说on one's own accord) used to indicate that someone does something because he or she wants to, not because someone has asked the person or forced him or her to do it. If you do something of your own accord, you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced. Authorities had initially hoped that Freya would leave the area of her own accord. Bakke-Jensen also stated that other options had been explored 其他可能也考虑过, including the possibility of moving Freya from the fjord, which was discussed with the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research; these options were ultimately not carried out due to concerns regarding her welfare. He did not quit as France's prime minister of his own accord. They left of their own accord. Walruses are protected and as recently as last month officials said they hoped Freya would leave of her own accord 自己走, 自行离开 and that euthanasia would be a last resort. The head of the directorate, Frank Bakke-Jensen, said other options — including moving the animal elsewhere — were considered. But authorities concluded it wasn't a viable option. on (one's) own initiative Without requiring or having been given instruction, prompting, or guidance from others; by one's own effort or energy. Few things impress employers more than implementing business solutions on your own initiative. I just think Jennifer needs to do things on her own initiative more, instead of waiting to see what her boyfriend wants to do all the time. do something which is your own idea, not a suggestion or an order from another person: Did you ask him to organize a meeting, or was it on his own initiative? clamber [ˈklæmbər] 手脚并用的爬, 困难的爬 to climb something with difficulty, using your hands and feet. If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet. They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove. Clambering over sackfuls of lemons, Boris tried to find a way out. clamber up/over/into etc.: I clambered up the ladder into the hay loft. The walrus, nicknamed Freya, rose to fame after clambering on to boats to sunbathe - sometimes sinking them. haul out 上岸 (of a seal or similar marine mammal) come out of the water to spend time on land. To come out of the water, in order to rest "seals haul out to bask in areas where they can see and smell approaching predators". In the summer of 2022, Freya had become known for hauling out on and occasionally sinking boats in the Oslofjord in order to sunbathe. Due to the attention from the media and public, many people went to see her, with many of them getting too close to Freya. Hauling-out 短暂上岸 is a behaviour associated with pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) temporarily leaving the water. Hauling-out typically occurs between periods of foraging activity. Rather than remain in the water, pinnipeds haul-out onto land or sea-ice for reasons such as reproduction and rest. Hauling-out is necessary in seals for mating (with the exception of the Baikal seal) and giving birth (although a distinction is generally made between reproductive aggregations, termed "rookeries", and non-reproductive aggregations, termed "haul-outs"). Other benefits of hauling-out may include predator avoidance, thermoregulation, social activity, parasite reduction and rest. 6. primer I. Primer [praɪmər] is a type of paint that is put onto wood in order to prepare it for the main layer of paint. a substance used for preparing a surface for paint. Once applied the primer will be touch dry in one hour. II. [ˈprɪmə] A primer 入门书 is a book containing basic facts about a subject, which is used by someone who is beginning to study that subject. a book that gives very simple instructions or basic information about something. CNN's Katie Lobosco wrote a very good primer on classified data last week. be done = be the done thing to be socially acceptable Showing affection in public just isn't done in Japan. be done for 死定了 informal to be in serious trouble or likely to fail If we get caught, we're done for. feel/be hard done by 遭遇不公, 不公正对待 treated harshly or unfairly. If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. to be or feel unfairly treated As a child I felt hard done by, living so far away from my friends. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift. He felt very hard done by when he was laid off after many years of faithful service. I'm feeling hard done-by because I've been taking care of the kids all week and Steve's been out every night. insidious [ɪnˈsɪdiəs] something that is insidious is dangerous because it seems to be harmless or not important but in fact causes harm or damage. the insidious effects of gossip. "The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. It preys on those who love their country," Cheney says. "It is a door Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans to abandon their principles, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to ignore the rulings of our courts and the rule of law. This is Donald Trump's legacy -- but it cannot be the future of our nation." iteration [ˌɪtəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] I. countable/uncountable maths computing the process of repeating a mathematical or computer operation, starting with the result of the previous operation each time. II. countable computing a new form of a computer program. Former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, whose ascent marked a precursor to the party's Trump era, returns to the ballot on Tuesday. In this new iteration 这一回, 这一次, she is the Trump-endorsed candidate in a three-deep field vying to fill the remainder of the late GOP Rep. Don Young's seat. two/three etc deep 站了三排, 三层深, 三行之多 if things or people are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows or layers of things or people behind or on top of one another. People were standing four deep at the bar. run/go deep if a feeling runs or goes deep, it is very strong and difficult to change. In this community, hostility to outsiders runs deep. 7. sing-song adj. I. (of a person's voice) having a repeated rising and falling rhythm. A sing-song voice repeatedly rises and falls in pitch. He started to speak in a nasal sing-song voice. "the sing-song voices of children reciting tables". noun. I. 唱唱歌. 欢唱. an informal gathering for singing. A sing-song is an occasion on which a group of people sing songs together for pleasure. "he used to play the piano and have a sing-song with his pals". II. a sing-song way of speaking. "she was speaking gently in her soft Irish sing-song". verb. speak or recite something in a sing-song manner. "the kids started sing-songing. sing from the same hymn sheet/song sheet 唱同一首歌, 发出一个声音, 表面的团结 When people sing from the same hymn sheet, they hide any disagreements between them by agreeing with each other in public. present a united front in public by not disagreeing with one another. to say the same things about a subject in order to give the impression of unity or agreement He wants no discord. Everyone must be singing from the same song sheet in future. "they want the cabinet all singing from the same hymn sheet".
TBBT: 1. straighten out I. If you straighten out a confused situation 说清楚, 搞明白, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up. He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things. My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out. to deal with a problem or a confused situation. To eliminate confusion from or concerning 消除误会. 消除误解, 消除疑惑. As soon as I straighten out which of the twins is which, I'll start calling them by their names. A team of accountants was brought in to straighten out 理顺, 理清, 厘清 the firm's finances. II. to help someone with problems improve their unsuitable behaviour He spent years trying to straighten out his drug-addict brother. III. To make straight. to make (something) straight or to become straight You need to straighten out your legs for this stretch. The river curves and then straightens out 变直 again. Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair. IV. To correct or rectify. To correct; to stop doing something wrong. It is not enough to stand aside and hope problems straighten out on their own 纠正问题. I hope they can straighten out 解决 the problem with my bill soon. to deal with (something) successfully I need more time to straighten out my problems. to improve in behavior or condition or to cause (someone or something) to improve in behavior or condition. to improve someone's behaviour: I thought that once he got a girlfriend that would straighten him out. He straightened out after joining the army. The problem will not straighten out on its own. You need to straighten your life out. Her parents sent her to boarding school to straighten her out 磨炼, 锻炼. V. (transitive) To tidy, neaten, or organize. to make (something) organized or tidy. to put (something) in order He took time to straighten out the papers on his desk. talk something out 说开了, 坐下来谈谈并解决问题 I. to discuss something such as a problem or plan completely in order to find a solution or an agreement. to discuss a problem thoroughly in order to solve it We need to spend a little time talking this out. with It might help if you talked it out with Dad. If you two don't talk out the differences between you, it'll be hardtalk for you to continue working together. to discuss the details of something: They've been talking out their problems. II. British English ( = US filibuster) if politicians talk out a proposal, they talk about it for a long time deliberately so that there will not be enough time to vote on it The Land Protection Bill was talked out by MPs from rural areas. 用例1: Howard: You know what we should do? We should show the closet to Sheldon. Bernadette: Why? Howard: Are you kidding? He's like a savant at organizing. Everything in his apartment has a label on it. Including his label maker, which has a label that says label maker. And if you look really close at that label maker label, you'll see a label that says label. Bernadette: He's our guest, we can't just ask him to straighten our closet 清理, 整理, 收拾. Howard: No, we wouldn't ask him. We'd just show him the closet and let the goblins in his head take it from there. 用例2: Did I misspeak 说错话 about the ring? Yes, and we'll get back to that. Even with your mother here... ...you're deliberately hogging all the attention from my mom. You're like those elephant seal pups... ...that steals the milk from two mothers. Do you mean what marine biologists refer to as super weaning? Yes, you are a super weaner! Well, now I have to correct you. As a bit of an elephant seal buff... ...the more accurate comparison would be when two mother seals... ...actively seek to nourish the same pup. So I believe the term you're looking for... ...is a "double mother suckler." You're right. That is the term I'm looking for. You are a dirty double mother suckler. Okay. Now that we have the terminology straightened out 搞定了... ...how dare you? Not in a rush. We'll set a date when the time's right. It doesn't matter, sweetie. The moment a man lays with a woman, they are married in the eyes of the Lord. 用例3: Sheldon: I told you not to get the surgery. Leonard: Okay, first of all, the surgery was a success, and secondly, I didn't even want you there. Sheldon: Wow. I don't know which hurts worse, my nose or my heart. Well, I'm done speaking to you. Amy: Don't be like that. You two need to talk this out. 2. I'm terribly sorry that I upset your mother. It's all right, she'll forgive you. She has to or she goes to hell. I can't help but notice how her unconditional love for you... ...is diametrically opposed to my own parenting strategies. Well, you doled out 发放, 分发 affection as a reward( If you dole something out, you give a certain amount of it to each member of a group. to give something, such as food or money, to a particular group of people or to every person in a group The government has agreed to dole out an additional $5 million in education grants. I got out my wallet and began to dole out the money. ) for achievement... ...a proven way to raise a child or train a rat. But look how well you turned out. I'd feign modesty at this point, but who would believe me? Still, you need to consider how successful Leonard's brother and sister are. I suppose. While my brother and sister are mouth-breathing 出气的 idiots. Do you suppose you would've flourished more... ...in a reward-based environment? Perhaps. But my mom made me spaghetti with chopped-up hot dogs... ...whenever I wanted, so who cares? Not once did my mother ever give me any love or affection... ...for just being myself. I always had to earn it. Oh, Leonard, I'm sure she loves you very much. In her own cold, godless way. Yeah, and you certainly don't have to earn my love. 3. Ugh. "Ugh"? The Bible is "ugh" to you? No, I'm sorry, that was inappropriate. As a psychiatrist, I know how important people's superstitions can be to them. You wanna talk about superstitions? Sheldon sent me the books you wrote. All that nonsense about super-egos and ids. What bull dropped that on the barn floor? His name is Sigmund Freud. Hey, look at that. You both believe in Jewish bearded guys. Stay out of this. Mm-hm. At least the bearded man that I believe in preaches love and compassion. All yours talks about is why you hold in your poop... ...and wanna crawl back inside your mama. It's fascinating. How can someone as enlightened as Sheldon... ...come from someone like you? 4. Leonard: If you're trying to make me feel better, it's not working. Sheldon: Well then what if I told you that I added your name to the cable bill? Leonard: No. Sheldon: Oh. That's just as well ( it/that is just as well 没差, 没啥区别, 比较好的 preferable or advisable it would be just as well if you paid me now. a good or fortunate thing. used for saying that a situation or result is good, even though it is not what you planned or expected We cancelled the trip, which was just as well, because it rained. "it was just as well I didn't know at the time". ). They had me on hold for 20 minutes and I hung up. Also, Wolowitz invited us all to dinner, so I'm ready whenever you are.
hope so VS should hope so: I certainly/surely hope so: Person A: "I think we will get there on time." Person B: "I sure hope so, my wife will be mad if we are late." Can I help you? I certainly hope so. I should/would hope so (too) = I should/would hope not 希望是的, 希望会吧, 希望是吧, 希望那样吧 spoken used to say that you feel very strongly that something should or should not happen 'They'll get their money back.' 'I should hope so too, after being treated like that.' used for emphasizing that you feel it is right that something happened or will happen. I would naturally expect that this would happen or be true. 'I'll pay all the money back' 'I should hope so!' A: "My manager said you can get a refund on the item." B: "I should hope so—it arrived broken in two pieces!" 'Nobody blames you.' 'I should hope not!. 'She did apologize.' 'So I should hope!'. Sheldon: Amy, when I look in your eyes and you're looking back in mine, everything feels not quite normal. Because I feel stronger and weaker at the same time. I feel excited and, at the same time, terrified. The truth is, I don't know what I feel, except I know what kind of man I want to be. Amy: Sheldon, that was beautiful. Sheldon: I should hope so, that's from the first Spider-Man movie. Amy: I'll take it. Amy Farrah Fowler: What's your point? Sheldon Cooper: My point is we're a couple and I like you for who you are quirks and all. Amy Farrah Fowler: I like you too. Sheldon Cooper: I should hope so. I don't see anyone else banging on this door to put up with your nonsense. Sheldon Cooper: Not even a goodbye. You see, that's the kind of thing that makes people think you're weird. Poor kid, she just doesn't see it.
Scott Morrison secretly appointing himself to three ministries during the COVID-19 pandemic: The ABC understands then-health minister Greg Hunt agreed to the joint position as a safeguard, should he become incapacitated from COVID-19. As the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese considers calling an inquiry into revelations the Prime Minister secretly swore himself into cabinet jobs - in some cases without telling his ministers - Mr Morrison is yet to explain the arrangement. Offered a right of reply by Sky News host Kieran Gilbert today the former PM texted back that he didn't have anything to say - yet. "No, haven't seen what he has said. Since leaving the job I haven't engaged in any day to day politics,'" he said. That response and the claim that he doesn't engage in "day to day politics" sparked 引发 a testy response from Sky News political editor Andrew Clennell who reminded viewers that he was still in Parliament. "This is very contrary to our Westminster system. It is unbecoming(unbecoming I. formal
不得体的, 不合适的. 不妥的. behavior that is unbecoming is inappropriate for a
particular type of person. If you describe a person's behaviour or
remarks as unbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable
for that person. His conduct was
totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services. Those
involved had performed acts unbecoming of university students. Rockwood was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. II. old-fashioned not attractive in style or color. If you describe things such as clothes as unbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive. ...the unbecoming dress hurriedly stitched from cheap cloth.). It was cynical and it was just weird that this has occurred." Governor-General said in a statement: "It is not uncommon for ministers to be appointed to administer departments other than their portfolio responsibility. These appointments do not require a swearing-in ceremony – the Governor-General signs an administrative instrument on the advice of the Prime Minister. Questions around appointments of this nature are a matter for the government of the day and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Similarly, the decision whether to publicise 公开 appointments to administer additional portfolios is a matter for the government of the day. Mr Pitt was so concerned that he asked for the executive order outlining how two ministers could be sworn into the portfolio, only to discover it did not exist. "The problem with Scott is he had this grandiose view of himself," one former minister said. Plagued recounts how Mr Morrison "hatched a radical and, until now, secret plan" with then-Attorney-General Christian Porter's approval. "Porter advised that it could be done through an administrative instrument and didn't need appointment by the Governor-General, with no constitutional barrier to having two ministers appointed to administer the same portfolio,'" the book says. "One option was to delegate the powers to cabinet, but Attorney-General Christian Porter's advice was these powers could not be delegated and could reside only with the Health Minister. "A declaration under section 475 gave Hunt as Health Minister exclusive and extraordinary powers. He, and only he, could personally make directives that overrode any other law and were not disallowable ( disallow [dɪsəˈlaʊ] 否决 to say officially that something cannot be accepted because it is illegal or not allowed by the rules. If something is disallowed, it is not allowed or accepted officially, because it has not been done correctly. England scored again, but the whistle had gone and the goal was disallowed. The Internal Revenue Service sought to disallow the payments. It was a shock to hear him rule that my testimony would be disallowed. ) by parliament. He had authority to direct any citizen in the country to do something, or not do something, to prevent spread of the disease."
