用法学习: 1. ill wind 阴风 something bad that happens and makes you think other bad things will happen The ill wind of financial crisis was sweeping across Asia. it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) 失之东隅收之桑榆, 塞翁失马焉知非福 used for saying that even when something bad happens, someone will get an advantage from it. A loss or misfortune usually benefits someone. said to show that even a very bad situation must have some good results. said to point out that unpleasant events and difficult situations often have unexpected good effects It's an ill wind, of course, and what is bad for the oil companies is good for the consumer and inflation. They lost everything when that old shed burned down, but they got rid of a lot of junk as well—it's an ill wind. let/blow off steam 发泄 宣泄 INFORMAL get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion. to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy: Call me any time you need to blow off some steam. "I just needed to walk to blow off steam". To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress. Don't take it personally when he shouts like that. He's just blowing off steam. I told her she could call me and talk any time she wanted to blow off steam. 2. 特朗普闹妖: "Republicans are going to have to work out their issues with 解决问题 the former president and decide whether they're going to break from him and return to some semblance of reasonableness(semblance [ˈsembləns] If there is a semblance of a particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression. At least a semblance of normality has been restored to parts of the country. They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health. a/some semblance of something a situation in which something only appears in a small amount The country was finally returning to some semblance of normality. vocabulary: Semblance is all about illusion. Cramming all of your dirty clothes into the closet gives the semblance,
or false appearance, that you've done your laundry — but the stench
might give you away. Semblance comes from the 14th-century French word
for "resemble," and it is a noun for things that look one way on the
outside but are very different on the inside. A popular combination is
to say that a person or place has the "semblance of order," when,
underneath, everything is out of control.) or continue to lean in to the extremism, not just of Trump, but Trumpism," Jeffries said. The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country," spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. "Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to ( anathema [ə'næθəmə] 被憎恨, 嫌恶, 厌恶, 讨厌的人和事, 诅咒. 被诅咒的人. a detested憎恨嫌恶 person or thing. One that is cursed or damned. he is anathema to me. Anathema originally denoted a dedicated religious offering, but evolved to mean "either set apart, banished or denounced". I. to be formally set apart; II. banished, exiled, excommunicated; III. denounced, sometimes accursed. ) the soul of our nation. 3. 资本论 (Das Kapital): The means of production 生产资料 生产资料 is a term which involves land or labor, which can be used to produce products (such as: goods or services); however, it can also be used with narrower meanings, such as anything that is used to produce products. It can also be used as an abbreviation of the "means of production and distribution" which additionally includes the logistical distribution and delivery of products, generally through distributors, or as an abbreviation of the "means of production, distribution, and exchange" which further includes the exchange of distributed products, generally to consumers. This concept is used throughout fields of study including politics, economics, and sociology to discuss, broadly, the relationship between anything that can have productive use, its ownership, and the constituent social parts needed to produce it. Factors of production 生产力 are defined by German economist Karl Marx in his book Das Kapital as labor, subjects of labor, and instruments of labor: the term is equivalent to means of production plus labor. The factors of production are often listed in economic writings derived from the classical school as "land, labour and capital". Marx sometimes used the term "productive forces 生产力" equivalently with "factors of production"; in Kapital, he uses "factors of production", in his famous Preface to his Critique of Political Economy: A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, he uses "productive forces" (that may depend on the translation). Production relations 生产关系 (German: Produktionsverhältnis) are the relations humans enter into with each other in using the means of production to produce. Examples of such relations are employer/employee, buyer/seller, the technical division of labour in a factory, and property relations. Mode of production 生产方式 (German: Produktionsweise) means the dominant way in which production is organised in society. For instance, "capitalism" is the name for the capitalist mode of production in which the means of production are owned privately by a small class (the bourgeoisie) who profits off the labor of the working class (the proletariat). Communism is a mode of production in which the means of production are not owned by anyone, but shared in common, without class-based exploitation. Besides capitalism and communism, there is another mode of production which is called a Mixed Economic System. In a mixed economy, private ownership of capital goods are protected and a certain level of the market economy is allowed. However, the government has the right to intervene the market and economic activities for social objectives. Different from the pure capitalism, the government regulation exists to control particular means of production over the private business sector. Different from communism, the majority of means of production are privately owned rather than shared in common. 4. plenary [ˈplinəri] adj. I. unqualified; absolute. complete, or without any limit plenary power. "crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the Pope". II. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups. a plenary meeting is intended for all the people in a particular group. A plenary session or plenary meeting is one that is attended by everyone who has the right to attend. The programme was approved at a plenary session of the committee last week. Plenary is also a noun. There'll be another plenary at the end of the afternoon after the workshop. "a plenary session 全体会议 of the European Parliament". Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Bambang Wuryanto, who is head of the parliamentary commission overseeing the revision, said parliament would hold a plenary session on Tuesday to ratify 批准, 通过 the new code. a plenary speaker talks about a subject to all the people at a particular meeting or a conference. noun. 全会. "working parties would report back to the plenary with recommendations". wiki: A plenary session or plenum is a session of a conference which all members of all parties are to attend. Such a session may include a broad range of content, from keynotes to panel discussions, and is not necessarily related to a specific style of presentation or deliberative process. 5. the order of the day I. 议程. 日程. in a parliament or in formal meetings, the list of matters to be discussed on a particular day. II. 日常发生的. 常见的. something that is very common or important. If a particular way of behaving or doing something is the order of the day, it is very common. Hot strong tea is the order of the day here, but coffee is becoming more and more popular. On these TV channels, reality shows and repeats are becoming the order of the day. something that is usual or expected a family-run hotel where simple comfort is the order of the day. III. something that is very common in a particular place or time a time in Britain's history when small-scale agriculture was the order of the day. Auxiliary power is electric power that is provided by an alternate source and that serves as backup for the primary power source at the station main bus or prescribed sub-bus. An offline unit provides electrical isolation between the primary power source and the critical technical load whereas an online unit does not. A Class A power source is a primary power source, i.e., a source that assures 确保, 保证 an essentially continuous 不间断的, 持续的 supply of power. Types of auxiliary power services include Class B, a standby power plant to cover extended outages of the order of days 几天发生一次的事; Class C, a 10-to-60-second quick-start unit to cover short-term outages of the order of hours 几小时发生一次的事; and Class D, an uninterruptible non-break unit using stored energy to provide continuous power within specified voltage and frequency tolerances. 6. extenuating circumstances 减罪情节 加重情节 circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed. A situation or condition that provides an excuse for an action, as in Although Nancy missed three crucial rehearsals, there were extenuating circumstances, so she was not dismissed. This expression was originally legal terminology, denoting circumstances that partly excuse a crime and therefore call for less punishment or damages. conditions that make a bad action or mistake seem less serious, sometimes even making it seem reasonable. Aggravating and Mitigating Factors ( 减罪因素, 加罪因素) in Criminal Sentencing. Aggravating factors may increase a sentence, while mitigating factors may decrease a sentence. 7. earth-shattering = earth-shaking 惊天动地的, 石破天惊的 adj (in hyperbolic use) very important, shocking, or traumatic. "tell me this earth-shattering news of yours". a. extremely important, interesting, or surprising: This is hardly earth-shattering news to anyone who's been following the debate. an earth-shattering discovery. b. Something that is earth-shattering is very surprising or shocking. ...earth-shattering news. within an inch of one's life 快死了, 濒临死掉, 差点死掉 almost to the point of death. he was beaten within an inch of his life. He was whipped within an inch of his life. emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] to give freedom and rights to someone. Looking battered and dusty, with grey-flecked hair and a face pockmarked with scars, Smith plays Peter, a Louisiana slave determined to free himself from the shackles of a railway chain gang upon learning of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation 解放奴隶宣言, 奴隶释放宣言 in 1863. vocabulary: If you emancipate someone, you set them free from something. At the end of the Civil War, slaves were emancipated and became free men and women. If you break down emancipate, you have e- "out," -man- from the Latin manus "hand," and -cip- from the Latin verb "to take." Put it together, and you have "to be taken out of someone's hands" — a good definition of freedom. The American Revolution was about colonists emancipating themselves from British rule. As a legal term, if a child is emancipated, he or she is declared independent from parental control. 8. back to back I. close together and facing in opposite directions: The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back to back in long rows. The soldiers were sitting back to back on sandbags. Push the two forks back to back into the clump of roots. The photo shows two siblings, positioned back to back. At night, they slept back to back in the narrow bed. The two men stood back to back with their arms folded. II. 接连的. 连续的. 不间断的. happening one after another, without interruption: Coming up after the break, three Rolling Stones classics back to back. He's definitely getting better - he has lots more good days back to back now. We were very tired after doing three movies back to back. In order to succeed, you must be prepared to work 16-hour days back to back. We had to deal with two big hurricanes almost back to back. All the episodes will be broadcast back to back. happening one after another, without interruption: Hamilton is celebrating back-to-back victories in the German and British Grands Prix. 英法世界杯: France went ahead 领先 after 17 minutes, breaking as England were still complaining about a foul not given on Bukayo Saka. Antoine Griezmann rolled the ball invitingly into the path of Tchouameni, whose low shot flew just inside the post and beyond goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. England eventually got going, pushing and probing, though without too much precision 没有准星, 却了点准度. France keeper Hugo Lloris was quick off his line to save at the feet of Kane, then parried another drive ( parry [ˈperi] I. 推到一边. 打飞. 顶飞. intransitive/transitive to push something to the side, especially in order to defend yourself from attack. If you parry a blow from someone 推开, 格挡, 挡开, 挡住 who is attacking you, you push aside their arm or weapon so that you are not hurt. I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks. I parried, and that's when my sword broke. II. transitive to avoid answering a question by asking a different question or by saying something clever. If you parry a question or argument, you cleverly avoid answering it or dealing with it. In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations. ) from England's captain. Lloris was in action again at the start of the second half, tipping a fierce Jude Bellingham shot over the bar as England came out full of purpose. Saka, who had looked their most threatening player in the first half, was then tripped 绊倒 by Tchouameni and Kane smashed the penalty high beyond his Tottenham Hotspur teammate Lloris to draw level with 追平 Wayne Rooney as England's record scorer on 53. England was buoyed by the goal and playing with huge confidence as centreback Harry Maguire brushed a post with a header. France then hit back as Griezmann swung in a cross that Giroud did brilliantly to reach in front of Maguire and plant his header into the net for his fourth goal of the tournament ( BBC: France regained the lead 12 minutes from time when Olivier Giroud headed in Antoine Griezmann's perfect cross 横传 but England had a swift chance to draw level when Theo Hernandez fouled substitute Mason Mount in the box. England was given another lifeline via VAR when Theo Hernandez flattened 放倒 Mason Mount, but Kane sent his spot kick 点球 wildly over the bar six minutes from time.). England pushed for an equaliser but when Marcus Rashford's added-time free kick fizzed just over the bar they fell to a seventh defeat in 10 World Cup quarterfinals.
. blaze I. to burn strongly and brightly. When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly. Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers. The log fire was blazing merrily. ...a blazing fire. A log fire blazed in the grate. The following morning the building was still blazing. A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. Two firefighters were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night. a. if the sun blazes, it is very bright and hot. blaze down: The afternoon sun blazed down on us 猛烈的照着 as we walked. II. to shine very brightly. If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. The gardens blazed with colour. I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour 多姿多彩, 色彩纷呈. A car roared towards them, its headlights blazing. a. to show a very bright colour. She smiled, but her cheeks blazed red. blaze with: Every corner of the gardens blazed with colour 色彩靓丽. III. 两眼放光, 两眼发亮. if someone's eyes blaze 怒火中烧, 怒气冲冲, 两眼冒火, they show a sudden strong emotion, especially anger. If someone's eyes are blazing with an emotion, or if an emotion is blazing in their eyes, their eyes look very bright because they are feeling that emotion so strongly. He got to his feet and his dark eyes were blazing with anger. Eva stood up and indignation blazed in her eyes. His eyes blazed intently into mine. Miss Turner turned blazing eyes on the victim. blaze with: Her eyes blazed with fury. Goals by Oliver Giroud and Aurelien Tchouameni gave France a 2-1 win over England that took the holders into a World Cup semifinal with Morocco, after Harry Kane equalised from the spot but then blazed a second late penalty over the bar. IV. if guns blaze or blaze away, they continue firing for a long time. If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise. Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around. She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy. The artillery blazed without a pause throughout the battle. with all guns blazing If you come out with guns blazing or with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something. The company came out with guns blazing. n. I. [countable] [usually singular] mainly journalism a large fire that causes a lot of damage, especially when a building is burning. Firefighters were called to a blaze at a warehouse yesterday. [singular] a strong bright light or area of colour. blaze of: a blaze of colour/light/sunshine. fight a fire/blaze to try to stop a large fire from burning. a blaze of publicity/glory a lot of attention and excitement from the public and from newspapers, television etc. A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it. He was arrested in a blaze of publicity. ...the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory. Naturally, their divorce took place amid a blaze of publicity.
rectify VS ratify VS rarefy: ratify [rætɪfaɪ] 批准, 通过. When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they make it official by giving their formal approval to it, usually by signing it or voting for it. The parliaments of Australia and Indonesia have yet to ratify the treaty. to make an agreement official by signing it or formally accepting it The treaty still has to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. rectify [ˈrektəˌfaɪ] 纠正, 改善(A rectifier 整流器 is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The reverse operation is performed by the inverter逆变器. A transformer 交流变压器(改变交流电的电压) is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. Transformers are used to change AC voltage levels, such transformers being termed step-up 升压 or step-down 降压 type to increase or decrease voltage level, respectively. Transformers can also be used to provide galvanic isolation between circuits as well as to couple stages of signal-processing circuits. Galvanic isolation 电气隔离( galvanic [ɡælˈvænɪk] I. science producing electricity, especially by chemical action. of, producing, or concerned with an electric current, esp a direct current produced chemically. II. shocking enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction. The barracks bombing had a galvanic effect on public opinion. resembling the effect of an electric shock; convulsive, startling, or energetic galvanic reflexes. ) is a principle of isolating functional sections of electrical systems to prevent current flow; no direct conduction path is permitted. Energy or information can still be exchanged between the sections by other means, such as capacitive, inductive, radiative, optical, acoustic or mechanical. Galvanic isolation is used where two or more electric circuits must communicate, but their grounds may be at different potentials. It is an effective method of breaking ground loops by preventing unwanted current from flowing between two units sharing a ground conductor. Galvanic isolation is also used for safety, preventing accidental electric shocks. galvanize [ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz] verb. To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry. to shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction. galvanize someone into (doing) something: The results of the study galvanized residents into action. The aid appeal has galvanised the German business community. They have been galvanised into collective action–militarily, politically and economically. Galvanization or galvanizing 镀锌 is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which the parts are submerged in a bath of hot, molten zinc. ) to correct a problem or mistake, or to make a bad situation better. I am anxious to rectify this situation. If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory. Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation. [VERB noun] That mistake could have been rectified within 28 days. certify [ˈsɜrtɪˌfaɪ]
I. 证实. to state officially that something is true, accurate, or of a
satisfactory standard. If someone in an official position certifies
something, they officially state that it is true. The
president certified that the project would receive $650m from overseas
sources. The National Election Council is supposed to certify the
results of the election. It has been certified as genuine. Mrs Simpson
was certified dead. An employer can demand written certification that
the relative is really ill. Government auditors will certify the financial reports. Beef exports must be certified safe and disease-free. II. 拿到证书. to give someone an official document stating that they have passed an examination or have achieved the qualifications
necessary to work in a particular profession. If someone is certified
as a particular kind of worker, they are given a certificate stating
that they have successfully completed a course of training in their
profession. They
wanted to get certified as divers. ...a certified accountant. All three
doctors are certified as addictions specialists. Pupils would be
offered training leading to the certification of their skill in a
particular field. rarefy [ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪ] make or become less dense or solid. to make or become rarer or less dense; thin out "air rarefies and degrounds the physical body". rarefied [ˈrerəˌfaɪd] adj.
I. 稀有的. 少见的. intended for a small group of people who are very
intelligent, rich, powerful, etc. This word often shows that you think
people like this believe they are better than ordinary people. a glimpse into the rarefied world of the super-rich. [disapproval] If you talk about the rarefied atmosphere of a place or institution,
you are expressing your disapproval of it, because it has a special
social or academic status that makes it very different from ordinary
life. ...teachers
from the rarefied atmosphere of grammar schools. ...the rarefied
atmosphere of the property market in Belgravia, Chelsea and Mayfair.
II. 空气稀薄. 氧气稀薄. rarefied air does not contain much oxygen. Rarefied air
is air that does not contain much oxygen, for example in mountain
areas. Both animals and people were gasping for breath in the rarefied air....living at very high altitudes where the atmosphere is rarefied.
TBBT: 1. Sheldon: Thank you for your services, gentlemen. Now, I'm hoping to broaden our audience with your youthful rock and roll music. Howard: Aw, you think you have an audience, that's funny. Raj: We don't get paid? Nothing? Not even a sandwich? Amy: It's almost dinner time. You in the mood for anything 想吃什么? Sheldon: Yeah, we could get Thai food near your apartment and then drop in and check on the progress. Amy: Oh, you don't want do that, it's a construction zone. Sheldon: So? Amy: Well, what about your fear of stray nails 到处乱放的钉子 and butt cracks? Sheldon: I am terrified of stepping on a nail and falling into a butt crack. Amy: Anyway, how about dinner? Sheldon: You know, if you'd like, I could call your landlord and complain. Amy: Thanks, but you don't have to. Sheldon: Oh, I don't mind, I'm very good at complaining. If it were an Olympic sport, I'd complain about what a stupid sport it is and then I'd take home the gold.
wind wound发音: 'Wind' [wɪnd] 名词 风 can refer to a moving stream of air. In this case, it refers to a noun. "A strong wind is blowing." 'Wind' [waɪnd] 动词: 蜿蜒, 曲折, 曲里拐弯. 上发条 (过去式 'wound' [waʊnd] ) can also mean to turn or change direction. In this case, it refers to a verb. "The road is straight for a while and then it begins to wind." The past form of 'wind' is 'wound' [waʊnd]. "Old-fashioned clocks have to be wound." 'Wound' [wuːnd] noun. 伤口. verb. 受伤 can be used as a noun and it is pronounced differently. In this case, it can refer to an injury. "His wound took some time to heal." 'Wound' [wuːnd] can also be used a verb and it means to injure. "They were badly wounded in the accident."
