用法学习: 1. dingy 阴暗的, 黑暗, 阴郁. I. A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. Shaw took me to his rather dingy office. II. Dingy clothes, curtains, or furnishings look dirty or dull. ...wallpaper with stripes of dingy yellow. dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtəd] 年久失修 adj. (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. A building that is dilapidated is old and in a generally bad condition. a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition "old, dilapidated buildings". put stock in 信任 (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To have faith in; to believe; to give credence to. have a specified amount of belief or faith in. "I don't put much stock in modern medicine". get blood out of/from a stone 闷葫芦( = like getti~ng blood out of a turnip 急死个人, 憋死个人, 势比登天) to make someone give or tell you something, when it is extremely difficult because of the character or mood of the person or organization you are dealing with. If you say that doing something such as getting information or persuading someone to talk to you is like getting blood out of a stone or getting blood from a stone, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult and that people are not being very helpful. Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood from a stone. like a dog in/on heat 按耐不住的, 急不可耐的 (simile) Very energetic and enthusiastic, especially when sexually aroused. don't yuck someone else's yum 扫兴 (buzzkill = to harsh someone's mellow). To disparage someone's tastes or preferences. "Yuck" is an expression of disgust, and "yum" is an expression of enjoyment, particularly of a delicious taste. Both are grammatical interjections, not verbs or nouns, but this expression take poetic licence with the rules of grammar. So "someone"s yum" is a poetic expression for something that someone enjoys, and "to yuck" is a poetic expression for making something disgusting. To yuck someone's yum is to ruin someone's enjoyment. Similarly, a "buzzkill" is the action or agent that ruins the enjoyment. The expression is "to harsh someone's mellow" is synonymous with "yucking their yum." to harsh someone's mellow 败兴, 扫兴, 破坏情绪, 破坏氛围 To spoil one's good mood or to annoy one. To annoy one or otherwise ruin one's good mood. Ugh, don't harsh my mellow with that stupid talk. Leave me alone. I was so excited to see the concert, but all the technical problems with the lights and sound really harshed my mellow. 2. take a hit I. to suffer damage or loss. If something "takes a hit," it is affected badly by something. Clothing took the biggest hit, with sales down by 35%. II. to be criticized. make a hit I. If you make a hit with someone, they like you or are impressed by you when they meet you. He made a hit with Lady Sopwith. She sends her best wishes–you've obviously made a hit there. = be a hit 大火, 大热门. Achieve (or be) a success, especially a popular one. She made a big hit in this performance. In out-of-town tryouts the play was already a hit. This seemingly modern term, which transfers the literal meaning of hit as "a stroke or blow," has been around since the early 1800s. It was used then, as now, for theatrical performances, books, songs, and the like. II. In underworld slang, commit a murder. Known for his deadly accuracy, he was about to make his third hit. This usage also has been extended to such terms as hit list, a roster of persons to be killed, and hit man, a killer who is usually hired by someone else. conniption = conniption fit [kəˈnɪpʃ(ə)n] noun INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN a fit of rage or hysterics. a fit of rage or tantrums. someone who has or throws a conniption becomes very angry or upset about something and starts shouting "his client was having conniptions on the phone". shotgun marriage, shotgun wedding INFORMAL an enforced or hurried wedding, especially because the bride is pregnant. "Riding shotgun" was a phrase used to describe the bodyguard who rides alongside a stagecoach driver, typically armed with a break-action shotgun, called a coach gun, to ward off bandits or hostile Native Americans. In modern use, it refers to the practice of sitting alongside the driver in a moving vehicle. The coining of this phrase dates to 1905 at the latest. ride bitch I. (slang) = ride pillion(pillion: I. A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. II. (motorcycling) A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger.) To be a passenger in the pillion of a motorcycle. II. (slang) To be a passenger in the middle seat of a car with two others at either side(bitch seat). III. (slang, figuratively) To act in a subordinate sense to another. 3. snafu [snæˈfu] 一如既往的混乱, 乱作一团, 一团糟, 乱糟糟 I. [US, informal, disapproval] a mistake or a problem that prevents you from finishing something. If you describe a situation as a snafu, you mean that it is disorderly or disorganized and that it is usually like this. Her internship was cut short because of a technical snafu. It may be the judge's fault. It may be a lawyer's fault. It may be a procedural snafu. II. an inconvenient and unexpected situation. Former spokesman Robert McClelland has probably paid the price of his snafu over capital punishment. SNAFU is an acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation normal: all fucked up. It is a well-known example of military acronym slang. It is sometimes bowdlerized to "all fouled up" or similar. It means that the situation is bad, but that this is a normal state of affairs. The acronym is believed to have originated in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. fracas [ˈfreɪkəs ˈfrækəs] a noisy disturbance or quarrel. A fracas is a rough, noisy quarrel or fight. "the fracas was broken up by stewards". kerfuffle [British, informal] A kerfuffle is a lot of argument, noisy activity, or fuss. There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners. brawl [brɔl] a noisy fight in a public place. A brawl is a rough or violent fight. He had been in a drunken street brawl. a drunken brawl. If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way. A bride and groom spent their wedding night in separate police cells after brawling with hotel security guards. Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry. melee [ˈmeɪˌleɪ] I. a noisy confused fight involving a lot of people. A melee is a noisy confusing fight between the people in a crowd. A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee. II. a large confused group of people or things. A melee of things is a large, confusing, disorganized group of them. ...the melee of streets around the waterfront. stoush AustralianNew Zealand informal a spat; a fight. An Auckland politician has sparked the invention of a new word named in his "honour" following an online stoush about public transport. furore = furor (in AM) [ˈfjʊˌrɔr] a lot of anger, excitement, or activity. A furore is a very angry or excited reaction by people to something. The disclosure has already caused a furore among MPs. ...an international furore over the plan. The bill is certain to spark a furor among conservatives. 4. trouble I. If you say that a person or animal is no trouble 好带, 好管, 让人省心, you mean that they are very easy to look after. My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish. II. You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. I had trouble parking. You've caused us a lot of trouble. The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off. The crew are in serious trouble in 50-knot winds and huge seas. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles. III. If you say that one aspect of a situation is the trouble, you mean that it is the aspect which is causing problems or making the situation unsatisfactory. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed. Your trouble is that you can't take rejection 受不了被拒绝. IV. Your troubles are the things that you are worried about. She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine. She kept her troubles to herself. V. If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back. An unsuitable bed is the most likely cause of back trouble. Simon had never before had any heart trouble. He began to have trouble with his right knee. VI. If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there. Riot police are being deployed throughout the city to prevent any trouble. Fans who make trouble during the match will be severely dealt with. Police sources admitted that the potential for trouble on the streets remained high. VII. If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you. It's no trouble 不麻烦 at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you. Will it be any trouble to get over here that quickly? verb. I. If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried. Is anything troubling you? He was troubled by the lifestyle of his son. But most troubling of all was the simple fact that nobody knew what was going on. II. If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort. The ulcer had been troubling her for several years. III. [disapproval] If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not behave in the way that they should do, and you think that this would require very little effort. He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth. He hadn't troubled himself to check his mirrors. He seemed to be a naturally solitary person, troubling himself about only a few friends. IV. You use trouble in expressions such as I'm sorry to trouble you when you are apologizing to someone for disturbing them in order to ask them something. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is. I hate to trouble you, but Aunt Lina's birthday is coming up and I would like to buy something nice for her. take the trouble 不怕麻烦的做某事 If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort. It is worth taking the trouble to sieve the fruit by hand. He did not take the trouble to see the film before he attacked it. more trouble than it is worth If you say that someone or something is more trouble than they are worth, you mean that they cause you a lot of problems or take a lot of time and effort and you do not achieve or gain very much in return. Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth. Learning more about it always seemed more trouble than it was worth. 5. lippy [ˈlɪpi] adj [British, informal] insolent or impertinent. If someone is lippy, they speak to other people in a way that shows no respect. Bruce Willis plays a lippy cop battling it out with a female partner. "when I protested he accused me of being lippy". noun. lipstick. "she applied some red lippy". insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] 不尊敬的, 不恭的 rude, especially when you should be showing respect. If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to. ...her insolent stare. The officer stamped his boot. 'Don't be insolent with me, mademoiselle.' Pupils could be excluded from school for insolence. impertinent [ɪmˈpɜrt(ə)nənt] 没大没小的, 失敬的 I. rude and not showing respect for someone, especially someone older or more senior. If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are being impertinent. Would it be impertinent to ask where exactly you were? I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions. an impertinent question/child. I didn't mean to be impertinent. II. irrelevant, useless. Usage notes Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, general usage has come to once again incorporate definition 2, though older speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative. pertinent [ˈpɜrt(ə)nənt] 中肯的, 恰当的, 贴切的, 有关的, 恰当的, 相关的 relevant to something. He was determined to ask Mrs. McMahon a few pertinent questions. pertinent to: information pertinent to the airplane crash. 6. grad = graduate noun. [grædʒuət] verb [grædʒueɪt] I. 在美国指任何学校的毕业生甚至包括幼儿园. 在英国只指大学毕业生(其他叫school leaver). a graduate of a particular school, college, etc.. In the United States, a graduate is a student who has successfully completed a course at a high school, college, or university. The top one-third of all high school graduates are entitled to an education at the California State University. high-school/college/university grad. After he graduated from high school, he joined the Army. communications/ engineering/law-school grads. Michaels is a recent grad of Harvard Business School. a person who has a first degree from a university or college. In Britain, a graduate is a person who has successfully completed a degree at a university or college and has received a certificate that shows this. They are looking for graduates with humanities or business degrees. ...graduates in engineering. a Cambridge graduate. Chris is a physics graduate. II. relating to or working toward a university degree beyond the one you receive after four years of study: graduate school/student/studies 美国的研究生院( 英国用postgraduate). graduate verb I. to move forward or improve. If you graduate from one thing to another, you go from a less important job or position to a more important one. Bruce graduated to chef at the Bear Hotel. From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows. She graduated from being a secretary to running her own department. II. In the United States, when a student graduates, they complete their studies successfully and leave their school or university. You can also say that a school or university graduates a student or students. When the boys graduated from high school, Ann moved to a small town in Vermont. In 1986, American universities graduated a record number of students with degrees in computer science. alumnus [əˈlʌm.nəs] plural alumni [əˈlʌm.naɪ] someone who has left a school, college, or university after finishing their studies there: the alumni of St MacNissi's College. Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school's restoration fund. postgraduate (graduate school in AM = postgraduate school in Br 研究生院. graduate students in AM = postgraduate students in BR 研究生) I. A postgraduate or a postgraduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. II. Postgraduate study or research is done by a student who has a first degree and is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. ...postgraduate courses. Dr Hoffman did his postgraduate work at Leicester University. undergraduate 本科生 An undergraduate is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree. Economics undergraduates are probably among the brightest in the university. ...undergraduate degree programmes. 比较文章: The level of education that each word involves varies depending on how the word is being used, and there are situations in which both words can be used in the same situation. For example, you can become a graduate student after graduating with an undergraduate degree. The word graduate can mean very different things depending on whether it's used as a noun (as in recent high school graduates), an adjective (as in graduate student and graduate degree), or a verb (as in I plan to graduate next May). The same goes for its shortened form, grad, which can be used as a noun (as in Congrats, grads!) or an adjective (as in grad program). Undergraduate can also be used both as a noun (as in I'm an undergraduate at Stanford University) or an adjective (as in I'm working toward my undergraduate degree). It can be shortened to undergrad in both cases. The main difference between undergraduate and graduate is that undergraduate is always used in the context of the first level of college or university education (the level where you can earn a bachelor's degree). In terms like graduate student and graduate degree, graduate refers to a level of advanced education beyond the undergraduate level, especially a master's degree or doctorate. The noun graduate is more general, simply referring to a person who has completed a level of education (someone who has graduated). Graduate degree typically refers to a degree beyond a bachelor's, most commonly a master's. A graduate student is a student who's pursuing an advanced degree after having earned their undergraduate degree (such as a bachelor's degree) by graduating from an undergraduate program. Calling someone a graduate student most often means they are pursuing their master's degree, but it may be another advanced degree, such as a PhD (You'd most commonly call such students PhD students. Or you might say they are working toward their doctorate or their doctoral degree.) To earn a graduate degree, graduate students go to a division of a university known as graduate school, and such a program is often called a graduate program. In all of these terms, graduate is often shortened to grad: grad school, grad student, grad program. (A student doesn't become a graduate student until they take graduate-level courses. For example, if a student graduates with a bachelor's degree and then later pursues a different bachelor's degree, they are still an undergraduate student.) Some graduate studies are referred to in more specific ways: medical students go to medical school to earn their medical degree; law students go to law school to earn their law degree. The adjective postgraduate is sometimes used in the same way as the adjective sense of the word graduate, especially in the UK, as in postgraduate student or postgraduate studies. Postgraduate should not be confused with postdoctoral, which refers to studies, research, or professional work above the level of a doctorate. The group 'students ' comprised undergraduates and postgraduates of higher and specialized secondary education, as well as students of professional-technical schools, who received bursaries ( bursary [ˈbɜrsəri] an amount of money given to someone to pay for their studies at a school or college. A bursary is a sum of money which is given to someone to allow them to study in a college or university. ) from the state. 7. sorbet [ˈsɔːbeɪ,ˈsɔːbɪt] a water ice. "a delicious fruit sorbet". wiki: Sorbet ([sɔːrˈbeɪ]) is a frozen dessert made using ice combined with fruit juice, fruit purée or other ingredients, such as wine, liqueur or honey. Generally, sorbets do not contain dairy ingredients, while sherbets do. A purée (or mash) is cooked food, usually vegetables, fruits or legumes, that has been ground, pressed, blended or sieved to the consistency of a creamy paste or liquid. Bingsu 刨冰 a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans. 8. A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school, differentiated in recent years from less academic secondary modern schools. The main difference is that a grammar school may select pupils based on academic achievement 学习成绩 whereas a secondary modern may not. The nearest equivalents of contemporary English grammar schools are selective schools. The New South Wales public education system operates 19 selective public schools which resemble the English grammar-school system insofar as they engage in academic selection by way of centralised examination, they do not charge tuition fees and they are recipients of a greater degree of public funding per pupil than is afforded to non-selective government schools. A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance. The term is commonly used in relation to England and Wales, where comprehensive schools were introduced as state schools on an experimental basis in the 1940s and became more widespread from 1965. They may be part of a local education authority or be a self governing academy or part of a multi-academy trust. Today, the term is defined only in Queensland legislation. Throughout the country, "grammar schools" are generally high-cost private schools. 9. A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination. not of or related to any religious denomination. 猫王女儿去世: For while, tomorrow, she and other family members will be joined by thousands of Presley fans at a memorial being held on Graceland's front lawn for the 54-year-old musician and actress, it appears that the vast $100 million inheritance left to Lisa Marie by her devoted father has all but disappeared. Much of it, as the Mail has discovered this week, was blown in the final years of Lisa Marie's tragically short life amid legal battles, foolhardy 不顾风险的, 愚蠢的 ( [disapproval] ignoring obvious dangers in a stupid way. If you describe behaviour as foolhardy, you disapprove of it because it is extremely risky. When he tested an early vaccine on himself, some described the act as foolhardy. It was foolhardy to have refused. It was foolhardy to get involved in the first place.) business decisions, not to mention almost unimaginably profligate ( profligate [ˈprɒflɪɡət] 花钱无度的, 浪费钱, 大手大脚 adj. wasting money or other things. Someone who is profligate spends too much money or uses too much of something. ...the most profligate consumer of energy in the world.) spending. Indeed, one former financial manager claimed she "overspent herself into destitution and went broke twice because of her spending". walk and chew gum at the same time (idiomatic, informal, chiefly in the negative) To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time. Usage notes: Used in negative phrases to indicate incompetence, e.g. "He couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time." 1978, United States Federal Trade Commission, Statutes and Court Decisions, Federal Trade Commission: The philosophy communicated to T.E.C. salesmen was to enroll any person who could "walk and chew gum at the same time". bollard [ˈbɒlɑːd,ˈbɒləd] 桩子 I. BRITISH a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area. II. a short, thick post on the deck of a ship or a quayside, to which a ship's rope may be secured. They found a site that had bollards blocking access to the river but discovered that six years ago when Mr Nicholson went missing the bollards had yet to be installed. They said police removed several of the bollards in order to retrieve the car last night. 10. battery I. using a system of producing a large number of eggs cheaply by keeping a lot of chickens in rows of small cages (= boxes made of wire): battery farming. battery hens/eggs. factory farming = battery farming 笼养鸡 a farm on which chickens and sometimes calves are kept very close together in small boxes. a system of farming in which a lot of animals are kept in a small closed area, in order to produce a large amount of meat, eggs, or milk as cheaply as possible: a campaign against factory farming. a number of things of a similar type: You have to pass a whole battery of tests to get into that school. II. the crime of attacking and beating someone. the unlawful act of causing minor physical harm or offense to someone. assault and battery a threat to injure someone followed by a violent attack on them Six fans were charged with assault and battery in connection with last week's game. He was convicted of assault and battery with a knife. She was arrested on an assault and battery charge. He received a prison sentence after pleading guilty to assault and battery with a deadly weapon. III. a number of large guns and similar weapons operating together in the same place: The shore battery opened fire. a battery of tests/questions, etc. 一连串的, 连珠炮似的 a large number of tests, questions, etc.. a number of things of a similar type: In the kitchen an impressive battery of stainless steel utensils hangs on the wall. Candidates have to undergo a battery of intelligence tests. A battery of equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns. ...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops. A battery of people or things is a very large number of them. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras. battery-office an office in which the employees are too crowded Our place is such a battery-office, I can have meetings with 3 other departments without getting out of my chair. batter I. transitive to deliberately hit someone many times. To batter someone means to hit them many times, using fists or a heavy object. He battered her around the head. A karate expert battered a man to death. He was battered unconscious. Her battered body was discovered in a field. If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner ...evidence that the child was being battered. ...boys who witness fathers battering their mothers. ...battered husbands. Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop. The court heard that he had battered his wife to death. Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot. He drove up in a battered old car. ...a battered leather suitcase. II. intransitive/transitive to hit something very hard several times. If a place is battered by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather. The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour. ...a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline. The rain battered against the windows. Huge waves battered the little ship. III. transitive usually passive to make someone or something suffer or seem weak. The team's confidence was battered by the 52–10 defeat. IV. If you batter something, you hit it many times, using your fists or a heavy object. They were battering the door, they were breaking in. Batter the steaks flat. noun. I. Batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that is used in cooking. ...pancake batter. ...fish in batter. II. In sports such as baseball and softball, a batter is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat. ...batters and pitchers. battering If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action. Sterling took a battering yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain's economy. batter down If you batter something down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces. He would have to batter the door down. They used lorries to batter down embassy gates. 11. ChatGPT: "We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition to responsibly advance cutting-edge AI research and democratise 民主化 ( [dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz] to change the way of running a government or organization so that the people in it are more equal and can share in making decisions. If a country or a system is democratized, it is made democratic. ...a further need to democratize the life of society as a whole. He returned to his native country after it had been democratised. ...the democratisation of the region. ...the democratization process. ) AI as a new technology platform," said Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chairman and chief executive. "In this next phase of our partnership, developers and organisations across industries will have access to the best AI infrastructure, models, and toolchain with Azure to build and run their applications." idiosyncratic [ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk] 独特的 adj. relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual. If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual. ...a highly idiosyncratic personality. ...his erratic typing and idiosyncratic spelling. "she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties". II. having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features: The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style. He follows a very idiosyncratic schedule. idiosyncrasy [ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkrəsi] 特点 a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual. "one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first". a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing. "the idiosyncrasies of the prison system". "I realised from hours and hours and hours of watching various different conductors, watching interviews, watching orchestras play, it's a very idiosyncratic 不一样的, 独特的 medium, so I had to find my own way," says Blanchett. She describes playing a conductor as "exhilarating and addictive … But what is exhilarating is not the power, it's the sound that comes back at you". Our critic Keva York wrote: "Although I would argue that Tár is not a polemic ( [pəˈlemɪk] I. countable a strong statement of opinion, especially negative opinion. A polemic is a very strong written or spoken attack on, or defence of, a particular belief or opinion. ...a polemic against the danger of secret societies. The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance. II. polemic or polemics. uncountable the practice or skill of making strong statements of opinion, especially negative opinion. Polemics is the skill or practice of arguing very strongly for or against a belief or opinion. He enjoys polemics, persuasion, and controversy. ) but a psychodrama, it's nevertheless true that the film is wilfully ( wilful BR = willful in AM I. [disapproval] 故意的. done deliberately in order to cause damage or harm. If you describe actions or attitudes as wilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem. He admitted wilful misconduct in public office by disclosing a report to a journalist. He seems to have wilfully misunderstood. II. 有主意的. 主意正的. determined to do what you want and not caring if you upset other people. If you describe someone as wilful, you mean that they are determined to do what they want to do, even if it is not sensible. Francesca was a lively child, quite wilful and demanding. The new foster parents couldn't cope with her wilfulness. a willful child ) enigmatic." 12. street cred = street credibility) 街头信誉, 街头亲和力 a quality that makes you likely to be accepted by ordinary young people who live in towns and cities because you have the same fashions, styles, interests, culture, or opinions: Many celebrities develop a working class accent to increase their street credibility. He was the first person to really bring street cred to white rap. 澳网: Kyrgios himself proved one of the thunderclaps 雷鸣 ( A thunderclap is a short loud noise that you hear in the sky just after you see a flash of lightning. ), withdrawing from the event due to injury, while several more strikes 打击 came in the opening few days of the tournament as seeded players tumbled. By the close of the fourth round, the Australian Open had lost both world number ones.
blow I. INTRANSITIVE if wind or air blows, the air moves. A strong wind was blowing across the moors. There's an awful draught blowing in through this window. a. INTRANSITIVE/ TRANSITIVE if something blows or is blown somewhere 风吹, the wind moves it there The wind was blowing snow along the street. A man died after being blown into the sea. Newspapers and plastic bags were blowing about in the wind. A strong gust of wind blew his hat off his head. II. INTRANSITIVE to push out air from your mouth He bent towards the candle and blew gently. If your soup's too hot, blow on it 嘴吹. a. TRANSITIVE to move something by pushing out air from your mouth blow something off/away: She picked up a book and blew the dust off it. b. TRANSITIVE to form something by pushing out air from your mouth. blow bubbles 吹泡泡: Two little boys were sitting on the steps, blowing bubbles. blow glass: Visitors can watch the men blowing glass in the workshop. III. INTRANSITIVE/ TRANSITIVE to make a sound by pushing air through something such as a whistle or a musical instrument. The guard blew his whistle and the train started. IV. INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE if something electrical blows, it stops working, usually because too much electricity has passed through it The light bulb in the projector had blown. A power surge blew all the fuses, and the house was plunged into darkness. V. blow or blow out 爆胎 INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE if a tyre blows, or if you blow it, it bursts. Kathy was turning the corner when one of the front tyres blew. VI. TRANSITIVE INFORMAL to destroy your own chance of succeeding, or to waste a good opportunity. I've completely blown my diet with that piece of chocolate cake. blow it: We were in with a good chance for that contract but you've really blown it now! VII. TRANSITIVE INFORMAL to spend a lot of money quickly on things that you do not need. He inherited a fortune but blew it 挥霍掉 挥霍钱财 on bad investments and a luxurious lifestyle. VIII. TRANSITIVE AMERICANVERY INFORMAL to leave a place quickly Let’s blow this joint. blow someone's brains out INFORMAL to kill someone by shooting them in the head from very close to them He threatened to blow my brains out if I didn't hand over the money. blow someone's head off to kill someone by shooting them in the head. The note passed to the bank clerk threatened to blow his head off. blow someone's cover to tell people who someone really is or what they are really doing, especially when doing this puts that person in danger or spoils a plan. One mistake could blow our agent's cover and ruin years of careful investigation. blow a fuse/gasket 发怒 to suddenly become very angry The trouble with Roy is he’s likely to blow a fuse and hit someone. blow a hole in something I. to destroy part of something in an explosion The bomb exploded, blowing a hole in the side of the plane. II. to damage a plan or idea so that it cannot succeed, or so that people no longer believe it The new research blows a hole in theories about the evolution of birds. blow (it) used when you are annoyed about something, or for saying in an annoyed way that you do not care about something Oh blow it! Now I'll have to start all over again. blow (someone) a kiss to kiss your hand and pretend to blow or throw the kiss to someone. blow the lid off something to let people know something that has been kept a secret. Her testimony may blow the lid off the CIA's activities in Latin America. blow me = blow me down BRITISH SPOKEN used when you are surprised about something Well, blow me! I never knew this was where you were born. II. AMERICAN OFFENSIVE used as an offensive way of emphasizing that you are annoyed or angry at someone. You may hear this expression but should not use it. blow someone's mind to impress someone very much, or to make them feel very excited To see him perform on stage just blew my mind. blow your nose 擤鼻子 to clean your nose by forcing air through it He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. blow someone/something out of the water I. to show that something is completely false or wrong We found evidence that blew his case out of the water. II. to defeat someone easily They think they can blow their rivals out of the water with this product. blow your (own) trumpet 自吹自擂 to proudly tell other people about your own achievements and successes I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but I think it‘s pretty good. blow (someone) a raspberry I. to make a rude sound by putting your tongue through your lips and blowing. blow something to bits/pieces to completely destroy something in an explosion, so that it breaks into many small pieces. The entire car was blown to bits when the device went off. blow your top/stack to suddenly become very angry The boss will blow his top when he hears about this. blow the whistle 揭发 to tell the public or someone in authority about something wrong that you know someone is doing, especially at the place where you work. A person who does this is called a whistle-blower. blow the whistle on: People should be able to blow the whistle on corruption without losing their jobs. A former employee blew the whistle on corrupt practices within the company. blow a gale to be very windy (=with very strong winds). I'm not going out – it's blowing a gale out there. blow/clear away the cobwebs 清醒头脑 to make you feel more lively and think more clearly. I went for a walk to blow away the cobwebs. blow something up out of (all) proportion to make a situation seem much worse than it really is The incident has been blown up out of proportion. blow the gaff to accidentally tell someone a secret. blow hot and cold to change your mind a lot about whether you like someone or something. The European Union keeps blowing hot and cold on the issue of membership. blow something sky-high I. to completely spoil a situation or cause a lot of problems If he speaks to the press, he’ll blow this whole operation sky-high. II. to completely destroy something in an explosion. Someone was threatening to blow the building sky-high. blow up I. INTRANSITIVE if a serious argument or problem blows up, it begins suddenly A political row has blown up over the minister's remarks. II. INTRANSITIVE to suddenly become angry and shout at someone. blow up at: She just blew up at me. III. TRANSITIVE 放大照片. to make a photograph bigger They had blown up the picture to make a huge poster of his face. blow up in someone's face INFORMAL if your plans blow up in your face, they do not happen as you expected and cause a lot of problems.
TBBT: 1. Howard: Okay, I'm still trying to work this out. How did Penny meet an astronaut? Bernadette: I don't know. The regular way people meet astronauts. Howard: Most of those guys live in Texas. Bernadette: Obviously, this one doesn't. Howard: Okay. Bernadette: Leonard lives here. Priya's from India. People meet, Howard. God! Howard: Fine. Bernadette: You've met lots of astronauts, and I've never grilled 拷问, 审问 you about that. I'd thank you to extend me the same courtesy. Howard: I'm not grilling you, I was just curious. Leonard: I still can't get over the fact that she got a big movie part. Not that I care what my ex-girlfriend's up to, 'cause I don't. Bernadette: Maybe that's where she met the astronaut, all right? Priya: I'm sorry. What would an astronaut be doing working on a movie? Bernadette: He's a consultant. Leonard: I thought the movie was about 18th-century Vienna? 2. Priya: Hello, Sheldon. Sheldon: What are you doing in there? She can't be in here. Leonard: We were in here first, you can't be in here. Sheldon: According to the roommate agreement, paragraph nine, subsection B, the right to bathroom privacy is suspended in the event of force majeure [ˌfɔrs mɑˈʒɜr] 不可抗力(legal an unexpected event that stops you from doing something that you promised to do in a contract). And believe me, I am experiencing a very majeure force. Sheldon: Come on, you can't wait two minutes? Priya: Oh, Leonard, let the man pee. 3. Penny: I slipped in the shower, and I think I dislocated my shoulder. Sheldon: Not surprising. You have no safety mat (non-slip mat 防滑垫) or adhesive stickers to allow for purchase on a surface with a low coefficient of static friction. Penny: What? Sheldon: Tubs are slippery. Penny: I know. I slipped. Sheldon: I have a series of whimsical duck stickers on the bottom of my tub. Penny: Yeah, okay, whatever. Will you just turn the water off and help me up? Sheldon: They're holding umbrellas. Penny: What? Sheldon: The ducks in my tub.
