用法学习: 1. painful silence 折磨人的沉默 I. A silence that unnerves one. After I critiqued the project, the boss didn't respond right away, so I had to sit in painful silence and pray that I wouldn't get fired. The painful silence that follows the words "We need to talk"—ugh, is there anything worse? They might as well just come right out and say, "I want to break up with you." II. An absence of meaningful conversation, engagement, or acknowledgement (with or from someone) that is upsetting or distressing. There has been a painful silence from the government regarding recent discrimination against our people. heavy silence/atmosphere A very tense, awkward, or uncomfortable silence among a group of people. a situation when people do not say anything, but feel embarrassed or uncomfortable: There was a heavy silence for a few minutes before anybody spoke. There was a heavy silence at the table after Dad's outburst at Mom. I tried to break the heavy silence with a joke, but no one was in the mood for laughing. stony silence Complete silence, often marked by tension and repressed emotion. After our argument, Stella and I sat in stony silence for the rest of the bus ride. The crowd's stony silence only added to my nervousness. speech is silver, but silence is golden/gold 沉默是金 proverb An expression that values silence over speech. I would be careful around all those reporters if I were you. Remember: speech is silver, but silence is golden. pained [peɪnd] affected with pain, especially mental pain; hurt or troubled. showing that you feel very upset or unhappy. If you have a pained expression or look, you look upset, worried, or slightly annoyed. a pained expression 痛苦的表情. "a pained expression came over his face". 2. A brisk walk 快走, 快步走 is about 3 miles an hour, which is faster than a stroll. You can tell you're walking briskly if you can still talk but cannot sing the words to a song. Power walking or speed walking is the act of walking with a speed at the upper end of the natural range for the walking gait, typically 7 to 9 km/h (4.5 to 5.5 mph). To qualify as power walking as opposed to jogging or running, at least one foot must be in contact with the ground at all times. Power walking is often confused with racewalking 竞走. presence of mind 机智, 急中生智, 临时应变, 紧急应变, 头脑冷静, 应变能力, 镇定自若, 处变不惊 the ability to make good decisions and to act quickly and calmly in a difficult situation or an emergency. If you say that someone had the presence of mind to do something, you approve of them because they were able to think and act calmly in a difficult situation. He had the presence of mind to put his emergency oxygen tube in his mouth. When the gunmen came into the bank, she had the presence of mind to press the alarm. It was thwarted by the vigilance of the guards, and their courage and presence of mind prevented a serious loss of life. Many more would have died but for the presence of mind of the station staff, police, fire fighters ambulance staff, doctors and nurses. The headmaster, with great presence of mind, told her gravely that she was clearly earning more than he was. 3. 性产业: "As long as there will be tight borders, wealth disparities 贫富不均, 贫富差距 and inequalities 不平等 within and among countries( Gender pay equity: This best practice guide is for employers and managers. It explains why gender pay equity is important and how you can use best practice to support gender pay equity in your business. Workplaces achieve gender pay equity when all employees receive equal pay for work of equal or comparable value. Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.), there will be fertile grounds 合适的土壤 for migrant labour exploitation, including in a decriminalised sex industry," Macioti said. Australia "shows comparatively much lower rates of trafficking in the sex industry", said Macioti, compared to other Western countries, and that over the past 10 years, trafficking had declined. To stamp out exploitation, Macioti said more conversations need to be had with sex workers so that they know their rights, and that more work needs to be done to work towards Australia-wide decriminalisation. "Make the sex industry a regulated workplace like other workplaces, increase work rights to migrants, visibility and health and safety at work and information sharing about health and rights," Macioti said. "Only rights will stop wrongs." Julie Bates, who was made an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her "distinguished service to community health" and has been working with brothel owners for decades, said one of the most pressing 急迫的, 迫切 issues for sex workers is local government pushing brothels into industrial areas, creating environments where women often feel uncomfortable. She says that brothels don't belong "out in the boondocks ( the boondocks [ˈbunˌdɑks] 鸟不生蛋的地方, 兔子不拉屎的地方, 偏僻的地方, 偏远的地方 [US, informal, disapproval] American informal a place that is a long way from a town or city. If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities. Rural residents are likely to find their lives in the boondocks too restrictive. Their house is way out in the boondocks. the sticks I. (Canada, US, informal, derogatory) A remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks. a rural area considered remote or backward. I was the country bumpkin from the sticks. I haven't lived in the sticks all my life. Warren admits he couldn't live right out in the sticks. It's out in the sticks, about two miles from the nearest shop. He lived out in the sticks somewhere. She grew up in the sticks and later moved to the city. II. (American football) The set of yardage markers used by a chain crew to indicate the ten yards between the line of scrimmage from the previous first down and the line to gain, which the offense must reach in their series of four downs in order to retain possession of the ball. They gained just enough on that play to move the sticks and continue the drive.) around smash repair yards," because it "is a most unsuitable and dangerous place for a mostly female workforce to be. Once the sun sets 太阳落山, everybody goes home ... There are no trains, no transport, and the clients are scared too." Although a lot of progress has been made in dismantling stigmas ( dismantle I. If you dismantle a machine or structure 拆掉, 拆散, you carefully separate it into its different parts. to separate the parts of something such as a machine so that they no longer form a single unit All the furniture is easy to dismantle and transport. He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads. II. To dismantle an organization or system means to cause it to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or purpose. to end a political or economic system or get rid of an institution There were fears that the new government would try to dismantle the state education system. ...opposition to the president's policy of dismantling apartheid. Public services of all kinds are being dismantled.) around sex work and those who access it, Wotton said that there is still a long way to go. 4. harebrain A person who lacks good sense; One who is foolish and reckless. harebrained [ˈherˌbreɪnd] 野兔脑子的 I. (of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid. II. [disapproval] (of plans or people) silly or not practical. You use hare-brained to describe a scheme or theory which you consider to be very foolish and which you think is unlikely to be successful or true. This isn't the first hare-brained scheme he's had. That sounds like another of his harebrained schemes! III. (of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained. bird-brained stupid in an annoying way. a bird-brained idea. cramp someone's style 束缚某人, 限制发挥, 成为累赘, 添麻烦, 限制自由 Restrict or prevent someone from free action or expression. If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way. to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want. to prevent someone from having a good time, especially by going somewhere with them. Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style. Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style. It really cramps my style when Mom hovers around me while I'm making dinner. Although in 1819 Charles Lamb complained that using different inks cramped his style of writing, the present sense of this colloquial term dates only from the early 1900s. 5. 澳欧自由贸易协议: Rather than buckling on naming rule changes the EU wants, which could impact Australian producers of feta and parmesan cheese and prosecco, Farrell sees those minerals, essential to much modern technology, as the way forward. "Historically because it is a liberalised and open economy, that's also quite far away, and doesn't have that many consumers, even though they are sort of quite wealthy consumers, Australia has somewhat struggled to come up with hugely attractive morsels ( morsel [ˈmɔrs(ə)l] I. formal a small piece of food. A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food. ...a delicious little morsel of meat. II. a small amount of something, especially something good, contained in something else. ) on its side of the ledger( on the credit side (of the ledger) 好的一方面 Considering the positive, beneficial, advantageous, etc., aspects of a situation, especially amid other elements that are otherwise negative, detrimental, or disadvantageous. My wife went into labor while we were still away in Europe. The whole ordeal was really stressful, but on the credit side, our son now has dual citizenship! On the credit side of the ledger, the film's female lead offers a remarkably strong character for girls and women of all ages to identify with and look up to.)," he said. Farrell wouldn't be drawn on whether anything less than Aukland's access could be considered a success but declared he wanted a "fair deal". "Look, there are swings and roundabouts ( 曲曲折折 a situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss. If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses. used to say that two choices or situations are basically the same because they have an equal number of advantages and disadvantages It is a case of swings and roundabouts.) in that whole process," he said. "Two things: One, the EU is not committed to the same kind of libertarian approach to trade policy as the UK was under ... Liz Truss," he said. "And second, Australia simply doesn't have the kind of leverage 筹码 that the Brexit political moment gifted negotiators who I'm sure did a phenomenal job. By the way, I don't want to take anything away from them. "But look, they have made concessions 做出让步, 妥协 to other countries. They've made concessions to New Zealand, for instance, in terms of sheep meat. They've made concessions to Canada in respect of beef. 6. 法国罢工: Emmanuel Macron says it's the just and responsible thing to do. He's asking his French compatriots [kəmˈpeɪtriət]同胞 by 2030 to work two years longer, retiring at 64 instead of the current legal minimum age of 62, to qualify for a full pension.
compromise VS concession: compromise noun. I. A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people. an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree. a situation in which the people or groups involved in an argument reduce their demands in order to reach an agreement: arrive at/come to/reach a compromise House and Senate staffers are working long hours to try to reach a compromise. acceptable/good/reasonable compromise A deal will stick only if the vast majority of bondholders accept it as a reasonable compromise. a compromise deal/proposal/solution. Both sides in the talks are willing to seek a compromise solution. It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity. The government has said that there will be no compromise with terrorists. Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want. Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner. The government's policy of compromise is not universally popular. II. a solution to a problem that makes it possible for two or more opposite or different things to exist together: compromise between sth and sth 折衷方案 This piece of equipment is the ideal compromise between power and portability. verb. I. If you compromise with someone 做出让步, 妥协, you reach an agreement with them in which you both give up something that you originally wanted. You can also say that two people or groups compromise. to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone. to agree to give up something you want if the other side, which has different opinions from yours, gives up something it wants. Republicans were refusing to compromise on health-care legislation. Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise. Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let's compromise at/on $350. The government has compromised with its critics over monetary policies. 'Nine,' said I. 'Nine thirty,' tried he. We compromised on nine fifteen. Israel had originally wanted $1 billion in aid, but compromised on the $650 million. compromise (with sb) on sth They compromised with the HR department on the details of the appraisal system. II. [disapproval] If someone compromises themselves or compromises their beliefs 危及, they do something which damages their reputation for honesty, loyalty, or high moral principles. to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower. to risk harming something: compromise (on) sth 'I believe it can be done without compromising on safety or service,' he said. His goal was to run a successful business without compromising his principles. Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted. If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised. His political career ended when he compromised himself by accepting bribes. He compromised himself by accepting a bribe. He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles. III. to risk having a harmful effect on something: We would never compromise the safety 累及, 连累到 of our passengers. concession If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict. something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this. something that you agree to give someone or allow them to do, especially in order to end an argument or disagreement: concession to sb As a concession to environmental groups, the energy giant agreed to scale down its coal plant expansion plans. demand/seek concessions The administration has demanded concessions from auto workers as part of the "viability plan" it is preparing. offer/make concessions We would be prepared to make concessions in order to reach an agreement. Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks. He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists. The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people. II. A concession is a special right or privilege that is given to someone. The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies. ...tax concessions 税务减免 for mothers who stay at home with their children. III. [British] = reduction in US. A concession is a special price which is lower than the usual price and which is often given to old people, people who are unemployed, and students. a reduction in the usual price of something, made available to students, old people, etc. a reduction for particular groups of people in the amount of money that has to be paid for something: give/offer concessions 优惠 Many railways offer fare concessions for passengers with disabilities. Tax concessions will be made available to non-profit organizations. You can get travel concessions 折扣 if you are under 26. Open daily; admission £1.10 with concessions for children and OAPs. IV. [mainly US, business] = franchise 经营权. 加盟权 in UK. A concession is an arrangement where someone is given the right to sell a product or to run a business, especially in a building belonging to another business. the right to sell a product in a particular area. permission to sell something, esp. in part of a store owned by someone else, or a business that sells something. a small business that is allowed to sell goods, food, or services on property owned by someone else, for example, inside an airport or a large store: open/operate/run a concession. The furniture and homeware retailer has recently opened its first concession within a garden centre. Fans were stocking up on hamburgers and hotdogs at the concession stand. airport/hotel/stadium concessions. A lot of movie theater profits come from their candy concessions. official permission to carry out a particular type of business, or to own or do work on a particular piece of property or land, given by a government or company: The government plans to sell a 50-year concession to operate the southeastern rail line. award/grant a concession We are delighted to have been awarded the concession for the development of the airport. The mining company was granted a concession agreement to mine and market diamonds. V. the act of admitting defeat: The former president's concession came even before all the votes had been counted. a concession speech 败选演讲 (victory speech 胜选演讲, acceptance speech 获奖感言). VI. the amount of money that an underwriter receives as payment when new shares are sold to the public for the first time: Investment bankers compensate members of the selling syndicate through payment of a selling concession, which is a type of sales commission. concede verb. I. If you concede something承认, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right. 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.' Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills. II. If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions. The French subsequently conceded 允许 无奈允许 full independence to Laos. III. If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. The strike ended after the government conceded some of their demands. IV. In sport, if you concede goals or points 输球, 输分 (give up in US), you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. They conceded four goals to Leeds United. Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. V. If you concede a game, contest, or argument 认输, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival. He happily conceded the election. Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship. VI. If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. The company conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of its holiday industry rival.
fiery [ˈfaɪəri] VS fierce [UK AU fɪəs, US fɪrs] VS feisty [ˈfaɪsti]: feisty [ˈfaɪsti] 好斗, 争强好胜 full of energy and lively determination. If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child. At 66, she was as feisty as ever. feisty young women. Penny: I don't know, maybe it's the local cuisine. Okay, well, it's nice to meet you, just gonna set you on down over here, and I'm going to leave so, Namaste. (Leaves, then almost immediately returns) And FYI, you'd be lucky to have me as a daughter-in-law. Dr Koothrappali: She's feisty. I like that. Bialik posted a snap of Parsons on Instagram and captioned the post saying, "He only looks mad at me. he says he missed me. I love @therealjimparsons either way." Parsons replied to his co-star caption and commented, "I actually don't remember saying that but I did feel it. I swear" alongside a heart emoji. To which Bialik wrote, "Wow feisty. I must have dreamt it.!!!". fierce [UK AU fɪəs, US fɪrs] I. 激烈的. 热烈的. 强烈的. involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate. Fierce feelings or actions are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity. Standards are high and competition is fierce 竞争激烈. The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the weekend. He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends. He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. fierce debate/criticism: The proposals provoked a fierce debate. II. 暴怒的. 具有攻击性的. very angry, or ready to attack. A fierce animal or person is very aggressive or angry. They look like the teeth of some fierce animal. He looked so fierce. a fierce lion. III. involving a lot of force or energy. fierce competition/opposition: We face fierce competition from overseas competitors. IV. fierce weather is very strong or severe. Fierce conditions are very intense, great, or strong. The climbers were trapped by a fierce storm which went on for days. As I arrived a lorry had just been set on fire and was burning fiercely. A fierce storm forced the crew to abandon the yacht. fiery [ˈfaɪəri] I. If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo. II. You can use fiery for emphasis when you are referring to bright colours such as red or orange. [literary, emphasis] The flowers provided a fiery bright red display. III. If you describe food or drink as fiery, you mean that it has a very strong hot or spicy taste. food that is fiery makes your mouth feel very hot when you eat it. fiery 火辣辣的 chili sauce. ...a fiery 辣透的 combination of chicken, chillies and rice. IV. If you describe someone as fiery, you mean that they express very strong emotions, especially anger, in their behaviour or speech. [written] She was a fiery, brilliant and unyielding intellectual and politician. She had a fiery temper and liked to get her own way.
Stamp VS Stomp: stamp I. (US) stomp 脚踩, 踩踏 to put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger: The little boy was stamping his foot and refusing to take his medicine. She stood by the road, stamping her feet 跺脚 to stay warm. I wish those people upstairs would stop stamping (about/around).Why did you stamp on that insect? If you stamp or stamp your foot 气得跳脚, you lift your foot and put it down very hard on the ground, for example because you are angry or because your feet are cold. Often he teased me till my temper went and I stamped and screamed. His foot stamped down on the accelerator 猛踩. She stamped her feet on the pavement to keep out the cold. ...hearing the creak of a door and the stamp of cold feet. If you stamp on something, you put your foot down on it very hard. He received the original ban last week after stamping on the referee's foot during the supercup final. II. to mark with a particular quality or show that someone has a particular quality. A quality, feature, or action that stamps someone or something as a particular thing shows clearly that they are this thing. Chris Boardman stamped himself as the 4,000m favourite by setting the world's fastest outdoor time in Barcelona last night. Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department. III. If you stamp somewhere, you walk there putting your feet down very hard on the ground because you are angry. 'I'm going before things get any worse!' he shouted as he stamped out of the bedroom. Overweight and sweating in the humid weather, she stamped from room to room. stamp on something 打击, 打压, 压制 to use force to stop or prevent something that you consider to be wrong or harmful. If someone stamps on a dishonest or undesirable activity, they act immediately to stop it happening or spreading. The tone of her voice was designed to stamp on this topic of conversation once and for all.Mrs Amaury's story had to be stamped on before it got any further. The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation. Any opposition to the new government was immediately stamped on by the army. stomp on someone/something 脚踩, 踩一脚 (US) I. to step down hard on someone or something: I stomped on his toes and ran away. II. 打压, 压制. to treat someone or something badly, or to defeat him, her, or it. To subdue, suppress, of inhibit someone or something forcibly or without mercy or tact. My father always stomped on my dreams of becoming an actor. The company made a point of stomping on any employee who so much as suggested forming a union. This is another example of the big companies joining together to stomp on small businesses. III. To defeat someone or some group with total domination. The returning champions stomped on the underdog challengers in a brutal 47–0 defeat. stamp something out 杜绝, 根除, 消除, 消灭, 除掉 to get rid of something that is wrong or harmful. If you stamp out something bad that is happening, you make it stop. Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out. ...on-the-spot fines to stamp the problems out. The new legislation is intended to stamp out child prostitution. stamped on someone's memory 留下深刻记忆 If a particular event, etc. is stamped on someone's memory, the person will always remember it: The awful sound of the crash will be stamped on her memory forever. noun. I. a particular quality in something or someone, or a quality in something that shows it was done by a particular person or group of people. If something bears the stamp of a particular quality or person, it clearly has that quality or was done by that person. ...lawns and flowerbeds that bore the stamp of years of confident care.Most of us want to put the stamp of our personality on our home. Although this painting clearly bears the stamp 印记, 标志, 迹象 of genius, we don't know who painted it. Each manager has left his or her own stamp on the way the company has evolved. stomp I. 咚咚咚的走路. to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed: She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door. He woke up in a bad mood and stomped off to the bathroom. If you stomp somewhere, you walk there with very heavy steps, often because you are angry. He turned his back on them and stomped off up the hill. He stomped out of the room. stomping ground Someone's stomping ground is a place where they like to go often.
TBBT: 1. Sheldon: I'm glad you decided to reject your animal hindbrain and return to the realm of pure intellect( realm I. 领域. 地界. You can use realm to refer to any area of activity, interest, or thought. ...the realm of politics. Students' interests are mostly limited to the academic realm. II. A realm is a country that has a king or queen. Defence of the realm is crucial. III. 7重天. 七层天. 天界. a plane of existence in the spirit world There are seven realms in the spirit world, with one being the lowest and seven the highest. the realm of possibility If you say that something is not beyond the realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible. A fall of 50 per cent or more on prices is not beyond the realms of possibility. This is a target which is surely within the realm of possibility. ). Amy: As am I. (Holds Sheldon's hand) Sheldon: What are you doing? Amy: An experiment. Nope. Nothing. Never mind. 2. Amy: Are you suggesting we live our lives guided by the philosophies found in cheap science fiction? Sheldon: Cheap science fiction? Amy: What are you doing? Sheldon: Using Kolinar to suppress 压制 my anger at that last comment. Amy: Is it possible that your concern for me at this moment is motivated by nothing more than simple jealousy? Sheldon: I hadn't considered that. Give me a moment. All right, I've considered it. Amy: And? Sheldon: I reject it. Amy: You reject it because you don't feel jealousy, or because you are suppressing jealousy? Sheldon: I think I'll eat my lunch at home. Amy: That's not your lunch, Sheldon, those are the cadaver 尸体 ( a dead human body. ) brain specimens. Sheldon: Oh. As they were incorrectly sliced, you can see how I could mistake them for my sashimi. 3. Amy: Don't you read my blog? Penny: Oh, don't feel bad. I never read Leonard's, and I used to sleep with him. Amy: Do you know anybody else who would appreciate an all-expense-paid spa weekend at a four-star resort in Big Sur? Penny: No, I really, I'm sorry, free what? Sorry, what, what? Leonard: I think her weekend just opened up. Penny: Wait, wait, just to be clear, when you guys say spa, does that mean the same thing as when regular people say it? Leonard: Pretty much. Except we keep our shirts on in the sauna. Penny: You know, it is going to be difficult, but I'm going to cancel my plans so I can do this for my bestie. Amy: Please don't touch my breasts. Penny: I, I wasn't going to. Amy: All right. I just want to establish boundaries. Penny: Boy, this is great. I haven't had a vacation in ages. Sheldon: In order to take a vacation, one first has to work. Penny: You know, for a smart guy, you really seem to have a hard time grasping the concept, don't piss off the people who handle the things you eat. Amy: That does seem to be a valid principle. Sheldon: I trust Penny will adhere to the Official California Restaurant Workers' Solemn Oath of Ethics and Cleanliness." Amy: I don't believe there's any such thing. Sheldon: You lied to me? 4. Stuart: So are you guys coming to my New Year's Eve costume party? Sheldon: Of course. We're coming as the Justice League of America. Howard: Switching it up 改一改 from last year when we came as the Justice League of America. Sheldon: To that point( to the point 切中要害 relevant and worth paying attention to. Something that is to the point is relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or time. Mr. Baker was smiling and to the point. The description which he had been given was brief and to the point. I think his suggestions are completely to the point and should be heard. more to the point: She's very nice and, more to the point, she's very good at her job. it's getting to the stage/point where... 到了...地步, 到了...程度 used for saying that a situation has reached a very bad stage Things are getting to the point where we can't stand to be in the same room. focal point I. 中心. 焦点. the most important, interesting, or attractive part of something, that you concentrate on or pay particular attention to. The focal point of the exhibition is a painting by Rembrandt. II. physics the point where light rays meet after being reflected by a mirror or passing through a lens, or the point from which they seem to start to spread. to the penny 分毫不差, 一文不差 calculated exactly She knows how much she spends, to the penny. touchpoint in marketing, any time a customer comes into contact with a company's brand. A wayward touchpoint such as off-target advertising, billing mistakes or an unwieldy website can scare customers off. wayward difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. "a wayward adolescent". up to a point 到一定程度 to some degree, but not completely Self-expression is good up to a point, but you can’t just let these kids run wild. labor the point 说个没完, 没完没了的说, 一说再说, 起茧子了. 强调太多次了, 重复太多次了 to repeat something too many times. explain or discuss something at excessive length. to try too hard to express an idea, feeling, or opinion, repeating it when this is not necessary. to describe or explain something in too much detail or when people have already understood it. To continue to discuss or explain something after ones listener has grasped what one is saying and does not wish to hear more. Look, there's no need to labour the point - I made a mistake - I admit it! starting point 起点 a place where a trip begins. you've got a point = that's a point 说得对, 说得有道理, 说到点子上了 used for showing that you think someone has made an important statement. You've got a point. If we're going to work overtime, they're going to have to pay us a lot more money. ), it occurs to me that we might have an opportunity to finally snare Best Group Costume if we shore up 强化, 加强 our weak link, which is clearly Leonard as Superman. Leonard: Hey, I got new boots this year. Guaranteed to add three inches. Sheldon: That's sad. Let's ask ourselves, is there anyone we know who would make a more manly and convincing son of Krypton? Stuart: Than than Leonard in high-heeled boots? Howard's mother in high-heeled boots? Sheldon: I was thinking specifically of the gentleman over there moving his lips as he enjoys the latest exploits ( something unusual that someone does that you think is brave, exciting, or entertaining. regaling us with tales of his youthful exploits. Her amazing exploits include walking across Antarctica. exploits 英雄事迹 notable deeds or feats, esp ones that are noble or heroic. his wartime exploits. ) of Betty and Veronica. Leonard: Zack?
