用法学习: 1. consternation [ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃ(ə)n] 惊呆, 焦虑, 吓傻了, 吓呆了, 呆若木鸡 a shocked or worried feeling, often caused when something unexpected happens. Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear. His decision caused consternation in the art photography community. Sam stared at him in consternation. His comments caused consternation among environmentalists. to someone's consternation: She saw to her consternation that it was already after eight. 搭配: adj: considerable, general, great, much, widespread: It was a statement that caused considerable consternation in the press. verb: cause The spiralling costs of the new building have caused consternation and anger. vocabulary: Consternation is a noun that can stop you in your tracks because it means "a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay." If you have a sense of consternation you have become afraid, disoriented, or completely befuddled.
It comes from the Latin roots con- and -sternare, which means "spread
out." Picture all of your thoughts strewn about, nothing makes sense and
you might experience a state of consternation. Like the nightmare about the class you forgot to go to in high school and now you have to take the final exam! Like the nightmare about the class you forgot to go to in high school and now you have to take the final exam!. In Washington, senior U.S. officials had privately expressed consternation at Germany's attempts to tie the Abrams tanks to delivery of the Leopards. 2. 闪电击中: A boy has been struck by lightning at a beach south of Wollongong on Thursday. The boy was hit by lightning while swimming at Warrilla Beach at Barrack Point, near Shellharbour. trip out I. (of an electrical circuit) to disconnect or be disconnected or (of a machine) to stop or be stopped by means of a trip switch or trip button. II. to start behaving in a silly or uncontrolled way, often because you are frightened or worried That was the summer she tripped out and went to New Mexico. trip I. = trip up. intransitive 绊倒. 绊到. to hit your foot on something and fall down. The stairs are a little uneven, so be careful you don't trip. trip on/over: I tripped over a rock. He tripped up on a cable and broke his ankle. a. transitive to make someone hit their foot on something and fall down. She stuck out her foot and tripped 使绊子 him as he passed. II. intransitive literary to move with quick light steps. III. transitive to make a switch go on or off, especially by accident. When the switch is tripped, the alarm goes off. IV. = trip out American intransitive very informal to feel the effects of a powerful illegal drug. be tripping over each other if people are tripping over each other in order to get or do something, they are all hurrying to get it or do it People were tripping over each other to congratulate her. roll/trip/slip off the tongue to be easy to pronounce It's not exactly a name that rolls off the tongue. someone is tripping American very informal used for saying that you think someone is crazy or is behaving in an unreasonable way She's tripping if she thinks she can buy an apartment in Manhattan. trip the light fantastic to dance. 3. first in, best dressed (Australia) Those who arrive or get in sooner will receive a more desirable outcome. "Harry (Connick Jr.'s) people came back and were like, 'yep, Harry would love to do it'. He's obviously done American Idol for a while and he was available to do it, so it was a case of first in, best dressed," Sandilands explained. Usage notes: Although similar in spirit to first come, first served (also used in Australia), first in, best dressed suggests that better quality (for example, the best seats in a theatre) will be available to those who get in first, as opposed to prompt service. caterpillar [ˈkætərˌpɪlər] I. 毛毛虫 a small long thin insect with many legs that eats plants and develops into a butterfly or moth. The bird just ate that green caterpillar. II. 履带车 (tracked vehicle). A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler. crawler: A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels. wiki: Continuous track is a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles, running on a continuous band of treads or track plates driven by two or more wheels. The large surface area of the tracks distributes 分散 the weight of the vehicle better than steel or rubber tires on an equivalent vehicle, enabling continuous tracked vehicles to traverse soft ground with less likelihood of becoming stuck due to sinking. Modern continuous tracks can be made with soft belts of synthetic rubber, reinforced with steel wires, in the case of lighter agricultural machinery. The more common classical type is a solid chain track made of steel plates (with or without rubber pads), also called caterpillar tread or tank tread, which is preferred for robust and heavy construction vehicles and military vehicles. 4. disquiet noun. a feeling of worry or anxiety. There is growing public disquiet about the cost of such policing. verb. If something disquiets you, it makes you feel anxious. This information disquieted him. He found her letter disquieting. exuberant [ɪɡˈzjubərənt] I. happy, excited, and full of energy. an exuberant crowd. II. showing happiness, excitement, and energy. exuberant designs by a local artist. Between his good looks and his over-the-top, stereotypical exuberance, it seems like nobody can agree whether to thirst, cringe, or praise his performance. limp-wrist (derogatory) A gay man, especially a flamboyant one. a contemptuous term used to refer to an effeminate man, especially a gay man. He also almost immediately limps his wrist, asks if they're DTF, and offers them ecstasy. Not all representation is gonna be perfect! note: A 'limp wrist' or the concept of the 'gay hand' has long been associated with male homosexuality, so the question is when, where, or how did it become a queer stereotype? In a historical context, it has been suggested that having a limp wrist was effeminate. As tight dresses were popular in women's fashion in previous centuries, cuffs were quite restrictive and therefore a flapping wrist became associated with effeminacy. Men with limp wrists were then looked on as acting feminine. The gay hand as a derogatory term used against the queer community is long ingrained within society. limp-wrist verb. (firearms) To hold a handgun with an insufficiently-firm-and-stiff grip while firing, allowing recoil to move the frame of the gun too far rearwards and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly. 5. caked-up I. (slang) Having well-developed gluteal ("cake") muscles. I got caked up doing hip thrusts. II. (slang) Having a disproportionate amount of a substance applied upon (having a figurative cake of makeup, etc.) She had a caked-up face after applying all layers of the blusher. beef up informal to add weight, strength, or power to (something). Security around the city will be beefed up during the event. a politician looking to beef his image up. to make something stronger or more important. to make something stronger or more effective, esp. by adding more support: The company has beefed up its e-mail service. We need to find some new players to beef up the team. The company has plans to beef up its production 扩大生产, 增加产值. Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up 强化, 支撑 with some figures? 6. antithetical [æntɪ'θetɪkəl] 大相径庭的, 截然相反的, 南辕北辙的 adj. Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it. Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists. antithesis [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] 截然相反的人和物( A thesis, or dissertation, is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.) I. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. the exact opposite of something. The little black dress is the antithesis of fussy dressing. Unions in California and Hawaii issued a joint statement, calling the actions of the officers "repugnant and the complete antithesis of how honourable law enforcement professionals conduct themselves". II. If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a contrast between them. ...the antithesis between instinct and reason. anti-theist [ˌantɪˈθiːɪst] adj. opposed to belief in the existence of a god or gods. "I'm not so much atheist as anti-theist". noun. a person who is opposed to belief in the existence of a god or gods. someone who strongly opposes belief in God or gods The antitheist was disgusted by theistic evangelism. "he is an ardent anti-theist". Antitheism, also spelled anti-theism, is the philosophical position that theism should be opposed. The term has had a range of applications. In secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to the belief in any deity. anaesthetist [əˈnesθətɪst] an anesthesiologist. anaesthetic = anesthetic [ˌænəsˈθetɪk] a drug or gas given to someone before a medical operation to stop them feeling pain. Anesthetics that affect the whole of your body by making you unconscious are called general anesthetics and anesthetics that make you have no feeling in only a part of your body are called local anesthetics The procedure is usually carried out under anesthetic. aesthetic [esˈθetɪk] adj.& noun relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art. aesthetic qualities/theories/ideals. 7. furious I. done with a lot of energy and determination. Furious is also used to describe something that is done with great energy, effort, speed, or violence. A furious gunbattle ensued. Officials worked furiously to repair the centre court. Haig's speech was greeted by furious applause. II. very fast. The game was played at a furious pace. III. Someone who is furious is extremely angry. He is furious at the way his wife has been treated. I am furious that it has taken so long to uncover what really happened. He stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door furiously behind him. fast and furious used about situations in which a lot of different things happen very fast, one after the other. The game was fast and furious. Political changes have been fast and furious since the coup. 8. munted [ˈmʌntɪd] adj. I. INFORMAL BRITISH under the influence or alcohol or drugs. "they have constant issues with drivers turning up munted". II. INFORMAL NEW ZEALAND badly damaged; ruined. completely broken or ruined. The earthquakes left many buildings munted. I finally got some first aid for my munted ankle. "work to remove the munted footbridge—an icon of the Canterbury earthquakes—is to begin this week". The dog paddle or doggy paddle 狗刨 is a simple swimming style. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner reminiscent of how dogs and other quadrupedal mammals swim. It is effectively a "trot" in water, instead of land. trot [trɑt] verb. I. intransitive if a horse or other animal trots, it moves more quickly than when walking but does not run. The gray horse came trotting gracefully across the field. a. intransitive/transitive to ride on a horse that is trotting. II. intransitive to walk with short quick steps. trot into/along/after etc.: He hurried off, his assistants trotting after him. noun. I. singular the speed of a horse or other animal when it moves more quickly than when walking but does not run. The horse slowed to a trot. a. countable a ride on a horse that is trotting. a trot around the park. b. singular the speed of someone walking with short quick steps. He set off at a trot. break into a trot (=start walking faster so that you are trotting): When he saw us, he broke into a brisk trot. II. the trots informal diarrhea. III. countable Australian informal a period of time in which you have a particular kind of luck. Simpson hoped his bad trot was about to end. trot out I. to provide an explanation, excuse, or piece of information that has been used many times before. The same arguments are trotted out again. II. to make someone appear in public, usually to represent an organization or an opinion. He was often trotted out at formal dinners. globe-trot to visit many countries of the world He used to globe-trot, lecturing people on the benefits of running a privately held firm. hot to trot eager to do something, especially to have sex. tread water I. to not make progress, especially because you have to wait for something else to happen first. For now we're just treading water, but we hope negotiations will begin soon. II. to stay upright in deep water by moving your legs and arms so that your head stays out of the water. 9. draw/pull the longbow to exaggerate in telling something. If someone draws a long bow, they lie or exaggerate. stick in your throat/craw/gullet 咽不下这口气, 忍不下去, 不吐不快 (informal) To rankle or irritate one. if something sticks in your throat, it is difficult or impossible to agree with or accept: It really sticks in my throat that I get paid less than the others for doing the same job. It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea! stick-in-the-mud ( = an old fogy) [informal, disapproval] If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. a person who is dull and unadventurous and who resists change. one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive "they see many of their colleagues as stick-in-the-muds and sentimental neanderthals". the corridors/halls of power places where people talk about issues and make important decisions especially about political matters. the higher levels of government where the most important decisions are made the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. With classified material also found at former vice-president Mike Pence's home, there is now a palpable sense in the halls of power that as more officials or ex-officials scour their cabinets or closets, more such incidents will emerge. 9. to put/set/throw the cat among the pigeons 引发争议, 一石激起千层浪 If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something. To do or say something that is likely to cause alarm, controversy, or unrest among a lot of people. The prime minister's casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably put the cat among the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum. We didn't want to put the cat among the pigeons, so we decided not to mention the bomb threat until we knew for certain that it was legitimate. If we win, that will put the cat among the pigeons. wound tight 紧张兮兮的, 神经紧张, 紧绷的 To be exceptionally or excessively tense, anxious, or agitated. Often modified with mitigators or intensifiers. The new manager seems wound a little tight. I have a feeling he's going to be on our case over every little thing. A: "Sheesh, you need to relax! You're wound way too tight." B: "Sorry, I've just been under a lot of pressure at work lately.". to sit tight 静等着, 安静等着, 静候着 If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen. Sit tight. I'll be right back. Life would continue to be hard but if they sat tight and trusted him things would get better. mudflat [ˈmʌdflat] a stretch of muddy land left uncovered at low tide. a tract of low muddy land, esp near an estuary, that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide. areas of wet land that are covered by the ocean at high tide (=when it is at its highest level). estuary [ˈestʃuˌeri] 入海口 An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. the part of a large river where it becomes wide and flows into the ocean. Estuaries are valuable habitats for marine life and birds. ...naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary. to keep a tight rein on 管控严格 If you keep a tight rein on someone or something, you control them firmly. The company has kept a tight rein on costs. Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views. 10. vocation [voʊkeɪʃən] 召唤, 使命 (Vocational school 技校) I. If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people. a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills. Mason regarded teaching as his vocation. find a vocation: She believes she has found her true vocation in life. It could well be that he has a real vocation. Diana was convinced of her vocation to provide support for her pupils. II. If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it. a strong feeling that you should be doing a particular thing with your life, especially because you believe that God wants you to do it Her vocation is her work as a neuroscientist. Personal prelature is a canonical [kəˈnɑnɪk(ə)l] ( I. 正统的, 传统的. following the generally accepted rules of something. According to recognised or orthodox rules. The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules. II. based on the laws of a Christian church. III. Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner. the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form. If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have. ...Ballard's status as a canonical writer. canonical form the most basic or standard form of an expression. ) term meaning that the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church over Opus Dei covers the members of Opus Dei rather than a geographical area like a diocese [ˈdaɪəsɪs]. A personal prelature operates in a very similar way to a religious order; however, there are no geographical limits, and its members are lay-people rather than monks or nuns. Those Catholics who belong to Opus Dei also continue to be part of the congregation at their local church. Unlike members of religious orders, the members of Opus Dei join by means of private contracts and not vows. In order to join a member must ask to do so, and they must also be convinced that they have received a vocation. Corporal mortification( [ˌmɔrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] a feeling of being extremely embarrassed or ashamed. Mortification is a strong feeling of shame and embarrassment. The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. ) is the practice of physically enduring a minor amount of suffering. Some of the celibate members of Opus Dei sometimes practice traditional Catholic penances such as using the cilice (a light metal chain with prongs which is worn round the thigh) and the discipline (a woven cotton strap). These are practices which Opus Dei states Catholics have used for centuries. The Opus Dei website states the motivation for these voluntary penances ( penance [ˈpenəns] punishment or suffering that you accept, especially because of your religious beliefs, to show that you are sorry for something bad that you have done. penance for: He believed the death of his child was penance for his sins. do penance: He did penance for the wrongs he had committed.) is to imitate Christ and to join him in his redemptive sacrifice (cf. Matthew 16:24), and that they can also be a way to suffer in solidarity with the many poor and deprived people in the world. 11. go over someone's head I. 越过某人. 越级. to go to a more important or powerful person in order to get what you want. to appeal to a higher authority than someone in an attempt to get what you want. He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers. I was furious that he went over my head and complained to my manager. II. to be too difficult for someone to understand. if something that someone says or writes goes over someone's head, they do not understand it because it is too difficult for them The few books that exist today either come from abroad, having been written for pre-school native speakers, or introduce grammar that goes over young heads. A lot of what was said in the meeting went right over my head. wash over somebody (wash over one's head = wash over someone 随便听听, 左耳进右耳出, 完全没有留意) I. (of a feeling) affect someone suddenly. to affect or be felt by (someone) thoroughly and deeply. if a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly A feeling of relief washed over her. I felt relief washing over me. Just close your eyes and let the music wash over you. "a deep feeling of sadness washed over her". To affect the emotions of (a person) suddenly and overwhelmingly. A wave of embarrassment washed over me, as I became suddenly hot, and red in the face. II. occur all around someone without greatly affecting them. "she allowed the babble of conversation to wash over her". If something someone does or says washes over you, you do not notice it or it does not affect you in any way. The television headlines seemed to wash over her without meaning anything. if you let something wash over you, you do not pay close attention to it She was content to let the conversation wash over her. To pass unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it. The news of the actor's death just washed over me, as I did not particularly like the man anyway. III. to appear on (a person's face) suddenly. A look of surprise washed over his face. IV. Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure. The river washed over the embankment at several places. grotty [ˈɡrɒti] [British, informal, disapproval] I. unpleasant and of poor quality. If you describe something as grotty, you mean that it is unpleasant or of poor quality and you dislike it strongly. ...a grotty little flat in Camden. "a grotty little hotel". II. unwell. "I felt grotty and had to leave early". She is haunted by a particular exercise involving a piece of sticky tape being passed from girl to girl around the classroom. "By the time it got to the last person, it was handed back to the teacher, and by that point the sticky tape was a bit grotty and not sticky anymore," she says. 12. baton [bəˈtɑn] I. 指挥棒 countable music a stick that the conductor of an orchestra uses. A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians. a. 接力棒. a stick that a runner in a relay race gives to the next runner. b. a stick that someone who is marching with a band throws in the air and spins around in time with the music. c. a stick that an important person carries during a ceremony as a sign of authority. d. 警棍. a nightstick. (in US: billy, billy club.). Club (weapon), a short staff or stick wielded as a weapon. Baton (law enforcement), a compliance tool and defensive weapon used by law-enforcement officers. II. singular responsibility for something. If you pass the baton to someone, you give them responsibility for it, and if someone takes the baton or picks up the baton, they take responsibility for it. Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations? wiki: A baton (also known as a truncheon or nightstick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards and military personnel. A baton may be used in many ways as a weapon. It can be used defensively to block; offensively to strike, jab, or bludgeon; and it can aid in the application of armlocks. The usual striking or bludgeoning action is not produced by a simple and direct hit, as with an ordinary blunt object, but rather by bringing the arm down sharply while allowing the truncheon to pivot nearly freely forward and downward, so moving its tip much faster than its handle. Batons are also used for non-weapon purposes such as breaking windows to free individuals trapped in a vehicle, or turning out a suspect's pockets during a search (as a precaution against sharp objects). Some criminals use batons as weapons because of their simple construction and easy concealment. The use or carrying of batons or improvised clubs by people other than law enforcement officers is restricted by law in many countries. Other names for a baton are a truncheon, cosh, billystick, billy club, nightstick, lathi, or stick. 13. Opus Dei Controversy: Maria Goretti, 11, was stabbed to death after fighting back when her neighbour tried to rape her. "She made the decision that she would rather die than go to hell for being a victim of rape," Isabella says. "We were taught to glorify her and revere her as a symbol of chastity ( [ˈtʃæstəti] a way of life that does not include any sexual activity, especially for religious reasons. The young monks took vows of chastity and obedience.) and purity and virginity and a teen saint that we should aspire to be like in our daily lives." Sam Green, a 2009 Tangara graduate, also remembers a letter being sent home saying the school had to offer the vaccine, but didn't recommend it because it promoted promiscuity and encouraged girls to sleep around and be unvirtuous [ˈvɜrtʃuəs]( I. A virtuous person behaves in a moral and correct way. Louis was shown as an intelligent, courageous and virtuous family man. II. If you describe someone as virtuous, you mean that they have done what they ought to do and feel very pleased with themselves, perhaps too pleased. I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling virtuous. 'I've already done that,' said Ronnie virtuously. ) to their future husbands. When she moved into the Eremeran study centre at the age of 18, Alex says she was encouraged to engage in "self-mortification" — whipping herself with what's known as "the discipline" and wearing a spiky barbed wire-like chain around her thigh called "the cilice", which never stopped being painful. "I think it was the idea that if it didn't hurt, what was the point?" Alex says. "I would pray with every fibre of my faith( with every fibre of your being If you say that you feel something with every fibre of your being, you mean that you feel it very deeply. If you want or believe something with every fibre of your being, you want or believe it very much: He wanted her with every fibre of his being. She wanted to win the race with every fibre of her being.) that I would wake up as a different person the next day," he says. bright spark 聪明人, 天才 a clever or witty person. "some bright spark in the agency came up with the idea of rippling silk with a cut in it". Who was the bright spark who came up with the laughable proposal that men ask consent of women 'every step of the way'? The very idea that the men should be the askers is a tacit acknowledgement that the sex drives of men and women are not the same. This should be Sex Education 101. It is absurd to expect men to stop mid-stream and ask permission for the next move." Redfield said in a statement to Four Corners that Mr Fitzgerald's views in a "polemic" article are "not necessarily representing the views of the college" and he won't be teaching consent classes. It says it will follow the new New South Wales curriculum on consent. Polemic [pəˈlemɪk]( I. countable a strong statement of opinion, especially negative opinion. II. polemic or polemics. uncountable the practice or skill of making strong statements of opinion, especially negative opinion.) is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and to undermine the opposing position. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics, which are seen in arguments on controversial topics. A person who writes polemics, or speaks polemically, is called a polemicist. 14. you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs = you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette In order to achieve something, some sacrifices or mistakes are inevitable. In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur. be under the gun mainly US to feel worried because you have to do something by a particular time or in a particular way. in a tense, demanding situation or threatened state, often one involving a deadline Al's under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company. in the gun I. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really in the gun. alcohol intoxicated. (see also shot.) When Fred is in the gun, he's mean. II. INFORMAL AUSTRALIAN in trouble; likely to attract punishment or blame. "don't get caught or we'll all be in the gun". The fallout to the Michael Clarke fracas in Noosa has added another element this week with Karl Stefanovic in the gun. 15. Bonza Air: As we approach 'Bazza' our brand new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, it strikes a dazzling pose, gleaming in the Queensland sun and splashed with vibrant signatures of rich purple. On board, a new car smell wafts through ( waft to (cause to) move gently through the air. If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window. The music from the party wafts out to the terrace. A slight breeze rose, wafting the heavy scent of flowers past her. A waft of perfume drifted into Ingrid's nostrils. A gentle breeze wafted the scent of roses in through the open window. The sound of a flute wafted down the stairs. ) the galley 飞机上的厨房( On a ship or aircraft, the galley is the kitchen. ), and there's a palpable sense of admiration from everyone on board. Wide eyes and open mouths galore ( [ɡəˈlɔr] adj. used for emphasizing how large an amount or quantity is. You use galore to emphasize that something you like exists in very large quantities. You'll be able to win prizes galore. ...a popular resort with beaches galore. There will be competitions galore, with terrific vacations to be won. ). Our cabin crew — also known as the Bonza legends — pay respects to the traditional custodians of the Sunshine Coast, perform a short smile-filled safety briefing, and before we know it, our brand new aircraft has already propelled itself into the air leaving the Sunshine Coast behind. The overall impetus ( impetus [ˈɪmpətəs] 动力, 助推力, 推动力 I. a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly. Something that gives a process impetus or an impetus makes it happen or progress more quickly. This decision will give renewed impetus to the economic regeneration of east London. She was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent. impetus for: The committee's report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been steadily gaining impetus. give/add/bring impetus to something: The document will give fresh impetus to the debate. II. physics a force that makes a moving object able to continue moving at the same velocity (=speed), despite any resistance (=force that slows things down). ) of Bonza is to get Australians moving —and from the friendly demeanour of the staff, the company's branding, and general honesty, you can't help but feel they have certainly started on the right footing( on the right foot A positive or favorable position, especially at the beginning of something. In an effort to get off on the right foot this semester, I've already begun to research for my thesis. Make sure you're on time and dressed professionally. You want to start your first day of work on the right foot. In an auspicious manner: The project started off on the right foot but soon ran into difficulties.). impetuous [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] 冲动的, 不计后果的 (hot-headded )
I. someone who is impetuous does things quickly without thinking about
what will happen as a result. If you describe someone as impetuous, you
mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking
or being careful. He was young and impetuous. He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way. an impetuous young man. II. done quickly, without thinking about what the effects will be. an impetuous decision. 16. US VS Saudi: The lack of follow-through 发誓要报复的却不能兑现 has begun to frustrate some lawmakers on Capitol Hill. It has also rankled ( rankle if an action rankles or rankles you, it continues to annoy or upset you for a long time after it has happened. If an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong. They paid him only £10 for it and it really rankled. Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him. The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland. The document has rankled many party members. ) critics of the Saudi government who say the Biden administration now appears willing to put on hold its promised review of the US-Saudi relationship at least in part for domestic political reasons, including the fact that gas prices have significantly leveled off since the fall. The seeming about-face 变脸, 180大掉头 from Biden is underscoring the reality that – despite serious tensions in the US-Saudi relationship that at times spill out into public view as they did last fall – ultimately, maintaining amicable relations with the kingdom remains heavily in the US' security interests. The decision to not pursue punitive actions against Saudi Arabia or a reassessment of the US-Saudi relationship marks a significant reversal for Biden, who told CNN's Jake Tapper on October 12: "There's going to be some consequences for what they've done with Russia."
巴基斯坦爆炸 (explosion, blast bombing): The death toll from a suicide bomb that ripped through a mosque in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, rose to at least 100 on Tuesday, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the country in years as it faces what one analyst described as "a national security crisis." Muhammad Asim Khan, spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital in the city, said at least 100 people had died following Monday's blast at the mosque in a police compound. Police suspect that 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) of explosives were used by a suicide bomber, Inspector General of Peshawar Police Moazim Jah Ansari said. The attack left 217 injured, Ansari added. A police official who survived the explosion, Nasarullah Khan, said he remembered seeing "a huge burst of flames" before becoming surrounded by a plume of black dust. Khan said his foot broke in the blast and he was stuck in the rubble for three hours. Meanwhile, hope was fading in the search for survivors as rescue workers sifted through the rubble of the mosque that was all but destroyed Monday, when worshipers – mainly law enforcement officials – had gathered for evening prayers. Photos and video show walls of the mosque reduced to fragments, with glass windows and paneling destroyed in the powerful blast. The TTP is a US-designated foreign terrorist organization operating in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Last year, the breakdown of an already shaky year-long ceasefire between the TTP and Pakistan's government threatened not only escalating violence in that country but potentially an increase in cross-border tensions between the Afghan and Pakistani governments. "The brutal killing of Muslims prostrating ( prostrate [ˈprɑˌstreɪt] 匍匐在地 if you are prostrated by something, it makes you feel extremely upset or sick. prostrate yourself to lie on the ground with your face downward as a sign of respect or worship. ) before Allah is against the teachings of the Quran," Sharif said, adding that "targeting the House of Allah is proof that the attackers have nothing to do with Islam." Sharif's government has struggled to revive the country's economy, further devastated by deadly floods last year that killed more than 1,500 people and submerged 淹没, 淹掉 entire villages. More than 300 worshippers were praying in the mosque, with more approaching, when the bomber set off his explosives vest on Monday morning local time. The blast ripped through the mosque, killing and injuring scores, and also blew off 炸飞, 炸掉 a part of the roof. What was left of the roof then caved in, injuring many more, according to police officer Zafar Khan. Rescuers had to remove mounds of debris to reach worshippers still trapped under the rubble. The TTP is separate from, but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban. It has waged an insurgency in Pakistan in the past 15 years, seeking stricter enforcement of Islamic laws, the release of its members in government custody and a reduction in Pakistani military presence in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province it has long used as its base.
Social convention 社会传统, 社会习俗: 1. Howard: What are you doing here? Sheldon: I'm on vacation. Social convention dictates that I let my hair down at a local watering hole. Social convention is stupid. Howard: What happened to your thumb? Sheldon: You know, I have ten fingers and ten toes. If I tell you a story about each one of them, we'll be here all day, let's just move on. Penny: You really didn't like it, Sheldon? Sheldon: No, on the contrary. I found the Grinch to be a relatable, engaging character, and I was really with him right up to the point that he succumbed to social convention and returned the presents and saved Christmas. What a buzz kill that was. 2. Leonard: Wait, wait, wait. When did you send my mom notes on a paper? Sheldon: August 16th. Right after her carpal tunnel surgery. Beverley: Oh, did I thank you for the flowers? Sheldon: You did. Beverley: I don't really like flowers. Sheldon: Neither do I, but it's the social convention. Beverley: It is, isn't it? 3. Penny: Well, Sheldon, you're his friend. Friends give each other presents. Sheldon: I accept your premise, I reject your conclusion. Howard: Try telling him it's a non-optional social convention.
commute VS remission: commute 轻判, 改判, 减刑 (和remission不同) I. to travel regularly to and from work. I commute by train. II. transitive legal to change a punishment to one that is less severe. If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Prison sentences have been commuted. Enrico Forti is trying to have his sentence commuted. His sentence has been commuted to one of life imprisonment. remission [rɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n] (remittence 病症消失, remitment 减刑, remittal 减刑) I. medical (=remittence) a period of time when an illness or disease becomes less severe. An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent. Her cancer was in remission. in remission: Her sister's cancer is in remission. II. the process by which someone is allowed not to pay money that they owe. Scholarship students will receive full remission of their tuition fees. III. (= remitment) mainly British 减刑 (和commute的减刑不同). the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well. A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour. IV. An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. a. (law) A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal. be (released) on license 假释 legal to be freed from prison early under certain conditions. It is also known as being on parole. The pair were released on license having served 5 years of a 10-year sentence. remit [riː'mɪt] noun 职责范围, 职能 [British] Someone's remit is the area of activity which they are expected to deal with, or which they have authority to deal with. That issue is not within the remit of the working group. The centre has a remit to advise Asian businesses and entrepreneurs. In 2019 Salesforce Venture's first employee and principal Rob Keith had made the move from San Francisco to Sydney to run its Australian fund, before moving back home at the start of 2022. Mr Keith remains with Salesforce, and has a remit to assess opportunities globally. remit [ri'mɪt] verb I. 汇款. If you remit money to someone, you send it to them. Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families. III. In an appeal court, if a case is remitted to 打回重审, 发回重审 the court where it was originally dealt with, it is sent back to be dealt with there. The matter was remitted to the justices for a rehearing. unremitting [ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ] 一刻也不消停的, 不停歇的, 无休无止的, 不曾减轻的, 不见好转的, 没有好转迹象的 continuing for a long time without stopping or ever getting better. Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery. He watched her with unremitting attention. The weather was unremittingly awful. unremitting pain/opposition/hostility.
Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism that is written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story using a first-person narrative. The word "gonzo" is believed to have been first used in 1970 to describe an article about the Kentucky Derby by Hunter S. Thompson, who popularized the style. It is an energetic first-person participatory writing style in which the author is a protagonist, and it draws its power from a combination of social critique and self-satire. It has since been applied to other subjective artistic endeavors. Gonzo journalism involves an approach to accuracy that concerns the reporting of personal experiences and emotions, in contrast to traditional journalism, which favors a detached style and relies on facts or quotations that can be verified by third parties. Gonzo journalism disregards the strictly-edited product once favored by newspaper media and strives for a more personal approach; the personality of a piece is as important as the event or actual subject of the piece. Use of sarcasm, humor, exaggeration, and profanity is common. Thompson, who was among the forefathers of the New Journalism movement, said in the February 15, 1973, issue of Rolling Stone, "If I'd written the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people—including me—would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism." Journalistic objectivity 新闻客观性 is a considerable notion within the discussion of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity may refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities. Another example of an objection to objectivity, according to communication scholar David Mindich, was the coverage that the major papers (most notably the New York Times) gave to the lynching of thousands of African Americans during the 1890s. News stories of the period described the hanging, immolation and mutilation of people by mobs with detachment and, through the regimen of objectivity, news writers often attempted to construct a "false balance" of these accounts by recounting the alleged transgressions of the victims that provoked the lynch mobs to fury. Mindich suggests that by enabling practices of objectivity and allowing them to "[go] basically unquestioned", it may have had the effect of normalizing the practice of lynching. In 1998, a BBC reporter, Martin Bell, noted that he favoured a "journalism of attachment", over the previously sought after dispassionate approach. Similarly, a CNN war correspondent from the US, Christiane Amanpour, stated that in some circumstances "neutrality can mean you are an accomplice to all sorts of evil". Each of these opinions stems from scholar's and journalist's critique of objectivity as too "heartless" or "forensic" to report the human natured and emotionally charged issues found in war and conflict reporting. Objectivity in journalism aims to help the audience make up their own mind about a story, providing the facts alone and then letting audiences interpret those on their own. To maintain objectivity in journalism, journalists should present the facts whether or not they like or agree with those facts. Objective reporting is meant to portray issues and events in a neutral and unbiased manner, regardless of the writer's opinion or personal beliefs. Citizen journalism 自媒体, also known as collaborative media, participatory journalism, democratic journalism, guerrilla journalism or street journalism, is based upon public citizens "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information." Similarly, Courtney C. Radsch defines citizen journalism "as an alternative and activist form of news gathering and reporting that functions outside mainstream media institutions, often as a response to shortcomings in the professional journalistic field, that uses similar journalistic practices but is driven by different objectives and ideals and relies on alternative sources of legitimacy than traditional or mainstream journalism".
