用法学习: 1. "The picture painted by the evidence is of a chaotic, drug-addicted and in the end delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] ( I. Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes. ...remand homes for delinquent children. II. A delinquent 逾期未还款的 borrower or taxpayer is someone who has failed to pay their debts or taxes. ...a delinquent borrower. Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. Fred is delinquent in making his car payment. The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments. III. 失职的, 未尽职的 Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense. ) mother who made a tremendously stupid, arguably selfish, and admittedly massively negligent [ˈneɡlɪdʒənt] ( I. 失职的, 未尽职的 failing to give care or attention, especially when this causes harm or damage. If someone in a position of responsibility is negligent, they do not do something which they ought to do. The jury determined that the airline was negligent in training and supervising the crew. The Council had acted in a negligent manner. A manufacturer negligently made and marketed a car with defective brakes. The jury found the doctor criminally negligent. II. literary relaxed and informal. a negligent gesture) decision to leave the children in the car," Hunter said. 2. freeball ( go commando) 不穿内裤的, 挂空挡的 (intransitive, slang) To wear no underwear under one's outer clothing. freewheeling 随心所欲的 Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained. characterized by a disregard for rules or conventions; unconstrained or uninhibited. "he exemplifies the freewheeling spirit of a certain sector of the digital economy". be no/without rhyme or reason 毫无道理的, 莫名其妙的 to be without any obvious reasonable explanation: Government money was given out to some people and not to others, apparently without rhyme or reason. There is no rhyme or reason to her behaviour. Because of that, there isn’t any rhyme or reason about what to prioritize and when. Investigators in the inspector general’s office found little rhyme or reason to Interior's reassignments. They're the only way to get Mewtwo, the rarest, non-regional Pokémon in the game, and the problem is that there seems to be little rhyme or reason as to who gets passes and when. He said his agency sees folks driving impaired seven days a week, 365 days a year and sometimes there's no apparent rhyme or reason as to why. Her neighbor Doug Litten chimed in, arguing that other withdrawn streets had been repaved "without rhyme or reason," pointing to the smooth surface of other out-of-service streets in the area. It's a place where you can endlessly shout (using caps lock) memes like "Dilly Dilly," (a meme stemming from a beer commercial) or just post enormous blocks of emojis with no real rhyme or reason. 3. bionic [baɪˈɑnɪk] having normal biological capability or performance enhanced by or as if by electronic or electromechanical devices. In science fiction books or films, a bionic person is someone who has special powers, such as being exceptionally strong or having exceptionally good sight, because parts of their body have been replaced by electronic machinery. ...the Bionic Woman. bionic body parts are artificial electronic parts that replace body parts that have been removed or do not work correctly. be a keeper I. To be particularly appreciated and revered (so much so that others want to "keep" one around). I know Katie's a keeper—why do you think I asked her to be my girlfriend? You're a keeper, you know that? I love you so much. II. To be worth retaining. This sweater's still a keeper, if you ask me. It's a great color. Look how beat-up 破旧的 this old pan is. Come on, it's not a keeper. not be someone's keeper If you say that you are not someone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them. 'I don't know where he is,' Hughes replied. 'I'm not his keeper.' go through to the keeper In business, slang phrases often come from the sporting or gaming world. For example, Australians will say, "Let that one go through to the keeper," a reference to cricket, meaning “Don't bother with it, don't pursue the point." They will also say, "Take a punt," (a punt is a bet), meaning "Go with it, bet on that." Rush goalie, also known as a fly goalie or fly keeper and in some parts of the UK, goalie wag or nearest dearest, is a variation of association football in which the role of the goalkeeper is more flexible than normal. The goalkeeper position is taken by any player who can run out of and leave their goal to actively participate in outfield play. However, when defending the player returns to their goal and takes up the role of goalkeeper once again; in rush goalie only one player can be the goalkeeper and handle the ball. Once the danger has passed, that player (the "rush goalie") returns to normal outfield play. Rush goalie is only played in informal football matches, usually by children, and often when the players want to play a more active role in the game than the position of goalkeeper would normally allow; it can also be applied when the number of players per side is low. 4. iffy [ˈɪfi] adj INFORMAL I. 持怀疑态度. 不确定. 半信半疑的. full of uncertainty; doubtful. not certain or decided. If something is iffy, it is uncertain. His political future has looked iffy for most of this year. Simon's still kind of iffy about going to Colombia. "the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy". II. 劣质的. of doubtful quality or legality. not completely good, honest, or suitable: The milk smells a bit iffy. I was hoping to go to the park but the weather's looking a bit iffy. "a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones". If you say that something is iffy, you mean that it is not very good in some way. If your next record's a bit iffy, you're forgotten. He was from an iffy neighborhood. III. mainly UK slightly ill: I'm not coming out tonight - I'm feeling a bit iffy. "Feeling unwell" is a broad concept ranging from serious disease to being "iffy". disarming [dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ] 不让人有戒心的, 让人放松, 让人卸下防备, 让人放松警惕 adj. (of manner or behaviour) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm. If someone or something is disarming, they make you feel less angry or hostile. making someone feel less angry or unfriendly because of the way you behave or talk to them disarming honesty. When you meet him, he is disarming as he talks about himself. "he gave her a disarming smile". Leonard approached with a disarming smile. He spent much of his teenage years alone, and turned to the Internet, "particularly Twitter, creating memes that showed his disarming wit and pop-culture savvy." measured adj. You use measured to describe something that is careful and deliberate. slow, careful, and deliberate We are taking a careful and measured approach to the problem. The men spoke in soft, measured tones. Her more measured response will appeal to voters. They have to proceed at a measured pace. Deliberate but restrained. He argued in measured tones. measure out 量出 to take a particular amount of something from a larger amount Measure out half a cup of sugar. measure off to measure a particular length, width, height, etc., often at a point where something is to be cut He took the fabric and measured off a couple of yards. measure up I. intransitive to be good enough. The machines are being tried out to see how they measure up. measure up to: Will he measure up to the challenges that lie ahead of him? II. transitive to measure something in preparation for making, building, or fitting something else I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them. 5. Conjoined [kənˈdʒɔɪn] twins 连体婴儿 – popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined in utero. It is a very rare phenomenon. disjointed [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj. lacking a coherent sequence or connection. "piecing together disjointed fragments of information". a. Disjointed 不连贯的, 前言不搭后语的 words, thoughts, or ideas are not presented in a smooth or logical way and are therefore difficult to understand. Sally was used to his disjointed, drunken ramblings. b. Disjointed 割裂的, 分裂的 societies, systems, and activities are ones in which the different parts or elements are not as closely connected as they should be or as they used to be. ...our increasingly fragmented and disjointed society. disjunct noun. The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect. adj. Separate; discontinuous; not connected. disjunction [dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n] lack of a connection between things that should be connected. adjunct [ˈædʒʌŋkt] I. something that is added to something else but is not essential to it. II. 状语. adj. not completely or permanently a part of the staff where you work. an adjunct professor. conjunct [ˈkɑnˌdʒʌŋkt] 连词. a word or phrase such as “however” or "what's more" that links what has already been said or written to what follows. Conjuncts are also called linkers. 6. A trade magazine 行业杂志, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press. Paparazzi agencies who usually cover these red carpets were not told about it, so photos of the celebrity arrivals weren't filed to news outlets. Paramount instead handled the photography themselves, then distributed the pictures to a small number of outlets, including industry websites and a newspaper - a baffling decision given the ageing demographic of newspaper readers and the limited reach of the trade press. The only reason Daily Mail Australia published photos of the event was because an intrepid ( [ɪnˈtrepɪd] not afraid to do dangerous things. An intrepid person acts in a brave way. ...an intrepid space traveller. an intrepid explorer. ) reporter and a paparazzo were tipped off and rushed to the premiere. Ten's closed-shop attitude(closed shop 不对外营业的 a place of work where you have to belong to a particular trade union (= organization of workers). A field of business or competition in which only people adhering to certain criteria are allowed to join or participate. A reference to factories that only allowed people belonging to a particular union to work there. Despite the recent advances of gender and race equality, this industry remains a closed shop for wealthy white men. Up until relatively recently, journalism was a closed shop, open only to those with a very specific educational background. With the advent of the Internet, though, anyone can be, or at least call themselves, a journalist. Back in the day, this line of work was a closed shop—women like us I couldn't get in. ...the trade union which they are required to join under the closed shop agreement. close up shop 关店, 关门歇业 to go out of business forever or stop performing all services or activities for a period of time Rather than closing up shop entirely, the company laid off half of its workers. The restaurant has already closed up shop for the winter.) to the press is particularly baffling considering how badly it needs its partnership with Paramount+ to be successful. After all, the premiere itself looked like it was a cracker party. Well, the answer to that question could lie in Ten's hostile and ultimately self-defeating ( causing the same problems that you were intending to solve. A plan or action that is self-defeating is likely to cause problems or difficulties instead of producing useful results. Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating. ...self-defeating patterns of thought and behavior. ) relationship with the press and constant siege mentality. This is a station which sometimes acts as if it's a taxpayer-funded broadcaster such as the ABC and doesn't need to worry about ratings or success, as it frequently promotes elite causes of little interest to its core audience. Just look at The Project. A decade ago it was a must-watch snapshot of young and cool Australia. The viewers moved on, but Ten continues to blindly chase a young, progressive audience that has migrated to streaming. Ten's relationship with the press has been deteriorating for years. Write a story that is anything but undiluted [dɪˈlut, daɪˈlut] praise and access to shows before they air is withdrawn, interviews are cancelled, and reporters are frozen out 排除在外( behave in a hostile or obstructive way so as to exclude someone from something. If you freeze someone out of an activity or situation, you prevent them from being involved in it by creating difficulties or by being unfriendly. Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business. "during a banquet, she completely froze out her husband". ). It goes on. Also in attendance was lead cast member Lincoln Younes who looked equally dashing in a black shirt and tuxedo jacket with wide velvet lapels [ləˈpel] (翻领 one of the two parts at the front of a coat or jacket that are folded back on each side below the collar. ). 7. hurt locker = a world of hurt = the hurt bag Hurt locker is a slang term for a place of deep pain and discomfort. To be put in the hurt locker signifies that something profoundly troubling or painful has happened to you. "If an army marches on its stomach, old Charlie is in the hurt locker," with Charlie a nickname for the Viet Cong. Oooh I was in the hurt locker today with a meeeean 10 round Chameleon/Komodo pyramid." The US economy is in the hurt locker. One surefire method of breathing life into the economy is to bring down energy prices. Hurt locker is similar to many other military phrases, like a world of hurt or the hurt bag. "trouble or suffering, esp. deliberately or callously inflicted." Hurt, here, suggests any sort of trial you might be faced with, and locker, suggests a small confined space that can be shut with a key. Sports writers use hurt locker, for instance, to describe injured players or teams having a bad season. Economists may describe a company having a bad year or experiencing falling stock values as being in an economic hurt locker. Video gamers have taken to the expression as well to describe how they will dispatch with opponents or bad guys, as have fitness enthusiasts and trainers for intense workouts. 8. The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC and The Guardian hardly bothered with the story. As I have written previously, Hersh didn't deliver the proverbial smoking gun. But he did weave together a coherent and plausible story that could be the basis of further journalistic investigation. It's quite intriguing that the entire Western mainstream media, which by and large have been committed editorially or ideologically to supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, have been utterly incurious ( [ɪnˈkjʊriəs] 不好奇的, 不感兴趣的, 漠然的 not interested in knowing about something. not curious; indifferent or uninterested. ) about the remote bombing (blow up, explosion), in late September, of the Nord Stream pipelines that were the main route of supply of natural gas to Europe. 9. These technologies are framed ( frame I. 表述. to express something carefully in a particular way. If someone frames something in a particular style or kind of language, they express it in that way. The story is framed in a format that is part thriller, part love story. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer. The judge instructed him to frame the question differently. II. to develop or make up something such as a plan or law Many people were involved in framing these proposals. If someone frames something such as a set of rules, a plan, or a system, they create and develop it. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution. III. literary to form a border around something. Long red hair framed her smiling face. IV. informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not, for example by lying to the police or by producing false evidence. If someone frames an innocent person, they make other people think that that person is guilty of a crime, by lying or inventing evidence. I need to find out who tried to frame me. He claimed that he had been framed by the police.V. If an object is framed by a particular thing, it is surrounded by that thing in a way that makes the object more striking or attractive to look at. The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens. An elegant occasional table is framed in the window. noun. You can refer to someone's body as their frame, especially when you are describing the general shape of their body. Their belts are pulled tight against their bony frames 体型. in the frame 在考虑范围内 If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it. We need a win to keep us in the frame for the title. ) as an improvement for customers, but in reality, it is punitive use of automation technology to cut costs on staffing for large corporations while treating every customer as a suspect."
TBBT: 1. sail I. intransitive to move quickly and easily He sailed 驾船, 开船 past us without even saying a word. The ball sailed over his head and into the goal. II. If you sail a boat or if a boat sails, it moves across water using its sails. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world. For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice. She sails beautifully in winds over 60 knots. III. If a person or thing sails somewhere, they move there smoothly and fairly quickly. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor. The cabs sailed past. noun. I. The sails on a windmill 风车扇叶 are the long flat parts that are turned by the wind. ...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze. II. 船帆. 风帆. Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. sail close to the wind to do something that is risky or dangerous She's sailing close to the wind by behaving like that! sail against the wind to try to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed He is sailing against the wind to score the best among his classmates. sail through something 轻松过去 to do something, or to deal with something, very easily. She sailed through the first interview. The bill sailed through parliament on a 26 to 5 vote. to take the wind out of someone's sails If something takes the wind out of your sails, it suddenly makes you much less confident in what you are doing or saying. to set sail When a ship sets sail, it leaves a port. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail. Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria. Amy: No traffic, we're sailing 一帆风顺, . Yes. Like we're on a ship. Coming from Africa to America. Sheldon, that's completely inappropriate. You can't keep comparing yourself to a slave. I can't believe you're married to that idiot. Ugh, would you stop? We just did it as a goof. Well, a goof or not, you're actually married. You need to get this taken care of. I will. Why are you making this such a big deal? 2. The truth is that hurt people, tend to hurt people. This phrase means that often bullies are individuals who themselves have undergone or are currently enduring some form of emotional or physical pain. Examples of this include being bullied themselves, observing parents or other family members fighting, or neglect of support from friends and family. By recognizing that bullies are often hurt people themselves, we can now talk about ways that we can express our emotions without physically or emotionally hurting others.
