用法学习: 1. 银行危机: You may have heard of Quantitative Easing. It became the topic du jour ( [ˌdʊ ˈʒʊr] I. 今日供应的. 在菜单上的. offered or served today. This word is used especially on menus. II. journalism 时下流行的. 风行的. fashionable and not likely to last long. currently very fashionable or popular. the young writer du jour. the latest health scare du jour. ) during the pandemic as central banks essentially printed vast quantities of cash to inject liquidity into a system they thought might seize up( I. If a part of your body seizes up 僵硬, 僵直, it suddenly stops working, because you have strained it or because you are getting old. After
two days' exertions, it's the arms and hands that seize up, not the
legs. We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up
a little. II. If something such as an engine seizes up, it stops working, because it has not been properly cared for. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.). Even the Reserve Bank of Australia — which for years swore off the practice — jumped on board. The Bank of Japan was the first to engage in this in the late 90s in an effort to kickstart its moribund ( moribund [ˈmɔrəˌbʌnd] 停滞的, 停顿的, 不再有效的 no longer effective and not likely to continue for much longer. a moribund economy/industry. ) economy. America launched into it during the GFC but went hell for leather ( hell for leather as fast as possible. If you say that someone is going hell for leather, you are emphasizing that they are doing something or are moving very quickly and perhaps carelessly. As fast as possible; recklessly fast. He rode hell-for-leather to catch up with the stagecoach. The first horse often goes hell for leather, hits a few fences but gets away with it. They've been going hell for leather, trying to record as much as they can. "I tore hell for leather out of my garage". ) during the pandemic. Right now, the US Fed is trying to do the opposite, a process called Quantitative Tightening. Essentially, it's trying to drain the financial system of cash, of liquidity right when it is jacking up rates at a phenomenal speed. And that spells danger. This graph shows the level of assets the Fed holds or has bought in the past 15 years, just shy of $US9 trillion ($13.3 trillion). That's how much it has pumped in. 2. fraught I. If a situation or action is fraught with problems or risks, it is filled with them. full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing. fraught with: a thousand-word statement fraught with ambiguities. The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers. II. If you say that a situation or action is fraught, you mean that it is worrying or difficult. involving problems that worry you. Things have been a bit fraught at home. She sounded a little fraught. It has been a somewhat fraught day. The Samoan PM also says the fraught appointment process for the new head of the Pacific Islands Forum was handled badly. compass [kʌmpəs] I. 罗盘. 指南针. A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north. We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here. II. 圆规 Compasses are a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles. III. If something is within the compass of something or someone, it is within their limits or abilities. Within the compass of a normal sized book such a comprehensive survey was not practicable. 3. 电影: Dressed in a sequinned shirt and flared 扩口的 black pants like some teenage Elvis, 17-year-old Kol (Elias Anton), the nervy centre of queer romance Of an Age, cuts a dazzling figure. In an early sequence, he sprints past rows of ugly, sun-bleached 晒的发白的, 晒得褪色的 houses and paling ( paling [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] a fence made of pales. a fence made from long narrow boards with pointed ends. pale verb. I. if someone pales, or if their face pales, their skin becomes lighter because they are sick, shocked, or worried. Albert's face paled with fear. II. to become lighter in color. Birds began to sing as the sky paled into dawn. III. to become less important or serious, especially when compared with someone or something else. pale in comparison to/with: The devastating floods of two years ago pale in comparison with last week's storms. pale into insignificance: Her problems paled into insignificance when compared with this family's tragedy. ) fences on a sleepy Melbourne morning, his desperate stride set in stark contrast to the drab ( not colorful or interesting. If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience. Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress. ...his drab little office. The rest of the day's activities often seemed drab or depressing. ...the dusty drabness of nearby villages. his drab brown clothes. Their lives seem so drab. in dribs and drabs If people or things arrive in dribs and drabs, they arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together. Clients came in dribs and drabs. ), lifeless landscape. The Australian suburbs can be alienating at the best of times, but if you're an outsider, they might as well be the surface of another planet. En route to pick up Ebony, Adam and Kol have an easy rapport [ræˈpɔr] that starts
to set off sparks, their scenes shot in tight, intimate frames that
effectively separate them from their surroundings. If Adam's unusual
choice of driving music – the Brazilian-flavoured soundtrack to Wong
Kar-wai's Happy Together – wasn't enough of a hint about his sexuality,
he casually drops the revelation that his ex was a boy, prompting Kol,
who hasn't yet come out, to clam up ( to suddenly stop talking or explaining something, because you are embarrassed, unhappy, or want to keep a secret. If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets. As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up. He clammed up when I asked him who else was involved. ) and shift into performative
straight-guy machismo( [məˈkɪzmoʊ] [məˈtʃɪzmoʊ] a macho [ˈmɑtʃoʊ] attitude. macho man a man who is very macho. This word usually shows that you dislike men like this, though it is often used as a joke. He was like something from a 1950s comic. A real macho man. macho behaving in a way traditionally considered typical of a man, for example by being strong and willing to fight, and by hiding your feelings. Doug likes to kid everyone he's the big macho tough guy. ). 4. 孙宇晨被起诉: It said Mr Sun inflated 夸大, 做大, 虚增 apparent trading volume in TRX through extensive "wash trading(Wash trading is a type of market manipulation where an investor tries to create a series of fictitious transactions in the market by buying and selling securities. They input the sell order and purchase those securities, never taking an actual position in the market. A wash trade is a form of market manipulation in which an investor simultaneously sells and buys the same financial instruments to create misleading, artificial activity in the marketplace. First, an investor will place a sell order, then place a buy order to buy from themselves, or vice versa. This may be done for a number of reasons: To artificially increase trading volume, giving the impression that the instrument is more in-demand than it actually is. To generate commission fees to brokers in order to compensate them for something that cannot be openly paid for. This was done by some of the participants in the Libor scandal.)" involving simultaneous or near-simultaneous purchases and sales with no real change in ownership. From at least April 2018 to February 2019, Mr Sun ordered employees to conduct hundreds of thousands of wash trades between two accounts he controlled, the SEC said. By creating a false and misleading appearance of legitimate trading, Mr Sun made it easier to sell TRX while maintaining stable prices, and generated $US31 million of proceeds 收入 from illegal, unregistered offers and sales of TRX, the SEC said. 5. quicksilver noun. Quicksilver is the same as mercury. adj. 瞬息万变的 Quicksilver movements or changes are very fast and unpredictable. ...her quicksilver changes of mood. malaise [məˈleɪz] I. a general feeling of being worried, unhappy, or not satisfied. Malaise is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong. He complained of depression, headaches and malaise. II. a feeling that you are slightly sick, although you cannot say what exactly is wrong. III. a situation in which a society or organization is not operating effectively. economic and social malaise. For democrats, a stubborn economic malaise is more existentially threatening than any example set in Moscow or Beijing. Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution. There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's chronic economic malaise. Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise. It's a living!: It's a way of earning money! It's a living. Putin is not as isolated as the US and the EU think he should be. Moscow's warped retelling of the Ukraine war as a product of Nato aggression has purchase on opinion in the global south, especially in places where western military arrogance is a familiar affliction. For others, the whole thing is a parochial European feud with no obvious moral imperative to take sides. affliction [əˈflɪkʃ(ə)n] I. an illness. II. a serious problem. An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering. Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age. ...the afflictions of modern society. living I. The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need. Father never talked about what he did for a living. He earns his living doing all kinds of things. II. You use living when you are talking about the quality of people's daily lives. Olivia has always been a model of healthy living. ...the stresses of urban living. III. You use living to talk about the places where people relax when they are not working. The spacious living quarters were on the second floor. The study links the main living area 生活区域 to the kitchen. IV. The living are people who are alive, rather than people who have died. The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living. living proof If you say that someone is living proof of something, you mean that their actions or personal qualities show that a particular fact is true or that a particular quality exists. He is living proof that some players just get better with age. the world owes them a living = the world owes someone a living If you say that someone thinks that the world owes them a living, you are criticizing them because they think it is their right to have a comfortable life without having to make any effort at all. Young people must not kid themselves that the world owes them a living. scratch a living If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living. He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist. in living memory 有生之年, 有生以来 If you say that something is, for example, the best, worst, or first thing of its kind in living memory, you are emphasizing that it is the only thing of that kind that people can remember. The floods are the worst in living memory. No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive. 6. let bygones be bygones 过去的就让他过去吧 If two people let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget about unpleasant things that have happened between them in the past. pulverize verb. I. To pulverize something means to do great damage to it or to destroy it completely. ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s. A factory making armaments had been bombed and a residential area not far away had been pulverized. II. If someone pulverizes an opponent in an election or competition, they thoroughly defeat them. He is set to pulverise his two opponents in the race for the presidency. III. If you pulverize something 研磨, 磨成粉, 磨粉, you make it into a powder by crushing it. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder. The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato. 足球新星: Remarkably, he is also in the frame to ( be in the frame (for something) I. to be a possible suspect for a crime (= someone who it is thought may have committed it): He had the victim's blood on his clothes, which automatically put him in the frame for the murder. They must know they're in the frame, otherwise why would they try to cover up their actions? Anyone who stood to gain from his death is definitely in the frame. II. to be a possible candidate (= someone who could be chosen) for a job, position, etc. : He was previously in the frame for the role of Batman in another movie. Another win would put her in the frame for the Olympic team selection. He refused to say who was in the frame to replace the manager. ) become a third-generation Socceroo after being called up 征召 to the national team for the friendlies 友谊赛 against Ecuador. It is a dream footballing journey that has not been without its hindrances: a frustrating loan spell, a hellish run of injuries and a brutal home truth ( an unpleasant fact about oneself, especially as pointed out by another person. a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells you: He decided it was time to tell her a few home truths. "what he needed was someone to tell him a few home truths". ) upon arrival in Manchester. 7. You can't unscramble an egg. Some processes are irreversible. I. 1 to resolve from confusion or disorderliness. II. to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form. spout [spaʊt] 喷射 I. send out (liquid) forcibly in a stream. If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames. The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air. In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale. "volcanoes spouted ash and lava". A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully. II. express (one's views or ideas) in a lengthy, declamatory, and unreflecting way. If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel. to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people: He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him! I really don't want to listen to Mike spouting on/off all afternoon. He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team. Spout forth and spout off mean the same as spout. ...an estate agent spouting forth about houses. All too often he is spouting off about matters which should not concern him. "he was spouting platitudes about our furry friends". platitude [ˈplætɪˌtud] 陈腔滥调, 老生常谈 something that has been said so often that it is not interesting anymore and shows a lack of imagination. The conversation between the two leaders went beyond platitudes and got into real issues. furry friend 宠物 a pet (= an animal that you keep in your home, for pleasure rather than for work or food) that has hair or fur: Many pet owners have health insurance to cover their furry friends' medical bills. You may be fined if you do not pick up your furry friend's waste. 8. privilege I. A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials. ...the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons. II. If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class. Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed. Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting. III. You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect. It must be a privilege to know such a man. I had the privilege of meeting Mandela at the only service of the Order of Merit he attended. verb. To privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally. ...privileging a structure that rewards the fastest, strongest, and wealthiest among us. They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest. privileged I. having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite. I felt very privileged to work at the university. The privileged are people who are privileged. They are only interested in preserving the power of the privileged. The rich are oblivious to the many social and financial obstacles faced by the less privileged. Cynthia had a very privileged upbringing. a privileged class/group/elite. the/a privileged few 权势阶层: For the privileged few, opportunities to make money always exist. II. able or allowed to do things that other people have no opportunity to do We feel very privileged because we get a year off work with full pay. be/feel privileged to do something: All those who were privileged to work with him have special memories. a privileged position: These advisers occupy a privileged position within the company. III. LEGAL privileged information is secret and does not have to be discussed in court. Privileged information is known by only a small group of people, who are not legally required to give it to anyone else. The data is privileged information, not to be shared with the general public. Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged. the least/less privileged. people who are poor and have no social advantages. Our students are raising money to help the less privileged. 8. Sometimes you have to slay a few dragons before you free the princess. grout 腻子 [ɡraʊt] I. a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tiles. Grout is a thin mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime, which is used to fill in the spaces between tiles that are fixed to a wall. verb fill in with grout. If you grout the tiles on a wall, you use grout to fill in the spaces between the tiles. Make sure that your tiles are thoroughly grouted and sealed. "soak off the facing paper with a damp sponge, then grout the tiles". superfluous [sʊˈpɜrfluəs] 过分的 有点过的, 过头的, 没必要的 adj. Something that is superfluous is unnecessary or is no longer needed. Charlie gave him a look that made words superfluous. They were superfluous to requirements (=not required). My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me. This in turn sets up a precarious dynamic. The federal government might have to mollify 宽慰, 劝慰 ( [mɑləˌfaɪ] to make someone feel less angry or upset. The move did not mollify his critics. ) or negotiate with state governments led by ambitious politicians responding to special interests or catering to local constituencies. The proposed Texas and South Carolina laws are textbook examples of 教科书级的, 标准的 sanctions as political grandstanding 政治表演 ( Grandstanding means behaving in a way that makes people pay attention to you instead of thinking about more important matters. The political temptation to engage in grandstanding should be resisted. ) meant for domestic consumption. They are also a reminder of the jingoistic zeal ( [ˈdʒɪŋɡoʊˌɪzəm] 自以为是的 the belief that other countries are not as good as your own, and that your government should never trust them. Jingoistic behaviour shows a strong and unreasonable belief in the superiority of your own country. The press continued its jingoistic display. ) that can be nurtured and exploited by foreign policy amateurs at the state level. folly If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year. ...a reminder of the follies of war. invigorate [ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪt] I. to give someone more energy. A strong cup of coffee might help invigorate you. II. to make something stronger and more effective. new efforts to invigorate their flagging economy. reinvigorate 注入活力. 注入新生 to strengthen something or someone. to put vitality and vigour back into (someone or something) They hope the tax cuts will reinvigorate the economy. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for the centre to be reinvigorated 有活力 into a vibrant, modern retail experience for residents and visitors, and I look forward to working with the owners on their future plans. spare a thought for If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck. Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers–consumer sales slid again in May. I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew. 9. flounder [ˈflaʊndər] I. to feel confused and not know what to say or do next. Maureen floundered 犹豫不决, 不知所措, trying to think of a response. [disapproval] If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do. The president is floundering, trying to get his campaign jump-started. I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw. II. 乱扑通. to move with great difficulty and in an uncontrolled way. If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink. Three men were floundering about in the water. The horses were floundering in the deep snow. III. to experience difficulties and be likely to fail. If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. What a pity that his career was left to flounder. The economy was floundering. The country's economy is floundering and the future is uncertain. The retired NSW premier neglected to appear at Dominic Perrottet’s side even once as he floundered in the polls through a difficult election campaign, nor did she appear in photos endorsing him. bury the lede 避重就轻, 隐瞒重要内容, 重要信息 fail to emphasize the most important part of a story or account. "one should always listen carefully to the president, as he has a tendency to bury the lede". to not give emphasis to the most important point of a news story, for example by putting it far down in the article: Do you think the Times buried the lede on this one? They use journalistic tricks such as" burying the lede" (dropping real news to the eighth paragraph). to not give or not emphasize the most important information about something: If you ignore the fact that my cake became stuck to the pan and forgive me for completely burying the lede here, this cake is spectacular! Since I don't want to bury the lede, let me start with the most important news. Albinism 白癜风 [ˈælbəˌnɪzəm] ( a congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. albino [ælbiːnoʊ, US ælˈbaɪnoʊ] a person or animal with very pale skin, white hair or fur, and pink eyes caused by a medical condition that they were born with. An albino is a person or animal with very white skin, white hair, and pink eyes. Albino is also an adjective. ...an albino rabbit. a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink). "people often assume that any white squirrel is an albino". an abnormally white animal or plant. "an albino tiger". ) affects the production of melanin, the pigment that colours skin, hair and eyes. It's a lifelong condition, but it does not get worse over time. People with albinism have a reduced amount of melanin, or no melanin at all. This can affect their colouring and their eyesight. 10. fetid [ˈfetɪd] 恶臭味的, 腐臭味的 smelling extremely bad and stale. fetid water or air has a very unpleasant smell, usually caused by decay. fetid air/breath. ...the fetid river of waste. ...the fetid stench of vomit. polity[ˈpɑləti] a society that is organized in a political way and that has its own form of government polity. A polity is an organized society, such as a nation, city, or church, together with its government and administration. ...the role of religious belief in a democratic polity. you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs (you gotta slay a few dragons to save the princess) In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur. gaudy [ˈɡɔdi] 俗艳的, 恶俗的, 色彩绚丽的 (Gaudi [ˈɡaʊd] 建筑家) [disapproval] unpleasantly bright in colour or decoration. If something is gaudy, it is very brightly-coloured and showy. ...her gaudy orange-and-purple floral hat. gaudy plastic flowers. brightly coloured and ugly, or of bad quality. extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. "silver bows and gaudy ribbons". gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors 撞色, 颜色冲突, 颜色不搭 or excessive ornamentation. circus performers in gaudy costumes. tawdry 便宜廉价的劣质的 applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy. tawdry saloons. If you describe something such as clothes or decorations as tawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste. ...tawdry jewellery. If you describe something such as a story or an event as tawdry, you mean that it is unpleasant or immoral. ...the yawning gulf between her fantasies and the tawdry reality. ...the tawdry business of day-to-day bartering and bargaining. garish [ˈɡerɪʃ] describes what is distressingly or offensively bright. garish neon signs. [disapproval] You describe something as garish when you dislike it because it is very bright in an unattractive, showy way. They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs. ...the restaurant's garish, illuminated signs. ...a garishly patterned three-piece suite. flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar. a flashy nightclub act. meretricious [ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs] 廉价的 [formal, disapproval] stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise. a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars. If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value. seeming to be good, useful, or important but not really having any value at all. ...vulgar, meretricious and shabby souvenirs. lurid [ˈlʊrɪ] [disapproval] I. If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people a lurid description/story/headline. ...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations. His cousin was soon cursing luridly. II. 颜色艳丽俗气的. If you describe something as lurid, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured. a lurid color is very bright in an ugly way She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange. 11. It happens to the best of us 多数人都会犯错: Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, as a reminder that everyone makes mistakes and has flaws. the better/best half/part of (something) The majority of something. almost all of something; a large part of something; the major part of something. The discussion took the best part of an hour. The best part of the meeting was taken up by budgetary matters. I'm sorry I'm late—my doctor's appointment took the better half of the morning. I worked at the camp for the better part of the summer. He had lived there for the best part of fifty years. mealy [ˈmiːli] mealy fruit or vegetables 干枯粉状的口感(面瓜, 面面的) are soft and feel rough, dry, and unpleasant in your mouth. Food that is dry and powdery can be described as mealy. ...the mealy stodge of pulse, grain and potato dishes. a mealy apple. vocabulary: Mealy things contain or resemble flour or any other grain that's been ground into a powdery substance (i.e., meal). Good cornbread is moist and cake-like, instead of dry and mealy. You'll usually find the adjective mealy describing food that doesn't taste great, whether it's an undercooked, mealy sauce or an overripe 弄过头了, mealy apple. In both of these examples, the food tastes dry and bland, and has a crumbly feeling on the tongue. Other mealy things might look like meal, like a mealy sandbox or the mealy bark of a tree. The Old English source of mealy is melu, "meal or flour.". Rachel: What? Oh, well then y'know what? I think Monica would be very interested to know that you called her cheesecake dry and mealy. mealy-mouthed 闪烁其词的, 说话闪躲的
not willing to express yourself in a simple and direct way, usually in
order to hide the truth. afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly. "mealy-mouthed excuses". Spokesmen have been mealy-mouthed in defense of the president. Why are some apples mealy while others are crisp 脆脆的苹果(cruncy)? A. "When apples are mealy, the cells split apart from each other when you bite into the fruit, whereas with crisp fruits the cells rupture and release juice," said Susan Brown, an expert in apple breeding at Cornell University who has helped develop several varieties. 12. basket case 有毛病, 疯癫, 紧张的不行 I. Someone who is viewed as emotionally unstable and unable to function in normal situations. a person who is a nervous wreck. (Formerly referred to a person who is physically disabled in all four limbs because of paralysis or amputation.) You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this. After that all-day meeting, I was practically a basket case. My weeks of worry were so intense that I was a real basket case afterwards. Sarah was so nervous on her first day of high school that she burst into tears after walking into the wrong classroom. Her classmates looked at her like she was a complete basket case. II. A country, business, or other entity that is facing economic strife. If the unemployment rate doesn't decrease soon, the country is going to become a financial basket case. mental case 精神病的 a crazy person. a person suffering from neurosis [nʊˈroʊsɪs]. That guy is a complete mental case. 13. gnarly I. gnarled. "twisted trees and gnarly roots". rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather: There
were low trees with thick, gnarly branches. He served an amazing
artichoke soup with gnarly black truffles and Parmesan shaved over the
top. II. INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN difficult, dangerous, or challenging. used to describe something extreme, especially something that is very dangerous and exciting: The waves were what surfers would call "pretty gnarly". Have you ever had a gnarly car incident? "he'd taken a fall during a particularly gnarly practice session". difficult to deal with because of being very complicated: This is a gnarly, worldwide problem. His relaxed delivery helps him to sail smoothly through the gnarliest of topics. Usage notes: Note the word's contradictory senses of “good” and “bad”. Its meaning varies by community and context, and may be indicated by extra-verbal cues such as tone of voice. The sense of “good” is particularly associated with surf culture, to the point of being somewhat clichéd as in "gnarly wave, dude!". engaging An engaging person or thing is pleasant, interesting, and entertaining. ...one of her most engaging and least known novels. He was engaging company. Kyle is gnarly, engaging, brash and blunt, gaudy is his style. KIIS FM's defence told the ACMA that Sandilands was "well-known for his turn of phrase, colourful vernacular and blunt manner". a. That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling. I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read. b. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour. Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition. 14. be kicking about/around 没用, 闲散着, 闲置着, 无所事事, 生灰 informal If something is kicking about, it is in a particular place, but nobody is using it or paying attention to it: We've probably got a copy of the document kicking around the office. She had a long reign, there are a lot of those memorabilia 纪念品 kicking around I can imagine. kick about someone or something Fig. to complain about someone or something. Why are you kicking about your cousin? What has he done now? They kicked about our regulations, but they finally accepted them. fun pack 小包装的 I. A bag containing gifts and promotional material handed out at a conference, exhibition, or similar event. II. (marketing) A small ("fun-size") package of snacks etc. (of a product) smaller than the standard or usual size. "fun-size chocolate bars". Usage notes: This term is used especially for candy bars and containers of snack foods. In Singapore English chiefly used to refer to free government-sponsored fun packs distributed to audiences at state-run events, especially the Singapore National Day Parade. Frown lines 眉间皱纹 are the result of gathering or knitting the tissue between the eyebrows into a fold. They are caused by the repeated action of underlying muscles associated with facial expression. Forehead wrinkles 抬头纹 can be frustrating, but they're nothing to furrow your brow over. Forehead wrinkles are caused by repetitive crunching of the frontalis muscle, and are exaggerated in individuals with bulkier muscle mass and those who are very expressive 表情丰富的. 15. Arraignment ( arraign [əˈreɪn])( to order someone to go to a court of law to be formally charged with a crime. If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge. She was arraigned today on charges of assault and kidnapping. He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor. A 52-year-old Detroit man has been arraigned on charges of murder. A date for Johnstone's arraignment has not yet been set. indict [ɪnˈdaɪt] to accuse someone officially of a serious crime. indict someone/something on: The Governor has been indicted on 23 criminal counts including fraud. indict someone for (doing) something: He was indicted for crimes against humanity.). An arraignment occurs when the charge in the indictment is read to the accused who is asked to plead to the charge. The charge is usually read by the judge's associate as "clerk of arraigns" but some judges prefer to undertake this task. If the plea is "not guilty" the accused stands for trial. A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, his lawyers have said. The indictment is an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings. It is likely to galvanise 震惊 critics who say Mr Trump lied and cheated his way to the top and, on the other hand, embolden supporters who feel the Republican is being unfairly targeted by a Democratic prosecutor. Mr Trump is expected to surrender to authorities next week, although the details are still being worked out. US media outlets have reported that, according to Mr Trump's lawyers, the former president will turn himself in on Tuesday for arraignment. 16. pare down/back I. to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable: He was busy paring apples in the kitchen. Pare off any bits of the carrots that don't look very nice. II. to reduce something, especially by a large amount: The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours. Selena Gomez: Out in the city, she paired her outfit with an idiosyncratic ( [ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] idiosyncratic tendencies are unusual or strange, and not shared by other people. He has some rather idiosyncratic views about what constitutes good television. her own idiosyncratic style of painting. ) tote that captures the mood of the season. The focal point is arguably Gomez's black faux-fur trench coat, from affordable Spanish retailer Mango, but it's her briefcase bag by heritage leather brand Delvaux that ups the ante with a pared-back sophistication. If you haven't heard, 'quiet luxury' 低调奢华 is the latest movement to take the fashion world by storm and was a key takeaway from the recent autumn/winter '23/'24 shows. Brands that previously danced with 'logomania' presented more pared-back approaches this season, from Balenciaga's logo-free bags to Loewe's shoulder-slung suede totes in understated hues. The popularity of Bottega Veneta's totes, which are identified by the brand's buttery woven leather instead of obvious branding, are a case in point. In that sense, Gomez caught our eye by choosing a look that does the opposite of clamouring for our attention. 17. Gwyneth Paltrow skiing court case: A precocious 早熟的 actress turned health crank who has amassed a $200 million fortune by tricking her gullible anti-ageing disciples to shell out 大手大脚花钱, 大把花钱 silly money for useless items like over-priced vaginal eggs. A sanctimonious (假装虔诚的；假装圣洁的；假装诚实的GRE / SAT网络 伪装虔诚的 ; 道貌岸然. ) A-lister who tried to use the failure of her marriage to Coldplay's Chris Martin to lecture us that divorce was a backward concept and should be referred to going forward as 'conscious uncoupling'. There's a good reason she's coming across as a fed-up diva, barely able to tolerate the inane ( [ɪˈneɪn][disapproval] completely stupid. If you describe someone's behaviour or actions as inane, you think they are very silly or stupid. He always had this inane grin. She started asking me inane questions. an inane grin. He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions. ) questioning about the brief 2016 collision with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, who claims she gave him brain damage: Gwynnie's telling the truth and is subject to a financial witch hunt. While I appreciate there won't be much sympathy for the actress, believe it or not, she is standing up for an important point of principle 原则问题: Innocent folk, even mega-privileged celebrities, shouldn't have to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars in an out of court settlement simply to avoid the negative publicity sparked by a chancer ( You can refer to someone as a chancer if you think they use opportunities for their own advantage and often pretend to have skills they do not have. ...a corrupt, opportunistic chancer. ) trying his luck. Because her showdown with Sanderson's attorney Kristin VanOrman – acting like a small-town lawyer with big ambitions straight out of a John Grisham novel – made for the most entertaining celebrity cross examination in televised legal history. During his closing testimony he actually had the temerity ( [təˈmerəti] 厚颜无耻的, 竟然有脸 [disapproval] the confidence to do or say something, especially when this seems rude or surprising. If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect. He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions. ...'difficult' patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors' decisions. She wondered how she'd had the temerity to stand up to him that morning. vocabulary: Use the noun temerity to mean the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment. If you have the temerity to jump off the bridge even after hearing about the risk of instant death, you truly are a nutcase. Someone who has the temerity to do something is usually considered to be bold in a foolish way. Near synonyms are audacity and recklessness. Temerity is from Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere "by chance, rashly.") to compare Gwyneth to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In the most bonkers statement of the case yet, Sanderson claimed: 'I guess like, what is going on here? This is obviously an issue that someone needs to be accountable for, and if they're never accountable, what are they gonna do? They're gonna do it again.' And that BS has come unstuck thick and fast( thick and fast rapidly and in great numbers. "the cliches come thick and fast throughout". ). Notably, a total dismantling of Sanderson's claim that he'd become a recluse because of the accident, with her lawyers producing photos him riding a camel in Morocco, trekking up Machu Picchu in Peru and, yes, continuing to ski.
Not here for a haircut 不是来玩的, 不是来游山玩水的( not here for a haircut To express that one is there for a generally understood reason. Should not be used in hair salons. (sit. in a pub) Lukas: Hey man do you want another beer? Peter: Not here for a haircut mate. ): A cricket coach of mine used to turn up to training, survey the scene and pronounce "C'mon boys, get organised, we're not here for a haircut!" We would all groan and start our stretches. "Not here for a haircut" has become a favourite saying. I use it a lot. It's quirky and punches through. It raises a smile, and it's better than saying "come on guys, get your **** in gear" or stating the 'bleedin obvious' Basil Fawlty style. Traditional Pub Scene. Man asks other "want another beer mate?". "Not here for a haircut" comes the response. Beers duly ordered. Scene ends. Well travelled Aussie folk band 'Rough Red' has just released their new album 'Not Here for a Haircut'. Where did the name come for the album, asked the reporter? Steve Tyson, band member explains ~ We've had this saying floating around in the band for years. After a gig, or sitting on a canal in a café in Amsterdam, someone will say, "Are we going to have a drink?" And the response will usually be, "Well, we're not here for a haircut." Traditional use. I found this Youtube video showing another band playing their jazz ditty: Not Here for a Haircut – Elad Mileikowsky on tenor sax is awesome. My boy was bemoaning his new (tougher) basketball coach the other day.'‘He shouted at us and told us to get moving'. "Well, you're not there for a haircut" came my response. [Translation: suck it up lad, put more effort in and listen to your coach.] Looking around business life, I see many people seemingly there for a haircut. Life is not going to hand it to you on a plate. Stop sitting around looking/sounding clever for effect. A haircut occurs every 2 to 3 months, the rest of the time, you are literally NOT there for a haircut.
