用法学习: 1. butthurt 伤自尊 adj. overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful. unnecessarily or unduly offended. offended and upset, especially in a way that is silly or unreasonable. feelings of being offended and upset, especially in a way that is silly or unreasonable. Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended. Don't get so butthurt; it was just a joke. So much butthurt over one stupid picture. He gets all butthurt just because I defend my position. "they're all butthurt that she released the album online first". "So, I was a little butthurt that I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her," Travis said. She doesn't meet anybody — or at least she didn't want to meet me. So, I took it personal." After the podcast, Kelce was asked about the failed Swift encounter by NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano but was cagey in his reply. noun. an excessive or unjustifiable feeling of personal offence or resentment. "it's time to get over the butthurt from last year's playoffs". dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] 放纵的, 纵欲的, 纵情声色的, 无节制饮酒的 adj [disapproval] If you describe someone as dissipated, you disapprove of them because they spend a lot of time drinking alcohol and enjoying other physical pleasures, and are probably unhealthy because of this. spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol: He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars. Flynn was still handsome, though dissipated. dilapidated [dɪˈlapɪdeɪtɪd] 破败不堪的, 年久失修的 adj A building that is dilapidated is old and in a generally bad condition. old and in poor condition. of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect: The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated. a dilapidated old car/shed. 2. active I. Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things. Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing. ...a long and active life. II. If you have an active 活跃的 mind or imagination, you are always thinking of new things. ...the tragedy of an active mind trapped by failing physical health. III. If someone is active 活跃的 in an organization, cause, or campaign, they do things for it rather than just giving it their support. ...a chance for fathers to play a more active role in childcare. I am an active member of the Conservative Party. He is active on Tyler's behalf. They actively campaigned for the vote. IV. Active is used to emphasize that someone is taking action in order to achieve something, rather than just hoping for it or achieving it in an indirect way. Companies need to take active steps to increase exports. ...active discouragement from teachers. They have never been actively encouraged to take such risks. ...the White House says the president is not actively considering such a move. V. If you say that a person or animal is active in a particular place or at a particular time, you mean that they are performing their usual activities or performing a particular activity. Guerrilla groups are active in the province. ...animals which are active at night. ...men who are sexually active. VI. An active volcano has erupted recently or is expected to erupt quite soon. ...molten lava from an active volcano. VII. An active substance has a chemical or biological effect on things. The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent. 3. beef something up to make something stronger or more important. If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it. ...a campaign to beef up security. Both sides are still beefing up their military strength. ...a beefed up police presence. We need to find some new players to beef up the team. The company has plans to beef up its production. Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up with some figures? The company has beefed up its e-mail service. buff up I. (transitive, idiomatic) To improve. II. (transitive) To shine; to make shiny. III. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become more muscular. to become stronger and more muscular or to make (someone or something) stronger and more muscular through exercising and weight lifting. to work on somebody/something to make them/it seem more attractive or impressive. The team will have to buff up their tarnished image. The city spent $40 million buffing up the downtown area before the festival. She is buffing up for her role as a female boxer. He buffed himself up 肌肉块, 练肌肉, 增加肌肉 by going to the gym every day. buffed-up 肌肉块的 bodies. IV. (intransitive, idiomatic) To study hard to learn a particular subject. I'll need to buff up on (brush up on) my Italian before my trip to Genoa. hunk ( macho man, stud, beefcake) I. [informal, approval] If you mean that he is big, strong, and sexually attractive. ...a blond, blue-eyed hunk. II. A hunk of something is a large piece of it. ...a thick hunk of bread. ...hunks of wood. stud I. 铁钉. 铁钉卯. Studs are small pieces of metal which are attached to a surface for decoration. You see studs on lots of London front doors. II. A stud 耳钉 is an earring consisting of a small shape attached to a bar which goes through a hole in your ear. ...plain gold studs. III. Studs (US = cleat) 鞋钉 are small round objects attached to the bottom of boots, especially sports boots, so that the person wearing them does not slip. IV. Horses or other animals that are kept for stud are kept to be used for breeding. He was voted horse of the year and then was retired to stud 种马. V. If you refer to a man as a stud, you mean that he is thought to be very active sexually and good at satisfying his partner's sexual desires. stud farm 种马农场 A stud farm is a place where horses are bred. press stud 摁扣, 按扣 (snap fastener, snap, snap button, press fastener, dome fastener, popper, snap and tich (or tich button)) A press stud is a small metal object used to fasten clothes and is made up of two parts which can be pressed together. beefy I. Similar to, or tasting like beef. Containing beef. II. (informal) Strong or muscular. The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms. III. Large; overweight; fat. IV. (informal) Sturdy; robust. The software slows down even a beefy computer. 4. situationship a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established. a romantic relationship that is vaguely defined or lacks commitment on the part of one or both partners. "I'm trying to turn our situationship into something more serious". slogan = selling line = tag line = positioning line = base line: Depending on who you are, the Selling Line goes by many different names. Sometimes it's called the Slogan, sometimes the Tag Line, sometimes The Positioning Line, sometimes the Base Line. This can get a little confusing if you’re having a conversation with somebody who doesn't know much about communications. But the simple fact is that, no matter how you refer to it, the Selling Line is a very important communications element. This can get a little confusing if you're having a conversation with somebody who doesn't know much about communications. The selling line has to be "can you dump your partner, and date me"? Shitfaced 脸臭的, 臭脸的 I. (slang, vulgar) Very drunk. When they brought in that keg, I knew I was going to get shitfaced. II. (slang, vulgar) Under the influence of mind-altering drugs. 5. the worm turns If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger. There is a lot of anger here and the worm is turning. a can of worms If you say that someone is opening a can of worms, you are warning them that they are planning to do or talk about something which is much more complicated, unpleasant, or difficult than they realize and which might be better left alone. You've opened up a whole new can of worms here, I think. His recently published autobiography opened a fresh can of worms. worm out of If you worm information out of someone, you gradually find it out by constantly asking them about it. It took me weeks to worm the facts out of him. It didn't take long before she'd wormed out of him confessions of his other infidelity. worm verb I. If you worm an animal, you give it medicine in order to kill the worms that are living in its intestines. I worm all my birds in early spring. All adult dogs are routinely wormed at least every six months. II. If you worm your way somewhere, you move there with difficulty, twisting or bending your body or making it narrow. I had to worm my way out sideways from the bench in a ridiculous, undignified fashion. The kitten wormed its way through the just-open door. III. [disapproval] If you say that someone is worming their way to success, or is worming their way into someone else's affection, you disapprove of the way that they are gradually making someone trust them or like them, often in order to deceive them or gain some advantage. She never misses a chance to worm her way into the public's hearts. Everyone knows people who have wormed their way up on old school connections. noun. [disapproval] If you call a person a worm, you are insulting them by saying that they have a very weak or unpleasant character and you have no respect for them. 6. sure enough 果不其然, 果然 INFORMAL used to introduce a statement that confirms something previously predicted. You say sure enough, especially when telling a story, to confirm that something was really true or was actually happening. We found the English treacle pudding too good to resist 难以抗拒, 难以拒绝. Sure enough, it was delicious. I thought she'd recognised me, and sure enough, she came across. "when X-rays were taken, sure enough, there was the needle". somebody have (got) game (have no game 完全不会) I. 行啊. 可以啊. 厉害啊. 是可以的. 是行的. 有两下子. 有几招. US, informal skill at playing a particular game or sport, such as basketball. someone is very skilful at doing something, especially a sport. To be especially talented or adept at something, typically sports. I know that guy's small, but don't underestimate him on the court—he's got game. In playing against her older brother, she showed that she's got game. A: "Wow, she has game!" B: "Yeah, she used to play at the varsity level back in college." slang To be good or adept (at something). to have skill; to have spirit or willingness to get involved in the action. Man, I still have game! I can do this! Hey, I might be pushing 40, but I still have game—pass me the ball! Evan has no game with women. I mean, that girl he was just talking to laughed in his face and walked away! II. To be very skilled at initiating a conversation with someone with the aim of having a romantic or sexual encounter with them. Wow, you got his number? Dang, girl, you've got game! He likes to think he has game whenever we're out at a club, but I have yet to see him take a girl home with him. Have no game: Game is the ability to negotiate desire with someone or the art of seduction. Typically men apply game. Always take into consideration that you have to meet the pre-requisite (Either looks, money or status depending on her feelings at the moment) & condition of the girl (Either the girl has Low self esteem, just broke Up, lonely, naive, mentally unstable, lower Sexual market Value) For those guys who try to apply game when they don't meet either one of these pre-requisite & condition, you may not have enough attraction to successfully "game" her. Game, In dating terms means to turn the attraction of another person of the opposite gender towards you into passionate desire & to fulfill those desires by doing favours for one another. The ultimate Goal being sexual release if you are talking about dating as a man. For a women, the ultimate goal varies from sex to gaining a relationship, marriage, money, status or security from men's desire. There are many ways to game. You have to find your style. If you follow others, you may seem ingenuine. From my experience & looking at others, game is a build up of desire & starts from the very 1st time you meet a person of the opposite sex. When someone says that someone has "no game", it means that they are not competitive, or aggressive. In this case, it kind of means that he doesn't feel the initiative to begin new steps in your relationship. She knows who she wants, and she goes for him and gets him without fail. Love is a game, and she's always winning. Then, there's the woman who has no game. She also knows what she wants, but her approach is a little bit different -- that is to say, she has no approach at all. 7. long in the tooth Getting on in years, old. to be old, often too old to do something: He's a little long in the tooth to be wearing shorts, don't you think? Aunt Aggie's a little long in the tooth to be helping us move. This expression alludes to a horse's gums receding with age and making the teeth appear longer. [informal, disapproval] If you describe someone as long in the tooth, you are saying unkindly or humorously that they are old or getting old. Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate? with that 完事后, 说完后 and then, or after doing or saying that: "I still think you're wrong," he said and with that he drove away. validity [vəˈlɪdɪti] 有效性, 可靠性, 可信度 the quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency. "one might question the validity of our data". chastity [ˈtʃastɪti] Chastity is the state of not having sex with anyone, or of only having sex with your husband or wife. the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex: As a monk, he took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience. He took a vow of chastity and celibacy. making a vow of chastity, chastity means the same as celibacy. Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is chaste [tʃeɪst]( adj I. abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife. He remained chaste. "what is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste". In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage. They exchanged a few chaste kisses (= not expressing sexual desire). II. not having any sexual nature or intention. "a chaste, consoling embrace". III. 简洁风的. 简洁的. 简约的. unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained. Something that is chaste is very simple in style, without very much decoration. used to describe decoration or style that is very simple and smooth: I like the simple, chaste lines of their architecture. ...chaste clothes. "chaste Classical symmetry". ) refrains either from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state of life. Celibacy [selɪbəsi]( Celibacy is the state of being celibate. the state of not having sex, especially because you have made a religious promise not to: Celibacy is not exclusive to Catholic priests. She chose celibacy after a pregnancy scare at 16. celibate [selɪbət] adj 禁欲的. I. not having sex, especially because you have made a religious promise not to. II. Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs. The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate. II. Someone who is celibate does not have sex during a particular period of their life. I was celibate for two years. noun. A celibate is someone who is celibate. ) (from Latin caelibatus) is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons. It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term celibacy is applied only to those for whom the unmarried state is the result of a sacred vow, act of renunciation, or religious conviction. In a wider sense, it is commonly understood to only mean abstinence from sexual activity. 8. boast about something verb I. disapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own. to speak too proudly or show too much satisfaction about something or someone connected with you: They are always boasting about how smart their children are. She boasted that she had never had an accident. He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting. Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements. They boasted that they had never lost a single game. Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them. Carol boasted about her costume. He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast. to boast about something. II. 拥有. 具有. to have or possess something to be proud of. to have or own something to be proud of. If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology. Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy. Ireland boasts beautiful
beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals. noun. something you are
proud of and like to tell people about. It was his proud boast that he had run over 20 marathons. It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away. He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory. It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the show. New Orleans boasts great music and excellent restaurants. boast I don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule. brag She likes to brag about how her son is a doctor. crow He won't stop crowing about how much money he makes. trumpet He's always trumpeting his latest triumph. show off She likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes. 9. think piece 时论, 时评, 评论, 分析文章 an article in a newspaper, magazine, or journal presenting personal opinions, analysis, or discussion, rather than bare facts. A think piece is an article in a newspaper or magazine that discusses a particular subject in a serious and thoughtful way. a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis Every time there was a think piece about Hollywood couples that made us believe in love, (Jackman and Furness) were always at the top of the list. ...a think-piece by a pundit in the New York Times. penalise [ˈpiːnəlʌɪz] If a person or group is penalized for something, they are made to suffer in some way because of it. Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized. Use of the car is penalized by increasing the fares of parking lots. Bad teaching is not penalized in a formal way. How much does he lose? Quite a bit. Sandilands revealed how much he was penalised financially for missing a show. "$28,000 a day it costs me [in 2020]. I only get 11 sick days a year. Last year they penalised me $250,000".
self-confessed: 自己承认的. 自认的. self-described, self-proclaimed 自称的, proclaim to be/do sth. self-styled 自封的. self-professed. purport to be, purport to do sth, self-imposed, identify oneself as, bill oneself as, claim to be/do sth: 1. self-confessed 自己承认的, 自认的, 主动承认的, 公开承认的
having openly admitted to being a person with certain characteristics.
admitting to having a characteristic that is considered to be bad or not
acceptable: New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial. a self-confessed gambler/alcoholic. "a self-confessed chocoholic". If you describe someone as a self-confessed murderer or a self-confessed romantic, for example, you mean that they admit openly that they are a murderer or a romantic. Lewis has made millions out of a being a self-confessed financial geek. She is a self-confessed workaholic. Of course, the problem with Sandilands is that he is a self-confessed (自称的. According to one's own admission: a self-confessed plagiarist. ) hot head(头脑发热的人) who cannot take any sort of criticism. 2. self-proclaimed [ˌself prəˈkleɪmd] (self-acclaimed 是错误说法)
自称的. 自诩的. 自许的. 自封的. used for saying what a particular person,
organization, etc. describes themselves as, even though other people
might not agree. the region's self-proclaimed independence.
Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone has given themselves a
particular title or status rather than being given it by other people. ...a self-proclaimed expert. He is President of his own self-proclaimed republic.
II. Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone says themselves that
they are a type of person which most people would be embarrassed or
ashamed to be. One of the prisoners is a self-proclaimed racist who opened fire on a crowd four years ago. ...a self-proclaimed Anglophile. Some large companies use unconventional advertisement techniques, proclaiming 自称是 to be guerrilla marketing but those companies will have larger budget and the brand is already visible. 3. self-styled自封的, 自命的, 自称的. As characterized by oneself, often without right or justification. Claimed by the recipient, as a title one given to oneself. This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth. "poets, real or self-styled". The
50-year-old hostage-taker ( captor劫持人质者, 劫持犯 )( Muslim leaders across Australia rushed to condemn the Martin Place hostage situation with up to 25 people being held captive被囚禁 by an armed man who's made them hold up an Islamic flag. The siege has raised fears of reprisals across the country with hardline political groups using the opportunity to attack Muslim people. reprisal [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you. reprisal against 报复: The Foreign Office is concerned about possible reprisals against British civilians. in reprisal (for something): Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers.), who was known to police as a self-styled ( 自命的. 自称的. As characterized by oneself, often without right or justification. Claimed by the recipient, as a title one given to oneself. This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth. "poets, real or self-styled". )
preacher of Islamic State on bail for an accessory to murder charge, was
also pronounced dead at hospital. 4. A self-described whistleblower (self-proclaimed 自称的), Mr McNamara quit the force in 1990 after he helped expose corruption there. 5. profess 自称, 声称 I. Claim openly but often falsely that one has (a quality or feeling): he had professed his love for her. [with infinitive]: I don't profess to be an expert. I am not expert, and I don't profess to be one. [with complement]: (profess oneself) he professed himself amazed at the boy's ability. II. Affirm one's faith in or allegiance to (a religion or set of beliefs): a people professing Christianity. a. (be professed) Be received into a religious order under vows: she entered St. Margaret's Convent, and was professed in 1943. Meanwhile, the firm's co-founder Daniel Hardman returns after a five-year absence, a self-professed 自称的, 自己声称的 "changed man" following the death of his wife. She's an influencer and a self-professed sneakerhead. For a self-professed自封的, 自称的 goofy (愚笨的, 傻气的 Silly; ridiculous: a goofy hat.), down-home girl( adj.
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a simple, wholesome, unpretentious
lifestyle, especially that associated with the rural southern United
States. down-home things are simple and typical of life in the
countryside (always before noun). It's a diner with down-home American cooking where you can take all the family. He's a folksy, down-home sort of guy. ), Clarkson takes romance very seriously. "I am very old-school (adj & noun.)守旧的，作风老派的, conservative in my thinking思想守旧 when it comes to relationships," she says. "Love is something you work at经营. profess I. If you profess to do or have something 自称, 声称, 号称, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not. Many of its bird-loving members pointed out that, despite the Prince professing to care for the environment, he has a history of shooting grouse and pheasants. She
professed to hate her nickname. Why do organisations profess that they
care? 'I don't know,' Pollard replied, professing innocence. ...the
Republicans' professed support for traditional family values. II. If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief 公开承认, 公开认爱, you express it. He professed to be content with the arrangement. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour. ...a right to profess their faith in Islam. 6. War Thunder is an MMO that bills itself as 自称为 "the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft." But according to a user who goes by Fear_Naught, the developers at Gaijin Entertainment apparently missed the mark ( miss the mark = miss its/the mark I. to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt. to fail to achieve the result that was intended: Her speech missed the mark and failed to generate the public support she had been hoping for. to fail or be wrong Their estimates completely missed the mark. The ad campaign was supposed to appeal to young people but it missed the mark. II. to be inaccurate. ) while designing the Challenger 2. 7. A lot of the calls purporting to ( purport (self-proclaimed) 自称, 宣称, 号称, 声称, 假装, 装做, 装模作样
to pretend to be or to do something, especially in a way that is not
easy to believe. to claim or seem to be something or to do something,
especially when this is not possible or true. They purport to
represent the wishes of the majority of parents at the school. The study
purports to show an increase in the incidence of the disease. The tape
recording purports to be of a conversation between the princess and a
secret admirer. This is a paper that purports to investigate why
two-thirds of 2-year college students fail to graduate. purport to do something: This book purports to contain all the information you require. be purported to do something: Some food supplements are purported 宣称 to enhance memory. ) be from the Australian Tax Office threatening jail spark fear that the victims will get arrested and have forgotten to pay their bill. The publication also purports to 自称, 声称 have intimate details of their affair, including how they spent their first 'date' and the fact that they have fancied 钟情 each other for years. If a guy is naughty in Thailand with a girl aged 14 or less, he is breaking the law. There is no grey area here. Even if she had purported to 声称, 自称 be older, if he's caught off to the monkey house ( catch someone out I. (SHOW WRONG) to show that someone is doing wrong: I suspected he wasn't telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he'd written. II. to trick someone into making a mistake: The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak. III. to put someone in a difficult situation. to unexpectedly cause difficulty for someone: The interest rate is very competitive and fixed for the term, so borrowers won't get caught out by rising interest rates. A lot of people were caught out by the sudden change in the weather. monkey-house I. An enclosure in which monkeys are kept. II. A frenetically chaotic place. III. (US, dated) A brothel. monkey/funny business silliness; dishonest tricks. That's enough monkey business. Now, settle down. Stop the funny business. This is serious! more fun than a barrel of monkeys and as much fun as a barrel of monkeys Cliché a great deal of fun. (Compare this with as funny as a barrel of monkeys.) Roger always makes me laugh! He is as much fun as a barrel of monkeys. The circus was more fun than a barrel of monkeys. put/throw a spanner in the works (British & Australian) also put/throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American) to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding. We
were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was
withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in the works. The sudden
withdrawal of the guest speaker really threw a monkey wrench in the
works. a monkey on somebody's back (American & Australian) a serious problem that will not go away. The divorce proceedings are a monkey on her back. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. something that you say which means that only stupid people will work for you if you do not pay very much. 'This company is full of incompetents无能之人!' 'Well, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.' ), or making one huge donation to someone. 8. Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office jarhead, the self-imposed (self-imposed 自封的/自称的/自愿接受的 (of a task or circumstance) imposed on oneself, not by an external force. decided by yourself, without being influenced or ordered by other people: The end of the year was their self-imposed deadline for finishing the work. After the military coup, the family left for self-imposed exile in America. "he went into self-imposed exile". decided by a company, person, etc. themselves rather than being decided or ordered by others: a self-imposed cap/ceiling on sth. The state is limited in the amount of money it can pump into the bond bill by a self-imposed cap on borrowing. self-imposed limits/restrictions. self-imposed deadline. ) moniker of the marines follows swoff (gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp ( I. 新兵训练营 In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained. a place for training soldiers: He was drafted and had to report to boot camp three weeks later.
II. A boot camp is a set of intensive exercises done on a regular basis and designed to improve strength and fitness. a type of physical training that consists of many different types of exercise, often done outside: He runs morning boot camps in the local park. III. a place that is similar to a place where soldiers are trained, where young criminals or people with behaviour problems can spend time: a boot camp for troubled teens. ) to active duty 现役, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through middle east deserts with no cover 没有遮挡 from intolerable heat or from iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. 9. Leopold called Franks's mother, identifying himself as 自称 "George Johnson", and told her that Franks had been kidnapped; instructions for delivering the ransom would follow. 10. She claims to be all about honesty and integrity? What a hypocrite!
There's a politician that you don't like at all. This politician says
that she is truthful in her campaign commercials, but you think she lies
about a lot of things. You saw a new commercial from her, and you
comment on it on a social networking site. (someone) claims to (do/be something) 自称, 自己宣称
Use "claim to ___" when you want to tell what a person said, but you
also want to suggest that you don't believe them, or don't know if what
they said is true. For example: I once knew a guy who claimed to be able to remember every telephone number he'd ever called. There are two different patterns that people use "claim" in. One is "claim that ___", and the other is "claim to ___": They claimed to be police officers, so I let them in. They claimed that they were police officers, so I let them in. (someone) is a hypocrite
A "hypocrite" is someone who loudly pretends to be good, but secretly
does bad things. Or someone who does the same bad things that they
criticize others for. For example, a preacher who teaches his
congregation not to chase after money, but actually lives in an
expensive house and drives a luxury car himself, is a hypocrite. Another
example is a parent who tells her teenage daughter not to smoke, but is
secretly a smoker herself. Politicians, religious leaders, parents, and
teachers are often accused of being hypocrites. someone) is all about (something) You can describe a philosophy that someone often talks about and emphasizes this way: Mom
and Dad were all about me going to college and studying medicine, even
when I was just a little girl. The marines are all about respect and
loyalty. You can also use "all about ___" to talk about
something that you're strongly interested in, or something that you
concentrate on: These days, I'm all about cutting loose and enjoying myself.
