用法学习: 1. turn your nose up [at sb/sth] 瞧不起, 嗤之以鼻 to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you: They turned their noses up at the only hotel that was available. In British English: – the colloquial noun toffee-nose = stuck-up designates a snob or supercilious person; the colloquial adjective toffee-nosed means snobbish or supercilious. supercilious [ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs] ( arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous, )[disapproval] behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people. His manner is supercilious and arrogant. Her eyebrows were arched in supercilious surprise. "a supercilious lady's maid". to cut off your nose to spite your face 两败俱伤, 伤敌八百, 自损一千 [disapproval] If you say that someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face, you mean they do something that they think will hurt someone, without realizing or caring that it will hurt themselves as well. The industry's greed means it is cutting off its nose to spite its face. "Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" is an expression used to describe a needlessly self-destructive overreaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more than the object of one's anger. 2. Rumble strips are grooves 沟槽 or rows of indents 凹陷 in the pavement designed to alert inattentive drivers through noise and vibration and reduce the number of accidents. Rumble stripes are simply rumble strips cut into the pavement where the edgeline and/or centerline are to be placed. After the rumble strips are ground in, the white or yellow line is marked right over the rumble strips. The advantage is that the edgeline or centerline is much more visible in the rain and the rumble strip provides warning to a motorist who strays from the driving lane. What are mumble strips? Sinusoidal rumble strips are also called mumble strips. They are similar to traditional rumble strips, but mumble strips have a wave pattern ground into the pavement that lessens the external noise produced when vehicles travel across them. Traditional rumble strips do not have the wave pattern. get/have your ducks in a row to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen: They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required. nibs an important or self-important person—usually used in the phrases his nibs or her nibs as if a title of honor. nibble 小口吃 I. to eat something by taking a lot of small bites: Ben stopped nibbling his apple. Keep vegetables handy to nibble on. Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up? A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables. Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa. Just take/have a nibble to see if you like the taste. II. to bite something gently and repeatedly: She nibbled his ear. III. an expression of interest in something: The real-estate agent says she’s gotten some nibbles for our house (= some people have expressed interest in it). Our house was on the market for six months and there wasn't a single nibble. nibble (away) at something to slowly reduce something: Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years. nibbles UK informal small pieces of food that are eaten between or before meals, often with alcoholic drinks: I bought some crisps, nuts, and other nibbles. 3. James stared at the screen for a full minute wide-eyed. To proceed was an admission. His horned up ( horned up = horny) logic told him that even if he backed out he'd still be jacking off thinking about it. He slowly brought his finger to the screen and selected update preferences. The video was short on plot, appearing to be a caught shop lifter situation. The bottom was rail thin ( thin as a rail Very slender I do not know why she's dieting; she's thin as a rail already. This simile, which uses rail in the sense of "a narrow bar," has largely replaced such other versions as thin as a lath or rake, although the latter is still common in Britain. ) and smooth. Some dialog passed that he couldn't hear and it immediately progressed into the jock face fucking the helpless bottom, who was now nude and sporting a hard on. The jock removed his cock from the bottoms throat, made them lean over the desk and started fucking. as it/things turned out = as it is/as things stand 殊不知, 结果, 没料到 as later events showed. You use expressions such as as it is, as it turns out, and as things stand when you are making a contrast between a possible situation and what actually happened or is the case. I didn't need my umbrella as it turned out (= because it didn't rain later). I want to work at home on a Tuesday but as it turns out sometimes it's a Wednesday or a Thursday. 4. bow [baʊ] I. When you bow to someone 鞠躬, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way. He bowed slightly before taking her bag. I gave a theatrical bow and waved. II. If you bow your head 低头, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something. He bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving. She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her. III. If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes 屈服于, you agree to do what they want you to do. Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables. Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year. IV. If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope. ...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks. To be bowed down = to be bowed. bow to the inevitable 屈服于淫威, 无奈之下 If someone bows to the inevitable and does something that they do not want to do, they do it, because circumstances force them to do it. He bowed to the inevitable and announced that he was willing to resume diplomatic relations. take a bow 鞠躬致意 If an actor or entertainer takes a bow, he or she shows appreciation of an audience's applause by bowing to them. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows. bow down 屈服 If you refuse to bow down to another person, you refuse to show them respect or to behave in a way which you think would make you seem weaker or less important than them. We should not have to bow down to anyone. bow out 退出 If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it. He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed. bow [baʊ] 船舷, 船头 noun. The front part of a ship is called the bow or the bows. The plural bows can be used to refer either to one or to more than one of these parts. The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down. ...the sight of that magnificent ship lit up from bow to stern. ...spray from the ship's bows. bow [boʊ ] noun. I. A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow. II. A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows which consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows. II. The bow 琴工 of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibres stretched along it, which you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it. a string to one's bow = another string to your bow 多项技能, 多种能力 If someone has more than one string to their bow, they have more than one ability or thing they can use if the first one they try is not successful. I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow. 5. boa [ˈbəʊə] I. a constrictor snake which bears live young and may reach great size, native to America, Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands. II. a long, thin decorative scarf made of feathers or a similar material, worn by women at parties or as part of fancy dress. "a sequinned ballgown and feather boa". Harry Styles fans leave Cardiff looking like 'feather boa massacre'. 6. come out with something 说出来的话 to say something suddenly and unexpectedly: He comes out with the strangest things! She comes out with some good ideas though. come out I. When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public. The book comes out this week. He has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante. II. To come out in a particular way means to be in the position or state described at the end of a process or event. In this grim little episode, few people come out well 显得好看. So what makes a good marriage? Faithfulness comes out top of the list. Julian ought to have resigned, then he'd have come out of it with some credit. III. If you come out for something, you declare that you support it. If you come out against something, you declare that you do not support it. The German Chancellor and the French President have come out in favour of direct financial aid. Its members had come out virtually unanimously against the tests. IV. When a group of workers comes out on strike ( = US go out on strike 举行罢工 ), they go on strike. On September 18 the dockers again came out on strike. V. If a photograph does not come out 洗不出来, it does not appear or is unclear when it is developed and printed. VI. When the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky. Oh, look. The sun's come out. VI. If a fact comes out, it becomes known to people. The truth is beginning to come out 揭露出来, 披露出来 about what happened. It came out that he was already married. come out to/at (something) To equal or add up to a certain amount. To equal a certain amount. In this usage, "at" is followed by a total or other terms related to numbers or money. My medical bills have come out at such a high number that I don't know how I will pay them. My medical bills have come out to such a high number that I don't know how I will pay them. to result in a certain amount, as the result of mathematical computation. The total charges came out at far more than we expected. 对话: Tell me where that makes sense 你这怎么说得通, 怎么合理, 哪里合理, cause I'm trying to understand that, but I don't. I love that all of sudden the New Yorker fully comes out in you上身, 附体, 附身. "how do you like them apples = how bout them apples" I. directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation. "Our governor has just vetoed a bill that would offer more money to our schools. How do you like them apples?" II. (colloquial, rhetorical question, Ireland, US) Used after an actual or proposed action with which the listener might be displeased. Also used after refuting an argument. "I can't give you a raise now; if I did, this whole company would go bankrupt, and you wouldn't have a job at all. Now how do you like them apples?" Note: often used as a way to mock or tease someone after gaining some kind of victory over them, or after they receive surprising information. Numerous online sources suggest the expression comes from World War I. "How do you like them apples?" is an expression that supposedly originated during the first World War, when the Allies' anti-tank grenade was colloquially called a "toffee apple" because of its bulb-like appearance on a stick. The phrase was a taunt against the enemy. 6. britches pl.n.
= Breeches. knee-length trousers, often with buckles or decoration at
the bottoms, worn by men in the 17th to early 19th centuries. too big for your britches/boots 装不下你了, 太自以为是, 太把自己当回事, 盛不下了 = too cool for school someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he's been ordering us all around and generally getting much too big for his boots. wear the britches (in the family) and wear the pants (in the family) Rur. to be in charge in the family. Jane
bosses her husband around something scandalous. It's clear that she
wears the britches in the family. I don't intend to let my wife wear the
pants in the family. Mary's a strong-minded woman, but her husband
still wears the britches. straighten someone out 正正圈, 教训一下 to cause someone to improve his or her behavior or character: I thought marriage would straighten him out. straighten out I. to bring order to something that is disorderly. See if you can straighten this mess out. Will you straighten out your room, please? II. to help someone become less confused about something. Can you straighten me out 答疑, 解惑 on this matter? I will do what I can to straighten out the office staff on this question. 7. medical (US usually physical) 体检 an examination of a person's body by a doctor in order to discover if that person is healthy, sometimes done before a person can be accepted for a particular job: The insurance company wanted me to have a medical 体检. check-up a medical examination to test your general state of health: She goes to her doctor for regular check-ups. a dental check-up. medicine [medsən] [US medɪsɪn] I. 医学. Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses. treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this. the science dealing with the preserving of health and with preventing and treating disease or injury: Alex went to the university to study medicine 学医学. Pediatrics is a branch of medicine. She continued to practice medicine until she was in her eighties. paediatric/ preventative medicine. orthodox/Western medicine. a career in medicine. She is a doctor, but is unable to practise medicine (= work as a doctor) in her own country. He pursued a career in medicine. I was interested in alternative medicine and becoming an aromatherapist. Psychiatry is an accepted branch of medicine. II. Medicine 药物. is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness. a substance, especially in the form of a liquid or a pill, that is a treatment for illness or injury: cough medicine. Take two spoonfuls of medicine at mealtimes. She knows a lot about herbal medicines. People in hospitals are dying because of shortage of medicine. ...herbal medicines. medication [medɪkeɪʃən] Medication is another word you can use for medicine. They mean the same thing. Both words are countable and non-countable nouns. Finally, we look at the word drug. A drug can be a substance in medicine. But drugs are also made, sold and bought for recreational use. Alcohol and marijuana are examples. Some drugs and medicines require a doctor's approval for use. Those are called "prescription drugs." In a sense, medicine and medication are synonymous yet they are also two different words depending on how they are used. The term "medicine" is more commonly used than the term "medication." People often say, "Take your medicine" instead of "Take your medication.". Medication is medicine that is used to treat and cure illness. a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used to improve a particular condition or illness: She stopped taking the prescribed medications. An antiviral drug is the only government-approved medication for COVID-19. He is currently on/taking medication for his heart. In the study, patients were taken off their usual medications. Are you on any medication? Are you taking any medications now? I'm on medication for my heart condition. The condition can be treated effectively with medication. over-the-counter/prescription medications. take/need/change medication In many cases, people were not warned about the dangers of taking medications without medical supervision. give/prescribe (sb) medication (for sth) Her records revealed that she had received counselling 咨询过 and had been prescribed medication. be on medication (for sth) There has been a worrying increase in the number of people on medication for depression. 8. give someone a ride/lift 载someone. I have to take my mother to the doctor today. go with I offered to go with him to the police station. come with Can you come to the hospital with me? accompany formal Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. drive My husband usually drives the kids to school. give someone a lift 载sb Can you give me a lift into town? lead He lead her through to the sitting room. carry She took the baby out of the car and carried him inside. kidnap She was kidnapped by gunmen on October 12th. abduct Five soldiers were abducted and killed. give someone a lift I. to make someone happier: She'd been feeling low but hearing that she'd got the job gave her a lift. It gives you a bit of a lift to know you're doing something to help other people. I try to give them a lift by finding something about their work to praise. He'd been feeling pessimistic about his court case, but that evening, he received some information that gave him a lift. The win last week really gave her a lift. II. to make something such as a business, the economy etc operate better The Bank of England's announcement gave the stock market a lift 提升, 提振 today. give someone a mouthful mainly UK informal to shout something angry at someone, usually using offensive language: A taxi driver wound down his window and gave the cyclist a mouthful. give someone a piece of your mind to tell someone why you are angry with that person: I'd like to give her a piece of my mind. give someone a run for his/her/their money to not allow someone to win easily: We're going to give the other candidate a run for her money. give someone a hand to give someone help: Could you give me a hand with these suitcases? Marcia has taught her children to lend a hand when it comes to cleaning up after meals. give someone a leg up I. to help someone to climb over something. II. to help someone to improve their situation, especially at work. 9. nascent [ˈneɪ,sənt] 婴儿期的, 襁褓期的, 发展初期的, 早期的, 初期的, 新成立的, 新出现的, 新生的 Nascent things or processes are just beginning, and are expected to become stronger or to grow bigger. only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly: a nascent political party. a nascent problem. ...Kenya's nascent democracy. ...the still nascent science of psychology. wayward [weɪwərd] adj If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control. doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control. ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. Her third natural stimulant 自然刺激因素, though, is a little wayward and might not be for everyone. come over someone to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way: I'm sorry! That was a stupid thing to say - I don't know what came over me. humorous He gave you a present! What's come over him 脑子不正常了, 发的什么疯, 中了什么邪, 哪根筋不正常了, 从哪里来的, 太阳从西边出来了? come over I. to seem to be a particular type of person. If someone or what they are saying comes over in a particular way, they make that impression on people who meet them or are listening to them. You come over as a capable and amusing companion. He came over well – perhaps a little pompous, but nevertheless honest and straightforward. I watched the interview and felt he came over as 给别人印象 quite arrogant. I think she comes over as very nervous. He doesn't come over as particularly trustworthy. He came over as very knowledgeable. (come across I. (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression. If someone or what they are saying comes across in a particular way, they make that impression on people who meet them or are listening to them. When sober he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man. He came across very, very well. "he'd always come across as a decent guy". II. If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance. I came across a group of children playing. ) II. to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone: Come over here! Is your family coming over from Greece for the wedding? III. UK to be influenced suddenly and unexpectedly by a strange feeling. If someone comes over all dizzy or shy 忽然觉得..., 一下子变得那么 忽然变得害羞, 忽然害羞起来, 忽然头晕起来, for example, they suddenly start feeling or acting in that way. When Connie pours her troubles out to him, Joe comes over all sensitive. Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing. I stood up too quickly and came over all dizzy/faint/peculiar. puritanical [ˌpjʊərɪˈtanɪkl] 正人君子的, 卫道夫, 道学家 (strait-laced, prim, prissy, prudish, priggy) adj. [disapproval] If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way. believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary: She is very puritanical about sex. He rebelled against his puritanical upbringing. ...puritanical fathers. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex. puritan [ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n] noun. [disapproval] You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan. As for the subjects that so enrage puritans, they will continue to form the focus of her work. adj. [disapproval] Puritan attitudes are based on strict moral or religious principles and often involve disapproval of physical pleasures. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him. ...puritan self-denial. 10. headwind [ˈhɛdwɪnd] 顶风, 逆风 a wind blowing directly against you as you move forward: a wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion. a wind blowing in the opposite direction to the one you are moving in: The runners had to battle against a stiff/strong headwind. The boats had to battle a strong headwind over the last part of the race. tailwind 顺风 A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other vehicle, making it move faster. A tailwind had cut the flying time by half an hour.
hunker down VS knuckle down VS buckle down: hunker down I. to sit down on your heels. If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position 半蹲着, 蹲坐, 坐在腿上, balancing on your feet. Betty hunkered down on the floor. He ended up hunkering down beside her. We hunkered down around the campfire, toasting marshmallows. II. to make yourself comfortable in a place or situation, or to prepare to stay in a place or position for a long time, usually in order to achieve something or for protection: The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth. III. to hide 蹲下身, 暂避一下, 躲一下, hide out, or take shelter, often for just a few hours or less, as from a pursuer or a storm: Runaways hunkered down in all sorts of places along the Underground Railroad. Rain pelted our boat through the night, but we were able to hunker down in a small harbor until daybreak. If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make people notice them or put them in danger. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. Hunker down may mean to take shelter. For instance, one may hunker down in one's house during inclement weather. Hunker down may also mean a mental effort to settle in for the long haul. One may hunker down into one's work if it is going to take unrelenting, slow effort to get something done. Hunker down implies endurance. The word hunker is Scottish, used from the early 1700s to mean to squat on the balls of one's feet, ready to spring into action. The idiom hunker down is traced to the America South, originating sometime around the turn of the twentieth century. Related phrases are hunkers down, hunkered down, hunkering down. We need to hunker down, keep everybody as healthy as we can, and get through this. Release of the latest 15-day plan for slowing the spread of the virus came as state and local government officials pleaded with the Trump administration to mount a coordinated response to the pandemic, as millions of workers and students were already hunkering down at home. However, Mercatante said it may also come down to the sacrifices local residents are willing to make to "hunker down," avoiding large gatherings, distant travel and non-essential events. knuckle down to start working or studying hard. If someone knuckles down 静下心来, they begin to work or study very hard, especially after a period when they have done very little work. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work. He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination. You're going to have to really knuckle down (to your work) if you want to pass your final exams. buckle down If you buckle down 静下心来 to something, you start working seriously at it. tackle a task with determination. to start working hard: He has buckled down to work in the reserves. I just buckled down and got on with playing. He'll have to buckle down (to his work) soon if he wants to pass his finals. To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself (e.g. to work or study). If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student. "the pair buckled down and started to train seriously". Knuckle down is a phrase which means to get serious about a task, to work diligently on a task or problem. Knuckle down is a term derived from the game of marbles, it first appears in the mid-1860s in American English. One puts a knuckle to the ground to assume the shooting position in marbles, thus the term knuckle down. Buckle down is a phrase which means to get serious about a task, to work diligently on a task or problem. In fact, knuckle down and buckle down are virtually interchangeable idioms. Buckle down is also an American English phrase, first found in the Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1865. However, it is assumed that buckle down is derived from an earlier British phrase, buckle to, which first appears in the sixteenth century. 'We have to knuckle down and do the hard work required in defence,' said McRoberts. Gallery co-director Dave Travis asked Brian to knuckle down a year ago – and was astonished at both the quality and volume of work the father-of-two produced. If the WP reveals itself to be a worthwhile opposition which can knuckle down and rectify its mistakes, as I hope it does, then the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) saga should also be an ephemeral factor with little bearing on the next GE. Instead of celebrating this victory, however, Syriza was forced to buckle down and start considering the challenges ahead almost immediately. Because I'm prone to SNPS, I’m very much aware of how difficult it can be to buckle down and finish what you've started when there are so many shiny new pebbles in the stream. And then days, weeks, months will go by before you finally decide to buckle down and make an album (maybe when you realize your first anniversary is fast approaching and you still don't have one!).
sex euphemism: Whether it's a euphemism used to shy away from talking about a topic that's too taboo from some, or the complete opposite and a visceral, visual slang term that penetrates the mind, we've invented a lot of ways to start discourse around intercourse. There's a popular tidbit about the Inuit people having over 50 words for snow, but we might have them beat for the different terms for sex. What does getting railed 狂操, 猛操, 暴操(To sexually penetrate in a rough manner.) mean? Let's start off with one of the more uncouth phrases – since Google search results indicate a lot of people are curious as to what this particular saying means. Getting railed, quite literally, means having sex – or, if you prefer to take the cue from Urban Dictionary, it means the act of having wild, wild sex. Netflix and Chill: Netflix and chill has become the most common mating call for a modern day audience. To Netflix and Chill implies putting on Netflix as background noise – or a convincing alibi – as you and your partner(s) engage in a bit of consensual fun. Boning Some of these terms get their names from the implication that a penis is involved in the act. Boning is such a term – entering the lexicon most likely as an after-effect to boner becoming a popular term for an erect penis. D***ing down If you have been d***ed down, you have had vigorous sex – this one is fairly self-explanatory. Clapping cheeks Getting one's cheeks clapped is a newer term which is rising in popularity. The name comes from the idea that, when you are in the throes of very intense sex, bum cheeks could make a clapping sound. Porked: Porking is another term people use forhaving sex. We wouldn't suggest Googling the term, but there are some who think the term came about because squealing, the sound associated with pigs, is sometimes the sign that sexual partners are having a good time. Shafted The origins of this term should be fairly obvious for anyone with, or who has sex with people with, a penis, sometimes colloquially called a shaft. Breeding: This is a term most often associated with sexual acts between people who identify as men. Breeding, or to be bred, generally means having unprotected anal sex. There are too many to name, but other phrases for having sex that deserve a shoutout include: Laying pipe, Pounding, Taking the skin boat to tuna town, Banging, Riding, Getting drilled, Nutting/Busting a nut.
groove VS furrow VS trough VS trench VS pit VS rut: groove [ɡruːv] a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material. II. an established routine or habit. "his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove". furrow noun. I. A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along. II. A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something. Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. III. (crease 手纹, 掌纹 If you don't have a racquet handy, you can also measure your grip size using a ruler. With your hand open and fingers extended close together, align the ruler with the bottom lateral crease of your palm and measure to the tip of your ring finger.) A furrow is a deep fold or line in the skin of someone's face. ...the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth. crease [kriːs] noun. I. Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded. She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress. Papa flattened the creases of the map with his broad hands. ...cream coloured trousers with sharp creases. II. Creases in someone's skin are lines which form where their skin folds when they move. ...the tiny creases at the corners of his eyes. When Crevecoeur smiled, the creases in his face deepened. ...Jock's creased drunken face. III. In cricket, the crease is a line on the playing surface where the batsman stands. Haynes was still at the crease, unbeaten on 84. verb. I. 折痕. 折线. If cloth or paper creases or if you crease it, lines form in it when it is crushed or folded. Most outfits crease a bit when you are travelling. Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt. His clothes were creased, as if he had slept in them. II. If your face creases 皱褶 or if an expression creases it, lines appear on it because you are frowning or smiling. His ruddy face still routinely creases with mirth. For just the second time a look of emotion creases his face. furrow verb. If someone furrows their brow or forehead or if it furrows 皱眉, 蹙眉, deep folds appear in it because the person is annoyed, unhappy, or confused. My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced 'Aha!' Midge's forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking. Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow. to plough a furrow If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow. esoteric [ˌiːsə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪk] 小众的, 不为人知的, 少为人知的, 没几个人能懂的 adj. disapproving or humorous If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes. "esoteric philosophical debates". ...esoteric knowledge. His esoteric interests set him apart from his contemporaries. vocabulary: Pssst... do you know the secret handshake? If you haven't been brought into the inner circle of those with special knowledge, esoteric things will remain a mystery to you. In the olden days, achieving esoteric knowledge meant getting initiated into the mystical arts, learning secrets unknown to regular folks. Now when a subject is called esoteric it's usually something not so mystical but still hard to penetrate: financial accounting might seem esoteric for people who get easily stumped filling out their tax forms. Americans might find the sport of cricket to be esoteric, but the rules of baseball can be just as impenetrable to outsiders. The infield fly rule? Totally esoteric. trough [trɒf] I. 沟槽. A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance. II. A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves. III. 低潮期. A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career. American bank shares have risen by 60% since their trough last October. IV. A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure. The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres. canal [kənæl] I. A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area. ...the Grand Union Canal. ...Venetian canals and bridges. II. A canal is a narrow tube inside your body for carrying food, air, or other substances. ...delaying the food's progress through the alimentary canal. trench I. 渠沟, 壕沟. A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water. a narrow hole that is dug into the ground: A workman was killed when the sides of the trench he was working in collapsed. II. (foxhole: a small hole dug in the ground during a war or military attack, used by a small group of soldiers as a base for shooting at the enemy and as a shelter from attack) A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches. a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place from which they can attack the enemy while being hidden: the trenches of the First World War. We fought with them in the trenches. ...trench warfare. A trench coat or trenchcoat (传统是卡其色的, 军用的防雨, 双排扣的大衣) is a coat made of waterproof heavy-duty cotton gabardine drill or poplin, or leather. It generally has a removable insulated lining, raglan sleeves, and the classic versions come in various lengths ranging from mid-calf to above the knee. It was originally a military item of clothing and shows this influence in its styling. Traditionally this garment is double-breasted with 10 front buttons, has wide lapels, a storm flap and pockets that button-close. The coat is common belted at the waist with a self-belt, as well as having straps around the wrists that also buckle up. The coat also often has shoulder straps that button-close; those were a functional feature in a military context. The classic color of a trench coat is khaki. A trench 壕沟 is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. A trench is generally defined by being deeper than it is wide (as opposed to a wider gully or ditch), and by being narrow compared to its length (as opposed to a simple hole). rut noun. I. [disapproval] If you say that someone is in a rut, you disapprove of the fact that they have become fixed in their way of thinking and doing things, and find it difficult to change. You can also say that someone's life or career is in a rut. I don't like being in a rut – I like to keep moving on. Many over 30s feel stuck in a financial rut. II. A rut is a deep, narrow mark made in the ground by the wheels of a vehicle. Our driver slowed up as we approached the ruts in the road. ...the deep ruts 车辙 (tracking rut) left by the trucks' heavy wheels. III. The rut is the period of the year when some animals such as deer are sexually active, and the males fight each other to mate with the females. ...two elks sparring during the autumn rut. ...a stag in rut. rutted A rutted road or track is very uneven because it has long, deep, narrow marks in it made by the wheels of vehicles. ...an uncomfortable ride along deeply rutted roads. rutting 发情期 Rutting male animals such as deer are in a period of sexual excitement and activity. ...jokes about bitches in heat and rutting stags. During the rutting season the big boars have the most terrible mating battles. pit noun. I. A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working. II. A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit. III. A gravel pit or clay pit 黏土坑, sand pit 沙坑 is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground. This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964. IV. In motor racing, the pits are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races. He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car. pit stop I. In motor racing, if a driver makes a pit stop, he or she stops in a special place at the side of the track to get more fuel and to make repairs. He had to make four pit stops during the race. II. A pit stop is a brief stop for rest and food, especially when you are on a journey. They went around the world in a week without a pit stop. V. If you describe something as the pits, you mean that it is extremely bad. Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. 'The pits,' he replied. VI. A pit is the stone 核 of a fruit or vegetable. verb. If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict. You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are. This was one man pitted against the universe. pit one's wits against sb If you pit your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence. I'd like to pit my wits against the best. in the pit of one's stomach If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious. I had a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. a bottomless pit 无底深渊 If you describe something as a bottomless pit, you mean that it seems as if you can take things from it and it will never be empty or put things in it and it will never be full. A gold mine is not a bottomless pit, the gold runs out. The problem is we don't have a bottomless pit of resources. He's a bottomless pit as far as food is concerned.
雪天开车: Many drivers that live in cold climates don't think twice about hitting the road when just a few flakes are falling 零星小雪 or there is less than two inches of snow on the ground, but according to research, a light snow 不大的雪 can be just as dangerous as a snowstorm. "While it might seem like driving in light snow isn't much to fret about, don't underestimate the problems it could bring," says Laura Adams, Senior Education Analyst for DriversEd.com. "Yes, snow is less dangerous than ice for drivers. However, light snow can melt quickly and then refreeze. That turns roadways into sheets of slippery ice, which gives you the least traction possible." Groove wander, similar to tramlining, is a lateral force acting on a vehicle's wheel resulting from the combination of rain grooves (grooves cut into roads to mitigate hydroplaning 打滑 in light rain conditions) and contoured deformations in the road surface upon which the wheel runs. When the contact patch of the tire does not form to match the contours of the road surface the stiff tire edges tend to ride on and be guided (or tramlined) by the rain grooves within the surface contour. This force is greater than the contact patch can counter and the resultant force is delivered to the wheel hub and axle, pushing the car laterally. When all four wheels are acted upon in this way, the vehicle can experience rapid forces occurring from side to side and corner to corner (similar to encountering wind gusts, only from all four directions instead of just one). Tramlining(The term "tramlining" is being used to describe when directional control is disrupted by the vehicle's tendency to follow the longitudinal ruts and/or grooves in the road. Its name could be compared to the tram or trolley driver who does not steer because his vehicle follows the path established by the tracks.) is the tendency of a vehicle's wheels to follow the contours in the surface upon which it runs. The term comes from the tendency of a car's wheels to follow the normally recessed 凹下去的 rails of street trams, without driver input in the same way that the train does. The same effect is sometimes called Nibbling. Tramlining can usually be blamed on tires, and its incidence depends greatly on the model of tire and its state of wear. Although not normally dangerous, at very high speeds it can become a source of instability. Vehicles with large and wide low profile tires 薄轮胎( Low profile tyres have a relatively low side height from rim to road in relation to its cross-section width. Low-profile tyres have less sidewall than other tyres, and therefore more wheel.) are more prone to the effects as well as vehicles which have wheels fitted that are larger than the manufacturers recommendation or have reinforced sidewalls. People who are relatively inexperienced with driving with this tendency will feel that they have to make continual course corrections and it is very easy to overcompensate the steering, which could potentially lead to veering off the road especially if the road is a narrow track/country road. The effects of tramlining can be eased by subjecting the vehicle to an inspection and calibration of the wheels (i.e. a full geometry check) or replacing the tires with non-reinforced (soft sidewall) tires.
