用法学习: 1. cut your losses 及时止损 (take the loss 有时也可以接受) If you cut your losses, you stop doing what you were doing in order to prevent the bad situation that you are in becoming worse. Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change. take a loss 不赚钱, 有损失 to lose money They took a loss on the deal. TBBT: Sheldon: MSN Search, AltaVista, and Ask Jeeves. You? Amy: Sorry, I don't have a list of defunct search engines that I miss. Bert: Hey. Looks like I got stood up, so I'm gonna head out. Amy: Oh, no. Are you sure you don't want to give her a few more minutes? Bert: Nah, G-Harmony recommends after two hours, it's time to cut bait 就算了, 止损, 计算损失(fish or cut bait
to proceed energetically with a task or give it up altogether. used for
telling someone to do something they have been talking about or else
admit that they do not intend to do it. To make a decision, especially
after a period of delay; to either take action now or forgo the
opportunity. It's time to fish or cut bait: either we buy this house now, or we must start looking for another one. cut bait 放弃, 认栽, 认输: To give up on something in order to pursue something else. Jenny
knew it was time to cut bait, since her relationship with Joe was never
going to progress beyond the current level of commitment. ). Stop-loss order, stock or commodity market order to close a position if/when losses reach a threshold [ˈθreʃhəuld]. A Stop Loss is an instruction for a particular share in your portfolio to be placed for sale on the market when it trades at a pre-determined price. You decide which share you wish to sell, and set an acceptable exit price below the share's current trading price. I believe in stop loss orders to protect stock positions or to lock in gains. When the stop loss is triggered, your stock is automatically sold at the market at the best available price. In a normal market (if there is such a thing), the stop loss can work as intended. You buy a stock at $50, and enter a stop loss order to sell at $47.50, which limits your loss to 5%. In reality, in a fast market when the stock gaps down (Gap Down: difference between the current session's high and the previous session's low price. Tata Motors has been trading in a range of Rs 335 to 365 levels for the last 10 trading sessions. Last week, it opened with a gap-down below Rs 370 and witnessed a selloff. Now, it is near to the gap-down zone and if manages to cross Rs 370 then the immediate downtrend may end. In that case, it may rally towards Rs 385-388 levels. gap: A gap is defined as an unfilled space or interval. On a technical analysis chart, a gap represents an area where no trading takes place. On the Japanese candlestick chart, a window is interpreted as a gap. In an upward trend, a gap is produced when the highest price of one day is lower than the lowest price of the following day. Thus, in a downward trend, a gap occurs when the lowest price of any one day is higher than the highest price of the next day.) (during flash crashes(A flash crash 股市大跌, 狂跌 is a very rapid, deep, and volatile fall in security prices occurring within an extremely short time period短时间内, 短期内. A flash crash frequently stems from trades executed by black-box trading黑箱操作, 暗盒交易, combined with high-frequency trading, whose speed and interconnectedness nature can result in the loss and recovery of billions of dollars in a matter of minutes and seconds.), breaking news, or fake tweets), your stop loss is triggered. The bad news is that it will be triggered at the next available market price, which could be many points lower. The best available price? 2. a dead loss 不可救药 [British, informal, disapproval] If you say that someone or something is a dead loss, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are completely useless or unsuccessful. I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss. be at a loss If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation. I was at a loss for what to do next. The government is at a loss to know how to tackle the violence. Fritz [frɪts] noun DATED INFORMAL a German, especially a soldier in the First World War (often used as a nickname). "instead of fighting we should take the Fritzes on at football". II. the Germans collectively. "he received reports that Fritz and Tommies had joined each other in no-man's-land". on the fritz (fritzed, bung, on the blink, spaz) 坏了的, 不工作的 INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN (of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, US) not working properly. (of an appliance, etc) broken or malfunctioning The fridge is on the fritz again. "my computer is on the fritz. I'd record it, but my tape deck is on the fritz again. My washing machine has gone on the fritz, and I have a load of muddy clothes to clean. Etymology: Unknown. Attested from 1902, originally meaning "in a bad way" or "in bad condition", malfunctioning of an appliance. Perhaps from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeic (here, imitating the sound of electric sparks jumping). spaz [spæz] (slang, derogatory, offensive) I. A stupid or incompetent person. II. A hyperactive person. III. A tantrum, a fit. IV. A person with spastic paralysis, spastic cerebral palsy or epilepsy. Usage notes: The offensiveness of this term and of spastic differs somewhat between the US and the UK. In the UK, it is highly offensive. The term is more commonly used in the U.S., but is still offensive to some in the disability community. spaz attack (slang, humorous) A sudden burst of excitement or nervousness. spastic [ˈspastɪk] I. (now offensive, especially in UK, Ireland) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. II. (slang, derogatory, offensive especially in UK, Ireland) A stupid, clumsy person. Usage notes: The offensiveness of spastic and spaz differs considerably between the US and the UK. In the United States, the terms are usually inoffensive outside of the disability community; in the UK and Ireland, they are broadly offensive and typically taken as denigrating references to those with cerebral palsy. Consequently, University of Sussex linguist Lynne Murphy has described spastic as "one of the most taboo insults to a British ear", and in a 2003 survey by the BBC it was voted the second-most offensive word relating to disability (after retard). bung I. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Broken, not in working order. II. 塞子. A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask. A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. verb. I. [British, informal] If you bung something somewhere, you put it there in a quick and careless way. Pour a whole lot of cold water over the rice, and bung it in the oven. II. [British, informal] If something is bunged up, it is blocked. The sink's bunged up again. My nose is all bunged up. bung-hole A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung. Pop a tap in the barrel's bung-hole so you can pour us a round of beer, innkeeper! bung eye (Australia) An infected eye. on the blink (UK, Australia, informal) functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electrical device. My toaster is on the blink, making either charcoal or cold bread. 2. dumping tours 低价团: These "dumping tours" ( dumping I. economics the offering for sale of large quantities (of goods) on foreign markets at low prices in order to maintain a high price in the home market and obtain a share of the foreign markets. Dumping occurs when a product is sold at less than fair value. Investigations showed that exports of the material into the mainland market constituted dumping. There is nothing we can do about dumping - selling goods at below production cost. They have called for an investigation to determine whether dumping of products is taking place. II. the hasty selling (of stocks and shares) in the belief that prices will fall or continue falling. the wholesale dumping of shares on stock markets around the world. the act of selling large amounts of something that you do not want to keep: If someone were to initiate the large-scale dumping of dollars, an avalanche-style collapse could begin. III. the disposal (of waste) in the sea or on land. We need to stop the dumping of rubbish in our canals. efforts to end the dumping of waste into waterways. German law forbids the dumping of hazardous waste on German soil. The dumping of waste into local rivers has discoloured the water. proposals by Scandinavian countries to ban the dumping of toxic waste at sea. dump noun. I. [informal, disapproval] If you say that a place is a dump, you think it is ugly and unpleasant to live in or visit. 'What a dump!' Christabel said, standing in the doorway of the youth hostel. II. A dump is a place where an army stores food and weapons temporarily while it is stationed in a particular place. III. A dump is a place where rubbish is left, for example on open ground outside a town. ...companies that bring their rubbish straight to the dump. The walled garden was used as a dump. verb. I. If you dump something somewhere, you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly. We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market. He got my haversack from the cab and dumped it at my feet. II. If something is dumped somewhere, it is put or left there because it is no longer wanted or needed. The getaway car was dumped near a motorway tunnel. A million tonnes of untreated sewage is dumped into the sea. The government declared that it did not dump radioactive waste at sea. German law forbids the dumping of hazardous waste on German soil. III. To dump something such as an idea, policy, or practice means to stop supporting or using it. Ministers believed it was vital to dump the poll tax before the election. IV. If a firm or company dumps goods, it sells large quantities of them at prices far below their real value, usually in another country, in order to gain a bigger market share or to keep prices high in the home market. It produces more than it needs, then dumps its surplus onto the world market. V. If you dump someone, you end your relationship with them. I thought he was going to dump me for another girl. She was dumped by her long-term lover after five years. ...parents who dump the kids in the play area and go off elsewhere. VI. [informal, disapproval] If you say that a parent dumps a child with someone 丢下, 丢给, you are criticizing the parent for leaving the child to be looked after by that person. I was sometimes dumped with my grandmother or left with highly unsuitable au pairs. He can't cope and dumps his two teenage boys on them to be looked after. VII. To dump computer data or memory means to copy it from one storage system onto another, such as from disk to magnetic tape. All the data is then dumped into the main computer. VIII. If someone dumps on you, they treat you very badly and unfairly. He was a nice guy, Mona. He didn't dump on me. down in the dumps If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable. She's feeling a bit down in the dumps and needs cheering up. ) are package trips in which visitors are essentially forced to purchase pricey goods including duty-free merchandise, nutritional supplements, and cosmetics by being herded into businesses. Some tourists who join tour package groups in Seoul have to spend more than what they had paid for or intended to buy – they are ushered to shops and forced to buy overpriced products. This illegal practice is known as "dumping tours", reported The Korea Times on Monday. Earlier in October, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced it would take stern measures on "low-priced dumping tours", which taint the city's reputation as well as cast a shadow on the tourism sector's post-pandemic recovery. 3. dock I. [transitive] to take away part of someone's pay, etc. If you dock someone's wages or money, you take some of the money away. dock something If you're late, your pay will be docked 扣掉, 扣费. dock something from/off something They've docked 15% off my pay for this week. If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have. He threatens to dock 扣分, 扣费 her fee. To dock points would be wrong. II. [transitive] dock something (computing) to connect a computer to a docking station. I docked my portable and started work. III. [transitive] dock something to cut an animal's tail short The horse's tail had been docked. IV. [intransitive, transitive] dock (something) if a ship docks or you dock a ship, it sails into a harbor and stays there. The ferry is expected to dock at 6. V. [intransitive, transitive] dock (something) if two spacecraft dock, or are docked, they are joined together in space Next year, a technology module will be docked on the space station. 4. A juice box, also called a carton (BrE) or popper (AuE), is a small container used to conveniently carry and consume drinks. They are frequently made of paperboard with an aluminum foil lining, but variations exist. Juice boxes are most popular with children, although other uses include emergency drinking water, milk, and wine. A juice box is considered an aseptic container, meaning it is manufactured and filled under aseptic processing and requires no refrigeration or preservatives to remain germ-free. Leonard: How come scientists don't win free stuff like salespeople do? Howard: 'Cause we're not in it for the stuff. We're in it for the groupies. Sheldon: Personally, I find the notion of external rewards demeaning. I pursue science for the intrinsic joy of discovery. Amy: But you always say that you want to win a Nobel Prize. Sheldon: I also say don't contradict me in front of my friends, but that you don't remember. Penny: All right, well, let me know if you guys want to go. Raj: I would love to. I do enjoy the complexity of an aged Pinot noir. Leonard: I'm sure that would pair nicely with your fried nuggets of chicken. Amy: Well, it sounds like a nice night. We should go. Sheldon: Wine again? Yeah, no, thank you. I like my grapes the old-fashioned way, in a juice box. Amy: Well, I'm going. You couldn't stop me from getting a massage at the mall, and you're not stopping me now. Sheldon: I shouldn't have to see my girlfriend get groped in public by another man. Amy: And I shouldn't have to see my boyfriend riding on a train for children around the mall. Penny: The little choo-choo for toddlers? Amy: And now you know why I needed the massage. Oregano (US: [ɔːˈrɛɡənoʊ, ə-], UK: [ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːnoʊ] 牛至 又名滇香薷，歐洲語言中稱爲“俄勒岡”、“披薩草”或“野馬鬱蘭, oregano 和 basil是意大利料理的两大香料)( Basil (UK: [ˈbæzəl] also US: [ˈbeɪzəl] 罗勒), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also known as sweet basil or Genovese basil. Studies of the essential oil have shown insecticidal and insect-repelling properties 功效, including potential toxicity to mosquitos. )) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It was native to the Mediterranean region, but widely naturalised elsewhere in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The flowers which can be white, pink or light purple, are 3–4 mm (1⁄8–3⁄16 in) long, and produced in erect spikes in summer. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative, O. majorana, is known as sweet marjoram. Both are widely used as culinary herbs, especially in Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Hispanic, and French cuisine. Oregano is a culinary 食用的 herb, used for the flavour of its leaves, which can be more intense when dried than fresh. It has an earthy, warm, and slightly bitter taste, which can vary in intensity. Good-quality oregano may be strong enough to almost numb the tongue, but cultivars adapted to colder climates may have a lesser flavour. Factors such as climate, season, and soil composition may affect the aromatic oils present, and this effect may be greater than the differences between the various species of plants. Oregano is the staple herb of Italian cuisine, most frequently used with roasted, fried, or grilled vegetables, meat, and fish. Oregano combines well with spicy foods popular in Southern Italy. Oregano is also an ornamental 装饰用的 plant, with numerous cultivars bred for varying leaf colour, flower colour and habit. Oregano oil has been used in folk medicine 民间 over centuries. Oregano essential oil is extracted from the leaves of the oregano plant. Although oregano or its oil may be used as a dietary supplement, there is no clinical evidence to indicate that either has any effect on human health. In 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a Utah company, Young Living, that its herbal products, including oregano essential oil, were being promoted to have numerous unproven anti-disease effects, and so were being sold as unauthorized misbranded drugs subject to seizure and federal penalties. 5. repulsive [rɪpʌlsɪv] ( abhorrent, detestable, disgusting, repugnant ) I. If you describe something or someone as repulsive, you mean that they are horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid them. extremely unpleasant or unacceptable. causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust: a repulsive odor/crime. What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. ...repulsive fat white slugs. ...a repulsively large rat. II. A repulsive force is a force which pushes away what is around it. The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous. repugnant If behaviour or beliefs, etc. are repugnant, they are very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust. If you think that something is horrible and disgusting, you can say that it is repugnant. The odour is repugnant to insects. The Committee said his actions were improper and repugnant. She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance. a repugnant smell. I find your attitude towards these women quite repugnant. The idea of cheating in an exam is morally repugnant to me. vocabulary: Repugnant refers to something you detest so thoroughly it threatens to make you physically sick, like the idea of marrying your sister. Or wearing last year's jeans. A repugnant thing is a thing offensive, detestable, or obscene. It can be repugnant to your mind or your morals. It can also be physically repugnant, like the smell that comes from a restaurant's dumpster, which hasn't been emptied since the very exciting "Omelet Week," way back at the beginning of August. Makes you want to "re-PLUG-nant" your nose! detestable used to refer to people or things that you hate very much. If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much. I find their views detestable. a detestable coward. revolting [rɪ'voʊltɪŋ] If you say that something or someone is revolting, you mean you think they are horrible and disgusting. extremely unpleasant: a revolting smell of rotting cabbage. Picking your nose is a revolting habit. The smell in the cell was revolting. It was the most revolting thing I have ever tasted. reprehensive showing anger and disapproval about something someone has done: He shook a reprehensive head. reprehensible deserving censure or condemnation. If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it is reprehensible. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner. "his complacency and reprehensible laxity". laxity [ˈlæksɪti] 不严明, 松散. 不严谨, 不认真. 吊儿郎当, 不当回事. the quality or condition of being lax; looseness. a. behaviour that shows little care, attention, or control: The laxity of prison officers made it easy for the men to get away. An atmosphere of laxity by some lab workers in following procedures needs to change. b. the quality of not being severe or strong enough: the laxity of safety standards. Many people will be appalled at the laxity of the country's laws with regards to drugs. abominable [əbɒmɪnəbəl] Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad. The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions. The weather's been abominable all week. The President described the killings as an abominable crime. The weather was abominable, cold with wind and rain. Chloe has behaved abominably. Wallis was often abominably rude. vocabulary: Abominable is as bad as it gets. So if the food at camp is abominable, the campers might start to shout, "Ick! Ick! Your stew is making us sick!" Abominable is an adjective that should be used only when something is exceptionally bad or threatening, like a gigantic furry snowman who is terrorizing a village. Abominable is so absolutely awful that it causes physical revulsion. So odious that it brings even the toughest of tough guys to tears. Which is a bummer, because it's a surprisingly fun word to say out loud. odious [oʊdiəs] 可憎可恶的, 可恨的 (heinous, hideous) adj If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant. extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate: an odious crime. an odious little man. Herr Schmidt is certainly the most odious man I have ever met. The judge described the crime as odious. vocabulary: If something is odious, it's hateful. If you become a historian of slavery, you'll learn all the details of that odious trade. Odious is from the Latin noun odium, which means hatred. It is a strong word, so don't call someone odious unless you want to accuse someone of being loathsome or vile. Actions can also be called odious. A typical use is Shakespeare's in Othello: "You told a lie, an odious damned lie." Some synonyms are hateful, contemptible, detestable, and abominable. abysmal [əbɪzməl] very bad. If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality. ...our abysmal record at producing a scientifically trained workforce. The general standard of racing was abysmal. The standard of education was abysmally low. As the chart shows, it has failed abysmally. abysmal working conditions. The food was abysmal. The standard of the students' work is abysmal. vocabulary: If you want to say something is really, really bad — then call it abysmal. If one person shows up to your party, well then that is an abysmal 惨淡的, turnout. The 1958 Ford Edsel? An abysmal 可悲可叹的 failure. When someone describes the hole you just dug as abysmal, you may not know whether to take it as positive or negative feedback. That's because starting in the 1650s, abysmal simply meant "resembling an abyss in depth." By that definition you've just received a compliment on your deep digging skills. But since the early twentieth century, abysmal has been more commonly used to identify something as "extremely bad." So it's more likely that your hole has just been insulted.
