口语: 1. No shit, Sherlock 废话吗不是, 你真是聪明啊, 你好聪明啊. I know 是"我知道的". I see 是我明白了(以前不明白, 你一说我明白了) = I get it, I got it, I understand, 回复可以说got it 没有I, 但不可以说get it, 必须说I get it. Got it? get it? 明白了吗. 怪不得, 原来如此: That makes sense, that explains a lot. I see. Got it. It all adds up now. That explains why. So that's why. No wonder. 丢脸(lose face, show sb up. make sb look bad, embarrass, humiliate. ): 丢某个人的脸可以说: lose face. 丢中国人的脸, 丢公司的脸不能用lose face. 可以用show someone up 害...出丑, 丢面子, 没面子 show up our country. 例子: Will you stop offering to pay in front of my friends? You are really showing me up. Wow, it's 2024, women can pay too. It's you who's showing yourself up. make someone look bad 显得...不好. You are really making Chinese people look bad. 不可以说lose one's face. 那就成了真的face了. 也不能加the. lose the face 是其他意思. Come on, lose the face 别摆臭脸, will you? Sorry, that's just my resting bitch face. OMG, he's really humiliating himself. 2. 摆烂: not give a fuck/shit, give zero fucks. stopped trying/caring, gave up trying. He started giving zero fucks after they cut his pay. Just admit defeat 放弃, 认输, stop giving a shit like everyone else. quiet quitting 躺平 (不再关心升职加薪的事情, 不加班求好). Quiet quitting is when an employee checks out and stops going the extra mile for their employer. Quiet quitting is when employees continue to put in the minimum amount of effort to keep their jobs, but don't go the extra mile for their employer. This might mean not speaking up in meetings, not volunteering for tasks, and refusing to work overtime. It might also result in greater absenteeism. 老年人 不要说old people: senior citizens. retirees (US), pensioners. silver fox (sliver vixen 不常用), people over 60 years. 夸人年轻: You look good for your age. You don't look a day over 40. 特别想吃, 特别想要, 想死了: I could murder a bubble tea 特别想喝, I could murder a Chinese 特别想吃. I could kill for a burger right now. I would give my right arm/nut to get a Coke right now, to get my hairline back. 不懂, 不知道: I don't know 比较直接. I have no idea. I've got no clue. 较为委婉一些. I'm afraid I don't know 好一些. Sorry, I'm not too sure. How am I meant to know? How should/would I know? I wouldn't have a clue. 没听到: Sorry I didn't catch that. Would you mind repeating that? What what that? Could you say that again? 问多少钱: How much does that come to? How much for the food? How much is the drink? How much do I owe you? What's the total?
mind的用法 (have sth in mind 有想法、主意、意见, have sb on one's mind 想念, 惦念, have sth on one's mind 为...焦虑): in mind 正在想: in one's thoughts. We designed this product with people like you in mind. He went into the bar with trouble in mind. have someone/something in mind 有什么想法 to know the type of person or thing that you want for a particular purpose. To have a plan or intention: Did you have anything in mind for Helen's present? What kind of house did you have in mind? have someone/something in mind for: What sort of person do you have in mind for the job? II. to remember someone or something. Does everybody have the procedure firmly in mind? have (it) in mind to do something 一直想着, 一直惦记着 formal to intend or want to do something. We had it in mind to take legal proceedings against them. on one's mind = in one's thoughts (something is preoccupying you. 猫王歌曲: you are always on my mind. 一直想着, 一直惦记着 ): on the brain. In one's thoughts, preoccupying one. If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot. in your thoughts, or making you worry. Work is very much on her mind at the moment. The book prize has been on my mind, but I haven't been able to discuss it with you. It is often put as have something on one's mind (or the brain) meaning "be preoccupied with something," as in I didn't mean to be rude; I just have a lot on my mind right now, or John has nothing but girls on the brain. This game has been on my mind all week. I just forgot. I've had a lot on my mind. have something on your mind 焦虑, 担心, 担忧 to be worrying about something: Paul has a lot on his mind at the moment. have a lot on your mind 思绪凌乱, 思虑很杂: She isn't usually so rude; she's got a lot on her mind. fresh in one's mind 脑子清晰记得 remembered clearly by one. I'd like to take the test soon, while the information is still fresh in my mind. turn something over in one's mind 脑子里思来想去, 反复考虑 Fig. to think about (something) in order to understand it or make a decision I have to turn your suggestion over in my mind a bit before I decide what to do. After Alice had turned the matter over in her mind, she gave us her verdict. Please take some time to turn over this matter in your mind. turn of mind 某种想法的人. 某种思维模式的人 a characteristic way of thinking. a particular way of thinking. If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character. She was of a rational turn of mind. "people with a practical turn of mind". His natural supporters are the urban poor, and educated people of a liberal turn of mind. bear something in mind: To bear in mind is to be mindful of or consider something. When you bear in mind the fact that your friend is scared of heights, you won't suggest a ride on a huge Ferris wheel. Your doctor might give you a clean bill of health, adding, "Bear in mind that you've been sick, and take it easy for a while." When you're babysitting, you might promise the parents that you'll bear in mind the fact that their kids go crazy if they eat sugar. In either case, you're keeping a fact or an idea in your thoughts. This phrase combines the "carry or hold" meaning of bear with an old fashioned sense of mind — "memory." to one's mind in one's opinion. mind: 1. [countable/uncountable] the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things. His mind was full of the things满脑子 he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind头脑清楚. in someone's mind: You never know what's going on in her mind. a. your attention or thoughts. Can you say that again? My mind was on something else脑子在想别的事. put someone in mind of to remind someone of someone or something. This puts me in mind of a similar situation we had last year. keep your mind on something: I can't keep my mind on work when it's so sunny outside. b. your usual way of thinking. Ellen's husband has a very suspicious mind爱猜疑. go astray I. Lit. 跑偏, 赶斜 to wander off the road or path. Stick to the path and try not to go astray. I couldn't see the trail and I almost went astray. II. Fig. [for something] to get lost or misplaced. My glasses have gone astray again. Mary's book went astray or maybe it was stolen. III. Fig. to turn bad or wander from the way of goodness; to make an error. I'm afraid your son has gone astray and gotten into a bit of trouble. I went astray with the computer program at this point. Sometimes even the most well-thought-out plans go astray. IV. to fail to arrive where it should I don't understand how my e-mail went astray. stray (away) (from something) 放空, 走神 to drift away from or wander away from a particular topic or location. (The option elements cannot be transposed.) Please don't stray from the general area of discussion. Sally strayed away from her topic a number of times. 2. 头脑. [singular] your intelligence and ability to understand things. a brilliant/keen mind. Her youngest child has a very enquiring mind 爱打听, 爱询问, 爱问 (=is very interested in things and always asking questions). My grandmother's mind is failing智力下降. a. [countable] someone who is very intelligent. He is one of the finest minds in physics today. at the back of your mind 私心里, 私下里, 心底里 not thinking about something now, but knowing that it exists or is true. At the back of her mind, she knew he was lying. be/go out of your mind informal to be/become crazy or confused. You must be out of your mind to want to see him again. be/go out of your mind with worry/jealousy/boredom 闲疯了, 嫉妒疯了, 担心死了 etc: I'll go out of my mind with boredom if I have to stay in this job. be in two minds (about something) to not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision. I'm in two minds about accepting the job. be of like mind 想法一致的人 formal to have the same opinions about someone or something as someone else. She had always worked with people of like mind. be of one mind; be of the same mind (about) 意见一致 to agree about someone or something. I think we're all of one mind about who to choose. be of sound mind 头脑清楚 legal to not be mentally ill. bring/call someone/something to mind I. to remind you of someone or something. This latest crisis brings to mind the events of last year. II. to remember something想不起来. I can't call his name to mind right now. change your/someone's mind (about something) to change your/someone else's decision or opinion. I've changed my mind. I don't want to go out. What made you change your mind? See if you can change his mind about coming with us. come/spring to mind if something comes to mind, suddenly you remember it or start to think about it. They asked for my comments, but nothing sprang to mind. great minds think alike humorous. used for saying that you are both very clever when you and another person have the same idea. have a good mind to do something/have half a mind to do something spoken used for threatening to do something, when you probably will not do it. I've a good mind to tell your parents what you've done! have a mind of its own 自有主意 informal if a machine or object has a mind of its own, it behaves in a way that you do not expect. This shopping trolley has a mind of its own. have a mind of your own很有主意, 很有主见 to have strong opinions and the ability to make your own decisions. William certainly has a mind of his own! have/keep an open mind to be willing to listen to other people's opinions about someone or something. I told the committee that I had an open mind on the matter. in your mind's eye if you can see someone or something in your mind's eye, you can imagine or remember what they look like. in one's mind or imagination. (Alludes to visualizing something in one's mind.) In my mind's eye, I can see trouble ahead. In her mind's eye, she could see a beautiful building beside the river. She decided to design such a building. In my mind's eye, I saw him coming down the path to meet me. it's all in your mind 只是你自己想象的 mainly spoken used for saying that something is not real and is just being imagined. He's not really ill; it's all in his mind. keep something in mind to remember something, especially something that will be important in the future. Keep that in mind when you come to make your decision. keep someone in mind (for something) to remember someone because they might be suitable for a particular situation, job etc in the future. Keep me in mind if you need some help. the last thing on your mind something that is not important enough to worry about, especially because you have more serious problems. Cleaning the house is the last thing on my mind at the moment. a load/weight off someone's mind 长出一口气, 卸下一块石头, 心头大石 informal something that someone no longer needs to worry about. Knowing that you'll be here to help is a load off my mind. lose your mind to become crazy or very confused. I must be losing my mind – I was sure I put the keys here! make up your mind whether 下不来决心: I can't make up my mind whether to go or not. Once you've made your mind up, there's no turning back没有回头路. someone's mind is made up 心意已决: My mind's made up. Nothing will make me change it. someone's mind is/goes blank 大脑一片空白 used for saying that someone is/becomes unable to remember or think anything. When he asked me for my number, my mind went completely blank. mind over matter 意志问题, 心理问题 the ability to control pain or an unpleasant situation by using your mind. Do you believe that healing is a question of mind over matter? put/set someone's mind at ease/at rest 心安, 安心 to stop someone feeling worried. Your assurances have really put my mind at rest. put/set/turn your mind to something 开始想, 开始做, 心思转过去, 还没有想过 to decide to do something and try very hard to achieve it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. 新闻中的用例: Well, we still can't reveal whether or not Santo Santoro is going to stay on as a federal Liberal Party vice-president or focus all his considerable energy on his lobbying firm游说公司, 公关公司, Santo Santoro Consulting. "I haven't yet turned my mind to it," Santoro told us on Thursday. Just after his election, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was determined "to ensure you can either be a powerbroker or a lobbyist, but you can't be both". Judgement Day ( Judgement Day大审判日, 命运决定日: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives. Armageddon (ˌɑ:məˈɡɛdən) 大决战日 I. New Testament the final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil, God against the kings of the earth (Revelation 16:16). II. a catastrophic and extremely destructive conflict, esp World War I viewed as this. ), unless the scheme is revised, falls at the end of March. It seems to us that Santoro is cutting it a bit fine(cut it/things fine 掐着点的, 掐着时间点的, 时间有点紧张, 时间有点赶 'Cut it a bit fine' is a common variation. to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. to allow very little time for something: She arrived ten minutes before her flight, so she was cutting it a bit fine. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine有点紧张, isn't it?), but at least he knows it's approaching. "The decision's going to have to be made," he told us. In the meantime he's keeping busy with his many business clients, including coal hauler Aurizon and wind farmers Infigen Energy. He may even join Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten and the other funsters in the federal parliament on its return next week. read someone's mind to know what someone else is thinking. Yes, I'd love a coffee; you must've read my mind. set your mind on doing something to be determined to have or achieve something. Once Anna's set her mind on getting something, there's no stopping her. I've set my mind on getting a university degree. state of mind the way that you are thinking and feeling at the present time. She shouldn't drive in her present state of mind. take your mind off something to make you stop thinking or worrying about something. A good night out will help you take your mind off exams. put/get ... out of your mind to try to forget about someone or something unpleasant, even if only for a short time. to stop thinking about someone or something. She's never been able to get him out of her mind. Just try to put the problem out of your mind. to my mind 在我看来, 由我看来 spoken used for emphasizing that you are expressing your own opinion. To my mind, their behaviour is unreasonable. with someone/something in mind while thinking about someone or something. We moved here with the children's schooling in mind. This room was designed with Carol in mind. With that in mind, let us turn to page 77.
用法学习: 1. rejig [ˌriːˈdʒɪɡ] = rejigger in US 调整 verb. I. organize (something) differently; rearrange. If someone rejigs an organization or a piece of work, they arrange or organize it in a different way, in order to improve it. ...adjustments needed to rejig the industry. "the organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules". The government is rejiggering some tax assessment methods. to change and improve the arrangement of something. to make changes to something so that it is better or more suitable for a particular purpose: Last week Baker rejigged his senior management team. Many institutions are rejigging their portfolios for the second half of the year. We'll have to rejigger the shed in order to get the extra chairs in. II. re-equip with machinery; refit. "Britain will send experts to help rejig French factories". noun. a reorganization. "a cabinet rejig". thumping [ˈθʌmpɪŋ] adjective BRITISH informal I. of an impressive size, extent, or amount. used for emphasizing how big or good something is. They made a thumping great profit again this year. a thumping victory/defeat. "a thumping 64 per cent majority". Titled "The Abbott Years" the documentary series explores Mr Abbott's "thumping victory 绝胜, 掷地有声的胜利" in 2013 before being removed as prime minister in less than two years later. II. a thumping headache 头疼 (=pain in your head) is very severe. tub-thumping (贬义词) 铿锵有力的, 掷地有声的, 斩钉截铁的 loud and determined in the way that you express your opinions. (of a speech or speaker) noisy, violent, or ranting. Aggressive political or commercial promotion. A tub-thumping style of speaking is forceful or violent: a tub-thumping speech/campaigner. The Wales captain gave an impassioned speech to his team-mates after beating Croatia. Ben Davies reveals what he said in tubthumping Croatia speech and says Wales can disprove doubters again. thump out to play a tune very loudly, especially on the piano. Someone was thumping out songs from 'Oklahoma'. thump I. [transitive] to hit someone or something with your fist (=closed hand). Suddenly he thumped the arm of the chair. a. informal to attack or punish someone by hitting them with your fist. He was thumped by another child at school. II. [transitive] to put something somewhere with force and with a loud sound. thump something on/onto/into etc something: Maria thumped her bag down on the table. a. [intransitive] to hit against something with a low loud sound. thump against/into/on etc: The boat was thumping against the dock. III. [intransitive] if your heart 弹跳 is thumping, you can feel it beating very fast, for example because you are angry, frightened, or excited. IV. [intransitive] if your head is thumping 头疼, you have a painful headache. 2. skewer noun . 烤串. A skewer is a long metal pin which is used to hold pieces of food together during cooking. a long, thin metal or wooden pin used for holding together pieces of food, especially meat, during cooking: Arrange the pieces of chicken and the vegetables on individual skewers. Check the lamb 15 minutes before it is ready by piercing the centre with a metal skewer. Small chicken and vegetable skewers cook quickly and can be kept raw in the fridge until right before cooking. Arrange the spiced pork skewers on top to serve. verb. I. If you skewer 刺穿 something, you push a long, thin, pointed object through it. to put pieces of food, especially meat, on a skewer or other long pointed object: Simply skewer the carrots, potatoes, leeks, and green pepper chunks. Shashlyk is a Russian dish of marinated lamb and onions, skewered and grilled. She skewered the sardines through the mouth and put them onto the barbecue. ...skewered chicken with vegetables. II. to criticize someone or something, or make an unkind joke about them, in a way that is very accurate or reveals the truth about them: The comedian skewered 嘲讽, 讽刺 authority figures, corporate jargon, and mindless consumerism. The newspaper has often skewered developers and city officials. In a column for The Australian, Credlin skewered the ABC for not "adequately" challenging Mr Turnbull's observations while hitting back at the former prime minister's claims Mr Abbott was a "dangerous" leader who ran a "terrible" government. machinate [ˈmækɪˌneɪt] 策划. 谋划. 筹划. verb. to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc). to make secret plans in order to get an advantage. A minister with honour could always have resigned, if that were his (Mr Turnbull's) view, rather than spend more time machinating against his leader than doing his job. nadir [neɪdɪər] 最低潮, 最低点 I. The nadir of something such as someone's career or the history of an organization is its worst time. the worst moment, or the moment of least hope and least achievement: The defeat was the nadir of her career. 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency. Credlin, who is known for her unsparing 不遗余力, 不惜一切的, firebrand style of conservative commentary, said Labor political opponents treated her with more decency than those who were supposed to be on her side. A nadir of such attacks, Ms Credlin said, was 'low-lifes like Clive Palmer' taunting her over unsuccessfully undergoing IVF procedures to have a baby. II. the point at which something is at its lowest value or level: At its nadir in the mid-1980s, the pound was almost at parity with the dollar. II. In astronomy, the nadir is the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth. Compare zenith. the point directly below a particular place, or the lowest point reached by a heavenly body (= any object existing in space, especially a planet, or the sun) as it travels around, or appears to travel around, another body: The sun, or any celestial body, is said to be at its nadir when at its lowest point. The opposite, highest point is said to be its zenith. unsparing 不退让的, 不遗余力, 不惜一切的, 不惜代价的 I. extremely generous with money, time, help, etc.: Last of all, our thanks go to the caterers who have been unsparing in their efforts to make this afternoon such a success. II. showing no kindness and no wish to hide the unpleasant truth: The documentary went through all the graphic details of the operation in unsparing detail. firebrand (rabble-rouser, incendiary) 煽动闹事的人 noun. If you describe someone as a firebrand, especially someone who is very active in politics, you mean that they are always trying to make people take strong action. a person who causes political or social trouble by opposing authority and encouraging others to do so: He is trying hard to dispel his image as a left-wing firebrand. ...his reputation as a young firebrand. spitfire ( = firecracker ) 暴脾气的人
a person given to outbursts of spiteful temper and anger. a person with
a fierce temper. a quick-tempered or highly emotional person. She's a spitfire. 3. traipse [treɪps] I. If you traipse somewhere 不情愿的走来走去, you go there unwillingly, often because you are tired or unhappy. I spent the day traipsing around the shops, but found nothing suitable for her. More than 6 million people traipse through the national park each year. If traipsing around shops does not appeal to you, perhaps using a catalogue will. Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another, praying that someone would listen. He completed his look with a black backpack and white kicks as he traipsed through Sydney Airport with his entourage. The Bigger Than Me hitmaker looked incredibly downcast ahead of his final concert in Australia before he jets out to Mexico in March. II. [disapproval] If you talk about people traipsing somewhere, you mean that they are going there or moving about there in a way that annoys someone or gets in their way. You will have to get used to a lot of people traipsing in and out of your home. She doesn't want security men traipsing round with her every minute of the day. set someone/something apart I. to make someone or something different and special. set someone apart from someone/something: Graf's natural athleticism set her apart from other tennis players. II. [often passive] to keep something separate in order to use it for a particular purpose. set apart for 留给, 保留: Several acres of public land have been set apart for recreation. incandescent [ˌɪnkanˈdɛsnt] I. 荧光的. Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part: an incandescent lamp. ...incandescent gases. ...incandescent light bulbs. extremely bright: The mountain's snow-white peak was incandescent against the blue sky. II. If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you mean that they are very lively and impressive. extremely good, special, or skilled: an incandescent performance/career. Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality. ...an incandescent performance from Jessye Norman. She burned with an incandescence that had nothing to do with her looks. III. If you say that someone is incandescent with rage 火冒三丈, you mean that they are extremely angry. showing extreme anger or happiness: incandescent with rage He was incandescent with rage. Her beauty had an incandescent quality to it. It makes me incandescent with fury. 4. caterwauling [ˈkætəˌwɔːlɪŋ] 发情, 猫叫春 I. the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting. a high unpleasant noise like a cat, made by a person or animal: I heard some dreadful caterwauling - was that you singing? A heart-rending caterwauling came from outside. II. derogatory similar unpleasant noises made by a person. high-pitched moaning and caterwauling. the caterwauling of ardent karaoke fans. caterwaul [kætəʳwɔːl] verb If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight. ...shrieking and caterwauling in mock distress. ...blood-curdling caterwauls. ...high-pitched moaning and caterwauling. rankle 惹人恼怒, 让人生气 If an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong. to make someone annoyed or angry for a long time: The unkind way in which his girlfriend left him still rankled with him long after. It still rankles that she got promoted, and I didn't. They paid him only £10 for it and it really rankled. Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him. The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland. But the cutaway shots of Swift in the crowd, and the Swag Surfin dance adopted by the Chiefs have rankled many football fans. quaint [kweɪnt] adj. Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and old-fashioned. ...a small, quaint town with narrow streets. That's how concepts like general welfare start to sound quaint in this age. This may seem a quaintly old-fashioned idea. ...the quaintness of the rural north. 5. at the close of business 下班时 = COB the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market: Purchase orders will be processed at the close of business on the day the markets reopen. the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market: The ballot papers must be delivered by the close of play on Tuesday. by close of business 下班前 If you book by (the) close of business tomorrow, you get 50 percent off standard fares. at/by the close of play = COP 比赛结束前 the end of a sports game or the time when it stops for the day, especially a cricket or tennis match: What was the score at close of play? By five minutes to the close of play at seven o'clock the scores were level.
