用法学习: 1. ropable = ropeable [ˈrəʊpəbəl] 气得跳脚, 暴跳如雷的 Australian and New Zealand informal. I. angry. Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action. "It's absolutely price gouging," she said. "My friend was ropeable ... we can't afford that price. This is exciting that we were able to go to a big international act so close to home." II. wild or intractable. a ropable beast. fit to be tied 怒不可遏的 (idiomatic, informal) Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious. Furious, enraged. He was fit to be tied when she showed up an hour late. 2. something doesn't bear thinking about 想想就害怕, 想都不敢想 to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about: "What if she'd been driving faster?" "It doesn't bear thinking about." A week without my art class to look forward to just wouldn't bear thinking about. The effect of all this pollution scarcely bears thinking about. He imagined sharing an office with his boss. The prospect didn't bear thinking about. Luckily the bomb was intercepted. The consequences if it hadn't been hardly bear thinking about. used to say that something is so upsetting or shocking that you prefer not to think about it The long-term consequences of a nuclear leak don't bear thinking about. The reaction I'll get when my parents find out doesn't even bear thinking about. 3. Ironic process theory (IPT) suggests that when an individual intentionally tries to avoid thinking a certain thought or feeling a certain emotion, a paradoxical effect is produced: the attempted avoidance not only fails in its object but in fact causes the thought or emotion to occur more frequently and more intensely. IPT is also known as "ironic rebound," or "the white bear problem". 4. stratosphere [strætəsfɪər]
I. The stratosphere is the layer of the earth's atmosphere which lies
between 10 and 50 kilometres above the earth. II. If you say that someone or something climbs or is sent into the stratosphere 外太空层, you mean that they reach a very high level. This
was enough to launch their careers into the stratosphere. If oil
supplies were ever disrupted, it would send U.S. oil-import bills into
the stratosphere. Tech stocks headed for the stratosphere and took Wall Street and global investors with them. 5. break even 收支平衡, 不赔不赚 reach a point in a business venture when the profits are equal to the costs. to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss. to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity: After paying for our travel costs, we barely (= only just) broke even. "the firm will break even at the operating level this year". breakeven prices. We'd have to sell 2000 copies of the book to break even. 6. Catastrophize [kəˈtæs.trə.faɪz] 天塌下来了似的 to overreact by treating (a setback) as a catastrophe. to think about the worst things that could possibly happen in a situation, or to consider a situation as much worse or much more serious than it really is. a person fixates on the worst possible outcome and treats it as likely, even when it is not. Therapy and medications can help people reduce or stop catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is a type of cognitive distortion. You must stay calm and not catastrophize. He says that adolescents tend to catastrophize things. 7. on [a] par with 差不多, 半斤八两, 可堪相比, 可相比较, 同一个档位, 同一个档次, 同一个水准 equal in importance or quality to. he same as or equal to someone or something: The regeneration of the city's downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice or Cannes. Property in this bustling city is valued even higher, almost on a par with London. Her writing at its best is considered to be on a par with Charles Dickens. At this rate, they'll have 600,000 visitors to the exhibition, which will put it on a par with the Van Gogh exhibition. The country has over 500 resorts, placing it on a par with France."this home cooking is on a par with the best in the world". If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important. Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries. The new version of the software is on a par with the old one. His new book is on par with his bestsellers. Benning, Neill, and Brie aren't names on a par with Kidman, McCarthy, Reese Witherspoon, et al. 8. neglect verb. to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility. She had neglected the program and allowed student interest in it to fall off. He neglected to tell his employer that he would be taking the day off. to neglect your appearance/the house. He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention. She's been neglecting her studies this semester. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her. If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework. The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected. ... a neglected aspect of London's forgotten history. The journal she had begun lay neglected on her bedside table. neglect to do something 忘记做某事 to not do something, often because you forget. to not do something, often because you forget: I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying. He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal. Unfortunately, he had neglected to inform them of his change of address. She neglected to notify police of the break-in. Her tutor had criticized her for neglecting to cite her sources. I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying. noun. a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone
or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention: The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect. Niwano's business began to suffer from neglect. The park was in a sorry state of neglect 疏于照管. Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them. Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect. benign neglect 不管不顾 [disapproval] If you describe someone's approach to a problem as one of benign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself. I am concerned that some children are the product of benign neglect in the home. to the neglect of 却不管, 却不顾 They only address the symptom (temperature) to the neglect of the cause (elevated greenhouse gas levels). And I certainly don't want to give money we don't have to a faraway country to the neglect of the domestic demands we have here. Bening and Neill are Joy and Stan Delaney, recently retired from the Florida tennis academy they've devoted their lives to — often to the neglect of 以至于疏于照顾 their quartet of now-adult children. at the neglect of This week Peter Kilfoyle, a junior minister at Westminster, resigned in protest at the neglect of traditional Labour areas. But not at the neglect of an industrial base which has continued to be eroded in the past few years by manufacturing recession and an overvalued currency. It is critical of emphasis on single diseases and points out that this is being done at the neglect of basic health care systems. 9. bury the lede 避重就轻 media specialized I. to not give emphasis to the most important point of a news story, for example by putting it far down in the article. Bury the lede is an expression that means to fail to mention the most important or interesting part of a story or anecdote right at the beginning, and instead insert it at some other point in the telling, as if it weren't that important. I'm sorry you had a bad cab ride, but wait—did you just say you got the job? Way to bury the lede! Do you think the Times buried the lede on this one? They use journalistic tricks such as" burying the lede" (dropping real news to the eighth paragraph). II. to not give or not emphasize the most important information about something: If you ignore the fact that my cake became stuck to the pan and forgive me for completely burying the lede here, this cake is spectacular!Since I don't want to bury the lede, let me start with the most important news. 10. locale [ləˈkɑːl] 故事发生地 an area or place, especially one where something special happens, such as the action in a book or film. A locale is a small area, for example the place where something happens or where the action of a book or film is set. An amusement park is the perfect locale for all sorts of adventures. The book's locale is a coastal town in the summer of 1958. The film's locale is Venice in the summer of 1957. The press release notes that "each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel's cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself". sardonic [sɑːˈdɒnɪk] grimly mocking or cynical. If you describe someone as sardonic, you mean their attitude to people or things is humorous but rather critical. humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something: a sardonic smile/look/comment. ...a big, sardonic man, who intimidated his students. ...a sardonic sense of humour. He grinned sardonically and bowed towards her. "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile". 11. rudderless [rʌdərləs] 没有驱动力的, 人生没有方向的, 迷惘的, 迷茫的 (rudder 螺旋桨) A country or a person that is rudderless does not have a clear aim or a strong leader to follow. (of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions. The country was politically rudderless for almost three months. ...a feeling in the country that the Government was drifting rudderless. right the ship 校正航向, 矫正航向, 纠偏, 回归正途 (put things right) (figuratively) Correct a process that is not proceeding properly. To correct a bad, problematic, or otherwise troubling situation. The company has been bleeding money for years, so we definitely need a new, forward-thinking CEO who can right the ship. on an even keel regular and well-balanced and not likely to change suddenly: The new manager succeeded in putting the business back on an even keel. a steady hand on the tiller 可靠, 靠谱的人
(idiomatic) Reliable, composed control (of an organization or
situation). a situation in which someone is keeping good control of a
situation 'If ever there was an urgent need for a steady hand on the tiller, it is now,' said one European diplomat. wiki: The tiller of a boat is a handle that is fixed to the rudder. It is used to turn the rudder, which then steers the boat. till noun. (收款机, 款台. 收银台 (= cash register in US)) In a shop or other place of business, a till is a counter or cash register where money is kept, and where customers pay for what they have bought. Early indications from major UK stores show that cash tills have only just improved their takings on last year. shop/supermarket till. computerized/electronic/automated till. self-service/checkout tills (self-checkouts). till receipts/operators. ...long queues at tills that make customers angry. the place in a store, especially a large store, where you pay for your goods: The company is analysing waiting times at checkouts to calculate how many tills should be open. through the till(s) The volume of sales through high street tills rose by 0.6% in November. at the till(s) Retailers claim that banning cheques has helped to reduce queues at the till. be on the till(s) to work in a store receiving payment from customers, and giving them change: Staff on the tills will be happy to offer customers information about our new range of insurance services. have your hands/fingers in the till informal to steal money from the company or organization you work for: The executive was fired after he was found with his hand in the till. II. 存款箱子. A till is the drawer of a cash register, in which the money is kept. the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself: Next time you have the till open, could you give me some change? I think these items have been rung up wrongly on the till. He checked the register. There was money in the till. We suspected him of dipping into the till (= stealing money from the store). verb. When people till land, they prepare the earth and work on it in order to grow crops. Workers were singing as they tilled the rice paddy fields. ...freshly tilled fields. preposition In spoken English and informal written English, till is often used instead of until. They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager. I've survived till now, and will go on doing so without help from you. I hadn't left home till I was nineteen. They slept till the alarm bleeper woke them at four. 12. by/from the sound[s] of it/things judging from what you have heard or read about something By the sound of it, things are worse than we thought. I like the sound of the beef in red wine sauce. by the look/looks of You use expressions such as by the look of her and by the looks of it when you want to indicate that you are giving an opinion based on the appearance of someone or something. He was not a well man by the look of him. By the look of things, Mr Stone and company will stay busy. 13. ashen 没有血色的, 脸色苍白的 without colour, or pale grey in colour. Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened. He was ashen and trembling. He fell back, shocked, his face ashen. ashen-faced Julie walked in, ashen-faced with shock. She was thin and her face was ashen. But explosive clips from police interviews after her arrest show Sheree casually lying about her husband being the abuser, only for her face to turn ashen when confronted with full audio footage showing her threaten him. She just went into autopilot and she said this scenario, she was saying "I was saying I wanted to die and I was giving Richard the knife and saying you’re going to have to kill me because I can't live like this any more". autopilot 自动驾驶. equipment on an aircraft or ship to make it continue to travel in the correct direction by itself without needing a person to control it: To shut off the autopilot and free other controls, the pilot must enter the commands into the onboard computers. on autopilot 机械的, 机器人似的, 僵尸似的, 丧尸似的 happening automatically or doing something automatically, without having to think about what you are doing. A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically. doing something without thinking about it or without making an effort: I worked the last hour of my shift on autopilot. I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot. When your marketing is effective and running on autopilot, you can spend more time on the tasks you like to do. The student's moral anguish culminates in a babbled "autopilot" reply about the implied limited knowledge and responsibilities of a medical student and an inquiry about comfort. I think that he must be on autopilot this evening because he is saying the same thing over and over again. If they were left on autopilot, against what would we judge them if we did not have some idea of where we were going? When interviewed by the documentary makers, the officer described Spencer's brazen lies, saying: She just went into autopilot 信口雌黄, 信口胡诌, 顺嘴撒谎 and she said this scenario, she was saying "I was saying I wanted to die and I was giving Richard the knife and saying you’re going to have to kill me because I can’t live like this any more". mechanical I. If you describe a person as mechanical, you mean they are naturally good at understanding how machines work. He was a very mechanical person, who knew a lot about sound. I'm not mechanical like my father; I have to follow the instructions. I'm not mechanically minded. II. If you describe someone's action as mechanical 机械性的, you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it. without thinking about what you are doing, especially because you do something often: He gave a mechanical response. It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition. Her retort was mechanical. He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl. Fruit can be mechanically harvested 收货, 摘水果. 14. gremlin [gremlɪn] 魔怔, 小恶魔 A gremlin is a tiny imaginary evil spirit that people say is the cause of a problem, especially in a machine, which they cannot explain properly or locate. an imaginary little creature that gets inside things, especially machines, and makes them stop working: We must have a gremlin in the engine - it isn't working right. The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again. high priestess [priː'stes] If you call a woman the high priestess of a particular thing, you are saying that she is considered by people to be expert in that thing. the chief female advocate or proponent of a particular belief or practice. "the high priestesses of women's magazines". ...the American high priestess of wit. a woman who is famous for being the best at a type of art, music etc, and whose ideas or work change the way that other people think about and make art, music etc. The Aussie star told podcast host Christopher Hope: 'I don't understand why you have this, like, demonic little gremlin high priestess of climatism as the goddess in classrooms, Greta [Thunberg]. 'All the kids are all coming home with depression and anxiety. 15. Cellulite 橘皮组织,赘肉, 脂肪团 [ˈsel.jə.laɪt] Cellulite is a condition in which the skin has a dimpled, lumpy appearance. It usually affects the buttocks and thighs but can also occur in other areas. Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs. fat in the human body, especially in the upper legs, that makes the surface of the skin appear lumpy (= not smooth) He painted people with wrinkles and cellulite. It occurs when fat deposits push through the connective tissue beneath the skin. As fat cells increase, they push up against the skin. Tough, long connective cords pull down. This creates an uneven surface or dimpling, often referred to as cellulite. Cellulite is a very common, harmless skin condition that causes lumpy, dimpled flesh on the thighs, hips, buttocks and abdomen. get around = get round 绕开, 避开 I. To get around a problem or difficulty means to overcome it. None of these countries has found a way yet to get around the problem. II. If you get around a rule or law, you find a way of doing something that the rule or law is intended to prevent, without actually breaking it. Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows. III. If news gets around 传播开来, 传开, it becomes well known as a result of being told to lots of people. Word is getting around that this is a great place to work. I'll see that it gets round that you've arrived. IV. If you get around someone, you persuade them to allow you to do or have something by pleasing them or flattering them. Max could always get round her. V. If you get around, you visit a lot of different places as part of your way of life. He claimed to be a journalist, and he got around. 16. perspective [pəˈspek.tɪv] noun. I. a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality: He brings a new perspective to the job. From a social perspective, I am very much a liberal, although my economic policies are very conservative. II. Perspective also means the ability to consider things in relation to one another accurately and fairly: With more maturity and experience, you will gradually acquire perspective. III. the method by which solid objects drawn or painted on a flat surface are given the appearance of depth and distance. in perspective If
something is in perspective, it is considered as part of a complete
situation so that you have an accurate and fair understanding of it: Let's try to talk about both sides of the issue and put it in perspective. perceptive adj I. 洞察力的. having or showing sensitive insight. He was one of the most perceptive U.S. political commentators. ...a very perceptive critique of Wordsworth. II. 善意观察的, 观察入微的 very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice. If you describe a person or their remarks or thoughts as perceptive, you
think that they are good at noticing or realizing things 不是眼尖, 眼拙, 善于察言观色的, especially
things that are not obvious. "an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship" Her books are full of perceptive insights into the human condition. observant [əbˈzɜː.vənt] I. good or quick at noticing things. Someone who is observant pays a lot of attention to things and notices more about them than most people do. "That's a new dress, isn't it?" "Yes, you are observant!" That's a marvellous description, Mrs Drummond. You're unusually observant. An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement. II. obeying religious rules or customs. An observant follower of a religion performs all the duties that his or her religion requires. ...a profoundly observant Islamic country. As an observant 守规矩的 Muslim, she wore a headscarf. 17. cuckold [kʌkoʊld] noun. A cuckold is a man whose wife is having an affair with another man. A cuckold is a man who has been betrayed by his wife. If your wife cuckolds you, she is cheating on you with a different man. This is an old-fashioned word you can find in many Shakespeare plays, though cuckolding is certainly older than Shakespeare and will always exist as long as there are marriages. verb. If a married woman is having an affair, she and her lover are cuckolding her husband. His wife had cuckolded 戴绿帽子 him. freewheeling 自由自在的, 不被束缚的, 不受约束的, 不顾一切, 义无反顾. 想干啥就干啥的 adj I. characterized by a disregard for rules or conventions; unconstrained or uninhibited. If you refer to someone's freewheeling lifestyle or attitudes, you mean that they behave in a casual, relaxed way without feeling restricted by rules or accepted ways of doing things. He has given up his freewheeling lifestyle to settle down with his baby daughter. ...an update on corporate affairs delivered in Johnson's unique, freewheeling style. "he exemplifies the freewheeling spirit of a certain sector of the digital economy". II. not limited by rules or accepted ways of doing things: a freewheeling lifestyle/society. go a long way toward(s) doing something 帮助很大, 非常有帮助 I. to be very helpful. To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time. If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing. Although not a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient's life tolerable. The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine. This new law will go a long way in addressing this issue. Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will go a long way. II. To achieve considerable success. All parents hope that their children will go a long way in their lives. The moment I met him I knew he would go a long way. 18. iced out (slang) copiously decorated with jewelry such as precious stones and metals. wearing lots of diamonds. That dude is really iced out! ice (someone) out 冷待以待 I. To shun; to give the cold shoulder. To treat someone with a lack of affection or warmth. I don't understand why Nelle is icing me out like this—what did I ever do to her? II. To cover with diamonds. To embellish something with diamonds. Did you see that rock he got her? Her finger is totally iced out now! dip into I. to draw (upon). to spend part of a supply of money that you have been keeping or saving: I had to dip into 动用到 my savings to pay for the repairs. she dipped into her savings. II. to read (passages) at random or cursorily in (a book, newspaper, etc). to read small parts of a book or magazine: It's the kind of book you can just dip into 随机阅读, 随便掀开就读. tenuous I. 不稳固的, 不牢靠的. 不稳妥的. very weak or slight. "the tenuous link between interest rates and investment". II. very slender or fine; insubstantial. "a tenuous cloud". III. A tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist: The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies. vocabulary: If something is tenuous it's thin, either literally or metaphorically. If you try to learn a complicated mathematical concept by cramming for 45 minutes, you will have a tenuous grasp of that concept, at best. Tenuous comes from the Latin word tenuis, for thin, and is related to our word tender. Something can be physically tenuous, like a spiderweb or ice on a pond. We more often use it in a metaphorical sense, to talk about weak ideas. Tenuous arguments won't win any debate tournaments. Synonyms for tenuous, also used physically or metaphorically, are flimsy and shaky. 19. unmoored adj I. (of a vessel) not or no longer attached to a mooring. "an unmoored barge". II. (of a person) Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections. insecure, confused, or lacking contact with reality. having little confidence and being uncertain about how you should feel or behave, or what you should do: Paul is unmoored by his parents' divorce. Was he crazy or just temporarily unmoored by jealousy? "this freedom can make people feel unmoored". ride out I. come safely through a dangerous or difficult situation. If a ship rides out a period of bad weather, it continues to float during it, without serious damage: The ship managed to ride out the storm. "the fleet had ridden out the storm". II. to continue to exist during a difficult situation and until it ends, without serious harm: Many companies did not manage to ride out the recession. III. to stay and experience a difficult situation, rather than trying to escape it. to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed by it: Many small businesses are facing huge rent increases, and not all of them will ride it out. Some of the children have fears about riding out another storm. ride the storm/crisis out 成功渡过, 成功度过 to manage not to be destroyed, harmed, or permanently affected by the difficult situation you experience: The government seems confident that it will ride out the storm. 20. casualty 伤亡 I. a person killed or injured in a war or accident. a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war: suffer casualties. The rebels suffered heavy casualties. The train was derailed but there were no casualties, police said. "the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties 伤亡". II. a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation. a person or thing that suffers as a result of something else happening: The number of casualties from Sunday's tsunami continues to rise. New team uniforms were a casualty of the budget cuts. She lost her job in 2011, a casualty of the recession. The first casualty of the reorganization will be the bus service, which will be stopped altogether. "the building industry has been one of the casualties of the recession". III. the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases. the part of a hospital where people who are hurt in accidents or suddenly become ill are taken for urgent treatment: She had to be rushed to casualty. "he went to casualty 急诊 (emergency room) to have a cut stitched". a casualty of sth Nonprofit groups may find funding for their projects among the first casualties of the budget problem. Relationships can become a casualty of workplace stress. the first/latest/major casualty Smith is the latest casualty in a series of sackings at the organization. a person who is killed or injured in an accident, attack, etc.: cause/inflict casualties Food products have been contaminated, causing human casualties and considerable economic loss. reduce/minimize/prevent casualties. sustain/suffer casualties. property that is damaged or destroyed in an accident, or the accident that causes this: The hirer was liable for the collision, unless the casualty was proved to have been caused by the failure of the boat's owners to make it seaworthy. fatality [fəˈtæl.ə.ti] 阵亡, 死亡的人 I. a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways: There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year. The first fatalities of the war were civilians. Drunk driving fatalities have declined more than 10 percent over the past 10 years. The first fatalities of the war have been civilians. II. Fatality is the feeling or belief that human beings cannot influence or control events. ...with a feeling of fatality. 21. furtive 偷偷摸摸的, 鬼鬼祟祟 [disapproval] If you describe someone's behaviour as furtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden. With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house. He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence. Hurried footsteps, the furtive glances up and down the street are the signs you are looking for on a potential crimnial. furtive glance I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right. He made one or two furtive phone calls. furtive about There was something furtive about his behaviour and I immediately felt suspicious. She glanced furtively at the papers on his desk.
打扮得体, 打扮入时, 打扮的干干净净 (be dressed up, gussy sb up, clean up good/fine, scrub up well, spurce sb up, jazz sb up, doll sb up, tart sb up, preen oneself, sb groom, fix sb up, deck out sb. be well turned up.): 1. dressed (up) [fit] to kill Fig. dressed in fancy or stylish clothes. Dressed and made up very attractively. Typically said of women. Wow, you're dressed fit to kill—that dress is absolutely stunning on you! I felt pretty awful about myself after the breakup, but I decided that I was going to go out that night with my friends, and I would be dressed up fit to kill when I did. Wow, look at Sally! She's really dressed to kill. A person doesn't go on vacation dressed to kill. When Joe came to pick Mary up for the movie, he was dressed up fit to kill and carrying a dozen roses. fit to kill Rur. a great deal; to the highest possible degree. He began to chuckle and, moments later, both of them were laughing fit to kill. There are unbelievable sights. People watch, on television, as ordinary citizens speak up to question ministers and Party bigwigs, while in Moscow, big brother is now frowning fit to kill. We laughed fit to kill when we saw the expression on Jim's face. I had my car gussied up fit to kill. a. excessively; immoderately. b. strikingly or showily dressed fit to kill. We had to be dressed fit to kill every morning, our fingernails absolutely perfect, our faces made up. 2. gussy someone or something up 整饬一新, 装扮一新, 打扮一新 Slang chiefly US to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance. to dress someone or something up; to make someone or something fancy. If someone is gussied up, they are dressed very smartly. If something is gussied up, it is made more interesting or attractive. They all got gussied up. ...plans to gussy up the venues, offering better food and games arcades. She gussied the kids up for the wedding. See if you can gussy up this room a little before folks get here. gussy To dress or decorate elaborately; adorn or embellish: gussied herself up in sequins and feathers. 3. clean up good/nice(ly)/well 收拾收拾, 打扮打扮 To appear presentable after grooming oneself. Used to compliment one's appearance; however, because it implies that one was previously dirty or unattractive, it can be received as an insult or backhanded compliment. Did you see Owen in his suit and tie? He sure cleans up nice! All I said was that she cleans up nicely, and she got mad at me! 4. Raj: I don't know. They're dressed very stylishly 穿着时髦, 打扮时髦. They're probably stuck-up. Town criers often dress elaborately精心打扮. 5. scrub up well 装扮不错, 打扮了一番的 UK informal approving said about someone when they have made an effort to look nice. if someone scrubs up well, they look good when they have made an effort when getting ready to go out. He scrubs up well, don't you think? Mary scrubs up well. ...a well-scrubbed 打扮不错的, straight-arrow group of young people. if a doctor or nurse scrubs up, they wash their hands and arms thoroughly before doing a medical operation. 6. spruce sb/sth up 整理, 修整, 打扮一下, 收拾一下 informal to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve his, her, or its appearance generally: I thought I'd have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview. They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image. 7. jazz someone or something up 装扮, 打扮一新, 点缀, 增加点情趣, 增加点情调 to make something more interesting, exciting, or stylish. to make someone or something more exciting or sexy; to make someone or something appeal more to contemporary tastes. Let's jazz this room up a little bit. They jazzed up Donna till she looked like a rock star. he uses a basic recipe and jazzes it up with chocolate chips, apples, or bananas. This little flowers are perfect for jazzing up a present!. tart n. I. a pie that has no top and is filled with vegetables, fruit etc. a lemon/onion tart. II. offensive an offensive word for a woman who dresses or behaves as if she wants to attract men and have sex. a. informal an offensive word for a woman who is a prostitute (=someone who has sex with people for money). adj. I. tart food or drinks have a slightly sour taste. II. a tart reply or remark is slightly cruel. tart up British informal I. 掩饰缺点. 掩饰丑陋. to decorate something in order to improve the way that it looks, especially in a way that other people think is ugly. a. to try to hide the fact that something is bad by showing or describing it in a positive way. II. if a woman tarts herself up 打扮的花枝招展的, she tries to make herself look more attractive, for example by wearing nice clothes. This expression is often used for showing that you think a woman has made herself look less attractive. 9. preen [priːn] 打扮, 装扮 Verb. I. [disapproval] If someone preens themselves 装扮自己, 打扮自己, they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat and attractive; used especially if you want to show that you disapprove of this behaviour or that you find it ridiculous and amusing. to spend time making yourself look attractive: Roald always spends ages preening (himself) before he goes out. 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning. Bill preened his beard. preen yourself to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality: preen yourself on something The government is publicly preening itself on the latest trade figures. preen yourself for doing something The company preened itself for having taken on so many new employees last year. I preened myself at my own foresight 先见之明 in buying the work while the artist was still unknown. He strides around the office preening himself and puffing his chest out. She preened herself a little at the description of her "flawless skin". II. If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are. She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. He preened himself on the praise he had received. ...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring. III. When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak. Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera. 10. fix sb up I. 提供. to provide someone with something that they need. to arrange for someone to have something that they need. If you need more equipment, Mark will fix you up. fix someone up with something: I can fix you up with a place to live. Can he fix us up with somewhere to stay? to arrange for something to happen. Perhaps we can fix up a meeting for next week. I went to the bank to fix up a loan. a. British if you are fixed up to do something 安排好做某事, you have arranged to do it. He's fixed up to take someone out. II. informal 撮合. to find a romantic partner for someone: Jacques tried to fix me up with his older sister. Fix someone up is defined as to arrange a date or a meeting for someone. An example of fix someone up is when your cousin sets up a blind date for you with a guy she knows from work. III. to clean, repair, or decorate something. They take old furniture and fix it up. I'm going to fix up the house before my mother-in-law arrives. Friends: Danny's Sister: (opening the door) Oh, I thought I heard you. Danny: Oh hey, great, you're up. Rachel, this is my sister Krista. Krista, this is Rachel. Rachel: Hi! Krista: Nice to meet you. I wish you'd told me we were having company, I'd fix myself up 收拾一下自己, 打扮一下自己! Danny: Like it would help. Krista: You are so bad! (Hits him softly.). 11. doll up 打扮时尚 ( = to get dolled up) If you doll yourself up, you put on smart or fashionable clothes, usually for a special occasion. We used to doll ourselves up and go into town. She was dolled up for the occasion. We used to doll ourselves up and go into town. 11. deck out someone/something 装饰打扮一番to decorate someone or something in something special. The stewards were decked out in beautiful new uniforms. Some salesman had decked the car out, giving it racing wheels and stripes on the sides. 12. groom I. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it. if an animal grooms itself or another animal, it cleans itself or another animal. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care. a. to clean and brush an animal, especially a horse or a dog. II. 训练. 培训. If you are groomed for a special job, someone prepares you for it by teaching you the skills you will need. to prepare someone for a particular job or activity by giving them special training and attention. The 15-year-old schoolgirl is being groomed for stardom. George was already being groomed for the top job. Marshall was groomed to run the family companies. a. to prepare a child for illegal activity, especially sexual activity or selling drugs. Many times children are groomed by predators online. The men were convicted of systematically grooming and sexually abusing teenage girls. Gangs are increasingly using violence to groom children to be used as drug mules. III. 梳洗打扮. to take care of your appearance by keeping your hair, body, and clothes clean and neat. Dan spends hours grooming in front of the mirror. 13. turned out 打扮一新, 穿得齐整 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体, 打扮的干净整洁 If you are well turned out or smartly turned out, you are dressed smartly. to be beautifully, well, etc. dressed. to be dressed in a particular way Their children are always very well turned out 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体. She's always beautifully turned out. He arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young children. ...a well-turned-out young chap in a black suit. ...a woman, smartly turned out in patterned skirt and green top. turn out I. If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has the result or degree of success indicated. I had no idea that it would turn out like this. Sometimes things don't turn out the way 事情发展, 事情结果 we think they're going to. I was positive things were going to turn out fine. turn out (all right) and pan out; work out (all right) to end satisfactorily. I hope everything turns out all right. Oh, yes. It'll all pan out. Things usually work out, no matter how bad they seem. Leonard: I'm glad you guys made up. Sheldon: Well, I realized my life turned out great 结果还不错, and it's silly to hold a grudge. Howard: Thanks for trying, but you're not gonna be able to cheer me up. Sheldon: Well, how about this, then? You quit your whining before I give you something to cry about, young man. Howard: What? Sheldon: Those are comforting words my father would often say. Howard: Did it help? Sheldon: I turned out great 我不是也挺好吗, 我也还不错的. You tell me. II. When you are commenting on pleasant weather, you can say that is has turned out nice or fine 天气转好, especially if this is unexpected. It's turned out nice 天气变好 again. III. If something turns out to be a particular thing, it is discovered to be that thing. Cosgrave's forecast turned out 结果 to be quite wrong. It turned out that I knew the person who got shot. IV. When you turn out something such as a light or gas, you move the switch or knob that controls it so that it stops giving out light or heat. I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out. V. If a business or other organization turns out something, it produces it. They have been turning out 生产 great blades for 400 years. VI. If you turn someone out of a place 赶出来, especially the place where they have been living, you force them to leave that place. Surely nobody would suggest turning him out of the house. They were turned out of the hotel. It was previously a small monastery but the authorities turned all the monks out. VII. If you turn out the contents of a container, you empty it by removing them or letting them fall out. Turn out 倒出来 the dough on to a floured surface. Turn the plants out of their pots. VIII. If people turn out for a particular event or activity, they go and take part in it or watch it. Thousands of people turned out for the funeral. It was no wonder the fans turned out. The matches yielded 259 goals. turnout I. The turnout 出席人数. 出席率 at an event is the number of people who go to it or take part in it. On the big night there was a massive turnout. It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people. II. The turnout in an election is the number of people who vote in it, as a proportion of the number of people who have the right to vote in it. In 1988 the turnout was 50%. Election officials said the turnout of voters was low. A high turnout was reported at the polling booths. turn someone out I. to force someone to leave. To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict. to force someone to leave a place, especially their home. Our landlord turned us out on the street. turn someone out of something 赶出去, 驱逐出去: If they don't pay, they could be turned out of the house. The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk. The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice. It broke my heart to turn the family out, but they hadn't paid rent in three months. The B&B turned me out for playing loud music late at night. He was turned out of his flat because he couldn't pay the rent. II. to be beautifully, well, etc. dressed. to be dressed in a particular way Their children are always very well turned out 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体. She's always beautifully turned out. He arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young children. III. to introduce someone to drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, etc. (Underworld.). To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute. (sex, transitive, prison slang) To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role. There are laws against turning out people the way Max was doing. turn (someone) on to (something) to cause (someone) to use or become interested in (something) for the first time She turned him on to water-skiing. He was turned on to classical music by a teacher. turn out like (someone or something) 变成...样的人: to become like (someone or something). He didn't want to turn out like his father. Nobody thought it would ever turn out like this. as it turned out: As it turned out, the storm missed Puerto Rico. II. to be discovered to be something, have something etc. The tape turned out to contain vital information. It all turned out to be a mistake. it turns out (that): It turns out that I was right all along.
suds VS foam VS froth VS lather: suds = soapsuds [sʌdz] 肥皂泡, 肥皂泡沫, 香皂泡沫 Suds are the bubbles that are produced when a substance such as soap is mixed with water. the mass of small bubbles that forms on the surface of water that has soap in it. He had soap suds in his ears. ...the greasy suds of a kitchen washing up bowl. foam noun. I. a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid. Foam consists of a mass of small bubbles that are formed when air and a liquid are mixed together. The water curved round the rocks in great bursts of foam. II. Foam is used to refer to various kinds of manufactured products which have a soft, light texture like a thick liquid. a substance like cream that is filled with bubbles of air: shaving foam. a flame-smothering chemical foam. ...shaving foam. III. 泡沫塑料. Foam or foam rubber is soft rubber full of small holes which is used, for example, to make mattresses and cushions. a soft material used to fill furniture and other objects. ...modern three-piece suites filled with foam rubber. We had given him a large foam mattress to sleep on. verb. If a liquid foams, it is full of small bubbles and keeps moving slightly. I let the water run into it and we watched as it foamed and bubbled. ...ravines with foaming rivers rushing through them. foam at the mouth If you say that someone is foaming at the mouth, you mean that they are very angry. If a person or an animal foams at the mouth, they have bubbles coming out of their mouth as a result of a disease: He was having convulsions and foaming at the mouth. Stewart was foaming at the mouth about an incident the previous afternoon. lather [læðər] noun. I. A lather is a white mass of bubbles which is produced by mixing a substance such as soap or washing powder with water. Wet the hair, apply shampoo, and massage into a rich lather. He works up a lather. ...the sort of water that easily makes a lather 起泡沫 形成泡沫 with soap. He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel. II. small bubbles of sweat on a horse's skin, produced by physical effort. verb. I. When a substance such as soap or washing powder lathers, it produces a white mass of bubbles because it has been mixed with water. The shampoo lathers and foams so much it's very hard to rinse it all out. II. If you lather something, you rub a substance such as soap or washing powder on it until a lather is produced, in order to clean it. to produce a lather from soap, or to cover something or someone in lather: He stood under the shower lathering himself with the soap. Lather your hair as normal. For super-soft skin, lather on a light body lotion before you bathe. work yourself up into a lather/get in a lather 生气, 担忧 If you say that someone works themselves up into a lather or gets in a lather about something, you think that they are getting upset, angry, or worried about it when there is no need to do so. to be or become very worried or nervous about something: She was in a lather when I left because she couldn't find her ticket. It's not worth getting into a lather over. By the first live show I had worked myself up into a lather. 'I'm not going to get into a lather over this defeat,' said the manager. lathery 有泡沫的 covered with or consisting of a pale, usually white, mass of small bubbles produced especially when soap is mixed with water: She sank into the warm lathery bath. Put the gloves in lathery water, but do not rub soap on them. froth [frɔːθ] noun I. Froth is a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid. small, white bubbles on the surface of a liquid: I like the froth on the top of the coffee. ...the froth of bubbles on the top of a glass of beer. The froth is blown away. II. [disapproval] If you refer to an activity or object as froth, you disapprove of it because it appears exciting or attractive, but has very little real value or importance. something that is not serious and has no real value, but is entertaining or attractive: His books are just froth, but they're enjoyable enough. No substance at all, just froth. Falling in love the first time is all froth 虚幻, 泡沫 and fantasy. verb. I. If a liquid froths, small bubbles appear on its surface. to (cause a liquid to) have or produce a lot of small bubbles that often rise to the surface: The waves frothed as they crashed onto the beach. When she opened the bottle of soda, it frothed up and spilled all over the table. The sea froths over my feet. Add a little of the warmed milk and allow to froth a little. II. If you say that someone is frothing, or that they are frothing at the mouth 气急败坏, you are emphasizing that they are very angry or excited about something. 'No! No! Never!' he froths. This story has many ingredients which make any news editor froth at the mouth with excitement. a. If a person or animal froths at the mouth, a mass of small bubbles appears from their mouth as the result of a disease: She lay on the floor, writhing and frothing at the mouth. II. informal to be extremely angry: The announcement will have the usual crowd frothing at the mouth.
对准, 瞄准, 对着 (zero in on sth. aim for, take aim at, train sth on sb. turn sth on sb. line up sth with sth. level sth at/against sth. get a fix on sb. pitch sth at sb. bring sth to bear on sb. catch/get/draw a bead on someone, slant): 1. turn something on someone 瞄准, 瞄向, 瞄着, 对准 To aim at. He turned the searchlight on the passing planes. Cornered by the authorities, the shooter turned the gun on himself. turn someone on to something 吸引, 让我感兴趣 informal to cause someone to be interested in something: He turned me on to all kinds of music that I never would have heard otherwise.
To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with
enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object
of interest or excitement). Attractive packaging can turn buyers on to a product. Attractive showroom models can turn buyers on. Hearing that song turned me on to jazz fusion. turn on the charm He can really turn on the charm when he wants to. turn on someone 反目, 开始攻击 to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly. To rebel against; to suddenly attack. Suddenly all his friends turned on him. Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her. bag someone/something out 批评 Australian English informal to criticize or laugh at someone or something in an unkind way: Stop bagging her out - she's doing her best. bug-out bag a bag or container holding necessary supplies such as food to last for a few days, for use in an emergency: If
you can't stay put during a disaster, you should have a "72 hour kit"
or "bug-out bag" available. Having a can of corn in a bug out bag is a
great idea; you could use it for a hammer too if needed. whatever turns someone on "In my spare time I make models out of matchsticks." "Oh well, whatever turns you on, I suppose (= that would not interest me)." turn on
To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject. If
something turns on something else, it depends on it or is decided by it:
The success of the talks turns on whether both sides are willing to make some concessions. The argument turned on the question of whether or not jobs would be lost. stand/turn sth on its head 大跌眼镜, 大反转, 掉了个个 If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head. 2. line up I. [INTRANSITIVE/ TRANSITIVE] to form a row, or to put people or things in a row. The books are lined up on a shelf above the desk. All children must line up 排整齐, 排好队 when the whistle goes. The anticipation was killing me as he lined up with 找准, 对准 head and pushed it inside of me. He started fucking me right away and all I cold do was moan. He started shallow and then started going deeper. II. [TRANSITIVE] to organize or prepare things for an event or a series of events. We have a series of activities lined up to keep you entertained.
III. [TRANSITIVE] to move something into the correct position in
relation to something else, especially so that it is level with it. He lined the ball up and kicked it straight into the net. line up with: Hold a pen in front of you and line up its tip with 对准, 冲准 some distant object. IV. [INTRANSITIVE] if people are lining up to do something, they all want to do it at the same time. Her colleagues are lining up to demand her resignation. 3. But on Friday, Leno fired back. "Even Dave Letterman is taking shots at me向我开火, 对准了我, which surprised me. Usually he's just taking shots at the interns," Leno said. 4. level something at/against someone 对准, 指向 to criticize or accuse someone. Several
criticisms have been levelled at the company's board of directors. Some
serious allegations have been levelled against the chairman. to accuse someone in public of doing something wrong: Criticism has been levelled at senior figures in the industry. Charges of corruption have been levelled against him. level something at someone 枪瞄准. 指着. 对准 to point a weapon at someone. Andy levelled the revolver at me menacingly. 5. get a fix on (one) To have a firm, clear understanding of one. To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. You
have to trust me—I've gotten a fix on him, and I'm pretty sure he's
gambling again. I could tell my wife got a fix on me by the end of our
first date. Go
down to the circuit breaker and see if you can get a fix on what's
causing the power outages. I'd gotten a pretty good fix on the concept
after spending an hour with the tutor. II. 瞄准. 冲准. 对准. To have one's target clearly in one's sights. I
had to maneuver the helicopter around the buildings until our gunner
could get a fix on the sniper. I knew I could knock him out if I landed a
good punch, but he moved so quick that I just couldn't get a fix on him. 6. Mr Robertson also took aim at目标对准 Kevin Rudd over his decision to challenge for the federal Labor leadership so close to the Queensland poll. Amy: It also gets its brain plucked out with tweezers. Sheldon: And his last meal was a food pellet? You're a monster. Amy: All right, next, we're gonna introduce an anxiety-inducing stimulus, measure your stress levels and see how it affects your problem-solving rate. Sheldon: Very well. And good luck, I'm a pretty laid-back guy. Amy: Ready? Begin. Why'd you pop it? Sheldon: I'm sorry, I was aiming for your heart 冲着你的心去的, 对准了. Amy: Look, I know you don't like it, but that's the point of the experiment. I need to irritate 烦你, 烦躁 you to find your optimal anxiety zone. 7. pitch I. 瞄准, 针对, 目标对准,
目标瞄向, 目标指向. 目标盯住. [transitive] to say, write, or create something so
that it will be appropriate for people of a particular age, level of
ability, etc. He pitched the level just right. pitch something at/toward/for someone: Her book is pitched at a teenage audience. a task pitched at the weaker members of the group. a. to design something so that you can sell it to a particular group of people. pitch something at/toward: These new homes will be pitched at the upper end of the market. II. [intransitive] 摔倒, 跌倒. 摔下来. 坠落. 坠跌. to fall suddenly in a particular direction. pitch into/down/forward etc.: He tripped and pitched head first into the water. a. [transitive] if an animal or moving object pitches someone somewhere, it throws them there suddenly. pitch someone down/into/forward etc.: The horse reared and pitched its rider to the ground. III. [transitive] to throw something using a lot of force. He picked up a rock and pitched it. pitch something into/over/across etc. something: Jan pitched her books over the fence and climbed over after them. a. [intransitive/transitive] to throw the ball to a batter in the game of baseball. Davis pitched an inning last night for the Jacksonville Suns. IV. [transitive] to make a sound at a particular level. pitch something high/low: Her voice was pitched confidentially low. V. [transitive] 叫卖. 售卖. 促销, 推销. to try to sell something by saying how good it is. Bayliss was able to pitch his invention frequently on television. pitch something to someone: He had tried to pitch the series to all the major network bosses. a. to try to persuade someone to give you some work, a business deal, etc. pitch for: Our company is pitching for the support contract.
VI. [intransitive] if a ship or aircraft pitches, it moves up and down
suddenly. VII. [transitive] in golf, to hit a ball high and with
backspin, so that it does not roll very far when it lands. VIII.
[intransitive] if a ball pitches in golf, it hits the ground. pitch someone a line/yarn to tell someone something that may not be completely true, especially as an excuse. pitch a tent to make a tent ready to use. They pitched camp by the river. pit someone/something against someone/something to make someone compete or fight against someone or something else. Coach Fox finds his team pitted against a team coached by his longtime friend and mentor. pitch someone against someone 捉对厮杀, 互相对立 to make someone fight or compete against someone else. He was pitched against Kennedy in the battle for the party leadership. pit your wits against to use all of your intelligence to try to defeat someone or to solve a problem. Two teams of experts will pit their wits against one another in the final round of the quiz. fever pitch a state of great excitement. Excitement remained at a fever pitch until the very end. perfect pitch 完美音准, 调. the ability to recognize or sing a musical note at the correct pitch. pitch-black completely black or dark. pitch-dark completely dark. 8. train [TRANSITIVE] to teach someone to do a particular job or activity. We need to recruit and train more police officers. train someone to do something: They were training him to use the new security system. train to do something: I have an uncle who trained to be a pilot. a. [INTRANSITIVE] to learn how to do a particular job or activity. train as: He trained as a chef in Paris. b. [INTRANSITIVE] to study something such as painting, dancing, or singing for a long time. train in: Stephanie has trained in both dance and drama. II. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to make your mind or body do something by practising for a long time. You have to train yourself to stay calm. III. [INTRANSITIVE] 训练. to practise a sport regularly before a match or competition. The wrestlers train five days a week. train for: United are currently training for next week's World Club Championship. a. [TRANSITIVE] to help someone to practise a sport regularly before a match or competition. Ward has already trained four Olympic skaters. IV. [TRANSITIVE] to teach an animal to obey you or to perform tricks. train something to do something: I want to train my dog to roll over. V. [TRANSITIVE] 瞄准. 冲准. 对准. if you train a gun, camera, or light on someone or something, you point it at them. VI. [TRANSITIVE] to make a plant grow in a particular direction. 9. bring something to bear I. exert influence or pressure so as to achieve a particular result. They brought pressure to bear on him to resign. II. 瞄准. aim a weapon. "he brought his rifle to bear on a distant target". III. to bring into operation or effect He brought his knowledge to bear on the situation. bring pressure/influence to bear (on somebody/something) to use your influence or power to get what you want Unions can bring pressure to bear on governments. 10. catch/get/draw a bead on someone ( 瞄准, 冲准. bead 珠子) I. Lit. to locate someone or something in the sights of a gun. Take careful aim, as in The debater drew a bead on his opponent. This term, dating from about 1830, alludes to the bead on a revolver or rifle, that is, a small knob in the foresight. Fred drew a bead on the target and pulled the trigger. The hunter drew a bead on the deer. Catch anybody at that camp? No. But they left all their fixings behind. That's gonna hurt. I'm sure they're not too happy about that. Did you catch a bead on head man? Called him Walsh. English accent. Pilot, I think. Said he flew black ops back in the day. Central America. II. 搞清楚. 弄明白. Fig. to prepare to deal with or obtain someone or something. As soon as I get a bead on how widespread the problem really is, I will set up a meeting about it. III. To thoroughly understand, appreciate, or comprehend someone or something. The
team just has to draw a bead on the severity of the cyber attack before
we can implement any meaningful fixes. I couldn't get my head around
him at first, but I'm finally starting to draw a bead on my sister's
boyfriend. foresight 远见 the good judgment to think and plan before an event, so that you are prepared for whatever may happen. Early
planners of New York City showed tremendous foresight in their design
of the water system. I'm glad you had the foresight to bring warm
clothes. 11. slant I. [intransitive/transitive] to be or move at an angle that is not 90 degrees, or to make something do this. to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope: slant to Italic writing slants to the right. slant through The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope) through the narrow window. He slanted the ball away from the defender. Pale sunlight slanted through the curtains.
II. [transitive] 目标偏向于. 定位于. 瞄准于. to give information or ideas in a way
that gives more attention or support to a particular person, group, or
opinion. The text was slanted towards younger readers. to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people, one side of an argument, etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair: be slanted against/towards 针对于, 有针对性, 偏向于 The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant. noun. I. a position or direction that is sloping: on a slant The car was parked on a slant. at a slant The snow came down at a slant. II. a particular way of showing or looking at something: The book had a personal/political/sociological slant.
