用法学习: 1. second-guess I. to criticize someone's actions or an event after it has happened. to use hindsight in criticizing or advising (someone), re-solving (a past problem), remaking (a decision), etc. Of course it's easy to second-guess the management of the election campaign, but I do think serious mistakes were made. to criticize someone's decision after it has been made, and say what you think is wrong with it: It doesn't help to second-guess their decision. II. to guess what someone will do or what will happen. to guess what someone will do in the future. If you try to second-guess something, you try to guess in advance what someone will do or what will happen. Editors and contributors are trying to second-guess the future. She's always trying to second-guess the boss. barrow I. A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow 手推车. II. (= pushcart US) A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street. a vehicle moved by a person from which fruit and vegetables, etc. are sold at the side of a road. III. A barrow is a large structure made of earth that people used to build over graves in ancient times. a large structure consisting of a pile of soil over a place where people were buried in ancient times: Belas Knap is a fine example of a Neolithic long barrow 墓屋. 2. carry a torch for 单恋, 爱恋 If you say that someone is carrying a torch for someone else, you mean that they secretly admire them or love them. He has always carried a torch for Barbara. Jigsaw identification 拼凑出身份 The ability to identify someone by using two or more different pieces of information from two or more sources-especially when the person's identity is meant to be secret for legal reasons. A method for identifying a piece of information from two or more different (often unrelated) sources where the information’s release was not intentional. Other information may not directly identify individuals on its own: but if you view it in combination with other bits of information you have access to (or that you know), you could identify individuals. This is often referred to as 'jigsaw' identification. Jigsaw identification involves putting together pieces of information to identify individuals. In reality there is a continuum of identifiability: from complete anonymity at one end, through jigsaw identifiability, and on to directly identifying information at the other.
Heartbreak High: 1. I told you I don't finish till 10:00. Yeah. I thought I could wait around for you. You should have told me you were coming. Why? What? Trial shift 试班. 2. Why are you doing this?Well, if I can be responsible for one more competent driver on the road as opposed to a less competent driver on the road, then I am a very happy person. No, I mean why me? You could be in bed right now, but instead you're teaching me hill starts when I'll probably never drive a manual. This might come as a shock to you, but I care about you kids. It keeps me up 夜不能寐 at night, the thought of one of you slipping through the cracks on my watch. What about Ca$h? Yeah, I don't think it's appropriate that you and I discuss other students together. I know he's made some shitty decisions, but if you let him slip through the cracks, he's going to make more. Okay, so let's drive around the block. 3. Hey, anything we would like to share with the class around shame and fantasy? What if you don't like what you're feeling? Well, that's normal. Our feelings aren't always reflective of who we want to be. Oh, yeah, like sometimes I have sеx dreams about Dorothy the Dinosaur. Oh. I'd like to "Romp Bomp A Stomp" that din-ussy. Actually that's a great example. Plenty of people have kinks that other people might see as icks. Okay. Well, what if something starts as a fantasy, and then all you can do is think about it a lot, and then it becomes something that you wanna do in real life because you feel like it's already happened before, and then all you can do is just think about it until it's something that I never, ever, ever want to think about again. Oh, my God, don't stop there. Brains are weird, our thoughts can feel overwhelming. But just because you have a thought about something, doesn't mean you have to act on it. But also sometimes it's worth exploring why you feel ashamed. Enacting a fantasy can be healthy as long as it's consensual, legal, and no one's getting hurt. 4. When are you gonna deliver on our bet? Get fuckеd. Name a time and a place. In your dreams. I'll see you there. What are you lot doing mooching around? Shouldn't you be in class or something? 5. This is a dog move (low blow), even for you. You're the ones dumb enough to put your secrets in public spots. There's no trust left in the world. 6. These women provide campaign funding to the nominated school captains of underprivileged schools to help develop future leaders. Talking points ( talking point I. something that people are interested in and want to talk about: Global oil prices were a major talking point amongst investors. A talking point is an interesting subject for discussion or argument. It's bound to be the main talking point during discussions between the Prime Minister and the President. II. a subject that someone talks about or a statement that someone makes at a meeting, in a speech, etc. in order to support their views: Candidates are normally very reluctant to stray from talking points in political debates. something that lends support to an argument = a subject of discussion. We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case. III. a special characteristic of a product that is emphasized to try and persuade people to buy it: The article lists five talking points for fair trade products. wiki: A talking point is a pre-established message or formula used in the field of political communication, sales and commercial or advertising communication. The message is coordinated a priori to remain more or less invariable regardless of which stakeholder brings the message in the media. Such statements can either be free standing or created as retorts to the opposition's talking points and are frequently used in public relations, particularly in areas heavy in debate such as politics and marketing. ). So networking and nepotism. Yes, thank you, Sasha. Last year, each party raised over $1,000 each, and historically, the party that raises the most amount of money goes on to win the election. So they'll just give us money? Woodsy: They will listen to your election promises and if it sounds meaningful, they will give you some money toward your campaign. 7. Watch out, ladies. I'm gonna wipe the floor with these MILFs. Make sure you don't slip on the juices. You're feral. No amount of Lynx Africa can change that. Okay. How about this? If you guys manage to raise more money than I do, I'll drop out of the election. Done. What do I get? You can suck my dіck 'cause I'm not losing. Done deal. 7. Thanks for meeting me. No worries. I'm sorry I didn't call you after... After you crashed my work ( crash (somewhere) "Crashing" somewhere means sleeping there. "Crash" is a slang term that sounds casual and adventurous. It suggests someone sleeping anywhere, without caring what the conditions are. You can "crash" on someone's couch or even on their floor. Men use this expression more often than women. crash I. to hit something, often making a loud noise or causing damage: crash on We could hear waves crashing on the shore. crash against The door swung open and crashed against the wall. Suddenly, cymbals crashed and the orchestra began playing. crash through Without warning, the tree crashed through the roof. come crashing through A dog came crashing through the bushes. II. If something such as a business crashes, it suddenly fails or becomes unsuccessful: Investors were seriously worried when the stock market began to crash. III. If a computer or system crashes, it suddenly stops operating: My laptop's crashed again. IV. to suddenly fall to a low level: Foods with a low glycaemic index, such as oats, won't cause your energy level to spike and crash. Demand slumped and prices crashed. V. informal to sleep at someone else's house for the night, especially when you have not planned it: They crashed on my floor after the party. VI. informal to go to a party or other event without an invitation 不请自来: We tried to crash the party, but the bouncers wouldn't let us in. turn up like a bad penny ( interloper 不速之客, 多管闲事) 不请自来 [British, old-fashioned]
to appear again in a place where you are not welcome or wanted. if
someone you dislike turns up like a bad penny, they appear when they are
not wanted Pete goes down very well with everyone except Ross, who makes zero effort when he turns up like the proverbial bad penny.) and spent the whole night giving me vibes( send vibes to communicate good wishes to someone, which you hope will make them feel better or be more successful: Sending vibes for a quick recovery! Good luck, we're all sending you positive vibes. Please send me good vibes to help me not lose it with my co-workers today! Prayers and vibes for peace are being sent your way. Vibes comes from "vibrations". It's meant to mean the feeling you get from a person or situation. If you say "this guy is giving me good vibes" or "this is giving off good vibes" you are saying that you are getting a good feeling from this person/situation. Similarly some people say "this is not the vibe" meaning "this is not what I want/like in this situation". a distinctive feeling or quality capable of being sensed. This place has a good/bad vibe. She gave me a weird vibe. = She gave off a weird vibe. ). Yeah. That was messy. I mean, even for me, but... This is all just new to me. I'm not against it or anything. I'm not against it either. Do you just wanna maybe see where this goes? I don't want to get caught in the middle of anything. 8. Missy, spit that gum out. I can hear it from here. All right. Everybody, just act natural, but don't be your usual selves. Here we go. What do we have here? They've got those little sandwiches without the crust. Any tips? I'm trailing in the polls, and could really use the money. Amerie, I'm sure you'll figure out how to use your usual charm. Now off you go and mingle. 9. Enjoying Spencer's company? He knows how to make a woman blush. I'll give him that. That's his specialty 特长, 特技. What were you saying earlier, Spider? That you'd, um... Oh. Mop the floor with MILF juice? Should I get a mop? Uh, excuse me. I think I'm needed over there. Low blow. Only works on low lives. 10. I think I might... like Rowan. Oh, my God. I knew it. Sorry. I thought after the threesome, your vibe was more fuccboi, but I guess your tastes lean more... country road. Cut me off right now before I make a horse dіck joke because, mmm, that boy... Darren. Please. Sorry. Yes. I... I am with you. I am here for you on your journey. You're beautiful, you're valid, blah, blah, blah. Literally everyone is queer now. I know that doesn't make things easy, and... I'm proud of you. 11. You would not believe the amount of drama that is going on in the halls of Hartley High right now. How's your day been? Good. Yeah, just... Just doing some life admin 盘点人生. What's happening at school? The question is what isn't happening. Well, what's not happening? It's killing me, but I can't talk right now for privacy reasons, but trust me. It's juicy. I love you. Bye. Don't have too much fun without me. 12. See, they've already learned the most valuable lesson in the bush. Apex predators ( An apex ['eɪpeks] predator 食物链顶端的, also known as a top predator, is a predator[a] at the top of a food chain, without natural predators of its own. ) must secure the most advantageous territory. This is what camp's all about. Students getting their hands dirty, fighting a goanna. It's survival of the fittest. Woodsy asked us to use this camp to bring the students together. We need to lead by example. 13. I can't imagine what depraved 肮脏龌龊的 things you're planning to do in here. Oh, just the usual camp orgy. Right, Am? I wouldn't put it past you. I don't think I'm better than you. I pity you. Running around degrading yourself, wasting your mental energy chasing dіck, whilst I'm self-ing up 自我提升 and taking control over my mind and body. Sixty-nine days, bitch! Since you grew your first pube? Since any kind of sеx act clouded my judgment. You see, you're actually unwell. You can't help but spread this sickness around. Do you know how much damage you've done? Making that map, turning our school into a sex-obsessed horror show that celebrates how many people you can hook up with and disguising it as sеx education. Fully noted. I'm a disgusting sеx demon. Shame on me, et cetera, et cetera. Anyway, great chat. Can't wait to bunk with you. But can you pop outside for 15 while we discuss something in here? Uh, no, I have to unpack. Oh, I actually feel a sudden sеx attack coming on, so better get out for your own safety. 14. I'm actually boiling. I'm gonna go for a dip in the lake. 15. Can I please just have the car keys? You know, that is the problem with today's generation. At the first sign of trouble, when something gets too tough for them, we feel we have to swoop in and save the day. Hmm, couldn't agree less. When I was an adolescent, and struggled with my emotions, my dad would drive me to Belanglo State Forest, drop me off, force me to find my way back home. Right. The same forest where Ivan Milat buried his victims? Very same. Yeah, solid parenting 父母做的真成功. It worked wonders. 16. Relax. They'll be fine. Spider and the boys know what they're doing. It's almost nighttime. My entire class is missing and you're telling me to relax? Just chill. No, no. I'm calling search and rescue. Should have never let you do that exercise. The exercise was meant to test them. No, the exercise was bullshit. They're probably out there lost and afraid. 17. Do you take milk in your tea( If you want to know whether the person habitually drinks his/her coffee with sugar, etc, you can ask: "How do you take your coffee?" or "How do you like your coffee?" (Answer: "White, without sugar", etc.) If you are not interested in how the person habitually takes his/her coffee, and you simply want to know if the person wants sugar, etc now, you can ask: "How would you like your coffee?")? 18. I even wondered what a smart person like you might think about all that crazy shit that's been happening at school. Zoe: Yeah, I don't follow. You know, with whoever's been putting up all those feelings around school. Feelings? I know what you're doing. You think I'm Bird Psycho! I am not Bird Psycho! Amerie: Yes, you are! You're ruining my life because you think I'm a sеx goblin and you stole Quinni's phone and played the recording. That wasn't me! Then why are you sneaking around at night like a sneaky, freaky Bird Psycho? 'Cause I was paddling the pink canoe! What? Huh? You know, I was poppin' the hood. I was visiting the bat cave. ou know, I was auditioning the finger puppets. I was DJing the VJ. I was flicking through cliterature. I was buttering my crumpet. I love crumpets. Ah, me too. I don't understand. I was mastսrbating, okay? It was all that "Never have I ever" stuff. It just really got in my head. I don't believe you. No? Then why do I have this? What the hell? Is that my vibrator? I stole it, like the dirty little rat thief that I am. 19. It's just that game we played last night, kind of threw me. I didn't know you'd done all that stuff. sеx stuff. Guess I felt jealous. Like, why them and not me? I want to find a way that works for both of us. I don't want you to be uncomfortable.
Midsomer murders: 1. So you did see him with your girlfriend? And you thought, "She's two-timing me 脚踩两只船." No! Well, he's more her age. He's loaded too. She never liked him. It didn't stop him from trying it on with her ( try it on I. attempt to deceive or seduce someone. to deceive someone or behave badly, especially in order to discover how much of your bad behaviour will be allowed: He's not really ill - he's just trying it on. The kids often try it on with a new babysitter. "you'd better not be trying it on with me". II. 试探底线 deliberately test someone's patience to see how much one can get away with. to behave badly in order to find out how bad you can be before people become angry She is naughty, that one. She tries it on with me sometimes! to put on airs She's been trying it on ever since the inheritance came through. III. to attempt to start a sexual relationship with someone. to be forward or presumptuous, esp. sexually She avoided him after he'd tried it on with her. When I came back in, one of the men was trying it on with my wife!), though. So you stuck one on him ( stick one on (someone) hit someone. To punch or strike one. I'm going to go over there and stick one on that guy if he doesn't stop talking trash about my friend. stick-on 可以贴上去的 a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing. used to refer to something that has glue on one side of it, so that it can stick to a surface: a stick-on label. I got some stick-on soles for my shoes, but they keep coming off. stick to one's last I. 扬长避短, 坚持所长, 坚持做你擅长的. to keep to one's own work. to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled. Keep to what you know and don't interfere out of your province. to continue doing what you know about and not try to do new things, at which you are likely to fail. If you say that someone should stick to their last, you mean that they should continue doing what they are experienced at and not try to do new things. Looking back, I should have stuck to my last and gone on to get a research job in one of the studios. Let me handle the defense in this suit; you stick to your last and track down more eyewitnesses. II. to mind one's own business. Note: People sometimes use the whole phrase let the cobbler stick to his last, or change part of it to fit a particular situation. You see before you an embarrassed cobbler who will stick to his last from now on. I was afraid they'd think, ‘Why can't the cobbler stick to his last?' Note: A cobbler is a shoe maker and a last is a foot-shaped object used as a model to make shoes the right shape and size. ), did you? Yeah. So, what's the deal between your dad and Anne Heldman? I never quite worked that one out. Bit of a ladies' man, is he? Yes. As it happens. But I don't reckon it was ever a full-on thing. They're like... proper devoted. Any idea why? No. I stopped being interested in Dad's women years ago. 2. Did you hear what they were saying? No. It looked like a lovers' tiff ( lovers' tiff 爱人打打闹闹, 恋人间的打打闹闹 A petty quarrel between lovers, not so serious as to end the romantic relationship. ). Then they went off in opposite directions. 3. What happened? I got in a fight. What about? What do you think? I saw him trying it on with you. What? You were at the river? I told you I wasn't standing for it ( stand for something 支持, 接受, 忍受 I. If you will not stand for something, you will not accept a situation or a particular type of behaviour: I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you. to support or accept particular principles or values: I'm not sure what the Republican candidate stands for. Maybe you think his behavior is OK, but I won't stand for it. II. to support or represent a particular idea or set of ideas: This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.). 4. Roger Heldman was also Vanessa's father. Bloody hell! He managed to put it about a bit ( put someone out I. 带来额外的工作. to cause trouble or extra work for someone: Would it put you out if we came tomorrow instead of today? II. to annoy or upset someone, often by what you do or say to them: She was very put out when they turned up two hours late for dinner. He seemed a bit put out at not having been invited. put yourself out to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not convenient: Ethan is always willing to put himself out for other people. put something out I. to move forward part of your body, such as your hand or your tongue, from your body: She put out her hand to shake mine. Don't put your tongue out - it's rude. II. to injure part of your body by causing it to be moved out of its correct position. to injure a part of the body by pulling or twisting it: I put my back out last week when I fell. He put his knee out 扭伤, 脱臼 playing tennis. III. to produce something in large quantities, so that it can be sold: They put out millions of pairs of shoes a year. IV. to produce information and make it available for everyone to read or hear: Police have put out a warning to people living in the area. V. If a mistake puts out a set of mathematical calculations, it causes them to be wrong: That one error put the figures out by several thousand pounds. VI. (US usually contract something out 外包) If you put work out, you employ someone outside your organization to do it. to give work to other companies, or to people who are not company employees: Not all machine parts were manufactured at their plant - some were put out to other companies. The council has put the job of street-cleaning out to a private firm. VII. 熄灭. 熄火. to stop something that is burning from continuing to burn: Be sure to put out your campfire before you go to sleep. VIII. to spend money: I'll be putting a lot of money out when I buy my house. ), didn't he? Roger by name ( roger I. (radio telecommunications, transitive) To acknowledge by saying "roger". II. Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner. III. (intransitive) To have sexual intercourse. roger that (radio telecommunications) Received ), Roger by nature. Harry, have you seen Miriam? 5. go on I. You say 'Go on' to someone to persuade or encourage them to do something. Go on, it's fun. II. If you talk about the information you have to go on, you mean the information you have available to base an opinion or judgment on. But you have to go on the facts. There's not much to go on. III. If you go on about something, or in British English go on at someone, you continue talking about the same thing, often in an annoying way. Expectations have been raised with the Government going on about choice and market forces. She's always going on at me to have a baby. skinfolk 同种人 (uncommon) People who share the same skin color (race) with one another, especially when they are not otherwise closely associated or similar. kinfolk 亲戚 (US) Relatives, relations. Jailbait is slang for a person who is younger than the legal age of consent for sexual activity and usually appears older, with the implication that a person above the age of consent might find them sexually attractive. The term jailbait is derived from the fact that engaging in sexual activity with someone who is under the age of consent is classified as statutory rape or by an equivalent term. mob I. usually disapproving a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent. a large group of people gathered together who are often uncontrollable or violent: He arrived at the airport to find a mob of adoring fans waiting for him. The angry mob outside the jail was/were ready to riot. a lynch mob. 50 people were killed in three days of mob violence. II. informal a group of people who are friends or who are similar in some way: The usual mob was/were hanging out at the bar. I'm all about defending mob, but you are making it harder now. III. ( = mobster, gangster 黑帮) an organization of criminals: a New York mob leader. verb. I. to come together around someone in a crowd to express admiration, interest, or anger: They were mobbed by fans when they arrived at the theatre. Let's not go to that bar tonight - it's always mobbed (= there are always a lot of people there) on Fridays. to gather in a large group around someone to express admiration, interest, or anger: She was mobbed by her fans. The stores are always mobbed (= very crowded) on Saturdays. II. 群起而攻之. When birds or small animals mob a bigger or more frightening bird or animal that is hunting them, they attack it together and force it to go away. 6. oily I. Something that is oily is covered with oil or contains oil. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. When she was younger, she had very oily skin. Paul found the sauce too oily. II. Oily means looking, feeling, tasting, or smelling like oil. ...traces of an oily substance. ...the rich, oily flavour of the fish. If you are wondering why I am so oily, it's because of the pork I had for lunch, it's all pig fat. I think you are kind of hot, all greased up(grease up To smear with oil or grease. To apply grease to something, often as a means of lubrication. If that door creaks every time you open it, you should really grease up the hinges. The mechanic greased up the motor. At the fair, they greased the pigs up and then we chased them.). III. [disapproval] 油腻的. Excessively friendly or polite but insincere. If you describe someone as oily, you dislike them because you think they are too polite or say exaggeratedly nice things, and are insincere. He had behaved with undue and oily familiarity. The older man asked in his oily voice what he could do for them today. greasy Something that is greasy has grease on it or in it. ...the problem of greasy hair. He propped his elbows upon a greasy counter.7. bust out I. to begin (doing something) suddenly She just busted out laughing. II. bust out (something) or bust (something) out: to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used: to break out. They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch. He busted out the champagne. III. to escape from a prison, jail, etc. To escape (from); break out. bust out of prison. Two prisoners busted out of jail. To free from captivity. They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police. In the right headspace. Shit choice of words. headspace 精神状态 I. your general mental and emotional condition. mind-set, frame of mind. "It's difficult to tell how people have changed," says Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien. "But Thom's been in a better headspace for quite a few years."Before I start on a painting, I need to be in the right headspace. mental state; state of mind: He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows. Doomscrolling all day puts me in a really bad headspace, so I try to stay away from all that negative news. He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows. II. empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container. the volume above a liquid or solid in a closed container The demonstrator suggests that the slow leakage of hydrogen from the balloons … allowed for the accumulation of hydrogen and oxygen in the bag's headspace. III. quiet, private, or contemplative mood or frame of mind: I never listen to music when I'm jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise. I spend a lot of the weekend in my own headspace, so I can’t really engage with anything much. I never listen to music when I'm jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise. 8. pure insanity His friends thought his decision to quit his job was pure insanity. Sorry, that was a moment of pure insanity, I didn't mean it. I thought for a sec I was back at Mum's again. But this bed is much comfier. Is that why you busted me out? So you could escape your mum and Bobby while Rivers is on his book tour? Self-funded tour for a self-published book. Please. Do not give that man more credit than he's already paid for. Anyway, I wouldn't call it "busting" you out. More like being a glorified Uber driver. I'm sorry for making you feel like I didn't trust you. That was a moment of pure insanity. You came back. It's the only thing that matters. You been somewhere already? Uh, yeah, I wanted to, uh, treat you. What's on for you today 你今天有什么安排, 今天要做什么? Nothing much. I'll just figure out what I wanna do now I guess. I'm so jelly ( = jealous). You're gonna have so much free time. Is that right? You'd better make yourself useful around here then, eh? The garden's bloody desperate for a prune, and that bush out the front... ...is even wilder than mine. Jesus, Nan. Either that or you go and have a chat with that stuck-up principal about going back to school. No. You couldn't pay me to go back 给我钱我也不去. It's embarrassing I was there to begin with. Figure something out because I can't have you rattling around ( rattle around be in or occupy an unnecessarily large room or building. If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them. We don't want to move, but we're rattling around in our large house. "the house was too big—we just rattled around in it". ) here all day. I need me privacy. beat someone to a jelly 打成肉酱 to hit someone repeatedly and forcefully: They've threatened to beat him to a jelly if he doesn't repay the money. turn to jelly to suddenly feel weak because you are frightened, nervous, or ill: As she knocked on the director's door, her legs turned to jelly. 9. treat I. If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way. Artie treated most women with indifference. Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder. He felt the press had never treated him fairly. The issues should be treated separately. treat someone/something as if It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings. treat something with something I treat remarks like that with the contempt that they deserve. treat sb/sth equally/fairly/unfairly It very hard to prove that the company had been treated unfairly. treat sb/sth like sth The company treated their initial public offering more like a marketing opportunity than a capital-raising exercise. II. When a doctor or nurse treats a patient or an illness, he or she tries to make the patient well again. Doctors treated her with aspirin 给药, 开药. The boy was treated for a minor head wound 治疗. An experienced nurse treats all minor injuries. be treated for He is being treated for a rare skin disease. treat a symptom Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms and not the cause 治标不治本. III. If something is treated with a particular substance, the substance is put onto or into it in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties. to put a special substance on material such as wood, cloth, metal, etc. or put it through a special process, in order to protect it from damage or decay: be treated with The material has been treated with resin to make it waterproof. About 70% of the cocoa acreage is treated with insecticide. It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage. III. If you treat someone to something special which they will enjoy, you buy it or arrange it for them. She was always treating him to ice cream. Tomorrow I'll treat myself to a day's gardening. If you want to treat yourself, the Malta Hilton offers high international standards. Nothing, I just want to treat you 对你好, 所以给你买了点小东西. treat someone (to something) 招待, 款待 Put your money away - I'm going to treat you (to this). treat yourself to something I'm going to treat myself to (= buy for myself) a new pair of sandals. noun. I. If you give someone a treat, you buy or arrange something special for them which they will enjoy. Lettie had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him. a special and enjoyable occasion or experience, often a reward or celebration: birthday treat We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat. special treat As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite restaurant. 小礼物. something special that you buy because it makes you feel happy or brings happiness to someone else: In an economic crisis, while sales of expensive luxuries decline, purchases of small treats - a new cosmetic, for example - increase. A little posy of flowers is a delightful treat to give a friend. II. If you say that something is your treat, you mean that you are paying for it as a treat for someone else. III. a type of food that is eaten in addition to your usual meals, usually something sweet: There is a lot of competition with the sugar-filled and artificially flavoured treats on the store shelves. snacks and treats Try to encourage children not to eat too many of those snacks and treats that tend to pile on the pounds without providing much nutrition. IV. If you say, for example, that something looks or works a treat, you mean that it looks very good or works very well. The first part of the plan works a treat. The apricots would go down a treat. work a treat To prevent red wine from staining, put some salt on it - it works a treat. go down a treat That soup went down a treat (= was very enjoyable)! come up a treat I polished that old desk of grandma's and it came up a treat (= its appearance improved). V. a small piece of food, often specially produced, that is given to pets in addition to their usual food, for example as a reward: We offer a smart, healthy alternative to the highly processed, artificially flavoured treats currently on the market. dog treat The owner said the dog was dangerous, but when I fed it dog treats it would take them gently out of my hand. cat treat Our gourmet cat treats are made with the highest quality of protein and grains. treat someone like royalty/dirt to treat someone extremely well: The staff in the hotel treated us like royalty. to treat someone extremely badly: For years I allowed him to treat me like dirt. 10. hot off the press 新鲜出锅, 新鲜出炉 newly printed or published."the winter issue is hot off the press". II. INFORMAL (of information) newly received."back tomorrow at 10 p.m. with more news hot off the press". pump the brakes 别着急, 慢慢来 I. Literally, to depress and release the brake pedal on a vehicle several times in quick succession. It's pretty icy out there, so remember to gently pump the brakes. Otherwise your wheels might lock up and you'll start sliding uncontrollably. II. slang To act more slowly and carefully, usually to stop oneself from doing from doing something embarrassing. A: "And that woman Camille! Isn't she just the biggest pain?" B: "Psst! Pump the brakes, dude—Sarah is her niece!" I really want to ask this girl out, but I know I need to pump the brakes since I only just met her. 11. gasbag = windbag 说话刹不住车的人 noun. a person who talks in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters. a person who always talks too much. A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag. verb. 闲聊天. 瞎聊的. to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters. To speak foolishly, pompously, or at length; to blather. We are just gasbagging. Don't be defensive. dropkick: In Australian slang, "dropkick" is often used to describe someone who is considered foolish, incompetent, or generally disliked. It can also be used to refer to a physically aggressive act, such as a dropkick in sports. Kind of crazy, hey, how fast your whole life can change. Yeah. Yeah, one minute you're about to graduate high school, and... next one you're just another dropkick.You're not a dropkick. ashay terms: Common phrases in their slang include illchay, meaning chill or relax; eetswa, meaning sweet or good; and adlay, meaning lad. Other words include ashcay (cash), gronk (an annoying person), and staunching (stealing from someone). breadcrumb a piece of information, often separated from other similar information by the sign >, shown at the top of a website to help you find your way around the site by providing a link to the last page you looked at: Breadcrumbs come in handy to show a navigation trail for users clicking through a site. You have to roll over a breadcrumb to see if it's an active link. 12. LGBT erasure (also known as queer erasure) refers to the tendency to intentionally or unintentionally remove LGBT groups or people from record, or downplay their significance, which includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and those who identify as queer. Heartbreak high: What if this means that I'm the experiment? Or worse. What if... What if I'm holding him back? Is my existence queer erasure? Well, you won't know until you ask him. Straightwashing is a form of queer erasure that refers to the portrayal of LGBT people, fictional characters, or historical figures as heterosexual. It is most prominently seen in works of fiction, whereby characters who were originally portrayed as or intended to be homosexual, bisexual, or asexual are misrepresented as heterosexual. 12. With only a week to go until the election, the latest lunchtime polls have seen some big swings. Amerie Wadia and her SLT Party have made some big gains. Looks like her campaign video really paid off. Spencer White remains in the lead, but the gap continues to close. This shit is so rigged. Zoe: He'll need to work really hard to regain his stronghold 领先优势. And Sasha So and her party have plummeted in the polls, after damning images came to light over the weekend. Boo! 13. Oh! Ooh, nicely done. You'd better brace yourself for retaliation though. In my experience, men like that don't take kindly to being laughed at. 14. Hey, that video was below the belt. You know my cups are biodegradable. And I was so munted ( I. (of an object) destroyed or ruined. II. New Zealand slang (of a person) abnormal or peculiar. III. drunk or intoxicated. Intoxicated (by drugs or alcohol). ) at that party, like, I don't even know what I was doing. Hey, just reporting the facts. Okay, well your "facts" are going to hand 拱手送人, 拱手让人 Spider the victory. 15. Nasty piece of editorial that was. Deep fake. Got Jojo's fingerprints all over it. I can just hear her now, "Guess what? Well, we smashed the glass ceiling." Well, the joke's on her 'cause what's she gonna do when it rains? And it is starting to sprinkle, I can tell you that much. It is raining change and we are the cause of the change and she's up there, trying to discredit what it is we're out here endeavoring to do( endeavor = endeavour verb. If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it. Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem. I will endeavour to arrange it. They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights. noun. An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. an attempt to do something: In spite of our best endeavours, it has proven impossible to contact her. feat of endeavour Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour. artistic endeavour Thanks to all of you who support me in my artistic endeavours. His first endeavours in the field were wedding films. ...the benefits of investment in scientific endeavour. ). What is it exactly that we're endeavoring to do? We're inviting people to wake up to the fact that they're living in a world in which a man can have his life ruined over one harmless joke. The debate is next week, mate. Yep. Now, if you win that, we win the election. And then the Lords are back in action. But make no mistake, this is war, Spencer. Batter up ( (baseball) Used by an umpire to invite the next batter to the batter's box, especially at the beginning of a half-inning. )! 16. Hand-eye coordination, Jenny. Oh, it's T-ball, not rocket science, Jenny! 17. I'm looking for my friend Quinni. She's been AWOL 不见人影, 不见踪迹 for three days. Have you seen her? Sorry, I didn't feel like replying. That's okay. Hey, I'm super excited for you guys to see my place. I've designated my room as the quiet zone so we can cuddle puddle in there all night if you need. I'll have to see if I can make it. Don't know if I feel like it yet. Um... This conversation isn't interesting to me anymore. I'll see ya.What the hell was that? Um, I don't know, but... ugh, this whole day has bad juju ( The juju (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior. Seventies California was loaded with bad juju, from the Zodiac Killer to the Patty Hearst kidnapping to Jim Jones. That's some bad juju. "Bad juju" is a colloquial phrase that is often used to describe bad luck or negative energy, and it is sometimes associated with superstitions and belief in negative spiritual or supernatural forces. ), huh?
差不多, 几乎: 1. well-nigh [ˌwelˈnaɪ] 几乎是. Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly. almost or very nearly: With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible. Finding
a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh
impossible. ...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable. nigh [naɪ] 差不多有 I. almost, near: She must have written nigh on (= nearly but not quite) 50 books. The time is nigh (= it is nearly time) for us to make a decision. II. If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care? The storm must still be nigh, she thought. nigh on 约莫, 大约是 Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age. I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it. 2. be getting on informal (also US informal be getting up there 变老, 老去了, 老了) to be getting old I wonder how old he is now? He must be getting on. She can't still be working, - she's getting up there. The trip was tough for him - he was getting on and not in the best of health. She's getting on in years and doesn't fancy all the travelling. be getting on (a bit) He's getting on (a bit) - he'll be 76 next birthday. getting on for 几乎是, 几乎有 UK (US going on 接近, 差不多有) almost: He must be getting on for 80 now. Midsomer muders: So, how long you been on the force now, then? Getting on for 25 years. Midsomer muders: How much did we make, Reg? Getting on for £2,000, I think. Not a bad day's work.
