用法学习: 1. Treasurer Jim Chalmers lashed for propping up GDP by keeping on the 'spending spigot ( spigot [ˈspɪɡ.ət] A spigot is a faucet or tap. a device used to control the flow of liquid from something such as a barrel. All the bartender had to do was open the spigot. )' while hammering economic competition: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been raked over the coals for praising the government's economic policy, as Australia's GDP growth slumped to the lowest level since 1991 in seasonally adjusted terms for the June quarter. On an annual basis, GDP rose at the slowest pace since the 1991 recession - not including the COVID pandemic period- having inched up by just 1.5 per cent. Speaking to Sky News Australia host Chris Kenny on Wednesday, UNSW Economics Professor Gigi Foster slammed the government for exorbitant spending and added, on a per capita basis, Australia faced a serious economic downturn 下调. Liberal MP Julian Leeser spoke to Sky News on Wednesday evening and said the Labor Party needed to put downward pressure on interest rates and top the "reckless spending" that it had engaged in. When the figures emerged, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said without government spending there would be "no growth in our economy at all", and added it was primarily on the health sector. "This vindicates 证实 ( I. If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideas are vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong. to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated. He called the success a vindication of his party's free-market economic policy. The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two goals. The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper. II. 证实清白. to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people blamed them: They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves. ) the approach that we took in the budget and it frankly torpedoes ( torpedo [tɔːˈpiːdəʊ] 鱼雷 noun. a long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed. cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with the hulls of surface vessels and submarines. verb. I. If a ship is torpedoed, it is hit, and usually sunk, by a torpedo or torpedoes. More than a thousand people died when the Lusitania was torpedoed. II. If someone torpedoes negotiations or plans 破坏, they deliberately prevent them from being completed or from being successful. to destroy: He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process. These attacks are seen as an effort to torpedo the talks. tornado [tɔːrneɪdoʊ] 龙卷风 ( = US informal also twister ) ( hurricane, cyclone 飓风) A tornado is a violent wind storm consisting of a tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damage. The jet stream is a key player in spawning tornados. a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground. ) a lot of the free advice that we got at budget time," he said. 2. proof adj. [after noun] (ALCOHOL) 度数. of the stated alcoholic strength, a higher number meaning a greater amount of alcohol: It says on the bottle that it's 60 percent proof. Proof is used after a number of degrees or a percentage, when indicating the strength of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky. ...a glass of Wild Turkey bourbon: 101 degrees proof. wiki: Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in England and from 1816 was equal to about 1.75 times the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV). The United Kingdom today uses ABV instead of proof. In the United States, alcohol proof is defined as twice the percentage of ABV. The definition of proof in terms of ABV varies from country to country. The degree symbol (°) is sometimes used to indicate alcohol proof, either alone (e.g. 10°) or after a space and joined to the letter P as a unit name (e.g. 13 °P). noun. I. a measure of the percentage of alcohol in an alcoholic drink, equal to twice the actual percentage of alcohol. a measure of the percentage of alcohol in an alcoholic drink, equal to twice the actual percentage of alcohol: Liquor that is 50 proof is 25% alcohol. II. a printed copy of something that is examined and corrected before the final copies are printed. a printed copy of written material that is examined and corrected before final copies are printed. In publishing, the proofs of a book, magazine, or article are a first copy of it that is printed so that mistakes can be corrected before more copies are printed and published. I'm correcting the proofs of the Spanish edition right now. ...an uncorrected proof copy of the book. Page proofs went out yesterday to all the contributors to the book. I was busy correcting proofs. III. providing protection against something: No household security devices are proof against (= protect completely against) the determined burglar. Her virtue would be proof against his charms. IV. 解题步骤. the calculations that show how the solution to a mathematical problem or equation was reached. the proof of the pudding (is in the eating) = the proof is in the pudding) 没有实践就没有发言权, 好不好吃试了才知道 said to mean that you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used, or experienced it. burden of proof The burden of proof is the task of proving that you are correct, for example when you have accused someone of a crime. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. proof positive 无可辩驳的事实, 例证 To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists. facts that cannot be doubted: The strength of reaction to the article is proof positive that this is a very important issue. The Windermere Golf Club is proof positive that golf and ecology can co-exist in perfect harmony. living proof If you say that someone is living proof of something, you mean that their actions or personal qualities show that a particular fact is true or that a particular quality exists. He is living proof that some players just get better with age. 3. accusing adj 认定有罪的. (of an expression, gesture, or tone of voice) indicating a belief in someone's guilt or culpability. If you look at someone with an accusing expression or speak to them in an accusing tone of voice, you are showing that you think they have done something wrong. The accusing look in her eyes conveyed her sense of betrayal. 'Where have you been?' he asked Blake accusingly. "she stared at him with accusing eyes". suggesting that you think someone has done something bad: an accusing glance/look. hammy 夸张的 marked by exaggerated and usually self-conscious theatricality. in a hammy or overacted manner. in a way that is unnatural and uses too much emotion: The actor hammily portrays a retiring schoolteacher who offers one last piece of heartfelt advice for his departing class. Even though many of the performances are hammily done, the sappy romantic comedy is one of my favourite films. hammily acted by the leading actor - utterly unconvincing. ham it up 夸张行为 to perform or behave in a false way, especially in a way that is too obvious or that makes people laugh. to show expressions or emotions more obviously than is realistic. To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily. You can count on him to ham it up for the camera. Here's a picture of Philip hamming it up for grandma when he was three. vacuous [vækjuəs] 不聪明的, 无脑的 adj. [disapproval] If you describe a person or their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lack intelligent thought or ideas. not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose: a vacuous remark/question/expression/smile. Models are not always as vacuous as they are made out to be. ...the usual vacuous comments by some faceless commentator. "She's (Kamala Harris) vague to the point of vacuous," Stephens wrote. Blake said they were not the "most edifying or enlightening explanations" before explaining it would damage Harris politically if she said she had abandoned her position for "expediency or because you realised you were wrong". edify [ˈedəˌfaɪ] to teach someone something that increases their knowledge or improves their character. vocabulary: Anything edifying is enlightening. Edifying things uplift people intellectually or morally and help them learn. Good literature, art, and music are edifying.
The original meaning of edify was "to build," and things that are
edifying build up a person, especially in an intellectual or moral way.
It's often used in the negative. If you say something is not edifying, you mean that it's unpleasant and unacceptable. Edifying applies to things that help you become a better person. A
wise saying is edifying. A powerful documentary is edifying. The words
of a good teacher are often edifying. Word definitions are definitely
edifying. unedifying [ʌnˈedɪˌfaɪɪŋ] 一无是处的, 低俗的, 无意义的
unpleasant and without any useful or positive features. not having the
result of improving morality, intellect, etc. (especially of an event
taking place in public) distasteful; unpleasant. "the unedifying sight of the two leaders screeching conflicting proposals". The unedifying saga of their divorce was played out in the newspapers. Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge. 4. off to the races I. Departing for something. Your suitcases better be packed because, once the cab gets here, we'll be off to the races. II. In the midst of an activity. an expression characterizing the activity or excitement that is just beginning; [we are] leaving for something interesting or exciting. The tour bus is out in front waiting and we've said goodbye to everyone. Looks like we're off to the races. Good news, sir—the architect is already off to the races on that project you approved this morning. Big bang theory: Sheldon: Friends! It's Words with Friends! Which Stephen Hawking and I officially are. Now all I need is a bunk bed with a slide, I'll have everything I've ever wanted since I was six years old. Leonard: That's really nice, Sheldon, I'm happy for you. Sheldon: And I'm happy for you, too. You are now friends with someone who is officially friends with Stephen Hawking. Enjoy it, boys. You may have peaked. Howard: Sheldon, I know Stephen Hawking. I worked with him. Sheldon: And if they ever come out with a game called Words with People You Once Worked With, you'll be off to the races. Leonard: Sheldon, I don't think this actually means… Sheldon: Hold that thought! Professor Hawking has made a move. Boy, oh, boy. Oh, it's only a matter of time before we're coming up with fun nicknames for each other. I'll be Coop. He'll be Wheels. If he's okay with that. 5. TV - The perfect couple: Almost as adept at ( Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media. He is an adept guitar player. The therapist adeptly manipulated and massaged my body. An adept is someone who is adept at something. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.) slicing and dicing ( slice and dice someone divide (something) into smaller parts, especially in order to analyse it more closely or in different ways. to divide something into many small parts especially to use the result for one's own purposes You can slice and dice the data any way you want. ) those who aren't born to the purple is Thomas's pregnant wife, Abby (Dakota Fanning, having a wonderful time as a weakness-seeking missile(Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as "heat-seekers" since infrared is radiated strongly by hot bodies. Many objects such as people, vehicle engines and aircraft generate and emit heat and so are especially visible in the infrared wavelengths of light compared to objects in the background. ) and the wedding planner, Roger (Tim Bagley), deeply in thrall ( thrall [θrɔːl] If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them. He is not in thrall to the media. Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip. in thrall If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness, and she was completely in its thrall. ) to the glamour of his betters ( your betters 更重要的人, 更高级的人 old-fashioned people who are more important than you or deserve more respect. people of a higher rank or social position than you: As children, we were taught not to argue with our elders and betters. We look to our betters to show us the way. They felt they should follow the lead given by their betters. His parents always told him to respect his betters. ). "They're 'I'm bored – let's go buy a monkey' rich!" he says with glee. "'Kill someone and get away with it' rich." Subtle foreshadowing has its place( a place for everything and everything in its place This means that the best way to stay well organized is to keep things in their correct positions. ), but not here. There is also the Winbury's faithful housekeeper (Gosia, played by Irina Dubova), who is contemptuous of anyone who has not been born into or worked for the family for at least two generations, and a particular admirer of Greer's tight rein over all. Added to this little lot is the hard-partying maid of honour Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy) – more "raw work" – an $18,000 bracelet bought by Tag, but not given to his wife, and lustful looks cast by Amelia at the best man, Shooter (Ishaan Khattar). There are many ignored calls to Greer from someone called Broderick Graham, pills and pot free to all and a bloodstained shirt hidden under the bed of the police chief's daughter. Throw in Isabelle Adjani as a longtime family friend (and semtex in human form) and the stage is set for us to have a ludicrously good time in the very doggest days of summer ( The dog days or dog days of summer 三伏天 are the hot, sultry days of summer (sultry: (of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet. ). They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star" 天狼星), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. ). Once the police investigation starts, it becomes clear who the star of the show is – neither Kidman nor the mansion, nor even the knits, but Donna Lynne Champlin as Det Nikki Henry. What a performance. Every thought the detective is having about these awful people plays fleetingly 稍瞬即逝的 across her face, although never for long enough to jeopardise the case, however much she hauls the local police chief, Dan (Michael Beach), over the coals for cosying up to the family that funds so much activity in the community. The Perfect Couple has a proper plot – and some to spare. The carousel of suspects turns and reveals drop at perfectly spaced intervals; if there is anyone who can resist bingeing all six episodes once they have started, I will eat a fruit basket. It may or may not have things to say about the haves and have-nots(haves and have-nots 有钱人, 没钱人, 有钱的, 没钱的, 穷人, 富人 If you refer to two groups of people as haves and have-nots, you mean that the first group are very wealthy and the second group are very poor. You can also refer generally to poor people as have-nots. The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed. The position of the have-nots in our society could deteriorate even further. the people who are very wealthy and the people who are very poor The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed but in a recession the injustices become more painful. ), the power of money to corrupt, as well as class consciousness, but it doesn't have anything like the interest The White Lotus, say, took in such questions. While The Perfect Couple might seem like an AI version of a story we've seen before (even Nicole Kidman is in it!), it appears our appetite for rich and not-especially-nice white people behaving badly shows no signs of letting up. Buzz is already building for the next instalment of The White Lotus, due next year, while another Moriarty adaptation, The Last Anniversary, is also on the way (Nicole Kidman will be in that one too). born to the purple = born in the purple 出身高贵
being of royal or high birth. of royal or exalted birth. Born into
royalty. Purple is a color traditionally associated with royalty. Did
you see pictures of the latest addition to the royal family? What a
sweet little princess born in the purple! Don't worry, I'll help you
navigate this strange world. I wasn't born in the purple either—I
married in like you, dear. No, I don't expect you to act like someone
born in the purple, but you can't behave that boorishly in front of
guests! Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye. wiki:
Traditionally, born in the purple (sometimes "born to the purple")
was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of
their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all
children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. The parents must be
prominent at the time of the child's birth so that the child is always
in the spotlight and destined for a prominent role in life. A child born
before their parents became prominent would not be "born in the
purple". This color purple came to refer to Tyrian purple, restricted by
law, custom, and the expense of creating it to royalty. 6. name-brand 品牌的, 名牌的 I. used to describe a product that has the name of the company that made it on it, especially when the company is well-known and can charge higher prices for its products: They buy old name-brand cartridges, fix or replace worn parts and insert new ink or toner. name-brand clothing/drugs/goods. II. used to describe a company that is well-known, and which can therefore charge higher prices for its products: He recommends buying a computer from a name-brand supplier. Wealthy family. Female protagonist. Best-selling source material. A picturesque backdrop, shot with prestige-coded elegance. A name-brand creator or director. A cast of famous actors, at least one of whom is an executive producer, dressed in quiet luxury, making big, emotional scenes. A murder or a sexual assault or a missing person. Every character has a secret or five, which means that just about everyone is a suspect. beach read a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read: We rarely share our beach reads up at the lake house—as a rule, mine are romances and hers are detective stories. 6. be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant [ˈpadʒ(ə)nt] 生活的小插曲, 生活的一朵浪花 to be one of the difficult or bad experiences that is part of a full and interesting life. To be one of the many experiences, both good and bad, that make up a full and complete life. "The first season we highlighted money and then the second season is sex and I think the third season, it would be maybe a kind of satirical and funny look at death in Eastern religion and spirituality — it feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus," he explained. For those already
mourning the imminent void in jump racing's rich tapestry, there is
heartening news. Now we find him stepping out of the shadows with a
sublime debut solo album, a rich tapestry of guitar patterns backing his
haunting, heartfelt vocals. Its generous acoustics tended to obscure
the rich tapestry of lower strings showcased in the opening concert by
the Sixth Brandenburg. This will provide a snapshot of the rich tapestry of life in the UK for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Usage notes: Most often used as a consolation for bad experiences, as an attitude of acceptance that puts the negative into perspective. Often used with all: be all part of life's rich tapestry. 7. cerebral I. 有关大脑的. relating to the brain or the cerebrum: He suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. The patients frequently had a history of disease leading to cerebral damage. II. 烧脑的. 需要大脑的. 需要头脑的. demanding or involving careful thinking and mental effort rather than feelings: She makes cerebral films that deal with important social issues. Chess is cerebral; video games are visceral. III. 聪明的. 有头脑的. intelligent and serious, and enjoying serious thought rather than emotion. If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional. Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper. His problem wasn't his policies; it was his personality. He was simply too cerebral and too out of touch with Middle America. vocabulary: If you are a cerebral person, no one would ever call you a drama queen. You make decisions using your intelligence and cold, hard facts, instead of your emotions. The word cerebral gets its meaning from cerebrum, which is Latin for "brain." Cerebral people 理智的 use their brains instead of their hearts. The cerebrum is a particular section of the brain, and anything related to that part is also cerebral, like in medicine. A cerebral hemorrhage 脑出血, for example, means a hemorrhage has occurred in the brain — a phrase you'd never want to hear coming from a doctor. visceral I. 来自生理的. 来自内心深处的. 发自内心的. based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought. based on emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought. Visceral feelings are feelings that you feel very deeply and find it difficult to control or ignore, and that are not the result of thought. I never overcame a visceral antipathy for the monarchy. ...the sheer visceral joy of being alive. He has a visceral feel for our problems. visceral hatred/excitement. His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual. II. relating to the large organs inside the body, including the heart, stomach, lungs, and intestines. vocabulary: When something's visceral, you feel it in your guts. A visceral feeling is intuitive — there might not be a rational explanation, but you feel that you know what's best, like your visceral reaction against egg salad. Your hatred of mice may not be rational, but it is visceral, and every time you see one, you feel like you're going to faint. And when you had to decide whether you were going to stay in Florida or move to Texas, even though you had a good job in Orlando you had a visceral feeling that Texas would be the right choice . . . and it turned out you were meant to be a rancher! Visceral can also mean "relating to the viscera," with viscera being your organs. 8. crickets 没有回应, 死寂, 安静 US informal no reply or reaction at all; no spoken or written answer: get crickets Don't you hate when you're talking to a group of people and you ask them a question and you get crickets? I sent them two emails about it and basically, crickets. it's not cricket 不讲武德, 不公平, 不讲道理 = it's not kosher [British, old-fashioned] said to mean that someone's behaviour is unfair or unreasonable. It isn't fair, sportsmanlike, or legitimate. I know you want to avoid confrontation, but it's not kosher to break up with someone by text message. I don't see why you think it's not kosher. People do it all the time! I know you want to avoid confrontation, but it's not cricket to break up with someone by text message. I don't see why you think it's not cricket—everyone else does it all the time. The bank puts thousands of pounds a year into cricket – yet their treatment of staff is definitely not cricket. It's not cricket, an English language phrase meaning unsportsmanlike conduct in sports, in business, or in life in general. non-kosher = nonkosher (of food, places where food is sold, or methods of preparing food) not allowed by Jewish law or not following the rules of Jewish law: The delicatessen claims that it doesn't sell any nonkosher foods. The butcher's keeps its kosher and non-kosher meats in separate freezers. II. (of a person, family, etc.) not following the rules of Jewish law about which types of food can be eaten, and about how to prepare and store food: There are plenty of options on the menu for nonkosher diners. Our daughter's friend was visiting for dinner, and we wanted to make sure he was comfortable eating in our non-kosher home. non-joiner 不合群的人 someone who does not wish to become a member of an organization or who does not like to get involved in activities with groups of people: A nonjoiner by habit, Annette turned down an invitation to go on a walk with the other students. A lot of introverted people tend to be non-joiners. You get more flies with honey than with vinegar you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity. You can win people to your side more easily by gentle persuasion and flattery than by hostile confrontation. come/go/be along for the ride 充数的, 凑数的, 凑热闹的 doing something with other people without being seriously involved in it or having a serious interest in it. to join in an activity without playing an important part in it: My wife is speaking at the dinner and I'm just going along for the ride. He wasn't interested in buying anything; he was just along for the ride. He just came/went along for the ride. Attending some event or participating in some activity without playing an active or central role in the proceedings. to decide to join in an activity without doing it seriously or getting deeply involved in it Your boyfriend is not likely to be serious about anything this week except having a good time. Go along for the ride. John's receiving an award for his work overseas tonight, and I'm just along for the ride. I'm going along for the ride to my friends' book club meeting later to see if I want to become a member. Oh, I have no interest in playing basketball with you guys, I'm just along for the ride. Consider me your cheerleader! 9. distant memory: The helpless infant stirs a distant memory and provides a link to the humanity that poverty and desperation has all but crushed from him. The balmy dry weather of September seems a distant memory. By next year's midterm elections yesterday's embarrassment could be a distant memory. The energy crisis would be a distant memory. That glorious past now seems a dim and distant memory. girdle noun. I. 整形衣. 塑形腰带. 束腰带 A girdle is a piece of underwear that fits tightly around the stomach and hips. a piece of underwear for women, worn around the waist and bottom, that stretches to shape the body. II. the ring of bones at the shoulder supporting the arms or at the pelvis supporting the legs: the pectoral/pelvic/shoulder girdle. verb. If one thing girdles another, it surrounds it. Weather satellites have observed a ring of volcanic ash girdling the earth. The old town centre is girdled by a boulevard lined with trees. wiki: A girdle is a form-fitting foundation garment that encircles the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support. It may be worn for aesthetic or medical reasons. In sports or medical treatment, a girdle may be worn as a compression garment. This form of women's foundation replaced the corset in popularity, and was in turn to a larger extent surpassed by pantyhose in the 1960s. A corset is a support garment worn to hold and train the torso into the desired shape and posture. They are traditionally constructed out of fabric with boning made of whalebone or steel, a stiff panel in the front called a busk which holds the torso rigidly upright, and some form of lacing which allows the garment to be tightened. 10. carafe [kəˈræf] 水瓶 an open-topped glass flask used for serving wine or water in a restaurant. a tall glass container with a wide, round bottom for serving wine or water, or the amount contained in this. "wine is available by glass, bottle, or carafe". He ordered a carafe of water. decanter a decorative glass container for wine and other alcoholic drinks, with a part that fits into the top for closing it: a cut-glass sherry decanter. Hip flask: a small container used to carry a small amount of liquid. Laboratory flask 烧瓶: laboratory glassware for holding larger volumes than simple test tubes Erlenmeyer flask, a common laboratory flask with a flat bottom, a conical body, and a cylindrical neck. Vacuum flask 真空水杯: a container designed to keep warm drinks warm and refrigerated drinks cold. beaker [ˈbiːkə] (UK: 带盖子的杯子, US: 量杯) I. a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use. "his laboratory was filled with Bunsen burners, beakers, and thousands of books". II. a drinking container, typically made of plastic, often with a lid for use by children. "she gave him jam sandwiches and a beaker of squash". III. A beaker is a glass container with a flat bottom that scientists use to hold liquids. In cartoons, mad scientists sometimes cackle gleefully while pouring bubbling chemicals into beakers. note: In Britain, a beaker is a drinking cup mainly used by children, but in the U.S. the word is primarily used to mean a cylindrical glass vessel for mixing, measuring, and pouring liquid chemicals. Along with things like Bunsen burners and test tubes, a well-stocked chemistry lab has plenty of beakers. The word comes from the Greek root bikos, "earthenware jug." Tea pot 茶壶. 11. follow-up care 后续的保养, 复诊 care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment No counselling or follow-up care was offered. Without a transplant and follow-up care, the prognosis is terrible. plebiscite [ˈplɛbɪsʌɪt] the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms". Pleb = plebeian 平民, 老百姓 I. a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner. the general populace. II. the common people of ancient Rome. In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary. plebby 穷困的, 穷朋友, 穷亲戚 adjective UK informal disapproving belonging to a low social class, or typical of people who belong to a low social class: I can't bear her plebby friends. The Victorian middle classes wanted to show they understood it was plebby to cut your fish with a knife. shine (someone) on I. To deceive one or to tell one a lie, especially in order to deflect or avoid responsibility for something. To deceive one or to tell one a lie, especially in order to deflect or avoid responsibility for something. He told me he hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, but I think he was shining me on. Don't shine us on, Marty. We know you're the one who screwed up the accounts! II. 激怒. 刺激. To insult, provoke, or aggravate one. After the neighbors complained about my Christmas lights, I decided to shine them on a bit by adding even more to my house. If you really want to shine him on, you should bring his sister to the Christmas party as your date. Don't shine the immigration officer on, or you very well might get booted out of the country! take a shine to someone to like someone immediately: I think he's taken a bit of a shine to you. venation [viːˈneɪ.ʃən, vəˈneɪ.ʃən] 血脉, 脉络, 经络 the pattern of veins that form the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing. the arrangement of the veins in a leaf or in the wing of an insect: These species have a different leaf venation to those of the other two classes. The wings are pale brown with darker brown venation. Venetian blind [vəniːʃən blaɪnd] 威尼斯式的帘子, 遮挡帘 a set of narrow, horizontal pieces of wood, plastic, or metal that cover a window and can be raised or set at different angles to block light from the outside or let it in. A Venetian blind is a window blind made of thin horizontal strips which can be adjusted to let in more or less light. a cover for a window, usually made of thin, horizontal strips of wood, plastic, or metal, that can be moved in order to change the amount of light that is allowed in We have Venetian blinds in lieu of curtains. Is it true that these people are spending thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to install electrically-operated venetian blinds in their building? Its slats are less than half the width of a regular venetian blind, and are usually made of aluminium, measuring 15mm or 25mm.
