can't help 用法; a master's student, a doctoral student; 餐馆抱怨

用法学习: 1. somebody can't help (doing) something (also somebody can't help but do something) used to say that someone is unable to change their behaviour or feelings, or to prevent themselves from doing something She couldn't help it if she was being irrational. 'Stop biting your nails.' 'I can't help it.' I can't help the way I feel about you.  Lee could not help but agree with her. somebody can't help feeling/thinking/wondering etc something I can't help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn't help thinking about the past. cannot help oneself = I couldn't help myself/she couldn't help herself etc to be the victim of circumstances, a habit, etc. to be unable to stop yourself from doing something you should not do She knew she sounded just like her mother but she couldn't help herself. 2. If it 'runs small 尺码小, 号小, 码小' you will need to size up and if it runs large (run narrow) then the reverse. It describes the difference between the 'standard' and the actual physical shoe. It's got nothing to do with how to size up or down because it's a running shoe that's irrelevant. The phrase "run small" in this context means that they tend to be smaller than most brands with the same label size. Clothing sizes tend to depend on the brand. A pair of Levi jeans labeled as medium will most likely not be the same size as a pair of Wrangler jeans that are also labeled medium. "Running small" refers more to the entire brand or type of clothing. say: "I just got this shirt at the mall but the brand runs small, so it's a little tight." or something along the lines of that. "I am usually a medium but this brand runs small, so I got a large." "You may want to go up a couple sizes; shoes in this store run small." 'True to size 正常尺码的' means that if you wear, for example, a UK10 in a running shoe then a 'true to size' UK1a0 shoe will fit you perfectly. If it 'runs small' you will need to size up and if it runs large then the reverse. Basically it means "fits like the average shoe." However, the average shoe can be hard to define, so "running big" or "running small" is a bit subjective. Wearing a shoe that is larger than your foot length is not uncommon. There was a guy who came into the store where I work today. He originally asked for a size 10.5, but ended up buying a size 12. A lot of men tend to be in shoes that are too small because they’ve always worn that size and never bothered to get re-measured, but also because they have short toes, which means that their flex point and arch length are farther up relative to their length, so they will fit better in a larger shoe, and just have more room in the front. 3. sequester [sɪˈkwestə(r)] 隔离, 切断联系, 封闭 I. legal to keep a person or group of people, especially a jury in a court trial, apart from other people. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. The judge told jurors that they would be sequestered in a local hotel. There's more to research than sequestering yourself in a lab. According to her lawsuit, Diddy and Sherman 'sequestered her' and gave her a drink that was 'likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her briefly to lose consciousness.' II. to collect carbon dioxide that is produced by burning coal or oil and store it to stop it getting into the atmosphere. to separate and store a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe: He said all coal plants should be closed until they find a way to sequester the carbon dioxide they emit. A growing forest sequesters carbon and gives off oxygen. Mangroves can sequester up to four times more carbon than tropical rainforests. III. ​legal to take someone's property away from them until they pay the money that they owe. The more usual term is sequestrate. No money can be drawn from these sequestered accounts. vocabulary: The word sequester describes being kept away from others. If your sister tells you to stay out of the way so she can cook dinner for her new boyfriend, you might sequester yourself in your room. Legal types may be familiar with the word sequester since it's often used in relation to a jury for an important trial. In that case, members of the jury are sequestered, meaning they aren't allowed to watch the news or read articles that could influence their judgment. However, sequester can describe anyone who is isolated or hidden away from others, like a pop star sequestered in a hotel room, protected from fans' mania below. sequestrate [ˈsiːkwəˌstreɪt] 扣押, 查封 ( = sequester) I. to take someone's property away from them until they pay the money that they owe. When property is sequestrated, it is taken officially from someone who has debts, usually after a decision in a court of law. If the debts are paid off, the property is returned to its owner. He tried to prevent union money from being sequestrated by the courts. ...the sequestration of large areas of land. Some were fined, others had their possessions sequestrated. II. to collect carbon dioxide that is produced by burning coal or oil and store it to stop it getting into the atmosphere. The more usual term is sequester. Good management of soil can sequestrate carbon dioxide, locking it up in the soil in the form of humus. 4. oblique [əˈbliːk] I. If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. Oblique remarks are not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear: She made several oblique references to the current financial situation. It was an oblique reference 间接的 to his mother. Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action. He obliquely referred to the U.S., Britain and Saudi Arabia. having a sloping direction, angle, or position: Through the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine. He gave her an oblique glance. II. An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle. It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline. This muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity. doctorate [dɒktərət] = doctor's degree A doctorate is the highest degree awarded by a university. She has a doctorate in physics from Yale. He earned a doctorate at the University of Chicago. He obtained his doctorate 取得博士学位 in Social Psychology. Dr Norwitz has a PhD in human brain metabolism from the University of Oxford and is completing his medical doctorate 攻读学位, 攻读博士学位 at Harvard University. doctoral adj. mainly US relating to a doctorate (= the highest degree from a university): a doctoral dissertation. She is a doctoral student in Applied Linguistics. She's a doctoral student 在读博士生 in geology. Nick Norwitz, a doctorate student at Harvard University, found that contrary to the beliefs of many experts, his cholesterol levels actually dropped. A doctoral thesis or piece of research 博士论文 is written or done in order to obtain a doctor's degree. He is a mentor of many doctoral students today.  The title of these degree qualifications is "Master of Arts/Science/Engineering" and the general title is "master's degrees 硕士学位", so a student of a master's degree is a master's student 硕士在读, 在读硕士生. Regarding the capital, if you are writing about a specific degree use a capital (e.g. "Master of Natural Sciences from Cambridge University"), if writing generally there's no capital (e.g. "applicants should have a master's degree in engineering"). I ate 700 eggs in a month as an experiment - what happened to my health went against everything I'd been told: They're regarded by many gym goers and health gurus as a super-food. Yet ask a doctor about eggs, and they might tell you they raise your cholesterol levels and cause heart problems. Eggs have been demonized for decades because their yolks are high in cholesterol, the fatty substance that builds up and damages blood vessels supplying the heart. Nick Norwitz, a doctorate student at Harvard University, found that contrary to the beliefs of many experts, his cholesterol levels actually dropped. After the month-long experiment that saw him eat the equivalent of 24 eggs per day his low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, or 'bad' cholesterol, fell by 18 percent. LDL is considered to be 'bad cholesterol' because it can build up as plaque in arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. The other type of cholesterol, called high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or 'good' cholesterol, has the reverse effect however by helping to remove excess cholesterol from the bloodstream and transporting it to the liver. Experts warn that having too much LDL could raise the risk of heart disease and other conditions. Dr Norwitz has a PhD in human brain metabolism from the University of Oxford and is completing his medical doctorate at Harvard University. During the experiment, which has been viewed more than 160,000 times on YouTube, Dr Norwitz said he ate the eggs alongside his normal ketogenic diet of meat, fish, olive oil, nuts, dark chocolate, cheese and yogurt. A ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that aims to shift the body from a state of using sugar as its primary energy source to fat. 5. My food is cold, could you heat it up 热一下? This soup is way too bland, can I get some chilly oil? I've been waiting for ages, when will my dessert be ready 我的菜什么时候好? I'm allergic to sweetcorn, can I have this without it please? Can you take off 去掉 the service charge please? 关于鸡蛋: After the month-long experiment that saw him eat the equivalent of 24 eggs per day his low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, or 'bad' cholesterol, fell by 18 percent. LDL is considered to be 'bad cholesterol' because it can build up as plaque in arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. The other type of cholesterol, called high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or 'good' cholesterol, has the reverse effect 相反的效果 however by helping to remove excess cholesterol from the bloodstream and transporting it to the liver. Experts have demonized cholesterol in eggs for decades, warning that eating them may cause a surge in LDL levels and raise the risk of complications. In the video, which has been viewed more than 160,000 times on YouTube, he said he aimed to show that eating eggs did not cause cholesterol levels to surge. Dr Norwitz said: 'I hypothesized that eating 720 eggs in one month, which alone amounts to 133,200mg of cholesterol, would not increase my cholesterol. Specifically, it would not increase my LDL cholesterol. 'And, indeed, it didn't, not a smidge.' 6. wrinkle 麻烦, 问题 informal a problem, usually a small one: iron out wrinkles There are still a few wrinkles to iron out (= solve) before the agreement can be signed. A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out. Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles. We don't have to kill him. It's all right. But we do need to keep him close. We need to keep seeing him. We need to make sure that he doesn't fսcking rat us out, because this is a serious fսcking wrinkle, Erik. I know. No more confessions, okay? Or else I may have to fսcking end up killing you. wrinkle your brow to make folds appear on your face above your eyes to show that you are surprised or confused: She wrinkled her brow and laughed. wrinkle (up) your nose 皱鼻子 to show that you dislike something or that you disapprove of something by tightening the muscles in your nose so that small lines appear in the skin: She wrinkled up her nose at the strange smell coming from the kitchen. wrinkle your nose to show surprise, uncertainty, or disgust at something. When you wrinkle your nose or forehead, or when it wrinkles, you tighten the muscles in your face so that the skin folds. Frannie wrinkled her nose at her daughter. Ellen's face wrinkles as if she is about to sneeze. "Oooh, yuck!" 7-year-old Pamela says, wrinkling her nose as she wipes gooey paste from her fingers onto her sweat pants. wrinkle verb If cloth wrinkles, or if someone or something wrinkles it, it gets folds or lines in it. Her stockings wrinkled at the ankles. I wrinkled the velvet. wrinkled adjective His suit was wrinkled and he looked very tired. 7. What's done is done 已经是这样了, 事已至此, 木已成舟. I can't believe we didn't check their hands for gunshot residue the night of the murders. Talk about a fuck-up. What's done is done. But if we want to make an arrest, we need proof. We need to find something because it's not gonna magically fall into our laps. We don't have enough to make the charges stick! They don't even want to talk with us unless it is through their attorney. Come on. Does this strike you as the behavior of someone who's innocent?. 8. Oh. Hello, Leslie. Odd seeing you here. It's true, it's not my usual scene. The ladies who lunch crowd, that's much more your thing. I read your client Rick Sanders' appeal motion got denied again. Looks like he's not getting off death row anytime soon. I'm sure Dominick has been entertaining you ladies. You know, apart from being a failed movie producer, he's quite the raconteur ( raconteur [ˌrakɒnˈtəː] a person who excels in telling anecdotes. A raconteur is someone who can tell stories in an interesting or amusing way. someone who tells funny or interesting stories: He was a brilliant raconteur. He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur. ). Just don't believe everything he says. He's prone to exaggeration 惯于. Well, don't let us keep you, Leslie. I'm sure somewhere there's a murderer in need of your assistance. 9. The show delights in showing the brothers buddying-it-up in Speedos with their six packs on full display. Of course, some of that is just par for the course( par for the course 平常事, 常有的事, 稀松平常的事, 正常, 常态 what is normal or expected in any given circumstances. If a type of behaviour, event, or situation is par for the course, it is not good but it is normal or as you would expect. If you say that something that happens is par for the course, you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen. He said long hours are par for the course. The school budget is going to be cut again this year, but then that's par for the course. "looking gorgeous is par for the course with her". ) in the twink-laden Murphyverse. I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous 毁灭性的 [ˈruːɪnəs] ( I. If you describe the cost of something as ruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable. Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system. ...a ruinously expensive court case. II. A ruinous process or course of action is one that is likely to lead to ruin. The economy of the state is experiencing the ruinous effects of the conflict. ...cities ruinously choked by uncontrolled traffic. causing great harm or destruction: The bank had capital to spare, which they lost in a series of ruinous takeovers. be ruinous to sth The proposed bill is ruinous to the home building industry. ) character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show," the statement reads. "I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent." 8. bubble brain (slang, derogatory) An incredibly unintelligent person. People will scoff and say "BAnGkoK iS sOoPeR sAfE". These people are bubble brains. bubblehead a foolish or stupid person. millipede [ˈmɪlɪpiːd] 马陆, 千足虫, 千腳虫, 馬蠲, 馬䗃, 馬蚿, 馬𧏿 (蚰蜒是) a myriapod invertebrate with an elongated body composed of many segments, most of which bear two pairs of legs. Most kinds are herbivorous and shun light, living in the soil or under stones and logs. A millipede is a small creature with a long narrow body and a lot of legs. To defend themselves from predators the millipedes have glands that produce cyanide. centipede [sentɪpiːd] 蜈蚣 A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs. The giant desert centipede was the only creature that has put him in hospital. Scutigeromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as house centipedes 蚰蜒. These centipedes are found in the temperate and tropical parts of every continent except Antarctica, with their distribution significantly expanded by the introduction of the Mediterranean species Scutigera coleoptrata throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. 9. Penny (entering): Leonard, congratulations. Leonard: What for? Penny: Your facebook status update. Leonard Hofstadter is in a relationship. Leonard: What? no. no, that's not right. Howard: Oh, man, did you switch your status 状态, 状况 before she did? Speaking as an expert, way to look needy. Penny: Seriously? You went first, after only two weeks? That‘s bold. Leonard: It's not bold, it‘s a mistake. I didn't change my status. Penny: Well, then who did? Sheldon: I had no choice, he cried in front of her. Leonard: You hacked my facebook account?Sheldon: Oh, it's hardly hacking when you use the same password for everything, Kal-el. Leonard: Are you insane? Now she's going to think I'm desperate. You've destroyed this relationship! And you want to know what the worst part is? You don't even understand what you did wrong because you can't conceive of something that you are not an expert in! Sheldon: In which I am not an expert. Leonard: Don't even! I don't want to hear another word out of you. 10. Lyle, I had a conversation with Erik. He told me some things I wanna get your side of 听听你的说法. Lyle, he told me you abused him sexually, and that your father did the same thing to you. You're just, um... you're trying to pin this all on me? No, no. Lyle, it's true. Leslie is Erik's counsel. I am yours. But this is just typical in trials such as these. We both need to hear this story from both of you. No, I know what you're doing! You're painting a picture of my dad as evil, and that's just not true. That's not who he was. My father was a great man. I loved him a great deal. I don't know if the two of you can understand that. Maybe you can't. But I loved him, and he loved me. He wanted so much for us. This is what no one could understand, is that he held us to this higher standard, right? And then you two bring me in here to talk about how fսcking terrible he was, and... I'm just not going to do that, okay? He loved me. 11. Seriously, Nick, how were you able to get a tour of the Menendez house? Now, now, Carrie, a Vanity Fair reporter never reveals his sources, but let's just say it always pays to know a good realtor in Beverly Hills. Carrie: So what was it like? Well, for one, the house has quite a royal pedigree. Its previous occupants include Prince, the theater director Hal Prince, a Saudi prince, and even one princess. Princess Di? Elton John. Now, once you're inside, you can't help but notice the appallingly second-rate furniture. But once you move past the tacky furnishings, your attention is immediately drawn to the television room. At first glance, you'd have no inkling as to what took place there. Dominick: But if you look long enough... 12. churlish 粗鲁的, 不礼貌的, 臭脾气的 rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant. rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite. She would think him churlish if he refused. The room was so lovely it seemed churlish to argue. "it seems churlish to complain". They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse. I churlishly told him to go bother someone else. They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse. A marine layer 湿气, 水汽, 水气 ( 'Normally out there you can see the Beverley Hills and Los Angeles area but the marine layer is still quite thick,' he said, pointing out the mist obstructing the view. ) is an air mass that develops over the surface of a large body of water, such as an ocean or large lake, in the presence of a temperature inversion. The inversion ( I. When there is an inversion of something, it is changed into its opposite. a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or in which something is turned upside down: ...a scandalous inversion of the truth. ...a strange inversion of priorities. inversion of 完全的反面, 正相反, 大相反, 大相径庭 Her account of the case was an inversion of the facts (= it said the opposite of what really happened). II. medical specialized a situation in which an organ, or part of an organ, is turned inside out. III. music specialized the act or result of changing the positions of the notes in a musical interval (= amount by which one note is higher or lower than another) or chord (= three or more musical notes played at the same time): Students were asked to work out different inversions of known chords. Notes from semitone groups may be spread by inversions. A first inversion of a chord is made by raising the root note of the chord one octave higher, while leaving the other notes in their original position. Inversion 倒装 happens when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order. For example, a statement has the subject (s) before the verb (v), but to make question word order, we invert the subject and the verb, with an auxiliary (aux) or modal verb (m) before the subject (s): [S]She [V]sings. [AUX]Does [S]she [V]sing? [S]They [AUX]are [V]working. [AUX] [S]Are they [V]working? [S]Joe [M]can [V]swim. [M]Can [S]Joe [V]swim? When does inversion happen? The most common type of inversion is question word order (see above). Inversion also happens in other situations. Negative adverbs: In formal styles, when we use an adverb with negative meaning (e.g. never, seldom, rarely, scarcely, hardly) in front position for emphasis, we invert the subject (s) and auxiliary (aux)/modal verb: Never [AUX]have [S]we witnessed such cruel behaviour by one child to another. (or We have never witnessed …) Seldom does one hear a politician say ‘sorry’. (or One seldom hears …) Expressions beginning with not: We also invert the subject and verb after not + a prepositional phrase or a clause in initial position: Not for a moment did I think I would be offered the job, so I was amazed when I got it. Not till I got home did I realise my wallet was missing. Here and there: Inversion can happen after here, and after there when it is as an adverb of place. After here and there, we can use a main verb without an auxiliary verb or modal verb: Here comes the bus! Here’s your coffee. I opened the door and there stood Michael, all covered in mud. She looked out and there was Pamela, walking along arm in arm with Goldie. ) itself is usually initiated by the cooling effect of the water on the surface layer of an otherwise warm air mass. It is not unusual to hear media weather reporters discuss the marine layer as if it were synonymous with the fog or stratus it may contain, but this is erroneous. In fact, a marine layer can exist with virtually no cloudiness of any kind, although it usually does contain some. The marine layer is a medium within which clouds may form under the right conditions; it is not the layers of clouds themselves. 13. magnanimity Magnanimity is kindness and generosity towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them. kindness and generosity, especially towards an enemy or someone you have defeated: She is a person of great magnanimity and vision. They were embarrassed into magnanimity by their all-out victory. We will have to show magnanimity in victory. The father of one victim spoke with remarkable magnanimity. magnanimous [mæg 'nænɪməs] 慷慨的, 大方的 If you are magnanimous, you behave kindly and generously towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them. very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated. generous and kind, esp. toward a competitor or enemy: The Yankees' manager was magnanimous in defeat, praising Seattle for its fine play. The team's manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team. I was prepared to be magnanimous, prepared to feel compassion for him. He was a man capable of magnanimous gestures. 'You were right, and we were wrong,' he said magnanimously. A handful of her friends were more magnanimous, suggesting maybe Edouard was busy, perhaps she should wait and see if he called. 14. Holiday romance: "I said, 'Is that invitation to come back still open( standing/open invitation an invitation that says one is always welcome. You have a standing/open invitation to visit us any time. )?' And there was a long pause and he said, 'Yes.'" In the past, she'd deprioritized ( deprioritize 降低优先级 (transitive) To reduce the level of priority of. To treat something as being of the lowest importance. "Theresa May had plan to 'deprioritise' illegal migrant pupils". Do you want me to deprioritize my current report to get this done? ) her own well-being. But in the lead up to that trip, I‘d been working on myself a lot. With this new mantra in mind, Nana had decided to fly out to Ibiza a few days early “for some me time, just to relax." "I was on holiday, I'd spent all year trying to work on myself a little bit, to put myself in a better headspace," says Nana. "Now I'd met this guy who I found very attractive. I had no idea what was going to happen at the time – I just thought he was a handsome guy working in the hotel where I was staying. But that in itself was excitement enough." The next day at midday, Nana and Edouard reconvened 重聚 in the lobby. The conversation started with discussions of Ibiza and Edouard's recommendations of the island and segued into something more flirtatious and inquisitive. 15. swallow I. to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat: My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow. He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow. II.吞声. 咽口唾沫, 吞口唾沫. to use the muscles of your throat, as if moving something from your mouth into your stomach, because you are nervous or frightened, or are about to say something. If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened. Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. He swallowed hard and said, "Dad, I have something to tell you." III. 鲸吞. 吞下. 吃下. If something large swallows (up) another thing, it makes it disappear or stop existing separately by making it part of itself: An increasing amount of the countryside is being swallowed (up) by the town. Many small businesses have been swallowed (up) by large companies. IV. to use or take away a large part of something valuable: Taxes have swallowed up nearly half of my pay increase. V. 全盘相信. to accept something without question or without expressing disagreement. If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night. I too found this story a little hard to swallow. Not surprisingly, this excuse was too much for them to swallow. He swallowed her story whole. She swallowed his sales pitch hook, line, and sinker (= believed it completely). VI. 忍气吞声. to not express or show something. If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much. Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt. He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression. She swallowed her disappointment, saying, "That's OK, it doesn't matter." swallow up something/someone to take someone or something in so that it is destroyed or no longer independent: The company was swallowed up by a competitor. A house in Florida disappeared Thursday, as a 40-foot-wide sinkhole began swallowing it up. like the cat that ate the canary = like the cat that swallowed the canary = like the cat that got the cream extremely happy or satisfied, or in a very happy or satisfied way: When he asked her on a date she was like the cat that ate the canary. They were smiling like the cat that swallowed the canary. swallow your words = swallow one's pride to be forced to admit that something you have said has been shown to be wrong: I had to swallow my words when the project turned out to be a great success. swallow the bait If you swallow the bait, you completely accept something, especially an offer that is a trick or way of getting something from you. noun. A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.