用法学习: 1. butterfingers 拿东西不稳的人, 漏勺手 a person who drops things they are carrying or trying to catch. a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things. A butterfingers is someone with a clumsy tendency to drop things they're holding. Being a butterfingers is considered a particularly bad trait in baseball, for obvious reasons. "Butterfingers!" she called as I dropped the hot plates. note: The common use of this term by sportscasters in the 1920s inspired the name for the newly-invented candy known as Butterfinger. Before that, many people credited Charles Dickens with coining the word in The Pickwick Papers, in the mouth of a character watching an athlete drop a ball. However, word sleuths have traced butterfingers back at least as far as a 1615 book that described a "good housewife" this way: "she must not be butter-fingered." The plastic also a little slippery, so hopefully you don't have butterfingers, because that screen will shatter. Maybe you want something smaller, or with a rubberized backing to combat your butterfingers. You have just permitted the cleverest rascal in the state to slip through your butterfingers. She was no "butterfingers" now. 2. head in the game If someone has their head in the game, they are paying very careful attention to what they are doing: have your head in the game It is important for all the jurors to have their heads in the game. Get your head in the game! Come on - get your head in the game! keep your head in the game He was a ferocious competitor, keeping his head in the game and ignoring the insults that were thrown his way. To focus on and put one's best effort into the athletic match currently underway. By extension, to focus on and put one's best effort into some task or
endeavor at hand. I know you've got some issues at home right now, but
you've got to get your head in the game. If we don't close this deal
today, the whole company goes under! Did you see all the evidence the
defense attorneys produced? If you don't get your head in the game,
we're going to lose this case! Even as an intern, I knew I needed to get
my head in the game and impress the head of the department. We're down by two points, and you're having trouble remembering the plays I'm calling? You need to get your head in the game, Jenkins! I was so distracted by seeing my ex-girlfriend in the bleachers that I just couldn't get my head in the game. If you're a professional athlete, you need to be able to get your head in the game no matter what is going on in your personal life. keep your eye on the ball ( take your eye off the ball. ) to give your attention to what you are doing at the time. to continue thinking about or giving attention to something important. to stay focused. to continue to pay close attention to what you are doing. She won widespread praise for her innovation, her tough negotiating skills and her ability to keep things moving, keep her eye on the ball. She really needs to keep her eye on the ball if she wants to win the election. You have to keep your eye on the ball in business. "Labor members must be wondering if their captain has his head in the game and his eye on the ball," they told Markson. 3. beaut [bjuːt] I. [mainly US, or Australian, informal] a particularly fine example of something. You describe someone or something as a beaut when you think they are very good. something that, or someone who, is very good or noticeable: She's a beaut, that one. Let me have a look at that bruise. Oh, that's a beaut! His third goal was a beaut. "the idea was a beaut". II. a beautiful person. adj. very good or beautiful. "a beaut view". deadwood 废物, 废木, 朽木 I. the dead branches on a tree; dead branches or trees. II. 没用的废物. a useless person; encumbrance. useless or burdensome persons or things. people or things that are no longer useful. people, esp. employees, who are no longer useful: When she took over the agency, she streamlined the operation by getting rid of a lot of dead wood. She cleared out the dead wood as soon as she took over the company. He cut the deadwood from his staff. CEO Wentworth said in a statement that the "turnaround will take time, but we are confident it will yield significant financial and consumer benefits over the long term." For Saunders, Walgreens' eliminating the "dead wood will help the company strengthen its financials over time, but it is a huge admission of failure." II. (in writing) unnecessary words, phrases, or exposition; expendable verbiage: This could be a thoughtful and incisive essay if you get rid of the deadwood. 4. nub 核心, 根本 The nub of a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it. he most important or basic part of something: What do you think is the nub of the problem? That, I think, is the nub of the problem. Here we reach the nub of the argument. Mr Zrayka's counsel Ertunc Ozen SC told the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday the nub of the case would be whether the Crown could prove the nature and scope of the agreement. "The [alleged] facts show these two were not in the area for an innocent purpose, I have to concede that," he said during a bail application. He argued in court that it was "highly unlikely" that if great effort had been put into planning for a specific target, a participant of a conspiracy would simply miss that the two other vehicles stopped came out of a different address. "I wouldn't underestimate the human capacity for stupidity 愚蠢的程度, in any endeavour," Justice Mark Ierace replied. endeavour verb. If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it. I will endeavour to arrange it. They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights. Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem. noun. An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. His first endeavours in the field were wedding films. ...the benefits of investment in scientific endeavour. 5. A hinge point is a turning point or pivot point where a significant change can be expected to take place. For example, the launch of new software can be a hinge point for a business. In teaching, a hinge point is a natural pause or change in a lesson where a teacher can ask questions to check if students have understood the material. The goal of a hinge point is to assess students' understanding of a key concept before moving on to the next topic. Donald Trump's return to power is a hinge point for the American media – in ways big, small, and to be determined. His defeat of Kamala Harris is raising questions about the media's credibility, influence, and audience. Some of the questions might not be answerable for years. "big, small, and to be determined" could refer to the size of a problem and how to solve it. When faced with a problem, it can be helpful to determine its size and ensure that your reaction is appropriate. 6. pliant [ˈplʌɪənt] adj I. easily bent. If something is pliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it. ...pliant young willows. "pliant willow stems". II. 没主见的. 耳根软的. easily influenced or directed; yielding. A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. I don't think it's a good thing for children to be too pliant. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior. "a more pliant prime minister". If history is any guide, Trump is never, ever satisfied with news coverage. He always wants a more pliant, propagandistic media. portend 警告, 预警, 预示 [pɔːˈtɛnd] I. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage: black clouds that portend a storm. II. To indicate by prediction; forecast. If something portends something, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen. "the eclipses portend some major events". The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions. leading economic indicators that portend a recession. Trump's reelection portends a new period of hostility with major media outlets that strive for impartiality as well as partisan outlets that oppose him. 7. A dolly zoom (dolly in: 近景. dolly out 远景, 广角) (also known as a Hitchcock shot, Vertigo shot, Jaws effect, or Zolly shot) is an in-camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception. The effect is achieved by zooming a zoom lens to adjust the angle of view (often referred to as field of view, or FOV) while the camera dollies (moves) toward or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout. The zoom shifts from a wide-angle view into a more tighter-packed angle. In its classic form, the camera angle is pulled away from a subject while the lens zooms in, or vice versa. Hence, the dolly zoom effect can be broken down into three main components: the moving direction of the camera, the dolly speed, and the camera lens' focal length. wet will informal the act of wetting one's finger with saliva and inserting it in another person's ear as a prank. A prank whereby a saliva-moistened finger is inserted into an unsuspecting person's ear, often with a slight twisting motion. He is such a jerk; he gave me a sloppy wet willy. There's also Willy who loves to give wet willies in visitors' ears. palm off with 支开, 支走. 敷衍塞责 [mainly British, disapproval] If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions. to give someone an untrue or unsatisfactory answer, or to give someone something that has no value in order to try to satisfy them and make them go away: You're not going to palm me off with that feeble excuse. Mark was palmed off with a series of excuses. palm something off on someone [disapproval] to give away something, or persuade someone to accept something, because you do not want it and you know it has no value. If you say that someone has palmed something off on you, you feel annoyed because they have made you accept it although it is not valuable or is not your responsibility. I couldn't keep palming her off on friends. Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff. She tried to palm her old car off on me. beady-eyed adj. I. having small, glinting eyes. marked by or having small, glittering eyes, esp. eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery "a beady-eyed chicken". II. keenly observant, typically in a sinister or hostile way. staring with suspicion, skepticism, etc. keen watchfulness that may be somewhat hostile he's got his beady eye on you. The gambler gave the newcomer a beady-eyed look."beady-eyed security guards". 8. get a grip (on yourself) to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly: I just think he ought to get a grip on himself - he's behaving like a child. dick down (transitive, vulgar, slang) I. To sexually penetrate. Getting or pertaining to hard sex between a male and female. To get fucked good and hard all night long. Damn girl, I got dicked down last night proper. II. Often used by a man when referring to sex with a woman Eddie - "what up kid, what you gettin' into tonight?" Bobby - "shoot son, im gonna dick down this fine ass shorty tonight". languish [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ] to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: After languishing in obscurity 被埋没 for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered. He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years. The ruling party is languishing in third place in the opinion polls. a. If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. Pollard continues to languish in prison. No one knows for certain how many refugees languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement. b. If something languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished. New products languish on the drawing board. portly 矮胖的, 短粗的 having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man). "a portly little man with a bowler hat". rotund [rə(ʊ)ˈtʌnd] adj. I. 圆滚滚的. (of a person) large and plump. If someone is rotund, they are round and fat. A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentleman appeared. "her brother was slim where she was rotund". II. (of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent. 9.
In a speech to his classmates during their graduating assembly, he spoke about how the first time many men receive flowers was at their funeral. "Why do we only let these symbols of hope, unity and joy into our lives once we can't experience them any more," he asked his peers. He then handed each year 12 student a single flower as a leaving gift ( 毕业礼物 分别礼物). till/until the cows come home for a very long time: You can crank the engine until the cows come home, but it won’t start without fuel. I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything. If you say that someone can do something until the cows come home, but it will have no effect, you are emphasizing that it will have no effect even if they do it for a very long time. You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored, you won't get results. Usage notes: The phrase is often used to describe activities regarded as futile or unproductive. Etymology: Possibly from the fact that cattle let out to pasture may be only expected to return for milking the next morning; thus, for example, a party that goes on "until the cows come home" is a very long one. The phrase was first coined by John Dunton in 1691 in his account of Ireland: in Teague Land: or A Merry Ramble to the Wild Irish (1698) he says “on Sundays and Holydays, all the people resorted with the piper and fiddler to the village green. Where the young folk dance till the cows come home", probably because the Irish would often bring their cows into their homes at night as mentioned by Dunton. 10. A race caller 比赛解说 is a public-address announcer or sportscaster who describes the progress of a race, either for on-track or radio and TV fans. They are most prominent in horse racing, auto racing and track-and-field events. Among the jobs of a race caller is to identify the positions of various entrants during the race, and point out any sudden moves made by them. In horse racing, many callers also point out the posted fractions—the times at which the lead horse reached the quarter-mile, half-mile and similar points of a race. A race-caller who specifically describes the event over a racetrack's public-address system is the track announcer. In horse racing, track announcers handle up to nine or ten races per day; more on special stakes-race days. Most horse-race callers memorize the horses' and jockeys' (or drivers in harness racing) silks and the horses' colors before the race, to be able to quickly identify each entrant. During a racing day, track announcers also inform patrons of scratches, and jockey/driver and equipment changes (for example, whether a horse is wearing "quarter inch bends" or "mud caulks"). 'It's been a hell of a ride from a young bloke wanting to call the races to being the old bloke sitting in this studio for so long - but the time has come for someone else to do the job.' 'Meantime - there'll be one very happy mate of mine in Ray 'Rabs' Warren in hearing this announcement because it means we've both called 99 Origin matches - a record I love sharing with my dear friend.' indefatigable [ˌɪndɪˈfatɪɡəbl] adj. 不知疲倦的. (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly. You use indefatigable to describe someone who never gets tired of doing something. always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat: Annie was an indefatigable campaigner for better community services. His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with his illness. He was indefatigable in his efforts to secure funding for new projects. She worked indefatigably and enthusiastically to interest the young in music. "an indefatigable defender of human rights". Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says "a lot of repair work" required to patch up relations between Anthony Albanese, Kevin Rudd and the Trump camp. Speaking on his weekly radio slot with 2GB, Dutton gave this assessment of Rudd's future as Australia's ambassador to the US. "I think you know K-Rudd as well as I do; he'll be down at the tie shop, he'd be buying up red ties, he'd be buying red hats, he'll be ordering those MAGA hats," he said. "He will do everything he can to ingratiate himself with the Trump campaign. So, he's indefatigable, as we know." 11. tin ear informal I. 没有鉴赏力. 音盲. If someone has a tin ear, they are not able to appreciate (= to enjoy and make good judgments about) music or the way that words sound: We are very different. He is a wonderful musician and I have a tin ear. She tells a good story, but has a tin ear for language. Many television directors have tin ears and use music unsympathetically in their shows, but luckily the ones I've worked with have been good. II. 听觉愚钝. If someone has a tin ear, they are not good at understanding people's feelings as expressed in what they are saying or doing: Some London-based journalists and politicians are developing a tin ear for the mood of the general public. Note: "Tin ear" is an informal term that describes someone who has difficulty hearing or understanding something accurately or sensitively. Someone with a tin ear may not be able to understand the appropriateness or subtlety of language. For example, "She tells a good story, but has a tin ear for language". Someone with a tin ear may not be able to understand people's feelings as expressed in what they are saying or doing. For example, "Some London-based journalists and politicians are developing a tin ear for the mood of the general public". tin-eared I. showing an inability to appreciate (= to enjoy and make good judgments about) music or the way that words sound: He has promised that by the time the World Cup finals come around next year his tin-eared team will be able to sing the national anthem. Even if you can make sense of the terrible plot, you will hate the tin-eared dialogue. II. showing an inability to understand people's feelings as expressed in what they are saying or doing: Businesses are often tin-eared when hearing complaints. Plenty, too, ponder what Trump's win might say about the more conventional political class being so tin-eared 视而不见, 熟视无睹 about the concerns of millions and millions of people that he has triumphed again. 12. Trump win for UK: First up, the call between the prime minister and the president-elect, seeking, in Downing Street's description of it, to describe a tone of warmth, even bonhomie ( bonhomie [ˈbɒnəmiː] cheerful friendliness; geniality. Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness. He was full of bonhomie. There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip. "he exuded good humour and bonhomie". ) between the socialist former human rights lawyer and the billionaire wheeler-dealer New Yorker. "The prime minister offered his hearty congratulations," we were told, adding "the leaders fondly recalled their meeting in September" – a reference to their first get together at Trump Tower in New York. "Hearty" and "fondly" stand out to me, given how anodyne ( anodyne [ˈanədʌɪn] adj. [formal, disapproval] 不得罪人的, 一團和氣的, 溫和的 not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull. intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, especially by not expressing strong feelings or opinions: This is daytime television at its most anodyne. Somehow this avoids being just another silly pop song with anodyne lyrics about love and happiness. "anodyne music". noun. a painkilling drug or medicine. "she had even refused anodynes". If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone. Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs. ) and bland these statements so often are. The read-out of the call from No 10 also seeks to leverage "President-elect Trump's close connections and affinity to the United Kingdom" - his mum was born on the Hebridean island of Lewis. But just how Anglophile is he really, some ponder, given his mantra of "America First"?Sir Keir had the conversation on his mobile in his office next to the cabinet room in No 10. Team Trump rang the prime minister, after the government had requested a call with them to send their congratulations. I'm told Trump had spoken to some other leaders first, but seemingly not many. The plea from some in government, to themselves and an audience beyond Westminster, is to judge Trump by his actions, not by his words. The verbal fireworks seem inevitable: that is the Trump way but don't get distracted by them, is the mantra 座右铭 for some. Not least because brash controversy and wild unpredictability is just the start of it. There is policy to think about too. legion ['liːdʒən] 军团 noun. I. A legion is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army. He joined the French Foreign Legion. The last of the Roman legions left Britain in AD 410. II. A legion of people or things is a great number of them. His delightful sense of humour won him a legion of friends. ...a legion of stories about noisy neighbours. adj. 大批的. 大量的. If you say that things of a particular kind are legion, you mean that there are a great number of them. The difficulties surrounding the court case are legion. Ellie's problems are legion. The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion. legions of someone 大批的 large numbers of people: He failed to turn up for the concert, disappointing the legions of fans waiting outside. The implications, choices, trade-offs and dilemmas for the UK provoked by what has just happened in America are legion. 13. hector [ˈhɛktə] verb [disapproval] talk to (someone) in a bullying way. If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. In a loud, hectoring tone, Alan told us that he wasn't going to waste time discussing nonsense. "she doesn't hector us about giving up things". We have built a foreign policy of hectoring, moralizing, and lecturing countries that don't want anything to do with it. via ferrata [ˌviːə fəˈrɑːtə] 悬崖路线 a mountain route equipped with fixed ladders, cables, and bridges in order to be accessible to climbers and walkers. The 30-year-old Ye climbed down from the towering 130-meter (426-foot) cliff – about 43 stories high – along a via ferrata route with metal rungs secured to the rock face, while a coach guided her along the way. The convenience store is located along an 800-meter via ferrata route. Via ferrata – Italian for "iron way" – is a pathway along a mountain that uses metal anchors and other structures that climbers can fasten themselves to as they make their way up and across challenging terrain. Following the step-by-step instructions, the young man finally managed to lean back high above the cliff face, arms wide open, held up only by his safety harness. The video's subtitle reads: "The coach offers all the emotional value 情绪价值.". Emotional value is when a customer experiences positive feelings like joy and happiness from the services offered by a business. Emotional value is the perceived worth of a product or service that customers attach to it based on how it makes them feel. It's about the emotional needs and desires of customers, rather than just the functional aspects of the product or service. A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas) is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railings to arrest ( I. If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing. A quarantine was put in place to arrest the spread of the disease. The law could arrest the development of good research if applied prematurely. II. If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully. The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains. As he reached the hall after her, he saw what had arrested her. The most arresting feature is the painted wall decoration. ) the effect of any fall, which the climber can either hold onto or clip into using climbing protection. Some via ferrata can also include steel fixtures that provide aid in overcoming the obstacles encountered, including steel ladders and steel steps. 14. US election in Australia: For Labor politicians, there was a churning feeling 翻江倒海 in their stomachs as what they had hoped wouldn't happen turned likely. Fresh from claiming she'd never received any complimentary airline upgrades, Nationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie was forced to issue what could generously be described as a whoops-a-daisy ( = whoops exclamation [informal, feelings] You say ' whoops' to indicate that there has been a slight accident or mistake, or to apologize to someone for it. Whoops, that was a mistake. Whoops, it's past 11, I'd better be off home. Note: What exclamation might you make when you pick up a toddler who has fallen down on their derriere—or somehow fallen over while already sitting down? Perhaps, the seemingly nonsensical term upsy-daisy might cross your lips, or up-a-daisy, or ups-a-daisy? Or do you prefer variants based on interjections like oops or whoops, such as oopsie-daisy or whoopsie-daisy? All of these are used to give reassurance or to give acknowledgment that something out of the ordinary is about to happen (like being lifted high into the air after said fall or stumble). Their cutesy pronunciations usually distract just enough to prevent an emotional breakdown, and although typical usage of these terms is with children, they do apply to adult mishaps as well. ) update to her disclosures ( Disclosure is the act of giving people new or secret information. ...insufficient disclosure of negative information about the company. ...unauthorised newspaper disclosures. ), admitting to having failed to disclose 16 upgrades. Or as a Liberal dubbed it: "She shot herself in the foot." 15. knuckle down (to something) (= buckle down to sth. hunker down to sth.) Fig. to get busy doing something. I want you to knuckle down to your work and stop worrying about the past. Come on. Knuckle down. Get busy. You're going to have to knuckle down to improve your grades if you want
to get into a good college. Volunteers really knuckled down and cleaned
up the town after the storm. knuckle under (to someone or something) 屈服于, 听命于, 俯首称臣, 卑躬屈膝
to submit to someone or something; to yield or give in to someone or
something. to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. You have to knuckle under to your boss if you expect to keep your job. I'm too stubborn to knuckle under. white knuckle something 战战兢兢的度过, 强忍着过, 担惊受怕的过 to survive something threatening through strained endurance, that is to say, holding on tight. The flight from New York was terrible. We had to white knuckle the entire flight. be near the knuckle 带色的, 黄色的, 下流的 (British informal) if a joke or a remark is near the knuckle, it is about sex in a way that some people find offensive Some of his jokes were a bit near the knuckle and, unfortunately, I was watching the show with my parents. hunker I. 蹲下, 蹲坐. to squat on one's heels (often fol. by down). hunkered down to avoid the icy wind.
II. to hunch: students hunkering over their books. III. 躲起来. 藏起来. 避一下.
避一避. to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usu. fol. by down). hunkered down in the cabin during the blizzard. IV. 死不悔改. to hold firmly or stubbornly to one's opinion, course, etc., as when criticized or thwarted (usu. fol. by down). "As the White House hunkered down, G.O.P. congressional unity started crumbling". hunker down (on something) 蹲坐, 蹲下, 蹲着 Fig. to squat down on one's heels, a stool, a stone, etc. If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. to sit down on your heels: We hunkered down around the campfire, toasting marshmallows. Betty hunkered down on the floor. He ended up hunkering down beside her. Jeff hunkered down on the pavement and watched the world go by. He hunkered down to take a rest. hunker down to something (= knuckle down to sth. buckle down to sth.) Fig. to apply oneself to something, to get started working at something. I
hunkered down to my chores, hoping to get them done before noon. If you
want to get a good grade on that report, you'd better hunker down to it. hunker down 保持低调, 不动 I. to stay in a place or situation. to make yourself comfortable in a place or situation, or to prepare to stay in a place or position for a long time, usually in order to achieve something or for protection: The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth. Members
of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the issue. It had
been raining since early morning, a perfect day to hunker down behind
the computer and get some work done. We hunkered down in the cellar while the storm raged outside. Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the health-care issue. Speaking to South Carolina newspaper The Post and Courier, he added that capturing the monkeys had been made more difficult due to the weather, saying efforts were "hampered a bit by the rain as the monkeys are hunkered down 躲起来了". II. If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make people notice them or put them in danger. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. 16. Police are on the hunt for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina after a keeper left their pen open. The rhesus macaque ( macaque [məˈkɑːk] 猕猴, 猢狲 a medium-sized, chiefly forest-dwelling Old World monkey which has a long face and cheek pouches for holding food. Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. Some species such as the long-tailed macaque (M. fascicularis; also called the crab-eating macaque) will supplement their diets with small amounts of meat from shellfish, insects, and small mammals. All macaque social groups are arranged around dominant matriarchs. Macaques are found in a variety of habitats throughout the Asian continent and are highly adaptable. Certain species are synanthropic, having learned to live alongside humans, but they have become problematic in urban areas in Southeast Asia and are not suitable to live with, as they can carry transmittable diseases. ) fugitives busted out of Alpha Genesis, a company that breeds primates for medical testing and research, and are on the loose in a part of the state known as the Lowcountry. Macaques are known for being aggressive and competitive, however, Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander said in a news conference on Thursday that "there is almost no danger to the public". 17. virulent [vɪrjʊlənt] I. Virulent feelings or actions 恶毒的 are extremely bitter and hostile. full of hate and violent opposition: She is a virulent critic of US energy policy. Now he faces virulent attacks from the Italian media. Friends spoke of 'a virulent personal campaign' being waged against him. The talk was virulently hostile to the leadership. "The performance of the Nazi gesture is a virulent display of hate speech," Magistrate Sonnet said. "You took advantage of the media to disseminate extreme political views." II. A virulent disease or poison is extremely powerful and dangerous. A virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly: A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region. A very virulent form of the disease appeared in Belgium. ...a particularly virulent strain of the virus.
