用法学习: 1. bring (someone or something) up to date 更新 I. To share or incorporate the most current information about someone or something. Bring me up to date on these candidates for the job. This schedule doesn't include the latest changes—can you bring it up to date? Hannah will bring you up to date on the policy changes happening this year. to inform someone of the latest information about something. Let me bring you up-to-date on what is happening in the village. Please bring me up-to-date. II. to modernize someone or something. We brought the room up-to-date with a little paint and some modern furniture. I can bring you up-to-date with a new hairdo. III. Looking at your account, you have a balance due of 26 dollars, that I'm not gonna waive that. So whenever you are ready, I'll go ahead and take the credit card number if you'd like to proceed with your payment. Otherwise, you'll have a blanace due we will suspend your services temporarily until that payment is brought up to date. "Bringing up to date" an account refers to updating account entries to the current time. In the context of an overdue invoice, "bringing an account up to date" means the customer has paid the invoice and their account is current again. If a customer hasn't paid an invoice on time, a business can try to bring the account up to date by sending a reminder. up to date I. If something is up-to-date, it is the newest thing of its kind. ...Germany's most up to date electric power station. ...enhancing the system and bringing it up to date. This production is bang up-to-date. II. If you are up-to-date about something, you have the latest information about it. We'll keep you up to date with any news. I am very up to date on this sort of thing because I listen to the news. 2. "Thank you for holding 谢谢你的帮忙, 谢谢你的支持" I. can be used to express gratitude for someone's support. Here are some other ways to say "thank you for your support". Call centre: Thank you so much for holding, Tom. I had to walk away for a moment. I'm going to be taking over your call at this time. II. an expression that means listening to someone work through a problem without commenting. It can also mean "shut up, I need to work this out". The expression originated from a story about a researcher who would pick up a rubber duck when he was stuck on a problem, ask a colleague to hold it, and then say "thank you for holding my duck" when he came up with a solution. III. "Thank you for holding" is a polite phrase used to acknowledge someone's patience and time when they have been waiting on the phone. It is often used in customer service or professional settings. submit [səbˈmɪt] I. to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others: Companies are required to submit monthly financial statements to the board. You must submit your application before 1 January. The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval. to formally send a document, plan, etc. to a person or group in authority so that they can make a decision about it: submit a bid/plan/proposal. The consortium has yet to submit a bid. submit a letter/report/request They submitted the report after the retailer said that it might choose a replacement ad agency last year. Applications must be submitted by December 5. II. to suggest or say something: In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes. III. to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly. to give power or authority over a person or group to someone, or to accept something unwillingly. to allow another person or group to have authority or control over you, or to accept something unwillingly: They were required to agree that future industrial disputes would be submitted to arbitration. He had never been able to submit himself to that sort of discipline. All newly hired employees must submit to a background check. We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit. She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules. If you want to sue me for some reason, you need to come to my state. But if I get into my car and I drive to another state. By choosing to drive in that other state, I've submitted to their laws and I've submitted to their courts. So I can be sued in that state. IV. submit your resignation to tell your employer that you are leaving your job or position: He was given the choice on Wednesday to either submit his resignation, or be fired. 3. take a meeting 开会, 参加会议 to attend a business conference To attend a business meeting. I can't take a meeting today, I have a report that I really need to finish. traipse [treɪps] verb I. walk or move wearily or reluctantly. If you traipse somewhere, you go there unwillingly, often because you are tired or unhappy. If traipsing around shops does not appeal to you, perhaps using a catalogue will. Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another, praying that someone would listen. "students had to traipse all over London to attend lectures". I spent the day traipsing around the shops, but found nothing suitable for her. More than 6 million people traipse through the national park each year. II. walk about casually or needlessly. "there's people traipsing in and out all the time". [disapproval] 慢腾腾的走. If you talk about people traipsing somewhere, you mean that they are going there or moving about there in a way that annoys someone or gets in their way. You will have to get used to a lot of people traipsing in and out of your home. She doesn't want security men traipsing round with her every minute of the day. Phoebe: You ask us to find you a guy and you come traipsing in here with your own! Rachel: You found me a guy? Monica: Yes! We found you a really cute and funny guy from Chandler's work! Phoebe: Yeah and I found you one too who is not a weirdo. Rachel: Well, y'know what though 虽然如此但是 you guys? I really appreciate that but I think I'm just gonna take Sebastian to the charity. Chandler: Are you sure?! Because our guy smells incredible! Monica: Uh, would you stop it with that already?! Penny: How did you even get in, you weirdo? Sheldon: Yeah, really? I've seen strange men traipsing in and out of here for years, but when I do it, it's weird? Howard: Do I get an honourable mention for designing the telescope camera mounting bracket you used. Raj: Sorry, it's not part of my heartwarming and personal narrative, in which a humble boy from New Delhi overcame poverty and prejudice and journeyed to America to reach for the stars. Howard: Poverty? Your father's a gynaecologist, he drives a Bentley. Raj: It's a lease. Sheldon: I'm confused. Was there some sort of peer review committee to determine which scientists would be included? Raj: Peer review?It's People magazine. People picked me. Sheldon: What people? Raj: The people from People. Sheldon: Yeah, but exactly who are these people? What are their credentials 资格, how are they qualified, what makes accidentally noticing a hunk of rock that's been traipsing around the solar system for billions of years more noteworthy than any other scientific accomplishment made by someone under thirty? Raj: Boy, I bet Ellen Pages friends aren't giving her this kind of crap. credential I. something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc. II. a piece of information that is sent from one computer to another to check that a user is who they claim to be or to allow someone to see information. a letter or certificate giving evidence of the bearer's identity or competence. credentials the abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone's abilities and experience: All the candidates had excellent academic credentials. 4. missive [mɪsɪv] A missive is a letter or other message that someone sends. an official, formal, or long letter: She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections. ...the customary missive from your dear mother. invective 骂人话 insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. Invective is rude and unpleasant things that people shout at people they hate or are angry with. A woman had hurled racist invective at the family. Crowley maintained a stream of invective and abuse against Waite. "he let out a stream of invective". inventive 创造性的 adj. An inventive person is good at inventing things or has clever and original ideas. ...Stroman's ceaselessly inventive choreography. It inspired me to be more inventive with my own cooking. He has surprised us before with his inventiveness. I worked with a lot of inventive, intelligent people. But there was an absolute stonewalling of [our] operations because of the mole we had at the time. long odds = the oddds are long 可能性很小 a poor chance of winning. if there are long odds against something happening, it is very unlikely that it will happen The team has made some major improvements, but they still face long odds. (at) long/short odds (=high or low numbers, that show a high or low risk of losing) Everyone was surprised when Desert Zone won the race, at very long odds. hit/strike pay dirt 找到矿了, 发横财. 发洋财. 大获成功 chiefly US, informal: to do, find, or get something that results in money or success The band hit pay dirt with their first single. The police struck pay dirt when a witness came forward with new information. vocabulary: Gravel or earth that contains valuable minerals is called pay dirt. If you're panning for gold in a rocky stream and suddenly realize your pan is full of gold, you've found pay dirt. This North American term pay dirt dates from the 1850s, during the California Gold Rush. When miners found an area rich with gold ore, they would say they'd hit pay dirt. Today, you're more likely to use this term informally to mean "reward, profit, or success." If you win a fancy new TV in a raffle at your school, you might exclaim, "I totally hit pay dirt!" give /quote something/someone chapter and verse 几章几节 to give exact information about something, especially something in a book: I can't quote you chapter and verse but I think it's a line from "Macbeth". They would've been giving chapter and verse not just on me but on my family, my friends, everything I did, my vulnerabilities [in case] they could recruit me. 5. exfiltrate [ˈɛksfɪlˌtreɪt] 偷偷回撤, 撤回, 偷偷后退 verb. I. (transitive) military to remove or withdraw (an intelligence agent, soldier, etc) surreptitiously from an enemy-held area. withdraw (troops or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous situation. "US special forces agents have all been exfiltrated from Iran". After being recalled to Moscow under suspicion, he was exfiltrated from the Soviet Union in July 1985 under a plan code-named Operation Pimlico. The Soviet Union subsequently sentenced him to death in absentia. II. to remove (data) from a computer, network, etc surreptitiously and without permission or unlawfully. extricate [ekstrɪkeɪt] I. If you extricate yourself or another person from a difficult or serious situation, you free yourself or the other person from it. It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis. He wanted to extricate her from the immediate influence of Catherine de Medici. Gordievsky felt, given the huge benefits MI6 would reap if he remained rezident of the embassy, that he was being encouraged by MI6 to return to Moscow as ordered, and decided on that; MI6 began to revive a plan to extricate him if necessary. II. If you extricate someone or something from a place where they are trapped or caught, you succeed in freeing them. ...extricate the survivors. He endeavoured to extricate the car, digging with his hands in the blazing sunshine. III. to remove, release, or free someone or something from a difficult condition or situation: They need education and other economic opportunities in order to extricate themselves from poverty. The president outlined a plan to extricate the troops if the situation worsened. extricate something from something It took hours to extricate the car from the sand. extricate yourself from something I tried to extricate myself from the situation. Following his exfiltration from the USSR to the UK in 1985, he became of even greater use to the West, in that information he would disclose or had previously disclosed could be immediately acted upon and shared without endangering his life, identity, or position. revive 起死复生. 复活 to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use: to revive someone's hopes/confidence/fortunes. My plants revived as soon as I gave them some water. A hot shower and a cup of tea will revive you. Traditional skills are being revived. to come back to life, health, existence, or use, or bring something back to such a state: She tried to revive the unconscious woman. My plants revived as soon as I gave them a little water. bring someone around = UK bring someone round I. (MAKE CONSCIOUS) to make someone become conscious again after being unconscious. I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him around. II. to persuade someone to have the same opinion as you have: At first they refused but I managed to bring them around to my way of thinking).
Parallel construction 同步证据建设 is a law enforcement process of building a parallel, or separate, evidentiary basis for a criminal investigation in order to limit disclosure as to the origins of an investigation. In the US, a particular form is evidence laundering, where one police officer obtains evidence via means that are in violation of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and then passes it on to another officer, who builds on it and gets it accepted by the court under the good-faith exception(In United States constitutional law and criminal procedure, the good-faith exception (also good-faith doctrine) is one of the limitations on the exclusionary rule of the Fourth Amendment. For criminal proceedings, the exclusionary rule prohibits entry of evidence obtained through an unreasonable search and seizure, such as one executed under an invalid search warrant. However, the good-faith exemption allows evidence collected by law enforcement officers pursuant to a defective search warrant if the officers reasonably relied on the validity of the warrant in good faith (bona fides). ) as applied to the second officer. This practice gained support after the Supreme Court's 2009 Herring v. United States decision. In August 2013, a report by Reuters revealed that the Special Operations Division (SOD) of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration advises DEA agents to practice parallel construction when creating criminal cases against Americans that are based on NSA warrantless surveillance. The use of illegally obtained evidence is generally inadmissible under the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine. Two senior DEA officials explained that the reason parallel construction is used is to protect sources (such as undercover agents or informants) or methods in an investigation. One DEA official had told Reuters: "Parallel construction is a law enforcement technique we use every day. It's decades old, a bedrock concept."
关于Melanie Phillips的例句: Phillips became a "scathing critic of modern Britain" which she regards as "a debauched and disorderly culture of instant gratification 及时满足, 及时享乐, 即时享乐, with disintegrating families, feral children and violence, squalor and vulgarity on the streets". In 2008, Ruth Runciman, chair of the UK Drugs Policy Commission, called "allegations" Phillips made that the commission was "intent on bringing about the legalisation of drugs" "an absolute travesty and a wilful misrepresentation 故意歪曲, 肆意歪曲, 曲解". In All Must Have Prizes, published in 1996, Phillips offered a critique of the British education system, saying that an egalitarian ( adj. 均等的. 均贫富的. believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. "a fairer, more egalitarian society". noun a person who advocates or supports the principle of equality for all people. "he was a social and political egalitarian". ) and non-competitive ethos (progressivism; multicultural education) had led to a catastrophic fall in standards. debauched [dɪˈbɔːtʃt] 腐化堕落的, 纵情声色的, 花天酒地的 adj. [old-fashioned, disapproval] indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs. made weaker or destroyed by bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.. If you describe someone as debauched, you mean they behave in a way that you think is socially unacceptable, for example because they drink a lot of alcohol or have sex with a lot of people. ...a debt-ridden 负债累累的 and debauched lifestyle. "a debauched lifestyle". debaucherous Excessively indulgent in sensual pleasures. involving or tending toward debauchery, which is behavior that is considered excessive, indulgent, and depraved. Debaucherous behavior is often associated with a disregard for social norms and can be seen as immoral or reckless. debauchery [dɪbɔːtʃəri] 声色犬马的生活 uncountable noun [disapproval] You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive. bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.: a life of debauchery. ...scenes of drunkenness and debauchery. disintegrate 分崩离析 verb. I. If something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed. During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate. ...the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia. ...the disintegration of an ordinary marriage. disintegrate into The situation disintegrated into chaos. II. If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth's atmosphere. disintegrate into The Ottoman Empire disintegrated into lots of small states. At 420mph the windscreen disintegrated. ...the catastrophic disintegration of the aircraft after the explosion. squalor [skwɒlər] 腌臜, 肮脏 uncountable noun You can refer to very dirty, unpleasant conditions as squalor. the condition of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money: These people are forced to live in squalor. It was a dirty, damp, smelly flat - the usual student squalor. He was out of work and living in squalor. squalid disapproving I. (of places) extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money. A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places. II. Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest. They called the bill 'a squalid measure'. ...the squalid pursuit of profit. wilful = willful 肆意的, 故意的 I. [disapproval] If you describe actions or attitudes as wilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem. He admitted wilful misconduct in public office by disclosing a report to a journalist. He seems to have wilfully misunderstood. The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council. They eat huge quantities of sweet and fried foods, in wilful disregard of their health. II. If you describe someone as wilful, you mean that they are determined to do what they want to do, even if it is not sensible. (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong: She developed into a wilful, difficult child. Francesca was a lively child, quite wilful 任性的, 固执的, 有主见的 and demanding. The new foster parents couldn't cope with her wilfulness.
down to a science, down cold, down to a fine art, down to a T/Tee; have something down pat, have something under one's belt: have something under your belt to have learned or succeeded in something that might be an advantage in the future. to have already achieved or done something After a few years, I had enough recipes under my belt to put them into a book. Basic computer skills are a good thing to have under your belt. have/know something down/off pat 烂熟于心, 滚瓜烂熟 have something memorized perfectly. to know something so well that you can say or do it without having to try or think. Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered: I'd given the talk so many times I had it down pat. "she had the baby's medical routine down pat". to a T 已臻化境, 完美无缺, 精确无比 (idiomatic) Precisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail. exactly; to perfection. "I baked it to a T, and of course it was delicious". The announcement of the political endorsement was timed to a T. You can use to a T or to a tee to mean perfectly or exactly right. For example, if something suits you to a T, it suits you perfectly. If you have got an activity or a skill down to a T 熟练掌握, you have succeeded in doing it exactly right. The description fits us to a tee. Everything had to be exactly right, rehearsed down to a T. down to a science = down cold = down to a fine art 熟能生巧 Perfected; to the point of practiced ease and confidence. I have my painting technique down to a science. mastered or learned perfectly Another hour of studying and I'll have the math lesson down cold. Usage notes: Usually used after have or got (something). Having something down to a science implies skill developed through long practice or repetition. To a point of exceptional proficiency. They've got it down cold. have something down to a fine art to know the best way of doing something because you have practised it a lot and have tried many different methods. to be able to do something very well or quickly, often because you have done it so many times They've got fruit selling down to a fine art. You can be sure that your pears will ripen in a day.
没素质, 没教养: 1. uncultured, uncivilized, uneducated. Did you have to wipe your dirty hands on my jacket? You are so uncultured. 2. trashy. This guy keeps shit posting about women online, he's so trashy. I hate people who litter, it's so trashy. 3. No class, have class, classy. Having class means: having good manners, being polite, showing humility. So someone with no class 没素质的人. This trashy guy on the tube kept playing videos out loud, he has absolutely no class. She had her feet on the table the whole journey, real classy 反讽没素质. 4. Rude. Those rude little dickheads keep hitting the Disney characters. You guys are so rude. 5. No manners, bad manners. ill-mannered. You need to learn some manners 太没教养了, 你太没素质了. I'm gonna teach you some manners 教你学做人. Who taught you such bad manners?
COME IN: This is where I came in 我就是从这里开始看的, 这些我已经看过了, 这之后的我已经看过了. I already know or have heard all of this before; this it not new information. I have heard all this before. (Said when a situation begins to seem
repetitive, as when a film one has seen part of before reaches familiar
scenes.) When it became clear the meeting was just going to recap Monday's meeting for those who hadn't been there, Tom excused himself and muttered, "This is where I came in." John sat through a few minutes of the argument, and when Tom and Alice kept saying the same thing over and over John said, "This is where I came in," and left the room. The speaker stood up and asked again for a new vote on the proposal. "This is where I came in," muttered Jane as she headed for the door. This is where I began, my knowledge dates from this point. For example, Do you have anything more to add, because if not, this is where I came in. note: This idiom, dating from the 1920s, originally alluded to the continuous showing of a motion picture, with customers entering the theater at any stage while the film was running and leaving when it reached the point where they had started. This is where you come in 这时候就需要你了!: This is the moment at which you will be useful or important! "Hogwash has expressed an interest in the project, though we will of course have to agree to terms. This is where you come in!" "I believe that's where I come in." We need expert advice, and that's where you come in. His character doesn't come in until about halfway through the film. as (...) as they come ...的不行不行的 used to describe someone or something as having a characteristic to the highest degree Their daughter is as clever as they come. The movie was as boring as they come. come in I. to enter a room or building: Do you want to come in for a cup of tea? Hi, come in - great to see you! II. (of a bus, train, plane, etc.) to arrive at a particular place: Hasn't his train come in yet? Our flights came in within an hour of each other. III. (of a product) to become available: We are waiting for new stock to come in. He has the book on order and expects it to come in 到货 next week. IV. (of a law, rule, or system) to be introduced and start to be used: Many thousands of people have given up smoking since this legislation came in. It will be several months before the new rules come in 生效. V. to become fashionable or popular: Flared trousers first came in 风行 during the 1970s. As with so many other fashions, the trend for dressing down at work seems to be going out almost before it has come in. VI. BE RECEIVED. When news or information comes in, it is received: Reports are just coming in of a major accident on the motorway. VII. If you have money coming in, you receive it as income: With Dave unemployed, we don't have much money coming in at the moment. If more funding comes in, we may be able to restore some of our services. VIII. to become involved in a situation, story, or plan: We need expert advice, and that's where you come in. His character doesn't come in until about halfway through the film. come in on sth 参加意见, 参与进来 Can I come in on that issue? X. 进来. to begin playing or singing as part of a piece of music, either for the first time or after a pause: My favourite part of the song is that moment when the horns come in. The soloist has a long wait before coming in again. The DJ has to cue up the second piece of music so it comes in on the first beat of a bar. XI. When the sea or the tide comes in, the water moves forwards to cover more of the beach. come in handy (also mainly UK come in useful) to be useful for a particular purpose: Keep it, it might come in useful. come in first, second, etc. to finish a race in first, second, etc. position: Burns came in second in the 100 metres.
