用法学习: 1. scalp [skælp] I. the skin on the top of a person's head where hair usually grows: a dry/oily/itchy scalp 头皮. Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle. His hair was cut so short you could see his scalp. II. someone you defeat in a competition or election. someone you defeat: take a scalp They are expected to take some important scalps in the election. Although they are expected to take some important scalps in the election, they are unlikely to form the next government. verb. US informal (UK = tout 黄牛票, 炒票) to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sell them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices. to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual price and then sell them when they are difficult to get at much higher prices: He made a lot of money scalping tickets for the popular musical show. Sheldon: Gentlemen, I have the solution to our Comic-Con problem. We don't need them. I'm starting my own convention. Leonard: Sheldon, just buy scalped tickets with us. Sheldon: I told you. Buying scalped tickets is against the rules. If you get caught, you get banned from Comic-Con for life. Life, Leonard. You're gonna feel pretty silly when we're 80 years old, and you have to drive me down there and then wait in the car for three days. Leonard: Do what you want. We're getting scalped tickets 黄牛票. Howard: I already found a guy online who's willing to sell. Sheldon: How do you know this isn't a sting operation set up by the Comic-Con police? be out for/after sb's scalp 打败强大对手, 打败大人物 to want to defeat or punish someone in some way, especially to make them lose their job. to want to defeat or punish someone in some way: He's made one mistake too many, and now they're out for his scalp. The other Democrats should be after his scalp. take a scalp They are expected to take some important scalps in the election. AO reporting: Dangerous and aggressive are two words that Alex de Minaur's team shared when describing his Australian Open 2025 second round opponent, Tristan Boyer. They're also fitting adjectives for the top-ranked Australian, who is confident enough in his own game to recognise a match should be on his racquet, regardless of what he learns through scouting reports. "Ultimately, it was about me bringing the best version of myself," said De Minaur, who delivered a commanding 6-2 6-4 6-3 win over the American qualifier on Thursday. De Minaur's first serve averaged 194km/h on Thursday, 11km/h faster than Boyer. "I varied from going for the big ones down the tee with some variety, with the sliders, and just felt like I was hitting my spots quite well," said De Minaur, acknowledging that a well-placed serve – even if it's not a free point (In tennis, a free point is a point that is automatically won by one player. This can happen when the server makes a double fault. An ace in tennis is a legal serve that wins a point for the server without the receiver touching the ball. Aces are often made on a player's first serve, when they can hit the ball harder and place it more riskily. A serve winner = service winner in tennis is a serve that is touched by the opponent but not returned. A serve winner that lands in the opponent's service box without being touched is called an ace. Let 网球: A serve that hits the top of the net but bounces into the correct service box. The server can take that serve again. ) – helps set up the next shot. "Too often in the past I didn't have enough power where I was really playing that next shot on my terms," he said, crediting his ability to add 10-15km/h on serve without sacrificing accuracy. Buoyed by support from a legion of fans inside Rod Laver Arena, De Minaur also showed off his trademark speed and court coverage by recording 34 sprints, almost double Boyer's 18. The Australian is aware that it might not be smooth sailing on Saturday when he takes the court against 31st seed Francisco Cerundolo for the first time. The 26-year-old, once ranked as high as 19, has earned 11 wins against top 10 players including Jannik Sinner, Zverev and Fritz. "It's going to be tough, he's a quality opponent, lots of firepower 火力十足, great forehand," admitted De Minaur. "He's taken some big scalps and hopefully I'm not the next one." "I'm looking forward to it, it's going to be a really tough one. I've got to be up for it from the very first point, bring that intensity, play some aggressive style of tennis." 2. pontificate [pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt] verb 自说自话, 自以为是的说 If someone pontificates about something, they state their opinions as if they are the only correct ones and nobody could possibly argue against them. to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct. to speak in an important manner as if only your opinion was correct: Experts get on the tube and pontificate about the economy. I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting. Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards. pontificate [pɒnˈtɪfɪkət] noun The pontificate of a pope is the period of time during which he is pope. Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years. (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or period of office of a pope or bishop. the period of office of a pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church): The decision was made during the pontificate of Pope John XX. "Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten-week pontificate". 3. The focused mind 精神集中, 集中精神 (make mind focus, that would focus mind, wandering mind, wandering mind) allows people greater attention to detail and organisational abilities that drive societies functional systems and helping professions. People with a focused mind are highly conscientious (wishing to do one's work well) and empathic (an ability to understand and share the feelings of another). somebody's mind wanders 走神, 精神不集中 if your mind wanders, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored. used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old I'm sorry, my mind was wandering. What did you say? Her mind was beginning to wander. My mind wanders as a fox watches me from the clifftop and a shower of meteorites zips across the sky.
ravage VS ravish: 0. ravings [ˈreɪ.vɪŋz] 疯言疯语, 疯话
crazy statements that have no meaning. irrational or incoherent talk.
If you describe what someone says or writes as their ravings, you mean
that it makes no sense because they are mad or very ill. mad, incoherent
or deleterious utterances the ravings of a soul in torment. Haig and Robertson saw it as the lunatic ravings of a mad politician. "the ravings of a madwoman". The things he said are simply the ravings of a disturbed mind. the ravings of a demented man. raving 绝对的, 十足的的, 十分的 adj. complete or extreme, or completely or extremely: He must be a raving idiot/lunatic. Her last book was a raving best-seller/success. She's no raving beauty. I think you're (stark) raving mad to agree to do all that extra work without being paid for it. complete or extreme, or completely or extremely: He was raving mad near the end of his life. 1. extremity [ɪkˈstrɛmɪti] 极端 I. the furthest point or limit of something. The extremity of something is its furthest end or edge. ...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula. ...the extremities of the aeroplane. "the peninsula's western extremity".
II. the degree to which something is extreme. The extremity of a
situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe,
unusual, or unacceptable. In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane. The region is protected by the extremities of its climate. Only in extremity, after six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave. "the extremity of the violence concerns us". extremities 手脚 hands and feet. Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. He found that his extremities grew cold. Exercise is very important as it keeps the circulation moving and warms the extremities. The
warmth spread outwards till it reached his extremities. He found that
his extremities grew cold. Exercise is very important as it keeps the
circulation moving and warms the extremities. 2. ravish [rævɪʃ] verb [usually passive] I. to force a woman to have sex against her wishes. To ravish someone means to rape them. Penny: Okay, it's done. Look, guys, for the future, I don't mind killing the big spiders, but you have to at least try with the little ones. Sheldon: Penny, please, we're facing a far more serious problem than stray arachnids. Leonard: Sheldon, it's not that bad. Sheldon: Not bad? It's horrible. I mean, you hear stories about this sort of thing, but you never think it'll happen to you. Leonard: So they steamed your dumplings, get over it. New topic, please. Howard: All right, Penny, let me take this opportunity to point out that you are looking particularly ravishing today. Penny: Not with a thousand condoms, Howard. She'll never know how close she came to being dragged off and ravished. Katee Sackhoff: Why am I wearing my Battlestar Galactica flight suit in bed? Howard: Why are you in bed with me? If we start to question this, it all falls apart. Katee Sackhoff: Sorry. Oh, ravish me, Howard. My loins ache for you. Howard: Okay, if you insist. I look amazing in all of these dresses! Wow. Look at your waist. Where you been hiding that thing? Bernadette, stop. Penny, you say something nice now. Boy, you know, when Sheldon sees you in that dress, he's gonna want to methodically take it off, fold it up, carefully place it in a storage box, label it, and then ravish you. Should I try on some more? Penny: Okay, now this time try drinking it all at once. Beverley: Yikes. Penny: I've been responsible for my own buzz since 2003. Another round for me and my homegirl. Beverley: I feel a spreading warmth through my extremities. Penny: As long as you don't feel it running down your pants, you're fine. Beverley: Oh, that is fascinating. I'm noticing an immediate lowering of my inhibitions. For example, I'm seriously considering asking that busboy to ravish me in the alleyway while I eat cheesecake. What do you think? II. to give great delight to; enrapture. to give great pleasure to someone: I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled. ravishing [ˈravɪʃɪŋ] 美丽异常的, 赏心悦目的 delightful; entrancing. If you describe someone or something as ravishing, you mean that they are very beautiful. She looked ravishing/She was a ravishing sight in her wedding dress. The Beaujolais hills are ravishingly pretty. She looked ravishing. ...driving through the ravishing scenery of Cumbria and Yorkshire. "she looked ravishing". delectable [dɪlektəbəl] 秀色可餐的 I. If you describe something, especially food or drink, as delectable, you mean that it is very pleasant. ...delectable desserts, cakes and puddings. II. 赏心悦目的. If you describe someone as delectable, you think that they are very attractive. He didn't seem to notice the delectable Miss Campbell. vocabulary:
Something delectable is extremely delicious or appealing. Nothing
tastes better at the end of a meal than an array of delectable desserts
and pastries! Don't let the de- at the beginning of delectable fool you.
There is nothing negative about this word. Related to delicious through
the Latin word for delight, if something is delectable, it is very tasty! Maybe your mom has promised you a delectable dinner of lobster and steak for your birthday meal? vocabulary: If you are ravished by a piece of music, you are overcome with intense feeling while listening to it. The older meaning of ravish is to overcome by physical assault (especially sexual assault) and is still sometimes used. Ravish is a verb of contrasts, having two meanings that, while both dealing with emotional issues, are polar opposites — the first being to fill with joy, the second being to assault and violate a woman against her will. The history of ravish began with the negative connotation — that of seizing by violence and carrying someone, usually a woman, away. It comes from the Latin rapere, although the meaning wasn't always sexual violation — the idea of rape didn't appear until the mid-15th century. 3. ravage [rævɪdʒ] verb [usually passive] A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. to cause great damage to something: Hurricane Mitch ravaged the tiny Central American country. The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war. For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite. ...Nicaragua's ravaged economy. Sheldon: Oh, dear. My mother warned me this is what happens to pretty boys in the big city. Penny: No, we just want information. Sheldon: Oh. Oh, I’ve got that in spades. Ravage me. Penny: We heard you read the letter from Howard's father. Sheldon: I did. Penny: What did it say? ravages noun. destructive action. They survived the ravages of disease and malnutrition. the ravages of time.
