用法学习: 1. cute I. too carefully designed to get approval or appear attractive, and therefore seeming dishonest: He thinks it's cute to misbehave, but it's not. II. US trying to be clever, sometimes in a rude or unpleasant way: Don't be cute with me, Vicki. But the first sign that all was not going to plan came the Wednesday before the auction when a call to the sales agent, Shad Hassen of The Agency Inner West, revealed he was dealing with just one serious buyer who was "being a bit cute 耍小聪明 with the price". If you describe someone as cute, you mean that they deal with things cleverly. The President, trying to be cute, said his liberal arts education had not really prepared him for such complicated issues as this. That's a cute trick. the cutes 装可爱 informal behaviour, a performance, etc. that is cute, especially in a way that people find stupid or annoying. cute mannerisms, ploys, devices, etc. designed to charm or attract others: This is a production with an exaggerated case of the cutes. 2. Trump's fifth congress speech: Trump had a long list of his accomplishments to tout about his short time in office. But Democrats had their own message and used a series of protests to try to break through and irritate the president, who can have a short temper. Trump, however, didn't react to the vitriol being thrown at him and, instead, stayed on message. Speaker Mike Johnson, presiding over the chamber, tried to restore order 恢复秩序. 'Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum (decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm] 规矩, 秩序 behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety. Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable. behaviour that is controlled, calm, and polite: I was treated with decorum and respect throughout the investigation. "he had acted with the utmost decorum". act with decorum As young ladies we were expected to act with proper decorum. behave with decorum Employees of this company should behave with decorum and respectability at all times.) in the House, and to cease any further disruptions. That's your warning,' he said as Republicans cheered and Vice President JD Vance, seated beside him on the dais ( dais [ˈdeɪ.ɪs] 讲台 a raised surface at one end of a meeting room that someone can stand on when speaking to a group. A dais is a raised platform in a room or hall, typically used for speakers or honored guests. It can also refer to a grant program for Australian athletes. ), stood and applauded. Finally Johnson gave the order: 'The chair now directs the sergeant at arms to restore order and remove this gentleman from the chamber.' Republicans cheered and shouted 'get him out' as security led Green from the chamber. And, in an ultimate protest and breach in decorum, House and Senate Democratic leaders didn't leave to join the escort committee despite being called to do so. The escort committee typically escorts the president in and is a bipartisan affair. Democrats sat it out 不参与, 不参加, 坐着不动 ( I. not take part in a particular event or activity. to not take part in a physical activity such as a dance or a game, because you are tired or injured. to not be involved in something: He sat out the football season because of a contract dispute. She knew she couldn't sit this election out, as she had the last one. I'm feeling rather tired, so I think I'll sit out the next dance. "he had to sit out Sheffield Wednesday's cup game". II. 坐等结束. wait without moving or taking action until a particular unwelcome situation or process is over. to wait for an unpleasant situation or event to finish, without leaving or taking some other action: The company's management is prepared to sit out the strike rather than agree to union demands. "most of the workers seem to be sitting the crisis out, waiting to see what will happen". ) as part of their disagreement with Trump's policies, his move to increase executive power and his methods on cutting the government. He appeared thrown 慌了, 乱了方寸, 乱了阵脚, 慌乱, 慌神 (flustered) for a small moment. When he was praising the work of his Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., there was some sort of shouting protest in the chamber. 'What is going on?' Trump asked. But he continued undeterred. The president also defended and praised the actions of Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has cut federal jobs, killed federal agencies, and slashed the size and scope of government. Trump is pushing for more tax cuts as a way to help the economy rebound. He said his tax plan will include no taxes on tips, overtime or Social Security benefits – all issues he campaigned on. He also vowed to wield the power of tariffs to boost American coffers although many fear he will start a trade war. 'Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades, and now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries,' he said. Trump, in his own moment of theater, paused his speech to sign an Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge the 'Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge' to commemorate the life of twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was tragically killed on June 17, 2024. She was sexually assaulted and killed by two illegal immigrants. 3. whipsaw 拉锯 I. to move, or to make something move, quickly between two directions. The rope whipsawed back and forth. Prices on the stock exchange whipsawed wildly. II.拉锯战. to defeat or affect someone badly, especially in two ways at the same time: Families are being whipsawed by high prices and low wages. to influence shares, etc. in a way that makes their value change very quickly, so that it is difficult to know what will happen next: Fluctuations in world energy prices have whipsawed the fortunes of oil companies for decades. be/get whipsawed New York shares were whipsawed, with an early recovery giving way to a short-lived bloodbath at midday. Trump's policies have added uncertainty for the world's biggest economy. The whipsaw application of tariffs and signs that perhaps that policy could change, all within a 24-hour span, have complicated decisions for businesses and increased pressure on an economy already showing signs of strain. III. to cut something with a whipsaw. annotate [ˈanə(ʊ)teɪt] 加注解, 点评 I. add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment. to add a short explanation or opinion to a text or image: Annotated editions of Shakespeare's plays help readers to understand old words. an annotated bibliography/manuscript/edition. His great-granddaughter has painstakingly transcribed and annotated his wartime diaries. The students annotate their photos, saying why they are relevant. Read Trump's speech, annotated with context and fact checks. II. to add a description or piece of information to data, for example a label saying whether a word is a noun, a verb, etc.: After the corpus was collected we annotated it. Textual or numerical data can be copied into databases, annotated, and linked to other data. 4. in short order 很快的, 迅速的 immediately; rapidly. in a short time and without delay "after the killing the camp had been shut down in short order". short-order cook a person who works in a restaurant cooking food that can be prepared quickly. choke point I. a point of congestion or blockage. "the tunnel is a choke point at rush hour". II. a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region. wiki: In military strategy, a choke point (or chokepoint), or sometimes bottleneck 掣肘的地方, 咽喉点, is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or bridge, or maritime passage through a critical waterway such as a strait, which an armed force is forced to pass through in order to reach its objective, sometimes on a substantially narrowed front and therefore greatly decreasing its combat effectiveness by making it harder to bring superior numbers to bear ( bring to bear I. 开始操作, 开始运作. 开始行动. to bring into operation or effect. To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect. Every possible pressure was brought to bear on the minister to ensure the unjust law was not passed. he brought his knowledge to bear on the situation.). A choke point can allow a numerically inferior defending force to use the terrain as a force multiplier to thwart or ambush a much larger opponent, as the attacker cannot advance any further without first securing passage through the choke point. 5. frontier noun I. 前线, 前沿阵地. 边界. a border between two countries: frontier between Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder. frontier with Nepal has frontiers with both India and China. the frontier They lived in a town close to the frontier. II. the western US where settlers began to move to live in the 19th century: The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to pioneers who settled the frontier. III. an imaginary line that separates two ideas, qualities, states, etc., or the point at which one idea, quality, etc. becomes another: frontier between The frontier between real life and virtual reality seems about to disappear. He was close to the frontier between life and death. The frontiers between the social classes were constantly shifting. frontier of She seems to be at the frontier of a new stage in her life. Emotionally he had crossed a frontier, and felt closer to her than ever before. Frontier 前沿的, 头部的 systems such as chat GPT. 6. Communal violence 群体杀戮, 党派暴力( Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against remnants 残余势力 of the former Assad regime that spiraled into communal killings. Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian authorities said was an attempt to put down an insurgency 消灭叛乱 by rebels still loyal to the former government. ) is a form of violence that is perpetrated across ethnic or communal lines, where the violent parties feel solidarity for their respective groups and victims are chosen based upon group membership. The term includes conflicts, riots and other forms of violence between communities of different religious faith or ethnic origins. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime includes any conflict and form of violence between communities of different religious groups, different sects or tribes of same religious group, clans, ethnic origins or national origin as communal violence. However, this excludes conflict between two individuals or two families. Communal violence, in different parts of the world, is alternatively referred to as ethnic violence, religious violence, non-State conflict, violent civil disorder, minorities unrest, mass racial violence, inter-communal violence and ethno-religious violence. 7. sectarian [sɛkˈtɛːrɪən] 教派间的 adj. Sectarian means resulting from the differences between different religions. caused by or feeling very strong support for the religious or political group that you are a member of, in a way that can cause problems with other groups: a sectarian murder. He called on terrorists on both sides of the sectarian divide to end the cycle of violence. He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence. The police said the murder was sectarian. ...both sides of the sectarian divide. The Assad family, members of the minority Alawite sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December by Sunni Islamist militants who sought to reshape the country's political and sectarian order. The group, led by former al Qaeda militant Ahmad al-Sharaa, promised political equality and representation to the various sects of Syria's diverse ethnic and religious populations. jihad [dʒɪˈhad, dʒɪˈhɑːd] I. a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. Armed men were moving from house to house attacking people as a form of entertainment… They declared jihad on us from all over Syria. "he declared a jihad against the infidels". II. the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin. infidel [ˈɪn.fɪ.dəl] 异教徒 (used especially between Christians and Muslims) someone who does not have the same religious beliefs as the person speaking: the infidel He lived among infidels/the infidel. infidel armies. wiki: Jihad ([dʒɪˈhɑːd]) is an Arabic word that means "exerting", "striving", or "struggling", particularly with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it encompasses almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with God's guidance, such as an internal struggle against evil in oneself, efforts to build a good Muslim community (ummah), and struggle to defend Islam. Literally meaning 'struggle', the term is most frequently associated with warfare. The literal meaning of Jihad is struggle or effort, and it means much more than holy war. Muslims use the word Jihad to describe three different kinds of struggle: a. A believer's internal struggle to live out the Muslim faith ( live something out I. to spend your life or the remaining part of your life in a particular way. to spend the rest of (one's life) in a specified way. If you live out your life in a particular place or in particular circumstances, you stay in that place or in those circumstances until the end of your life or until the end of a particular period of your life. Gein did not stand trial but lived out his days in a mental asylum. I couldn't live my life out on tour like he does. He lived out (the final years of) his life in quiet retirement. live out your days 过完余生, 安度晚年, 度完余生, 度过余生 She retired and lived out the rest of her days quietly in the country. He wanted to help his mother live her life out in comfort. She wanted to live out the rest of her years on her native island. He was not willing to risk living out his life in exile, or in jail. Most of the older people just want to live their days out in peace. They say the animals ought to be left to live their days out in the wild. II. to do (the things one has dreamed of doing). If you live out a dream or idea, you do the things that you have thought about. He began living out his rock 'n' roll fantasy during his last year in law school. I suppose some people create an idea of who they want to be, and then they live it out. He has finally had the chance to live out his dreams/fantasies. live out of (something) To survive off of that which is contained within something. I'm on the road for three months at a time for work, so I've gotten pretty used to living out of a suitcase. I've been living out of my car ever since I was evicted from my apartment. The electricity has been down for weeks, meaning we can't keep any food in the fridge or cook anything on the stove, so we're living out of cans for the time being. live out 不住家, 住在外边, 不住校, 住校外 to not live at the place where you work or study: We have a nanny, but she lives out. Most students live out in their second year. ) as well as possible. b. The struggle to build a good Muslim society. c. Holy war: the struggle to defend Islam, with force if necessary. Many modern writers claim that the main meaning of Jihad is the internal spiritual struggle, and this is accepted by many Muslims. However there are so many references to Jihad as a military struggle in Islamic writings that it is incorrect to claim that the interpretation of Jihad as holy war is wrong. Jihad and the Prophet: The internal Jihad is the one that Prophet Muhammad is said to have called the greater Jihad. But the quotation in which the Prophet says this is regarded as coming from an unreliable source by some scholars. They regard the use of Jihad to mean holy war as the more important. The phrase internal Jihad or greater Jihad refers to the efforts of a believer to live their Muslim faith as well as possible. All religious people want to live their lives in the way that will please their God. So Muslims make a great effort to live as Allah has instructed them; following the rules of the faith, being devoted to Allah, doing everything they can to help other people. For most people, living God's way is quite a struggle. God sets high standards, and believers have to fight with their own selfish desires to live up to them, no matter how much they love God. The Prophet is said to have called the internal Jihad the "greater Jihad". On his return from a battle, the Prophet said: "We are finished with the lesser jihad; now we are starting the greater jihad." He explained to his followers that fighting against an outer enemy is the lesser jihad and fighting against one's self is the greater jihad (holy war). This quotation is regarded as unreliable by some scholars. They regard the use of jihad as meaning 'holy war' as the more important. However the quotation has been very influential among some Muslims, particularly Sufis. The Five Pillars of Islam are the five obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam. The Five Pillars consist of: Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith ("There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger." This is the basic statement of the Islamic faith: anyone who cannot recite this wholeheartedly is not a Muslim.). Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day. Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy (needy I. poor and not having enough food, clothes, etc.: The proceeds from the sale go to help needy people in the area. the needy 穷人, 需要的人 poor people: Let us pray for those who are not so fortunate as ourselves - the sick, the old, and the needy. II. wanting too much attention and love: Sybil was very insecure and needy. Zakat is the compulsory giving of a set proportion of one's wealth to charity. It is regarded as a type of worship and of self-purification. Zakat is the third Pillar of Islam. Zakat does not refer to charitable gifts given out of kindness or generosity, but to the systematic giving of 2.5% of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor.). Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca. 8. chronic noun. Chronic (cannabis), a slang name for high quality marijuana. I was a grunge teen in the early nineties, and we all called it reefer or grass. Chronic was definitely more hip-hop slang. And joints were doobies or fatties. adj. I. (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time: chronic condition The study looks at adults with chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes. chronic disease His research showed that eating more plant-based foods helps you avoid chronic diseases. chronic pain Exercise can be important in treating chronic pain. chronic arthritis. a chronic invalid. II. You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves. Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker. ...a chronic worrier. III. A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty. There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district. chronic shortage There is a chronic shortage of teachers. IV. very bad. The acting was chronic. christen [ˈkrɪsn] I. give (a baby) a Christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church. "their second daughter was christened Jeanette". II. to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church: She's being christened in June. She was christened Maria. III. to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have: We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything. IV. informal use for the first time. to use something for the first time: 第一次使用, 处女使用 I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday. "he bought a new pair of boots and christened them with his first goal at the McAlpine Stadium". marshal verb. I. 集结. 召集. to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim. to gather or organize people or things, esp. in order to achieve a particular aim: The president is trying to marshal support 寻求支持 for his plan. The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside. The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case. They had marshalled an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil. It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to marshal as much firepower as the government troops. noun. I. an official who is involved in the running of a public event: Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack. II. someone who is involved in a public event, especially a famous person chosen to lead a parade: The parade's grand marshal carried an elaborately carved staff. III. 法律实施者. a government official who is responsible for putting the decisions of a law court into action. He was conducted to the airport by federal marshals and deported. US marshals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees. IV. (also Marshal) a title used for important officers in the armed forces of some countries: a field marshal/air vice marshal. Marshal Pétain.[ as form of address ] Yes, Marshal. V. (also Marshal) a title used for police or fire officers in some parts of the US: The deputy state fire marshal led the arson investigation. [ as form of address ] Thank you, Marshal. 9. slip out I. 脱口而出. If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to. to become known or be spoken unexpectedly: These rude and unappreciated remarks just slipped out when he introduced me. II. to leave quietly or quickly so that no one will notice: He slipped out 溜出去 to make a phone call. Before I could say anything she had gathered her books and slipped out the door (= left quickly through the door). I felt really uncomfortable in the group of strangers, so I slipped out when everyone was distracted. We decided to slip out of the meeting and go to the movies instead. To leave or become removed from some place gradually, easily, or without being noticed: The cotter pin slipped out and the trailer rolled away. The fish slipped out of 脱手, 滑脱 my hands. The thief slipped out the door and into the alley. III. To quickly, easily, or delicately remove an article of clothing. In this usage, the phrase is often followed by "of (something)." She slipped out of her shoes and jacket and made her way noiselessly up the stairs. slip I. to go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care: Productivity in the factory has slipped noticeably in the last year. The schedule has started to slip (= things are happening later than planned). I don't know what went wrong, I must be slipping. II. to go down in value: slip against The dollar slipped against the Japanese yen. III. If you slip something to someone, you give it to them secretly. Robert had slipped 顺给 her a note in school. She looked round before pulling out a package and slipping it to the man. IV. To slip into a particular state or situation means to pass gradually into it, in a way that is hardly noticed. It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine. There was a 50-50 chance that the economy could slip back into recession. V. 下滑. 滑落. If something slips to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. Shares slipped to 117p. The club had slipped to the bottom of Division Four. In June, producer prices slipped 0.1% from May. Overall business activity is slipping. ...a slip in consumer confidence. VI. To err. Your friendships are a little more complicated than most. Kidnapping, cults, death. Adam Martin. Look, the story you told about Adam's grieving mother was moving, but like any good citizen detective, I followed up. I'm sorry to say, Misty, you slipped 说漏了嘴, 犯错 on this one. She's very much dead. So I laid it out. I laid it all out to see why you would want to lie about something like that, and I deduced that you probably killed him. Maybe to help a friend? lay something out I. 摆列出来. 列出来. 摆出来. to arrange something on a surface. If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly. Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table. She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out. He'd laid his tools out all over the kitchen floor. II. to explain something clearly, usually in writing: I've just laid out some proposals. III. To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting. Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan. Cuomo laid it out in simple language. IV. To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged. When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families. Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out. V. To lay out a dead person means to clean their body and dress them for people to see before the funeral. Friends laid out the body. VI. If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it. You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table. VII. To lay someone out means to knock them to the ground, especially by hitting them hard. Andy turned round, marched over to Chris and just laid him out. lay the foundation(s) for/of sth to provide the conditions that make it possible for something to happen: His reforms laid the foundation of future greatness. Freudian [ˈfrɔɪdɪən] slip 下意识的说漏嘴 If someone accidentally says something that reveals their subconscious feelings, especially their sexual feelings, this is referred to as a Freudian slip. Is this some sort of Freudian slip? give sb the slip 摆脱跟踪 If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight. slip your mind 忘记了 If something slips your mind, you forget about it. The reason for my visit had obviously slipped his mind. to slip through your fingers If someone or something slips through your fingers, you just fail to catch them, get them, or keep them. Money has slipped through his fingers all his life. You mustn't allow this golden opportunity to slip through your fingers. slip of the tongue If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake. At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue. 10. feint [feɪnt] 声东击西. 虚张声势. 假动作骗过 verb. to pretend to move, or to make a move, in a particular direction in order to deceive an opponent, especially in sports such as football or boxing: Callas feinted to pass the ball and then shot it into the net. He feinted a shot to the left. noun. I. an action in which someone pretends to move, or makes a move, in a particular direction in order to deceive an opponent, especially in sports such as football or boxing: He produced a brilliant feint, passed two defenders, and smashed the ball into the net. II. 声东击西. 虚张声势. an action taken in order to deceive someone about what you intend to do, for example in war or politics. an action or movement intended to take attention away from something else: We had been kept unsure of his plans by feints. During the advance, the French had been kept unsure of Marlborough's destination by feints. US officials now dismiss his visit as just another feint. fake [someone] out 骗过 I. informal North American trick or deceive someone. to trick somebody by making them believe something that is not true. to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act. Simon fakes him out by saying no at first, before revealing he was just kidding. She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my job. II. to surprise, as by a sudden reversal They thought we weren't coming back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner. Usage notes: The object of this verb is usually placed between fake and out. Often used in a sporting context to indicate a situation in which a player is lured out of position or put off stride by a misleading movement by an opposing player. fakeout 假动作. 骗术. 骗人的. (informal) A trick or deception. head fake 头部假动作 I. (sports) A player's movement of the head as if to change direction, hoping to mislead pursuers. II. (by extension) Any analogously misleading situation, such as a brief rise before a fall on the stock market. They're gone. Cam. All the children are gone. What children? I was running in the park, and I noticed that none of the kids Lily usually plays with were there. Well, it's still early. But then I ran into Lori. Boobs Lori or adult-braces Lori? Great-shoes Lori. Oh, I like her. And she said that they all sent their kids to preschool. What?! We agreed to wait till next year. It was a fake-out to make sure that their kids got a spot. Those skinny bitches. We have got to get her into school, Cameron, or else she's gonna fall behind. Don't you think I know that? This is perfect. Oh, leave it to the gays to raise the only underachieving Asian in America. Okay, here you go. Guys, breakfast. 11. "Do You Have Somewhere to Be? 接下来有安排吗, 有事吗" "if you don't have somewhere to be, or any other obligations, we could make plans." No. I got nowhere to be 没啥事. If they say "don't you have somewhere [else] to be?" That would more likely mean they want you to leave. Typically, "do you have somewhere to be?" means "I want you to stay longer, but I don't want to force you to stay if you don't want to". It also provides you an Out where you can make up a lie like "ah yeah sorry I got stuff to do soon" and gracefully leave the social outing without it being awkward. There is an opposite, though. "Don't you have somewhere to be?" is a forceful, slightly rude way of telling someone to leave. Sometimes with friends they'll jokingly say this otherwise rude sentence though as a fun sarcastic, but in general using "don't" flips the phrase into meaning you should go. get somewhere/anywhere/nowhere: make some/no progress Now at last we're getting somewhere! You'll get nowhere in life if you don't work harder. Are you getting anywhere with that new manager? 12. make a virtue of necessity 装作享受的样子, 装作若无其事的样子 to pretend that you are doing something because you have chosen to do it and because it will bring you benefits, when in fact it is something that you must do. To pretend that one is freely and happily doing something one has been forced to do: Once the mayor was forced by the voters to cut his budget, he made a virtue of necessity and loudly denounced government spending. to benefit from something that one is forced to do. To attend to an obligation with a good attitude; to make the best of a situation in which one is required to do something. to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case. There will be many times in your life where you have to do something you don't want to, so it's best to learn very early how to make a virtue of necessity. When he lost his driver's license, he made a virtue out of necessity and got in shape by riding his bike to work. virtue I. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. a way of behaving in which you do what is morally right and avoid things that are morally wrong Virtue is not confined to 仅限于, 局限于, 只是说 those who follow a faith. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough. II. 好的特质. 好的特性. 优点. 优势. A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty. Patience is not one of my virtues. teaching children the virtues of discipline and self-control. His virtue is patience. Her flaws were as large as her virtues. Humility is considered a virtue. a quality that is useful in a particular activity. Obedience is an important military virtue. III. 好处. 优势. 优点. The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. an advantage or a good feature that something has that makes it better than something else. One virtue of the plan is that it is cheaper to implement. preach/proclaim/extol the virtues of (=tell people about how good something is): She goes on lecture tours to preach the virtues of free-market capitalism. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come. Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality. 搭配词汇: talk about the virtues of something: espouse, expound, extol, praise, preach, proclaim, trumpet. Lunch meetings are a highly productive way to extol the virtues of online marketing to advertisers. have or develop virtues: cultivate, embody, have, possess, practise Different cultures embody different virtues. by virtue of 由于 on account of or by reason of. You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. because of, or as a result of By virtue of its beaches and pleasant climate, Hawaii attracts millions of visitors each year. I got this house by virtue of my job. The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage. make a virtue of 充分利用(一个不好的事情), 变为优势 If you make a virtue of, or make a virtue out of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to. to get benefits by accepting a situation that you cannot change and using it to your advantage We can make a virtue of these 充分利用 delays, and use the time to make sure everything is done right. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy. acquiesce [ˌækwiˈes] (爱亏爱死) 无奈接受, 服从大局 to agree to something or to accept something, although you do not want to. If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do even though you may not agree with it. Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision. He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition. When her mother suggested that she stay, Alice willingly acquiesced. acquiesce in/to: Despite acquiescing in the board's decision, he had never really changed his own view. accept something reluctantly but without protest. "Sara acquiesced in his decision". A day after imposing them on Canada and Mexico, he pulled back, acquiescing to the nation's top automakers by granting a one-month reprieve. 13. umbrage [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] take umbrage (at something) 因...生气, 不高兴 to be offended by something. If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him. They're liable to take umbrage if we don't invite them. White House officials took umbrage at the casual reference to the president by one of his counterparts and already began looking to a time in the near future when Trudeau will no longer be prime minister. backchannel noun. I. a method of communication or discussion that is not direct or made public: They were accused of paying a businessman to act as a secret backchannel to top officials. II. language, psychology specialized a sound or sign that someone makes to show that he or she is listening to the person who is talking. verb. I. to communicate or take part in discussions in a way that is not direct or made public: He was asked about his role in backchannelling between the two governments. But behind the scenes, American officials had been back-channeling 私下里沟通 with Zelensky and his team, stressing the importance of stabilizing relations with the White House sooner rather than later, urging the Ukrainians to get talks back on track before the president’s speech to Congress. II. language, psychology specialized to show that you are listening to someone who is talking to you, by making a sound or sign: The study showed that speakers often signaled their comprehension by backchannelling. Yam 山药 is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic). Yams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia, and the Americas and cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers 根茎 in many temperate and tropical regions. The tubers themselves, also called "yams", come in a variety of forms owing to numerous cultivars and related species.
celibacy VS abstinence: 1. celibate [ˈsɛlɪbət] adj abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons. "a celibate priest". noun a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations. "he's attracted and attractive to women and yet he lives as a celibate". celibacy [ˈsɛlɪbəsi] the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. "a priest who had taken a vow of celibacy". 2. abstinent [ˈabstɪnənt] adj. refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol. "the patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol". sexually abstinent. He has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years. vocabulary: Someone who's abstinent is moderate and restrained, especially when it comes to consuming food and drink. A person who quits drinking alcohol completely is abstinent. It's most common to use the adjective abstinent to describe someone who has given up using alcohol or other intoxicants, but you can also use it to talk about a person who's self-restrained in other ways. You might say, "No dessert for me — I'm trying to be abstinent this month!" Abstinent is an Old French word meaning "moderate" or "modest," from the Latin abstinere, "to refrain from." abstinence [ˈabstɪnəns] noun. I. the fact of not doing something, usually something that is considered harmful such as drinking alcohol or using a drug: abstinence from We found that with abstinence from smoking, the severity of symptoms decreased. abstinence syndrome. alcohol abstinence. Alcohol abstinence is recommended for breast-feeding mothers. II. the fact of not having sex, or not having sex outside of marriage: Sexual health leaflets promoted the benefits of abstinence, faithfulness, and condom use. abstinence from They preach complete abstinence from premarital sex. abstinence method. abstinence education. abstinence syndrome. abstinence programme. 3. differences: I. Celibacy is often associated with religious vows or motivation. II. When one chooses celibacy for spiritual reasons, it usually means refraining from all sexual activity, whereas abstinence usually means refraining from specific sexual activities for a specific time period or under specific circumstances, such as wanting to wait to have sex until marriage. "Abstinence can be more flexible," where celibacy is more of "a long-term choice," she says. III. Celibacy is a conscious, often long-term commitment rooted in deeper personal or spiritual beliefs. When someone chooses celibacy, they're often embracing a lifestyle that prioritizes their emotional, spiritual or personal growth over the complexities that sexual relationships can bring — a choice that's intertwined with a larger purpose but doesn't have to be related to spiritual devotion. When people define themselves as celibate, whether for a period of time or as a lifestyle commitment, they can place the boundary wherever they choose. Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts. Because the regimen is intended to be a conscious act, freely chosen to enhance life, abstinence is sometimes distinguished from the psychological mechanism of repression. The latter is an unconscious state, having unhealthy consequences. Celibacy (from Latin caelibatus) is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons. It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term celibacy is applied only to those for whom the unmarried state is the result of a sacred vow, act of renunciation, or religious conviction. In a wider sense, it is commonly understood to only mean abstinence from sexual activity.
Yellowjackets: 1. Hey. Where have you been? Had to pee. What are you doing up 你起来干什么, 你醒了干什么, 你怎么醒了? Bad dream. What was it this time? A cheeseburger-baby? I never should have told you about that. 2. You look like shit. Uh, well, back at you 你也没差, 你也一样, 你也差不多, 你也好不到哪里去. How's Jeff? Is he still hocking futons ( hock to exchange in return for borrowing money; pawn: to hock jewelry. to sell something that you hope to buy back later because you need money now: She had to hock her wedding ring. in hock (to sb/sth) To be in hock is to have a debt: Most construction firms are deeply in hock to a single bank rather than to a handful of lenders. The state is in hock already, with a $13 billion deficit. possessions that are in hock ( = pawn) 抵押, 典当 are pawned (= left temporarily with someone in exchange for an amount of money that must be paid back after a particular period of time to prevent the thing from being sold): He put everything he had in hock to buy the house, and still ended up owing money. go into/get out of hock to get into or get out of debt: Until we either curb our appetite for imports or become a lot better at exporting, the more we trade the deeper we go into hock. Few believe that any legal action can yield the billions that the company needs to get out of hock. )? 2. How long have you been in my driveway? I guess long enough to be out of my mind but not long enough to be full stalker. What if my husband was here or-or my daughter? I didn't see any cars, so I made a calculation 合计了一下, 算了一下, 算了算 ( Others make the calculation that opposition to her deal would win over the membership. They will have to make a calculation about whether they can rescue their party or not. Rather, she didn't make any calculation at all. If there was a legitimate market, that was the market to which one should go to make the calculation. You have got to make a calculation — are they armed? ). And that makes it okay? 3. So I'll go, "You're Jeff, right?" And then, he'll nod or whatever, and then I'll say, "Your friend Randy told me that you asked him to ask me to ask Jackie if she likes you." Jackie: Just don't say that I told you to ask him. I don't want him to think that I've been, like, pining over him ( pine for something/someone to want or miss something or someone very much: He's still pining for his ex-girlfriend. After three months away, I was pining for home. pine after: to want or desire (someone or something) very much teenage girls pining after rock stars. pine over (someone or something) To desire or grieve over someone or something so intensely that one becomes depressed or melancholy. You can't just sitting here pining over your ex-boyfriend. It's over—you need to get out there and live your life! I can't stand these kids who pine over the latest, most expensive tech gadgets, even when they literally have no need for them! the pine 坐冷板凳, 当看客 in team sports, the bench (= a long seat for two or more people) on which players sit when they are not playing in a game: The coach told him he'd find himself on the pine if he didn't start hustling and playing better. After making a sloppy error, he rode the pine (= did not play) for the next two games. pine noun. 松树. an evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees. verb. = pine away to be sad and upset for a long time, especially after the death of a loved person: His owner left, and the dog just pined. His wife was killed in an accident in 1904 and he pined away and died six months later. languish I. to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: After languishing in obscurity 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. Members of Congress have introduced plans, but those have languished. II. to be weak or fail to improve: Traditional industries continue to languish or disappear. ) or whatever. Shauna: What if he says yes? Then just be like, "Okay. Cool." Definitely don't act like you know I like him back. 4. Like I said, we're not on an island. If we go south, we've got to run into something eventually. A road, a town, anything. No. You can't take the rifle. I'm all for what you're trying to do, Tai, but the gun has to stay. Okay. Fine. I could bring some of the stuff we don't use every day. One of the axes, the compass... There's a flare gun ( 信号枪 A flare gun, also known as a Very pistol or signal pistol, is a large-bore handgun that discharges flares, blanks and smoke. The flare gun is typically used to produce a distress signal.) in the dead guy's plane. Do not tell me that you, of all people, are on board with this. What she's saying makes sense. I mean, if she's willing to go, then... 5. We're reading Elena Ferrante in our book club, and it reminds me so much of you girls. It can't always have been easy for you, Shauna. Jackie was just so... gifted. I can't imagine how exhausting it must've been, always comparing yourself to someone so beautiful and smart. Shauna got into Brown 考上了(She was accepted into Brown University prior to the plane crash. After the crash, she immediately adapts to life in the wilderness and grows closer to Taissa. Jackie is accepted into Rutgers University prior to the plane crash. After the plane crash, she has the most difficulty adapting to life in the wilderness 野外 ( Wildness 野性, in its literal sense, is the quality of being wild or untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature.) and adjusting to life without a high school social structure. Her relationship with her teammates steadily deteriorates and she begins to doubt her friendship with Shauna. the quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme: They are no longer able to claim the wildness of youth as any excuse for their behaviour. There was an almost savage wildness about him. ). She's, uh, the smartest person I've ever met. 6. She tells us not to take forever. How long does it take to drive a block? Maybe she stopped to score drug. Oh, God. I hope not. Ah, the pay cut I took to run for Senate isn't gonna fund another stint in rehab. fuck, Tai, did you really? Yeah. Why? You're just enabling 惯着, 娇惯 her to repeat the same pattern 一犯再犯. She has to learn to handle her own shit. And if she never does? Shauna. Don't you think about it? I got Simone, Sammy. You've got Jeff and Callie. Did we do something to deserve that? It's just fate that gave us that, right? Who does Natalie have? Other than Travis, which we both know was a fucking train wreck, who does she really have? No one. And now she has less. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. So I do what I can. Not just for her, for me. 7. A "school lit magazine 校园文学杂志" refers to a publication produced by students at a school, showcasing their creative writing, usually including poetry, short stories, essays, and sometimes art, essentially a literary magazine specifically created within a school environment; often called a "lit mag" for short. A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters. Literary magazines are often called literary journals, or little magazines, terms intended to contrast them with larger, commercial magazines. Tai: Do you ever think about what our lives would've been like if, um, you know, it didn't happen? Yeah, sometimes. Well, I was going to go to Brown. Wow. I was gonna write amazing papers on Dorothy Parker and Virginia Woolf. Thought I would meet, like, a floppy-haired, sad-eyed 眼神哀伤的 poet boy who ran the school lit magazine. Ah. He was gonna be, like, so smart. Oh, God. And a little bit intimidated by me. We were gonna be, like, full rivals until we weren't, you know? That kind of thing. But then my short stories would make him fall in love with me anyway. Yeah. Then, at some point, I would have to leave him brokenhearted, because... Oh, no. Yeah. Aw. 'Cause I'm gonna take my year abroad. Oh. And that's where I meet Francois. I'm sorry, "Francois"? Yeah, in France. Yeah. Oh, please tell me Francois was some sort of brooding musician. No. Francois was a mime. I'm sorry. Miming is a serious art form..... in France. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Well, I was going to go to Howard. Pre-law, with a double major in history and philosophy. And date a bunch of beautiful women, make first string on the soccer team( first string 正选阵容 I. (in sport) the first-choice players at a club. "the squad is so strong they could win the title without their first string". II. the best players of a team, who usually play at the beginning of a match: Hardly anyone makes first string their freshman year. He was a senior and on the varsity football first string. III. the best player or players of a team in a sport, or the best racing horse of a group that are owned or trained together: The world champion staged a masterful performance to beat England's first string. The horse was not even his stable's first string. IV. the top person or people in a group: I'm first string now and I've got to cut down on my mistakes. He seemed to have bought his way onto the party's first string. ), graduate first... first in my class. And then I was gonna go to Columbia Law and land an internship in one of the biggest firms in the city. You did do all those things. Yeah. But if I'm being honest, not a single one of those things felt... real. 8. I let the fire die down 熄灭( A high-lumen flashlight or strobe can be disorienting in low-light 光线暗 conditions. Fire as a Tool – If camping, keeping a controlled fire burning at night can deter wolves from approaching. If confronted, waving a flaming stick can be a last-resort intimidation method. ). I fell asleep. And I must have been sleepwalking or something, because when I woke up, I was in a fucking tree, and... I'm the reason she went. And I'm the reason she got hurt. 9. So, uh, I was just thinking our interactions have been so kind of how should I put it... Hot. ... singularly focused, that, uh, I realized I don't know anything about you. I seem to recall you mocked all my efforts on that front, but yeah, sure. What do you want to know? How about you tell me more about... your art school days? You went to Pratt, right? What was that like? I mean, pretentious, mostly. What classes did you take? Who was your favorite professor? Adam: Um... Okay. I take it you did some digging, and you caught me. Yeah, I didn't go to Pratt, but I had a girlfriend who went there, Lauren, and I spent so much time with her and her friends, that it kind of felt like I went there. 10. What are you looking for? ... you broke into my safe. And you just took what you wanted all along. I broke into your safe? How could I do that? The code is the flight number. It's so fucking dumb. Any fanboy could figure that out. You're acting crazy. Who told you about them? Did someone put you up to this (put someone up to something 鼓动, 让你这么做 to encourage someone to do something, usually something wrong: I think he was put up to it by his friends. )? 11. Hey, I'm not the one who went completely fucking insane last night. Right. No, you were too busy screwing Travis. Whoa, hey. Look, I'm sure that we all said and did some stuff that we regret last night on account of 拜...所赐, 由于, 鉴于 the shrooms( on account of because of something. You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something. The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat. A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together. He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his poor health. Organizers were forced to cancel the event on account of the extremely hot weather. She was chosen as commencement speaker on account of the fact that she was an alumna of the school. Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David's rather tardy arrival.). So, I think that the best thing for us to do is just... Wait, wait. Shrooms? Van: Okay, yeah. That makes sense. Oh, shit. The broth. You drug us? No, I didn't. Okay, yeah, it was an accident. They were meant for Ben. Do you have any idea how crazy you are? They were my mushrooms. And you stole them to put them in your stupid soup. Besides, you know, none of this would have even happened if he wouldn't have tricked me into falling in love with him. 12. Ooh. I just got the craziest case of déjà vu. And here I thought the worst thing that was gonna happen to me this week was losing this election. Well, I voted for you. And I only registered so I could get jury duty. When do they call the results 出结果? Tomorrow. Oh, God. Is that the... ? The rest is, um, draining in the tub. Okay, perfect. So, when that's done, put it in a suitcase and bury it out at Hacklebarney Park. I've got a shovel in my trunk, which you can borrow. I do want it back. And I took the liberty of packing up some of his clothes, some books and toiletries ( [ˈtɔɪ.lə.triz] 洗漱用品 objects and substances that you use in washing yourself and preventing the body from smelling unpleasant: Inside the bag were shampoo and other toiletries. ) and stuff. And I'll take this with me and get rid of it. That way, if anyone comes looking for him, it just looks like he went on a trip. And after that? I mean, what if an animal digs him up? What if a hiker's dog sniffs him out 嗅到, 闻出味来? Well, it won't matter. I mean, torsos are useless. Duh. That's the whole point. You only have to worry about the head and the hands. So, what's the plan with those? Don't worry about it. I'll handle that. 13. cost out 估算支出, 计算费用 to calculate the cost of (a project, product, etc.) in advance to cost out a major construction project. "Aspen eyes 杨树眼 (Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar 杨树 ( [ˈpɒplər]), aspen, and cottonwood. )" refers to the dark, eye-like markings on the trunks of aspen trees, which are actually scars formed where the tree has pruned itself by dropping smaller, shaded branches. Aspen trees naturally prune themselves by shedding branches that don't receive enough sunlight. Scar Formation: When a branch dies and falls off, it leaves a scar on the trunk, and these scars can resemble eyes. Unique Markings: Each "eye" is unique, and the number of them can vary from tree to tree. Cultural Significance: Aspen trees, including their "eyes," have cultural and symbolic significance for some indigenous peoples, who have used aspen bark and leaves for medicinal purposes and considered the tree a symbol of resilience and connection to nature. 14. pay dirt 金矿 = paydirt ground with something valuable, such as gold or oil, in it: The miners stockpiled their pay dirt for a year or more while awaiting a gully washer to fill their dams. Gold rushes continued into the 19th century as lucky prospectors struck pay dirt. Instead of drilling 10 exploratory wells to find one with oil, the companies now have a 50-50 chance of hitting paydirt. These reunions are such an important way to honor the unique bond we all share. Our trauma bond. And this is the big one. Ten... who cares? Twenty... everyone is busy with kids, careers. But 25... that's reunion pay dirt, baby. Tonight is gonna be special. Shauna is coming, isn't she? You both did RSVP. hit pay dirt = strike pay dirt 挖到宝了, 挖到金矿了 to make money or a profit from a person or activity, especially after making a lot of effort: If a salesperson does not quickly hit pay dirt with a customer they will usually move straight on to someone else. His third book was published in 2010 and struck paydirt. When investigators examined phone records, they hit pay dirt. Archaeologists hit pay dirt on two separate digs this summer. He finally struck pay dirt last year when he was appointed head of the company's sales division. 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!" 15. do something in spite of yourself 尽管自己不想, 尽管自己不愿, 忍不住做某事 If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to. The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself. She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it. do something cruel out of spite 想恶心人, 出于恶意 If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone. He thinks Dan has vandalised the car out of spite. Never had she met such spite and pettiness. do something cruel to spite someone If you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them. You don't want to come because you want to spite me in front of my neighbours. to cut off your nose to spite your face [disapproval] If you say that someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face, you mean they do something that they think will hurt someone, without realizing or caring that it will hurt themselves as well. The industry's greed means it is cutting off its nose to spite its face. in spite of sth You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising. They hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage. Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship. 16. 1. Kevin: Sorry to drop in like this. You got a minute to chat Shauna: Sure, come in. Well, hi. Are you here on official business 为公事 (a duty call)? Oh, my gosh, is my locust tree dropping pods onto Mr. Kim's hydrangeas (Hydrangea 绣球花
([haɪˈdreɪndʒə] or haɪˈdreɪndʒiə]), commonly named the hortensia, is a
genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the
Americas.) again? No, uh, it's just a... it's just a heads-up
really. You know, as a friend. 17. It's weird Dr. Graham didn't tell me
he was taking a sabbatical. psychiatrist: I think it was a last-minute thing. But I promise I'm up to date on your file. Okay. But I am curious, you've been seeing Dr. Graham at a fixed time every six months for the past ten years and it says here you're not due for another five weeks. What's up? I was hoping he would up my meds 增大剂量, 增大药量. Can you do that? I certainly have the power to 当然是可以的,
but why do you want to up your meds? Uh, well, you read about... what
happened back when I was a kid, I assume? I started having... visions
again. For the first time in... in decades. And it keeps happening. And
it needs to stop. They need to stop. The last time, it was, um... became
something different. Can't happen again. I've worked really hard. And
I've built something that's... it's helping people. It's helping me.
Can't go back. Before we talk about your dosage, I would urge you to reframe
(I. to change the way something is expressed or considered. to look at,
present, or think of (beliefs, ideas, relationships, etc) in a new or
different way reframe masculinity from this new perspective. She is trying to reframe the debate about the care of vulnerable children. II. to put a picture in a new or different frame: I reframed the photograph and hung it in our bedroom. III. to change the plans or basic details of (a policy, idea, etc) reframe policy issues and problems. IV. to say (something) in a different way reframe the question. ) the way you're thinking about these visions. The stress of constantly pushing them away could potentially cause more to surface, so... maybe ask yourself... what do you think they're trying to tell you? Nothing. drug up to take a narcotic drug The addict prowled about for a place to drug up. doped up under the influence of drugs: They were too doped up to notice what was happening. off (one's) meds 没在吃药, 停止吃药, 停药 I. Literally, not taking one's prescribed medications. I've
been able to think more clearly after going off my meds—my mind doesn't
feel as foggy. I knew as soon as she walked in that she was off her
meds—she never acts that way when she's on her regimen. II. Crazy or insane. Potentially offensive due to the implication of mental illness. She's
off her meds if she thinks she can come in here and talk to me in that
tone of voice! When Paul suddenly decided to pick up and move across the
country, everyone said he must be off his meds.
