用法学习: 1. strong-arm (coerce) 迫使, 胁迫, 被迫, 强迫, 逼着 adj. disapproving a strong-arm tactic/method a method or a type of behaviour that involves using force and threats to make people do what you want. involving force and threats to get people to do something: The curfew is just another of the city's strong-arm policies. Police resorted to strong-arm tactics to break up the protest. verb. to use force and threats to make people do what you want: We never strong-armed anybody. I told people about the website and they could take it or leave it. Sheldon: The two of you need to get your women in line! Howard: What? Sheldon: Last night I was strong-armed into an evening of harp music and spooning with an emotional Amy Farrah Fowler. This on a night that I had originally designated for solving the space-time geometry in higher-spin gravity and building my Lego Death Star. And why? Your gal pals, Penny and Bernadette, went out shopping for some wedding nonsense without Amy, an action they took with no thought or regard as to 完全不顾及, 没有虑及, 没有考虑到 how it would affect me, the future of string theory or my Lego fun time. Howard: What do you want us to do about it? Sheldon: You clearly weren't listening to my topic sentence, get your women in line! You make them apologize to Amy and set things right. I am a man of science, not someone's snuggle bunny! Leonard: Why do I have to talk to Penny? She's not my girlfriend. Sheldon: You invited her to lunch four years ago. Everything about her is on you, you make it so! railroad 迫使 to force something to happen or force someone to do something, especially quickly or unfairly: We feel that our client was railroaded into pleading guilty. We were railroaded into signing the agreement. bludgeon I. to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon: The two boys had been mercilessly bludgeoned to death. II. to force someone to do something: The managers bludgeoned us into agreeing to the changes. browbeat 威胁, 威逼 (strong-arm sb into sth) intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words. to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly: "a witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination". be browbeaten into something/doing something Don't be browbeaten into working more hours than you want. They tried to browbeat her but she stood firm. I refuse to be browbeaten. arm-twist pressurize into doing something. to subject to arm-twisting. The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes. "he arm-twisted the club into a sale". arm-twisting behaviour in which you try to make someone do something by threats or by persuading them forcefully: The vote was won only as the result of much arm-twisting by the government. shoehorn 鞋拔子 n. A shoehorn is a piece of metal or plastic with a slight curve that you put in the back of your shoe so that your heel will go into the shoe easily. v. 死拉硬拽. 勉强. 硬塞进去. 强塞. 强行弄进去. If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult. to try to make something fit into a place that is too small or not appropriate. Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces. I was shoehorning myself into my skin-tight ball gown. rallying cry = rallying call 号召, 召集令 something such as a piece of writing, speech, phrase, or situation that causes people to come together in order to support something or make a shared effort: The report served as a rallying cry for environmental groups. Food security became a political rallying cry. The Prime Minister issued a rallying call to party activists. shake someone down 敲诈, 敲一笔 US informal to get money from someone by using threats or tricks. I. 勒索. to blackmail someone.(Underworld.) Fred was trying to shake Jane down, but she got the cops in on it. The police chief was trying to shake down just about everybody in town. He claimed that a government official shook his company down for $10,000 in campaign contributions. II. 威逼利诱. 逼着借. to put pressure on someone to lend one money. To extort money from someone: The mob regularly sends thugs to shake down local businesses. The blackmailer shook us down for $1000. We tried to shake down Max for a few hundred, but no deal. If you're trying to shake me down, forget it. I have no cash. shake down I. 仔细搜查. To make a thorough search of someone or something: The guards shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons. The airport security guards shook me down. II. 熟悉环境. 适应环境. 适应新情况. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job. Become acclimated or accustomed, to a new place, job, or the like, as in Is this your first job? You'll soon shake down. We gave the new hire a few weeks to shake down before assigning her to a project. III. 试用. Subject a new vehicle or machine to a tryout, as in We'll shake down the new model next week. lean on somebody I. to depend on someone for support and encouragement, especially at a difficult time. The couple lean on each other for support. II. informal 施加压力. 胁迫. 迫使. 强迫. 逼着. 威逼. to try to influence someone, especially by threatening them. He won't pay unless you lean on him. to put pressure on someone in order to make them do something The Prime Minister's been leaning pretty heavily on her to resign. III. to press the horn of a car in a determined way. The taxi driver was waiting out front, leaning on the horn. lean and mean using only what is necessary, and determined to work effectively in order to compete successfully: Companies that have survived the crisis are going to be lean and mean. The company is driven by technological advances and a lean-and-mean mentality. lean manufacturing = lean production the business of producing goods in large numbers using methods that avoid waste and reduce the time taken: The factory has adopted a lean manufacturing programme to weed out waste in its production processes. The use of multiskilled worker teams and flexible automated technology are key components of lean production. bring/call something/someone to heel 迫使屈服, 强迫听话, 强迫服从命令 I. to order a dog to come close to you. II. to force someone to obey you. If you bring someone to heel, you force them to obey you. To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition. It's still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel. III. To cause to act in a disciplined manner. bring to bear 加以运用, 使用 I. to bring into operation or effect. If you bring something to bear on a situation, you use it to deal with that situation. To use pressure or force to cause a certain result. If you want a confession from that guy, you're going to have to bring pressure to bear on him. Most people are unhappy about these billboards, and we have to bring that displeasure to bear 让...承受 on the mayor. A: "Do you seriously think that bringing threats to bear will get him to resign?" B: "Well, nothing else has worked!" British scientists have brought computer science to bear on this problem. He brought his knowledge to bear on the situation. All his efforts are brought to bear on the new problem. The union is bringing pressure to bear on management. II. 对准, 瞄准. 拿枪指着. To point or aim a weapon. I brought the gun to bear on the intruder and was able to scare him off. When the man brought the rifle to bear, I swear my whole life flashed before my eyes. You better not bring that weapon to bear unless you know how to use it, sonny! capitulate [kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt] I. 投降. 服输. 认输. 停止抵抗. 停止反抗 屈服于. 降服于. 屈从. 委曲求全 to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you. The club eventually capitulated and now grants equal rights to women. In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand. The police capitulated and allowed the march to go ahead. capitulate to: We will not capitulate to the demands of terrorists. II. to stop fighting in a war and accept that you are defeated. capitulate [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt] I. 屈服于, 臣服于. to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you. The police capitulated and allowed the march to go ahead. capitulate to: We will not capitulate to the demands of terrorists. II. 放弃抵抗, 认输. to stop fighting in a war and accept that you are defeated. fortitude [ˈfɔː(r)tɪtjuːd] 坚韧. 不服输. a brave and determined attitude. She bore her long illness with great fortitude. They accuse Mr. Thompson, a Democrat who has criticized law enforcement practices that affect minorities disproportionately, of bowing to political pressure 屈服于压力 after the officer linked to Mr. Garner's death was not indicted. "We all know this is a rookie cop who doesn't know all the ropes," said Doug Lee, a former chairman of the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island. "We all know he was in a dangerous environment. Why did he charge a rookie cop with manslaughter, with the obvious intent of throwing him in jail?" He added, "This is a vicious attack on the family, and this is a vicious attack on the Chinese community." bow to pressure (=give in to pressure) 屈服于压力: They finally bowed to political pressure and signed the agreement. bow to the inevitable: He finally bowed to the inevitable and resigned. capitulate to: We will not capitulate to the demands of terrorists. II. to stop fighting in a war and accept that you are defeated. To capitulate means to give in to something. If your parents refuse to raise your allowance, you might try to argue until they capitulate. Good luck! To capitulate is to surrender outright or to give in under certain terms. Either way, you're agreeing to something you don't really want. catapult [ˈkætəˌpʌlt] 蹿升 I. intransitive/transitive 坐火箭升职 to suddenly put someone into an important position. If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation. Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle. Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar. II. transitive to push or fire someone or something very quickly through the air. If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it. We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts. He was catapulted into the side of the van. 2. Friends: Tom: Thanks... uh... I'm so sorry about Ross, it's... Chandler: At least he died doing what he loved... watching blimps (大气球). Ross: Who is he? Chandler: Some guy, Tom Gordon. Ross: I don't remember him, but then again I touched so many lives. Monica: So, did you know Ross well? Tom: Oh, actually I barely knew him. Yeah, I came because I heard Chandler's news. D'you know if he's seeing anyone? Monica: Yes, he is. Me. Tom: What? You... You... Oh! Can I ask you a personal question? How do you shave your beard so close 胡子剃的那么短( A close shave refers to a shave that removes hair very close to the skin, leaving minimal stubble. Achieving a close shave involves proper technique, using the right tools, and potentially multiple passes. )? Chandler: Ok Tommy, that's enough mourning for you! Here we go, bye bye!! Modern Family: Oh, great. There's Debra again. Probably down there flaunting her $30 gift card she got with my award. It's my award. Is it go time 那还不去等啥呢, 去找她啊, 赶紧去啊? Yeah, you know what?Maybe I will. I'll just march right up to her, and give her the classic Tucker stare down ( stare sb down 怒目而视, 瞪着, 瞪眼 look fixedly at someone, typically in a hostile or intimidating way, until they feel forced to look away. To make direct and uninterrupted eye contact with someone in order to intimidate them or cause them to yield. to stare back at (another) until the gaze of the one stared at is turned away She just walked up to the boss, stared him down, and told him she deserved a raise—I could never do something so gutsy! The big, burly guy kept staring me down, but I wasn't afraid. "the two stared each other down after the match". to pressure someone to capitulate, back down, or yield by staring. Don't try to stare me down. I have nerves of steel. I tried to stare down my opponent, but it didn't work. stare down something to be facing a situation that is unpleasant or dangerous. To confront a situation or issue directly. These brave women stared down injustice and won the right to vote. The council found itself staring down a considerable budget hole. You could be staring down a lawsuit if you post anything inflammatory online. stare down the barrel of something = look down the barrel of sth I. to have a weapon aimed directly at you: He opened the door and found himself staring down the barrel of a gun. He got out of the car, looked down the barrel of a rifle pointing in his face, and told the gunman to calm down. II. to be facing a situation that is unpleasant or dangerous: The President is unlikely to act until he's staring down the barrel of a gun. Various countries are staring down the barrel of recession. The team is looking down the barrel of their seventh straight defeat. In the past she had often stared down the barrel of depression. ). A dirty look. That's your big plan? Yeah, she'll see in my eyes that I know exactly what she did, and trust me, all the free sample of perfume spritzes ( spritz [sprɪts] verb. 喷雾. to spray a mass of very small drops of liquid out of a container, usually by pressing a part of the container. to spray with liquid For tighter, more sculpted curls, spritz setting 定型 lotion thickly on to dry hair. I spritzed myself with water. She spritzed perfume on the insides of her wrists. After you've applied your powder, spritz with a little mineral water. noun. I. an amount of liquid that is sprayed as a mass of very small drops of liquid out of a container, usually by pressing a part of the container: A quick spritz of scent and I'm ready. Add a spritz of hairspray for control. an act of spraying liquid A quick spritz of perfume lingers on the skin. II. a drink consisting of sparkling wine (= with bubbles) mixed with a bitter-tasting liqueur (= a strong alcoholic drink), and sparkling water. (in a drink) the quality of being fizzy The wine is dry to medium-dry, with a slight spritz, full-bodied and fruity. Visit one of the many wine bars where you can drink a spritz – a typical Venetian aperitif. ) in this mall won't be able to cover up the stench of guilt on her. Well, I just made a nice little connection. Not with Brenda, who barely noticed me, but with Ronald, who invited me to Panda Express so we could eat our feelings. Hello, Debra. Oh. Hi, Cam. I know you'll deny it, but these eyes... can see right through you 什么都明白, 心知肚明. You mean how I stole the Educator of the Year Award? Aha! I got you to admit it. It's a good thing 幸好, 幸亏, 刚好 I'm wearing a wire. Let me see it. Damn it. I'm gonna be the belle of the ball ( be the belle of the ball 舞会女王 to be the most attractive woman at a party or similar event: She wore a dress of crimson silk to the dinner and was the belle of the ball. )in this dress. Stealing this award has given me the confidence to crush 碾压 everyone in my path. Permiso. I never even saw Gloria go into the dressing room, but there she was, like a superhero, able to destroy confidence in a single pose. I'm glad I didn't go with the first dress. They'll take one look at this one and make me principal. Ay-yi-yi. Aw, come on! You know what?Maybe you should try the dress on that lady's wearing ( wearing 累人的 adj. If you say that a situation or activity is wearing, you mean that it requires a lot of energy and makes you feel mentally or physically tired. She finds the continual confrontation very wearing. Being in demand can be rather wearing. ). 3. as we should 正应该如此, 就该如此, 就该这样, 这样就对了: means in the manner or way that is appropriate, expected, or required. It implies that the action or behavior is done according to what is considered proper or right. Essentially, it signifies acting in accordance with what is expected or what should be done. "We should attend the meeting, as we should be there to discuss the matter." (This implies that attending the meeting is the right or appropriate thing to do). "The report should be completed as we should, with all the required information and analysis." (This suggests that the report should be done to a certain standard). "He should be polite, as we should be to our guests." (This indicates that being polite is the expected or right thing to do). You know what. We can both go as Barbie for Helloween. As we should. 4. quash I. If a court or someone in authority quashes 推翻 a decision or judgment, they officially reject it. to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted: His conviction was quashed in March 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was all lies. The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people. quash a conviction/decision/order 推翻判决, 推翻决定, 推翻命令 (throw out a case, drop, quash, dismiss) His conviction was quashed in March after a lengthy legal battle. II. If someone quashes rumours 戳破谣言, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true. to forcefully stop something that you do not want to happen: The revolt was swiftly quashed by government troops. The company moved quickly to quash 压下去 rumours/speculation that it is losing money. Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent. III. To quash a rebellion or protest ( = quell 镇压叛乱, 镇压抗议) means to stop it, often in a violent way. Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations. IV. to stop or block something from happening: The Secretary of Defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the disastrous military defeat. squash verb. I. to crush something into a flat shape. If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape. Robert was hurt when he was squashed against a fence by a car. Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling. She made clay models and squashed them flat again. He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it 挤扁, 压扁.. II. to push yourself, a person, or thing into a small space: The room was so full you couldn't squash 强塞, 硬塞 another person in. If you all squashed up 再挤一下 (= moved closer together), we could fit an extra person in the car. He tried to squash his ripped jeans into the suitcase while his mother wasn't looking. If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for them to be. There were 2000 people squashed into her recent show. The stage is squashed into a small corner of the field. III. to stop something from continuing to exist or happen, by forceful action. If you squash 干掉, 掐死 something that is causing you trouble, you put a stop to it, often by force. The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble. Rumours of a possible takeover of the company were soon squashed by the management. In legal terms, when a "case squashed" is said, it means that a legal proceeding or judgment has been officially rejected or overturned. This typically happens when an appeal court, after reviewing the case, decides that there were significant errors or flaws in the original ruling. The court might then acquit the defendant or order a retrial. noun. I. a situation when there is not much room. If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squash, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. It all looked a bit of a squash as they squeezed inside the small hatchback. There are over two hundred people coming to the party so it might be a bit of a squash 拥挤. II. a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing area that involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall. picture of squash. III. a drink made by adding water to a very strong liquid made from fruit juice and sugar or sweetener, or the strong liquid itself: She won't drink water, only squash. Most fizzy drinks, squashes, and fruit juices contain vast amounts of sugar. orange/blackcurrant/lemon squash. a bottle of squash. IV. a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre. V. a vegetable with a hard skin and many seeds at its center. V. a game played in an enclosed playing area between two or four people who use rackets (= tightly fixed nets in frames attached to long handles) to hit a hard rubber ball against a wall. 5. groggy [ˈɡrɒɡ.i] 浑身无力的, 脑子不清楚的 weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly, usually because of tiredness or illness. weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly, usually because of illness or being tired: The drug treated her symptoms but left her groggy. I felt a little bit groggy for a couple of days after the operation. grogginess I. The characteristic or quality of being groggy. II. Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, resulting in a hobbling gait. hobble I. 拖着脚走路. If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. to walk slowly and with difficulty because your feet are sore or injured. hobble across/along/down etc: Mrs Myers came hobbling down the steps to greet us. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table. The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble. To hobble means to walk in an impeded manner, as if with a physical disability or injury, or to cause an animal or person to do likewise. II. 束缚手脚, 绑住手脚 To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want. to prevent something developing or being successful The whole organization has been hobbled 被毁了 by mismanagement. Poverty not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy. hobble across/along/down etc.: I. Mrs. Myers came hobbling down the steps to greet us. III. transitive to prevent an animal or person from moving by tying their legs together. wiki: A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion 移动 of an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are also sometimes used on other animals. On dogs, they are used especially during force-fetch training to limit the movement of a dog's front paws when training it to stay still. They are made from leather, rope, or synthetic materials such as nylon or neoprene. There are various designs for breeding, casting (causing a horse or other large animal to lie down with its legs underneath it), and mounting horses. clobber noun. [British, informal] 必需品. You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber. possessions, especially those that you carry around with you, or clothes: I've got far too much clobber in my handbag. Did you bring all your tennis clobber? verb. [informal] If you clobber someone, you hit them. to hit someone or something hard and repeatedly: If you do that again, I'll clobber you. Hillary clobbered him with a vase. II. If a person or company is clobbered by something, they are very badly affected by it. to harm someone financially: The new supermarket is really going to clobber the small local shops. The construction industry was clobbered by recession. 145% tariffs on China are clobbering the toy industry. III. to defeat someone very easily in a way that is embarrassing for the team that loses. The Dallas Cowboys clobbered the Buffalo Bills last night. IV. to affect or punish someone or something badly, especially by making them lose money. to punish someone: The government is proposing new measures to clobber 惩治 tax dodgers. The paper got clobbered for libel. The company has been clobbered by falling property prices. Friends: What about us? Ross, there is no "us," okay? No! Listen to me! I fell for you and I get clobbered. You then fall for me and I again get clobbered. I'm tired of being clobbered, you know? It's just not worth it. Well, but. No "but," Ross. We are never gonna happen, okay? Accept that. Except that what? No. No. Accept that. 6. conduit [UK ˈkɒndɪt, US AU ˈkɒnduːɪt] 渠道, 管道 I. a pipe or passage that water flows through to go from one place to another. A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go. II. a plastic tube that covers and protects wires. III. formal a person, place, or system that is used for passing goods or information from one group of people to another. A conduit is a person or country that links two or more other people or countries. He was welcomed and used as a trusted conduit for information. What I remember (without re-watching) is that when Mason found out that his church-on-the-water services were a drug distribution 渠道销售商 conduit, he told the Snells he could not in good conscience go along with it. Sometime later, he came home and instead of finding a pregnant Grace, he found a bloody newborn with no sign of his wife. It kind of unhinged him. India has asked its customs authorities to step up scrutiny of exports and imports of goods to ensure the country is not used as a conduit to re-route goods to the U.S., the official said. the great unwashed = US the unwashed masses 穷人, 普通人, 老百姓 often humorous a humorous or insulting way to refer to ordinary, uneducated or poor people: He concocted a theory that great men are not bound by the same laws as the great unwashed. call in To request one's aid or expertise. I've called in Nancy to help you—as a senior member of the team, she's dealt with these kinds of issues before. When that case had me stumped, I called another detective in to review it with me. If your computer's frozen again, why don't you call someone in to take a look at it? TV Series - On Call: Jesus. Call it in (报告上级. Requesting backup = 请求援助, 请求支援, 求助, 援兵, 请求救兵). Charlie-85, we've got a big crowd down here. Unruly. Shooting fireworks. Multiple vehicles drifting. Please advise. Charlie-85, pull back and observe. They want us to sit back and watch? Yeah. That's what it sounds like. That doesn't seem right. Well, that's the new policy. Believe me, I don't like it any more than you do. You're not gonna do anything? Sir, we're monitoring the situation. How about stopping it? TV Series - On Call: Gang affiliation 黑道关联, East Barrio. Holy shit, he's a heavy hitter. Mm-hmm. And I bet he brought some friends. Should we call it in? Charlie-33. No, we're gonna go Code Five. But I thought we were supposed to forward anything on Maniac to the task force. Yeah, and by the time they get here, he's probably gonna be gone. I'm not gonna risk losing him again. You know what, just hang back. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, why? Why? I'm not gonna lie, we are a little bit out of bounds here. All right? And if you are at all insecure about. I never said that. Asking if I got cops fired? Fuck, you're still on that shit. Listen, you are either 100% with me, or not. Because I can't have you uncertain here. No, I'm I'm the one that let him get away. There's no question I'm 100% with you. Manager said he saw four check in. They haven't left the room once. He I.D. Maniac? No, but my money says that it's him and three hired guns. Now, we call it in. 7. take someone to task = take someone to task for/over something to criticize or speak angrily to someone for something that they have done wrong: She took her assistant to task for/over her carelessness. He took his students to task for failing to acknowledge their quotes correctly. She was taken to task for some of the claims she had made in the article. He gets annoyed when his wife takes him to task for using a dish towel to wipe the floor. Her mother took her to task for speaking in dialect. 8. blip (blimp 大气球) I. 小事一件, 微不足道的小事, 偶然性的小事件. 偶然的小问题, 小插曲. An unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend. a minor problem or delay that does not last very long. A blip in a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it. Property valuation firm SQM Research's director Louis Christopher said the vacancy rates were no seasonal blip, and landlords would have to get used to the idea that renters now have the upper hand in negotiations. ...a minor blip in the upward trajectory of the markets. Analysts described the drop in stock prices as a temporary blip. the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip. "This is one brick on a path that is filled with hundreds in the road to 2028, should she choose to do that (run for Presidency)," Dulio said. "I think the national story and the pushback from Democrats is a blip, if that, and I think the benefits of being able to come back to Michigan and tout help with the health of Lake Michigan and potentially bringing a new mission to Selfridge far outweigh any criticisms." II. A very short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device. computer games can drive you crazy with their blips and bleeps. III. A small flashing point of light on a radar screen representing an object. A blip is a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen. air traffic controllers watching the blips on their radars. IV. A blip is a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen. 9. tinfoil hat = tin foil hat 阴谋论: used when talking about people who believe in conspiracy theories (= the belief that events or situations are the result of secret plans by powerful people), especially to refer to something that protects them from these secret plans: Let's take off our tinfoil hats for a minute. Do you seriously believe that NASA would be hiding something like that? The tinfoil hat types are really only wrong in that they think we are watching them specifically. polished adj I. 彬彬有礼的. 风度翩翩的. A polished person has style and confidence. Someone who is polished is polite, graceful, and stylish. Someone who is polished shows confidence and knows how to behave socially. He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator. He's suave, polished, and charming. II. showing great skill. If you describe a performance, ability, or skill as polished, you mean that it is of a very high standard. It was simply a very polished performance. ...polished pro. The dancers gave a polished performance. III. having been polished: a highly polished floor. temerity [təˈmer.ə.ti] 有胆, 好意思 ( chutzpah = audacity) [disapproval] If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect. a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people: She had the temerity to call me a liar. He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions. ...'difficult' patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctors' decisions. vocabulary: Use the noun temerity to mean the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment. If you have the temerity to jump off the bridge even after hearing about the risk of instant death, you truly are a nutcase. Someone who has the temerity to do something is usually considered to be bold in a foolish way. Near synonyms are audacity and recklessness. Temerity is from Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere "by chance, rashly." wholesale 全面的, 全部的, 全体的, 所有的 adjective, adverb (COMPLETE) often disapproving (especially of something bad or too extreme) complete or affecting a lot of things, people, places, etc. involving everyone or everything; complete. You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation. What the system needs is wholesale reform. wholesale changes. wholesale destruction. 10. Chocolate Frog = dog: In Australia, "chocolate frog" is slang for an informer, also known as a "dog". hijack I. to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125,000. II. disapproving to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage. Someone who hijacks someone else's ideas or plans uses those ideas and claims to have created them: The movie hijacks some of its style from "Blade Runner." He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department. Don't hijack my narrative. anachronistic [əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪk] 不合时宜的, 落伍的 existing out of its time in history. You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. Many of its practices seem anachronistic. He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous. Anachronistic mechanical voting machines are gone, replaced with computerized scanners. cosmetic adj. I. disapproving Cosmetic changes 换汤不换药的, 徒有其表的, 象征性的, 表面上的, 只做表面功夫的, 应付性的, etc. are intended to make you believe that something is better when, really, the problem has not been solved. (esp. of changes and improvements) intended to improve the appearance of something without changing its basic structure; superficial. used to describe a small change, etc. that is made in order to make something seem better than it was before, and that does not really affect its basic character: We are committed to addressing the root causes of our problems rather than making only short-term cosmetic changes. Whether the change is more cosmetic than concrete is a matter of opinion. They were offered a few cosmetic improvements to their working conditions, but nothing of significance. II. used to refer to substances or treatments that are intended to improve your appearance: The popularity of cosmetic surgery continues to soar. a cosmetic cream. noun. a cream or other substance that you put on your skin, hair, etc. in order to improve its appearance: Europe is the world's largest market for cosmetics. cosmetics 化妆品, 护肤品 industry/retailer, etc. The cosmetics industry has remained strong during the recession. cosmetics substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance: We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
On Call: 1. Feds got good intel that the kid's in Mexico. He's not. You know this how? A source. All right, let me talk to 'em. Sir, there's no time. Look, it's an exigent ( exigent adj. [ˈek.sɪ.dʒənt] 紧急万分的.
needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people.
calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical: an exigent problem. an exigent manager. ) circumstance with a confirmed cop killer. You gotta trust me on this. He's here. All right. It's your handle. You take lead. 2. Charlie-85 in foot pursuit of the suspect. At the abandoned Walmart just south of Oceanside Boulevard. Requesting backup. Charlie-85 inside of the abandoned Walmart. Suspect is here. Requesting all additional units Ugh! Charlie-89, suspect is apprehended. Send a backup to my 20. 3. When you're up to it, the detectives are gonna want to talk to you. Do you have anyone who can meet you at the hospital? No one that matters. I'm gonna come check in on you. 4. When you said you wanted to run something past me, I didn't think you were fuckin' serious. Yeah, you know me. Never half-speed. How'd your rookie handle it? Come on. Like I expected him to. And you? From everything I've seen it's a clean shooting ( = clean shot: A shooting that was justifiable, legally. It's a bit of a slang term to describe that somebody is "clean" and free of guilt.) on your end. Look I can't tell you how to process this, especially since this is your first. But you should sleep easy 好好睡, 睡个好觉 knowing that piece of shit made his choice. 5. How'd you know he was at that motel? I just got lucky, I guess. We got a task force dedicated to working Delgado's murder, and a patrol cop got lucky? What do you want me to say? I just need to know how to frame it 措辞 ( frame verb. I. to fix a border around a picture, etc. and often glass in front of it: I keep meaning to get that photo framed. II. to form an edge to something in an attractive way: Her new hairstyle frames her face in a much more flattering way. III. informal to make a person seem to be guilty of a crime when they are not, by producing facts or information that are not true: He claimed he'd been framed by the police. IV. to present or describe something in a particular way: be framed as 描述成 The smoking ban was framed as a way to protect workers from secondhand smoke. It is easy, but not helpful, to frame this situation as "us against them". He suggested framing the issue positively. V. 表述. to express something, choosing your words carefully: The interview would have been more productive if the questions had been framed more precisely. Lawyers have framed the clause very carefully. Words such as "however", "because",and "therefore" are key to framing an argument. frame of mind the way someone thinks or feels about something at a particular time: in a frame of mind The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive frame of mind. frame of reference 参照物 a set of ideas or facts accepted by a person that explains their behaviour, opinions, or decisions: How can Christians and atheists ever come to understand each other when their frames of reference are so different? be in the frame (for something) I. to be a possible suspect for a crime (= someone who it is thought may have committed it): He had the victim's blood on his clothes, which automatically put him in the frame for the murder. They must know they're in the frame, otherwise why would they try to cover up their actions? Anyone who stood to gain from his death is definitely in the frame. II. to be a possible candidate (= someone who could be chosen) for a job, position, etc. : He was previously in the frame for the role of Batman in another movie. Another win would put her in the frame for the Olympic team selection. He refused to say who was in the frame to replace the manager. ) for the brass when they look into it. If you went off book ( I'm not gonna lie, we are a little bit out of bounds here. ), you might want to tell me. Is this you and me talking? Always. 6. I sometimes hear the expression, "I'll live." or "He'll live. 我没问题, 我挺好, 我没关系, 我没事, 我还好" A dictionary says: used to say that you do not think someone should get too upset about something. This definition lost me. "I'll live" = I'll survive, I'll get over it, it won't overcome me. It's not used to express that someone shouldn't be too upset about something. That could be an underlying connotation, but the primary thrust of the expression is that the problem at hand is not unsurmountable. Whether or not one "should" get upset is not directly related to the expression. Perhaps the problem actually is worth getting upset over, but I'll/he'll "live" nevertheless. 7. Hey, let me ask you a question. Just between me and you. Did you consider taking a shot? I don't think I could've held back. No. I did right by Delgado. I'm good. Why don't you roll over to the Point with us? Be like the old times. Pfft. Sounds fun, but I'm gonna pass. Suit yourself. God, don't I drive your ass around enough? Hell of a shift, yeah? Yeah. They don't really prepare you for that at the Academy, huh? No, they don't. Yeah, but you did. You're not gonna ride with everybody else? Not if you're not. Come on, go. You deserve it. You did great.
