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用法学习: 1. daylight noun. I. 缝隙. 分歧. an appreciable distance or difference between one person or thing and another. "their views on education are so close that it's difficult to see daylight between them".  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche denied a rift between Justice Department and FBI leadership in a post on X Friday, saying that "the suggestion by anyone that there was any daylight between the FBI and DOJ leadership on this memo's composition and release is patently false. Any attempt to sow division within this team is baseless and distracts from the real progress being made in restoring public safety and pursuing justice for all.."  II. do the specified thing to (someone) with great severity. "he beat the living daylights out of them". see daylight I. gain public exposure or attention. "old photographs that rarely see daylight". II. begin to understand what was previously puzzling or unclear. "Sam saw daylight 明白过味来了, 回过味了. 'You think he might be your father?'" see the light of day 出世, 首次出现, 问世 I. be born. II. begin to exist or to become publicly known or available.When something sees the light of day, it appears for the first time. If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time. This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966. "this software first saw the light of day back in 1993". verb. I. to use natural light from the sun in a building, rather than artificial light: The paintings will be displayed in large daylit 日光照射的, 自然光照射的, 太阳光照射的 galleries. The space is daylighted and there are also LED lights for night use. II. environment mainly US past tense daylighted to make something open to the air and light again, especially a stream that has been covered over by land, buildings, etc.: The district recently daylighted 重见天日 a creek by digging up a stretch that had been buried beneath a school. There is a plan to daylight the section of the stream that runs through a 30-inch underground pipe. III. transport US past tense daylighted to prevent cars from parking near pedestrian crossings (= places where vehicles stop to let people walk across the road) or road junctions (= places where roads meet) to make it easier for drivers and pedestrians to see the road: Curb extensions should be long enough to "daylight" the crossing, i.e., provide open sight 直接太阳光线 lines to the pedestrian crossing for approaching motorists. IV. US past tense daylighted to make it possible for the public to know about something such as a hidden problem, process, or secret: News coverage of the crisis has daylighted it for the wider community. They have succeeded in daylighting 曝光 a century and a half of voter suppression. 2. finely/highly tuned [to sth] 精调过的, 精心适配过的, 充分适应的 finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly. a species finely tuned to life in the desert. fine-tuned 微调过的, 精心调制过的 I. precisely adjusted for the highest level of performance, efficiency, or effectiveness. a fine-tuned machine. His voice on "Always Late with Your Kisses" rolled along its cordillera of syllables like a fine-tuned sports car. II. improved or refined over time. His story is that of a man with an exquisitely fine-tuned creative imagination. It is one of the many recipes that are treasured family hand-downs or the fine-tuned ideas of Marilyn Lewis. fine-tune 精雕细琢, 精心修改, 精心调配的 all changes to something in order to make it work as well as possible: She spent hours fine-tuning 雕琢 her speech. bust out I. 逃跑. 逃离. 脱逃. slang To escape from a place or thing (often prison). The criminal busted out, but he was caught only a few miles from the prison. You need to stop plotting how you're going to bust out of here. Just do your time and maybe they'll let you out early for good behavior. How exactly do you plan to bust out of here? There are guards everywhere! II. slang To help one to escape from a place or thing (often prison). We can't just leave him here to rot in a jail cell—we have to bust him out 助你脱逃, 帮助脱逃! Don't worry, I'll pull the fire alarm and bust you out of detention. The gang swore they'd bust me out of the slammer, but I haven't heard from them in months. Some friends they are! bust out (of some place) Sl. to break out of some place, especially a prison. Somehow the gangsters busted out of prison and left the country. They busted out together. III. To bring out something for use. Bust out 拿出来 the champagne—we've got an engagement to celebrate! I dove under the counter when the robber busted out a gun. I couldn't see a darn thing until Grandpa busted out his flashlight. IV. To produce or create something very quickly. He's been busting out a new book in his popular sci-fi series nearly every year. No parties for me this weekend. I just need to sit down and bust out 攒出来 this essay. I'm not someone who can just bust out a budget report in a matter of hours—I need days to go through all the data. V. To suddenly perform a particular action. My mother seemed fine this morning but then busted out crying 爆哭, 突然大哭 at the funeral. The kids busted out laughing when the clown fell down on stage. My friends and I love theater, so you can always count on someone busting out into song when we're together. bust out/up laughing US informal to suddenly start laughing: We looked at each other and busted up laughing. VI. To seem to pop out of something, especially clothes that are too small. I'm sorry, but that top just doesn't fit you—you're practically busting out of it 撑爆, 撑裂! I know I'm basically busting out of this old t-shirt from high school, but I don't have any other clothes to wear at my parents' house, OK? She's too chesty to wear a tube top like that. She'd be busting out of it! VII. To dismiss or expel someone from school. The committee evaluating the plagiarism charges ultimately decided to bust the student out of school 驱逐, 开除. After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to change my ways or else they'd bust me out. Dude, they're definitely going to bust you out if they realize you fixed the student council election! 3. stand-up I. 竖起来的. 立起来的. erect, upright. stiffened to stay upright without folding over. a stand-up collar. II. performed in, performing in, or requiring a standing position. a stand-up bar. III. especially of, relating to, performing, or being a monologue of jokes, gags, or satirical comments delivered usually while standing alone on a stage or in front of a camera. performed by a single person telling jokes and funny stories on stage: stand-up comedy. a stand-up comedian. IV. 诚实可靠的. 正人君子. marked by a high degree of personal integrity or loyalty. a stand-up guy. loyal; that you can rely on to defend you: He was friendly, passionate, and a stand-up kind of guy. V. If an idea or some information stands up, it is proved to be true or correct: Their evidence will never stand up in court. stand up to Their argument won't stand up to detailed criticism (= when it is studied critically). VI. involving violence or loud shouting, etc.: The two men had had a stand-up row in the pub after the game. I'm just chatting you up 随便和你瞎聊的, 随便聊的. Feeling chatty. Kind of snacky too. snacky = snackish 不吃大餐, 随便吃点, 简单吃点 I. (of food) suitable for eating as a snack (= a small amount of food eaten between meals). If I haven't time for a proper lunch, I pick up something snacky from the store. I don't want a big meal, just something snacky. The bar has a small selection of snacky food. II. = peckish 嘴馋的, 馋嘴的 (of a person) wanting to eat snacks (= small amounts of food eaten between meals). Desiring a snack; peckish. I was a little snacky, so I made some sweet potato fries. It's normal to feel snacky when people start talking about food. track I. to use electronic equipment to check where things such parcels or goods that are being sent somewhere are. To track your order, click on the link below. Postal orders have a security barcode, allowing them to be tracked. II. to record the progress or development of something over a period: The study tracked 跟踪记录 the careers of 1,226 doctors who trained at the Medical School. III. If a film or video camera tracks in a particular direction, it moves along while it is filming: tracking shot The movie ends with a long tracking shot around the deserted house. IV. If a moving part of a recording machine tracks, it gets into the correct position for operating: Our VCR tracks automatically. V. to follow the level of an interest rate, share price, etc.: The mortgage deal will track the Bank of England base rate plus 0.75 percent. Tony is putting £500 a month into a savings account that tracks the FTSE All-Share index. VI. (UK stream) to group and teach together school students with similar abilities who are approximately the same age: We start to track 分流, 分班 the children in the third form. that tracks 一致的, 合理, 在理, 说得通 = it tracks that To be consistent with something (such as other information, expectations, prior experience, etc.); to fit; to make sense. colloquial (originally U.S.). used to say that something is what you would expect, knowing the situation or what has happened before: "He refused to answer any questions." "That tracks." "I went to Myrtle Beach and was extremely disappointed." "Yeah, that tracks." We find that corporate mergers and restructurings are highly personal to the people who are affected, and that tracks because business is 99 percent about people. So he supposedly did this all by himself? I'm not sure that tracks for me (= I don't really believe it). Taking all this into consideration, it tracks that the most popular leisure time activities for young people are easy-entry, immediate-reward pastimes. Jeremiah is extremely upset about the Belly-Conrad thing, which tracks because if a girl I loved dated my brother instead, I would go insane. Apiros isn't a typical gym, which tracks because Austin Einhorn isn't a typical trainer. The phrase "it tracks" is a colloquial idiom meaning that something makes sense or is consistent with expectations. It implies logical consistency and agreement with what is already known or believed to be true. Essentially, it's a way of saying "that makes sense" or "that's what I would expect". Here's a more detailed breakdown. It's used when something aligns with prior knowledge, previous events, or expected outcomes. If someone says, "He didn't show up to the meeting," and another person replies, "That tracks," it means they understand and agree with the reason for the absence, perhaps based on prior knowledge of the person's habits or the situation. Origin: The phrase likely comes from the idea of something following a clear path or line, like a train on tracks, or someone following a trail. 4. To book a tee time (I got a tee time, 我约了打高尔夫), you'll need to find a golf course and then use their booking system, which is often online. You can search for courses by location or name, and then register or log in to their booking system to select your desired date and time. Many courses also allow bookings by phone. You are a saint (champ, life saver) 太好了, 太棒了. If you refer to a living person as a saint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish. a very good, kind person: She must be a real saint to stay with him all these years. He has the patience of a saint with those kids. My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me 圣人似的, 圣人一样的. expedition [ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən] I. 探险. an organized journey for a particular purpose. An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration. ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica. a military expedition. go on an expedition We're going on a shopping expedition on Saturday. on an expedition Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912. II. 探险队. the people, vehicles, animals, etc. taking part in an expedition: Forty-three members of the expedition were killed. expedition to The British expedition to Mount Everest is leaving next month. III. speed in doing something: We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition. IV. An expedition is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure. Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions. ...a fishing expedition. The court heard both men had since admitted involvement in the expedition to probation officers. V. speed in doing something. promptness or speed in accomplishing something. He worked with great expedition. We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition. expedite [ˈekspɪdaɪt] to cause something to be done more quickly: We're trying to expedite 加快进程 the process of reviewing applications. You pay more for expedited delivery 特快. 5. a full ride (to some place) 全奖学金 I. an offer by a college or university to pay all costs for the studies of a person with great ability. A scholarship that pays for the entirety of a student's tuition at a college or university. A scholarship that covers all tuition, and in some cases fees or other educational and living expenses as well. get a full ride to My friend's nephew just got a full ride to Princeton. Robinson accepted a football full ride at his dad's alma mater. The university provides up to 20 full rides to women rowers. She has her eyes set on UCLA, and she's hoping that her talents on the soccer field will be enough to score her a full ride. He was given a full ride to Harvard due to his incredible academic achievements. I grew up in a poor family, so getting a full ride to college was truly life-changing. A student might receive a full ride to a prestigious university like Princeton, covering all costs for their four years there. Another student might get a football full ride at their dad's alma mater, covering their tuition, room and board, and other related expenses. A university might offer a limited number of full rides to women rowers, covering their expenses to participate in the rowing program. Michaela: So, you did one year of law school at City College. Why just one year? Simone: You're a lawyer. Um, I read your bio. I don't need to tell you how difficult law school is. Michaela: Mm-hmm. But you got the Goldberg Scholarship to Yale undergrad. That's a full ride for exceptionally gifted students below the poverty line. I'm surprised that you know that. I got the same scholarship. II. A total and complete experience of something. Sirens: This is actually my favorite time of year to be here. After Labor Day, when all the rank and file have returned to Back Bay and the Upper East Side, and it's just me and the beasts and the sea creatures reclaiming the island. Why do you want to be my assistant? Honestly, you. I googled you, um, and I watched a YouTube video of you speaking about conservation and preservation(Both terms involve a degree of protection, but how that is protection is carried out is the key difference. Conservation is generally associated with the protection of natural resources, while preservation is associated with the protection of buildings, objects, and landscapes. Put simply conservation seeks the proper use of nature, while preservation seeks protection of nature from use.), and... you were electric. Something told me that I needed to come work for you. You're currently based in New York? Yes. Where, Manhattan? Uh, no, uh, Queens. An area I like to call airport-adjacent. You work where? Uh, I tutor full-time at Kaplan. I temp 兼职 on weekends at a telemarketing company, and I work at Starbucks for the health insurance. Mmm, humble pie, huh? Yeah, well, beats going home broke on a Peter Pan bus. That's my drop-dead (drop dead I. 去死 a rude way of telling someone that you are annoyed with them and want them to go away or be quiet: Oh, just drop dead! II. used to emphasize how attractive someone or something is. drop-dead gorgeous He's drop-dead gorgeous! Some go to Greece for the antiquities, others for the drop-dead beauty of the islands. She is wearing a drop-dead black evening dress. "her drop-dead good looks". III. 猝死. to die suddenly and unexpectedly: He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43. He suddenly dropped dead of a heart attack in his early fifties. The way I think about it, if I drop dead tomorrow, I'll have had a long and happy life. Then one day, this seemingly healthy woman in her forties just dropped dead. The next day, she dropped dead without warning. ). Where's home? Buffalo. Oof! Just say "upstate," honey. I'm from an armpit called Fresno, but I tell everyone Bay Area. 6. schlep = schlepp [ʃlep] 拉着, 拖着, 拽着 I. to move yourself or an object with effort and difficulty. something that takes a lot of effort to do. If you schlep something somewhere, you take it there although this is difficult or inconvenient. You didn't just schlep your guitar around from folk club to folk club. It's a real schlep getting it all home. Do I really have to schlep all that junk down to the cellar? Well, what I'm trying to say is that I've been lost at sea for a long time. Now here you are. You're the girl of my dreams, and I want to be worthy of that. I want to commit to you, and... and I want to do it right. So, I went to ask Bruce for your hand. And... then he and his nurse said they wanted to come back here with me. I am not his nurse. I actually came here for D. Hey, what the fսck? You can't leave me with him without an explanation. So you schlepped him to a remote island? Ray: What else was I supposed to do? Also, you look very hot, by the way. II. to carry an object with effort: We schlepped our suitcases into the airport. III. to go or move around with effort. If you schlep somewhere, you go there. It's too cold to schlepp around looking at property. I've been schlepping all over town looking for just the right present. IV. [US, informal, disapproval] If you describe someone as a schlep, you mean that they are stupid or clumsy. Sirens: Hey. You're gonna hurt yourself, okay? You're a shell of a person(be a shadow/shell of your former self to have less health or strength, or less influence, than you did before: He came home from hospital cured of the disease but a shadow of his former self. When she did play, she was a shell of her former self. Decades of war have left the army a shell of its former self. The university is a shadow of its former self.). I see it now. Little beady ((of eyes) small and bright, especially like a bird's eyes: His beady little eyes were fixed on the money I held out. She's always got her beady eyes on what I'm doing (= she watches me closely).) eyes over there. Destroying me. You stay away from me. Sirens: What'd you find out, Phil? Yeah, there is a no-cheating clause. That means if he is having an affair, we can get the prenup voided, but we need proof of infidelity. Well, what counts as proof? Not chocolate boxes. You know, emails, pictures, videos, texts. I can get that. Look, I can't believe someone let you sign this thing. You're an attorney. I can't believe you let yourself sign this thing. I was being love-bombed by a billionaire. I didn't care what it said. I just dotted my i's with hearts. I understand. All right. Let me get into things on my end. I'll call you back. Phil, Phil, wh... what... What if he's not having an affair? You said he is. What if I'm wrong, and... and he files for divorce anyway? Are there... are there any financial protections for me? Well, there are a lot of provisions in the prenup, primarily if you'd been able to have children. Well, that wasn't in the cards, was it? Sorry. I know this is a painful subject, but try to keep things positive at home. Don't get shut out. Just quietly gather proof. Copy that. 7. "In last place 最后一名" means being ranked at the very bottom or end of a sequence, competition, or list. It signifies the lowest position or rank. This term is commonly used in sports, games, and other competitive scenarios.  "In last place" indicates the final position or the lowest rank among all participants or items. It can be used in various situations, such as: Sports: A team finishing at the bottom of the league standings. Games: A player finishing with the fewest points or lowest score. General Ranking: Being at the very end of a list or sequence. "The team finished in last place in the league." "She was in last place for most of the race, but she managed to pass a few runners at the end." "He always seems to be in last place in these competitions. No. I'm going after her. She's my girlfriend. You've done enough. Let me talk to her. She wants me. Don't be ridiculous. You're in last place. Actually, I agree with that. It would be one, two, three. Or maybe two... Oh, come on. You deal with your dad, you deal with your guests, and I will go. aviary [ˈeɪ.vi.ə.ri] a large cage (= area surrounded by wire or bars) or closed space in which birds are kept as pets. An aviary is a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept. If Peter were to divorce me, I'd lose everything. The preserve, aviary. My whole life hinges on his approval. does the Pope wear a funny hat (idiomatic, humorous) Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes. Yes, the Pope wears a few different hats, some of which could be considered "funny" depending on one's perspective. One is the zucchetto, a small, round skullcap, and another is the mitre, a tall, pointed hat worn on ceremonial occasions. Bruce, would you care to retire to my office with me and drink some scotch and talk about old guy sh¡t? Pope wear a funny hat? Right this way. siren 狐狸精, 蛇蝎女人 I. (in ancient Greek literature) one of the creatures who were half woman and half bird, whose beautiful singing encouraged sailors to sail into dangerous waters where they died. (in ancient Greek literature) a creature who was half woman and half bird, whose singing brought ships into dangerous waters. II. Some people refer to a woman as a siren when they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. a woman who is considered to be very attractive, but also dangerous. He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin. ...the voluptuous siren with a husky voice.