用法学习: 1. expiation [ˌek.spiˈeɪ.ʃən] 赎罪, 抵偿 the act of showing that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment: the expiation of a sin. He would never find expiation for his guilt. expiate [ekspieɪt] 赎罪 I. If you expiate guilty feelings or bad behaviour, you do something to indicate that you are sorry for what you have done. to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment: It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work. to expiate a crime/sin. A City of Playford spokesperson said the council's involvement in the appeal proceedings was to "preserve the integrity of the expiation process, which is an essential regulatory function relied on by councils as well as the South Australia Police". "This case was not about a single expiation, but a fundamental point of law with far-reaching implications for South Australia's entire expiation system," the spokesperson said. II. 付罚款. 缴纳罚款. To make amends or pay the penalty for. An expiation system is a legal framework for issuing fines, often called "expiation notices," for minor offenses, especially traffic violations like speeding. It allows for the non-stigmatizing resolution of minor infringements through a simple payment, avoiding the need for a formal court process. These notices can be issued by police and other authorities, and failing to pay can lead to additional costs and enforcement actions. 2. wheel out 推出, 提到, 提及 请出, 祭出, 隆重请出
I. to mention or to use someone or something that has been mentioned or
used many times before, often so many times that people are now bored
with them. They still wheel her out at every party conference. Either way, the call to the Dispose method in the finally block is
circumvented, resulting in an abandoned open file handle, preventing any
subsequent attempts to create myfile.txt until the process ends. In
reality, the situation in this example is worse still 更糟糕, because an Abort
would most likely take place within the implementation of
File.CreateText. This is referred to as opaque code (没有源代码的代码, 没有源代码的程序) — that which we
don't have the source. Fortunately, .NET code is never truly opaque: we
can again wheel in 求助于, 祭出, 端出, 请出 ILDASM — or better still, Lutz Roeder's Reflector —
and see that File.CreateText calls StreamWriter's constructor. II. to show people something new, or to make something new available, for the first time. Unix is wheeling out its new system next week. whip out I. 排出. 掏出. To take something out (of something or some place) and present it with great alacrity or flourish. No sooner had I mentioned that I was looking for a car to buy than she had whipped her business card out of her pocket for me to take. The FBI agent whipped out her badge when I opened the door. He suddenly whipped out his gun and pointed it at his doctor. I whipped out my wallet and laid a five-pound note on the bar. II. 薅出去. 揪出, 拽出. 拉出. To jerk or yank something out (of something or some place). She grabbed onto the obstruction and, with a mighty heave, whipped it right out of the pipe. Something caught on my hearing aid and whipped it out of my ear. III. To remove someone from some place in a very hasty, disorderly, or informal manner. I can't believe you would whip me out of school just like that—all my friends are there! If things ever become dangerous there, we'll whip you out as fast as possible. IV. 攒出来. 匆忙写就. 仓促弄出来. To produce or create something very rapidly or hastily To complete or produce rapidly. You need the report by this afternoon? No problem! I will whip one out for you in 10 minutes. I whipped a message out to my mother about next weekend, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. He's been whipping out new books so quickly that, unless you're a die-hard fan of the series, it can be hard to keep up. drum something up (drum up support) I. to increase interest in something or support for something. To gather, to summon. Alluding to summoning recruits by beating a drum, this term has been used figuratively since the 1600s. It is often used in a business sense, as it was by Thomas Gray in a letter of 1849: "I will then drum up subscribers for Fendler." An antonym is to drum out, meaning to dismiss or oust. In the military this, too, was signaled by beating a drum. This came to mean being fired from a job but is not heard as often today. He was trying to drum up some enthusiasm for the project. II. To obtain or resourcefully put together something that one needs; come up with something: The witness drummed up an alibi during the trial. We drummed some volunteers up for the project. pluck up your courage = pluck up (the) courage to do something) to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it: He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him. I'd love to do a parachute jump, but I can't pluck up the/enough courage. He always plucked up at the approach of danger. She was a stranger in the town, but, plucking up her courage, she soon made friends. draw on something 利用, 依赖 to use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something: His novels draw heavily on his childhood. She had a wealth of experience to draw on. muster I. If you muster something such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something. He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement. Mustering all her strength, Nancy pulled hard on both oars. to muster (courage, one's spirits, etc) to summon up one's courage; rouse one's spirits. II. When soldiers muster or are mustered 集结, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action. The men mustered before their clan chiefs. The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush. 3. He was short, only five seven, and compact 短小精悍, 瘦小精悍. While he was solid muscle, (his biceps stretched his black polo shirt rather drastically) he didn't appear bulky. reverie [ˈrɛv(ə)ri] I. 想好事. 想美事. a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. (a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts. A reverie is a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, as if you are dreaming. The change in ambiance startled me from my reverie. The announcer's voice brought Holden out of his reverie. He was lost in reverie until he suddenly heard someone behind him. "a knock on the door broke her reverie". II. an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state. "his own compositions can move from impressionist reveries to an orchestral chordal approach". III. a fanciful or impractical idea or theory. "he defended and explained all the reveries of astrology". bug-eyed 凸眼的 having eyes that stick out. ...bug-eyed monsters. We were bug-eyed in wonderment. bug I. to annoy or worry someone: He's been bugging me all morning. II. to place or hide a listening device inside something: often passive She suspected that her phone had been bugged. bug out I. 大瞪着眼(My eyes must have popped because Daniel erupted in a fit of laughter.). (of someone's eyes) to stick out or open very wide: When I tell people, their jaws drop and their eyes bug out. I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair was all wiry, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out. In early films, zombies were hypnotized people with eyes bugging out. I hoped my eyes were not bugging out of their sockets. I never stared so hard at a pointless T.V Guide screen in all of my life. II. to behave or think in a strange way, especially because of being very worried, frightened, or angry: It's month two of production on the show, and everyone involved is sweating and bugging out. I started kind of bugging out about the whole thing. III. to leave a place or situation quickly 快速离开, especially because of danger: The position gave us good cover and the capacity to bug out in an emergency. squat 短而宽, 方形的 adj. short and wide, usually in a way that is not attractive: a row of ugly, squat houses. a heavily built, squat man. His chest and shoulders were broad, but not so much that they made him look square or squat. His stomach was taut and flat, with the outline of abdominals evident but not super-defined beneath the olive skin. His body hair made a dark line down their center, connecting to his "happy trail." It was as if his entire body was specifically designed to lead your eyes to his crotch. The slight "V" of his obliques greatly aided the illusion. busy oneself with someone or something to occupy one's time by dealing with someone or something. Tony busied himself with helping Sam. Mrs. Wilson busied herself with little Jimmy. busy someone with someone or something to keep someone busy dealing with someone or something. You should busy the children with some activity. We will busy Randy with cleaning up the garage. wiry [ˈwaɪə.ri] 精瘦的 I. (of people and animals) thin but strong, and often able to bend easily: His body is wiry and athletic. He has a runner's wiry frame. He was a wiry man 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds. The mystery man has a wiry frame, with barely an ounce of fat on him and for some reason had a business tie on. Alec, is six foot two, pale skinned, carved out of granite and built like a Nordic god. II. 钢丝一样的头发. 粗糙而硬的头发. Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. If hair or fur is wiry, it is stiff and not soft. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun. sinewy 精瘦的, 精壮的, 瘦而结实的 (sinew = tendon 肌腱, ligament 韧带) [ˈsɪnjui] someone
who has a sinewy body is thin and strong. Someone who is sinewy has a
lean body with strong muscles. (of a person or animal) lean and
muscular. "a short, sinewy, sunburnt man". A
short, sinewy young man. When muscles are exercised often and properly,
they keep the arms firm and sinewy. ...his long sinewy hands. sinew [ˈsɪnju] I. countable/uncountable
the strong substance that connects muscles to bone, or a piece of this.
A sinew is a cord in your body that connects a muscle to a bone. ...the sinews of the neck. II. uncountable literary strength. 4. Moisture-wicking 蒸发汗的(wick noun. 烛芯. 灯芯. a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flame. verb. to absorb liquid from something and remove it. If a material wicks moisture, it moves it from the inside to the surface. The fabric naturally wicks moisture away from the skin. These special fabrics wick moisture from athletes' skin to keep them comfortable. get on someone's wick UK old-fashioned informal to annoy someone. If you say that someone or something gets on your wick, you mean that they annoy and irritate you. The Professor was beginning to get on Molly's wick. ) is a fabric property that pulls sweat away from the skin to the outer surface, where it can evaporate quickly, keeping you dry and comfortable. This is achieved through the fabric's structure and material, which utilize capillary action to move moisture, unlike absorbent 吸汗的 fabrics like cotton that hold onto sweat. Common moisture-wicking materials include polyester, merino wool, and nylon. Moisture-wicking clothes adsorb the liquid sweat on the skin and spread it along the surface of the fibres by capillary attraction to the external surface of the clothing, which is exposed to drier air, and where it evaporates more quickly, in comparison with a clothing item which absorbs and retains the water in the fibres. Hence it avoids mass retention of the moisture and the associated feeling of dampness. 5. imagery 画面 I. the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations. You can refer to the descriptions in something such as a poem or song, and the pictures they create in your mind, as its imagery. ...the nature imagery of the ballad. The imagery in the poem mostly relates to death. Rich imagery. II. the use of pictures or words to create images, esp. to create an impression or mood: The film contains a lot of religious imagery. III. pictures or words that are used to represent something, for example a situation: Satellite imagery and computer models are being used to track weather patterns and predict storms. IV. You can refer to pictures and representations of things as imagery, especially when they act as symbols. This is an ambitious and intriguing movie, full of striking imagery. ventriloquist [vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪst] 腹语术的人 a person, especially an entertainer, who can make their voice seem to come from somewhere else, such as a dummy of a person or animal. A ventriloquist is someone who can speak without moving their lips and who entertains people by making their words appear to be spoken by a puppet. someone who entertains people by speaking without moving their lips, to make it seem as if the voice is coming from somewhere else When a ventriloquist chats with a dummy, it really looks like two people are talking to each other.
She smiled and did a good impression of a ventriloquist's dummy. He looked like a ventriloquist's dummy. wiki: Ventriloquism or ventriloquy is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it seems like their voice is coming from a different location, usually through a puppet known as a "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing, and in English it is commonly called the ability to "throw" one's voice. 6. to go part way to doing sth to partially achieve something; go some way towards doing something. It might go part way to repaying the debt. Mr Manele said the region would be very "disappointed" if Australia did not land the event, but said the other ideas being canvassed would go some way to protecting 有一定助益, 有一定帮助, 从某种程度上帮助一点, 有一点点帮助, 有一点点助益 the interests of the Pacific. go some way towards doing something = go a long way towards doing something 有一点点用, 有一点点帮助, 一定程度上解决问题, 解决了一定问题 to help a little or a lot to make something happen. To be particularly helpful or useful in achieving some action or goal. Don't do anything rash—patience will go a long way toward bringing you allies in this situation. You know, apologizing would go a long way toward mending your friendship with John. You do have a translator accompanying you, right? Good, that'll go a long way toward forging relationships with these foreign dignitaries. ideas that go some way towards reducing environmental problems. go a long way toward(s) doing something 很有帮助 to be very helpful: The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine. 7. 面条描述: I still think about the pho there. It was perfect: fragrant 香香的, balanced, delicate, hearty, topped with mountains of bean sprouts and herbs. The aroma ([əˈrəʊmə]) 香气 of that soup, a distinctive fragrance mixed with scooter exhaust and humid Saigon air, still lives with me. I will eat it again. I have to. aroma 自然香气 VS fragrance 生产出的香气: Aroma describes a distinctive, and typically pleasant, smell that is often inherent to a substance. It's closely tied to our sense of taste and our experience of the natural world. Context: Food, wine, coffee, tea, spices, nature (e.g., the aroma of pine trees). Connotation: Natural, organic, evocative, and often connected to sensory evaluation (e.g., wine tasting notes). It can be neutral or positive. Key Idea: An aroma is something you discover or experience. A coffee bean has an aroma; a rose has an aroma. "The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen." "This wine has a rich aroma of blackberries and oak." "The aroma of rain on dry earth is called 'petrichor'." Fragrance describes a sweet or pleasant smell that is almost always the result of a crafted composition. It is a manufactured or blended scent designed specifically to be appealing. Context: Perfumes, colognes, scented candles, lotions, soaps, air fresheners. Connotation: Artificial (in the sense of being crafted), luxurious, cosmetic, and intentionally pleasant. It is rarely used to describe natural smells in the wild. Key Idea: A fragrance is something you create or apply. A perfumer creates a fragrance; you wear a fragrance. She wore a light, floral fragrance. This candle has a fragrance of vanilla and sandalwood. The company is known for its fine fragrances. 8. allow 承认: to admit or agree that something is true: She allowed that she might have been too suspicious. The vice president also celebrated a stronger-than-expected September jobs report released earlier on Thursday, calling it evidence that Trump’s policies were working. Yet he allowed that the Trump administration still has plenty of work to do to convince voters that those policies stand to benefit them, departing from the president’s preferred approach of touting his agenda as an unqualified success. frustrate If someone or something frustrates a plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding. to prevent the plans or efforts of someone or something from being achieved: The continuing civil war is frustrating the efforts of relief agencies. The government has frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor. The Neo-Nazi organiser of an anti-Jewish rally outside NSW parliament has had his personal bank accounts frozen, as private-sector companies quietly move to cut off the group's financial pipeline, frustrating its ability to fundraise and recruit. withstand 经得起, 经受得住, 经受得起, 承受 to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully. to receive without being changed or damaged by something powerful; bear: The building has to be strong enough to withstand severe winds and storms. Coaches have to be tough to withstand the constant pressure to win. a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes. Our toys are designed to withstand the rough treatment of the average five-year-old. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to withstand ground and air attacks. She is an artist whose work will undoubtedly withstand the test of time (= it will still be popular in the future). Musk also claimed the doors could withstand bullets. 9. thread verb. I. to put something long and thin such as string or thread through a narrow hole or into a small space: thread a needle 穿线, 穿针引线 Could you thread this needle for me, please? The sari had gold strands threaded through the material. II. to put things such as beads (= small, round objects with a hole through the middle) onto a string or thread: She sat threading beads 穿珠子, 串珠子, which fell with a faint, decisive click. The olives are threaded onto wooden cocktail sticks for garnish. III. to move forwards, often changing direction in order to avoid people or things: The little car threaded 左冲右突, 左右穿梭, 窜来窜去, 穿来穿去 dangerously through the traffic. She threaded her way through the crowded market place. IV. to kick or throw a ball to another player, especially between players from the other team: Messi threaded a pass through to Suarez. He used his strong left arm, threading the ball between helpless defenders. V. to remove hair from someone's face using a long piece of thread: Have you ever had your eyebrows threaded? VI. to arrange an email, text message, or internet post or a series of these so that connected messages dealing with the same subject follow each other in a group: We are launching some changes to how the system threads messages. If we can find any similar conversations, we'll thread the incoming message to the existing conversation. noun. I. The thread of a book, discussion, speech, etc. is its story or the way that it develops, one part connecting with another: One of the main threads 叙事线 of the film is the development of the relationship between the boy and his uncle. lose the thread The sound distracted me and I lost the thread of (= forgot) what I was saying. II. a connected group of pieces of writing on the internet, where people are talking about a particular subject: I was so glad to find this thread, and to know that lots of people have the same problem as me! III. 纹路. a continuous raised line, such as the one that goes around the outside of a screw or bolt or the inside of a hole. 10. Caught him fiddling with himself in the change rooms. Gonna go fiddle myself to that vid real quick. Stop fiddling yourself and come get the real thing. He was proper fiddling himself under the desk during the lecture. About to diddle myself thinking about that dick. Go diddle yourself in the mirror real quick. He caught me diddling myself in the shower . fondle (caress, grope) (stroke his cock = rub his dick = play with his dick = tease his cock = jerk his meat = work his shaft = pump his dick = tug his cock = edge his dick = milk his cock = jack him off (or just "jack him") = beat his meat = crank his cock = twist his dick = polish his knob = choke his chicken = throttle his dick = manhandle his cock = grope his bulge = paw at his dick = slap his meat around = worship his cock = knead his dick like dough = fist his shaft = yank his cock raw) to touch gently and in a loving way, or to touch in a sexual way: She fondled the puppies. He gently fondled the baby's feet. She accused him of fondling her (= touching her in a sexual way) in the back of a taxi. fiddle 篡改 verb. I. UK informal to act dishonestly in order to get something for yourself, or to change something dishonestly, especially to your advantage: She managed to fiddle a free trip to America. fiddle the books He had been fiddling the books for years. fiddle the accounts An employee had fiddled the accounts and helped himself to customers' money. II. to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose: Put your papers down and stop fiddling 摸着玩, 捏着玩 with them! III. to play the violin. noun. I. something difficult to do, especially because the things involved are small or need careful use of the fingers: a fiddle 费心神, 费劲, 费神, 费心思 I find threading a needle a terrible fiddle. It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts. II. something dishonest that someone does in order to get money or other advantages. something dishonest that is done in order to get money: a tax fiddle. on the fiddle Everyone suspected they were on the fiddle (= cheating). tax/expenses/insurance fiddle 税务诈骗. A year later, he changed the rule, on the grounds that it was being used as a tax fiddle. fiddle while Rome burns 不管不问, 漠然, 漠不关心, 坐视不管 to enjoy yourself or continue working as normal and not give any attention to something important and unpleasant that is happening that you should be taking action to prevent: Environmentalists claimed governments were fiddling while Rome burned. fiddle around disapproving (UK also fiddle about) to spend time doing small things that are not important or necessary: I was just fiddling around in the kitchen. fiddle (around) with something = UK fiddle (about) with something disapproving I. to make small changes to something to try to make it work: Stop fiddling about with your hair - it looks fine. Someone's been fiddling around with my computer! II. to touch or move things with your fingers because you are nervous or bored: He was just fiddling around with the things on his desk. diddle I. (transitive, slang) 欺骗. 骗钱. To cheat; to swindle. to get money from someone in a way that is not honest: He diddled me! He said that there were six in a bag, but there were only five. I checked the bill and realized the restaurant had diddled me out of £5. "Diddle oneself" is an informal phrase that means to deceive or fool oneself, often by believing something false because you want it to be true. II. (transitive, slang) To molest. III. (transitive, slang) To masturbate. IV. (transitive) To waste time. pass time aimlessly or unproductively. to waste time or to indulge oneself in a non-serious activity. "I felt sorry for her, diddling around 无所事事, 百无聊赖 in her room while her friends were having a good time". ...if Congress were to just diddle around and not take any action at all 啥也不干. IV. (intransitive) To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle. V. to work with something in a way that is not serious, or to play with something: He diddled with the washing machine, but it still wouldn't work. I'm not much of a musician, I just like to diddle around. VI. to have sex with someone: He's been diddling his secretary for years. dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] 磨磨唧唧, 磨磨蹭蹭, 慢腾腾 I. waste time; be slow. If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something. He got fed up as bank staff dawdled over cashing him a cheque. ...pals who dawdle over coffee. "she mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now". II. move slowly and idly in a particular direction. If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle. They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. "Ruth dawdled back through the wood". doodle [ˈduː.dəl] 乱写乱画, 随便胡乱画, 瞎画 to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored: She'd doodled all over her textbooks. doddle [ˈdɒdl] noun informal British English a very easy task. "this printer's a doddle to set up and use". twiddle I. (transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around. She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited. to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose. If you twiddle something, you twist it or turn it quickly with your fingers. He twiddled a knob on the dashboard. She had sat there twiddling nervously with the clasp of her handbag. She kept twiddling her necklace. She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair 摸弄, 转笔, 玩头发, 捻头发(twirl a pen = spin a pen = twiddle a pen). Twiddle a dial/knob on a radio in the city and you may hear voices speaking Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, or Russian. an act of turning something with the fingers: At the twiddle of a knob the operators can focus on a tiny amount of airspace or scan the whole area. II. (transitive, computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits). III. (transitive, mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with. IV. (intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. twiddle one's thumbs 闲极无聊, 捏指头玩 to do nothing for a period of time, usually while you are waiting for something to happen. to spend time doing nothing or very little I arrived early for the meeting so I was twiddling my thumbs for half an hour. to do nothing, usually while you are waiting for something to happen: She put me on hold and left me to twiddle my thumbs for ten minutes until she got back to me. 11. shrill [ʃrɪl]
adj. I. 尖利的. having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful
to listen to. A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant. Shrill
cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out.
...the shrill whistle of the engine. Mary Ann's voice grew shrill. 'What
are you doing?' she demanded shrilly. ...that shrillness in his voice. The terrified woman shrilly ordered the goat out of her kitchen. She had a shrill high-pitched voice. II. [disapproval]
used to describe a way of arguing or criticizing that seems too
forceful. If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you
disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said. Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism. He launched a shrill attack on the prime minister. verb. 尖叫. If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly. 'No, no, no,' she shrilled. scrappy [ˈskrapi] (one-upmanship, pungacious) adjective I. 杂乱无章的. consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts. badly organized or put together. badly organized or put together. untidy and not very attractive or well developed: I'm afraid your last essay was a very scrappy piece of work. We were scrappy in the first half and deserved to lose. They live on a scrappy street in a poor part of town. a patch of scrappy bushes by the front door. I'm
afraid your last essay was a very scrappy piece of work. We were
scrappy in the first half and deserved to lose. "scrappy lecture notes
piled up unread". II. untidy and not very attractive or well developed: They live on a scrappy street in a poor part of town. a patch of scrappy bushes by the front door. III. informal North American 不服输的, 脾气横的, 打架不要命的, 年抓, 粘爪的, 粘着, 打架难缠, 缠斗. 打不死的 打架很冲的, 不达目的誓不罢休的. 争强好胜的.
determined, argumentative, or pugnacious. having a strong, determined
character, and willing to argue or fight for what you want. very
competitive and willing to oppose others without fear to achieve
something. having a strong, determined character, and willing to argue or fight for what you want: a scrappy little kid who won't take no for an answer. Big companies are losing market share to scrappy smaller operators. Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive. He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him. They were a scrappy team – you had to go all out to beat them. a scrappy little kid who won't take no for an answer. Big companies are losing market share to scrappy smaller operators. "he had a scrappy New York temperament". IV. very competitive and willing to oppose others without fear to achieve something: They were a scrappy team – you had to go all out to beat them. Monica:
I can't believe you tried to cut me out. Why Phoebe, why? Phoebe: It
was right after we were living together and you were driving me crazy,
okay? You were really controlling and compulsive and shrill.
Monica: I'm still all those things! Phoebe: You're also so generous and
kind and scrappy! Monica: (starts smiling) I am scrappy. Phoebe:
Exactly! Look, no matter what I tried to do, I couldn't keep you out of
my life. Of all the people I have cut out, you were the only one who
ever clawed her way back in.
Monica: It's because I'm scrappy. Phoebe: Yeah, you are. And I'm so
glad that you fought your way back in, because I don't know what I would
do without you. Monica: I won't know what I would do without you. He is a very nasty/scrappy fighter. Nasty: 强调打架方式肮脏、凶狠、不择手段. Scrappy: 打不死的, 不好惹, 难惹, 强调善打, 好斗, 不屈不挠, 即使身材不占优. He doesn't go down easy. / He's not easy to put down.
He's a beast in a fight. He fights like a beast 强调凶猛. He's a handful
打架难缠 in a fight. "A handful" 原指"一把抓不过来"，引申为"难以应付的人"，在这里非常地道. He's a
really tough fighter. He doesn't go down easy. pugnacious [pʌɡˈneɪʃəs] 耍勇斗狠的, 好斗的 (scrappy, one-upmanship) quick to argue or fight with people. Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. ...the pugnacious little Scouse striker who terrorised defences across the North West in a prolific playing career. Lip is also shown to be "dickish" (his words), combative, and pugnacious.
He's unafraid to back down from anyone who challenges him, and he vents
his frustration by getting into fights and destroying property. He also
uses his smarts to pull off lucrative cash schemes. Despite all his
arrogance and bravado, Lip is a deeply sensitive person who has trouble
being vulnerable, and his issues with women point to fragile self-esteem. vocabulary: Pugnacious means ready for a fight.
If you're pugnacious, you might find it hard to make friends. On the
other hand, you might be a very successful professional boxer one day. Your brother is a pugnacious thug — always ready to use his fists to settle arguments, and he has the strength to do so. That's the literal sense of pugnacious. You can use pugnacious figuratively, too. When two candidates face off in a debate during a close election, one or the other might be pugnacious.
He looks to pick a fight with his opponent and is willing to say almost
anything, no matter how outrageous, to make his opponent look bad. dick in the till 吃软饭 When you're dating/marrying a girl for her or her family's money. My mate Shane got his dick in the till, as he's marrying this girl for her family money. cock in the cash register When the owner of an establishment, usually a restaurant or bar, uses/abuses their position as owner and has sex with their employees or customers. Jeff: "Who's that dude molesting the bartender?" Pete: "That's Greg, the owner of the hotel." Jeff: "What, that fucker, shit he has his cock in the cash register." Pete: "Damn right dude, you gotta be careful with that shit, some bitch is gonna come along and scream sexual harrasment and slam that register door right on his pecker." Jeff: "No shit, that is going to hurt his johnson and his wallet." Pete: "True dat." dweeb [dwiːb] US slang disapproving a person who is physically and socially awkward and has little confidence. a person who is physically and socially awkward and lacks confidence. (US, dated, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. What a dweeb! Why doesn't she dump him? Usage notes: Although dweeb frequently involves some more sense of boring studiousness than dork, dweeb does not carry the connotations of actual intelligence or mastery of an (unimportant) subfield frequently intended by the similar nerd and geek. Etymology: From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy League graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc. smoke bomb 一种类似烟雾弹, 但比烟雾弹小而便宜的烟火 (smoke bomber 不辞而别的人, 不告而别的人, 偷偷溜走的人, 偷溜的人) I. a device like a bomb that produces a lot of smoke instead of exploding. II. Smoke-bombing - leaving a social event/party without saying goodbye. Also known as an Irish Goodbye or French Exit. Someone who consistently leaves a room without anyone noticing. This usually happens in a party/drinking scenario, and is usually because the person is weak. They know if they try to say goodbye they will be talked into staying/drinking for longer. So instead they find the perfect moment to sneak out quietly while everyone is distracted. Sometimes they may also trick people by pretending they are going to the bathroom. And then they never return. Hey what happened to you last night Steve? You completely smoke bombed! You're such a smoke bomber. A smoke grenade 烟雾弹 is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements. Smoke grenades are generally more complex and emit a far larger amount of smoke than smoke bombs, which are a type of firework typically started with an external fuse rather than a pin. Smoke grenades often cost around US$40 compared to smoke bombs, which can often cost just a few cents. The phrase "to smoke", meaning to fake, bluff, or beat around the bush, comes from the military usage of smoke grenades to obscure and conceal movement; similarly, "pop smoke", derived from a common way of ordering the use of smoke grenades, is used as a slang term for quickly leaving a place.
splutter (引擎突突, 紧张时结结巴巴 = falter) VS sputter (引擎突突, 生气时唾沫横飞, 进展不顺, 进展缓慢) VS flutter (扑闪, 扑簇) VS flap: 0. 总结: a. 引擎和马达的突突声: a choking, uneven, spitting sound. an engine that isn't running smoothly. something firing irregularly. "The engine sputtered and died." (most common globally). "The old car spluttered to a stop." (more British tone). b. When a person is nervous and starts speaking in a broken, rapid, messy way, the more natural verb is splutter 紧张时的结结巴巴( 说话不连贯, stammer or stutter 是着急说不出话来Difficulty getting words out — repeated attempts at starting words, long pauses, or broken rhythm.) because it suggest tripping over words, talking in a flustered, startled, or embarrassed way, sounding breathless or chaotic. He started spluttering excuses. She spluttered in shock. c. Sputter 用于 engines, machines, physical spitting/spraying noises, someone stammering angrily, not nervously. Angry, spitting speech 生气的, 喷唾沫星子的, 唾沫横飞的说 → either, but "sputter" is common in American English. d. Falter 支支吾吾的: Voice weakens, hesitates, or trails off because of nervousness, fear, sadness, or uncertainty. Her voice faltered as she spoke. He faltered, unsure how to continue. 1. splutter [ˈsplʌt.ər] 张嘴结舌的, 舌头不听使唤, 舌头打结的说, 含混不清的, 囫囵吞枣的, 叽里咕噜的 (whimper (痛, 害怕, 伤心)呻吟, bluster 嚣张, 虚张声势的说, splutter哼唧. 嘟囔, babbling 呓语 sass 硬气的说) I. to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc. If someone splutters, they make short sounds and have difficulty speaking clearly, for example because they are embarrassed or angry. 'But it cannot be,' he spluttered. Molly leapt to her feet, spluttering and howling with rage. He gave a brief splutter of laughter. "But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered 张嘴结舌的, 舌头不听使唤, 舌头打结的说, 含混不清的, 囫囵吞枣的, 叽里咕噜的. The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation. He sputtered an apology about being 14 minutes late. I listened to his splutters of justification. A few splutters of indignation could be heard from the back row. II. (of a person) to produce short, unclear noises from your mouth, especially because you cannot breathe properly: Gasping, choking, spluttering, she struggled to escape. She took too big a gulp of whisky and started to cough and splutter. III. (of an engine or machine 轰隆几声) to make a series of short, unclear noises. if something such as an engine splutters, it makes a series of short noises because it is not working well. If something splutters, it makes a series of short, sharp sounds. Suddenly the engine coughed, spluttered and died. One of the engines spluttered as if it was short of fuel. I can hear a coffee machine spluttering away. 2. sputter [ˈspʌtər] I. intransitive/transitive 喘着粗气说, 呼吸急促的说, 愤怒的说. to speak or say something in a confused way, often while taking short quick breaths, for example because you are shocked or angry. If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited. Stunned, I sputtered, 'What do you mean?'. Our father's face had reddened with rage and he began to sputter. He began to sputter his reply. The prison guards delivered the final indignity of my disastrous day, shoving me into a grim cell and intentionally jerking the shackles around my ankles. I lost balance, went sprawling 摔趴在地, and banged my head and elbows on the concrete floor, causing me to grimace in pain. Looking up at the sneering guards, my temper flared for the umpteenth time and I sputtered, "You fucking assholes! I'm not gonna forget this!" II. intransitive 突突声, 哒哒哒哒几下, 突突突突几下 if an engine sputters, it makes noises like small explosions and seems likely to stop. If something such as an engine or a flame sputters, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds. The truck sputtered and stopped. Engines sputtered to life again. The flame sputters out. ...the sputtering engine. All I could hear was the sputter of the fire. III. intransitive 进展不顺利. 进展缓慢. if an activity sputters, it continues with difficulty and seems likely to stop. If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters 走走停停的, 不顺利, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end. The economy is already sputtering, with low or no growth. The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October. The whole thing sputtered out. vocabulary: When someone (or something) makes a soft, fast popping sound, they sputter. If you expect to win first prize in a poetry contest but don't, you might sputter, "But...but..." When you sputter, you're often angry, surprised, or otherwise at a loss for words. You may sputter incoherent sounds, or short syllables. When you start up your dirt bike, its engine sputters too, with muted exploding 引擎突突声 sounds. This word is also a noun: "The sputter from out on the lake told me he got the old motorboat going." In physics, to sputter is to send high-energy particles onto a material, dislodging tiny particles from its surface. 3. flutter [ˈflʌtər] I. intransitive/transitive to move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements, or to make something move in this way. If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. Her chiffon skirt was fluttering 舞动, 挥动 in the night breeze. ...a butterfly fluttering its wings. ...the fluttering white lace handkerchief. ...a flutter of white cloth. Thousands of spectators fluttered Olympic and national flags. Alexandra's hands were fluttering around his head. If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous. She'd been fluttering about 小跑, 小步疾跑 in the kitchen. II. intransitive to move through the air with short, quick, light movements. III. intransitive/transitive 扑闪. 扑簇翅膀 (flap) if a bird or insect flutters its wings, or if its wings flutter, the wings make short, quick, light movements up and down. IV. intransitive if a bird or insect flutters somewhere, it moves by making short, quick, light movements with its wings. If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters 扑簇簇的抖动 somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements. The paper fluttered to the floor. The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees. flutter around/from/against: Attracted by the light, moths fluttered against the windows. V. intransitive if your heart or pulse flutters 心跳加速, 脉搏加快, its regular movements suddenly become quicker because you are excited or nervous. If your heart 心里七上八下的 or stomach flutters 胃叽里咕噜的, you experience a strong feeling of excitement or anxiety. The look in his eyes made my heart flutter. VI. if your stomach flutters, you have an excited or nervous feeling in it. noun. [British, informal] If you have a flutter, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race. I had a flutter on five horses. 4. flap I. [intransitive/transitive] if a bird's wings flap 忽闪翅膀, 呼扇翅膀, or if the bird flaps them, they move quickly up and down. The swan hissed and flapped its huge wings. II. [intransitive/transitive] if your arms, hands etc flap, or if you flap them, they move quickly up and down. III. [intransitive] to move noisily up and down or from side to side, especially in the wind. I tried to keep up, my coat flapping in the wind. IV. [intransitive] British informal to be very worried, nervous, or excited about something. Just keep calm and don't flap.
