irreverent

用法学习: 1. irreverent [ɪˈrev.ər.ənt] (褒义词) 无敬畏心的, 四六不管的, 不管三七二十一的 not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things. lacking the expected respect for official, important, or holy things. If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. The television program takes an irreverent look at the medical profession. an irreverent comment/approach/attitude. irreverent thoughts. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history. oblique [əˈbliːk] I. 斜着的. having a sloping direction, angle, or position. Through the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine. oblique glance 斜瞄了一眼 He gave her an oblique glance. II. (of an angle) either more or less than 90°. An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle. It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline. This muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity. III. If you describe a statement as oblique 模糊的, 模棱两可的, 含混的, 兜圈子, 绕弯子的, 拐着弯的, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. It was an oblique reference to his mother. Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action. He obliquely referred to the U.S., Britain and Saudi Arabia. 2. "as night follows day = as sure as night follows day 确切无疑的" is an idiom that means an outcome is completely inevitable, certain, or guaranteed to happen. It likens a predicted event to the natural, unchanging certainty that the sun will set and the dark of night will follow. an event is completely inevitable, certain, or guaranteed to happen. It uses the unchangeable, predictable cycle of nature as a metaphor for a logical or guaranteed outcome. blatant truth = blatant facts A blatant truth refers to a fact or reality that is strikingly obvious, undeniable, and out in the open—often to the point of being uncomfortable, offensive, or impossible to ignore. Bergerac: Um, Cate was about to run away. She said there was a level of toxicity in the house that she couldn't tolerate, and that if she stayed any longer, she'd become like me. I wanted to kill her. So much so that when we came back that night, I wondered for a moment if I HAD done it. I have something for you. There are different kinds of truths. There are the blatant facts, night follows day. And then there are truths that are so big... ..it's like looking at a painting with a magnifying glass. You have to stand back to see it. I stood back. I had quite the view. the wrong crowd = the bad company: Their daughter had got in with the wrong crowd, and they were worried about her. Well you've picked a fight with the wrong crowd. He wasn't aggressive but he got with the wrong crowd. to fall in with the wrong crowd 交友不慎, 交了坏朋友. to hang out with the wrong crowd. Jimmy's mother was concerned that he might have fallen in with the wrong crowd. get/fall into the wrong hands 落到坏人手里 If something falls into the wrong hands, a dangerous person or an enemy starts to own or control it. If this kind of information fell into the wrong hands, we would be in serious trouble. There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands. 3. back to back I. close together and facing in opposite directions: The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back to back in long rows. The soldiers were sitting back to back on sandbags. Push the two forks back to back into the clump of roots. The photo shows two siblings, positioned back to back. At night, they slept back to back in the narrow bed. The two men stood back to back with their arms folded. II. happening one after another, without interruption: Coming up after the break, three Rolling Stones classics back to back. He's definitely getting better - he has lots more good days back to back now. We were very tired after doing three movies back to back. In order to succeed, you must be prepared to work 16-hour days back to back. We had to deal with two big hurricanes almost back to back. All the episodes will be broadcast back to back. back-to-back 连续的, 接连的 adj. I. happening one after another, without interruption: The soccer team won back-to-back victories last weekend. Hamilton is celebrating back-to-back victories in the German and British Grands Prix. Optimists also point out that stocks posted hefty gains after back-to-back losses. Homeowners were hit by the first back-to-back rise in interest rates in more than four years. The firm had back-to-back quarters of strong earnings. II. with backs touching or toward each other. close together and facing in opposite directions: UK back-to-back terraced houses. We stood back-to-back to see who was taller. celebratory 庆祝性的, 用以庆祝的, 欢庆的 celebrating an important event or a special occasion. A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory. That night she, Nicholson and the crew had a celebratory dinner. When we heard she'd got the job, we all went off for a celebratory drink. Tennant made a good point regarding Springfield, but attaining "gay icon" status can also be celebratory and subversive. 4. whispering campaign =  whisper campaign 说坏话, 传播流言蜚语 disapproving the intentional damaging of an important person's reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that may not be true. a method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target, often in an attempt to create a scandal or other desired outcome, while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while they are spread. campaign trail a series of planned events in different places taken part in or given by a politician who is trying to be elected: She went on the campaign trail around the Southern states. drip campaign ( drip advertising = drip marketing = drip method) a way of advertising a product or service in which a series of letters or emails are sent out repeatedly over a period of time: Potential customers are placed on an automated e-mail drip campaign where updated home listings are sent to them on a weekly basis. campaign verb. I. to enter a horse, boat, etc. in a race or competition: She is campaigning several young horses and two advanced horses. Only 49 clubs from all over the world have campaigned boats in pursuit of yachting's greatest goal, the America's Cup. II. Maximian's subordinate Constantius campaigned against 作战 Carausius' successor, Allectus, while Maximian held the Rhine frontier. noun. I. a group of connected actions or movements that forms part of a war. In a war, a campaign is a series of planned movements carried out by armed forces. The allies are intensifying their air campaign. ...a bombing campaign. a bombing campaign. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent most of his time on campaign. Together with Diocletian, he launched a scorched earth campaign deep into Alamannic territory in 288, refortifying the frontier. When these campaigns concluded in 298, he departed for Italy, where he lived in comfort until 305. In early 310, Maximian attempted to seize Constantine's title while the emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Details of the campaign are sparse and provide no tactical detail: the historical sources dwell only on Maximian's virtues and victories. II. A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change. During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet. ...the campaign against public smoking. 5. ethicist [ˈeθ.ɪ.sɪst] 伦理学家 a person who specializes in ethics (= the study of what is morally right and what is not): A panel of scientists and ethicists is looking at the ethical challenges of the new treatment. medical ethicist Medical ethicists argue about the use of experimental medicines. trip noun. I. guilt/power/ego trip disapproving a period of time when you experience a particular feeling strongly: on a guilt/power/ego trip She's been on a real power trip since she became the office manager. II. a strongly felt experience: What a trip this book is! what a trip VS what a journey: what a trip - That was wild, crazy, unexpected, and fun! (Like a rollercoaster or a psychedelic experience—casual, surprising, entertaining.). "What a journey!" - That was deep, meaningful, and transformative. We started at A and ended at Z, and I feel changed by the experience. (Emotional, profound.). verb. I. to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this: He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee. trip over That cable is dangerous. Someone might trip over it. He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about to score. II. to move with quick, gentle steps: trip down She looked stunning as she tripped down the stairs in her ball gown. III. to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch: A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike. something tripped the circuitbreaker, the circuitbreaker tripped. III. to experience the effects of taking an illegal drug that causes the user to see, hear, or feel things that do not exist: trip out on As a student he spent a lot of time tripping out on LSD. be tripping to be crazy or completely wrong to think something; often used to express strong disagreement with or disbelief in what someone has just said: "Do I look stupid in this?" "Are you tripping?" "Did you do this?" "You tripping? Of course I didn't do it." He said, "I was talking to my girl." I said, "You trippin'. She ain't your girl."Asked about the media's criticisms, he responded, "Oh, man, they trippin'. I don't know what they talking about.". trip off the tongue 听起来顺, 顺口, 说起来顺 Something that trips off the tongue is easy to say or pronounce: The new company will need to have a name that trips off the tongue and is easy to remember. trip (someone) up to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of the other person's foot: I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up. trip up on She tripped up on the rug. be trailing 落后 to be losing to your competitor in a competition: be trailing by The Canadian team is trailing by six points. be trailing behind The Democrats are trailing behind the Republicans in the opinion polls. He's trailing in recent opinion polls. With only two months to go, she's trailing far behind her rival, Rivera. He's trailing Jones by a considerable margin in the polls.