用法学习: 1. ScoMo: His part in that coup had been typical Morrison. He'd voted for Abbott but some of his small group of followers had (it was presumed with his support) put their backing behind Turnbull. Abbott was incandescent( [ˌɪnkænˈdes(ə)nt] I. physics 发光的 producing light as a result of being made very hot. Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. [technical] ...incandescent gases. ...incandescent light bulbs. II. mainly literary extremely bright or impressive. If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you mean that they are very lively and impressive. Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality. ...an incandescent performance from Jessye Norman. She burned with an incandescence that had nothing to do with her looks. an incandescent smile. III. formal extremely angry. If you say that someone is incandescent with rage, you mean that they are extremely angry. It makes me incandescent with fury. incandescent with rage. ). Shock-jock Ray Hadley excoriated ( [ɪkskɔːrieɪt] To excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public. He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses. ) Morrison in an excruciating interview in which he demanded Morrison swear his innocence on a bible. Morrison was determined to make his mark 留下印记, 扬名立万 in Treasury. Turnbull and Morrison considered an ambitious reform of the GST, with the aim of enabling big income tax cuts. Morrison ran the issue hard in the media. Turnbull became alarmed he was getting too far out in front. Treasury work showed the plan (in any politically acceptable form) didn't stack up and, to Morrison's embarrassment, he was reined 脱缰 by his boss. If you had to describe Morrison in a single word, perhaps you'd call him a "journeyman (I. In former times, a journeyman was a worker who had finished learning a trade and who was employed by someone rather than working on his or her own. II. If you refer to someone as a journeyman, you mean that they have the basic skill which their job requires, but are not very talented or original. [journalism] Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.)" of politics, in the dictionary definition a player who's "reliable but not outstanding". He's not cerebral ( [serɪbrəl , US səriːbrəl] I. 理智的. 不情绪化的. If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional. dealing with complicated ideas rather than with emotions. demanding or involving careful thinking and mental effort rather than feelings: She makes cerebral films that deal with important social issues. her rather cerebral style of fiction. Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper. II. Cerebral means relating to the brain. [medicine] ...a cerebral haemorrhage. ) but he's clever and cunning; he's competent, but not charismatic nor inspiring. 2. She found it in her heart to forgive him and they tried to move on and make things work for the sake of their family, but she then found out that he had also slept with her mum just a couple of weeks age. Last week she also decided to leave her husband over the betrayal. "I just couldn't take it," she told us. "It was a build up 越来越多的事情, 越来越糟糕." air ball 三不沾的球 a shot which misses the basket and backboard entirely. in basketball, an attempt to throw the ball into the basket that completely misses it and the board behind it: He airballed the attempt at a three-pointer. Hughes had a bad game, shooting at least three airballs. wiki: An air ball by an opposing player during a competitive game will usually prompt fans (primarily in the college game) present to chant "Aiiiir ball! Aiir ball!" repeatedly in a continuous drone to humiliate the shooter. Since the 1980s, it has become common to restart the chant the next time the shooter touches the ball. 3. beat (something) to death 烂大街, 臭大街, 耳朵起茧了, 说烂了, 听烂了 To linger over or discuss something so long and to such a tedious and laborious extent that the subject is no longer of any interest or relevance. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I think we should move on to another topic before we beat this one to death. The film's rhetorical message has been beaten to death by everyone you talk to. Closer Lyrics: You look as good as the day I met you. I forget just why I left you, I was insane. Stay and play that Blink-182 song. That we beat to death in Tucson, okay. tangential [tændʒenʃəl] 毫无关系的, 毫无关联的 I. If you describe something as tangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously. Too much time was spent discussing tangential 不着边际的 issues. They thought the whole thing was a side-show, tangential to the real world of business. II. If something is tangential to something else, it is at a tangent to it. ...point T, where the demand curve is tangential to the straight line L. ...the street tangential to the courthouse square. In case you haven't noticed due to the fact that she's super low-key, Jennifer Lawrence has a fiancé. And unlike her previous boyfriends (e.g, Chris Martin, Nicholas Hoult, and Darren Aronofsky), he's not famous. Like, not even tangentially 连边都不沾. 4. by/through/out of force of habit 出于习惯, 习惯问题, 习惯的力量, 惯性, 习惯了 because it is a habit: By force of habit I always hung the house keys on a hook next to the front door. If you do something from force of habit, you do it because you have always done it in the past, rather than because you have thought carefully about it. He looked around from force of habit, but nobody paid any attention to him. Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in. Dead to me script: Judy, you murdered her husband! You said it was manslaughter. And it was an accident. And you were there too. So you thought it'd be a great idea to invite her into both of our lives? She's selling my fucking house! Which I have a lot of feelings about because that's our house. We are so far past that 过去太久了, 离我们太远了 right now! Don't yell at me. Sorry. It's okay. Look, we had a plan 我们计划好了. Right? We were gonna lock this away and not bring it up again. No. You had a plan. I wanted to tell the truth. Judy! Is everything all right out there? Yeah, Abe, I'm fine, thanks. Well, you let me know if you need backup. I got nothing to lose. I will. Look, baby. Don't call me that. Force of habit 叫顺口了. Sorry. It's okay. Judy, we can't change the past. Now, I know this has been really hard for you. I get it. But I promise you, if you tell Jen what happened, you will only be making it worse for her and for me. I know you don't want that. You don't want to cause any more pain, do you? You don't know what I want. And I don't have to do your plan 按你的计划走. 5. phone scammers stopped at the airport: Boiler room scams(In business, the term boiler room refers to an outbound call center selling questionable investments by telephone. It usually refers to a room where salesmen work using unfair, dishonest sales tactics, sometimes selling penny stocks, private placements or committing outright stock fraud. The use of falsified and bolstered information along with verified company released information is often times adopted. The term carries a negative connotation, and is often used to imply high-pressure sales tactics and, sometimes, poor working conditions. ) often involve foreign nationals, brought to Australia on student or tourist visas, who are forced to live and work in substandard conditions and carry out phone scams," the ABF statement read. "These scams generally involve callers attempting to fleece ( [fliːs] noun I. 绵羊皮. A sheep's fleece is the coat of wool that covers it. II. A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece. III. Fleece is a soft warm artificial fabric. A fleece is also a jacket or other garment made from this fabric. verb. If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from them by tricking them or charging them too much. [informal] She claims he fleeced 骗钱 her out of thousands of pounds. shammy leather = chamois [ʃæmi] A chamois or a chamois leather is a soft leather cloth used for cleaning and polishing. Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia. ) large amounts of money from unsuspecting 不疑心的 victims." 6. 澳案件: The manner in which Mr Norris failed to take any care or precautions in ... his use of the excavator on that day was a departure from 违背了, 背离了 his duty( departure I. Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere. ...the President's departure for Helsinki. They hoped this would lead to the departure of all foreign forces from the country. The airline has more than 90 scheduled departures from here every day. an airplane, bus, or train that leaves a place at a particular time. The next departure for New York will be at 11.00. II. The departure of a person from a job, or a member from an organization, is their act of leaving it or being forced to leave it. an occasion when someone leaves a job or an organization. Things had got worse since his departure from head office. This would inevitably involve his departure from the post of Prime Minister. III. If someone does something different or unusual, you can refer to their action as a departure. In a departure from tradition, some union leaders condemned the strikes. [+ from] This role is something of a departure for the actor. something new and different. Being a teacher is a totally new departure for me. departure from: This is a significant departure from their earlier policies. departure lounge 离境大厅 a large room in an airport where you sit and wait before going onto an airplane. ) to ensure the health and safety of others which was criminal," crown prosecutor Phil McCarthy said. 7. 金属信用卡: Nearly half of Australians preferred metal cards, CompoSecure cited from a recent survey, with the environmentally conscious among us supposedly being drawn to the non-plastic alternative. As well as being an ostentatious display 身份炫耀, the company says the metallic [mətælɪk] 金属质感的 (relating to or resembling metal or metals. "metallic alloys". I. 金属撞击声. A metallic sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another. There was a metallic click and the gates swung open. It gave a metallic clang, like a cracked bell. II. A metallic voice has a harsh unpleasant sound. ...that creaking metallic voice of hers. III. used about colors that are shiny like a silver metal. Metallic paint or colours shine like metal. metallic blue. He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint. Metallic finishes are seen as upmarket. IV. Something that tastes metallic has a bitter unpleasant taste. with a taste like metal There was a metallic taste at the back of his throat. V. Metallic means consisting entirely or partly of metal. Even the smallest metallic object is immediately confiscated. Place the salmon in a nonstick metallic dish. ) cards are durable and offer improved contactless technology. "Metal cards take a very common transaction and transform it into a unique experience for consumers," Mr Wilk told news.com.au. "We have seen significant penetration in the US market, specifically with affluent 富有的 and mass affluent consumers and expect continued growth in those segments," the chief executive said. But does the flashy card offer any real environmentally friendly solutions? "No," Mr Wilk said. "All credit cards have expiration dates and need to be switched out on a regular basis due to security." 8. 关于生子: Jokes aside, she later admitted that starting her own brood [brud] ( verb I. to think and worry about something a lot. brood about/over: Don't sit and brood over it for weeks. II. if a bird broods, it sits on its eggs until the young birds are born. noun. a group of young birds who all have the same mother and were born at the same time. a. humorous a group of young children who all have the same mother. ) has crossed her mind once or twice, but she's not ready just yet. "I go in and out of phases 三天要两天不要的, 一阵一阵的," Kendall recently told E! News' Zuri Hall. "Some days, I'll be there and I'll be like, 'Omg, I think it's happening. I think I have the fever 中毒, 传染上了.'" "Every time I think it's eased up ( ease up I. 放缓. 缓解. 消停. If something eases up, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. The rain had eased up. New figures indicate the recession may be easing up. II. If you ease up, you start to make less effort. He told supporters not to ease up even though he's leading in the presidential race. Christie was easing up 放松 over the last 10m to finish third. III. 放松, 放宽松. If you ease up on someone or something, your behaviour or attitude towards them becomes less severe or strict. [informal] The manager does not intend to ease up on his players for some time. Officials have eased up on the press restrictions. ), someone's popping out a baby," she said, adding that "it's obviously a bit weird" that her younger sister Kylie, 21, had a baby before her. "I didn't expect it to happen like this. But it's beautiful."
时间的表述: in/within a short space of time before much time has passed In a short space of time he was promoted from sales rep to area manager. in the space of (an amount of time) During a certain period or length of time. Usually used to emphasize that the amount of time is quite small, relative to what is being done. In the space of just a few hours, I've been fired, dumped, and evicted. I don't think things could get any worse. I traveled the entire length of the west coast of America in the space of two days.time span (time range) a period of time within which something happens, or between two events. the period of time between two events or during which an event continues. Setting a time span to display results of query. a timespan of ten to fifteen years. These changes have occurred over a long time span. The attacks all happened less than 5 miles apart within a three-week time span. Our minds can't imagine a timespan as long as a million years. time slot a time when something can happen or is planned to happen, especially when it is one of several possible times.
A television or radio programme's time slot is the time when it is broadcast. 90 per cent of listeners had stayed with the programme when it changed its time slot. the show's 9pm time slot. bracket ( parentheses, square brackets) I. [ C usually plural ] either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part: Biographical information is included in brackets. UK You should include the date of publication in round brackets after the title. The country's initials are given in brackets after the figure. She'd put brackets around the clause. What does the figure in brackets refer to? II. a group with fixed upper and lower limits: They were both surgeons in a high income bracket. Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket. Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket. III. a piece of metal, wood, or plastic, usually L-shaped, that is fastened to a wall and used to support something such as a shelf. time frame a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen: Have you set a time frame for completing the job? The new law introduces these changes in/within a fairly long/short time frame. II. a particular period of time in which something must be done: within a time frame The company may not meet its targets within the time frame. a 120-day/24-month/10-year time frame. a limited/short/long time frame. a time frame for sth Yesterday, the troubled airline publicly announced a time frame for a possible liquidation. A good project manager must have a solid grasp of the team's workload, productivity, and time frame for completing the project. put/set a time frame on sth It's hard to put a time-frame on how long it will take to implement the recommendations. timeline I. a line that shows the time and the order in which events have happened. II. a plan that shows how long something will take or when things will happen. a plan of when something should happen or how much time something should take. a timeline for the completion of the project. III. the part of a social media website where items that have been added by you, or that relate to you, are shown. a line showing particular dates over a period of time, for example dates of historical events. You can use these tools to control what you share on your profile and timeline. An open interval 开区间 (exclusive or inclusive) does not include its endpoints, and is indicated with parentheses. For example, (0,1) means greater than 0 and less than 1. A closed interval 闭区间 is an interval which includes all its limit points, and is denoted with square brackets. For example, [0,1] means greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1. A half-open 半开半闭区间 interval includes only one of its endpoints, and is denoted by mixing the notations for open and closed intervals. (0,1] means greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1, while [0,1) means greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1. Both parentheses, ( ), and square brackets, [ ], can also be used to denote an interval. The notation [ a , c ) [a, c) is used to indicate an interval from a to c that is inclusive of a a but exclusive of c. That is, [ 5 , 12 ) [5, 12) would be the set of all real numbers between 5 and 12, including 5 but not 12. "window of time (time window)" suggests an opening (hence window) of limited duration during which something can be accomplished. For example, "Somebody dropped out of the course, so you better apply quickly, because my guess is you only have a three-day window of time." Similar to the phrase, "window of opportunity." 'Delivery window' means the time period when the delivery is expected to arrive. E.g. "The delivery window will be sometime between Monday and Wednesday next week." 'Lead time' means the time between the beginning of a process or project and the appearance of its results.
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用法学习: 1. allure 吸引力, 吸引人的地方 The allure of something or someone is the pleasing or exciting quality that they have. a special, exciting, and attractive quality that someone or something has. sexual allure. allure of: the allure of gambling. It's a game that has really lost its allure. alluring [UK əˈljʊərɪŋ, US, AU əˈlʊərɪŋ] adj powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive. "the town offers alluring shops and restaurants". A string of sparkly new hotels, shops and cafes have popped up in Chennai in recent times, adding an alluring new layer to a city immersed in history and tradition. animate [ˈænɪˌmeɪt] (stoke) 激活, 活跃气氛, 刺激兴趣 to make someone or something more lively, active, or interested. Sports were the only thing that really animated him. an attempt to animate the discussion. 2. 北极圈会谈: The same day a troubling UN report warned that incessant economic growth is driving all life on Earth toward unprecedented rates of extinction, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo told Arctic Council members in Finland that climate change in the region presents a magnificent economic opportunity. "Steady reductions in sea ice are opening new naval passageways 航道, 通道 and new opportunities for trade," Pompeo said. "This could potentially slash the time it takes to travel between Asia and the West by as much as 20 days." New routes, where the nuisance 烦人的 of sea ice has conveniently disappeared, could "become the 21st century's Suez and Panama canals." "We're entering a new age of strategic engagement in the Arctic, complete with new threats to Arctic interests and its real estate," he said, emphasizing that the US won't stand for any "aggressive" moves by Russia or China. On Twitter, Trump accused Beijing of attempting to run out the clock on his administration in the assumption it will be dealing with a Democratic administration after 2020. Speaking at a rally in Florida later Wednesday, Trump said the new tariffs were because China "broke the deal". 3. meteoric [miːtiɒrɪk , US -ɔːr] adj I. If you use meteoric when you are describing someone's career, you mean that they achieved success very quickly. used to describe something that develops very fast and attracts a lot of attention: The group had a meteoric rise to fame飞速上升, 火箭上升 in the 70s. Her political career has been meteoric. ...his meteoric rise to fame. His early career had been meteoric. II. relating to or caused by a meteor: The sudden flash of light in the night sky was caused by a meteoric fireball. bullet point: A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol. Use bold type for headings and bullet points for noteworthy achievements. take the points raised: When you "raise a point", you are bringing up an issue to be discussed. After someone has raised a point, you can refer to it as "the point [that has been] raised." Thus, when you want others to examine the issue that someone brought up, you can ask them to "take the point raised". make one's point(make/prove your/a point) put across a proposition clearly and convincingly. to prove that you are right about something. Okay, you've made your point, there's no need to keep going on about it. "he sat back, satisfied he had made his point". I've got some points I'd like to make here. make a point I. (idiomatic) To argue or promote an idea. I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess. You made a point 专门强调that we all should remember. He spoke for an hour without making a point. II. 一定要. (idiomatic) To take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done. to do something deliberately, even when it involves making a special effort. to always do something or to take particular care to do something. Treat something as important or essential She makes a point of 专门地 keeping all her shopping receipts. He made a point of 看重, 认为很重要, 坚持要, 不辞辛苦的做某事 spending Saturdays with his children. I always make a point of being early. Make a point to carry [or of carrying] your calendar with you at all times. make a play for sth/sb to try to get something, or start a relationship with someone, sometimes by using a plan: I wouldn't have made a play for him if I'd known he was married. score/ make points (with someone) 得分, 赢得好感 To do something that receives a positive reaction or enhances one's reputation or standing with someone. Tom is trying to make points with Ann 投其所好. He wants to ask her out. He's trying to make points by smiling and telling her how nice she looks. I made some points with my mother-in-law by offering to wash the dishes after the big meal. You're not going to score any points with the coach by showing up late to practice. Ben thinks he can score points with Leslie by donating to the fundraising campaign she's promoting. Boilerplate text, or simply boilerplate, is any written text (copy) that can be reused in new contexts or applications without significant changes to the original. The term is used in reference to statements, contracts and computer code, and is used in the media to refer to hackneyed or unoriginal writing. 4. a one-man show 一人包揽所有, 一个人的公司, 单打独斗 to be reliant on one person alone. A person who does or manages just about everything, as in This department is a one-man show—the chairman runs it all, or John conducts the interviews, writes the articles, solicits ads, deals with the printer—he's a one-man band. This idiom alludes to the actor or artist responsible for the entire performance or exhibit, or the musician who plays every instrument in the group. Rovers are not a one-man show. Crewe's victory was no one-man show 不是一个人的功劳, 不是一个人的努力, 不是一个人干成的, though. wiki: A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show or one-woman show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment. This type of performance comes in many varieties, including autobiographical creations, comedy acts, novel adaptations, vaudeville, poetry, music, and dance. 5. fizz [fɪz] I. If a drink fizzes, it produces lots of little bubbles of gas and makes a sound like a long 's'. After a while their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed. I wonder if there's any fizz left in the lemonade. II. If something such as an engine fizzes, it makes a sound like a long 's'. to make a hissing or sputtering sound. When I started the engine it sparked, fizzed 斯斯的响 and went dead. III. If you say that someone puts fizz into something, you mean that they make it more interesting or exciting. A Brazilian public relations firm has brought some fizz 带来的声响 into his campaign. IV. Champagne or sparkling wine is sometimes called fizz. [informal] ...a bottle of fizz. downcast [daʊnkɑːst , -kæst] 闷闷不乐的, 不高兴的 I. If you are downcast, you are feeling sad and without hope. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed. ...a glum, downcast expression. II. 眼睛不敢正眼看人的. 眼睛一直向下看地. If your eyes are downcast, you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed. downcast eyes are looking downward, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy. She was silent, her eyes downcast. 6. I don't like people over 30 years old now, but I might get there in 10 years, who knows. genetic [dʒɪnetɪk] adj You use genetic to describe something that is concerned with genetics or with genes. relating to genes, or to the study of genes. Doctors believe the condition is caused by a genetic defect. Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States. Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes. Look at him, he got a amazing body no matter how much he eats, he never gets fat. That must be genetic 基因问题. good riddance 终于走了, 送瘟神, 欢送 You say 'good riddance' to indicate that you are pleased that someone has left or that something has gone. He's gone back to London in a huff and good riddance. I left Texas and said good riddance to all that. lost cause 徒劳无功的事情, 没意义的事情 a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. something that cannot be achieved: It rained all weekend, so painting the house was a lost cause. "their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause". someone or something that has no chance of succeeding: I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause. student teaching 实习老师, prac student. Preservice teacher education is the course which is offered by the students before they join teaching profession and leads to a degree and certification, to make a person eligible to join teaching profession. It's nearing that time of the year again – the start of prac. Whether you are a first year or fourth year student, it can be a daunting experience for everyone – mentor teacher included (yes, that right – having a pre-service teacher can be daunting for some). While on prac, you really need to make a fantastic, long lasting impression. I say this because you may be welcomed back as teacher one day. I loved being on prac. I learnt so much from working with my mentor teachers and staff within each different school community. I still use some of the practices that I learnt from my first year of prac in my classroom today. This year is my fifth year of full time teaching – and boy has time truly flown. I have had some pre-service teachers and an intern and will be having another one later on in the year. I thoroughly enjoy having pre-service teachers in my class. I always use it as a time to reflect on my own pedagogy and love learning new things from prac students. Here are some of my tips to survive your prac: Meet you're your mentor teacher prior to your placement ( Ithe temporary posting of someone in a workplace to enable them to gain work experience. a temporary position or job in an organization: I think we can find a placement for 实习岗位 you in the sales department. The trainee teachers do a school placement in the summer term. "students spend one year on industrial placement". HR UK also job placement, US also practicum 实习工作 (a practical section of a course of study During my practicum in a school site I made notes of some games that I was definitely going to purchase.) a temporary job that someone does in an organization, usually to get some work experience: He got a two-week placement in the accounts department. a service for finding a suitable job for someone, especially a temporary job for a student or unemployed person: In a slow economy, placement of unpaid interns is often easier. II. the act of finding the right place for something. the act of placing something in a particular position, or the position of something: The placement 摆放, 放置 of the furniture makes it hard to walk around. The director gives instructions for the placement of the camera. III. the rank someone or something has when compared to others: A bunch of new freshmen (= students in the first year of a program of study) are taking the university's math placement exam.) – This is a great way to meet on a more informal level and get some background info on the class and school. 7. darkling [ˈdɑːklɪŋ] 越来越黑的, 逐渐变黑的 growing dark or characterized by darkness. darkening or almost dark; obscure. "the darkling sky". sound out If you sound someone out, you question them in order to find out what their opinion is about something. to try to find out someone's opinions, ideas, feelings, etc. by talking to them. Candidates will be sounding out voters during the months before the election. He is sounding out governments in the region on ways to resolve the conflict. Sound him out gradually. Make sure it is what he really wants. You really should sound out the full name before you settle on it. Amy Shumer's baby's name is Gene Attell Fischer. You wouldn't realise it sounds strange if you didn't sound it out first. a change of tack 改变方式, 改变方法, 改变策略 A change or reverse in one's position, opinion, or course of action. Likened to the act of tacking in a sailboat, in which the boat is brought into the wind so as to change direction. Following low approval ratings, the president had a change of tack regarding his immigration policy. Our sales are doing very poorly; we need a change of tack if we're going to survive the year. to change tack If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation. In desperation I changed tack. This report takes a different tack from the 20 that have come before. to try a different method to deal with the same problem: I've written twice and received no reply, so I might change tack and call her. tact 技巧 the ability to say or do the right thing without making anyone unhappy or angry: He's never had much tact and people don't like his blunt manner. The editors of this book have shown tact and good sense in their selections. tactful You were very tactful 说话不得罪人的, 顾全大局的, 识大体的, 滴水不漏的, 说话讲究的, 说话得体的 about the awful meal my mother fixed. I tried to say as tactfully as I could that she was totally wrong.
worth VS worthy VS worthwhile: worthy I. If a person or thing is worthy of something, they deserve it because they have the qualities or abilities required. [formal] The bank might think you're worthy of a loan. The Minister says the idea is worthy of consideration. I hope he was worthy of her. I have not become chief constable, a rank I know I could have worthily held. Some people are afraid to take risks because their belief in their own worthiness is so low. He had shown himself to be worthy of their respect. be worthy of note/attention/consideration etc.: The committee is voting on one or two initiatives that are worthy of attention. The following points are worthy of note. worthy of note that: It is worthy of note that these systems are used worldwide. be worthy of support/ admiration/ praise etc.: Local councilors decided the plan was worthy of support. II. A worthy person or thing is approved of by most people in society and considered to be morally respectable or correct. a worthy person or thing has qualities that make people respect them. a worthy champion/opponent 众望所归的, 实至名归的, 理所应当的, 物有所值的, 旗鼓相当的, 非徒有虚名的, 配得上的. a worthy aim/objective. worthy cause (=an activity or organization that helps people): The money will go to a worthy cause. ...worthy members of the community. You can refer to worthy people as worthies. A group of local worthies began to plan their own exhibition. a. used in a negative way to say that someone or something has good qualities but is boring. Saturday evening viewers want programming that is a little less worthy. III. formal deserving respect, admiration, or support: He is unlikely to succeed in getting his bill through Congress, however worthy it is. Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause. worthy of attention, notice, etc. IV. formal deserving to be given attention, noticed, etc.: Two points in this report are especially worthy of notice. formal Something that is worthy is not very interesting but should be admired for its good and useful qualities: a worthy book. trustworthy, creditworthy, newsworthy suitable or deserving to receive a particular thing. seaworthy, roadworthy used to describe a boat, aircraft, or vehicle that is suitable to be used safely in a particular substance or environment. worth I. having a particular value, especially in money: Our house is worth £200,000. Heroin worth about $5 million was seized. II. informal having a particular amount of money: She must be worth at least half a million. be worth it I. to be of reasonable or good value for the price: Four days' car hire costs £150, which is well worth it for the freedom it gives you. II. enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable: It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top. Don't tire yourself out, Geri, it's really not worth it. After the plastic surgery I had two black eyes and my face was very swollen. But I knew it would be worth it 值得, 不值得. Forget him, sweetheart, - he's just not worth it 他不配. be worth sth to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action: I think this matter is worth our attention. When you're in Reykjavík, the National Museum is worth a visit. be worth having/doing sth to be important or useful to have or do: There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper. If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. It's worth remembering that prices go up in February. what's it worth (to you) 多少钱? informal mainly humorous said when you want to know what someone will give you if you give them the piece of information they have asked for: "Do you know where Dave's living now?" "What's it worth?" be worth your/its weight in gold 非常值 to be very useful or helpful: This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know. Boys who can sing like that are worth their weight in gold to the choir. be worth your while to be an activity or action that you will get an advantage from: It's worth your while taking out travel insurance before you travel. make sth/it worth your while 不白费 informal to pay someone money to do something: If you can get me the list of names I want, I'll make it worth your while. for all you are worth informal If you do something for all you are worth, you put a lot of effort into it: We pushed the car for all we were worth, but we still couldn't get it started. for what it's worth 有没有用我不知道 informal said when you are giving someone a piece of information and you are not certain if that information is useful or important: For what it's worth, I think he may be right. They are, for what it's worth, the single most successful playhouse in the West. if it/a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well 要做就做好 used to emphasize that if you are going to spend time doing a piece of work, you should do it as well as possible. not worth the paper sth is printed/written on 一文不值 If a document or agreement is not worth the paper it is written/printed on, it is of very little value. worth your salt good at your job: Any accountant worth their salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation. worth noun I. the amount of money that something can be sold for; value: The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion. £20, $100, etc. worth of sth the amount of something that you could buy for £20, $100, etc.: $4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event. worthwhile useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money ortime spent or the effort made. If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile. ...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again. It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy. She considers teaching a worthwhile career. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile. If you need him on this project, you've got to make it financially worthwhile for him (= you will have to pay him a suitable amount of money for the amount of work involved). Worth or worthwhile? Worth is only used after verbs such as be, seem, look (as a predicative adjective). It means 'having a particular value', especially in money: A: I wonder how much the house is worth? B: About half a million, probably. To be worth doing something is a common expression. It means that something is useful or important enough to do: A: I haven't had a reply to my email to Jane. Is it worth phoning her, do you think? (Would it be useful to phone her?) B: You could try, I suppose. We decided it wasn't worth going all the way to London to buy books we could get on the Internet. To be worth it means 'to be of reasonable or good value for the price': A business class ticket cost £2,000, but it was worth it for such a long flight. It was very comfortable. We use worthwhile before a noun (as an attributive adjective) or after verbs such as be, seem, look (as a predicative adjective). It means 'useful', 'important' or 'good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made': Do you think working in a supermarket is a worthwhile career for a highly intelligent person? We had thought of buying a bigger car, but we didn’t think it was worthwhile, since there's just the two of us.
Salvia officinalis (sage, also called garden sage [seɪdʒ] 鼠尾草, common sage, or culinary sage) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times as an ornamental garden plant. The common name "sage" is also used for a number of related and unrelated species. In Britain, sage has for generations been listed as one of the essential herbs[by whom?], along with parsley, rosemary, and thyme (as in the folk song "Scarborough Fair"). It has a savory, slightly peppery flavor. Why do people use sage to 'cleanse' a person or house? Whether you have attended a house cleansing or seen people waving smoke around after an investigation during your paranormal journey, you have likely come across white sage. People that work with house clearings use it to clear a house and others use it as a form of protection after a paranormal investigation. It is referred to as 'smudging'. So why do they use white sage and what exactly does it do? House Clearings: A lot of people conduct house clearings or cleansings and they all have a different way that they perform this ritual [ˈrɪtʃuəl] ( adj. I. done regularly and always in the same way, and often boring for that reason. the ritual exchange of presents at Christmas time. II. done as part of a ceremony. a ritual dance. noun I. a formal ceremony. II. something that you do regularly and always in the same way. Their meetings became a weekly ritual. go through/perform a ritual 仪式般的, 例行公事的: He went through his nightly ritual of locking all the doors.). The general theme is that they start with an intent as this is important in the ritual of burning sage. Usually the intent is to clear the space of any negative energies. In most cases they would open windows and doors in the house and walk around to ensure every area of the house is 'smoked'. Every corner every crevice. You watch the smoke blow out the window and with it, take all the negative energy away. Again everyone does this differently this is a generalisation and is not a how to guide on how to sage. Most people use this when they want to rid their house of a negative spirit causing them trouble or it is also quite popular to do when you move into a new house. It clears out all of the left behind negative energy. They then encourage filling the space with positive energy - but again everyone works differently. Self Cleansing: Whether you feel you have been affected during a paranormal investigation or it is just part of your ritual afterwards so that nothing follows you home, everyone has a personal reason as to why they would sage themselves. Again it starts with intent and again the intention would be to rid the body of any negative energy. You generally start at the feet and work your way upwards in circular motions making sure to get in between legs etc until you get to the top of the head. While this is happening you may also practice visualisation techniques such as white light or bubbles. Picture all of the neagative energy blowing away with the smoke. Again this is a generalisation and not a how to guide on how to sage. Why Sage? The question is .... why sage? What does it do? When I refer to sage, I am referring to 'White Sage'. Whilst used in many different cultures, it is traditionally a Native American practice of burning herbs and resins which healers use to offer blessings and purify people, places and objects. It does however date right back to ancient Druids of Ireland who used it for both medical and spirtual purposes. The general belief amongst all cultures is that the practice the burning of sage can heal not only physically, but spirtually as well. They also use lavender, cedar and sweetgrass, however white sage is the most common and is most definately the most common used in paranormal investigations and clearings. With the spirtual side being a very important part of the paranormal, it is no wonder that sage is used to spirtually heal a person or rid them of any negative energy that they may have picked up during and investigation. Sage comes in different forms. You can simply burn an incense stick or you can go as far as having a sage stick - again individual choice. How do you know if it is working? There are a few different beliefs as to how sage will work. People often believe the smoke will go where it needs to go and if you point it in the general direction, the smoke will go where it is needed. It is said that the smoke starts out white or grey and turns black when it comes in contact with negative enegry in a room or within a person. So how would smoke know where to go? Sage emits negative ions just like running water does. A person's aura holds positive ions or any 'negative energy' in a space holds these too so when these positive ions meet the negative ions in the sage, it clings to the positive ions and neutralises them - cleaning them. It works in a similar way that a salt lamp does. If the smoke is quite thick again it indicates it is attracted to a certain area, however if it is thin and light, it means that area is 'clean'. So there actually a natural reasoning behind it all, regardless of your spirtual beliefs. Even if you are not a spirtual person, try a cleansing, I assure you, you feel fantastic afterwards!
beforehand, up front, in advance, ahead of time, ahead ( 1. beforehand特殊意义在于可以表示事先, 提前, 在现在之前或者一些随机事件之前, 同时也可以和其他的一样表示: 是在...之前, 在预计的计划的事情之前. 2. upfront 通常用来说money, 支付的. (of money) paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement. upfront costs or payments are paid before you get the goods or services that you are buying 不用来表示时间, 如 a week in advance, beforehand, ahead of time. 3. upfront 还有open; frank; honest. completely honest and not trying to hide anything. I wish she'd been a little more upfront with us.): 'Up front' is informal, but is still used in the sort of written context you give, and I would say it is interchangeable with 'in advance', and it means before some kind of scheduled process, point in time, or agreement for something to take place. 'Beforehand' can also be used in the same context - before a scheduled point in time, before the arranged or agreed start of something. However, 'beforehand' or just 'before' can also mean 'at some stage earlier than now', or before something happened that was just a random event, it wasn't planned or scheduled. 'Up front' and 'in advance' aren't used in this latter sense. She wants half her fee up front / in advance / beforehand - before the (agreed or scheduled) start of her task. The course fees must be paid up front / in advance / beforehand - before the (scheduled) start of the course. The visa application fee is payable up front / in advance / beforehand - before the visa has been issued. You should have told me before(hand) that you don't like spicy food - before now, or before the time I served the food (but the food was not served at any planned or arranged time, it was an event that happened at random). So the essential point is: before what? Before now or a non-planned event that just happened, or before some agreed or scheduled point in time? So as you can deduce, if you're not sure, use 'beforehand' and you can't go wrong! Those kind of things need to be said up front 提前说, 事先说. For example, if your talking about money, you can say "Can you pay me beforehand/ ahead/ in advance/ up front", but you can't use "up front" if your talking about time, For example "Please tell me a week in advance/beforehand/ahead of time."
Taylor Swift's new song: So what's the song that's roadblocking "ME!" on the Hot 100? It's the same one that's been America's obsession since early April and is now in its fifth week at No. 1: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — ironically, another genre-disrupting song that, like Swift's "Mine" or "Never Ever" a decade ago, intentionally blurs the line between country and pop. Live by the crossover, die by the crossover 跨界(live by the sword, die by the sword I. 引火烧身. 引火自焚. One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible. II. (figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey a sense that poetic justice is inevitable. III. 成也萧何败萧何 (figuratively) The means of one's success can become the means of one's downfall. Etymology: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Gospel of Matthew, 26:52. Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."). What is ominous 不祥的, though, is how the new single fell shy of No. 1 despite tactics that have worked for Swift on all of her previous album cycles: a fan-stoking, breadcrumb-dropping prerelease campaign; a heavily hyped, self-referential video; a televised performance on the Billboard Music Awards. Couple all that with the launch of Swift's rich new recording contract with Republic Records and Universal Music, and you have to imagine the "ME!" campaign was No. 1 or bust.
worth VS worthy VS worthwhile: worthy I. If a person or thing is worthy of something, they deserve it because they have the qualities or abilities required. [formal] The bank might think you're worthy of a loan. The Minister says the idea is worthy of consideration. I hope he was worthy of her. I have not become chief constable, a rank I know I could have worthily held. Some people are afraid to take risks because their belief in their own worthiness is so low. He had shown himself to be worthy of their respect. be worthy of note/attention/consideration etc.: The committee is voting on one or two initiatives that are worthy of attention. The following points are worthy of note. worthy of note that: It is worthy of note that these systems are used worldwide. be worthy of support/ admiration/ praise etc.: Local councilors decided the plan was worthy of support. II. A worthy person or thing is approved of by most people in society and considered to be morally respectable or correct. a worthy person or thing has qualities that make people respect them. a worthy champion/opponent 众望所归的, 实至名归的, 理所应当的, 物有所值的, 旗鼓相当的, 非徒有虚名的, 配得上的. a worthy aim/objective. worthy cause (=an activity or organization that helps people): The money will go to a worthy cause. ...worthy members of the community. You can refer to worthy people as worthies. A group of local worthies began to plan their own exhibition. a. used in a negative way to say that someone or something has good qualities but is boring. Saturday evening viewers want programming that is a little less worthy. III. formal deserving respect, admiration, or support: He is unlikely to succeed in getting his bill through Congress, however worthy it is. Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause. worthy of attention, notice, etc. IV. formal deserving to be given attention, noticed, etc.: Two points in this report are especially worthy of notice. formal Something that is worthy is not very interesting but should be admired for its good and useful qualities: a worthy book. trustworthy, creditworthy, newsworthy suitable or deserving to receive a particular thing. seaworthy, roadworthy used to describe a boat, aircraft, or vehicle that is suitable to be used safely in a particular substance or environment. worth I. having a particular value, especially in money: Our house is worth £200,000. Heroin worth about $5 million was seized. II. informal having a particular amount of money: She must be worth at least half a million. be worth it I. to be of reasonable or good value for the price: Four days' car hire costs £150, which is well worth it for the freedom it gives you. II. enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable: It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top. Don't tire yourself out, Geri, it's really not worth it. After the plastic surgery I had two black eyes and my face was very swollen. But I knew it would be worth it 值得, 不值得. Forget him, sweetheart, - he's just not worth it 他不配. be worth sth to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action: I think this matter is worth our attention. When you're in Reykjavík, the National Museum is worth a visit. be worth having/doing sth to be important or useful to have or do: There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper. If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. It's worth remembering that prices go up in February. what's it worth (to you) 多少钱? informal mainly humorous said when you want to know what someone will give you if you give them the piece of information they have asked for: "Do you know where Dave's living now?" "What's it worth?" be worth your/its weight in gold 非常值 to be very useful or helpful: This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know. Boys who can sing like that are worth their weight in gold to the choir. be worth your while to be an activity or action that you will get an advantage from: It's worth your while taking out travel insurance before you travel. make sth/it worth your while 不白费 informal to pay someone money to do something: If you can get me the list of names I want, I'll make it worth your while. for all you are worth informal If you do something for all you are worth, you put a lot of effort into it: We pushed the car for all we were worth, but we still couldn't get it started. for what it's worth 有没有用我不知道 informal said when you are giving someone a piece of information and you are not certain if that information is useful or important: For what it's worth, I think he may be right. They are, for what it's worth, the single most successful playhouse in the West. if it/a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well 要做就做好 used to emphasize that if you are going to spend time doing a piece of work, you should do it as well as possible. not worth the paper sth is printed/written on 一文不值 If a document or agreement is not worth the paper it is written/printed on, it is of very little value. worth your salt good at your job: Any accountant worth their salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation. worth noun I. the amount of money that something can be sold for; value: The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion. £20, $100, etc. worth of sth the amount of something that you could buy for £20, $100, etc.: $4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event. worthwhile useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money ortime spent or the effort made. If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile. ...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again. It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy. She considers teaching a worthwhile career. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile. If you need him on this project, you've got to make it financially worthwhile for him (= you will have to pay him a suitable amount of money for the amount of work involved). Worth or worthwhile? Worth is only used after verbs such as be, seem, look (as a predicative adjective). It means 'having a particular value', especially in money: A: I wonder how much the house is worth? B: About half a million, probably. To be worth doing something is a common expression. It means that something is useful or important enough to do: A: I haven't had a reply to my email to Jane. Is it worth phoning her, do you think? (Would it be useful to phone her?) B: You could try, I suppose. We decided it wasn't worth going all the way to London to buy books we could get on the Internet. To be worth it means 'to be of reasonable or good value for the price': A business class ticket cost £2,000, but it was worth it for such a long flight. It was very comfortable. We use worthwhile before a noun (as an attributive adjective) or after verbs such as be, seem, look (as a predicative adjective). It means 'useful', 'important' or 'good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made': Do you think working in a supermarket is a worthwhile career for a highly intelligent person? We had thought of buying a bigger car, but we didn’t think it was worthwhile, since there's just the two of us.
Salvia officinalis (sage, also called garden sage [seɪdʒ] 鼠尾草, common sage, or culinary sage) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times as an ornamental garden plant. The common name "sage" is also used for a number of related and unrelated species. In Britain, sage has for generations been listed as one of the essential herbs[by whom?], along with parsley, rosemary, and thyme (as in the folk song "Scarborough Fair"). It has a savory, slightly peppery flavor. Why do people use sage to 'cleanse' a person or house? Whether you have attended a house cleansing or seen people waving smoke around after an investigation during your paranormal journey, you have likely come across white sage. People that work with house clearings use it to clear a house and others use it as a form of protection after a paranormal investigation. It is referred to as 'smudging'. So why do they use white sage and what exactly does it do? House Clearings: A lot of people conduct house clearings or cleansings and they all have a different way that they perform this ritual [ˈrɪtʃuəl] ( adj. I. done regularly and always in the same way, and often boring for that reason. the ritual exchange of presents at Christmas time. II. done as part of a ceremony. a ritual dance. noun I. a formal ceremony. II. something that you do regularly and always in the same way. Their meetings became a weekly ritual. go through/perform a ritual 仪式般的, 例行公事的: He went through his nightly ritual of locking all the doors.). The general theme is that they start with an intent as this is important in the ritual of burning sage. Usually the intent is to clear the space of any negative energies. In most cases they would open windows and doors in the house and walk around to ensure every area of the house is 'smoked'. Every corner every crevice. You watch the smoke blow out the window and with it, take all the negative energy away. Again everyone does this differently this is a generalisation and is not a how to guide on how to sage. Most people use this when they want to rid their house of a negative spirit causing them trouble or it is also quite popular to do when you move into a new house. It clears out all of the left behind negative energy. They then encourage filling the space with positive energy - but again everyone works differently. Self Cleansing: Whether you feel you have been affected during a paranormal investigation or it is just part of your ritual afterwards so that nothing follows you home, everyone has a personal reason as to why they would sage themselves. Again it starts with intent and again the intention would be to rid the body of any negative energy. You generally start at the feet and work your way upwards in circular motions making sure to get in between legs etc until you get to the top of the head. While this is happening you may also practice visualisation techniques such as white light or bubbles. Picture all of the neagative energy blowing away with the smoke. Again this is a generalisation and not a how to guide on how to sage. Why Sage? The question is .... why sage? What does it do? When I refer to sage, I am referring to 'White Sage'. Whilst used in many different cultures, it is traditionally a Native American practice of burning herbs and resins which healers use to offer blessings and purify people, places and objects. It does however date right back to ancient Druids of Ireland who used it for both medical and spirtual purposes. The general belief amongst all cultures is that the practice the burning of sage can heal not only physically, but spirtually as well. They also use lavender, cedar and sweetgrass, however white sage is the most common and is most definately the most common used in paranormal investigations and clearings. With the spirtual side being a very important part of the paranormal, it is no wonder that sage is used to spirtually heal a person or rid them of any negative energy that they may have picked up during and investigation. Sage comes in different forms. You can simply burn an incense stick or you can go as far as having a sage stick - again individual choice. How do you know if it is working? There are a few different beliefs as to how sage will work. People often believe the smoke will go where it needs to go and if you point it in the general direction, the smoke will go where it is needed. It is said that the smoke starts out white or grey and turns black when it comes in contact with negative enegry in a room or within a person. So how would smoke know where to go? Sage emits negative ions just like running water does. A person's aura holds positive ions or any 'negative energy' in a space holds these too so when these positive ions meet the negative ions in the sage, it clings to the positive ions and neutralises them - cleaning them. It works in a similar way that a salt lamp does. If the smoke is quite thick again it indicates it is attracted to a certain area, however if it is thin and light, it means that area is 'clean'. So there actually a natural reasoning behind it all, regardless of your spirtual beliefs. Even if you are not a spirtual person, try a cleansing, I assure you, you feel fantastic afterwards!
beforehand, up front, in advance, ahead of time, ahead ( 1. beforehand特殊意义在于可以表示事先, 提前, 在现在之前或者一些随机事件之前, 同时也可以和其他的一样表示: 是在...之前, 在预计的计划的事情之前. 2. upfront 通常用来说money, 支付的. (of money) paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement. upfront costs or payments are paid before you get the goods or services that you are buying 不用来表示时间, 如 a week in advance, beforehand, ahead of time. 3. upfront 还有open; frank; honest. completely honest and not trying to hide anything. I wish she'd been a little more upfront with us.): 'Up front' is informal, but is still used in the sort of written context you give, and I would say it is interchangeable with 'in advance', and it means before some kind of scheduled process, point in time, or agreement for something to take place. 'Beforehand' can also be used in the same context - before a scheduled point in time, before the arranged or agreed start of something. However, 'beforehand' or just 'before' can also mean 'at some stage earlier than now', or before something happened that was just a random event, it wasn't planned or scheduled. 'Up front' and 'in advance' aren't used in this latter sense. She wants half her fee up front / in advance / beforehand - before the (agreed or scheduled) start of her task. The course fees must be paid up front / in advance / beforehand - before the (scheduled) start of the course. The visa application fee is payable up front / in advance / beforehand - before the visa has been issued. You should have told me before(hand) that you don't like spicy food - before now, or before the time I served the food (but the food was not served at any planned or arranged time, it was an event that happened at random). So the essential point is: before what? Before now or a non-planned event that just happened, or before some agreed or scheduled point in time? So as you can deduce, if you're not sure, use 'beforehand' and you can't go wrong! Those kind of things need to be said up front 提前说, 事先说. For example, if your talking about money, you can say "Can you pay me beforehand/ ahead/ in advance/ up front", but you can't use "up front" if your talking about time, For example "Please tell me a week in advance/beforehand/ahead of time."
Taylor Swift's new song: So what's the song that's roadblocking "ME!" on the Hot 100? It's the same one that's been America's obsession since early April and is now in its fifth week at No. 1: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — ironically, another genre-disrupting song that, like Swift's "Mine" or "Never Ever" a decade ago, intentionally blurs the line between country and pop. Live by the crossover, die by the crossover 跨界(live by the sword, die by the sword I. 引火烧身. 引火自焚. One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible. II. (figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey a sense that poetic justice is inevitable. III. 成也萧何败萧何 (figuratively) The means of one's success can become the means of one's downfall. Etymology: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Gospel of Matthew, 26:52. Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."). What is ominous 不祥的, though, is how the new single fell shy of No. 1 despite tactics that have worked for Swift on all of her previous album cycles: a fan-stoking, breadcrumb-dropping prerelease campaign; a heavily hyped, self-referential video; a televised performance on the Billboard Music Awards. Couple all that with the launch of Swift's rich new recording contract with Republic Records and Universal Music, and you have to imagine the "ME!" campaign was No. 1 or bust.
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
clap back, comeback, hit back, riposte, retort.
用法学习: 1. cotton up to US Informal to try to ingratiate oneself, or make friends, with. Brexit, Jean-Claude regrets EU didn't intervene:During the Brexit referendum campaign, the UK Statistics Authority wrote to Vote Leave, criticising it for using a false figure claiming that the UK pays the EU £350m a week. The campaign plastered the figure on the side of a bus and put out advertisements featuring the claim. Meanwhile on the remain side, predictions about the economic impact of a Leave vote have been criticised as being wide of the mark 偏离太多, 偏差太多. David Cameron's request to Mr Juncker may have been based on the fear that any intervention from Brussels could provoke an adverse reaction 起反作用. Brexiteers tried to stir up a backlash after Barack Obama, then US president, warned that Britain would be at the "back of the queue" for a trade deal. 2. GOT discussion: The scene has since caught flak [flæk] from critics, rekindling the old debate about the show-runners' decision to deviate from the books 偏离原著 and turn Sansa's Season 5 arc 故事线(story arc) into a sexual-assault nightmare. After the backlash to the Season 5 assault, writer-producer Bryan Cogman explained in 2016 that the decision for Sansa to be raped on her wedding night by Ramsay Bolton was the only realistic narrative 描述方式 choice. "If she's marrying Ramsay, what would happen on her wedding night?" he said. "And we made the decision to not shy away from what would realistically happen on that wedding night with these two characters, and the reality of the situation, and the reality of this particular world . . . Yes, it would have been hugely satisfying [for Sansa] to have a shiv (a knife or other blade or sharp object used as a weapon. He was accused of attacking another inmate with a shiv.) up 袖藏凶器, 怀藏凶器, 怀揣凶器 her sleeve and gut Ramsay, but that's not Sansa. . . . We can't all be Arya. . . . Most people in that situation, they have to play a longer game 为长远计, 为长远打算." Still, the decision to rehash that assault in the show's most recent episode—and for the Hound to mention it so callously in conversation—has proven to some viewers that the series still doesn't have a grasp on how to responsibly portray sexual assault on-screen. Vanity Fair critic Sonia Saraiya has outlined why the scene didn't work for her, writing, for one, that Sansa's reaction to the Hound's comment rang false for the character(ring true/false to seem true/false. To seem to be incorrect, or implausible. His excuse about his car breaking down again rings false, to me. Her explanations didn't ring true. ring hollow 不真诚, 不真心 if a statement or promise rings hollow, it seems false, or insincere. Details of his 27-year affair have been revealed to all. His speeches on family values and the stability of marriage ring hollow now.). "She just sits there and takes it," she writes. "It feels like a repudiation ( repudiate [rɪˈpjudiˌeɪt] I. formal to say formally that something is not true. They repudiated all accusations of unlawful activity. II. formal to state that you do not accept or agree with something. Party members appeared on television to repudiate policies they had formerly supported. III. old-fashioned to formally end a friendship or other relationship with someone. IV. legal if you repudiate a contract or other agreement, you refuse to accept it. ) of both of their character arcs—and, as I have said again and again this season, a missed opportunity for growth and connection." 3. trance 陷入昏睡, 半昏睡状态, 意识若即若离, 意识不清, 意识模糊, 意识朦胧不清 (打坐, 入定): a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action 主动行为 is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep. Types: hypnotic trance. a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist. a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of himself or herself: Like a man in a trance, Blake found his way back to his rooms. They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world. The sound of the waves lulled me into a trance. First she goes/falls into a deep trance, and then the spirit voices start to speak through her. When a hypnotist puts you in(to) a trance, you no longer have conscious control of yourself. He sat staring out of the window as if in a trance. Trance is an abnormal state of wakefulness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli but is nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim, or is selectively responsive in following the directions of the person who has induced the trance. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden. trance out to go into a trancelike or ecstatic state, esp through the effects of drugs or music. psychosis 精神错乱 Psychosis is mental illness of a severe kind which can make people lose contact with reality. He may have some kind of neurosis or psychosis later in life. ...senile psychoses. go-getter 说到办到, 说话算数, 想要就一定得到 If someone is a go-getter, they are very energetic and eager to succeed. someone who is determined to succeed and who works hard to achieve this. You can describe someone like this as go-getting. She has a reputation as a real go-getter. a go-getting young business executive. Datura stramonium, known by the English names jimsonweed (jimson weed) or devil's snare 曼陀罗, is a plant in the nightshade family. Its likely origin was in Central America, and has been introduced in many world regions. It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates across the world. Common names for D. stramonium vary by region and include thornapple and moon flower, and it has the Spanish name toloache. Other names for the plant include hell's bells, devil's trumpet, devil's weed, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, locoweed, pricklyburr, false castor oil plant, devil's cucumber, and thornapple. All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, which are classified as deliriants, or anticholinergics. The risk of fatal overdose is high among uninformed users, and many hospitalizations occur among recreational users who ingest the plant for its psychoactive 让人兴奋的, 刺激大脑的 effects( Psychoactive drugs are drugs that affect your mind. a psychoactive drug affects a person's mental state and often their behavior. Nicotine is a psychoactive drug. psychedelic [saɪkədelɪk] ( recreational drugs [ˌrekriˈeɪʃən(ə)l] 娱乐用的, 玩的, 用来玩的, 图好玩的 done or used for enjoyment. recreational activities/facilities. ) I. 迷幻的, 致幻的. Psychedelic means relating to drugs such as LSD which have a strong effect on your mind, often making you see things that are not there. Grof describes his research with psychedelic drugs and the experiences they triggered. ...his first real, full-blown psychedelic experience. Psychedelic states may be elicited by various techniques, such as meditation, sensory stimulation or deprivation, and most commonly by the use of psychedelic substances. When these psychoactive substances are used for religious, shamanic, or spiritual purposes, they are termed entheogens. II. Psychedelic art has bright colours and strange patterns. psychedelic clothes, designs, etc. are very brightly colored and have big unusual patterns. ...psychedelic patterns. III. Psychedelic music is pop music, especially of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which is closely associated with drugs such as LSD. ...at a time when, you know, everyone was doing kind of trippy, psychedelic music. elicit [ɪlɪsɪt] I. If you elicit 招致 a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react. He spoke for a long time, trying to elicit 招引, 招惹 some comment or response from Hanuman. II. If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. Phone calls elicited no further information. ). 4. Baby Sussex: One thing is certain: baby Sussex will not receive a His Royal Highness title like his cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Instead, as Harry and Meghan's firstborn son, he will inherit his father's subsidiary title of Earl of Dumbarton. Any future siblings for baby Sussex will go by the titles or Lord or Lady [first name] Mountbatten-Windsor. transplanted adj. I. (of living tissue or an organ) implanted in another part of the body or in another body. "she received a transplanted kidney from her son". The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine. ...transplanted organs such as hearts and kidneys. ...a shortage of kidneys for transplantation. Bone marrow transplantation began 20 years ago. II. having moved or been transferred to another place or situation. "she's a transplanted New Yorker". to move a business, store, or person to a different place. To transplant someone or something means to move them to a different place. 迁移. 迁址. 搬家. 15 years later I also transplanted myself to Scotland from England. In the 19th century, the Santa Claus tradition seems to have been transplanted back to Europe. Farmers will be able to seed it directly, rather than having to transplant seedlings 幼苗. Victoria "Vic" Moretti, a transplanted Philadelphia homicide detective, arrived in Wyoming six months prior and works as one of Walt's deputies. 5. granted [ˈɡrɑːntɪd] 当然了, 也是了, 是没错了, 我也承认 I. admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor which is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it). He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was. "granted, Marie was two years older than her, but it wasn't a question of age". even assuming that. "granted that 即便是, 虽然是, 虽然说 officers were used to making decisions, they still couldn't be expected to understand". Friends: I'm having a late meal with her after an early one with Casey. What? Yeah. The craziest thing is, I just ate a whole pizza myself. You're going out with Kathy! Yeah. Why are you upset? Well, I'm upset for you. Sex with an endless line of beautiful women must be unfulfilling. What's the big deal? It's not like we're exclusive. Look, Joey. Kathy's clearly not fulfilling your emotional needs 满足欲求( fulfill I. to do a particular job or have a particular purpose. fulfill a function/role/purpose: The church fulfills a necessary role in this town. We know which part of the human brain fulfills this function. a. to reach a particular standard or have the qualities that are necessary for something. fulfill requirements/ criteria: Several of the applicants do not fulfill the entry requirements for the course. fulfill conditions: Aid is dependent on certain political conditions being fulfilled. II. to achieve something that you wanted to do, or get something you hoped for. fulfill a dream/ambition: The trip fulfilled a long-cherished dream. fulfill an aim/objective: They hope to fulfill their objectives by 2004. fulfill someone's expectations (=be as good as they expect) 对得起期待, 满足期待: Supporters feel that the team has not fulfilled their expectations. III. to do what you must do, for example as part of a job. fulfill an obligation/ duty/ commitment: Landlords who refuse to fulfill their obligations may be fined. a. to do what you have said you will do. fulfill a promise/pledge: The government has failed to fulfill its election promises. Sadly, this pledge was never fulfilled. IV. to make you happy and satisfied because you are using your abilities. Being a wife and mother doesn't really fulfill me. fulfill a need to provide something that people need. The bus fulfills an important community need. fulfill your potential to achieve as much as your natural ability makes possible. He never really fulfilled his potential as a player. fulfilling 满足的, 满足愿望的, 愿望得偿的, 愿望得以实现的 adj. satisfying; worthwhile. making you feel fulfilled. a fulfilling career. I found it all very fulfilling. a fulfilling career. self-fulfilling something that is self-fulfilling is certain to happen because people think it is likely and then behave in ways that make it happen. self-fulfilling prophecy 预言( 越怕发生越会发生, 自我实现的): It's a self-fulfilling prophecy: traders get scared so the stock market falls because of them. unfulfillable adj. not able to be fulfilled. fulfillment I. [uncountable] a feeling of happiness and satisfaction, especially because you are doing something important or using your abilities. Being a doctor gives me a real sense of fulfillment 满足感. II. [uncountable] the act of doing something that is promised or expected. fulfillment of: She has been assiduous in the fulfillment of her duties. a. [countable/uncountable] the act of making something happen. fulfillment of: fulfillment of a prediction/prophecy. assiduous [əˈsɪdʒuəs] (industrious 兢兢业业的, 敬业的) 细致认真的, 一丝不苟的, 勤勉的, 勤奋的, 工作努力细致的 Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly. ...an assiduous student. Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language 第二语言. They planned their careers and worked assiduously to see them achieved. insidious adj Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed. The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years. They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism. Delusions are sometimes insidiously destructive. Note: The verb fulfill has only one "l" in the middle (unlike the adjective full, which has a double "l"). ✗ Life is too short to enable man to fullfill his dreams. ✓ Life is too short to enable man to fulfill his dreams. Note that in American English, there are two "l"s at the end: fulfill. In British English, there is one "l" at the end of the verb: fulfil. In both American and British English, the final "l" is doubled in the forms: fulfilled and fulfilling: ✗ a duty that must be fulfiled. ✓ a duty that must be fulfilled.). But, Casey. Granted, I just saw the back of her head. But I got this sense that she's smart and funny and gets you. You got all that from the back of her head? I think it's time for you to settle down. Make a choice. Pick a lane. Who's Elaine? 6. KATE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE and Prince William were left in need of a "stiff drink" 压压惊( a strong alcoholic drink. A very strong alcoholic drink; liquor (alcoholic spirits) that is undiluted or unmixed. I felt like I needed a stiff drink after such a frightening car accident. I suggest pouring yourself a stiff drink before you look at the financial results for this quarter. chill pill: a notional pill taken to make someone calm down or relax. An imaginary medicine taken when excessively anxious or upset about a trivial matter. Take a chill pill, and calm down. "is Tom right to get so uptight, or should he just take a chill pill?") after they went through a "terrifying experience" while visiting India, royal expert Katie Nicholls said. During the seven-day trip, the couple went on an excursion to Kaziranga National Park – a reservation homing tigers and elephants – where they were caught in the middle of the aftershock of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. Tremors from the quake were felt up to 500 miles away, including the area of the park Kate and William were staying at. interlace I. to join together (patterns, fingers, etc) by crossing, as if woven; intertwine 搅在一起. to weave things together by making them pass under and over each other, or to be woven together in this way. interlaced branches. II. to mingle or blend in an intricate way. III. to change the pattern of; diversify; intersperse. to interlace a speech with humour. to join different parts together to make a whole, especially by crossing one thing over another or fitting one part into another: In her latest book, she interlaces historical events with her own childhood memories. not give (one) the time of day 不搭理, 无视 To completely ignore, disregard, or be unfriendly toward one. My colleagues wouldn't give me the time of day after they found out that my father had influenced the company's decision to hire me. Once he found such huge success, Tom won't give any of his old friends the time of day. That guy didn't give me the time of day back in high school, and now he won't stop calling me. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). turn someone/something loose 大展拳脚, 放开束缚 to free or to remove anything that limits the action of someone or something. To release or let go; to permit (someone or something) to roam freely or to act freely. Jerry is upset at the bloodshed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from Brainerd, MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction. Don't turn the dog loose in the yard before you check whether the gate is closed. He's so creative, and I'd love to turn him loose in my garden sometime and see what he dreams up. He turned the horse loose in the field.
The last summer: 1. How have you not seen The Big Lebowski? The Dude abides ( can't abide 受不了 If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much. It is more usual to say that you can't stand something. I can't abide their chatter. I can't abide people who can't make up their minds. She couldn't abide his success. abide by If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do. to follow a rule, decision, or instruction. They promised to abide by the rules of the contest. They have got to abide by the rules. law-abiding A law-abiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because of this. The Prime Minister said: 'I am anxious that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property.' abiding An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time. He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft. One of my abiding memories of him is of his singing to a small private party. The folk-song world was another of his abiding interests. "The Dude abides" is a phrase in the eccentric cult film "The Big Lebowski." Its cinematic context is essential to understanding the current meaning. "Abide" is a complex, archaic word that means variously "lives in," "goes in accord with," and "co-exists in harmony with." In the specific sense of the film, it occurs because the narrator and the main character, characters who have been extravagantly shown to be archaic, obsolete, rambling and pointlessly verbose, were struggling to describe a state of personal acceptance of fate. "The Dude abides" essentially means, "The Dude is," but it was not meant in a declarative or defiant sense. It was intended as an observation and statement of purpose. The Dude exists in peace with the many things that perturb him. There are many issues and problems, and he "abides" them, which means that he endures them and accepts them, withholding his approval but vowing his non-interference. Unfortunately, this phrase contains a lot of semantic noise due to its context. In fact, it is somewhat surprising that this is one of the phrases that people encounter most often from the film. It is absolutely accurate to say this phrase is always encountered now as a term of group identification and an invocation of the later meaning that the internet has appended to it. The phrase, in its most basic analysis, does not mean a lot. It is less a slogan than a parody of a slogan, but modern culture has picked it up and turned into a real slogan. ). It's impossible to go wrong with the Coen brothers. Fargo? No Country For Old Men? Blood Simple? You're so full of it right now. Your IMDB app is literally exploding. I'm sorry, IMDB? What is this you speak of? No, what accent is that? Like, Dracula? Let me see your phone. Let me see it. Hey! Stop! You're invading my personal bubble here, okay? Do you wanna get some food or something? I'm sorry, I promised my mom. She ordered Chinese. No, it's cool. I didn't mean to cross over into official date territory(I think nothing is more confusing and or stressful than when someone tries to leave the friend zone to cross over into dating territory. ). 2. Why is it okay that everyone else can have a thing like a capella or tattoo sleeves, but I'm an outcast at school because my thing is Jesus? I mean I feel like I can't even say "Jesus" without making people uncomfortable. Jesus! Like when I suggested a Bible study to the guys I body build with, they laughed at me. You're a Christian bodybuilder? You never told me that. I dabble 试着玩的, 试看看的, 不是认真的, 图好玩的, 用来玩的 (If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously. to be involved in an activity for a short time in a way that is not very serious. He dabbled in business. ...a designer who dabbled with digital imagery. Magicians do not dabble, they work hard. ). 3. 短信建议去看一个电影: Will surprise, nothing basic 绝不是普通的那种电影, guaranteed good time. As slang, basic refers to someone who is unwilling or afraid to express individuality. If you are basic, then you are ultra-conformist, not unique, and status-seeking through group association. You are not offensive and may be a little boring. Being basic just means that you aren't that dope. A basic woman or a basic bitch blindly follows trends and isn't an individual. ... It's trying too hard that makes you basic. And of course, Columbusing other people's slang is the most try-hard move of all. 4. If you weren't my best friend, we could never be friends. You literally have dates falling out of the sky 天上掉下来的. Come on. I'm not actually gonna go out with him. Yeah, no. He's young, he's successful, and he's hot. Gross! Give me that, I'll make sure it's disposed of 销毁. 5. From your chick? What? No. She's sexting? Lemme peep that. Damn it! Crap! It was going great. It was going great, and I started getting cocky. I got cocky, started cracking jokes that clearly didn't make sense and I made it awkward! 6. Paige Wilcox. She checks all the right boxes. Is she on your list? Didn't even bother. I'm not worthy 配不上, 不般配. 7. Can I just pretend I went to college and then backpack around Europe instead? Do people really fact-check resumes? I feel like that's very time-intensive 耗时间的, 费时费力的. You don't really want to do that. I'm not saying I'm gonna put an Ivy League. Although I could put Harvard and just test the waters. I feel like it's easy to pretend you went to Harvard. You just have to bring it up a lot. 8. I can't believe I can't hack the address. Right. 'Cause they lost the invitations. Grad week. People really cut loose 放松标准, 放低标准, 无所顾忌( I. if someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they stop being influenced or controlled by someone. It's time you cut loose from your family. II. informal to stop behaving in a controlled way and start having fun. to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc. hang/cut loose to start enjoying yourself and behaving in a relaxed uncontrolled way. break/cut loose to stop being connected with something or influenced by someone or something. a country that has cut loose from its violent past. ). We could have hooked up. That's a negative 不可能的. It's a tale as old as time (The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast": A Handbook author Jerry Griswold believes that the song's opening line "tale as old as time" alludes to the fact that Belle's story is an ancient, timeless one "deliberately situated within the context of other traditional tales;" hers is simply "the newest incarnation" of it.). The hot girls will hook up, because they've always been hot and dated the guys who gave them experience. But not with us? Correct. And the average girls, the ones we actually have a shot with 有可能, 有机会, well, they won't hook up, because they lack experience. The ultimate zero-sum algorithm 零和. Any luck with the fake IDs? Six hundred dollar PayPal to China. Nothing. Can you trust no one these days? When did it happen, Reece? When exactly were we designated uncool? Freshman year. You got caught reading Harry Potter at the homecoming game. It was Deathly Hollows. I stand by my choice 不后悔. Anyway. I bet that party tonight is totally lame. 9. One last chance to act on all crushes 对心仪对象下手, 开始行动. Make a few stupid decisions...
Language of adoption: The language of adoption is changing and evolving, and since the 1970s has been a controversial issue tied closely to adoption reform efforts. The controversy arises over the use of terms which, while designed to be more appealing or less offensive to some persons affected by adoption, may simultaneously cause offense or insult to others. This controversy illustrates the problems in adoption, as well as the fact that coining new words and phrases to describe ancient social practices will not necessarily alter the feelings and experiences of those affected by them. Two of the contrasting sets of terms are commonly referred to as positive adoption language (PAL) (sometimes referred to respectful adoption language (RAL)), and honest adoption language (HAL). Non-preferred: PAL term:
your own child birth child; biological child
child is adopted child was adopted
give up for adoption place for adoption or make an adoption plan
real mother/father/parent birth, biological or genetic mother/father/parent
natural parent birth parent or first parent
your adopted child your child
surrender for adoption placed or placed for adoption
Non-preferred: HAL Term:
birth mother/father/parent mother or natural mother
birth child natural child, child of one's own
place for adoption give up for adoption
surrender for adoption (have) (are) separated by adoption,
mother/father/parent (when referring solely to the parents who had adopted) adoptive mother/father/parent/adopter
adopted child adopted person or person who was adopted
反击, 回击, 回嘴, 顶嘴, 回呛, 呛声, 反呛, 回嘴. 回敬: clap back US, informal to respond quickly and sharply to criticism A lot of times when someone says something nasty to you online, your gut reaction is to clap back right away. It's always good to take a cooling-off period—I recommend sleeping on it. This week, Mandy Moore clapped back at haters on Instagram after people accused her of Photoshopping her social media photos … "I am 5'10 and a size 6. I have NEVER photoshopped pictures … That's not what I'm about. If you're going to be rude about people's bodies, go elsewhere.". clapback = comeback a quick, sharp, and effective response to criticism. Not to be confused with a garden-variety diss, a clapback is deemed by most as a targeted, often viciously acute comeback intended to place someone in much-needed check. We all love a good clapback. It's a comeback but with that extra oomph. The art of the clap back is a study in discernment, wit, and instinct, which is why it should come as no surprise that Rihanna, Internet queen, is the reigning champ of shutting down the haters. hit back (return fire) I. If you hit back when someone hits you, or hit them back, you hit them in return. Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back. If somebody hit me, I'd hit them back. II. If you hit back at someone who has criticized or harmed you, you criticize or harm them in return. [journalism] The President has hit back at those who have criticised his economic reforms. The senator hit back with a negative advertisement mocking his rival for being out of touch with computer technology. hit out 攻击, 严厉批评 I. If you hit out at someone, you try to hit them, although you may miss them. [mainly British] I used to hit out at anyone who came near me. I had never punched anybody in my life but I hit out and gave him a black eye. II. If you hit out at someone or something, you criticize them strongly because you do not agree with them. [journalism] The President took the opportunity to hit out at what he sees as foreign interference. Passengers hit out angrily at the cancellations - and at the lack of information about them. counter verb I. If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade. Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes. Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. II. If you counter something that someone has said 反击, 回敬, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong. Both of them had to counter fierce criticism. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims. The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given. 'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice. counter noun. Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. Pay and benefits can be used as a counter to job insecurity 抵消, 补偿. to run counter to something = be counter to 大相径庭, 正相反 If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it. [formal] Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy. The finding ran counter to all expectations. We do not tolerate any behaviour that is counter to our core value of integrity. riposte [rɪˈpoʊst] I. 回嘴. A riposte is a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said. He was unable to think of a suitable riposte. Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky riposte. II. You can refer to an action as a riposte to something when it is a response to that thing. The operation is being seen as a swift riposte 答案, 应和 to the killing of a senior army commander. [+ to]. Verb. I. If you riposte, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said. 'It's tough at the top,' he said. 'It's tougher at the bottom,' riposted the billionaire. retort (rɪˈtɔ:t) n. (chemistry) 蒸馏瓶. A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. vb I. 回敬. 回嘴. 回呛. 呛声. (when tr, takes a clause as object) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. His sharp retort made an impact. Who do you think you're talking to?' she retorted. 'You're too old', she said. 'You're not so young yourself,' he retorted. II. to use (an argument) against its originator; turn the tables by saying (something). To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. to retort the charge of vanity. III. To bend or curve back. a retorted line.
The last summer: 1. How have you not seen The Big Lebowski? The Dude abides ( can't abide 受不了 If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much. It is more usual to say that you can't stand something. I can't abide their chatter. I can't abide people who can't make up their minds. She couldn't abide his success. abide by If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do. to follow a rule, decision, or instruction. They promised to abide by the rules of the contest. They have got to abide by the rules. law-abiding A law-abiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because of this. The Prime Minister said: 'I am anxious that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property.' abiding An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time. He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft. One of my abiding memories of him is of his singing to a small private party. The folk-song world was another of his abiding interests. "The Dude abides" is a phrase in the eccentric cult film "The Big Lebowski." Its cinematic context is essential to understanding the current meaning. "Abide" is a complex, archaic word that means variously "lives in," "goes in accord with," and "co-exists in harmony with." In the specific sense of the film, it occurs because the narrator and the main character, characters who have been extravagantly shown to be archaic, obsolete, rambling and pointlessly verbose, were struggling to describe a state of personal acceptance of fate. "The Dude abides" essentially means, "The Dude is," but it was not meant in a declarative or defiant sense. It was intended as an observation and statement of purpose. The Dude exists in peace with the many things that perturb him. There are many issues and problems, and he "abides" them, which means that he endures them and accepts them, withholding his approval but vowing his non-interference. Unfortunately, this phrase contains a lot of semantic noise due to its context. In fact, it is somewhat surprising that this is one of the phrases that people encounter most often from the film. It is absolutely accurate to say this phrase is always encountered now as a term of group identification and an invocation of the later meaning that the internet has appended to it. The phrase, in its most basic analysis, does not mean a lot. It is less a slogan than a parody of a slogan, but modern culture has picked it up and turned into a real slogan. ). It's impossible to go wrong with the Coen brothers. Fargo? No Country For Old Men? Blood Simple? You're so full of it right now. Your IMDB app is literally exploding. I'm sorry, IMDB? What is this you speak of? No, what accent is that? Like, Dracula? Let me see your phone. Let me see it. Hey! Stop! You're invading my personal bubble here, okay? Do you wanna get some food or something? I'm sorry, I promised my mom. She ordered Chinese. No, it's cool. I didn't mean to cross over into official date territory(I think nothing is more confusing and or stressful than when someone tries to leave the friend zone to cross over into dating territory. ). 2. Why is it okay that everyone else can have a thing like a capella or tattoo sleeves, but I'm an outcast at school because my thing is Jesus? I mean I feel like I can't even say "Jesus" without making people uncomfortable. Jesus! Like when I suggested a Bible study to the guys I body build with, they laughed at me. You're a Christian bodybuilder? You never told me that. I dabble 试着玩的, 试看看的, 不是认真的, 图好玩的, 用来玩的 (If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously. to be involved in an activity for a short time in a way that is not very serious. He dabbled in business. ...a designer who dabbled with digital imagery. Magicians do not dabble, they work hard. ). 3. 短信建议去看一个电影: Will surprise, nothing basic 绝不是普通的那种电影, guaranteed good time. As slang, basic refers to someone who is unwilling or afraid to express individuality. If you are basic, then you are ultra-conformist, not unique, and status-seeking through group association. You are not offensive and may be a little boring. Being basic just means that you aren't that dope. A basic woman or a basic bitch blindly follows trends and isn't an individual. ... It's trying too hard that makes you basic. And of course, Columbusing other people's slang is the most try-hard move of all. 4. If you weren't my best friend, we could never be friends. You literally have dates falling out of the sky 天上掉下来的. Come on. I'm not actually gonna go out with him. Yeah, no. He's young, he's successful, and he's hot. Gross! Give me that, I'll make sure it's disposed of 销毁. 5. From your chick? What? No. She's sexting? Lemme peep that. Damn it! Crap! It was going great. It was going great, and I started getting cocky. I got cocky, started cracking jokes that clearly didn't make sense and I made it awkward! 6. Paige Wilcox. She checks all the right boxes. Is she on your list? Didn't even bother. I'm not worthy 配不上, 不般配. 7. Can I just pretend I went to college and then backpack around Europe instead? Do people really fact-check resumes? I feel like that's very time-intensive 耗时间的, 费时费力的. You don't really want to do that. I'm not saying I'm gonna put an Ivy League. Although I could put Harvard and just test the waters. I feel like it's easy to pretend you went to Harvard. You just have to bring it up a lot. 8. I can't believe I can't hack the address. Right. 'Cause they lost the invitations. Grad week. People really cut loose 放松标准, 放低标准, 无所顾忌( I. if someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they stop being influenced or controlled by someone. It's time you cut loose from your family. II. informal to stop behaving in a controlled way and start having fun. to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc. hang/cut loose to start enjoying yourself and behaving in a relaxed uncontrolled way. break/cut loose to stop being connected with something or influenced by someone or something. a country that has cut loose from its violent past. ). We could have hooked up. That's a negative 不可能的. It's a tale as old as time (The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast": A Handbook author Jerry Griswold believes that the song's opening line "tale as old as time" alludes to the fact that Belle's story is an ancient, timeless one "deliberately situated within the context of other traditional tales;" hers is simply "the newest incarnation" of it.). The hot girls will hook up, because they've always been hot and dated the guys who gave them experience. But not with us? Correct. And the average girls, the ones we actually have a shot with 有可能, 有机会, well, they won't hook up, because they lack experience. The ultimate zero-sum algorithm 零和. Any luck with the fake IDs? Six hundred dollar PayPal to China. Nothing. Can you trust no one these days? When did it happen, Reece? When exactly were we designated uncool? Freshman year. You got caught reading Harry Potter at the homecoming game. It was Deathly Hollows. I stand by my choice 不后悔. Anyway. I bet that party tonight is totally lame. 9. One last chance to act on all crushes 对心仪对象下手, 开始行动. Make a few stupid decisions...
Language of adoption: The language of adoption is changing and evolving, and since the 1970s has been a controversial issue tied closely to adoption reform efforts. The controversy arises over the use of terms which, while designed to be more appealing or less offensive to some persons affected by adoption, may simultaneously cause offense or insult to others. This controversy illustrates the problems in adoption, as well as the fact that coining new words and phrases to describe ancient social practices will not necessarily alter the feelings and experiences of those affected by them. Two of the contrasting sets of terms are commonly referred to as positive adoption language (PAL) (sometimes referred to respectful adoption language (RAL)), and honest adoption language (HAL). Non-preferred: PAL term:
your own child birth child; biological child
child is adopted child was adopted
give up for adoption place for adoption or make an adoption plan
real mother/father/parent birth, biological or genetic mother/father/parent
natural parent birth parent or first parent
your adopted child your child
surrender for adoption placed or placed for adoption
Non-preferred: HAL Term:
birth mother/father/parent mother or natural mother
birth child natural child, child of one's own
place for adoption give up for adoption
surrender for adoption (have) (are) separated by adoption,
mother/father/parent (when referring solely to the parents who had adopted) adoptive mother/father/parent/adopter
adopted child adopted person or person who was adopted
反击, 回击, 回嘴, 顶嘴, 回呛, 呛声, 反呛, 回嘴. 回敬: clap back US, informal to respond quickly and sharply to criticism A lot of times when someone says something nasty to you online, your gut reaction is to clap back right away. It's always good to take a cooling-off period—I recommend sleeping on it. This week, Mandy Moore clapped back at haters on Instagram after people accused her of Photoshopping her social media photos … "I am 5'10 and a size 6. I have NEVER photoshopped pictures … That's not what I'm about. If you're going to be rude about people's bodies, go elsewhere.". clapback = comeback a quick, sharp, and effective response to criticism. Not to be confused with a garden-variety diss, a clapback is deemed by most as a targeted, often viciously acute comeback intended to place someone in much-needed check. We all love a good clapback. It's a comeback but with that extra oomph. The art of the clap back is a study in discernment, wit, and instinct, which is why it should come as no surprise that Rihanna, Internet queen, is the reigning champ of shutting down the haters. hit back (return fire) I. If you hit back when someone hits you, or hit them back, you hit them in return. Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back. If somebody hit me, I'd hit them back. II. If you hit back at someone who has criticized or harmed you, you criticize or harm them in return. [journalism] The President has hit back at those who have criticised his economic reforms. The senator hit back with a negative advertisement mocking his rival for being out of touch with computer technology. hit out 攻击, 严厉批评 I. If you hit out at someone, you try to hit them, although you may miss them. [mainly British] I used to hit out at anyone who came near me. I had never punched anybody in my life but I hit out and gave him a black eye. II. If you hit out at someone or something, you criticize them strongly because you do not agree with them. [journalism] The President took the opportunity to hit out at what he sees as foreign interference. Passengers hit out angrily at the cancellations - and at the lack of information about them. counter verb I. If you do something to counter a particular action or process, you do something which has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade. Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes. Sears then countered by filing an antitrust lawsuit. II. If you counter something that someone has said 反击, 回敬, you say something which shows that you disagree with them or which proves that they are wrong. Both of them had to counter fierce criticism. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims. The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given. 'But Peter, it's not that simple,' Goldstone countered in a firm voice. counter noun. Something that is a counter to something else has an opposite effect to it or makes it less effective. Pay and benefits can be used as a counter to job insecurity 抵消, 补偿. to run counter to something = be counter to 大相径庭, 正相反 If one thing runs counter to another, or if one thing is counter to another, the first thing is the opposite of the second thing or conflicts with it. [formal] Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy. The finding ran counter to all expectations. We do not tolerate any behaviour that is counter to our core value of integrity. riposte [rɪˈpoʊst] I. 回嘴. A riposte is a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said. He was unable to think of a suitable riposte. Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky riposte. II. You can refer to an action as a riposte to something when it is a response to that thing. The operation is being seen as a swift riposte 答案, 应和 to the killing of a senior army commander. [+ to]. Verb. I. If you riposte, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said. 'It's tough at the top,' he said. 'It's tougher at the bottom,' riposted the billionaire. retort (rɪˈtɔ:t) n. (chemistry) 蒸馏瓶. A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. vb I. 回敬. 回嘴. 回呛. 呛声. (when tr, takes a clause as object) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. His sharp retort made an impact. Who do you think you're talking to?' she retorted. 'You're too old', she said. 'You're not so young yourself,' he retorted. II. to use (an argument) against its originator; turn the tables by saying (something). To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. to retort the charge of vanity. III. To bend or curve back. a retorted line.
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