on the town, go to town on oneself, in town.

用法学习: 1. loose tea 茶叶 tea in the form of dried tea leaves that have not been put into teabags (= small paper bags each filled with enough tea leaves to make tea for one person): She didn't use teabags, but brewed a pot using loose tea. drip coffee coffee made by slowly pouring hot water through crushed coffee beans in a coffee filter. sister-wife A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her husband: In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another. A co-wife in general. the curse has been broken. curse I. If you curse 出言不逊, 骂人说脏话, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. I cursed and hobbled to my feet. He shot her an angry look and a curse. II. If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them. Joe will be cursing me when he finds out I’ve gone in without him. I cursed myself for being such a fool. Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside. He cursed himself for having been so careless. III. If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using rude language. So we set off again, cursing the delay, towards the west. She silently cursed her own stupidity. IV. to use magic powers to make bad things happen to someone. noun. I. If you say that there is a curse on someone, you mean that there seems to be a supernatural power causing unpleasant things to happen to them. a bad situation or event caused by someone's deliberate use of their magic powers. the curse of the Pharaohs. put a curse on someone/something 下诅咒: He was sure someone had put a curse on his house. Maybe there is a curse on my family. [+ on/upon]. He's been the object of a voodoo curse. II. You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse. Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy. Summer colds are a terrible curse. an unpleasant situation or influence that continues for a long time. the curse of unemployment 诅咒被打破 has been broken. 2. The 36-year-old woman was one of seven people, who were swept out to sea 卷进海里 shortly after midday when they got caught in a rip(暗流 unseen currents. I. A stretch of water in a river, estuary, or tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current. II. A rip current.) at Urquhart Bluff. wiki: A rip current 暗流, 回流, commonly referred to by the misnomer rip tide or simply a rip, is a strong channel of water flowing seaward from near the shore, typically through the surf line. They can move to different locations on a beach break, up to tens of metres (a few hundred feet) a day. They can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including the world's oceans, seas, and large lakes. A swimmer caught in a rip current should not attempt to swim back to shore directly against the rip. This risks exhaustion and drowning. A rip does not pull a swimmer under water; it carries the swimmer away from the shore in a narrow channel of water. The rip is like a treadmill which the swimmer needs to step off. The swimmer should remain calm and swim parallel to the shore until he or she is outside of the current. Locations to aim for are places where waves are breaking. In these areas, floating objects are generally transported towards the shore. riptide = rip tide 乱流(A riptide is an area of sea where two different currents meet or where the water is extremely deep. Riptides make the water very rough and dangerous.): A riptide is a strong, offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet ( [ˈɪnlət] trench海沟 I. a long narrow area of water that continues into the land from a lake or ocean. An inlet is a narrow strip of water which goes from a sea or lake into the land. ...a sheltered inlet. II. a tube through which a liquid or gas goes into a machine. An inlet is a part of a machine through which a flow of liquid enters. ...a blocked water inlet. trench [trentʃ] I. A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water. II. 壕沟. a deep ditch or furrow. A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches. We fought with them in the trenches. ...trench warfare. ) along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide 退潮期( ebb I. When the tide or the sea ebbs, its level gradually falls. When the tide ebbs it's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans. II. If someone's life, support, or feeling ebbs, it becomes weaker and gradually disappears. ...as a man's physical strength ebbs. Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed? His little girl's life ebbed away. Their popular support is ebbing away. noun The ebb or the ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level as the tide moves away from the land. ...the spring ebb tide. We decided to leave on the ebb at six o'clock next morning. at a/o's low(est) ebb 低潮期 If someone or something is at a low ebb or at their lowest ebb, they are not being very successful or profitable. ...a time when everyone is tired and at a low ebb. The Government's popularity is at its lowest ebb. ebb and flow 潮起潮落 You can use ebb and flow to describe the way that something repeatedly increases and decreases or rises and falls. ...the ebb and flow of feeling and moods. ). It is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries ( estuary 入海口, 出海口 [estʃʊri , US estʃueri] An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. ...naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary. ) and other enclosed tidal areas. The riptides become the strongest where the flow is constricted 受限制的. When there is a falling or ebbing tide, the outflow water is strongly flowing through an inlet toward the sea, especially once stabilized by jetties. During these falling and ebbing tides, a riptide can carry a person far offshore. Because of this, riptides are typically more powerful than rip currents. During slack tide, the water is motionless for a short period of time until the flooding or rising tide starts pushing the sea water landward through the inlet. Riptides also occur at constricted areas in bays and lagoons where there are no waves near an inlet. These strong, reversing currents can also be termed ebb jets, flood jet, or tidal jets 强水流 by coastal engineers because they carry large quantities of sand outward that form sandbars far out in the ocean or into the bay outside the inlet channel. The term "ebb jet" would be used for a tidal current leaving an enclosed tidal area, and "flood jet" for the equivalent tidal current entering it. The term "rip tide" or "riptide" is often incorrectly applied to rip currents, which are not tidal flows. A rip current is a strong, narrow jet of water that moves away from the beach and into the ocean as a result of local wave action. They can flow quickly, are unpredictable and are a result of the shape of the coastline. Instead, a rip tide is caused by the Moon's gravitational pull and is a predictable rise and fall of the water level. 3. discount I. to leave out of account as being unreliable, prejudiced, or irrelevant. a.To leave out of account as being untrustworthy or exaggerated; disregard. to consider that something is not important, possible, or likely. If you discount an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant. Police have discounted the possibility that this was a terrorist attack. However, traders tended to discount the rumor. This theory has now been discounted. discount a rumor. His theory was discounted immediately. b. To underestimate the significance or effectiveness of; minimize: took care not to discount his wife's accomplishments. c. To regard with doubt or disbelief. II. to anticipate and make allowance for, often so as to diminish the effect of. III. a reduction in the price of something. This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand 刺激需求, 促进需求. Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%. All sale items have been heavily discounted. Bus and train discounts are available for people over 60. Customers can get huge discounts by making reservations in advance. discount on/off: Air Canada is currently offering a 10% discount on selected airfares. discount price/rate: We offer many items at special discount prices. at a discount (=at less than the usual price): All tickets are now available at a discount. You often get a discount on discontinued goods. Tour prices are being discounted. They usually ascribe it to ignorance 归因于, 归结为. But I guess you can't discount 否认可能性, 排除可能性 the possibility of something more sinister at work(discount I. If a shop or company discounts an amount or percentage from something that they are selling, they take the amount or percentage off the usual price. This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand. Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%. II. 不当回事, 排除, 否认, 斥责. 小看, 看低, 看轻, 看不起. 嗤之以鼻. If you discount an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant. However, traders tended to discount the rumor. This theory has now been discounted. ). mark down I. to write something in order to have a record of it. Use this column to mark down how much each item costs. II. 减价, 降价. to reduce the price of something. They've marked down the shoes to £20 for this week only. III. education to give a student a lower mark for their work for a particular reason. mark someone down for something: They'll mark you down for poor spelling. IV. to intend or plan that a particular thing should happen to someone or something. mark someone/something down for something: The museum has been marked down for closure. deny I. say something is not true to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something. I've never denied that there is a housing problem. I can't deny her remarks hurt me. deny doing something  Two men have denied murdering a woman at a remote picnic spot. strongly/ vehemently/strenuously etc deny something 坚决否认 Jackson vehemently denied the allegations.  The government denied the existence of poverty among 16- and 17-year-olds. deny a charge/allegation/claim The men have denied charges of theft. note: You deny doing something: She denied taking the money. ✗Don’t say: She denied to take the money. II. not allow to, refuse to allow someone to have or do something Some landowners deny access to the countryside. deny somebody something She could deny her son nothing. deny something to somebody This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens. III. there's no denying (that/something) IV. feelings to refuse to admit that you are feeling something Emotions can become destructive if they are suppressed and denied. V. deny yourself (something). deny a charge/allegation Officials denied allegations that torture was widespread. deny any involvement in something The chairman denied any involvement in the affair. deny all knowledge of something CIA officers denied all knowledge of the operation. deny a fact You can't deny the fact that we made a mistake. deny a rumour Their chief executive denied rumours of the company's decline. deny a claim Claims that money had been wasted were denied by the chairman of the committee. deny the existence of something The government has denied the existence of any political prisoners in the country. deny any wrongdoing formal (=illegal or immoral behaviour) The White House denied any wrongdoing. strongly/firmly deny something Reports of government corruption have been strongly denied. vehemently/vigorously/strenuously deny something (=very strongly) He vehemently denied that he had ever been to her house. flatly/categorically deny something (=very definitely and directly) In the interview, he flatly denied that charge. hotly deny something (=in an angry or excited way) She hotly denied ever having taken drugs. repeatedly deny something King has repeatedly denied being a gang member. 4. get dragged 被痛斥, 被痛骂, 被狠批 being disrespected or humiliated on an internet forum. Being severally roasted. Next time she tell you that she gonna get dragged. Ins上指责婴儿乘客啼哭被批: You know those private thoughts you should keep to yourself – the kind that shouldn't be verbalised, ever? Well, thanks to the magic that is The Internet, people can express their problematic opinions online and get absolutely dragged for it – just like 24-year-old Instagram model Angela Panari. overcompensate 欲盖弥彰, 反应过度 excessive reaction to a feeling of inferiority, guilt, or inadequacy leading to an exaggerated attempt to overcome the feeling. to do more than you need to do in trying to correct a fault. to try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing overcompensate for Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot. Don't overcompensate for your lack of experience by driving too slowly. Leonard: Oh, glad you're here, uh, sit down, I'll get you a plate. Mom, you remember Penny. Beverley: Oh, yes, the waitress slash actress with the unresolved father issues. Has he finally come to terms with his little slugger ( I. a baseball player who hits the ball very hard. II. approving someone, especially a young boy, who tries very hard at something. slug: I. 鼻涕虫 a small, usually black or brown creature with a long, soft body and no arms or legs, like a snail but with no shell. II. mainly US informal a slow-moving, lazy person. sluggish adj moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon. Something is wrong with the car - the engine feels sluggish. The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years. III. informal a bullet: The poor guy wound up with a slug in his stomach. IV. informal an amount of drink, especially strong alcoholic drink, that you can swallow at one time: I had a slug of vodka to give me courage. verb. I. informal to hit someone hard with the fist (= closed hand): She slugged him and he fell against the bar. II. US to hit a baseball hard. slug it out If two people slug it out, they fight or argue violently until one of them wins. If two or more people slug it out, they work very hard to try to be the one who is successful or has their ideas and wishes accepted. Four candidates are slugging it out in a dirty campaign. a fight to the finish 战斗到底 a situation in which two groups or people intend to fight until one side has been defeated ) growing breasts? Penny: Well, he sent me a football and a catcher's mitt for Christmas, so I'm going to say no. Howard: If it helps, we're all good with 我们没有问题, 我们不觉得有问题, 我们觉得很好 your breasts. Beverley: Classic overcompensation. Oh, speaking of fathers, Leonard, that reminds me, I'm divorcing yours. 5. sliver [slɪvər] I. a small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece. A sliver of something is a small thin piece or amount of it. a very small, thin piece of something, usually broken off something larger: Just a sliver of cake for me, please - I shouldn't really be having any. Not a sliver of glass remains where the windows were. There was only one sliver of light in the darkness. a thin, sharp piece, usually broken off something larger: The glass smashed into slivers. A sliver is also any narrow or thin piece: I just want a sliver of cake. "a sliver of pizza 一角比萨. a sliver of cheese 一小片奶酪". II. a strip of loose untwisted textile fibres produced by carding. a loose strand or fibre obtained by carding. verb. I. cut or break (something) into small, thin, narrow pieces. "slivered almonds". II. convert (textile fibres) into slivers. "spun silk slivering". lay low (transitive, informal) To topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out. He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head. lie low (intransitive) To conceal oneself; to remain hidden. If you are lying low, you are hiding or not drawing attention to yourself. [informal] Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever. I'll lie low here until you get back, good luck! Future: 'I'm going to lie low for a while in case the police come looking for me.' Present: 'I'm lying low because the police are looking for me.' Past: 'I lay low yesterday when the police came looking.' Past perfect: 'I have lain low because the police have been looking for me.' Usage notes: The verb to lay is a transitive verb, which means it requires an object (such as an egg). In this case the word 'low' could be substituted for any prepositional phrase, such as in the straw. Future: 'The hen is going to lay an egg low.' Present: 'The hen is laying an egg low.' Past: 'The hen laid an egg low.' Past perfect: 'The hen had laid an egg low.' The confusion between lie low and lay low stems from the fact that the past tense of to lie (intransitive verb) is lay; whereas the past tense of to lay (transitive verb) is laid. Also, in this case lie low is an idiom so both words must be used together; this is consistent with many other idioms, such as 'hurry up,' for example. When hiding out, the verb to lie is the appropriate choice. Similarly, the verb to lie is the correct choice for 'going to lie down,' which has the identical pattern of verb tense usage as going to lie low for exactly the same reasons. pass up (someone or something) To skip, ignore, disregard, or reject (someone or something). I can't believe they passed up my idea! I know you're on a diet, but this pie is way too good to pass up 不容错过. They passed Jim up for the promotion in favor of the boss's son. I. to fail to select someone or something. The committee passed Jill up and chose Kelly. They passed up Jill. II. to travel past someone or something. We had to pass the museum up 路过, 经过, thinking we could visit the next time we were in town. We passed up 超过 a hitchhiker. If you pass up a chance or an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it. The official urged the government not to pass up 错失良机 the opportunity that has now presented itself 主动送上门的. 'I can't pass this up.' She waved the invitation. pass something up to not make use of a chance to do something. pass up 放弃, 错失 a chance/opportunity/offer to not use the chance etc to do or have something when it is offered I don't think you should pass up the opportunity to go to university. You wonder, when you pass up a deal like that, whether you'll ever get one again. Even careful consumers are finding these bargains too good to pass up. too good to miss If you say that something is too good to miss, you mean that it is a very good opportunity and that people should see it, do it, etc.: Henri's latest show is too good to miss. 6. exhilarating [ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ, ɛɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ] adj I. making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling. "an exhilarating two-hour rafting experience". II. making you feel very excited and happy: an exhilarating walk in the mountains. Indian giver US and Canadian offensive The act of giving something to someone under the pretense that they get to keep it permanently, and then taking it back later on, or expecting something in return. a person who asks for the return of a present he or she has given. "Indian giver" is an American expression, used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back, or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item. You can't take it back! Don't be an Indian giver. Say/cry/yell Uncle 举白旗, 认输, 投降 "Say 'uncle'!" is a North American expression demanding that the opponent in a contest submit. The response "Uncle!" is equivalent to "I give up" and indicates submission. surrender or admit defeat. "he fought for a while, but he pretty quickly cried uncle". eat crow [kroʊ] 认错, 认输 American informal to admit that you were wrong about something.

 Big Bang Theory: 1. enable I. If someone or something enables you to do a particular thing, they give you the opportunity to do it. The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early. ...a new charter for training to enable young people to make the most of their potential. Researchers describe it as an enabling technology. II. To enable something to happen means to make it possible for it to happen. The hot sun enables the grapes to reach optimum ripeness. A series of holes in the side panels enables the position of the shelves to be adjusted. The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution. III. To enable someone to do something means to give them permission or the right to do it. The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service. Some protection for victims must be written into the enabling legislation. IV. to give someone the ability or opportunity to do something Enemy communications were destroyed, enabling a surprise attack. enable someone to do something: This will enable users to conduct live video conversations. V. to allow someone to continue with abusive or harmful behaviour by failing to challenge them or by protecting them. 放任不管. 骄纵, 放纵, 纵容, 容忍, 惯着. My mission is not to enable an alcoholic or drug abuser. A lot of guilty bishops enabled abusers for years. You know, I like the way my hair looks. I'm done tiptoeing around him. We're all guilty of it. But why? 'Cause we were afraid to upset him. Which happens anyway. Well, that's over. I'm done enabling him. Like, this is his spot and-and the thermostat has to be set to his comfort level, even though he doesn't even live here anymore and I'm always chilly. Is that why you wear a hoodie all the time? Why would-- Yes! To accommodate Sheldon! And what about this thing? Why is it here? I'll tell you why. Because it was here when I moved in, and, for no earthly reason, he forbade me to touch it. Well, if you don't like it, get rid of it. Put it in the closet. 2.  I'm sorry I didn't react appropriately. You and Penny are bringing new life into the world. Congratulations. I can't wait to meet it. It"? That's a gender-neutral pronoun. If you're offended, take it up with ( take something up with someone to begin discussing a subject with someone: You'll have to take this up with the head of the department. take up with someone informal to become friendly with someone, especially someone who could have a bad influence on you. I don't want you to take up with the wrong crowd. be taken up with something 花费在, 消耗在, 浪费在 to be busy doing, discussing, or thinking about something. The whole meeting was taken up with arguing about the budget. She was completely taken up with her own worries. ) the English language. 3. You know, you go on and on about wanting things to stay the same, but you've changed a lot since I met you. Oh, you are a mean drunk 喝醉了就变恶人. I'm serious. You have a ton of friends, you got married, moved into a new apartment, you wore a baseball hat that one time. 4. Push X. Which one's X? The one with the X on it. Take it easy, I'm new at this. What, the alphabet? You don't have to be snarky(unpleasant and scornful. said in a way that is intended to make someone feel stupid or bad.). Hey, do you want to play the game, or do you want to crawl back up 爬回去 your mommy's shirt and chow down like a baby( "You should crawl back into your mother's rancid womb [wuːm], gestate for a few more hours, slide back out, and then learn something about not being an entitled, white piece of sh*t," the protester screamed. You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. rancid [rænsɪd] 腐烂的, 腐臭的, 发臭的, 发馊的, 馊味的 adjective If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant. Butter is perishable and can go rancid. ...the odour of rancid milk. gestation [dʒəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] I. biology the time during which a human or animal baby develops inside its mother, or the process by which this happens. gestation period (=the time gestation takes): Human infants have a gestation 孕育 period of nine months. II. the development in your mind of an idea or plan, before you talk about it to other people. claw back 捞回来, 挠回来 I. If someone claws back some of the money or power 收回来, 抓回来 they had lost, they get some of it back again. They will eventually be able to claw back all or most of the debt. In the meantime his generals will want to claw back some of their old influence. II. If a government claws back money, it finds a way of taking money back from people that it gave money to in another way. The Chancellor will try to claw back £3.5 billion in next year's Budget. clawback an act of retrieving money already paid out, typically by taxation. "a clawback of tax relief". wiki: A clawback 退回, 退还, 归还 or clawback provision is a special contractual clause typically included in employment contracts by financial firms, by which money already paid must be paid back under certain conditions. The term clawbacks or claw backs can also be used to refer to any money or benefits that have been given out but need to be returned due to special circumstances or events, which are mentioned in a contract. )? Damn, what is wrong with you? I'm sorry, I thought you wanted to beat your husband. I do. Well, then suck it up! 4. Do I get a vote in this? They'll have pickled herring on the plane. Bye-bye. Well, I hate to say it, but I think everyone is being incredibly selfish. Well, you would be the authority on the subject 太有发言权了. What does that mean? Sheldon, no one is happier than I am to win the Nobel. But it's not more important than our friends. How can you call them friends when they're abandoning us? They're abandoning us because you broke their hearts. I didn't mean to. I know! You never mean to. That's the only reason people tolerate you! 5. No matter how thoughtless and selfish he is, I still love him. If you think about it, he has kind of been our practice kid. Like when you make pancakes and the first one comes out a little wonky(I. not straight; crooked or askew. "you have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth". II. (of a thing) unsteady. "they sat drinking, perched on the wonky stools". III. not functioning correctly; faulty. "I enjoy good health, apart from two wonky knees"). The university prefers "quirky". 6. That's the fourth time she's been to the bathroom in the last two hours. So? Her breakfast was binding((especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided or stopped.  involving an obligation that cannot be broken. A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out. ...proposals for a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions. The panel's decisions are secret and not binding on the government. [+ on] "business agreements are intended to be legally binding". a binding agreement. The contract wasn't legally binding. binding on/upon: These are guidelines 建议 only, and are not binding on any party. legally binding: Common legal phrase indicating that an agreement has been consciously made, and certain actions are now either required or prohibited. For example, a lease for an apartment is legally binding, because upon signing the document, the lessor and the lessee are agreeing to a number of conditions. n. I. the type of cover that a book has. a strong covering holding the pages of a book together. II. a thin strip of material that can be sewn along the edges of clothes or other objects. non-committal not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action. "her tone was non-committal, and her face gave nothing away" You can describe someone as noncommittal when they deliberately do not express their opinion or intentions clearly. Mr Hall is non-committal about the number of jobs that the development corporation has created. Sylvia's face was noncommittal. ...a very bland non-committal answer. 'I like some of his novels better than others,' I said noncommittally.). I made sure of that. So? So she clearly has some sort of stomach distress. If it's viral, we're all susceptible. She's probably just airsick. Yeah, but what if she's not? What if we get what she has? What if we infect the King of Sweden? That's how wars start. All right, that's it, this is Outbreak and she's the monkey. Wait. Stop. Be reasonable. 7. How about this-- you can practice your acceptance speech while I try on the dress. Ah, great. You can help me whittle it down ( To whittle down a group or thing 缩减, 压缩 means to gradually make it smaller. He had whittled eight interviewees down to two. By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner. The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal. ) to 90 minutes. Why are you talking so fast? I'm trying to get my speech down to 90 minutes. Nobody's gonna be able to understand a word you're saying. Welcome to my life. I think you need to do some editing 改一下, 改改, 修改一下, like maybe cut out all that stuff about your childhood. Are you kidding? Growing up in the backwoods of East Texas is what makes me warm and relatable. Well, what about all these pages calling out everyone who said you wouldn't succeed? I told them all they would rue [ruː] the day (If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. Tavare was probably ruing his decision. rue the day 遗憾终身, 抱憾终生 If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. You'll live to rue the day you said that to me, my girl.). How is it gonna make me look if the day finally comes, and they're not filled with rue? Sheldon, this isn't about ruing. This is about humbly accepting a great honor. Amy, we won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Humility is for people who win the goofy Nobels like Literature, Economics and Peace. Please tell me that's not in your speech. Oh. I can cut it, but it's the only joke I have. 8. You really think walking her is gonna help me meet girls? Cinnamon is chick bait. Good. 'Cause I'm not. Just remember, you're in charge. Don't let her pull you. That seems like an unnecessary thing to say. And please, if you have any problems, any questions, call me immediately, okay? She's my baby. It shouldn't come up 应该用不着, but just in case: where could I buy a dog that looks exactly like her? Kidding. If she dies, I'll just tell you. 9. Was Amy suspicious when they had to let your dress out? No. She was so happy, she didn't even question it. Someone's gonna figure it out. Why don't we just tell people? No, it's too early. I haven't even wrapped my head around it. I have. My head is wrapped. Yeah, well if something else had been wrapped, we wouldn't be in this situation. Excuse me, but if I recall, you're the one who went out drinking with Sheldon, then came home and attacked me. Attacked you? I said, "Do you wanna?" Yeah. I was helpless. 10. Don't slam the (gasps) That was exhilarating. You pick up your dresses? Yep. The tailor had to take mine in 收紧 and let Penny's out 改大. Best day of my life. What about the day you met me? I stand by my statement. Well, thank you guys so much for the clothes and the shoes, the plane tickets. You've been so generous. Well, it's important that all of our friends get to share this moment with us. And then for years to come, you can tell others you had a front-row seat to history. Although, technically, I think your seats are in the second row. conversely 相反的 introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to. in an opposite way: Poor health is accepted as an attribute of normal ageing. Conversely, youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health. The staff of any organisation are its best ambassadors or conversely may be its worst. "we're not going to have enough onions to last the year, while courgettes, conversely, are in a major surplus". 11. Sheldon, what do you think? I like you better the way you were. But she looks beautiful! Classic lines, colors that complement ( I. If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable. Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well. 女王malta房产出售: The BBC reported that it was Frank Salt real estate agency that'd listed the property. "The residence, which is complemented with sea views over Marsamxett Harbour from the roof terrace, enjoys many authentic architectural features such as an imposing wide fronted façade, an elaborate porch, arched entrance hall, original wide staircase, stone floors, and various fireplaces." the listing reads. The residence contains six bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 garages and a mature garden that spans 900 square metres. There's no denying that the estate has descended into a state of disrepair. But there's immense potential for the new owner to remodel it into a great conversion. in/into disrepair [dɪsrɪpeər] If something is in disrepair or is in a state of disrepair, it is broken or in bad condition. The house was unoccupied and in a bad state of disrepair. Many of the older buildings had fallen into disrepair. II. 互补. If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination. There will be a written examination to complement the practical test. We complement one another perfectly. noun. I. Something that is a complement to something else complements it. The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser. Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in this situation. II. The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly. Each ship had a complement of 全套的 around a dozen officers and 250 men. [+ of] Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows. III. In grammar, the complement 补足语, 补语. of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence 'They felt very tired', 'very tired' is the complement. In 'They were students', 'students' is the complement. ) her skin tone 肤色, and hair that goes from "office" to "on the town" (on the town 出去 happy If you go out on the town or go for a night on the town, you enjoy yourself by going to a town centre in the evening and spending a long time there visiting several places of entertainment. enjoying yourself by going to places of entertainment in a town or city: I used to love going out on the town and coming back in the early hours of the morning. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate. Tim was just arriving home from a long night on the town. I was out on the town/I had a night on the town last night, and I'm exhausted! in town The phrase in town may be used whether or not the place in question would normally be considered a town, it can also be a city. ... When one says they are in town to someone, it means they are in the city or town where the listener is currently living. go to town do something thoroughly, enthusiastically, or extravagantly. "I thought I'd go to town on the redecoration". If you say that someone goes to town on something, you mean that they deal with it with a lot of enthusiasm or intensity. to do something eagerly and as completely as possible: We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show. [+ on] The papers got hold of it and went to town on it. With £500 spending money for each couple, you can really go to town! go to town on (one's self) to masturbate. I went to town on myself last night. ) in minutes. I don't care. Put it back. I like the way I look. 12. What kind of tea is appropriate for winning a Nobel Prize and now everything is changing and you feel unmoored 脱离 from reality? I don't know. Earl Grey? You know, this is something I've wanted my whole life. But I guess I never considered how everything would be different. Buddy, I know it all feels overwhelming right now, but I promise you, things will settle down. There's no Earl Grey! You filthy liar! 13. Dinner ready? Not unless you cooked. Why is this article about Sheldon all about you? Let me see. Oh, good, they used my NASA picture. Why does it say that you're his best friend? Leonard's his best friend. No. Leonard has always been kind of a monkey butler( = simian [sɪmiən] servant A trained monkey that acts as your servant, catering for all your needs. An employee with a wide variety of often menial duties. Someone who gladly will complete whatever task is requested. George serves as my Monkey Butler. Some days he works on getting new clients, other days he merely gets my lunch. "Would you like a can of Stella? The monkey butler will get it. Oi, monkey...". simian [sɪmiən] I. If someone has a simian face, they look rather like a monkey. Ada had a wrinkled, simian face. II. Simian is used to describe things relating to monkeys or apes. ...a simian virus. ). Whenever Sheldon got into a scrape [skreɪp] 惹上麻烦, 陷入麻烦, 有麻烦 ( noun. [old-fashioned] If you are in a scrape, you are in a difficult situation which you have caused yourself. We got into terrible scrapes. verb I. If you scrape something from a surface, you remove it, especially by pulling a sharp object over the surface. She went round the car scraping the frost off the windows. Young children were trying to scrape up some of the rice that spilled from the sacks. II. If something scrapes against something else or if someone or something scrapes something else, it rubs against it, making a noise or causing slight damage. The only sound is that of knives and forks scraping against china. The cab driver struggled with her luggage, scraping a bag against the door as they came in. The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to a halt. There was a scraping sound as she dragged the heels of her shoes along the pavement. From the other side of the door came the scrape of a guard's boot. The house was silent but for the scraping of a branch on the slates. III. 擦伤, 刮伤. 划伤. 划破(graze, skin, scratch, bark). If you scrape a part of your body, you accidentally rub it against something hard and rough, and damage it slightly. She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees. scrape by If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty. We're barely scraping by on my salary. scrape a living 维持生计, 勉强过活 If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living. He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist. get by 凑合着过 If you can get by with what you have, you can manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way. I'm a survivor. I'll get by. Melville managed to get by on a small amount of money. scrape the bottom of the barrel = scrap the barrel If you say that someone is scraping the barrel, or scraping the bottom of the barrel, you disapprove of the fact that they are using or doing something of extremely poor quality. scrape through If you scrape through an examination 勉强过关, 擦边过关, you just succeed in passing it. If you scrape through a competition or a vote, you just succeed in winning it. Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scraped through a couple of A-levels. If we can get a draw, we might scrape through. scrape together 勉强凑够, 好容易凑齐 If you scrape together an amount of money or a number of things, you succeed in obtaining it with difficulty. They only just managed to scrape the money together. It's possible the Congress Party will scrape together a majority. ), I was his go-to guy. When did he get into a scrape? You're kidding, right? Remember when he had a panic attack 'cause his hand got stuck in a jar of olives? I was the one who told him to let go of the olives. Please, that doesn't make you his best friend. You know, that reporter asked me if I could put him in touch with Amy's best friend. That's Penny. (singsongy ( singsong having a regular or monotonous rising and falling rhythm a singsong accent. A tediously repetitive rising and falling inflection of the voice. a voice rising and falling in level: she was speaking gently in her soft Irish sing-song. the sing-song voices of children reciting tables. She spoke in a singsong. )): Doesn't have to be. 14. All right, now what? Oh, why don't we play a game to pass 消磨时间 the time? Here. Uh, I am thinking of a number. Hint: it's a cube of a cube of a prime. There's an infinite number of possibilities. What, you got somewhere to be 你有什么重要事吗, 你需要去什么地方吗? 15. Leonard, coffee? Black and strong, like Luke Cage. I'm too tired to even be disturbed by that 懒得关心. Sheldon? Mm, absolutely not, no. The Nobel committee will be making the calls to inform the winners at any minute, so the only drug I need is the endorphins pumping through my brain in anticipation of our victory. Well, technically, anticipation wouldn't be mediated by endorphins as much as dopamine, but, you know, you've been up all night, so I'll give you that one 算你过. Really? The second he stops talking? Well should we wake him up? Well, he did say if he fell asleep, we were allowed to slap him awake. Oh, boy. Wait a minute. Why do you get to do it? 'Cause I called it. Well, you can't just call it. You have to earn it. Oh, and you've earned it? No one has earned it more than me. (Amy clearing throat) You have your whole life to smack him around. This is my time. Fine. Don't miss. It's not a volleyball. I can handle it. Oh, wait. Hang on. When you're old, you are gonna want a record of this. Oh, oh, yeah. Do it in slo-mo. I want to see his cheeks ripple. Ready go.

Friends: 1. Hi, Monica. Hi, boots. See? I'm getting a lot of use out of them 我穿了很多次, 穿了很长时间 already. You can wear them with dresses, skirts. Wear them with shorts on the corner and earn money to pay for them. Wow, they're beautiful. They hurt so much. What? The guy who made these hates feet and wants to see them die. Give them to me. I haven't felt my feet in years. I can't. I told Chandler I'd wear them all the time. Then return them. I can't do that either. The soles are scuffed up 鞋底都磨了( scuff I. If you scuff something or if it scuffs, you mark the surface by scraping it against other things or by scraping other things against it. Constant wheelchair use will scuff 磨破 almost any floor surface. Molded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily. ...scuffed brown shoes. II. If you scuff your feet, you pull them along the ground as you walk. Polly, bewildered and embarrassed, dropped her head and scuffed her feet. ), and the insides are filled with my blood. Hey, I just picked up Ben from school. I don't think you did a very thorough job. I dropped him off at Carol's. Anyway, I'm not gonna get those tickets.
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用法学习: 1. International studies show children from Asian backgrounds do indeed consistently outperform their western peers, and cultural background is a significant factor. An Australian study by Monash university academics says: "Anglo-celtic Australian parents seem to put less emphasis on 不重视 academic achievement while having more flexible expectations when compared to Chinese or Vietnamese Australian parents". In Britain government figures show black and Asian school-leavers are more likely to go to university than their white peers. For many western parents "Tiger Mom" is a negative stereotype: Asian parents are authoritarian and heartless. They de-emphasise social engagement and force their kids to rote learn ( rote [roʊt] Rote learning or learning by rote 死记硬背, 填鸭式教育 is learning things by repeating them without thinking about them or trying to understand them. He is very sceptical about the value of rote learning. You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote. ) instead of thinking critically. Behind harsh teaching methods lies a complex and subtle message of the innate value of education. It's not just about excelling in a particular topic but understanding that education itself is priceless. Books contained knowledge and so they were to be revered 敬畏( [rɪˈvɪr] to have a lot of respect and admiration for someone or something. a professor he once revered but ultimately came to despise. ). It's not harsh to teach that. It instills an automatic and life-long approach to books that acts as a constant reminder of the innate value of education. Countless times my dad pointed out the ruddy ( I. adjective If you describe someone's face as ruddy 红红的, 红扑扑的, 红彤彤的, you mean that their face is a reddish colour, usually because they are healthy or have been working hard, or because they are angry or embarrassed. He had a naturally ruddy complexion. His face is still ruddy and handsome. II. Something that is ruddy is reddish in colour. [literary] ...barges, with their sails ruddy brown from regular dressing of ochre. III. Ruddy is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry. [British, old-fashioned, rude, emphasis] He took the paraffin stove on a picnic and the ruddy thing wouldn't work. ) complexion 面容, 肤色 of a road worker, the boredom suffered by the checkout chick, the reasons behind the war on the evening news, the stoop of the old man who had spent a lifetime leaning over a factory conveyor belt. These aren't harsh lessons, they are just a daily drip-feed 一点一滴的, 潜移默化的 ( If you drip-feed money into something, you pay the money a little at a time rather than paying it all at once. ...investors who adopt the sensible policy of drip feeding money into shares. II. medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body. ) reminder that a good education can lift you up. For Asians, migrants or not, the sight, experience or memory of poverty is a powerful motivational factor. A good education is a passport 敲门砖 out of poverty through upward social mobility. It is a passport out of a life of hard physical labour. It is a passport out of servitude. Ultimately, it's a passport to a life better than the one lived by your parents. Asian cultural values are not simply about a harsh and uncompromising parenting style, they are about inculcating ( inculcate 灌输 [ˈɪŋ.kʌl.keɪt] to fix beliefs or ideas in someone's mind, especially by repeating them often: Our coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into the players. ) children to be aware of the need for a good education. Asians don't worry too much about their kids' complaints today, for they play the long game 看得长远. 美国: Their outsize ( outsize [aʊtsaɪz] 不成比例的 = outsized 1. Outsize or outsized things are much larger than usual or much larger than you would expect. [British] ...an outsize pair of scissors. An outsized photograph hung above her bedroom fireplace. II. Outsize clothes are clothes for very large people. Often outsize 大码的 clothes are made from cheap fabric and look like ugly tents.) presence in higher education — critics charge some universities with enforcing tacit Asian-American quotas — has made their success legend. Growing up, the value of education was ingrained in Ms Krah. Ms Krah, now a mother of two, has passed on that emphasis on education to her children. Sydney-based father Atul Khapli is of a similar mind, stressing education 强调教育 will open opportunities for his young son. 2. Could you sit there? I'm saving this seat for my friend Ross. You mean Dr. Geller? Doctor? I didn't know he had a nickname. Oh, he won't sit here. Only people in white coats sit there. Only people in blue blazers sit here. How come? That's just the way it is. That's crazy. Maybe it's crazy in a perfect world: a world without lab coats and blazers. But you not in a perfect world. You in a museum now. See that scientist? He and I used to play together in grade school, but now. I shared my pudding with you, man! I gave you my Snack Pack! See? He pretend he don't even hear me! Everyone's pretending they don't hear you. I don't know about your jackets and separate tables but Ross is my friend. And if I save him a seat, he will sit in it. Here! I saved you a seat! I'm cool here. I'll catch up with you later. This is saved 这里有人了. Gift shop. 4. bottle blonde a person who dyes their hair blonde. For some reason, he only dates bottle blondes. I saw a picture of her from a few years ago and she had brown hair. I think she's a bottle blonde. nick noun. A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye. verb. I. uk informal 偷走. 偷窃. 偷盗(knock off, take off). to steal something: He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups. [VERB noun] We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. I've had my bike nicked again. All right, who's nicked my ruler? II. uk slang 抓现行. 人赃并获. Captured (by police); arrested. If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime: They nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area. III. us informal 抢劫. 被宰了. 挨宰了. 上当了. 被骗了. to cheat someone or to charge someone too much money: $50 for a meal like that - we were nicked! If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge. NICKED means to get a very small cut of the skin. In slang, it means to have to pay (for) something, (usually a small amount) that was somewhat unexpected and unappreciated. If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it. IV. If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin. to make a small cut in a surface or an edge. Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood. He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass. in good nick/in bad nick Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick. Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine. snip verb 剪走. 剪掉. (get snipped = vasectomy 绝育手术) to cut something in a short quick movement using scissors. If you snip something, or if you snip at or through something, you cut it quickly using sharp scissors. He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper. He snipped a length of new bandage and placed it around Peter's chest. noun. If you say that something is a snip, you mean that it is very good value. [British, informal] The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25. 5. flying visit a very short visit. A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time. Good Cop: You been busy? Always busy. Just making time for a cup of tea. Anything good happened? Routine. Hopefully it'll be a quiet night. Anyway, Dad, just a flying visit 简单和你说几句话. I'll leave you to your book, shall I? You take care out there. Always. flying adj. A flying animal has wings and is able to fly. ...species of flying insects. get off to a flying start If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a race or a new job. Advertising revenue in the new financial year has got off to a flying start. Hendry made a flying start to the final. pigs might fly If you say 'pigs might fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely. [humorous, informal, emphasis] 'There's a chance he won't get involved in this, of course.'—'And pigs might fly.' Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remains unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usually occurs during sleep. Typically death occurs between the hours of 00:00 and 09:00. There is usually no noise or evidence of struggle. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown. The requirement of a combination of factors including a specific underlying susceptibility, a specific time in development, and an environmental stressor has been proposed. These environmental stressors (an event, experience, etc, that causes stress. something that causes stress (= great worry or emotional difficulty): Constant noise can be a stressor.) may include sleeping on the stomach or side, overheating, and exposure to tobacco smoke. Accidental suffocation from bed sharing (also known as co-sleeping) or soft objects may also play a role. Another risk factor is being born before 39 weeks of gestation. do a line means to snort a line of cocaine. to inhale a line of cocaine. When you divde the drug Cocaine into even lines with a razor blade and proceed to snort the drug through the nose usually with a rolled bill! "this is so boring..." "lets go do some lines." Let's do a line before we hit the club. In the context given, I'd say it means more generally to fraternise. Similar to how 'have a drink with' doesn't strictly mean 'having a drink', it could be a euphemism for sleeping with. shape-shifter 变形记, 变身 (chiefly in science fiction or mythology) a person or being with the ability to change their physical form at will. an imaginary person or creature that can change into a different shape or form. shape-shifting the ability of an imaginary person or creature to change itself into a different shape or form: In this world, shape-shifting isn't governed by the moon's cycles. It would simply be a cat were it not for its powers of flight and shapeshifting. understrength 缺兵少将, 人员不齐, 缺员 adj (of a team etc.) lacking in number or strength. Manchester United could field an understrength team in the FA Cup. We are already 70 officers understrength in this city and crime is rampant. having less than full or adequate strength or power. an understrength battalion, workforce, etc. understaffed = undermanned = short-staffed 缺人手的, 人手不足的 adj If a shop, business, or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees: The hospital was desperately understaffed. 6. delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj I. 精神恍惚的. 意识模糊的. 不清醒的. in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: She had a high temperature and was delirious. "he became delirious and couldn't recognize people". II. in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. extremely happy or excited: The team arrived home to a delirious receptionfrom its fans. "there was a great roar from the delirious crowd". coit = bum hole = butt hole = quoit An Australian slang term for the human sphincter or "asshole". buttocks; backside. James! do your homework! Suck my coit mum! coitus [ˈkəʊɪtəs] formal sexual intercourse. Coitus interruptus, also known as the rejected sexual intercourse, withdrawal or the pull-out method, is a method of birth control in which a man, during sexual intercourse, withdraws his penis from a woman's vagina prior to orgasm (and ejaculation) and then directs his ejaculate (semen) away from the vagina in an effort to avoid insemination. perfect storm 所有厄运都凑一起, 所有的不幸都凑一起, 各种倒霉事一起发生 an extremely bad situation in which many bad things happen at the same time. A perfect storm is an unusual combination of events or things that produce an unusually bad or powerful result. Investors are faced with the perfect storm of slowing economic growth, rising prices and an unstable housing market. 7. Good Cop: how come you let the new girl chase down the villain, Sav? She's keen. You'll be getting yourself a reputation, mate. What's that supposed to mean? Sav, it was a joke. No, I'm asking Phil The Beef, here. What's that supposed to mean? Are you talking about Andy now? Well, I wasn't, but now you come to mention it. It was a joke, Sav. Take a step backwards. He's trying to wind you up 惹你生气, 激怒, that's all. Hit a nerve ( strike/touch/hit a nerve (or a raw nerve) 说到痛处, 说到敏感话题 provoke a reaction by referring to a sensitive topic. to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally. to upset someone by referring to something that they are sensitive about. She touched a raw nerve when she mentioned that job he didn't get. His criticisms clearly touched a raw nerve. Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve. a sore point/spot/subject something that makes you upset, angry, or embarrassed when someone mentions it. something that is likely to make someone upset or angry when you talk about it. a subject that someone prefers not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed: Just don't mention it – it's always been a sore point with him. Don't mention her divorce – it's a bit of a sore point. touch a sore spot/point Fig. to refer to a sensitive matter that will upset someone. (Fig. on the notion of touching an injury and causing pain.) I seem to have touched a sore spot. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. When you talk to him, avoid talking about money. It's best not to touch a sore point if possible. be laughing on the other side of your face = laugh out of the other side of your mouth 笑不出来 used to tell someone that, despite being pleased now, they will not be pleased later when things do not happen as expected or planned: She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work. ), did I? You're an arsehole, do you know that? Did I hit a nerve, Sav? Enough of the name-calling 出言不逊, the pair of you! Where are we, the playground!? He started it! Listen to yourself. Enough! Go on! Go on, out! You know what he's like. He's a blunt instrument ( I. any heavy object with a flat or round end, used as a weapon. something such as a hammer, used as a weapon. He had been battered to death with a blunt instrument. II. 简单粗暴的方法. a method that uses too much force, so that, in achieving your aim, it also causes some harm or trouble. A thing, person, method, or resource which is not sufficiently precise or not sufficiently effective for its intended role or use. a method of doing something that does not work very well because it has a lot of other effects that you do not want The exams are a blunt instrument that will reveal little about children's abilities. wiki: A blunt instrument is any solid object used as a weapon, which damages its target by applying direct mechanical force, and has no penetrating point or edge, or is wielded so that the point or edge is not the part of the weapon that inflicts the injury. Blunt instruments may be contrasted with edged weapons, which inflict injury by cutting or stabbing, or projectile weapons, where the projectiles, such as bullets or arrows, are accelerated to a damaging speed. Blunt instruments typically inflict blunt force trauma, causing bruising, fractures and other internal bleeding. Depending on the parts of the body attacked, organs may be ruptured or otherwise damaged. Attacks with a blunt instrument may be fatal. ), and he WAS only joking. Maybe you shouldn't be here. I'm fine. 8. "PCs Rocksavage and Morgan clearly witnessed the suspect named above "attack the victim named above with a sharp blade. "The suspect attempted to run away, but was twatted ( twat [twɒt] I. If someone calls another person a twat, they are insulting them and showing that they do not like or respect them. [informal, offensive, disapproval]. II.Some people use the word twat to refer to a woman's vagina. [informal, very rude] verb. hit or punch (someone). "if my best mate said that I'd twat him". twatted I. (vulgar, slang, Britain) Extremely drunk, intoxicated. II. (vulgar, slang, Britain, in combination) Having a particular sort of vagina or vulva. III. (vulgar, slang, Britain) Extremely or profoundly injured, usually as a result of deliberate action by another party. ) by a car." Phil, what's another word for twatted? In what context?". but was twatted by a car." Was involved in a collision with a vehicle. 9. on tick British English old-fashioned informal if you buy something on tick, you arrange to take it now and pay later. get/buy it on tick 赊账, 欠账 Pay for it Later. Pay for something later. To purchase something on credit. "Tick" is short for "ticket," a note showing one's debt (now an uncommon practice). Primarily heard in UK. I've already spent so much on this trip that I had to buy some last-minute purchases on tick. If you need groceries and won't get paid for another week, just buy them on tick. But I don't have any dough mate, 'Don't worry you can have it on tick' 'yeah mate i'll get it on tick'. note: Tick is probably a short form of ticket and referred to the written note (an IOU 借条, 白条) given by a person borrowing something to the lender as proof that they would pay them back or return the goods. 10. obliterate [əˈblɪtəreɪt] I. 摧毁, 报销. destroy utterly; wipe out. If something obliterates an object or place, it destroys it completely. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over. Whole villages were obliterated by fire. ...the obliteration of three isolated rainforests. "the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind". a nuclear explosion that would obliterate a city. Helicopter completely obliterated on impact. Pilot likely crashed on NYC building to save countless others. The pilot of a twin-engine helicopter that crash landed onto the roof of a New York building was killed in the collision. a. make invisible or indistinct; conceal or cover. to cover something completely so that it cannot be seen. Then the fog came down, obliterating 掩盖, 遮盖, 遮蔽 everything. "clouds were darkening, obliterating the sun". b. cancel (something, especially a postage stamp) to prevent further use. "the special stamp should be placed on the left-hand side and not be used to obliterate the postage stamp". II. If you obliterate something such as a memory, emotion, or thought 消除记忆, 抹销, you remove it completely from your mind. to remove a thought, feeling, or memory from someone's mind. Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him. it's [long] past time to do something 早就该, 老早就该 It is past time for the FAA to ban unnecessary helicopters from the skies over our densely packed urban city. The risks to New Yorkers are just too high. it's about time to do something 是时候做某事了. live something down succeed in making others forget something embarrassing that has happened. "I'd never live it down if Lily got wind of 听说 听到风声 this". never live (something) down To never be able to overcome, reduce, or cause others to forget about something shameful or embarrassing. to make people forget that you made a big mistake or did something very embarrassing in the past: If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you live it down. I can't believe you got caught because your pants fell down as you ran away. You're never going to live that one down, man. I don't think I'll ever live down the foolish way I behaved during dinner the other night. "I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon," Bieber tweeted. "Tom if you don't take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite?" la-di-da = lah-di-dah (affected, mannered, posh [informal, mainly British], pretentious   ) adj If you describe someone as la-di-da, you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which you think seems unnatural and is only done to impress people. [old-fashioned, disapproval] I wouldn't trust them in spite of all their la-di-da manners.

 explode, implode; bloated, bursting, compulsion: explode 解说: Anything and anyone can explode — that is, produce a violent, sudden and usually very loud release of energy. Explode's two most common meanings refer to a physically destructive act, most commonly a bomb going off, or metaphorically, as in your parents' sudden fury when they see your end-of-year grades 年终成绩, 考试成绩. Originally explode meant something quite different — to drive an unpleasing actor or group of performers from the stage by clapping and booing. (From the Latin words ex, meaning "out," and plaudere, "to clap one's hands.") Those ancient Greek and Roman crowds were tough. 词典: I. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this. to burst violently and usually with a loud noise, or to cause this to happen: A bomb exploded nearby. Black holes are left behind by exploding stars called supernovas.  fig. Yoga has exploded in popularity as a way to achieve physical and mental health. A bomb exploded at one of the capital's busiest railway stations this morning. He was driving so fast that his car tyre exploded. II. to react suddenly with a strong expression of emotion. to show sudden violent emotion, esp. anger: He exploded in anger when told his luggage had been lost. "What on earth do you think you're doing?" she exploded (= said angrily). The children exploded into giggles (= suddenly started laughing uncontrollably). III. 爆炸式增长. to increase very quickly: The population has exploded in the last ten years. IV. to show something to be wrong. to prove to be false or wrong: She hopes that this book will explode myths about poverty and intelligence. This book finally explodes some of the myths 打破迷思 about the origin of the universe. explode into sth to suddenly change into something powerful or exciting: London's parks have exploded into colour (= become very colourful, because many flowers have opened) in the last week. implode specialized physics to fall towards the inside with force: The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased. II. to fail suddenly and completely and be unable to operate: Their economy is in danger of imploding 惨败, 坍塌, 塌陷. His campaign imploded during the summer amid charges of mismanagement and overspending. an economy/industry/market implodes.  When contracts for the new bridge were being negotiated, the American steel industry imploded. bloated 肚子撑爆了, 肚胀, 肚子撑死了 adj swollen and rounded because of containing too much air, liquid, or food: a bloated stomach. a bloated (= uncomfortably full) feeling. I'm bloated 撑爆了 as hell and I'm not gonna take it any more. I have to go to the bathroom. come unglued I. 大爆发 (American informal) 大哭. 崩溃. 再也忍不住. 再也崩不住, 再也憋不住. to lose control of your emotions. to lose emotional control; to break out into tears or laughter. When Sally heard the joke, she almost came unglued. When the bank took away my car, I came unglued and cried and cried. After Dan's death she just came unglued. II. (American informal) if a person or something they are trying to achieve comes unglued, they have problems which cause them to fail. The negotiations are showing signs of coming unglued, with new questions coming up every day. The team played well in the first half but came unglued in the second. compulsion I. [countable] 强憋着, 硬憋着, 憋不住的. 欲罢不能的. 忍不住. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes. "He felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened". He felt a sudden compulsion 一股冲动 to tell her the truth. II. [uncountable] a legal or other obligation to do something. under compulsion: You are not under any compulsion to make a statement to the police. be bursting with something to have a lot of something or be filled with something. to be teeming with or crammed full of something. The school appears to be bursting with students. a terraced vegetable garden, bursting with produce. The wardrobes were bursting with clothes. John was bursting with ideas and good humour. The shops are bursting with food. be bursting with pride/energy/excitement 心理充满了, 满满的 etc. Your mum's bursting with pride for you. be bursting 憋不住了, 憋死了, 控制不住了, 快尿裤子了 British English informal to need to go to the toilet very soon. to want desperately to urinate. be bursting at the seams 撑爆了 to be so full that nothing else can fit inside. blow a gale 刮大风, 狂风大作 to be very windy (=with very strong winds) I'm not going out – it's blowing a gale out there. blown I. surprising, strange, freaky, weird, or amazing. That's so blown. Dude you look blown. II. get high. I'm gonna go get blown. III. extremely high - under the influence of marijuana. Man I'm blown. IV. So disappointed that it makes you feel sad. (When someone tricks you and you fall for it so hard that you feel stupid.). 

Friends s04e09 The One Where They're Going to Party!

Come on, no peeking 不准偷看, 别看. Our eyes are closed, and we're crossing the street. Very good. Okay. Open up! What do you want to show us? Because all I can see is this bitchen van! It's for our catering business. I think I know that girl. We won't keep it this way, though. We'll replace the sword with a baguette. Oh, my God, I think I lost my virginity in that van. Also, we don't know what to do with this. Oh yeah, I definitely know her. Remember that guy from cooking school that put cilantro in everything? Sure, Cilantro Larry! I'm filling in for him as food critic 食评 for the Chelsea Reporter. What an amazing opportunity to influence dozens of people! What about our catering business? It's just one night a week. Plus, I get to take you out for free dinners. Well, in that case. That was me, hopping on board. Hey, guys. Hey, Ross! Quick question for you. Are you ready to party? I could maybe go out for a couple of beers. There's this thing about bees on the Discovery Channel. I don't think you heard me. Are you ready to party? No. Gandalf? Gandalf is coming to town? I have nothing to do, so tomorrow we are partying with Gandalf, dude! Dude, we are so going to party! Wow, okay. Dude alert! Who is this guy? Mike "Gandalf" Ganderson. Only the funnest guy in the world. I'll call to get off work tomorrow. I'll call after you! This will be so cool! We never party anymore. Were you smoking something in the back of our van? "We never have fun anymore"? You have fun with me. Remember those strippers? And you paid me $50 to eat that book? You are going to love this guy. Gandalf is the party wizard. Why do you call him "Gandalf"? Gandalf the Wizard. Didn't you read Lord of the Rings in high school? No, I had sex in high school. Joanna? I was wondering if I could ask you something. There's an opening 空缺 for a buyer in Junior Miss. That'd be a step down for me 降职, 降一级. Actually, I meant for me. The hiring committee is meeting people all day and. I guess you can't stay my assistant forever. Neither can you, Sophie, but for different reasons. I'm so glad you don't have a problem. If you did, I wouldn't apply. In that case That's why I'm glad there's no problem. I'm on the hiring committee, so there'll be one friendly face. That's great! Junior Miss is where I started. I slept with the ugliest guy to get that job. Really? No. Yeah. I mean, no. With your qualifications, you won't need to sleep with some guy. Although I might need some convincing 我是不信的. Kidding! God, I feel wild today! Man, I am so excited, I may vomit. Will you calm down? He's just a human guy. You don't understand. He's amazing. You never know what'll happen. You go out for beer and end up on a boat to Nova Scotia. Really? It's beautiful country up there. Hey. Okay. I got my passport, fresh socks, and a snakebite kit. It won't be exactly like last time. I'll see you guys. I have an audition, but I'll meet you. Where will you be around noon? Somewhere maybe along the equator? Hello. It's Gandalf! So are you in town? Oh, well. Maybe next time, then. What happened? He can't come. He's stuck in Chicago. Oh, man! Chicago's so lucky. Stupid, useless Canadian money! You have a very impressive resume, Miss Greene. I especially like what I see about implementing a new filing system. Thank you. Filing system? Those colored labels you put on all the folders? It did brighten up the filing cabinets. They did more than that. I notice you've been entrusted 委任, 委以重任 with a lot of important responsibilities. Joanna really has been an incredible mentor to me. Rachel has been incredible at getting my bagels. She gets it right almost every time. Of course, I have more responsibilities than that. Of course! There's the coffee too. Rachel can carry two things at once. That's very good. Now a big part of this job is cultivating personal relationships 建立个人关系, especially with designers. Yes, She shouldn't have any problem. Her only problem might be getting too friendly, you know? I love working with designers. With them. Under them. What's the difference? My first review is out. The Chelsea Reporter. These used to keep me so warm. Look, I'm on the back page. "Would I go back to Allesandro's? Sure, I'd get two meals. One for me, and one for the guy pointing the gun to my head. " You really laid into this place ( lay into someone 火力全开, 大肆批评 to attack someone physically or with cruel words because you are angry with them. My parents really laid into me for being so late. To lay into someone or something 袭击, 攻击 informal means to start attacking or criticizing them. to attack, consume, or scold someone or something. Bob laid into the big plate of fried chicken. The bear laid into the hunter. My father really laid into me when I got home. She used to lay into Gareth about how much he spent. dress down I. If you dress down for an occasion, you intentionally wear informal clothes of the type that will not attract attention: She always tried to dress down on her first date with a man. If you dress down, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual. She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers. II. If you dress someone down, you speak angrily to them because they have done something bad or foolish. Campbell dressed them down in public. Kyle dresses down 2Day FM and Nova for being losers. dressing-down If someone gives you a dressing-down, they speak angrily to you because you have done something bad or foolish. ). They don't pay me a penny a word 一字千金 ( to the penny calculated exactly She knows how much she spends, to the penny.) to make friends. I found a guy who'd fix up the van for catering. You want me to go? It's okay. Are we sure we don't want the waterbed? Because it would be silly to take it out if we're just gonna put it back in again. Haven't we made this decision? Yeah, all right. Who is it? It's Allesandro, from Allesandro's. Oh, my God. I want to talk to you about your review. Call me on the phone. What? So you can hang up on me? I'll never let you up 让你上来, 让你上楼, so just go away. Just give me a chance to... Do you need to get in? No, Phoebe! Hey, Monica! I want a retraction 撤下, 撤销. Our food is not "inedible swill. " I couldn't eat it. My five friends couldn't eat it, and one of them eats books. Our service isn't "grossly incompetent. " The waiter carried the breadsticks in his pants. Well, you said that we accept the Discover Card which we do not! All right, that I'll retract. But I stand by my review. I know food, and that wasn't it. Your marinara sauce tastes like tomato juice. You should serve it with vodka and celery. I'm proud of that sauce. It's delicious. You own an Italian restaurant, and you think that tastes good? Where are you from? Lebanon. Hand me those tomatoes. I'll show you what it should taste like. How long will this take? I got another critic to yell at. Joanna, I want to talk about that interview. I thought it went very well. No, it didn't. That's what I want to talk to you about. Now just to brief you I may cry. But they are not tears of sadness or of anger but just of us having this discussion. Please, don't make a scene. There's nobody here. Sophie, get in here. See? You're making Sophie uncomfortable. No, she's not. Congratulations. You crossed the line into completely useless. Get out. Do you want me to quit? What makes you think that? Those things you said in the interview if you believe them, I must not be a good assistant. You know what? I am just going to pack up my desk and I will be gone by the end of the day. There's no use staying till the end of the day. Wait, wait. You can put your sad little muffin back. If you must know the truth, I didn't want to lose a good assistant. What? That's why I said those things about your flirting and drinking. My drinking? I must have said that after you left. Said what, exactly? You enjoy the occasional drink -ing binge. Oh, my God! That is it. I'm leaving! You are just a horrible person! Wait, wait. If you're going to get all sensitive about it. I don't want to lose you. What if I create a position for you? I'll make you assistant buyer in this department. Say more things like that. Your own office and a raise, effective tomorrow. I need an expense account. Done! And an assistant. Sophie! Hey, I thought you'd be out partying with Gandol- -dorf. It's Gandalf, and he's not coming. You've been sitting here all day? I balanced my checkbook. And I gave first names to all the foosball players. I can't believe he didn't come. So what? We can still go out and party ourselves. With Gandalf, we'd be out all night. We'd meet total strangers and hang out with them. We could do that. There was other stuff too. We'll do it all and better! After tonight, Gandalf will want to party with us, dude! It's not like we don't know how to party! All right! Let's go. Maybe we could end up on a boat again? All right! When were we on a boat? Remember that cold morning with those dogs licking your face? Those were seals, man. How would this suit look on an assistant buyer. The owner of Allesandro's came to yell at me. But I made him sauce, and he offered me the job as head chef! You just ruined the thing I was practicing, but I'm so happy! Can you believe it? I get to run my own kitchen! Oh, you've waited so long. Pheebs! Quick question for you. How would this suit look on an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's? It would totally depend on her coloring and. You got the job! You got the job? Why didn't you tell me? It'll be so great! I'll help decide what we sell. I'll have an office with walls and everything. I'm going to have walls! Is this the day of good news or what? I got us a job. The wedding reception. I kind of need to talk to you about that. I think it's time for me to take a step back from the catering. But we've only had one job. But now we have this second one, and it feels like it's snowballing. What are you saying? I got offered the head chef job at Allesandro's. It's okay, because you don't really need me. You're the cook! Without you, it's just me driving up to people's houses with empty trays, asking for money. All right. But I'll pay you back all the money you invested. And you can keep the van! For what? I can't believe this! I got to get out of here. Phoebe, wait a minute. I'm an assistant buyer! We'll get coffee, get energized, then head back out. -Yeah, all right. -Okay. So we're having fun, right? We don't need that wizard guy. We hit some clubs, talk to some strangers then go down to the docks and see about that boat thing. I'm kind of beat 累死了. Actually me too. Are you serious? Thank God! I'm exhausted. You guys want coffees? I don't want to be up too late, so I'll have a decaf. Yeah, me too. Actually, could I get some hot water with lemon? I strained my voice 喊哑了嗓子 screaming in there. Does it have to be so loud? I can't hear a word. My ears are ringing so bad 耳鸣的厉害. I was glad I had that extra pair of socks. I used them as mittens ( Mittens 四个手指在一起的手套 are gloves which have one section that covers your thumb and another section that covers your four fingers together. ). I didn't want to touch a thing in that last place. How sad are we? Yeah, I know. You know what? We're not sad. We're just not 21 anymore. You know? I'm 29 years old, damn it! I want to sit in a comfortable chair, watch TV and go to sleep at a reasonable hour. I like to hang out in a quiet place where I can talk to my friends. And so what if I like to go home, put on Kenny G and take a bath? We're 29. We're not women. There you are. I'm glad you decided to hear me out. Okay, I'm hearing. I've been doing a lot of thinking 想了很多. I came up with a bunch of businesses that you can do with your van. You could be a flower delivery person. What? Or a bakery delivery person? Pizza? I got a whole bunch of stuff in this area. But I get the feeling you don't want to deliver. No. Okay. I guess if you don't want to deliver you probably don't want to pick up stuff either. No. You know what? Let's do the catering business. Really? Are you sure? Yeah, I made a commitment to you. It'd be fun. It will be fun! Let's plan the wedding reception. You really wanted me to do something with this van. You know what? I want you to take the chef job. Really? Yeah. That's what you really want. I don't want to be the reason you're unhappy. I'd be unhappy. And I really don't want to be the reason I'm unhappy. Thank you. Besides, it might be kind of fun to form the new A-Team. Hi, Mrs. Lynch. Is Joanna in already? Oh, my goodness! You haven't heard. Heard what? Joanna passed away last night. Oh, my God! How? She was leaving work, and she was hit by a cab. Oh, my God! I cannot believe it! I know. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God. I didn't realize that you were so close. Yes. So close! I know that this is an emotional and difficult time for all of us. But by any chance, did Joanna send any paperwork your way before it happened? No, nothing. Imagine, if she'd just stepped off that curb a few seconds later. Yes, just a few seconds and she'd still be with us. Nothing about an assistant buyer? I'm sorry. I have to go. Good morning! I guess you didn't hear about Joanna. I sure did! I'm excited about having Monica on board with us. Although I do feel bad about having fired Chef Emilio. It is like losing a member of the family. Of course, that literally is the case for several of you. Tony, Carlos, Marie please tell your father how much we're going to miss him. I know Monica has a lot of great ideas for this place. Well, you all read the review. So without much further ado I present to you our new head chef. I just want to say that with a pinch of excitement a dash of hard work and a dollop of cooperation we can have the recipe. Are you going to kill me?