新词学习 - 动词

动词: pulsate [ˈpʌlˌseɪt] 悸动, 颤动, 律动 I. to make movements or sounds in a regular pattern. If something pulsates, it beats, moves in and out, or shakes with strong, regular movements. ...a star that pulsates. ...a pulsating blood vessel. Several astronomers noted that the star's pulsations seemed less pronounced. Music pulsated from the bar into the street. The morning fucking ended with his cock erupting 爆发 inside me. He didn't make a sound as he pulsated against my tight hole. Once he finished, he rolled onto his back. II. literary to express life and feelings in a way that makes people excited. pulsate with: Every song the band plays seems to pulsate with anger. pulverize [pʌlvəraɪz] I. To pulverize something means to do great damage to it or to destroy it completely. ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s. A factory making armaments had been bombed and a residential area not far away had been pulverized. II. informal If someone pulverizes 痛贬 an opponent in an election or competition, they thoroughly defeat them. He is set to pulverise his two opponents in the race for the presidency. III. If you pulverize something, you make it into a powder by crushing it. Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise 捣碎 the bran to a coarse powder. The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato. galvanize [gælvənaɪz] to stimulate to action; excite; startle. To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry. The aid appeal has galvanised the German business community. They have been galvanised into collective action–militarily, politically and economically. II. 镀锌. to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrode position. coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc. "an old galvanized bucket". peruse [pəˈruz] to read something. If you peruse something such as a letter, article, or document, you read it. to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in: He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads. We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years. She found the information while she was perusing a copy of Life magazine. engorged [ɪnˈɡɔrdʒd] 肿胀的 swollen. engorge 充血的 cause to swell with blood, water, or another fluid. to congest with blood. "the river was engorged by a day-long deluge" When his cock broke free, it was pointed directly at me and only inches from my lips. He was around 8 inches, cut, had a nice head, decent thickness, and was already hard enough to show veins engorged up his shaft. He jerked his cock vigorously as his engorged head released his load onto me. II. eat to excess. "you touch not one dish, leaving them afterwards for your servants to engorge themselves therewith". disgorge [dɪsˈɡɔrdʒ] I. to force a large quantity of liquid, gas, or other substance out of something. If something disgorges its contents, it empties them out. The ground had opened to disgorge a boiling stream of molten lava.  a volcano disgorging 喷发 red hot lava. Then I lost it 忍不住 and flew over the edge, blowing stored-up man cum down his throat, hot fireballs, long ropes of my passion flooding him with my juices, my energy, my life fluids. Finally he could take no more and began to disgorge the monster fuck stick, cum oozing heavily from the sides of his mouth, down his chin and onto his chest. I reached down and smeared my cum on his hardened, pink nipples. II. to let a large number of people out of a place or vehicle at the same time. If you say that a vehicle or building disgorges people, especially a lot of people, you mean that the people leave the vehicle or building. The bus drew up in the village square and disgorged its passengers. Buses were disgorging crowds of tourists downtown. III. 吐出来. to vomit food from your stomach out of your mouth. If an animal disgorges something it has swallowed, it produces it again from its mouth. They pursue other birds, forcing them to disgorge the fish they have caught. IV. to pay back money, especially money that has been obtained dishonestly. The New York attorney general now wants Liberty to disgorge 吐出 its profits, reimburse damaged policyholders and pay treble damages. besmirch [bɪˈsmɜrtʃ] To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone's reputation — like when you call Billy a cheater at kickball (even though you know he's just better at bunting than you). If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. People were trying to besmirch his reputation. cull I. to collect something such as information from different places. If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports. Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home. ...information culled from movies he had seen on television. recipes culled from magazines. II. to kill animals deliberately, especially in order to stop the population from becoming too large. To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers. To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants. In many South African reserves, annual culls are routine. The culling of seal cubs has led to an outcry from environmental groups. These days I only keep my true friends close to me, the ones who will be there during the bad times as well as the fun times. I don't have bad feelings about the friends that I culled 淘汰, 剔除, I just don't miss having them in my life. She was the first friend that I culled, and I haven't spoken to her ever since. III. to sort and get rid of possessions, for example in preparation for a move. I have culled my things in preparation for a move. precipitate [prɪsɪpəteɪt] I. If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. to make something happen or begin to exist suddenly and quickly, especially something bad. Such headaches can be precipitated by certain foods as well as stress. The recent killings have precipitated the worst crisis yet. A slight mistake could precipitate a disaster. The films garnered Lee success 获得成功, 赢得赞誉 both in his native Taiwan and internationally, precipitating his arrival in Hollywood with Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which he received critical praise and a number of accolades. He went on to direct films in a broad range of genres. The film was critically acclaimed at major international film festivals and won Lee numerous Best Director and Best Picture awards worldwide. Brokeback Mountain was the most acclaimed film of 2005, winning 71 awards and an additional 52 nominations. II. chemistry if a solid substance precipitates, or if something precipitates it, it becomes separate from the liquid that it is in and drops to the bottom of the container. adj. A precipitate action or decision happens or is made more quickly or suddenly than most people think is sensible. I don't think we should make precipitate decisions. Many of our current problems have been caused by precipitate policy making in the past. Somebody hired from another country is not likely to resign precipitately. He hurried precipitately away. precipitation [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] I. science rain, snow, hail, etc. II. chemistry the process by which a solid substance separates, or is separated from, a liquid it is in. Precipitation is a process in a chemical reaction which causes solid particles to become separated from a liquid. III. formal a way of behaving in which someone does something too quickly and without enough thought. discount 看不起, 看不上, 瞧不上, 排除, 排斥, 拒绝 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. However, traders tended to discount the rumor 不当回事, 不当真, 嗤之以鼻. This theory has now been discounted. You ever considered a career in the Force? No. Don't discount it. Could turn your life around. discount the possibility: Police have discounted the possibility that this was a terrorist attack. 约会新语汇: Most people are familiar with terms like ghosting (when you casually ignore someone's existence and messages). But what about ghostbusting, when you force them to reply? Or the Dickensian Marleying, when an ex gets in touch with you at Christmas out of nowhere? That's not to mention breadcrumbing (leading someone on with no intention of getting serious), submarining (ghosting someone before messaging weeks later as if nothing has happened), shaveducking (worrying you're only attracted to someone because of their beard) or sidebarring (rudely checking your phone and messaging friends during a date). casper someone: Caspering is the newest addition to the modern dating lexicon. Named after the fictional child phantom, it's a friendly alternative to ghosting. Instead of ignoring someone, you're honest about how you feel, and let them down gently before disappearing from their lives. International Business Times is credited with bringing the term to everyone's attention, and has since spawned numerous trend pieces. The general consensus on how to Casper someone is saying something nice before blaming your lack of compatibility. For example: "You're great, but in all honesty I don't think the spark is there. It's been great getting to know you though." divine verb If you divine something, you discover or learn it by guessing. Astrology is a pseudoscience that claims to divine information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects. ...the child's ability to divine the needs of its parents and respond to them. From this he divined that she did not like him much. fudge I. [transitive] 篡改. to change the details of something, or to leave out information. Journalists have always tended to fudge the facts. Fans Call Out Channel 10 For Fudging 'Saturday Night Rove' Reviews To Seem Positive. II. [intransitive/transitive] to avoid giving a clear decision or answer. People have accused us of fudging the issue. overrun I. [intransitive/transitive] 超时. 超支 British to take more time, space, or money than was intended. If an event or meeting overruns by, for example, ten minutes, it continues for ten minutes longer than it was intended to. Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour. The talks overran their allotted time. I started to think you weren't coming. Yeah, sorry. Family dinner overran 花太长时间了. I'm glad you made it. If costs overrun, they are higher than was planned or expected. The US developer took a $163m hit after costs overran 超支 at the wind farm. Costs overran the budget by about 30%. He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion. II. [transitive] to defeat an enemy in war and take the land that they control. If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the northern suburbs. His troops overran two-thirds of the country. III. [transitive] [usually passive] 肆虐. 丛生. to be present in a place in such large amounts or numbers that it is dangerous or unpleasant. If you say that a place is overrun with or by things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there. The flower beds were overrun with grasses. The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats. Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists. a city completely overrun by crime. The mall was overrun with holiday shoppers. compartmentalization 分门别类, 划分成段 When you separate something into smaller sections or categories, you compartmentalize it. Sometimes people compartmentalize their feelings in order to understand them better. Someone who compartmentalizes his own life tends to sort its different parts, keeping work life completely removed from recreation or family life, for example. A college student might find that a good way to prepare for a history exam is to compartmentalize each decade and study them separately.  To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections. Some people compartmentalize their lives 工作生活分开, 分家, 不混淆在一起 and don't mix their personal and professional pursuits. ...the compartmentalised 自成一体, 各自为政 world of Japanese finance. bamboozle To bamboozle someone means to confuse and often trick them. He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. He was bamboozled by con men. validate I. 验证. 认证过的. to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it. to officially state that something is of an appropriate standard All courses are validated by the University of Wales. The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered. It is a one-year course validated by London's City University. II. to prove that something is correct. to officially prove that something is true or correct The evidence does seem to validate his claim. He feels that today's economic problems validate his opposition to the policy. III. To validate something such as a claim or statement means to prove or confirm that it is true or correct. Time validated our suspicions 证实我的怀疑. This discovery seems to validate the claims of popular astrology. ...how that evidence was evaluated and validated 证实的 by historians. Some thought must be given to the method of validation. This validation process ensures that the data conforms to acceptable formats. IV. To validate a person, state, or system means to prove or confirm that they are valuable or worthwhile. to validate a passport. She is looking for an image that validates her. The Academy Awards appear to validate his career. I think the film is a validation of our lifestyle. I went clothes shopping today, which was very validating 感觉被认可的 for me. It's very validating to hear confirmation that yes, your parent really is awful. To validate is to prove that something is based on truth or fact, or is acceptable. It can also mean to make something, like a contract, legal. You may need someone to validate your feelings, which means that you want to hear, "No, you're not crazy. It's acceptable to be angry about that" Or you may need someone to validate your parking ticket — which means you have to prove that you bought something, so you can get parking for free. Whatever it is you are seeking to validate needs the added support or action from someone else to make it valid. affirm I. formal 肯定. to state that something is true or that you agree with it, especially in public. If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. The courts have affirmed that the act can be applied to social media. ...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes. 'This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T. The ministers issued an affirmation of their faith in the system. The school affirmed its commitment to its students. Culturally responsive teaching is validating and affirming because it acknowledges the strengths of students' diverse heritages. affirm (that): The senator affirmed 申明重申 that she would support our proposal. II. formal to support something or make it stronger. If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists. The high turnout was an affirmation of the importance that the voters attached to the election.  Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion. The company chose a name that would affirm its French identity. III. formal to show respect for and approval of someone, especially in public. IV. legal to promise to tell the truth in a court of law without swearing on a holy book. gender-affirming relating to a process by which a person receives social recognition and support for their gender identity and expression. gender-affirming healthcare/surgery. life-affirming making you feel happy and positive about life His latest album is life-affirming stuff. Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message. confirm VS affirm: Anyone may affirm a claim, but only those in a position to do so may confirm it. A claim cannot be confirmed ere it is affirmed. Confirmation is corroborative(corroborative evidence supports what someone has said. Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument. ...a written statement supported by other corroborative evidence. To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story. Alice corroborated what Blair had said. He needed independent corroboration of his version of the accident.) affirmation: one claimant makes a claim, and the claim is subsequently strengthened in its warrant by another claimant possessed of a greater degree of of credibility than the original claimant. In this case(Gossipy tidbits making rounds on the web propose the gadget to sport dual back cameras. However, OnePlus has not yet affirmed the points of interest.), a rumor regarding a prospective product may be confirmed or disconfirmed definitively by the concern involved, i.e., OnePlus. It could be confirmed less definitively by an insider such as an employee or someone else in a position to know. debrief 被找去谈话, 问话 to get information from someone who has just finished an important job, especially for the military or the government. When someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is debriefed, they are asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed. How's the not smoking? Great. Should try gum. I'll take that under consideration. He's arrived. He's getting debriefed as we speak. Good. The men have been debriefed by British and Saudi officials. He went to Rio after the CIA had debriefed him. brief I. If someone briefs you, especially about a piece of work or a serious matter, they give you information that you need before you do it or consider it. A department spokesperson briefed reporters. The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides. If someone, especially a politician, briefs against 说坏话 another person, he or she tries to harm the other person's reputation by saying something unfavourable about them. Ministerial colleagues were briefing against him. II. If someone gives you a brief, they officially give you responsibility for dealing with a particular thing. She joined the company less than two years ago with a brief to turn the studio around. III. If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible. I don't want to keep you long, so let me be brief. I have a phone call to make. I'll keep it brief. Now please be brief 很快的, 简要的, 简短的, 简明扼要, 只说要点–my time is valuable. I hope to be brief and to the point. You can describe a period of time as brief if you want to emphasize that it is very short. For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish. IV. Men's or women's underpants can be referred to as briefs. A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor. debilitate, debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] tending to weaken or enfeeble. making someone physically or mentally weak. a debilitating illness/disease/condition. I. 虚弱的. If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus. ...a debilitating illness. Occasionally a patient is so debilitated that he must be fed intravenously. II. To debilitate an organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker. ...their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance. ...years of debilitating economic crisis. ...the debilitated ruling party.

 repudiate (不认可, 反对, 否认(deny), 拒绝承认 simply say no or wrong) VS reject (拒绝, 驳回) VS refute (用事实或者数据等有力的成功的驳斥) VS rebut (试着驳斥, 反驳, 但不一定成功): repudiate [rɪˈpjudiˌeɪt] (Sarah Paulin 造词 refudiate, refute) I. formal to say formally that something is not true. I used to think Peter Frampton was cool but I totally repudiate that now. 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. note: Use this much abused word only when an argument is disproved; otherwise contest, deny, rebut.". Repudiate means to reject, to refuse to acknowledge, to disown, to deny the veracity of something. Repudiate is a transitive verb, which is a verb that takes an object. Refute means to disprove something, to show that a statement is false, to contradict a statement. The word refute is also a transitive verb. Remember, To refute is to debunk — to prove an argument or contention is false or to invalidate it by the strength of your own argument. Reject is to say no. To repudiate is to reject or refuse to acknowledge. (It's much easier than debunking — it's like just saying "No" or "Wrong — because I say so." Like covering your ears and singsonging "lalalalalala I'm not listening" when your opponent is making a point.) repudiate means to reject, while refute means to disprove something. To rebut [rɪˈbʌt] 反驳 is to try to prove something isn't true, but to refute is to actually prove it isn't. To rebut is more than just "to deny," it's a serious attempt to prove something is false. If you rebut something, you haven't necessarily won the argument; you've only presented your side of it. Refute (用事实, 数据等)驳斥 means to disprove something straight up. If you refute something, you successfully win the argument. Daly refuted the report Monday, saying that only one general manager had expressed concern.. Steve Jobs used a formal four-point argument in the attempt to __refute__ claims that the iPhone's design is flawed. The U.S. and Israel cheered the riots from the very beginning, sparking anger among many Iranians who have taken to the streets over the past few days to reiterate support for the Islamic establishment and repudiate the unrest. Beyond the greater oversight and accountability that divided government brings, a decisive defeat of the GOP is the only tool voters have to repudiate Trump, in particular his tendency to stoke animus against minority groups to gain power. Like clockwork, you will also start seeing tweets and posts refuting climate change even though 2017 will end as one of the top 3 warmest years on record. "I refute and reject that statement as a smokescreen to hide the truth on the record of his government which has masqueraded with the mandate of the people. In an apparent repudiation 不认可 of Gotti's leadership and legacy, the other New York City families sent no representatives to the funeral. By the turn of the century, due in large part to numerous prosecutions brought on as a result of Gotti's tactics, half of the family's soldiers were in prison.

 squeaky VS screech VS creak VS chug VS shriek VS squeak VS growl: shriek 大叫, 尖叫 to shout in a loud high voice because you are frightened, excited, or surprised. When someone shrieks, they make a short, very loud cry, for example because they are suddenly surprised, are in pain, or are laughing. She shrieked and leapt from the bed. Miranda shrieked with laughter. Sue let out a terrific shriek and leapt out of the way. ...the groans of the wounded, or the shrieks of the dying. ...a shriek of joy. a. [transitive] to say something in a very loud high voice. If you shriek something, you shout it in a loud, high-pitched voice. 'Stop it! Stop it!' shrieked Jane. He was shrieking obscenities and weeping. squeak I. [intransitive] to make a short, high noise. If something or someone squeaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots squeaked a little as I walked. The door squeaked open. She squeaked with delight. He gave an outraged squeak. Their shoes squeaked on the tiled floor. The door squeaked open. II. [intransitive/transitive] to speak in a high voice, especially because you are upset or excited. III. [intransitive] to only just be successful or accepted. To squeak through or squeak by means to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school. squeak through/by/in etc. 勉强通过: The legislation is likely to squeak through. squeaky making a short high noise. a squeaky voice. squeaky clean always behaving in a completely moral and honest way He has lost his squeaky clean image. II. extremely clean. chirp 鸟鸣, 鸟叫 I. [intransitive] when a bird or an insect chirps, it makes a short high sound. II. [intransitive/ transitive] to say something in a lively happy way. III. [intransitive/transitive] South African informal to speak to someone rudely or in a mocking way. South African referees dislike being constantly chirped or grumbled at. chirpy happy and lively. screech 轮胎呲的一声 I. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice. II. To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched 呲呲的声音 on the wet pavement. creak [kriːk] 嘎嘎吱吱的叫, 吱吱呀呀的叫, 咯吱咯吱的叫 (也可以用groan) I. (of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied. "the stairs creaked as she went up them". II. show weakness or frailty under strain. "the system started to creak". noun. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound. "the creak of a floorboard broke the silence". Teens and adults are sexually active throughout the series. However, nothing is seen as the camera cuts away before anything happens. Instead, you'll hear moaning, beds creaking, kissing sounds, etc. No nudity. Windows swung right open, autumn air. Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours. We bless the rains on Cornelia Street. Memorize the creaks in the floor. Back when we were card sharks, playing games. I thought you were leading me on. I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street. Before you even knew I was gone. quit chugging ( chug I. [intransitive] 吱吱呀呀的. to make a series of low sounds or to move slowly making these sounds. The engine chugged and coughed, and finally died. chug up/down/along etc.: a little old car chugging down the lane. II. chug or chug-a-lug 一口干, 豪饮 [transitive] American informal to drink all of something, especially beer, without stopping. ) energy drinks right now. However, if you've ever been locked in these drinks' jittery embrace, or known someone who has, you know it's tough to kick the habit 积习难改, 习惯难改. back crack and sack The removal of hair from the back, nutsack and between the ass cheeks to achieve a more groomed and streamlined look. Usually done by waxing at a salon, or by various do-it-yourself means in the home setting. A beauty treatment for men in which hair is removed from the back, from between the buttocks ("crack") and from the scrotum ("sack"). Jason has been begging his girl to toss his salad, but she says she won't get near it til he gets a Back, Crack and Sack. Male waxing is the practice of male pubic hair removal. After the increased popularity of female pubic hair styling or removal, commonly called bikini waxing, male waxing became more common in the 1990s, although the number of practitioners historically and currently is unknown. Unlike the many styling possibilities for removal of female pubic hair, the male practice is mainly total removal, sometimes called manzilian, a contraction of "male Brazilian". However waxing salons typically offer variations on total hair removal from the genital area and often include other parts of the body in combinations of services offered to the clientele. A popular combination is known as "the back, sack and crack", where the back, the scrotum and the perianal region between the buttocks are depilated. Hair may be removed from the penis too. reminisce [ˌremɪˈnɪs] 怀旧, 回忆过去, 畅谈过去, 怀念过去 If you reminisce about something from your past, you write or talk about it, often with pleasure. to talk, think, or write about enjoyable experiences in your past. reminisce about: We spent the evening reminiscing about our university days. Ray and I ate our meal and reminisced about the trip. I don't like reminiscing because it makes me feel old. fleece [flis] I. [countable/uncountable] the wool on a sheep. II. [uncountable] a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep's fleece. a fleece pullover. a. [countable] British a short jacket or pullover made of soft artificial material. v. 诈骗. 抢劫 骗取. 骗钱. to cheat or trick someone as a way of getting their money. to cheat someone; to steal everything from someone.  obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them. "the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists". Sam fleeced the kids for a lot of money. The Geelong lotto syndicate who believe they were fleeced out of $16.7 million by one of their workmates have won the right to access details about the winning ticket.  She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. wiki: A fleece, a woollen coat of a domestic sheep or long-haired goat, especially after having been sheared (but before being processed into yarn or thread). Polar fleece, a type of polyester (polyester [ˌpoliˈestə(r)] a light cloth made from artificial fibres. It dries quickly after it is washed and is used especially to make clothes.) fabric that is spun into a soft weave for a wide range of uses. Polar fleece 抓羊毛, 人造羊毛 is a soft napped insulating fabric made from a type of polyester called polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or other synthetic fibers. Other names for this fabric are "Polar Wool," "Vega Wool," or "Velo Wools." Despite names suggesting the product is made of natural material, fleece is 100% polyethylene terephthalate. Polar fleece is used in jackets, hats, sweaters, jogging bottoms/sweatpants, cloth diapers, gym clothes, hoodies, inexpensive throw blankets, and high-performance outdoor clothing, and can be used as a vegan alternative to wool. It can be made partially from recycled plastic bottles and is very light, soft and easy to wash.

 groan, moan, grunt 疼的呻吟, squeal VS growl: growl [ɡraʊl] 吼叫, 怒吼 I. [intransitive/ transitive] to say something in an unfriendly and angry way. If someone growls something, they say something in a low, rough, and angry voice. His fury was so great he could hardly speak. He growled some unintelligible words at Pete. 'I should have killed him,' Sharpe growled. ...with an angry growl of contempt for her own weakness. "I couldn't care less," Ben growled. II. [intransitive] if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise. When a dog or other animal growls, it makes a low noise in its throat, usually because it is angry. The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail. The bear exposed its teeth in a muffled growl. The dog growled at me. III. [intransitive] if thunder or a machine growls, it makes a low unpleasant noise. If you say that something growls, you mean that it makes a deep low noise. My stomach growled. The car growls along rutted streets. Acceleration is accompanied by a resonating growl from the gearbox. grunt I. [intransitive] to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time. If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something. The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy. 'Rubbish,' I grunted. He grunted his thanks.  Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement. He grunted with satisfaction. a. if an animal such as a pig grunts, it makes a low sound. When an animal grunts, it makes a low rough noise. ...the sound of a pig grunting. II. [transitive] to say something using low short sounds, especially when you do not want to talk. She grunted a reply. "Are you still here?" he grunted. Making someone squeal 叫床 (scream) would imply doing sexual things to them so aggressively that they make squeal noises. "Did Billy jack off today?" "Yeah, he squealed earlier to a porno." He had sex with her last night. He just bent her over and made her squeal. 关于叫床的其他词汇: scream, moan, groan, sexual noise. A man and a woman having sex with lots of moans and squeaky bed noises. Sometimes you can hear the sound of his balls smacking her dripping wet 湿的滴水的 pussy and you just know she's being a dirty girl and taking it in the ass. squeal (on someone) (to someone) Fig. to report someone to someone. Max was afraid that the witness would squeal on him to the cops. Sally threatened to squeal to the boss. Please promise you won't squeal on me! squeal with something Fig. to shriek or squeak, exhibiting some characteristic emotion or experience, such as delight, pain, glee, etc. The baby saw the bright picture and squealed with delight. Timmy squealed with excitement when he saw the presents and the birthday cake. squeal like a stuck pig (informal) to make a long, high sound, usually because you are hurt. It was only a scratch, but he started squealing like a stuck pig. quickstick 快枪手, 早泄( 叫床的声音: grunt是比较含蓄比较小声的呻吟, moan是叫床, 比较大声的. squeal是大声的叫)( ten-second-tom I. Orignating from the 2003 movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Tom was a man in the movie who's memory spanned a period of about remembered seconds. Used to define someone who is really forgetful. Dana is a real ten-second-tom--she never remembers anything! Damn! I'm a real ten-second-tom today! I forgot my keys! II. When a guy gets so excited that he barely gets her shirt off before and blows his load, usually accompanied by the excuse "meh, it's been a while". Typically happens to virgins, engineers, dush-bags in suits, any guy aged 14-19, this guy named Dan that I met at my friends birthday party last month, and dudes with large commic book collections. Last night was horrible. He started feeling me up and this wet spot formed in his pants and he ran for the bathroom. He was such a ten-second-tom. ): I. The term 'quicksticks' however, did make it back to Britain in the 19th century, as an imperative meaning 'hurry up; do it without delay'. John C. Hotten recorded this in A dictionary of modern slang, 1859: "Quick sticks, in a hurry, rapidly; 'to cut quick sticks', to be in a great hurry." A term used to emphasise the hurried nature of your request. Used when asking someone to hurry the fuck up! "Fucking sort it out quick sticks you cunt". Chad, your round for drinks, quick sticks 快点, 迅速点!! II. Premature ejactulater. "How was Trent last night?" "Oh you know. We sqrewed, but he is such a quick stick that I have to finish myself off after he leaves." chop chop: Be quick; hurry up. This little reduplicated term has its origins in the South China Sea, as a Pidgin English version of the Chinese term kuai kuai. 不同点: Groan is a deep, inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair or pleasure. Moan is a long, low sound made by a person expressing mental and physical suffering or sexual pleasure. Moan is a sound that people make when they are feeling pain or pleasure. This is an inarticulate sound that is hard to make out, but is enough to let others know that the person who is moaning is under some distress or suffering from pain. It can be a grumble or complaint 唠叨, 抱怨 or it can be a mournful sound. The sounds made by women during sexual act are also called moaning. When used in conjunction with groan though, moan always means making a complaint or expressing pain or distress. Groan is a sound that people make when they are under any pain or stress. It is also a sound of disapproval. In general, a deep throated sound that gets out of an individual inadvertently as a result of pain or pleasure is labelled as a groan. 1. The wind's moan 嚎叫, 嗥叫, 呼号 was heard through the chimney. The moan of the sea provided a perfect backdrop for her mournful lamentation. Moan is also used in an informal sense to refer to complain and grumble about something. 2. My son moans that I'm too strict. When the decision was finally announced, it was met with few groans and moans from the crowd. 3. They accepted their punishment without any groans and moans 没有怨言的. They went to the management with their groans and moans but didn’t receive a positive response. 4. A low creaking sound made by an object under pressure. The chair groaned under his weight. The old stairs of the abandoned house creaked and groaned as they climbed it. Difference Between Moan and Groan 1. Moan is a long, low sound 长时间疼痛导致的小声的呻吟. Groan 突然的疼导致的大声哀嚎 is a deep, inarticulate sound. I don't think I would use "moan" for the sort of pain which would cause a fellow to collapse. For me it would almost definitely be "groan" in this context. Moaning from pain, to me, is more like when someone is experiencing pain which isn't likely to go away, whereas groaning is more of a grunting noise from a sudden, sharper pain. That is of course just my subjective opinion on the words. 2. Moan can convey physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. Groan conveys pain, despair, or pleasure. 3. Moan is generally used to express pain and suffering. Groan is used for both pleasure and pain. 4. Moan is only used to refer to a sound made by humans and sounds that are similar to human moans 风, 海的呼号. Groan can be made by humans or objects 桌椅嘎嘎吱吱, 吱吱呀呀的声音. 5. Complain or Grumble: Moan can refer to complain, or grumble, but this is only used in informal usage. Complain or grumble is an accepted meaning of Groan.

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 Compost 粪. 肥料. UK [ˈkɒmpɒst] or US [ˈkɒmpoʊst] is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting. This process recycles various organic materials otherwise regarded as waste products and produces a soil conditioner. Compost is rich in nutrients. Did you know: Finished compost is dark and crumbly in texture and mostly broken down with a pleasant earth-like smell. Compost is rich in nutrients. It is used, for example, in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture and organic farming. The compost itself is beneficial for the land in many ways, including as a soil conditioner, a fertilizer, addition of vital humus or humic acids, and as a natural pesticide for soil. In ecosystems, compost is useful for erosion control, land and stream reclamation, wetland construction, and as landfill cover. table scrap 残羹冷炙, 剩菜饭 A piece of food left over from a meal. Meagre remnants of anything. Don't give the dog another table scrap, I don't want him to get sick. We spend all day cooking their food, and all we get to eat are their table scraps. vagrant [ˈveɪɡr(ə)nt] 流浪汉, 居无定所的人 a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging. adj. relating to or living the life of a vagrant. "vagrant beggars". vagrancy [ˈveɪɡr(ə)nsi] the state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. "a descent into vagrancy and drug abuse". cenotaph [ˈsenəˌtæf] 纪念碑 ( obelisk [ˈɑbəlɪsk] 方尖碑) a large structure built to remind people of soldiers, sailors, etc. who died in wars. A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war. A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the vast majority of cenotaphs honour individuals, many noted cenotaphs are instead dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an empire. The Sydney Cenotaph is a heritage-listed monument located in Martin Place, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Bertram Mackennal and built from 1927 to 1929 by Dorman Long & Co. It is also known as Martin Place Memorial and The Cenotaph. It is one of the oldest World War I monuments in central Sydney. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 11 November 2009. The cenotaph takes the form of a monolithic stone block in a sepulchral shape. At its two shorter ends stand two bronze statues, a soldier and a sailor guarding the cenotaph. Words are carved into the longer faces of the cenotaph: on the southern side, facing the General Post Office, the carving reads: "To Our Glorious Dead"; on the northern side, facing Challis House, it reads: "Lest We Forget." Remembrance events are frequently held at the Cenotaph. Most importantly, it is the centre for Sydney's main ANZAC and Armistice Day dawn service ceremonies, regularly drawing thousands of attendees. liability [ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti] I. [uncountable] legal responsibility for causing damage or injury, or for paying something. liability for: The company accepts no liability for delays caused by bad weather. liability to: Being unemployed does not affect your liability to tax. II. [countable] [usually plural] the amount of money that a company owes. A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities 欠款, 债务 of $120.5 million. III. [countable] someone or something that causes problems for someone. If you say that someone or something is a liability 拖累, 累赘, 问题所在, 问题根源, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment. You are the liability in your team but because of the English quota for home-grown players, you've not being dropped. Thank your stars for having a place in this team. Having poor ball control. Gather courage and ask your boss. Team-mates and coach began to see him as a liability. What was once a vote-catching policy is now a political liability 麻烦, 问题所在. liability to: His outspoken views have made him a liability to the administration. liable [laɪəbəl] I. If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it. She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression. This volcanic rock is less liable 易遭受 to shatter than limestone. II. If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it. The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families. As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable. reprisal [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you. reprisal against: The State Department is concerned about possible reprisals against American civilians. in reprisal (for something): Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers. penitentiary [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri] a prison for people who have committed serious crimes. a state/federal penitentiary. A large prison is called a penitentiary and the people who are kept there are called prisoners. banger I. INFORMAL UK/AU a sausage(snag). II. INFORMAL an old car in bad condition. Not all the cars are old bangers. Is it greener to make do and mend, or scrap your banger and buy a new car? III. a type of firework that makes a very loud noise when it explodes. a small, noisy firework (= small container of explosives that makes a loud noise when it explodes): Some idiot decided to let off a banger right next to my ear. As a child I had a lot of fun with bangers and other cheap fireworks. IV. a catchy and uplifting song. a popular song or piece of music with a loud, heavy beat (= rhythm) that people like to dance to: Have you heard her new song? It's a banger. The new album is full of bangers. During my workout I like to listen to this song because it's a banger. V. US slang A member of a gang (shortened from the word gangbanger). gangbanger: a member of a violent group of young men, especially ones who use guns and commit crimes. bang I. to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises: The fireworks banged away all through the night. Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time! My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert. She banged her fist angrily on the table. Outside a door was banging in the wind. He could hear someone banging at the door. I could hear her in the kitchen banging about (= doing things noisily). II. to hit a part of the body against something by accident: He banged the door shut. David and Mary banged into each other. I banged my head against/on the shelf as I stood up. To hammer or to hit anything hard. Hold the picture while I bang in this nail. III. offensive to have sex with someone. We can hear the couple banging upstairs. optics I. [uncountable] the scientific study of sight and light. Optics is the branch of science concerned with vision, sight, and light. II. [singular] the way a situation looks to the general public. The optics of this protest will either take it to historic highs, or cause it fall apart quickly. III. Optics 外表, 外观, 别人怎么看, 看起来好看, 公众看法. are the way something looks to an outsider, especially concerning political actions. Typically in a political context) the way in which an event or course of action is perceived by the public. The public opinion and understanding of a situation after seeing it as the media shows it and the possible political effect of this. The viewing lens of public perception. How the media will play a story. Political repercussions are all about optics. Bad optics would be giving the media or the political opposition a juicy story to play with. The appearance and public perception of a certain situation or action, as was most recently used by the synagogue shooter in Pittsburgh on his social media post just before the horrible attack. The air of uncertainty about the meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is only heightened by President Trump's tendency for unpredictable utterances and awkward optics.  Screw your optics, I'm going in... A politician playing golf during a violent protest in their home state would be an example of bad optics. fibre optics 光纤 I. Fibre optics is the use of long thin threads of glass to carry information in the form of light. II. Fibre optic means relating to or involved in fibre optics. ...fibre optic cables. fanny fart = queef = vaginal flatulence Slang terms for vaginal flatulence include vart, queef, and fanny fart (mostly British). Whatever you call music coming from your undercarriage, it's likely you hardly ever talk about the magic of air escaping from your vagina. Few of us do. As loudly as our vaginas like to proclaim their existence (usually right in the middle of a really hot/romantic moment), we're all a bit shy about acknowledging the existence of the queef. We don't talk about vagina farts. We don't bring them up with our friends and partners. There's no established method for dealing with them. Usually with this kind of thing, I'd just accept it's just a minor part of our sexual experience that's just not that important to discuss. I'd figure that we don't talk about vagina farts because they just exist, we all know they exist, and we're all happy coexisting in our knowledge that someone, somewhere, may be experiencing a vagina fart right at this very moment. animosity [ˌanɪˈmɒsɪti] 敌对, 强烈敌意 strong hostility. Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind. There is no personal animosity between them. There's a long history of animosity between the two nations. Sir Geoffrey had no personal animosity towards the Prime Minister. The animosities between peoples in the region can be tied historically to political and governance issues. "he no longer felt any animosity towards her". by the scruff of the/your neck 后脖颈子, 脖梗子 by the skin at the back of the neck: Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck. I took/grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him out of the hall. dalliance [ˈdæliəns] I. old-fashioned a short sexual relationship, especially one involving people who are married to other people. If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously. ...my dalliance with a certain footballer. ...sexual dalliances. II. formal a short period of time when someone is involved or interested in something but not in a serious way. Someone's dalliance with something is a brief involvement with it. ...my brief dalliance with higher education. [+ with]. Speaking to the mag ahead of his second solo record, the 25-year-old king shared perspectives on sexuality, how life has changed in the years since One Direction dissolved, and his dalliances with psychedelics ( 致幻药, 迷幻药  [ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk] I. psychedelic drugs are drugs that make you see things that are not really there. II. psychedelic clothes, designs, etc. are very brightly colored and have big unusual patterns. ). boondoggle [ˈbunˌdɑɡl] a plan or project, especially one created by the government, that wastes a lot of time and money. to waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects. GM has been criticised - rightly - for boondoggling it up at taxpayers' expense. A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous 不相干的, 不相关的 ([ɪkˈstreɪniəs] not relating to the subject or situation that you are dealing with. I deleted some extraneous material. extraneous to: All these factors are extraneous to our objectives. II. existing or coming from outside something. ) policy or political motivations. obliteration [əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃn] noun the action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction. "headlines about the obliteration of the green belt". the action of removing all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: The war resulted in the obliteration 抹平, 抹去 of hundreds of villages. The reef faces obliteration in the near future. obliterate I. to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen: The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog. II. to make an idea or feeling disappear completely: Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate 消除 painful memories. oblivious adj. not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you: Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings. The mayor seems oblivious to the likely effects of the new legislation. oblivion I. the state of being completely forgotten: He was another minor poet who was consigned to oblivion. These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion. II. the state of being completely destroyed: The planes bombed the city into oblivion. no-goodnik 非善类, 非善茬, 不是好人, 坏人 a wicked person. A person who commits crimes, does bad things, or is generally immoral. I thought I could trust him, but that no-goodnik double-crossed me and made off with the money! The government agency is full of no-goodniks willing to bend the rules for a bribe. She enjoyed a brief flirtation with a hunky Italian art expert but he turned out to be a no-goodnik. swipe I. a criticism of someone or something, or an attempt to annoy them or damage it. a spoken or written attack on someone or something. take a swipe at someone/something (=criticize them): Do you think he was taking a swipe at the President? In a recent interview, she takes a swipe at the theatre management. II. an act of hitting or trying to hit someone or something. take a swipe at someone/something (=try to hit them): He leaned forwards and took a swipe at me. Ed took a swipe at the ball and missed. take a swing at me You want to take a swing at me? No. Not gonna make the offer again. Do you know what that is? Is that Baz, Pope, Julia? Oh, I'm surprised Smurf didn't sand that shit off, man. Smurf asks, we're cool, right? Yeah. switch and swipe generation a marketing term coined to describe young people who are readier to change jobs, homes and sexual partners than older generations The 'switch and swipe' generation are unafraid of change, with the average 25 year-old having ten sexual partners before settling down. revolt to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion 公然反抗; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government. I. [intransitive] to say that you will not accept someone's authority or leadership. revolt against: Several players revolted against their new coach. a. to refuse to accept something such as a law or a decision. revolt against: In 1992 the Serbs revolted against separation from Yugoslavia. II. [intransitive] to try to remove the government of your country using force. The Poles revolted several times in the 19th century. III. [transitive] if someone or something revolts you, they are so unpleasant that you feel slightly sick. He was revolted by the stench of the stockyards. Just the thought of kissing him revolts me. Mr Johnson returned from parliament's summer break today with a slender working majority on the floor of the House of Commons, vowing to take Britain out of the European Union at the end of October "no ifs, no buts". A few hours later, that one seat majority was gone and a group of Conservative Party backbenchers were in open revolt. dither [ˈdɪðər] to be unable to make a decision about something. She was dithering about what to wear. When someone dithers, they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick decision about something. We're still dithering over whether to marry. If you have been dithering about buying shares, now could be the time to do it. scourge [skɜrdʒ] I. formal something that causes a lot of trouble or harm. A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. Union chiefs demanded more urgent action to stop the scourge of unemployment. There have been great advances in treatments for global scourges such as cancer and Aids. the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets. If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people. Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world. II. a whip used in the past to punish people. III. formal someone in a position of power who criticizes people severely. "Fire is the scourge of any ship," Sheriff Brown said, and to be in a remote location, asleep and then have a fire spread quickly, "you couldn't ask for a worse situation". smurf account 分身, 马甲 (Internet slang) An alternate computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less experienced. someone who makes a new account then pretends they are a newbie. A slang term coined by Warp! and Shlonglor to mean good or famous players using fake names to hide from people then attempting to beat other players. sock puppet I. A puppet made from a sock placed over a hand. II. (Internet, derogatory) An alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse. crescendo [krəˈʃendoʊ] I. music 渐强  a gradual increase in sound in a piece of music. a. the loudest part of a piece of music. In music, a crescendo is a section of a piece of music in which the music gradually gets louder and louder. II. literary Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest. She spoke in a crescendo: 'You are a bad girl! You are a wicked girl! You are evil!'. The crescendo of noise was continuous. The applause rose to a crescendo and cameras clicked. III. People sometimes describe an increase in the intensity of something, or its most intense point, as a crescendo. There was a crescendo of parliamentary and press criticism. And now the story reaches a crescendo. The feud between Javi and Smurf reached a crescendo 达到高潮 as Javi made a deadly move against Smurf. The boys regrouped from their successful heist as the show focused on Smurf and Javi. fence 销赃的: A fence is a person who receives stolen property and then sells it. He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself. It's 15 grand. He was only expecting 10. Well, fence sold the bracelet for more than he thought it was worth, I guess. And they didn't pocket the difference? Huh. Honest fence. She's new. They always start out honest. I got a couple guys working hotels. It's a good operation. Could move a lot more if I could fence some of the bigger pieces to your contacts up north. non-starter 没希望成功的, 没可能的, 没救的, 扶不上墙的 an idea, plan, or person with no chance of success: Some of the points were non-starters but some of them were quite reasonable. The proposal was a non-starter from the beginning because there was no possibility of funding. As a business proposition, it is a total non-starter. I found Ellen Barkin and the Lena child actress a nonstarter. It shows his acting chops 表演功底, 演技. One of the top reasons I watch is for Pope's depth. chops I. the area of the face surrounding the mouth of a person or an animal: a dog licking its chops. I'll give him a smack in the chops if he doesn't shut up. II. technical skill, esp. of a jazz or rock musician. ability and technical skill, especially in playing a musical instrument: The players show their jazz chops and modern sensibility. the ability, skill, or experience needed to do something well: She just doesn't have the chops 能力, 本事, 功底, 功力 for this demanding role. lick one's chops to anticipate with pleasure. chop I. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument: He was chopping wood in the yard. Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped. Chop (up) the onions and carrots roughly. informal Laura had her hair chopped (= cut) yesterday. II. If something is chopped in business, it is stopped or reduced: Because of lack of funding many long-term research projects are being chopped 被砍了, 被取消了, 被削减了. noun. I. a small piece of meat with a bone still in it: a lamb/pork chop. the chop: I. mainly UK (US usually the axe) the situation in which your job is taken away from you, either because you have done something wrong or as a way of saving money: If you're late for work again, you'll be for the chop. Anyone stepping out of line is liable to get the chop. Hundreds of workers at the factory have already been given the chop. II. the ending of a factory, school, etc. or plan: When the reorganization occurs, the smaller departments will be the first for the chop. Many of these special schools are facing the chop. chop and change to keep changing your ideas, opinions, activities, or job: After six months of chopping and changing, we've decided to go back to our old system. dispensary a place in a hospital where you can get medicines and drugs. A dispensary is a place, for example in a hospital, where medicines are prepared and given out. A dispensary 取药处, 卖药的地方(a weed dispensary 卖大麻的地方) is an office in a school, hospital, industrial plant, or other organization that dispenses medications, medical supplies, and in some cases even medical and dental treatment. In a traditional dispensary set-up, a pharmacist dispenses medication as per prescription or order form. henchman 帮凶, 打手 If you refer to someone as another person's henchman, you mean that they work for or support the other person, especially by doing unpleasant, violent, or dishonest things on their behalf. No men were arrested at the scene, but the police managed to arrest a lady called María Teresa Quintana Rodríguez, sister of one of Constanzo's lovers and henchmen. A hitman 杀手 is a man who is hired by someone in order to kill another person. The gangsters drove Kilroy through the back streets of the city and past an industrial area. The number of bars and vendor stands in the street began to thin out as they drove Kilroy through a highway in the city's outskirts. ember 火炭块儿(Flames lap the road 吞噬 as a motorbike travels past, fires engulf homes as residents flee, an eerie glow in the air. Officers bang on doors and help an elderly man evacuate his home as houses on the street behind him burn. Emergency workers patrol the streets and direct traffic as embers fly through the air. A spark 火星子, 火花 is an incandescent particle. Sparks may be produced by pyrotechnics, by metalworking or as a by-product of fires, especially when burning wood. Spray of sparks from a Bessemer converter as air is blown through the molten metal): An ember is a glowing, hot coal made of greatly heated wood, coal, or other carbon-based material that remain after, or sometimes precede, a fire. Embers can glow very hot, sometimes as hot as the fire which created them. They radiate a substantial amount of heat long after the fire has been extinguished, and if not taken care of properly can rekindle a fire that is thought to be completely extinguished and can pose a fire hazard. In order to avoid the danger of accidentally spreading a fire, many campers pour water on the embers or cover them in dirt. Alternatively, embers can be used to relight a fire after it has gone out without the need to rebuild the fire – in a conventional fireplace, a fire can easily be relit up to 12 hours after it goes out, provided that there is enough space for air to circulate between the embers and the introduced fuel. clout [klaʊt] I. [uncountable] the authority to make decisions, or the power to influence events. A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. This former TV actress already has the clout 能量, 权势 to alter movie screenplays 更改剧本. The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets. It is a system in which individual voters have more clout. political/financial/economic clout 势力, 影响: The articles suggested it was fashionable for "fair-skinned people" of diverse ancestry to choose Aboriginal racial identity for the purposes of political and career clout. The government has less political clout than the opposition on this issue. II. [countable] a hard hit with your hand. verb. to hit someone or something hard with your hand. grapple [græpəl] 抗争, 争斗 I. If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. II. If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon. "Unbelievable" grapples with this less sensational part of the process — not merely the horror of a violent crime but the pain and drudgery that follow — and demonstrates that listening to women means caring about their stories long after the first headline breaks. drudgery [drʌdʒəri] 枯燥无味, 单调无聊 You use drudgery to refer to jobs and tasks which are boring or unpleasant but which must be done. People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives. tedium [tiːdiəm] 琐碎, 繁琐 If you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. She began to wonder whether she wouldn't go mad with the tedium of the job. Much as the movie Spotlight's shots of reporters filling out spreadsheets deglamorized 光鲜亮丽 the journalistic process, Duvall and Rasmussen's story line highlights the necessary tedium of police work. We get to see the hours spent poring over surveillance footage in order to chase down a single lead 线索 as well as the countless dead ends that they are forced to run down. glamorous [glæmərəs] 光环耀眼的, 光鲜的, 亮丽的 adj If you describe someone or something as glamorous, you mean that they are more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. ...some of the world's most beautiful and glamorous women. The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels. glamorize [ˈɡlæməˌraɪz] to make someone or something seem more attractive or exciting than they really are. If someone glamorizes something, they make it look or seem more attractive than it really is, especially in a film, book, or programme. Filmmakers have often been accused of glamorizing organized crime. ...a glamorised view of the past. a culture that glamorizes drugs, sex, and violence. deglamorize 失去光环 to make (a person or thing) less glamorous. pore 细细筛查, 过筛子似的筛查, 一遍遍的过 If you pore over/through information, you look at it and study it very carefully. to examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail. Ben was poring over computer printouts with an engineer. We spent hours poring over travel brochures. It will take several more months to pore through the volumes of documents. noun. I. Your pores are the tiny holes in your skin. The size of your pores is determined by the amount of oil they produce. II. The pores of a plant are the tiny holes on its surface. A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves. from every pore 每一个毛细孔, 每一个毛孔 used for emphasizing that someone has a very strong feeling or quality that is very obvious. He oozes charm from every pore. moxie [ˈmɒksi] 勇气, 决心 American informal courage, nerve, or vigour. force of character, determination, or nerve. "when you've got the moxie, you need the clothes to match". It took some moxie to talk Pat into making that change. overture [ˈoʊvərˌtʃʊr] I. music 开场曲. the first part of a long piece of music, especially an opera, ballet or musical show. An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play. The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman. II. formal a suggestion or offer that you make to someone. If you make overtures to someone 示好, you behave in a friendly or romantic way towards them. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship. [+ of] If only the West had been more responsive to his peace overtures in the fifties. diplomatic/friendly/sexual overtures 暗示. Adelaide were keen to re-sign Folau but the Kiwi veteran rejected overtures to return. piety [ˈpaɪəti] Piety is strong religious belief, or behaviour that is religious or morally correct. pieties: [plural] statements that are morally right but not sincere. impiety 亵渎, 大不敬 a lack of respect, especially for God or religion: The Church accused him of impiety and had all his writings burned. areola 乳晕 [əˈrɪələ] [ [æriˈoʊlə] ( plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -las): Upon close inspection of the boys, on Josh's right nipple 乳头 lies a prominent birth mark across the centre of the areola. any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple. the pigmented area on the breast around the nipple. Areola, more generally, is a small circular area on the body with a different histology from the surrounding tissue, or other small circular areas such as an inflamed region of skin. kennel [ˈken(ə)l] I. [plural] a place where dogs stay while their owners are away, or a place where dogs are bred (=kept in order to produce young dogs). Kennels or a kennels or a kennel is a place where dogs are bred and trained, or looked after when their owners are away. The guard dog was now in kennels as it was not aggressive. Pauline runs a kennels. Once you have chosen a kennel, don't forget to make a booking for your pet. II. British doghouse (in AmE). A kennel is a small building made especially for a dog to sleep in. travelator [ˈtravəleɪtə] 步行梯, 行动电梯, 平面电梯 noun. a moving walkway, typically at an airport. A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving sidewalk, moving pavement, people-mover, travolator, or travelator, is a slow-moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium distance. Moving walkways can be used by standing or walking on them. They are often installed in pairs, one for each direction. chocolate starfish (Britain, vulgar, slang) The anus. Let me stimulate your chocolate starfish with my tongue. She likes it when I finger her chocolate starfish during sex. flax [flæks] I. 亚麻 a plant with small blue flowers that is grown for the fibres in its stem and the oil in its seeds. II. the fibres from the stem of a flax plant, used for making linen (=a strong cloth). Linen [ˈlɪnən] 亚麻布料 (fabric) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is laborious to manufacture, but the fiber is very strong, absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Garments made of linen are valued for their exceptional coolness and freshness in hot and humid weather. The collective term "linens" is still often used generically to describe a class of woven or knitted bed, bath, table and kitchen textiles traditionally made of flax-based linen but today made from a variety of fibers. The inner layer of fine composite cloth garments (as for example dress jackets) was traditionally made of linen, hence the word lining 里子. Flax 亚麻籽 (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fiber crop cultivated in cooler regions of the world. Textiles made from flax are known in the Western countries as linen, and traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its oil is known as linseed oil. In addition to referring to the plant itself, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. Flaxseeds occur in two basic varieties/colors: brown or yellow (golden linseeds). Most types of these basic varieties have similar nutritional characteristics and equal numbers of short-chain omega-3 fatty acids. An exception is a type of yellow flax called solin (trade name "Linola"), which has a completely different oil profile and is very low in omega-3s (alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), specifically). Flaxseeds produce a vegetable oil known as flaxseed oil or linseed oil, which is one of the oldest commercial oils. It is an edible oil obtained by expeller pressing and sometimes followed by solvent extraction. Solvent-processed flaxseed oil has been used for many centuries as a drying oil in painting and varnishing. Although brown flaxseed varieties may be consumed as readily as the yellow ones, and have been for thousands of years, its better-known uses are in paints, for fiber, and for cattle feed. Hessian ([ˈhesiən]) 麻布, burlap [ˈbɜrˌlæp] in the US and Canada, or crocus in Jamaica, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant ( Jute [dʒut] 黄麻 is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. Jute is one of the most affordable natural fibers, and second only to cotton in the amount produced and variety of uses. Jute fibers are composed primarily of the plant materials cellulose and lignin. The fibers are off-white to brown, and 1–4 metres (3–13 feet) long. Jute is also called the golden fiber for its color and high cash value.  ) or sisal 剑麻 fibres ( [ˈsaɪs(ə)l] a white fiber used for making rope and rugs (=small carpets). It comes from a Mexican plant. a species of Agave native to southern Mexico but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff fibre used in making various products. The term sisal may refer either to the plant's common name or the fibre, depending on the context. It is sometimes referred to as "sisal hemp", because for centuries hemp was a major source for fibre, and other fibre sources were named after it. The sisal fibre is traditionally used for rope and twine, and has many other uses, including paper, cloth, footwear, hats, bags, carpets, and dartboards. Twine 合股线 is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted, and then twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to a cord.  ), which may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products. Gunny is similar in texture and construction. Hessian, a dense woven fabric, has historically been produced as a coarse fabric, but more recently it is being used in a refined state known simply as jute as an eco-friendly material for bags, rugs and other products. Hessian is often used to make gunny sacks, and to ship goods like coffee beans and rooibos tea. It is breathable and so resists condensation and associated spoilage of contents. It is also durable enough to withstand rough handling in transit; these properties have also led to its use for temporary protection as wet covering to prevent rapid moisture loss in the setting of cement and concrete in the construction industry. Hessian is also commonly used to make effective sandbags; hessian sacks 麻袋, 麻布袋 filled with sand are often used for flood mitigation in temporary embankments against floodwaters or field fortifications.

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用法学习: 1. scene I. a part of a play, book, movie, etc. in which events happen in the same place or period of time a love scene. opening/final scene: the opening scene of Macbeth. film/shoot/rehearse a scene: We have to shoot this scene today. II. a view that you can see in a picture or from the place where you are. She stood in the doorway surveying the scene 观察环境, 查看环境, 查看周围. paintings that depict scenes of country life. You refer to a place as a scene when you are describing its appearance and indicating what impression it makes on you. It's a scene of complete devastation. [+ of] Thick black smoke billowed over the scene. You can just picture the scene, can't you? III. [usually singular] a place where something happens, usually something bad. scene of: the scene of the crime/accident/attack. on/at the scene 到场: The paramedics will be at the scene within a few minutes. The scene of an event is the place where it happened. The area has been the scene of fierce fighting for three months. [+ of] ...traces left at the scene of a crime. Fire and police crews rushed to the scene, but the couple were already dead. Riot vans were on the scene in minutes. a. something that happens in a particular place. Eyewitness reports describe a scene of desolation. describe/ imagine/ picture/visualize a scene: Picture a peaceful scene and try to relax. IV. [usually singular] a particular interest or activity, and the people and places that are involved in it. He is an important figure on the political scene 场合, 生意场, 政治场. the music/rave/dance scene. You can refer to an area of activity as a particular type of scene. Sandman is a cult figure on the local music scene. ...when he first burst onto the national political scene at age 28. ...a youth guide to London's club scene. Legoland is not the solution to everything. And it's too much of a scene since that movie came out. V. a noisy argument or a strong show of feelings in a public place. If you make a scene, you embarrass people by publicly showing your anger about something. I'm sorry I made such a scene. make/cause a scene: Stop making such a scene! VI. [usually singular] informal 场景. a situation. There's a bad scene at home right now. You can describe an event that you see, or that is broadcast or shown in a picture, as a scene of a particular kind. There were emotional scenes as the refugees enjoyed their first breath of freedom. Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting scenes of violence. [+ of] It was a bizarre scene 情形. not your scene 不喜欢, 不爱 (not my speed (from animal kindom)) not something that you enjoy. If you say that an activity or place is not your scene, you mean that you do not like it or enjoy it. Lying on the beach all week isn't my scene. Camping isn't my scene. set the scene I. to create the conditions that make it possible for an event to happen. set the scene for 埋下伏笔: These findings have set the scene for further debate on the system. II. to give someone the information that they need so that they can understand what is going to happen or be said. Let me just set the scene by telling you a little about the school. be/come on the scene 开始出现, 开始登场 to start to exist or to get involved in a situation or activity a band that first came on the scene in the 1980s. a change of scene/scenery/air 换个环境 a period of time that you spend in a different place in order to feel better or more healthy I needed a change of scene from the city. survey noun [ˈsɜrˌveɪ] verb [sərˈveɪ] noun I. If you carry out a survey 调查, 调研, you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions. The council conducted a survey of the uses to which farm buildings are put. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened. II. If you give something a brief survey or a quick survey, you look at or consider all of it quickly, but not in detail. ...a brief survey of some important books on astrology. He sniffed the perfume she wore, then gave her a quick survey. III. If someone carries out a survey 勘察 of an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. ...the organizer of the geological survey of India. The scientists conducted two aerial surveys followed by two ground surveys. IV. A survey (US inspection) is a careful examination of the condition and structure of a house, usually carried out in order to give information to a person who wants to buy it. [mainly British] ...a structural survey undertaken by a qualified surveyor. verb I. If you survey a number of people, companies, or organizations, you try to find out information about their opinions or behaviour, usually by asking them a series of questions. Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report. Only 18 percent of those surveyed opposed the idea. II. If you survey something, you look at or consider the whole of it carefully. He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed 观察, 审视 the room. He surveys American politics with a conservative world view. to look at something, or to examine something He sat quietly, surveying the scene around him. a. British to examine something such as a building to see how good its condition is. The first step of Emergency Action Principle is to Survey the Scene 观察环境. As a trained rescuer, it is imperative to assess the scene by observing for the following: The Safety - Take a look around to ensure the surrounding area is safe for the rescuer as well as the victim.  Note: unless there is an imminent danger, the victim should not be moved.  Assess the surroundings for any people who can help. The Type of Injury - This observation is extremely important in an effort to understand the reason for sustained injury: automobile accident, electric shock, fall, fire, etc. The Location - Make sure you are aware of your location (for ex. floor in the building, etc), to help emergency responders locate you. III. If someone surveys an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. The council commissioned geological experts to survey the cliffs. ...data relating to astronomy, astrology, surveying and navigation. ...surveying equipment. IV. If someone surveys a house (US inspect), they examine it carefully and report on its structure, usually in order to give advice to a person who is thinking of buying it. [mainly British] ...the people who surveyed the house for the mortgage. Jobs available include surveying, electrical work, and plumbing. idiosyncrasy [ɪdioʊsɪŋkrəsi] 不良习惯, 怪癖 If you talk about the idiosyncrasies of someone or something, you are referring to their rather unusual habits or characteristics. Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies 小变态. The bike has style, it has looks, it has its little idiosyncrasies. The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy. 关于密集恐惧症: The term TRYPOPHOBIA 密集恐惧症 is Greek for "boring holes"—trypo—and "fear"—phobia—and amounts to a fear of clusters of small holes. The term entered the popular lexicon around 2009 when it was coined by a student at SUNY-Albany who created a Facebook page for anecdotal (  [ˌænəkˈdoʊt(ə)l] 自述的 based on someone's personal experience or information rather than on facts that can be checked. There is now anecdotal evidence that these chemicals are harmful. Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped. ...countless anecdotal reports. Anecdotal speech or writing is full of anecdotes or is based on anecdotes. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining. ) and self-diagnosed incidences. Since then, interest in the phenomenon has skyrocketed. The term is not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, and mental health experts debate whether or not the affliction ( [əˈflɪkʃ(ə)n] I. an illness. II. a serious problem. An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering. Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age. ...the afflictions of modern society.) is a true phobia, with some opting more frequently to label it an idiosyncrasy, or unusual behavior. Much of the fear is self-diagnosed by those who claim the images cause them anything from mild discomfort to a feeling of wanting to vomit 发呕. In their sample, they found 16 percent of the 286 adults tested had a visceral 发自内心的, 发自肺腑的, 生理厌恶, 生理上的反感 ( [ˈvɪsərəl] I. literary 发自内心的. 生理上的. relating to basic emotions that you feel strongly and automatically. Visceral feelings are feelings that you feel very deeply and find it difficult to control or ignore, and that are not the result of thought. I never overcame a visceral antipathy for the monarchy. ...the sheer visceral joy of being alive. a visceral hatred of cheaters. II. medical relating to the viscera. viscera [ˈvɪsərə] 内脏, 五脏六腑 the organs in your body, especially in your stomach. Viscera are the large organs inside the body, such as the heart, liver, and stomach. ) aversion 反感, 厌恶 to the patterns. They theorized that, because potential lethal animals like some spiders, snakes, and scorpions have similar markings, the aversion was an evolutionary adaptation. gem someone or something that is very good, pleasing, or useful. If you describe something or someone as a gem, you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful. ...a gem of a hotel, Castel Clara. [+ of] Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem. He's a real gem - you'd be a fool to break up with him. The coffee house is a hidden gem (= something that not a lot of people know about). iota [aɪoʊtə] 一丁点的, 一点点的, 一丝丝的 If you say that there is not an iota or not one iota of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it. He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.You can use an iota or one iota to emphasize a negative statement. Not an iota or not one iota means not even to a small extent or degree. Our credit standards haven't changed one iota. Ivan Milat: They had been chipping away quietly going to see Milat trying to get him to talk, trying to give – I guess as many people said, if he had an iota of guilt he would have offered something. Puffer/down jackets 薄的羽绒服, also called quilted jackets, have a signature quilted design with sections that are "puffy" between the stitching. They are filled with down insulation or synthetic fibers, both of which can provide a high level of warmth depending on how well they are made and the quality of the synthetic fibers. A down jacket or puffer jacket is a quilted, padded jacket filled with down feathers (usually duck or goose down). This material is usually used to insulate an Outer layer which is usually some synthetic fibre such as nylon or polyester. potpourri [ˌpoʊpʊˈri] I. [uncountable] pieces of dried plants with a nice smell, mixed together. II. [singular] a mixture of different things. a potpourri of songs from the 1960s. universe I. a collection of people, things, or companies that have similar characteristics or features: We rank a broad universe of stocks using both value characteristics and growth characteristics. Salesmen seeking business leads pay extra for the service to be able to contact a broader universe of people. II. a particular activity, or the people and companies involved in a particular activity: the business/corporate/online universe The online universe is brimming with dozens of virtual worlds vying to build sustainable life. They chose a fund with a global rather than a limited investment universe. The company claimed 7,500 accounts nationwide - a small but not insignificant piece of a universe of 750,000 U.S. food-service operators. III. If you talk about someone's universe, you are referring to the whole of their experience or an important part of it. Good writers suck in what they see of the world, re-creating their own universe on the page. They marked out the boundaries of our visual universe. Behind his eyes was a whole universe of pain. Fratricide 弑兄 is the act of killing one's brother. It can either be done directly or via use of either a hired or an indoctrinated intermediary (an assassin). The victim need not be the perpetrator's biological brother. In a military context, fratricide refers to a service member killing a comrade. patricide [ˈpætrɪˌsaɪd] 弑母 the crime of killing your father. matricide [ˈmætrəˌsaɪd] the crime of killing your mother. Criminal homicide takes many forms including accidental killing 过失杀人 or murder. Criminal homicide is divided into two broad categories, murder and manslaughter, based upon the state of mind and intent of the person who commits the homicide. Murder is the most serious crime that can be charged following a homicide. First degree murder 有预谋故意杀人: the premeditated, unlawful, intentional killing of another person. Second degree murder 无预谋故意杀人: The intentional, unlawful killing of another person, but without any premeditation. Manslaughter is a form of homicide in which the person who commits the homicide either does not intend to kill the victim, or kills the victim as the result of circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to become emotionally or mentally disturbed to the point of potentially losing control of their actions. Voluntary manslaughter: the intentional, unpremeditated killing of another person as the result of a disturbed state of mind, or heat of passion 激情杀人. Involuntary manslaughter: the unintentional killing of another person through an act of recklessness that shows indifference to the lives and safety of others, or an act of negligence that could reasonably be foreseen to result in death. The act that results in death may be intentional, such as pushing somebody in anger, but their death (such as by their subsequently falling, striking their head, and suffering a lethal head injury) is not. Another form of manslaughter in some jurisdictions is constructive manslaughter, which may be charged in the event that a person causes a death without intention, but as the result of violating an important safety law or regulation. Not all homicides are crimes, or subject to criminal prosecution. Some are legally privileged, meaning that they are not criminal acts at all. Others may occur under circumstances that provide the defendant with a full or partial defense to criminal prosecution. Common defenses include: Self-defense: while most homicides by civilians are criminally prosecutable, a right of self-defense (often including the right to defend others) is widely recognized, including, in dire circumstances, the use of deadly force. Mental incapacity 精神失常: A defendant may attempt to prove that they are not criminally responsible for a homicide due to a mental disorder. In some jurisdictions, mentally incompetent killers may be involuntarily committed in lieu of criminal trial. Mental health and development are often taken into account during sentencing. For example, in the United States, the death penalty cannot be applied to convicted murderers with intellectual disabilities. If the defendant in a capital case is sufficiently mentally disabled in the United States they cannot be executed. Instead, the individual is placed under the category of "insane". Defense of infancy – Small children are not held criminally liable before the age of criminal responsibility. A juvenile court may handle defendants above this age but below the legal age of majority, though because homicide is a serious crime some older minors are charged in an adult justice system. Age is sometimes also taken into account during sentencing even if the perpetrator is old enough to have criminal responsibility. Justifiable homicide or privilege: Due to the circumstances, although a homicide occurs, the act of killing is not unlawful. For example, a killing on the battlefield during war is normally lawful, or a police officer may shoot a dangerous suspect in order to protect the officer's own life or the lives and safety of others. treatise [ˈtriː.tɪs] [ˈtriː.t̬ɪs] 专著 a formal piece of writing that considers and examines a particular subject. A treatise is a long, formal piece of writing about a particular subject. ...Locke's Treatise on Civil Government. a six-volume treatise on trademark law. foster parents VS adoptive 收养的 parents 养父母: For a child's best care and protection, the State Department may remove a child from their birth family. If no alternative care option is available, they will be placed in the Out of Home Care System. Children can either be moved to a residential facility, group home or the home of a foster carer. The aim of foster care is to re-unite the child with their birth family when it is safe and appropriate to do so. If this is not possible, the child may be placed with a foster care family permanently. Adopting a child is a permanent arrangement and the guardianship rights transfer to the adoptive parents. This means, as the adoptive parent, you will take on all legal responsibility for a child. Key Assets do not offer child adoption. If you have identified that adoption or is not right for you, you may find that fostering can be a rewarding experience, allowing you to help a child or young person in need. Becoming a foster carer allows you to connect not only with foster children, but with other foster carers within your community. bitter gourd/melon [ɡuə(r)d] 苦瓜 a vegetable of the gourd family found in India. It has green warty skin and resembles a cucumber. a salad made of bitter gourd. honeydew melon 白兰瓜 = honeymelon (和rocket melon是近亲) a melon (=type of large round fruit) with yellow skin and sweet white or green flesh. Merlin a wizard in old English stories who was a friend of King Arthur. merlot [ˈmɜː(r)ləʊ] a type of red wine. Cantaloupe [ˈkæntəluːp] 哈密瓜 (还有一种不同的哈密瓜hami melon, snow melon雪瓜) ( antelope [ˈæntɪˌloʊp] 羚羊 a brown animal with horns and long thin legs that can run very fast. Antelopes live mainly in Africa and Asia. ) (also cantelope, cantaloup, muskmelon (India and the United States), mushmelon, rockmelon, sweet melon, Persian melon, or spanspek (South Africa)) refers to a variety of the Cucumis melo species in the Cucurbitaceae family. Sorbet [sɔrˈbeɪ] 果冰, 水果冰 is a frozen dessert made from sweetened water flavoured with fruit (typically juice or purée), wine, and/or liqueur. Gelato ([dʒeˈla:to]; plural: gelati) is the Italian word for ice cream. Gelato is made with milk, cream, various sugars, and flavoring such as fresh fruit and nut purees. Gelato is a type of soft ice cream containing a relatively small amount of air. By statute, gelato in Italy must have at least 3.5% butterfat, with no upper limit上限 established. Starches and gums, especially corn starch, are sometimes also used to thicken and stabilize the mix. Honeydew( honeydew melon 白兰瓜, 橙色或绿色瓤的很甜的瓜. dew 露水.) is a cultivar group of the muskmelon, Cucumis melo Inodorus group, which includes crenshaw, casaba, Persian, winter, and other mixed melons. muggy: Warm and extremely humid. heartstring used in reference to one's deepest feelings of love or compassion. a nerve or tendon imagined to brace and sustain the heart. "the kitten's pitiful little squeak tugged at her heartstrings 拨动心弦, 牵动心弦, 动人心弦". tug/pull/tear at someone's heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy. to cause strong feelings of love or sympathy: It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings. exchange I. [COUNTABLE] a situation in which one person gives another person something and receives something else of a similar type or value in return. exchange of: The two sides agreed an exchange of prisoners of war 交换战俘. a. a situation in which people give each other information or discuss their ideas and opinions. exchange of: We had a frank exchange of views 交换意见, 交换看法. b. a situation in which someone shoots at another person and the other person shoots back. an exchange of fire/gunfire/shots 交火: There was an exchange of fire and three soldiers fell dead. II. [COUNTABLE] FORMAL an angry conversation. heated exchange: Paul and Mark were having a heated exchange 激辩, 激烈争论, 争吵 in the office. III. [UNCOUNTABLE] the act of changing the money of one country to the money of another country. the abolition of exchange controls. IV. [COUNTABLE] an arrangement in which people or groups from different countries visit each other or do each other's jobs, for example in order to study another country's language or improve relationships. I met Laurence on a French exchange. V. [COUNTABLE] a central place where goods of a particular type are bought and sold. the former corn exchange. a. a central place where telephone calls are received and connected to other lines. Eggplant (US), aubergine [ˈoʊbərʒin] (BrE), or brinjal [ˈbrɪndʒəl] (India, Africa)茄子的别称. diameter [daɪˈæmətər] 直径 (girth 周长, girthy粗的) a straight line that crosses a circle through the center, or the length of this line. a pipe with a 4-inch diameter. in diameter: The dome is ten feet in diameter.