粉饰太平 paper over VS gloss over VS smooth over VS dress up; gripe VS whinge VS whine. cranky VS grumpy 抱怨;

用法学习: 1. Production Capacity 产能 (manufacturing capacity) ( Air New Zealand is reducing its Asia capacity by 17 per cent until June, including cutting flights to Hong Kong, suspending Shanghai services until March, and Seoul flights from March to June. Air New Zealand is the latest in a string of airlines forced to slash capacity 运能 in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak. ) is the volume of products or services that can be produced by an enterprise using current resources. Effective capacity 有效产能: Effective capacity is the maximum possible output given constraints such as quality requirements, product mix composition, machine maintenance and scheduling problems. production I. the process of making or growing goods to be sold: Coke is used in the production of steel. We watched a video showing the various stages in the production of glass. The company's new model will be going into production early next year. II. the amount of something that is made or grown by a country or a company: Swedish industrial production 产量 has fallen steadily this year. Wheat production has risen over the years. 2. excess UK & US 都读 [ˈekˌses] access [ˈækˌses] adj. 仅用于名词前. I. more than is usual or necessary. Drain off any excess liquid. II. an excess amount of money is an extra amount that you pay. Passengers traveling on to Buffalo will be required to pay an excess fare of $30. excess UK [ɪkˈses] US [ˈekˌses] noun I. singular/uncountable a larger amount of something than is usual or necessary. Cover both sides of the meat with flour, shaking off any excess 多余的. an excess of oxygen in his bloodstream. II. excesses plural ​formal cruel or violent actions, especially when committed by a government, army, or police force. the worst excesses 过分行为 of the regime. a. behavior that you consider to be wrong because it is too extreme. the usual excesses of the rock-star lifestyle. III. uncountable ​formal a way of behaving in which you do dangerous or extreme things. The rest of the family led a life of excess 过着极端的生活. IV. singular ​business​ British an insurance deductible. in excess of something more than a particular amount. profits in excess of $80 million. to excess 过量, 过头 if you do something to excess, you do it so much that it harms you or causes problems. Charlie drank sometimes to excess. excess baggage 超量的行李, 超标的行李 ​tourism bags that weigh more than the official limit that each person is allowed to take on a plane. You have to pay money to take them with you. excess fare an extra amount of money to pay, such as for traveling first-class with a second-class ticket or for traveling farther than you originally intended. 3. A non-denominational 不限定特定宗教团体的 person or organization is not restricted to any particular or specific religious denomination. It stands in contrast with a religious denomination. Religionists of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into a public square when the local populace are derived from a wide-ranging set of religious beliefs. achievable 唾手可得的, 非遥不可及的, 非高高在上的, 非高不可攀的, 非高攀不起的 able to be achieved. Set yourself achievable goals. approachable [əˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l] I. someone who is approachable is friendly and easy to talk to. II. capable of being reached from a particular direction or by a particular means. The site is approachable only 可通达的 by sea. dead set adj. I. 坚定不移的. 立场坚定的. firmly decided or determined; resolved.  absolutely he is dead set against going to this party. His family was dead set against the marriage. noun I. a serious or determined attempt; firm effort: He made a dead set at winning the championship. II. Hunting. the stiff posture assumed by a hunting dog in indicating the presence and location of game. deadbeat I. ​American someone who tries to avoid paying money that they owe. II. someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life. deadbeat dad a father, usually not living with the family, who does not provide money or support to help the mother take care of their children. 4. face plant 脸朝地, 大狗爬, 狗啃泥, 狗啃屎, 脸抢地 an instance of falling face first into or on to something. "a face plant to the ground left me with a scar". verb fall face first into or on to something. "he fell off the bottom step of the stairs and face-planted on the floor". skimp I. to not use or provide enough of something. skimp on: The dessert was good but they had skimped on 吝啬, 少放, 加少了 the chocolate sauce. II. to not spend enough money on something. skimp on: If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. Don't skimp on grass seed – it's worth paying more for the better varieties. skimpy I. less than necessary, or less than you would like. Her knowledge of art was skimpy 欠缺, 匮乏. II. skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone's body. This word often shows that you do not approve of clothes like this. a skimpy black dress. Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity. ...skimpy underwear. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay. chintzy [ˈtʃɪntsi] I. 吝啬的, 吝啬鬼的 ​American​ informal someone who is chintzy does not like to spend money or give things to people. You can describe someone as chintzy if they are mean and seem to spend very little money compared with other people. I knew I couldn't afford one of their fabled handbags on my chintzy budget. II. 廉价的 ​American ​informal inexpensive and badly made. If you describe something as chintzy, you mean that it is showy and looks cheap. [mainly US, disapproval] ...a chintzy table lamp.  chintzy furniture. III. covered or decorated with chintz a range of chintzy fabrics. a. too colorful and in poor taste. I'll have a screwdriver, please. And don't be chintzy with the screw. cheap out on 小气, 死抠, 抠门, 吝啬, 省钱  to take the cheapest option; try to do something as cheaply as possible. To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners. Usage notes: While the verb cheapen is generally more common than cheap, this phrasal verb is an exception. Oh, and don't cheap out on tips. Usage notes: While the verb cheapen is generally more common than cheap, this phrasal verb is an exception. 5. have/put your head on the block (chopping block, chopping board) 冒杀头危险 to risk a bad thing happening to you by doing something or helping someone: I'm not going to put my head on the block for you. mouth off 指点, 指指点点, 说三道四, 说人是非 to give your opinions about something in a very annoying way, especially when you are complaining or criticizing something. to speak in a rude or offensive way to someone: She's a typical teenager, coming home late at night and mouthing off to her parents. He's always mouthing off about the state of the roads. be in a [blue] funk (get sb out of funk) 心绪不佳, 心情不好, 情绪不好 US informal to be very unhappy and without hope: He's been in a real funk since she left him. If someone is in a funk, they are frightened, especially because they are in a situation they cannot control. He was in a blue funk! Worse than me! My face went crimson (which it does out of sheer funk). If you're in a funk, it means that you've been feeling sad. You might be in a serious funk after your best friend moves across the country. One way to use funk is to mean "blues" or "depression." Everyone's in a funk sometimes — for some people, the shorter, darker winter days automatically put them in a bit of a funk. funk out 吓退 To back out in a cowardly fashion. If you funk something, you avoid doing it because you are afraid. If he funks it, he will confirm the impression of cowardice given by his recent letter. funky I. used to describe a style of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong rhythm based on jazz and a tune that repeats: Have you heard their new record? It's really funky. II. fashionable in a way that is unusual and shows a lot of imagination. fashionable in an unusual and noticeable way: She has some really funky clothes. III. having a bad smell or appearance: The sour cream smells kind of funky 臭臭的. IV. [mainly US, informal, approval] If you describe something or someone as funky, you like them because they are unconventional or unusual. with a strong and unpleasant smell. What's so funky in here? It had a certain funky charm, I guess, but it wasn't much of a place to raise a kid. 6. love song dedications 情歌点播. ...and what would you like to say to Cheryl, Damo? Just that she's a top sort ( good sort I. a person of a kindly and likable disposition. II. Australian an agreeable or attractive woman. ) and I love her guts ( hate someone's guts to hate someone very much. spill one's guts to divulge everything one knows or reveal all one's personal problems. guts I. the quality of being brave and determined. That's what you need to be a referee – guts. have the guts to do something: She had the guts to go for what she wanted. it takes guts to do something: It takes a lot of guts and hard work to get where he is. II. all the organs inside your body, especially the ones in the stomach area. The doctors sewed his guts back together. III. the most important parts of a system, plan, or machine. That's basically the guts 根本, 基本, 本质 of Darwin's theory. work​/​slog​/​sweat your guts out to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. have someone's guts for garters used for saying that you will punish someone severely for something they have done. ). Oh and I can't wait to pash her when she gets out. That's beautiful Damo - and now, Khe Sanh, just for you Cheryl, on love song dedications...7. Piety [ˈpaɪəti] 虔诚: In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue which may include religious devotion, spirituality, or a mixture of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility. pious [ˈpaɪəs] strict in your religious beliefs and practices. II. done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral. devout [dɪˈvaʊt] I. very religious. devout Muslims. II. very enthusiastic in your support for something a devout capitalist. faithful 信徒. Melbourne family's healthcare battle after horror brain injury: For months, Melbourne man Vincent Louie has been battling for a certain level of treatment from UK healthcare workers for his wife, Anna, after she she suffered a horror brain injury that caused her to collapse lifeless in his arms. "It's not because she's not improving, it's because the progress is so slow that it doesn't warrant her staying in the rehab unit and the NHS is stretched for resources 资源有限," he told 9News.com.au. Mr Louie, 35, has spent almost a year of 16-hour days juggling full-time work with constant clashes with National Health Service (NHS) practitioners, who he says has neglected Mrs Louie's treatment and put her in a "too hard basket". "She used to have about 20 hours of therapy a week. Here she's barely getting three hours a week. "Everyone knows that Anna is a fighter. That even if she's in pain she'll push through the therapy sessions because that's her only window of opportunity." The UK's NHS is a publicly-funded healthcare focused on providing comprehensive, universal and free services to residents. Despite the initial difficulties of moving across the world, Mr Louie said the change gave them both the chance to build a new life for themselves. However, on April 17 last year, that dream was shattered in a moment he described as "the worst of my life". Doctors told Mr Louie his wife had suffered a severe brain injury as a result of a lack of oxygen. "Anna had vomited, leading to an airway obstruction 呼吸道阻塞. I still remember her face as she was struggling to breath for a good seven to eight minutes until her heart stopped in front of my eyes and she collapsed lifeless in my arms," he wrote on a crowdfunding site last week.

 gripe VS whinge VS whine. cranky VS grumpy: gripe noun a complaint about something that is annoying but not very important. A gripe is a complaint about something. petty gripes. 屁大点小事, 屁大点事, 微不足道的小问题. 芝麻大点的小事. 芝麻蒜皮的小事. My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable. gripe 抱怨 verb ( grumpy, cranky 脾气不好的). If you say that someone is griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something. Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars? They were always griping about high prices. Still, the griping went on. gripe [graip] n.&v. A. informal express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial. He griped about empty counters in butchers' shops. My only gripe is 唯一的不满  = displeasure (I take issue with something. 对...不满 ) that it could have been bigger. B. 使[胃, 肠]绞痛 affect with gastric or intestinal pain. It gripes my belly like a green apple像吃了青苹果一样的疼. gripe at someone to complain to someone. Stop griping at me! There is no need to gripe at your little brother. gripe (to someone or something) (about someone or something) to make specific complaints to someone about someone or something. Don't gripe to me about what she said to you! There is no need to gripe about the job to everyone. gripe one's soul Inf. to annoy someone. That kind of thing really gripes my soul! John, have I ever told you that you gripe my soul?. whinger [British, informal, disapproval] If you call someone a whinger, you are critical of them because they complain about unimportant things all the time. Shut up, you moaning whinger. bellyache 没玩没了的, 不停的抱怨, 唠唠叨叨, 默默叨叨, 抱怨​ verb intransitive ​informal [ˈbeliˌeɪk] to complain a lot in a way that annoys other people. constant complaining. belly-aching about recession. whinge 抱怨, 发牢骚 Chiefly British To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. Stop whingeing and get on with it. kvetch [kvetʃ] [ (U.S. slang) A nagging complaint 吹毛求疵, 爱找茬的人 people who whinge about their alleged misfortunes.] It must be depressing having to listen to everyone's whinges. whine [hwain] v&n. I. To complain or protest in a childish fashion. A complaint uttered in a plaintive 哭诉的 tone ( [ˈpleɪntɪv] a plaintive sound is high and sad a plaintive melody/cry. ). If you say that someone is whining, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. They come to me to whine about their troubles. ...children who whine that they are bored. 'Why can't you tell me?' I whined. It's just a scratch. Stop whining. ...a pleading, whining voice. A constant whine about the quality of public services. The waitress whined about the increased work. whine something out to say something in a whine; to say something, using a whine for a voice. She whined her complaint out so everyone could hear it. Jake whined out his usual complaints. whine about someone or something to whimper or complain about someone or something. Please don't whine about Sally. She is sorry she couldn't come to your party, but it's not the end of the world. The dog is whining about its hurt paw. II. 哭叫. 哀嚎. If something or someone whines, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background. The engines whined. ...the whine of air-raid sirens.

粉饰太平 paper over VS gloss over VS smooth over VS dress up: 1. paper over 粉饰太平, 掩盖不和谐, 掩盖问题 to try to hide a problem or disagreement instead of finding a satisfactory solution to it. Fundamental problems were papered over, not resolved. paper over the cracks to try to hide a problem or disagreement instead of finding a satisfactory solution to it. 2. I haven't watched too much of the show of late and that was intentional故意的 because I didn't want to whitewash myself ( whitewash I. 粉饰 To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood. II. 洗白, 掩饰. embellish 粉饰, 装饰. To cover over errors or bad actions. If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable. The administration is whitewashing 掩盖 the regime's actions. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday. In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church. ) and my ambitions or aspirations of going into the House. 3. dress something up 粉饰. 说得好听, 说出花来 to make something look better or different than it really is No matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost. His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes. Usage notes: often followed by as, as in the second example Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dress up (to wear more formal clothes). 4. He also appears to have embellished 修饰, 夸大, 夸张, 粉饰, 渲染 his porn credentials by claiming credit for numerous other videos in which he was not featured. He also appeared as a pin-up model in a 2005 issue of Toronto's fab magazine. 5. smooth something over 轻描淡写 to make problems seem less serious. If you smooth over a problem or difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially by talking to the people concerned. ...an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred. The Chancellor is trying to smooth things over. He's on a three-day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn't going to ignore it or try to smooth it over. 6. Of course, we shouldn't gloss over 粉饰, 掩饰 ( to ignore or avoid unpleasant facts. He could no longer gloss over his failures. If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses. ) the fact that there might be more basic reasons for her sudden lack of interest in the physical expression of your love? By which we mean, have you let yourself go a bit太随便了, 太大大咧咧了, 太不在乎形象了? Has the svelte( 身材苗条的 [svelt] attractively or gracefully slim; slender) man she met been hidden under a layer of flab ( unsightly or unwanted fat on the body; flabbiness )? Do you spend all your money on computer games and none on clothes? Is grooming something that only happens to other people? Could it be that有没有可能是, though she loves you, she doesn't fancy you as much any more? In which case, getting your sex life back on track might be entirely in your own hands. 7. NAMBLA members appear to be canvasing 粉饰 ( canvas [ˈkænvəs] I. uncountable strong heavy cotton cloth used for making tents, shoes, and sails. II. uncountable ​art canvas or other cloth on which artists paint with oil paints. a. countable a picture painted with oil paints on canvas or other cloth. The show includes canvases by masters like Carpaccio, Canaletto and Guardi. Usage notes: 复数形式 The plural canvases is used primarily in the US, while the plural canvasses is used in the UK and most UK-influenced areas. under canvas If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent. Campsites in the New Forest quickly filled up as thousands decided to spend the holiday under canvas. blank canvas 空白一块, 白纸一张 A person or thing that has nothing of substance or permanence within or imprinted upon him, her, or it, such that it can be easily filled with entirely new things. Refers to a painter's canvas that has yet to be painted on. Children's minds are blank canvasses, so we have to be sure to provide them with enriching education and opportunities so as to give them the best possible future. I love moving into a new house and having a blank canvas to make my own! These freshmen are all blank canvasses—we can get them to believe anything we tell them! canvass [ˈkænvəs] 拉票活动 I. intransitive/transitive to ask many people in an area for their opinions and encourage them to vote for someone or support something. canvass for 寻求支持: We were canvassing for the Republican candidate. canvass support: We're canvassing support for a new school in our neighborhood. a. transitive 咨询意见. 问询. to ask many people in different places for their opinions. We will be canvassing the views of teachers all over the country. II. transitive to discuss an idea in order to decide whether to accept it or not. Various possibilities have been canvassed. Canvassing 拉票 is the systematic initiation of direct contact with individuals, commonly used during political campaigns. Canvassing can be done for many reasons: political campaigning, grassroots fundraising, community awareness, membership drives, and more. Campaigners knock on doors to contact people personally. Canvassing is used by political parties and issue groups to identify supporters, persuade the undecided, and add voters to the voters list through voter registration, and it is central to get out the vote operations. It is the core element of what political campaigns call the ground game or field. ) these stories and posting their truly disturbing views. I find it hard to believe that any normal, rational, empathetic ( [empəˈθetɪk] 有同理心的 able to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them. Someone who is empathetic has the ability to share another person's feelings or emotions as if they were their own. ...an empathetic listener. ) person could believe that this boy is anything but 决不 a victim of the type of horrors most people can't even imagine in their worst nightmares. 8. They portray a facade of perfection 粉饰完美的一面 that in and of itself(in and of itself 就本身而言 I. With respect to its intrinsic or inherent nature; per se, intrinsically, inherently. considering it alone. The idea in and of itself is not bad, but the side issues introduce many difficulties. Her action, in and of itself, caused us no problem. II. Ipso facto. ) is not credible 不可信的, 没可能的. 9. Natural Selection's themes are very basic and some might say even over-simplified, but the script and performances are so unadorned ( unadorned 不加修饰, 没有粉饰的, 原汁原味的, 没有脂粉气, 没有匠气, 天然的 (embellish 添油加醋, 夸大其词) not decorated, or not made to look more attractive. Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple. ) that it sells itself in it's genuineness.

come by 得到, 获得, get by 存活, 度日, come along 进展, 进度, 发展, come around 回心转意, hard done by 不公平对待, come about 发生, go about something 具体去做, 实际去做, 实际完成. go about one's business做自己的事, anything to go by 什么指标, 算是个标准, 可资借鉴

用法学习: 1. No one with any cultural sense 文化意识 would fault you for failing to see the there there in Katy Perry. Her voice is sturdy ( strong and not easily hurt, damaged, or affected by what happens. sturdy legs/shoes/plants. ), but hardly distinctive, her lyrics are vague and cliche-ridden, her style (sonic and sartorial, alike) changes frequently and with the times. Her persona is ephemeral ( [ɪˈfemərəl] 昙花一现的. 稍纵即逝的. lasting for only a short time. existing or popular for only a short time syn transitory. Fashion is by nature ephemeral. No dictionary can really capture something as fleeting and ephemeral as slang. fleeting a fleeting smile. For one fleeting moment, Paula allowed herself to forget her troubles. A specific point of view of a space, in a fleeting moment of time, could be held in utter stillness. I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past. Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris.), like a really fun woman you once danced next to at a wedding. That's if you read the surface 只看表面. Do a little digging 深入一点 and you'll find an oddly vast amount of quotes attributed to Perry involving pee (usually hers, and generally dealing with how she manages it). Most pop stars are way less forthcoming about their urine and what they do with it, which means most pop stars are nowhere nearly as interesting as Katy Perry. I bring this up because on today's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Perry revealed that she used a GoGirl to pee at the Met Gala this year (assistance was needed given her complicated gown). She described the GoGirl as a "little contraption 工具, 奇怪的家伙 (a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and unlikely to work well. It's a contraption for washing windows on tall buildings. The lave net was a simple but very effective contraption for catching salmon. Early cameras were large and expensive contraptions. a bizarre contraption.) where you then get to urinate standing up" and also as a "nozzle." I don't know how that made her life easier (there were still so many layers to not hit with your stream even if standing), but apparently it did, and I'm glad she found peace and relief. 2. 离婚得大奖: Husband of cheating wife exacts revenge  in the sweetest way possible: William Smith has been living in turmoil since the day he found his wife of seven years cheating with his best friend, and next door neighbour. Not one for revenge 不喜欢报复, 不是喜欢...的人, 不喜欢怎样. 不是会...的人(I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.) William acted with dignity, separating and then divorcing his childhood sweetheart in an amicable split. He even left their house and moved in with a friend in the Stretton suburb of Brisbane. Feeling low and depressed, William was unaware that fate was set to deal him the sweetest revenge possible. Whilst on his lunch break at work, William signed up with brand new Australian casino Joe Fortune on his mobile phone. After just 5 minutes of playing slots he won the weekly progressive jackpot of over $1,2000,000 with the $5000 initial bonus. Not wishing to shout about his amazing fortune William kept it to himself, waiting for the perfect time to announce his news.

 词组区别: (hard to) come by 得到, 获得, get by 存活, 度日, come along a. 进展, 进度, 发展 b. 偶然发生, come around 回心转意, hard done by 不公平对待, come about 发生, come on 变好, 有进步, 取得进展, go about something 具体去做, 实际去做, 实际完成. go about one's business 做自己的事, anything to go by 什么指标, 算是个标准, 可资借鉴: come through I. transitive (come through something 挺过来) to be still alive, working, or making progress after a difficult or dangerous experience. To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it. The city had faced racial crisis and come through it. He's too old to come through a fall like that. It's been a very upsetting time but we've come through it together. II. intransitive if something such as a signal or a message comes through, you receive it. The call to the police came through at 5:40 p.m. If something comes through, it arrives, especially after some procedure has been carried out. A huge cheer of relief went up when the result came through. The news came through at about five o'clock on election day. a. if a document that you are expecting comes through, it is sent to you. The job offer still hasn't come through. b. To be approved. Good news—your auto loan came through 下来了, 被批了, 批准了! The insurance came through after all 保险最终还是被批了. III. intransitive if a feeling or quality that someone or something has comes through, it can be clearly understood or seen. If a feeling or message comes through, it is clearly shown in what is said or done. I hope my love for the material came through, because it is a great script. Their talk is often hard to fathom but their exuberance still comes through. Her disbelief comes through 显而易见 in the questions she asks. IV. intransitive ​informal to do something that you have agreed or promised to do. If you come through with what is expected or needed from you, you succeed in doing or providing it. He puts his administration at risk if he doesn't come through on these promises for reform. We found that we were totally helpless, and our women came through for us. The team came through when it mattered. Breaking Bad: ...the best oncologist, I mean, not even just in New Mexico... ...but one of the top 10 in the entire nation... ...his name is Dr. Delcavoli... ...and we see him on Friday. I mean, Marie really came through for us 说到做到, 信守承诺. She had her boss call, and.... show​/​shine​/​come through if a quality in someone's character shows​/​shines​/​comes through, people can see it in the way that person behaves, speaks, or writes. There was a quality of simplicity that shone through in her life and letters. come through with something to give someone something they need, especially when they have been worried that you would not produce it in time Our representative in Hong Kong finally came through with the figures. 0. come on I. if an illness comes on, it starts to affect you. If you have an illness or a headache coming on, you can feel it starting. Tiredness and fever are much more likely to be a sign of flu coming on. I can feel another headache coming on 来袭, 袭来. II. If something or someone is coming on well, they are developing well or making good progress. Lee is coming on very well now and it's a matter of deciding how to fit him into the team. The knee's coming on fine, I'm walking comfortably already. His English is coming on 有进步, 正在变好, 进展不错, isn't it?. III. If a new season or type of weather is coming on, it is starting to arrive. Winter was coming on again. I had two miles to go and it was just coming on to rain. come on strong ​informal to show very clearly that you are determined to do something, especially to start a sexual relationship with someone. come on stream to start to work or be effective The new power station will come on stream next month. be​/​come on the scene to start to exist or to get involved in a situation or activity a band that first came on the scene in the 1980s. come out on top​/​come out tops to be the best or the winner. Phil always comes out on top. good things come to those who wait(all things come to those who wait. all things in time. a penny saved is a penny earned. April showers bring May flowers. good things are worth waiting for. patience is a virtue) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue. come good/right 好起来, 变好, 没事 to end well or successfully. In spite of problems, we kept on filming and hoped it would come good in the end. Don't worry. Things will come good. come to no good to end up badly; to come to a bad end. The street gang leaders came to no good in the end. things are looking up 开始好转, 有好转迹象, 开始变好 Things are or appear to be improving or becoming more hopeful. Since I got a salary increase, things are looking up. Things are looking up at school. I'm doing better in all my classes. Things are looking up for families across the country as the economy continues to rebound. I just found out that I got the job I wanted—things are really looking up! take a turn for the better/worse = change for the better 好转, 转好, 转坏, 变得更糟糕, 变好 (=become better/worse): The weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. The spokesman said the situation in Sarajevo had taken a dramatic turn for the better. 1. come by (something) I. to obtain money, wealth, or goods. to find or get something. to get something, especially something that is hard to get. To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily. I don't know how she came by that 怎么有了, 怎么到手, 怎么弄到的. A loyal friend is hard to come by 不易得, 很难得到, 难求. Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.‎ How did you come by such a beautiful house? How did you come by that haircut? Where did you come by that new shirt? Mitchell had acquired some wealth, although whether he came by it honestly or dishonestly is not clear. A good boss is not so easy to come by. It's unclear how he came by his wealth. Side Effect Movie: I've tried everything else.You don't know, Martin.You've never had this. Youdon't know what it's like.Okay? Every afternoon it's like...It's like there's this poisonous fog bank rolling in on my mind, and I'm paralyzed 一动不能动. If I have to start over, I think I should see a different doctor. I'm sorry you feel that way. I understand your frustration. I've been doing a lot of, um, running on the treadmill here to try and get in shape and stimulate serotonin.You're not feeling like you're in a "poisonous fog"? No. No, not so much anymore. That phrase really stuck with me. How did you come by it? I don't know, really. Um...I guess it's just...I guess that's how I felt back then.You know, maybe I heard it or read it somewhere. Back on the boat with Martin, we used to always see the fog rolling in. I'm sure a lot of depressed people have felt that way before. The important thing is that I think the fog is finally lifting 雾开始消散. And I really think I'm going to be ready to get out of here soon. Usage notes: often used in the form hard to come by 一票难求: Fresh meat and fish were hard to come by. Bruce Springsteen concert tickets prove hard to come by. easy to come by 唾手可得, 到处都是, 随便哪里都有 easily found; easily purchased; readily available. Please be careful with that phonograph record. It was not easy to come by. A good dictionary is very easy to come by. II. to learn a skill I had to work hard to learn to skate. I didn't come by it easily. III. to stop some place for a visit. Can you come by our place for a few minutes on the way home? Please come by sometime. low-hanging fruit 唾手可得的果实, 现成的, 手到擒来, 易如反掌 (one's for the taking) (idiomatic) Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means. low-hanging fruit 唾手可得的果实, 现成的 (idiomatic) Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.hard to come by 不可多得, 难得到, 难搞到手 难觅, 无处寻觅, 难找 To come by something means to obtain it or find it.  to obtain money, wealth, or goods. How did you come by that cheque? In rural France, English language magazines are rather hard to come by. At that time, teaching jobs abroad were hard to come by. The structure is completely unique, rising from the plot 地块 like something from a science fiction novel, with a pool inspired by a postage stamp and surrounded by its own eco-system. Potential buyers though have been hard to come by as the area has witnessed a slow down in trophy home sales. The asking price has fluctuated from $8m to $14m over the last few years. Now, Unique Estate have confirmed to the Australian Financial Review that Alkira will be auctioned without a guide price 指导价 at the end of the month to the highest bidder. Mitchell had acquired some wealth, although whether he came by it honestly or dishonestly is not clear. II. to learn a skill. I had to work hard to learn to skate. I didn't come by it easily. 2. hard done by 收到不公正对待, 不公正待遇 If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift. hard going 经历困难, 难懂, 难明白, 难理解. 很费劲. difficult to do or understand. difficult and tiring to do, deal with, or make progress with. If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort. The talks had been hard going at the start. I find her books a bit hard going. It was a good course but I found it hard going in parts. be hard hit 受灾严重, 受到严重影响 To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it. California's been particularly hard hit by the recession. be hard put/pushed to do sth 费一番劲, 不容易, 费一番力气 If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it. Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity. take sth hard If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it. Maybe I just took it too hard. 3. get by 存活, 将就, 勉强度日, 维生, 维持生计, 勉强过活, 活下去 to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money. (intransitive, idiomatic) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level. Do you think they can get by on only one salary? How can he get by on so little money? We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive. get by 勉强度日 to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do. My arithmetic isn't very good, but I get by. get by on: I couldn't possibly get by on £500 a month. get by with 凑合着用, 勉勉强强, 将就: You could probably get by with that computer, but a more powerful one would be better. come by something to get something, especially something that is hard to get. How did you come by such a beautiful house?. 4. get along I. (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) 合得来. = hit it off, click. To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. I wish the kids would get along better. She never did get along with her brother. II. (idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough. She didn't have a lot of money, but she had enough to get along. go along to get along 无可无不可的, 不挑剔的, 什么样都可以的, 怎么都行的. 听话, 顺从的 (idiomatic) To conform in order to have acceptance and security. Don invented a myth of himself, then made it a reality, and he had the stupidity—or the intelligence—to never stop believing in the myth. Lane Pryce, a go-along-to-get-along guy if ever there was one, doesn't have that myth. All he has is the ability to give and give and give until there's nothing more to take. Nobody wanted to speak out of turn( speak/talk out of turn 不识相, 乱讲话, 乱说话, 说不该说的 (slightly formal) to say something that you should not have said or that you did not have the authority to say. to say something unwise or imprudent; to say something at the wrong time. Excuse me if I'm speaking out of turn, but what you are proposing is quite wrong. Bob was quite honest, even if he was speaking out of turn. I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, but somebody had to tell him the facts. ). Nobody wanted to go against the prevailing wisdom 一般共识. 随大流, 不特立独行( I. generally accepted; widespread. "the prevailing opinion". II. most frequent or conspicuous; predominant. "the prevailing wind is from the north". ). Everyone wanted to go along to get along. That's how you got promoted in the IMF. 5. live by something 遵守 to behave according to a particular set of beliefs or principles. He argued that even criminals have a code of ethics that they live by. live by/on your wits to have no real job but make the money that you need by being clever or dishonest. man cannot live by bread alone 人生光有面包是不够的, 人需要的不仅仅是吃饱穿暖 used for saying that people need more than food, money, and possessions in order to have a good life. 6. come about 怎么回事, 怎么发生的. 发生, 怎么搞得, 怎么回事 I. To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen. We have to ask, how did this come about?  How did this damage come about? This came about due to the windstorm. We have to ask, how did this come about? How did this damage come about? This came about due to the windstorm. II. To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. [for a ship or boat] to turn. Look how easily this boat comes about. Now, practice making the boat come about. milk duds: According to the manufacturer, the word "Milk" in the name refers to the large amount of milk in the product; the use of "dud" came about because the original aim of having a perfectly round piece was found to be impossible. come to pass To happen; to occur. II. [for a ship or boat] to turn. Look how easily this boat comes about. Now, practice making the boat come about. come about 怎么回事, 怎么发生的. 发生, 怎么搞得, 怎么回事 I. to happen, especially by chance. When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened. Any possible solution can only come about through dialogue. That came about when we went to Glastonbury last year. It came about that he combined his businesses. come about through: The increase in production has come about through the use of technology. it comes about that 不知怎么的, 不知道怎么回事: I don't know how it came about that we stopped loving each other. II. if a ship comes about, it changes direction. 7. come around (to something) to change your opinion of something. To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. 回心转意. Give her time给一些时间, 给点时间, and she may come around and see things your way. I want to go, and I think she'll come around and we'll actually take a vacation. come around To regain consciousness after a faint etc. come around (to some place) I. to come to some place for a visit. You must come around to our place for a while. Do come around and have dinner with us sometime. II. and come around (to visit) and come around (for a visit) to pay a casual visit to someone. Why don't you come around to visit next week? Why don't you come around for a visit? You are welcome any time. talk around someone 说服, 让...回心转意(come around) to succeed in persuading someone to agree to something, To persuade someone. talk someone around to succeed in persuading someone to agree to something. She's not happy it, but I'm sure I can talk her around. American English synonyms or related words for this sense of talk around: To persuade someone to agree with or support you: persuade, win over, woo, sway, target, carry, reason with, convert, sweeten up, get in with. 8. come along I. You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something. to go somewhere with someone I've never seen a baseball game – do you mind if I come along 跟随着, 跟着去? There's a big press launch today and you're most welcome to come along. to go somewhere so that you can be with someone who went there earlier Ray had some work to finish and decided to come along later. II. You say 'come along' to someone to encourage them to hurry up, usually when you are rather annoyed with them. Come along, Osmond. No sense in your standing around. III. When something or someone comes along, they occur or arrive by chance. I never thought I would get married until you came along. How did he come along? 你们是怎么认识的, 你们是怎么爱上的 Oh, he was a friend of mine. Then one day, it just clicked. He decided to give the money to the first stranger who came along. He told me to work hard and take every opportunity that comes along. I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny. It was lucky you came along. IV. If something is coming along, it is developing or making progress. to make progress, or to get better in quality, skill, or health. The building work was coming along nicely. The building work was coming along nicely 进展顺利. be coming along with something 进展如何, 近况如何, 现在是什么情况: How's Kathleen coming along with her swimming? How's Kathleen coming along with her swimming? The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month. Thomas is more relaxed and his skills are coming along. The Pentagon spokesperson says talks are coming along quite well. How's Ferguson coming along? be getting​/​coming along [with] ​used for saying how well someone is progressing or succeeding. How is your garden coming along? How are you getting along with your Arabic. be​/​come​/​go along for the ride to take part in an activity that other people are doing although you are not really interested in it The guys all went to a football game, and I went along for the ride. come along 进展怎样, 进度如何, 到什么程度了, 到什么阶段了 I. to develop or improve. To progress; to make progress. [usually progressive] to make progress, or to get better in quality, skill, or health. How's dinner coming [along]? The building work was coming along nicely. be coming along with something 怎么样了: How's Kathleen coming along with her swimming? The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month. Thomas is more relaxed and his skills are coming along. II. 出现. to appear or be available. to arrive, or to become available. Don't worry, boy, some one will come along and rock your world soon. He decided to give the money to the first stranger who came along. He told me to work hard and take every opportunity that comes along. Sometimes an album comes along that just sounds better than anything else you've heard in a long time. III. 跟过来, 跟着去. (intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany. to go somewhere with someone. I've never seen a baseball game – do you mind if I come along? I'd like you to come along with me to the opera. a. to go somewhere so that you can be with someone who went there earlier.  Ray had some work to finish and decided to come along later. 9. go about something 做完, 完成, 实现, 真正去做, 实际去做 to approach the doing of something in a particular way. to do something. We'd like to help but we're not sure how to go about it. How do you go about getting a visa? How should I go about researching this topic? Would you tell me how to go about it. How do you go about getting a visa?. Mr. Sigourney Weaver受访谈prayers for bobby: It's the only practical way to go about this. I am glad to have the chance to get the word out, and people have finally seen that. go about something/doing something to do something. We'd like to help but we're not sure how to go about it. How do you go about getting a visa? go about/around四处溜达 with someone or something  to go around in the company of someone or something. I always go about with my friends. Fran has been going around with James. get around to doing something找到时间, 找到时机, 找到机会 (spoken) to find time to do something. I wanted to see that movie but never got around to it. has come and gone 来了又走了 has already arrived and has already departed. No, Joy is not here. She's come and gone. Sorry, you are too late for your appointment. The doctor has come and gone. go on about something滔滔不绝, 三句话不离 Talk too much. He's always going on about his kids. go about your business 装的没事人似的, 跟没事人似的, 该干什么干什么 to do what you usually do. to continue doing what you usually do: In spite of last night's terrorist attack, most people seem to be going about their business as if nothing had happened. How could she make such a big mistake and then go about her business as if it never happened?. "The licences aren't just issued to anyone here, there's no comparison 没法比 with the United States," the owner said. "It's inflammatory (  [in'flæmətəri -tri] 让人火大的, 让人生气的. 让人光火的. 惹人生气的. Tending to inflame or provoke somebody. Sam posted an inflammatory comment in the talk page. ) to link [the recent massacres] with this, to say they shouldn't be made here at all. They're made for a purpose and they're not sold to the public. We're the quiet minority 老老实实, 脚踏实地做自己事, 遵纪守法的人 (摘自一篇文章: We were the quiet minority. We were the ones who would work quietly just for our own advancement without accepting a welfare check. That's what the newspapers and magazines at that time said. The whole notion of model minority was a social and political construct to place Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans in complete contradiction and conflict with African Americans and the civil rights movement. At the time, it was a creation 生捏硬造的, 胡编烂造的; it was a fiction. Certainly, there are examples of Chinese American science winners and kids who come with nothing. In my own family, we were children of immigrants and could go on to college and try to make something of ourselves. But that doesn't capture the complexity of who we are ( complexity I. The quality or condition of being complex. II. Something complex: a maze of bureaucratic and legalistic complexities. ). Supposedly we are the minority that doesn't have any problems, the minority that doesn't ever need to speak up about anything, the minority that has the road paved in gold ahead of us. That's simply not true at all. ), we just go about our business做我们该做的事, 做我们正常做的事 and it's very frustrating to be constantly up against it( be up against it to be having or likely to have serious problems or difficulties. With seven members of the team missing, Hull are going to be up against it. Many families are up against it, unable to afford even basic items. be up against something/somebody 面对的. if you are up against a situation, a person, or a group of people, they make it very difficult for you to achieve what you want to achieve. in conflict with something; facing something as a barrier. I am up against some serious problems. When I saw how deeply the racist views were held I began to understand what we were up against. The Welsh rugby team will really be up against it (= have a lot of problems) when they take on France next week. ).". 10. Prince Harry may be reconnecting with his wild side if new photographs are anything to go by ( 可资借鉴, 可以当作例证 可参照, 可参考. 'is anything to go by' means 'in our experience' or 'in the experience of the person writing' or 'in the experience of the person speaking'. Another example of 'is anything to go by' could be: you're standing on a station platform, you're looking at your watch, the train is late, you go up to a guard and say: 'When is the next train to London?' And the guard might say, 'Well, if previous trains are anything to go by, it will be half an hour late', meaning that his previous experience of the trains running late is about thirty minutes. Another example would be if, perhaps, we invited a well-known pop star onto our programme, Britney Spears, for example and we said, 'If we had Britney Spears on the programme, do you think we would get lots more listeners' letters asking us questions?' And our producer might say, 'Well, if last week's programme with Phil Collins is anything to go by, yes we would.' So in his experience in something similar is anything to go by. So it begins with if: 'if x is anything to go by then... something else.' So remember how to construct that: it's 'if' and 'is anything to go by', 'then', and then the concluding sentence.). go-by A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away. Give a proposal the go-by. Some songs to which we have given the go-by. — Prof. Wilson. go by I. to move past, in space or time. To pass or go past without much interaction. I like to sit and watch the world go by. You can watch the trains going by from this window. You can't let an opportunity like that go by - it's too good to miss. Hardly a day goes by when I don't think about her. in days gone by. in the past: The house was a railway station in days gone by. II. To pay a short visit: My parents were away when we went by last week. III. to be called, to use as a name. His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by the name of Ernie. IV. To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc. I'm only going by what my teacher said. You got my pic, and you are imagine a lot of things out of that pic, but I don't your pics to go by. that's not fair. 11. bring about 因而发生, 导致发生, 导致变化 to make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation. social changes that have been brought about by new technology. Major spending is required to bring about substantial improvements in housing. To bring something about means to cause it to happen. One way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. However, upon learning about the role, the actor actually requested to play Leonard instead, since he thought that between the best buds, he had the bigger chance to have a romantic partner. This decision was brought about by his frustration with being stuck in roles that had no romantic story arcs. 12. bring something on I. 这是怎么发生的, 这是哪里来的. 这是刮得什么风啊. 这是从何说起. to make something bad or unpleasant happen. to make something happen, usually something bad: The loud music brought on another one of his headaches. Stress can bring on an asthma attack. What's brought this on? Have I upset you somehow? Sheldon: I have decided, instead of wallowing [ˈwɑloʊ] in sadness about Amy it is time that I find myself a new female companion. Penny: Oh. Good for you. Leonard: What brought this on? II. to help someone to improve or make progress. Teachers have to bring on the bright children and at the same time give extra help to those who need it. III. to make plants or crops grow faster. Keeping the young plants in a greenhouse will help bring them on. bring it on informal used to say that you are prepared and willing to deal with something bad that is likely to happen. bring the curtain down on something 终结一个时代 to cause or mark the end of an event or situation Richardson brings the curtain down on one of the most amazing managerial careers of all-time this weekend. bring​/​keep someone up to date (with​/​on something) to inform someone of all the most recent news and changes in a situation. The newsletter will keep you up to date with our progress.

 occur VS happen VS come about VS take place(均可用语某事件的发生, come about还可用于状态, 但均不能用语艺术作品等.): Both happen and come about may be used with events, and come about may be used with states, but neither is ordinarily used with works of literature or of another art. Happen refers to accidental or unplanned events. Occur is the same with happen but it is used in formal situations. Take place is used for pre-arranged events: events that has been planned. Why did World War I happen? How did it happen that WW I started? How did it come about that Germany was defeated? How did peace come about? Why did the Mahabharata happen? How did the Mahabharata come about? So what you have to do to use these is recast your sentence to include an event: How did it {happen / come about} that the Mahabharata was written down? The war happened in 1914. The war took place in 1914. The war came about in 1914. They are all OK. but we don't usually say the war came about in date X; we'd be more likely to say the war came about for a number of reasons. The first world war happened in 1914. The first world war came about in 1914. The first world war took place in 1914.( 直接用started or ended就好了). Most of the time, "Happen 偶然发生的事件" still tends to contain the flavour that the event occured by chance, rather than being created by men. "take place" refers to a planned event, or something by an intention 所以: A storm took place on my way to the gas station. 听上去不对. 一般会说: "There was a storm/a storm came up/ I ran into a storm 遇上暴雨 while I was on my way to the gas station." And "come about" is more often used to talk about the cause of an event than the date it came into being? I believe "the accident took place" sounds slightly formal to us, so you are more likely to see it in written reports and perhaps less likely to hear it in casual conversation. In casual conversation we usually say that an accident "happened". Occur和Happen有时会用于不同的语境: So, I would use occur in the following contexts: Occur: a. Formal conversations; b. When a time or place of an event is specific; A one-way trip costs $58, with trips occurring twice a day between these two airports. c. Expected events, like dates: The Spring Bank Holiday that would usually have occurred at the end of May; d. Discoveries, ideas: The discovery occurred in Mono Lake, California. Happen in the following contexts: a. Informal context; b. Rough time or place; c. Random events, usually without being planned. 比如 Shit happens. 也正由于shit happens这样的句子, happen比occur多一层偶然性, 且难以避免难以预防的会发生的意思, 所以飞机每天飞两班这种事要用occur不用happen. A one-way trip costs $58, with trips occurring twice a day between these two airports. 词语选择用例: Anyone who watches U.S. television has seen the pharmaceutical ads that feature deliriously ( delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] I. 精神病似的, 神经病似的. 疯子似的. 疯乎乎的. in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. He became delirious and couldn't recognize people. a. 迷迷糊糊的. talking or thinking in a confused way because you are ill. II. 莫名亢奋的. 精神亢奋的. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic. extremely happy and excited. in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. There was a great roar from the delirious crowd. delirium [dɪˈlɪriəm] A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. Delirium itself is not a disease, but rather a clinical syndrome (a set of symptoms). It may result from an underlying disease, over-consumption of alcohol, from drugs administered during treatment of a disease, withdrawal from drugs or from any number of health factors. Delirium may be difficult to diagnose without the proper establishment of the baseline mental function of a patient. ) happy healthy-looking people frolicking with pets and loved ones as a Voice Over enumerates the serious side effects that can "happen" if they ingest the product being advertised. My initial reaction to these ads was that more precise 更准确的 synonyms for happen had gone the way of 走了...的老路 pallor ( an unhealthy pale appearance. "the deathlike pallor of his face". ), a once common word that's been replaced by paleness 苍白. After all, advertisers must simplify language for the masses. Now, however, I believe that the repeated use of happen in ads for medications is a deliberate choice meant to distance the products advertised from the grim possibilities listed in the warnings. Consider the different connotations of the following statements: Severe bleeding or death may happen. Severe bleeding or death may occur. Severe bleeding or death may result. There's not a lot of difference between happen and occur, but – thanks to the expression "Stuff happens," happen is closely associated with blind chance. Things that "happen" can't really be anticipated or guarded against 预防. Occur is a bit more definite, even in pharmaspeak, as in this warning on a bottle of niacin: "Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur." Result is altogether too definite a word as it means "to arise as a consequence, effect, or outcome of some action, process, or design."  

Dad's viral Facebook post for young son battling congenital heart defect: In his seven short years, Carter Gentle has undergone five open-heart surgeries to treat a congenital heart defect. The procedures (procedure I. a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way. Companies use a variety of testing procedures to select appropriate candidates. procedure for: The procedure for doing this is explained fully in Appendix 3. follow a procedure: Those ticket holders who followed the proper procedure will receive a full refund. standard/proper procedure正常程序, 标准程序: Apparently the way we were treated is standard procedure in the department. II. 手术过程. a medical operation that is done in a particular way. It's a difficult procedure that can take 7 or 8 hours. grievance procedure a formal series of actions that an employee has to go through when they want to complain officially about the way that they have been treated at work. ) — including recent emergency surgery to repair the pacemaker he's had since birth — have left a number of deep scars on the Maine boy's small torso. Carter was so upset by scarring from his latest procedure that he was inconsolable 安慰不过来的 for close to an hour, the boy's father, country singer Mark Gentle, wrote in a Facebook post. "We were a little apprehensive ( 不敢的. slightly worried or nervous. apprehensive about: Leonora felt very apprehensive about his visit. apprehensive of: It's a strategy that many teachers are apprehensive of using. ) to post this, but I feel it's important. He said that he's afraid people will think he is ugly (because of the scars)," Gentle wrote. "That was hard to hear 受不了 ( One man said that he was "hard to hear," meaning that he had trouble hearing others, not that they couldn't hear him. 'I went and picked her up and she basically started telling me about her situation, which was hard for me to hear 听不下去 because she was my favourite little cousin when I was growing up,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'Basically she was living on the streets, she became addicted to ice and was doing terrible things to get by. She didn't have anything.' ) as a parent. We told him that his scars are beautiful and make him look like a superhero." Our personal favourite feedback? "Chick dig scars, dude! Embrace them," from Facebook user David Newland. Just try telling that to his parents when he's a teen! make out: Do you speak German? I can make it out 理解 a little bit, but not fully.

divisive, VS divided VS divisional; deadly, leathal; churn 更换服务商;

用法学习: 1. Yet the NRL has had plenty of stars recover from poorly-chosen words, offensive behaviour and criminal actions. Those guys are regularly accepted back into the game. Their recoveries always began with contrition ( contrite [kənˈtraɪt] 后悔的, 懊悔的 adj. very sorry or ashamed because you have done something bad. If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. She was instantly contrite. 'Oh, I am sorry! You must forgive me.' The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness. contrition [kənˈtrɪʃən] 忏悔 I. deeply felt remorse; penitence. II. Christianity detestation of past sins and a resolve to make amends, either from love of God ( perfect contrition) or from hope of heaven ( imperfect contrition). ). The NRL, and Australian society at large, are not the thought police. Folau can think what he likes. He can even say what he likes. But when he speaks hurtful views from an incredibly privileged soapbox( soapbox a box that someone stands on to make a speech in public. get​/​be on your soapbox to tell other people your opinions in an annoying way. He's always getting on his soapbox about student poverty. ), in defiance of 无视 the values of his employers and their sponsors, he has to expect repercussions. 2. (keep your) chin up 振作起来, 不要被打倒 ( cheer up 高兴起来)! informal something you say to someone in a difficult situation in order to encourage them to be brave and try not to be sad. used for telling someone to be brave and happy even though they are in a difficult situation. Come on, chin up! We've survived a lot worse than this. Chin up! It'll soon be the weekend. Five days ago his friend Joey Abraham wrote under a photo of Trey:"Chin up brother everything will work out just hang in there my bro a lot of people care about you and the situation you're facing". jerry can 油桶, 水桶: It's believed Rowan Baxter, 42, filled a jerry can with fuel at a local service station, before dousing the car containing his wife and children, and setting it alight. A jerrycan (also written as jerry can or jerrican) is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel. The development of the jerrycan was a significant improvement on earlier designs, which required tools and funnels to use, and it contained many innovative features for convenience of use and robustness. After widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War, today similar designs are used worldwide for fuel and water containers, some of which are also produced in plastic. The designs usually emulate the original steel design and are still known as jerrycans. The original design of jerrycan and various derivatives remain in widespread military use. 3. look​/​dress the part I. to have an appearance or wear clothing that is usual or expected for a particular situation, activity, or job. If you want to be taken seriously in business, you have to dress the part 穿得像样, 穿得要好. Successful and businesslike, stunning Dara certainly dresses the part, with an extensive wardrobe of designer clothes. churn I. transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter. II. intransitive/transitive to move something such as a liquid around violently, or to move in this way. If something churns water 呼风唤雨, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. The propeller churned the water and the ship was away. ...unsurfaced roads now churned into mud by the annual rains. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool. Occasionally they slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play. ...muddy, churned-up ground. the churning seas. A hurricane was churning up the bay. III. intransitive if your stomach churns, you have a strong nervous feeling in it because you are worried, afraid, or upset. My stomach was churning before the first performance. IV. if your mind or emotions churn, you are upset or worried about a situation. Her mind churned as she tried to think of a way out of her predicament. V. 更换服务商, 换别的服务商 (switch) You shouldn't need to do a thing when churning NBN…. So it is month to month you can churn to different provider anytime? churn rate 退订率 a measurement of how often new customers try a product or service and then stop using it. attrition [əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] 消耗战, 持久战 I. formal the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them. war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides. II. a reduction in size, numbers, or strength. attrition rate/rate of attrition 损耗, 消耗率, 耗损率, 折损率: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate. III. a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who leave or die. Customer attrition 丢失客户, 跑了客户, 客户退定, also known as customer churn 客户改弦更张, customer turnover, or customer defection, is the loss of clients or customers. Companies usually make a distinction between voluntary churn and involuntary churn. Voluntary churn occurs due to a decision by the customer to switch to another company or service provider, involuntary churn occurs due to circumstances such as a customer's relocation to a long-term care facility, death, or the relocation to a distant location. churn up I. transitive to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving over it and making it rough. a muddy field churned up by farm vehicles. II. transitive to produce strong emotions in someone. Running into his old girlfriend churned up a lot of buried feelings. churn out to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly. He churns out a blockbuster once a year. 5. op shop 公益商店 (Australia, New Zealand. (UK) charity shop (US) thrift shop, thrift store) A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which new or used goods are donated, for sale at a low price. as if 没可能(会发生的)! I. informal said to show that you do not believe something is possible: "Did you get a pay rise?" "As if!". II. it is not true that: He wants to get another car - as if we don’t have enough cars in the driveway already! Note: Used humorously to show that what you are about to say is the opposite of what you really think. (that's) a likely story! informal said when you do not believe something: "He said he bought them all very cheaply from some guy he knows." "That's a likely story!"

 致命性的 deadly, lethal; contagious, infectious 传染性的; infected 被传染上的: Non-lethal weapons 非致命性武器, also called less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms. It is often understood that unintended or incidental casualties are risked wherever force is applied, but non-lethal weapons try to minimise the risk as much as possible. Still, the coronavirus death rate ( 死亡率 fatality rate, mortality rate) is far below that of severe acute respiratory syndrome – SARS – a coronavirus that swept across 席卷 China almost two decades ago. The SARS death rate was almost 10%, although fewer than 10,000 SARS cases were ever confirmed. The Middle East respiratory syndrome is even more lethal: Since 2012, about 2,500 MERS cases in 27 countries have killed more than 850 people, or about one in three of those infected. Measles, the most contagious 传染性最强的, 最具传染性的 virus researchers know about, can linger in 存留 the air of a room and sicken people up to two hours after an infected person who coughed or sneezed there has left. If people exposed to the virus aren't vaccinated, measles' R0 can be as high as 18. Ebola is more deadly 更致命的 but much less efficient: Its R0 is typically just 2, in part, because many infected individuals die before they can pass the virus to someone else. contagious 人传人的 VS infectious 动物传人的: Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that get into the body and cause problems. Some — but not all — infectious diseases spread directly from one person to another. Infectious diseases that spread from person to person are said to be contagious. Some infections spread to people from an animal or insect, but are not contagious from another human. Lyme disease is an example: You can't catch it from someone you're hanging out with or pass in the street. It comes from the bite of an infected tick. Contagious diseases (such as the flu, colds, or strep throat) spread from person to person in several ways. One way is through direct physical contact, like touching or kissing a person who has the infection. Another way is when an infectious microbe travels through the air after someone nearby sneezes or coughs. Sometimes people get contagious diseases by touching or using something an infected person has touched or used — like sharing a straw with someone who has mono or stepping into the shower after someone who has athlete's foot. And sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are spread through all types of sex — oral, anal, or vaginal. You can help protect yourself against contagious diseases by washing your hands well and often, staying away from those who are sick, making sure you're up to date on all vaccinations, and always using condoms during any type of sex. mortal I. human and not able to live for ever. His heart attack made him realize that he is mortal. II. serious enough to cause death. a mortal wound/blow/injury. 2a. likely to end with someone's death. mortal combat/struggle. III. used for emphasizing that a particular feeling is extremely strong. He lived in mortal fear that they would find out about his past. mortal enemy someone who hates another person and will always hate them. mortal remains a dead body. strike​/​deal a mortal blow (to something) to completely destroy something. This could deal a mortal blow to his credibility.

divisive, VS divided VS divisional [dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nəl]: divisive [dɪˈvaɪsɪv] If you say something that is intended to make people angry with each other, your words are divisive 引起分歧的. If you want to avoid divisive talk at your family's Thanksgiving dinner, it's probably best to avoid discussing politics. The adjective divisive is related to the verb divide, which means "to separate things or pull them apart." Divisive things divide. That's why it's best to avoid potentially divisive topics like politics if you believe you are in the company of people who have differing opinions. Don't confuse divisive with decisive, which means "able to make decisions" and "unmistakable, beyond a doubt. divided: Something that's divided is sectioned 隔间的 or split into parts. A divided 四分五裂的, 分裂的, political party might be separated into several groups with very different opinions on what the party's priorities ought to be. Things can be physically divided, the way a pizza is when it's cut into eight separate pieces, or the way a highway is when it has a concrete barrier between lanes that go in different directions. There's also a figurative way of being divided, like a divided family 意见不一的, 四分五裂的 that's feuding about something, or divided experts 吃不同意见的 who disagree on the findings of a study. The adjective divided comes from the Latin dividere, "to force apart, cleave, or distribute." divisional [dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nəl] I. relating to a division (= part) of an army or large organization. relating to a division (= part) of a large organization: a divisional 分部, 分局 director/ manager/ vice president. We established a new divisional structure for internal reporting. the divisional commander/headquarters. II. forming a partition. "divisional 用于分割的, 用于分隔的 walls".

 Big Bang Theory: 1. Hey, listen, I kind of made plans with the guys this weekend, but then I wondered, because we're in this relationship-beta-test, if I should have asked you first. Then I thought if I did check with you first 先给你说一声, then you'd think that I was taking things too seriously. And then I got a nosebleed 流鼻血. You don't have to check with me. Do whatever you want. Oh. I guess I was hoping for a different reaction, but okay. Really, what were you hoping for? I don't know, maybe that you'd be a little upset, and then you'd realize that I'm a stallion that has to run free. And that would turn you on a little. 2. These are Cooper Coupons. These are for various things I can do for you. Um, oh, this one is for one free grammar check. Uh You could use it for emails, letters, tattoos, what have you ( and what have you 之类的, 诸如此类的 informal and other similar things. used for showing that you could also mention other things of the same kind The problem is we're all so busy right now – with conferences and what have you. There were a couple of bags full of old records, magazines, and what have you. ).