dejected VS despondent气馁绝望; anecdote VS folklore VS legend VS myth; 典范, 典型: incarnation 品质 VS epitome 某一类人或物 VS archetype 人或物 VS a study in sth, be the sould of sth;

用法学习: 1. Nordic or Scandinavian countries: Sweden is one of the world's best places for seeing the northern lights 北极光 ( An aurora (复数: auroras or aurorae), sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights (aurora borealis), or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). ). You'll need to plan ahead if you want a chance at catching this awe-inspiring phenomenon. Created by Finnish author, Tove Jansen, the Moomins are omnipresent 无所不在的, 到处都是的 ( able to be everywhere at the same time. Something that is omnipresent is present everywhere or seems to be always present. The sound of sirens was an omnipresent background noise in New York. The obsessive thoughts became so omnipresent that her memory was affected. ubiquitous [juˈbɪkwɪtəs] adj If you describe something or someone as ubiquitous, you mean that they seem to be everywhere. Their HQ comprises miles of lunch rooms with their ubiquitous coffee machines. Sugar is ubiquitous in the diet. The company's logo has become ubiquitous all over the world. She is one of the wealthiest, most ubiquitous media personalities around. pervasive [pərˈveɪsɪv] 贯穿的 adj Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing. ...the pervasive influence of the army in national life. She lives with a pervasive sense of guilt. ...the pervasiveness of computer technology. spreading through the whole of something and becoming a very obvious feature of it. a pervasive farmyard smell. the pervasive influence of Christianity in the Middle Ages. prevalent [ˈprevələnt] 常见的 very common in a particular place or among a particular group. This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent 非常常见的 among young boys. the prevalent diseases in Western society. A condition, practice, or belief that is prevalent is common. This condition is more prevalent 常见的 in women than in men. The prevalent view 一般认为, 一般观点是 is that interest rates will fall. ...the prevalence of asthma in Britain and western Europe. prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] I. existing at a particular time or in a particular place. The prevailing market conditions are not favorable to small investors. a. prevailing attitudes or types of behavior are the ones that are most common or have most influence. prevailing attitudes toward education. the prevailing culture of anti-intellectualism. The prevailing wind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.) in Finland, with their own theme park, museum, statues, shop – and even a chain of cafés. In winter, you can enjoy the archetypal 标准的 [ɑrkəˈtaɪp(ə)l] (typical) ( very typical of a particular type of person or thing. In his dark suit, he looked like the archetypal businessman. Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it. Cricket is the archetypal English game. archetype [ˈɑrkəˌtaɪp] a very typical example of a particular type of person or thing. archetype of 标准的, 典型的: He was the archetype of a scientist. An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics. Bristling with vigour, he is the archetype 标准的, 典型的 of the modern, global chief executive. epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmi] 典范 ( epiphany [ɪˈpɪfəni] a moment when you suddenly realize or understand something important. ) the epitome of: the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing. She was the epitome of fashionable elegance. If you say that a person or thing is the epitome of something, you are emphasizing that they are the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing. Maureen was the epitome of sophistication. be the soul of something 最佳典型 to be the perfect example of a particular quality. She's the soul of discretion. soul I. The soul of a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs. ...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party. II. You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition. He's a jolly soul. III. You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all. I've never harmed a soul in my life.There was not a soul there. to bare one's soul If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings. sell one's soul If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. ...a man who would sell his soul for political viability. to keep/hold body and soul together If you keep body and soul together, you have enough money to provide what you need to live. He at first kept body and soul together by selling cartoons to the humorous papers. the life and soul of the party someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions. emblematic [ˌembləˈmætɪk] generally accepted as being a symbol of a quality, idea, or principle. a. If something, such as an object in a picture, is emblematic of a particular quality or an idea, it symbolically represents the quality or idea. Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness. In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality. II. If you say that something is emblematic of 广泛代表性, 具有代表性的 a state of affairs, you mean that it is characteristic of it and represents its most typical features. Mr Dwyer, who lost his casual job at a cafe, is emblematic of the cash crisis facing Australians. The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world. emblem [ˈembləm] I. a design or object that is a symbol of something such as a country or organization. II. something that is generally accepted as a symbol of a quality, idea, or principle. a dove, the emblem of peace 和平的象征. incarnate adj. [ɪnˈkɑrnət] adj (usually immediately postpositive) I. 化身. possessing bodily form, esp the human form: They looked at me as though I was the devil incarnate 恶魔化身. a devil incarnate. an incarnate spirit. a villain who is evil incarnate邪恶化身. II. personified or typified: stupidity incarnate. III. (Botany) (esp of plant parts) flesh-coloured or pink. vb (tr) I. to give a bodily or concrete form to. II. to be representative or typical of. III. To realize in action or fact; actualize. a community that incarnates its founders' ideals. incarnation [ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n] I. the form or character that a person or thing takes at a particular time. In its previous incarnation as a sushi bar, the restaurant wasn't particularly popular. An incarnation is an instance of being alive on Earth in a particular form. Some religions believe that people have several incarnations in different forms. She began recalling a series of previous incarnations 前世, 前生. His industry and persistence suggest that he was an ant in a previous incarnation. II. singular a person or thing that is an extremely strong example of a particular quality. If you say that someone is the incarnation of a particular quality, you mean that they represent that quality or are typical of it in an extreme form. The regime was the very incarnation of evil. She is a perfect incarnation of glamour. The Greeks saw these tribes as the incarnation of evil. be a study in something to show a particular emotion or quality by your appearance. His face was a study in dejection. to be a perfect example of something His face was a study in fear. dejected [dɪˈdʒektəd] 让人气馁的. 生无可恋的 to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten. someone who is dejected has lost all their hope or enthusiasm, especially because they have failed at something. They sat in silence, looking tired and dejected. despondent 放弃希望的 气馁的, 绝望的 ​adj [dɪˈspɑndənt] very unhappy because you do not believe that an unpleasant situation will improve. If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome. I feel despondent when my work is rejected. Despondently, I went back and told Bill the news. a quick study 快刀手, 学习快手 someone who learns new things quickly. dishearten to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc, of. making you less confident or enthusiastic. But when Ronnie opened up the sandwich, he was disheartened to find there were just two small slices of tomato which had been placed in the centre of the sandwich. Said a third: "Bloody daylight robbery 白日抢劫 and false advertising I reckon. When you look at it side on, it should indicate filling! $7 is a rip off!" ) snowy landscapes, skiing and polar nights (极夜)( The polar night occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of the Earth when the night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles 极圈. The opposite phenomenon, the polar day 极昼, or midnight sun, occurs when the Sun stays above the horizon for more than 24 hours. "Night" is understood as the center of the Sun being below a free horizon. Since the atmosphere bends the rays of the Sun, the polar day is longer than the polar night, and the area that is affected by polar night is somewhat smaller than the area of midnight sun. The polar circle is located at a latitude between these two areas, at the latitude of approximately 66.5 degrees. In the northernmost city of Sweden, Kiruna, at 67°51'N, the polar night lasts for around 28 twenty-four-hour periods, while the midnight sun lasts around 50 twenty-four-hour periods. While it is day in the Arctic Circle, it is night in the Antarctic Circle, and vice versa. ) (at least in Sweden, Norway and Finland). On the other hand summer brings the joys of lake swimming, hiking and the eerie midnight sun. Apart from Denmark, all of the Scandi countries have land within the Arctic Circle and experience extreme variations in length of day and night – from 24 hours of daylight in summer (the midnight sun) to 24 hours of darkness in winter (the polar night). 2. menace [ˈmenəs] I. countable someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause harm. If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. In my view you are a menace to the public. ...the menace of fascism. the growing menace of global pollution. menace to: The escaped prisoners are considered a menace to society. II. countable someone or something that annoys or threatens you. You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy. As I have said earlier in this book, bad shoes are a menace. The traffic menace grew, and the town began to suffer. III. uncountable a threatening quality or feeling. Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. There is a pervading sense of menace. ...a voice full of menace. an air of menace in his voice. verb. to threaten someone or something. farmland menaced by frequent floods. If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security. If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you. She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend. with menaces 用威胁的手段, 要挟 If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money. He denies demanding money with menaces. malice [ˈmælɪs] 恶意, 伤人意图 a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone or be unkind to them. Malice is behaviour that is intended to harm people or their reputations, or cause them embarrassment and upset. There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits. There was no malice on his part. I say this without malice. He has no malice towards Kevin. transferred malice transferred intent. malice aforethought 意图 I. the predetermination to do an unlawful act, esp to kill or seriously injure. II. the intent with which an unlawful killing is effected, which must be proved for the crime to constitute murder. 3. 抢购潮: Elizabeth also posted a photo from Woolworths' Northlands store in Victoria, showing how staff had been forced to put up a barricade while they unpacked fresh toilet paper stock, so they weren't accosted ( accost 拦住, 拦截住 to stop someone and speak to them, especially in a way that could annoy them or make them feel embarrassed Wherever he goes he is accosted by young people asking for his autograph. to stop someone in their tracks  = to stop dead in your tracks stop in tracks = to stop dead in your tracks 骤然停止 (accost 拦住, 截住某人) If someone or something stops you in your tracks, or if you stop dead in your tracks, you suddenly stop moving because you are very surprised, impressed, or frightened. This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks. They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement. The thought almost stopped me dead in my tracks. Francis felt he would like to stop this conversation in its tracks. U.S. manufacturers may find the export boom stopping dead in its tracks.) by shoppers. The more images of stockpiling that emerged on social media, the more panicky buying that ensued. The result: The household staple 日常主要用品 has been consistently out of stock, whether at big box stores, at bodegas or on Amazon. Major retailers say toilet paper hasn't been out of stock in stores for more than a day or two, or even a few hours. Manufacturers, paper industry executives say, are raising production 提高产量 to meet demand, but there is only so much capacity 产能 that they can or are willing to add. But toilet paper is typically made to order( especially made according to a customer's specifications. "one-off items, made to order". designed specifically to fulfil a particular set of requirements. "a formalism seemingly made to order for the problem at hand". ). Because it takes up so much room, storing large quantities is not profitable, so the industry typically has only a few months of inventory on hand. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan: In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that when a publication involves a public figure, to support a suit for libel ( [ˈlaɪb(ə)l] 诽谤 the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true. ) the plaintiff bears the burden of proving that the publisher acted with actual malice: knew of the inaccuracy of the statement or acted with reckless disregard of its truth. 4. antihistamine 抗过敏药, 抗过敏剂 [ˌæntɪˈhɪstəˌmin] a drug used to treat an allergy (=a bad reaction to something you swallow or touch). to make good time If you say that you made good time on a journey, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take. They had left early in the morning, on quiet roads, and made good time.

 Friends: 1. Phoebe, Chandler, Monica and Joey are sitting down and Ross is pacing up and down. Ross: Unbelievable. She says goodbye to everyone but me. Monica: Well, maybe she thought that with all of your history it could be, you know, implicit ( [ɪmˈplɪsɪt] I. 不明说的, 暗示的, 暗含的. 不言而喻的. not stated directly, but expressed in the way that someone behaves, or understood from what they are saying. His suggestions may be seen as an implicit criticism of government policy. implicit in: This assumption is often implicit in the way a person addresses a woman. Something that is implicit is expressed in an indirect way. This is seen as an implicit warning not to continue with military action. The specific reference to the latter phenomenon was only implicit in the text. The jury implicitly criticised the government by their verdict. II. without any doubts or questions. If you say that someone has an implicit belief or faith in something, you mean that they have complete faith in it and no doubts at all. He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor. I trust him implicitly.  an implicit belief in the goodness of people. implicit faith/obedience. III. If a quality or element is implicit in something, it is involved in it or is shown by it. ...the delays implicit in formal council meetings. Try and learn from the lessons implicit in the failure of your marriage. ). Ross: Well, it needs to be plicit. Joey: All right, let's think about this. I mean, there's got to be an explanation. Uh... did you do anything to make her mad? Ross: No, I don't think so. Phoebe: You know, maybe she was just really spent 累坏了 from our talk. It was pretty intense. Monica: Yeah. Mine too. Chandler: Mine was a humdinger( an exciting or excellent example of something. If you describe someone or something as a humdinger, you mean that they are very impressive, exciting, or enjoyable. It should be a humdinger of a match. His latest novel is a humdinger. ). 2. [Scene: Guest room. Joey has his head wrapped in bubbled wrap and Chandler is punching him. Ross enters the room.] Ross: What are you guys doing? Joey: Try it, I can't feel a thing! (Ross starts punching him too). Monica (enters the room): Are, are you kidding? This is packing? Chandler: We're taking a break! Monica: From? Chandler: Jumping on the bed? Monica: All right, Rachel's party is in a couple of hours and there's a lot to do. Now, Ross, you got Geller blood, you're in charge of these yahoos! Ross: You got it! (Monica leaves, Ross closes the door). All right, she's right, we gotta get serious. (He grabs a bag of styrofoam peanuts(It is often used in food containers, coffee cups, and as cushioning material in packaging. The trademarked term is used generically although it is a different material from the extruded polystyrene used for Styrofoam insulation. Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), commonly called "Blue Board" manufactured as foam continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and water barrier.)) Let's put styrofoam peanuts down his pants and kick him! Chandler: No, no, no, guys. She's right. We should get to work. I'll take stuff out of the closet, Joey you pack 'em and Ross you re-pack whatever Joey packs. (Joey takes the bubble wrap off his head). Joey: You guys hear a ringing? Chandler: (holding a pair of furry handcuffs) What the hell is this? Joey: Hey! Handcuffs! And fur line, nice! I didn't know you guys had it in ya! Ross: Chandler, you don't have a sister so you can't understand how much this bums me out( make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed. "I was assigned the day shift, which bummed me out". ). Chandler: I didn't know Monica had these! Joey: Mhm, maybe she used them with another boyfriend. Maybe Richard! Chandler: Why would she use them with Richard and not me? I can be kinky! I once did a naked dance for her... with scarves! Ross: Bumming hard, guys, bumming hard. 3. Phoebe: Hey. Everything ok? Joey: I'm just mad at my agent. Phoebe: Estelle? Why? Joey: There's a part in a TV movie that I would be perfect for and I didn't even be put up for it 没有争取( put someone up to something 逼迫, 逼着 to encourage someone to do something, esp. something wrong: She never stole anything before – maybe her friends put her up to it. to encourage someone to do something stupid or dangerous. 'Did Shirley put you up to this?' 'No, it was my own idea.' put (one) up for (something) To offer, nominate, or put one forward for a position, job, or other consideration. The CEO put his daughter up for the position of company president. I was surprised to learn that my manager was putting me up for the promotion. to nominate or offer someone for some office or task. I put Henry up for club president. We put up Shannon for treasurer. )! She'd better have a good reason. Phoebe: I'm guessing she does. Joey: Well (taking his cell phone out of a pocket) I'm wanna hear it, because she keeps doing this. Phoebe: Well, no, no, wait, wait, wait. All right, I gotta go. Just listen. Promise me, that you will wait a minute before you call her. Joey: Ok. Why? Phoebe: Because a promise between friends means never having to give a reason. Joey: I love that saying! 4. [Scene: Monica and Chandler's apartment. The others are still there.] Monica: I hope Ross isn't too upset. Joey: I'm sure he's not more bummed out than I am. Phoebe: Tell me about it. Chandler: Well, you can't say we don't know how to throw a party. Phoebe: All right, I think I'm gonna head out. Monica: Uh, where do you think you're going? Phoebe: I thought I was going home to go to bed, but I'm sensing there's something less fun for me to do here. Monica: We're moving in a couple of days and we've got a lot of packing to do. It would be great if you guys could pitch in 一起帮忙, 参与进来. Chandler: Joey and I can finish up in the guest room. Joey: Oh, yeah, yeah, good idea. (he mimes hitting his head with his fist). Monica: Oh no! You and Phoebe are gonna help me in here. Chandler: (to Joey) You couldn't be cool. (he goes to the guest bedroom). Monica: Okay, we're gonna start in the kitchen. Plates get put into plate protectors and stacked ten to a box. The silverware gets bundled in 绑在一起 rubber bands and then bubble wrapped. Got it? Phoebe and Joey: Yeah. Monica: Good! Now I need you to be careful and efficient. And remember, if I am harsh with you, it is only because you are doing it wrong. Chandler: Hey Mon, I think I figured out whose handcuffs they are. Monica: You did? How?

 face mask 口罩 VS facial mask 面膜: 1. A facial 面膜 is a family of skin care treatments for the face, including steam, exfoliation, extraction, creams, lotions, facial masks, peels, and massage. They are normally performed in beauty salons, but are also a common spa treatment. They are used for general skin health as well as for specific skin conditions. There are different kinds of masks (e.g. cactus, cucumber, etc.) for different purposes: deep-cleansing, by penetrating the pores; healing acne scars or hyper-pigmentation; brightening, for a gradual illumination of the skin tone. Some masks are designed to dry or solidify on the face, almost like plaster; others just remain wet. The perceived effects of a facial mask treatment include revitalizing, healing, or refreshing; and, may yield temporary benefits (depending on environmental, dietary, and other skincare factors). There is little to no objective evidence that there are any long-term benefits to the various available facial treatments. 2. A surgical mask, also known as a procedure mask, medical mask or simply as a face mask, is intended to be worn by health professionals during surgery and during nursing to catch the bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose. They are not designed to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne bacteria or virus particles and are less effective than respirators, such as N95 or FFP masks, which provide better protection due to their material, shape and tight seal. Surgical masks are popularly worn by the general public all year round in East Asian countries like China, Japan and South Korea to reduce the chance of spreading airborne diseases and to prevent the breathing in of airborne dust particles created by air pollution.

anecdote VS folklore VS legend VS myth: anecdote [ˈænəkˌdoʊt] 奇闻轶事, 趣闻 a story that you tell people about something interesting or funny that has happened to you. An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened. Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote. Joe kept us entertained with anecdotes about his friends. II. Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence. The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore. folklore [ˈfoʊkˌlɔr] 民间传说, 民间故事 traditional stories, sayings, and beliefs from a particular region or community. Folklore is the traditional stories, customs, and habits of a particular community or nation. In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune. legend I. countable 传奇故事. an old story about famous people and events in the past. Legends are not usually true. A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true. ...the legends of ancient Greece. ...the Robin Hood legend. The play was based on Irish legend.  the legend of the Headless Horseman. Greek myths and legends. Here, according to legend, Robin Hood lies buried. a. uncountable these old stories considered as a group. A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time. The incident has since become a family legend. His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press. II. countable someone who very many people know about and admire. The Hollywood legend, Elizabeth Taylor. a. ​British​ spoken used to show approval for someone who does something that is smart, funny, cool, etc. III. countable a short piece of writing on an object such as a coin or a work of art. IV. a key which explains symbols on maps. Refer to the legend to know the meanings of each symbol. myth ​[mɪθ] I. countable an ancient traditional story about gods, heroes, and magic. A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. ...the world of magic and of myth. Greek myths 神话故事 and legends. a. uncountable ancient traditional stories. II. countable/uncountable something that people wrongly believe to be true. If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. Many teenagers still believe myths about sex and pregnancy. a popular myth: There's a popular myth that you can't be struck by lightning twice. dispel/scotch a myth (=prove it to be untrue): He has helped to dispel the myth that men do not care about their appearance. perpetuate a myth (=make a myth continue): Our program must not perpetuate myths or reinforce stereotypes. mythical [ˈmɪθɪk(ə)l] I. relating to or existing only in myths. Something or someone that is mythical exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary. ...the Hydra, the mythical beast that had seven or more heads. ...traditional stories woven around a pantheon of gods and mythical figures. mythical beasts/creatures/monsters. II. imaginary, or not real. If you describe something as mythical, you mean that it is untrue or does not exist. ...the American West, not the mythical, romanticized West of cowboys and gunslingers, but the real West. ...trying to preserve a mythical sense of nationhood. Has anyone ever met this mythical boyfriend of hers?

domain squatting, Cybersquatting, domain parking; sophomore slump = second year syndrome; apathetic; floor model, Shopworn,shopsoiled

用法学习: 1. Can you account for your whereabouts for the night when your husband went missing? park I. transitive ​informal to leave something in a place for a period of time. park in/on/here etc.. to leave or put somewhere. park yourself in front of the fire. Can I park my bags here while I get something to eat? II. to stop pursuing or dealing with something temporarily. III. (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date. Let's park that until next week's meeting. IV. (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park. V. (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle. They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked. VI. (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time. He came in and parked himself in our living room. Park your bags in the hall. VII. (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities. We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve. domain parking(This Web page is parked for FREE, courtesy of GoDaddy.com.): Domain parking is the registration of an Internet domain name without that domain being associated with any services such as e-mail or a website. This may have been done with a view to reserving the domain name for future development, and to protect against the possibility of cybersquatting(Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting 恶意抢注, 抢占域名), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else ( Bad faith 恶意 is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self-deception. double-minded = double-hearted 三心两意的, 拿不定主意的, 下不了决心的 adj wavering or undecided in mind. a double-minded man unstable in all his ways. Some examples of bad faith include: a company representative who negotiates with union workers while having no intent of compromising; a prosecutor who argues a legal position that he knows to be false; an insurer who uses language and reasoning which are deliberately misleading in order to deny a claim. ). The cybersquatter then offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark contained within the name at an inflated price. The term is derived from "squatting", which is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent, or otherwise have permission to use. ). Since the domain name registrar will have set name servers for the domain, the registrar or reseller potentially has use of the domain rather than the final registrant. Domain parking can be classified as monetized and non-monetized. In the former, advertisements are shown to visitors and the domain is "monetized". In the latter, an "Under Construction" or a "Coming Soon" message may or may not be put up on the domain by the registrar or reseller. This is a single-page website that people see when they type the domain name or follow a link in a web browser. Domain names can be parked before a web site is ready for launching. park the bus in football, to play in a very defensive way by blocking your goal with several defenders to prevent opponents from scoring. Was Jose Mourinho right to park the bus in Chelsea's win over Liverpool? double-park If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car. Murray double-parked his car. The car pulled in and double-parked in front of the town hall. park yourself to sit or stand somewhere. He parked himself on the floor in front of the TV. 2. discolored 褪色的, 变色的 something that is discolored has changed in color and no longer looks new, clean, or healthy. changed from the original colour, in an undesirable way. Some of the prints were discoloured around the edges. His left temple was bruised and discoloured. He bared his clenched, discoloured teeth.

 stumble VS tumble VS slump VS plummet 下跌, 下滑, 下坠, 滑坡, 跌落, 巨减, 巨跌: 1. stumble [ˈstʌmbəl] vb (intr) I. 跌倒. (stumble on/over sth = trip over/on sth. = tumble over.) to trip or fall while walking or running. II. to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way. III. to make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions. to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often fol. by along). IV. (foll by across or upon) to come (across) by accident. to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usu. fol. by on, upon, or across) They stumbled on a little village. V. to commit a grave mistake or sin. stumble (up) on/into/across someone or something (=come/run across sth/sb) 碰到, 遇到, 遇上 to find someone or something, usually by accident. I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping. Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday? I got lucky and stumbled on the right answer. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists. stumble through something跌跌撞撞的, 不顺利的 to get through a sequence of something awkwardly and falteringly. The cast stumbled through the first act and barely finished the second. Mary stumbled through her speech and fled from the stage. stumbling block 障碍, 绊脚石, 羁绊 Fig. something that prevents or obstructs progress. We'd like to buy that house, but the high price is a stumbling block. Jim's age is a stumbling block to getting another job. He's over sixty. come across (with something) to deliver what is expected of one. You had better come across with what you owe me. You owe me money, and I wish you would come across. come across (as) to appear to have a particular attitude or character Sometimes he seemed like a good old pal, but other times he came across as an angry and unpleasant man. come across (somebody/something) to happen to find someone or something I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists. 2. tumble verb (tumble dry 烘干机烘干) I. if a price or value tumbles 狂跌, it suddenly becomes much lower. If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989. Share prices continued to tumble today on the stock market. ...tumbling inflation. Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. II. tumble or tumble down if a building or other structure tumbles, it falls to the ground. It seemed that the walls had tumbled from the inside. a. if someone tumbles, they fall to the ground. If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape. The dog had tumbled down the cliff. He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse. III. if water tumbles somewhere, a lot of it flows there. If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. ...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau. a. used about large amounts of other things that move. Great white clouds tumbled over the mountain peaks above us. IV. if an organization or system tumbles, it suddenly stops existing. V. to do gymnastic movements in which you roll your body over on the floor. VI. If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place 跌跌撞撞的, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing. [mainly British] The whole region seemed to be tumbling into crisis. They tumble into bed 安顿上床 at eight o'clock, too tired to take their clothes off. VII. Slang 忽然明白. 忽然意识到, 一下子明白. 明白过味来. To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated. tumble noun. I. a sudden fall in something such as a price or a value. take a tumble 狂跌, 大跌: The dollar took its biggest tumble in over two years. II. an occasion when someone falls to the ground. III. singular a large amount of long hair that hangs down. her red hair flashing in a tumble of angry waves. rough-and-tumble the rough way in which a particular activity is usually done, especially one in which there are no rules. You can use rough and tumble to refer to a situation in which the people involved try hard to get what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others, and you think this is acceptable and normal. ...the rough-and-tumble of political combat. Rough and tumble is physical playing that involves noisy and slightly violent behaviour. He enjoys rough and tumble play. rough-and-tumble of: It's all part of the rough-and-tumble of a political campaign. tumble into if you tumble into a situation, you get into it without really trying to or without knowing what you are doing. I never studied acting – I just kind of tumbled into it 偶然撞上. tumble down 轰然倒塌 I. If a building tumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off, usually because it is old and no-one has taken care of it. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind. If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down. The scaffolding tumbled down, burying him under it. Communism came tumbling down all over Eastern Europe. II. if long hair tumbles down, it hangs down in large amounts Long dark hair tumbled down her back. tumble to I. to realize or understand something. II. if you tumble to something such as a solution, you discover it suddenly. tumble over If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement. The man tumbled over backwards. 3. slump (plummet, take a tumble, stumble) verb I. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net profits slumped 下跌 by 41%. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. ...a slump in property prices. II. If you slump somewhere 瘫倒, 瘫坐, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill. She slumped into a chair. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel. noun. I. a sudden large reduction in amount. a sales/profits slump下跌, 下挫, 下滑. slump in: a slump in prices. II. 经济下滑期. 经济下挫 (plummet). A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor. a period when an economy is much less successful than before and many people lose their jobs. ...the slump of the early 1980s. III. a period when a player, team, etc. is much less successful than before. be slumped in​/​over etc. something to be sitting still in a position that is not upright. I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. A sophomore slump 二年级生现象, 昙花一现, 二年生厄运, 二年生诅咒 or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students (second year of high school, college or university), the performance of athletes (second season of play), singers/bands (second album), television shows (second seasons), films and video games (sequels/prequels). In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more commonly referred to as "second year blues", particularly when describing university students. In Australia, it is known as "second year syndrome", and is particularly common when referring to professional athletes who have a mediocre second season following a stellar debut. The phenomenon of a "sophomore slump" can be explained psychologically, where earlier success has a reducing effect on the subsequent effort, but it can also be explained statistically, as an effect of the regression towards the mean. apathy [ˈæpəθi] noun. a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things. the problem of public apathy towards politics. You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. They told me about isolation and public apathy. apathetic [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] 死水一潭的, 得过且过的, 索然无味的, 没有激情的, 失去兴趣的, 失去热情的 not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things. 4. plummet 急坠, 骤跌, 骤降 I. to fall straight down very quickly from a high position. If someone or something plummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment. II. if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower. If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day. His popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks. The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year. Stock prices plummeted today to a three-month low. Support for the war has plummeted since the beginning of the year. noun. I. a plumb line 铅锤线. II. a fall or drop in something. a plummet in milk prices. plumb I. ​formal to manage to understand something difficult or mysterious. science's attempts to plumb the mysteries of the universe. II. to connect the water pipes in a room or building. plumb the depths (of something) 拉低水准, 直线下降 I. to have or feel a negative quality or emotion very strongly. He's really plumbed the depths of depression since their breakup. II. to be a very extreme example of something bad. His comments plumb the depths of bad taste. plumb line 铅锤线: a piece of string with a metal object attached to the bottom, used for checking whether a wall is straight or for measuring the depth of water. plumb adj. completely straight. adv. I. ​informal exactly in a particular position. My office is plumb in the middle of town. II. ​American ​informal old-fashioned completely I plumb forgot my wife's birthday.

 Big bang theory: 1. Penny: Dr. Lorvis, what are you doing here? Dr Lorvis: Uh, well, actually I came to see you. Penny: Really? Why? Leonard: Ah, that's a good question. Apparently someone was being awfully flirty while not wearing their engagement ring, causing another someone to show up here thinking the first someone might be available. Sheldon: Oh, God. Don't make it so hard on (don't complicate things) ( be hard on someone I. to criticize someone in a way that is unfair, or to be too strict with them Perhaps I'm too hard on her. II. to have a bad effect on someone Divorce can be very hard on children. ) her. Look, the first someone is the deceitful you. The second someone is the delightful Dr. Lorvis. Penny: Oh, this is very embarrassing. Dr. Lorvis, I am so sorry. I did not mean to lead you on. Dr Lorvis: You touched my arm for two Mississippis. Penny: Oh. That's why you were mumbling Mississippi. Leonard: Can we talk in private? Penny: Please, yes. Leonard: I'll be right back. Sheldon: So what other celebrity genitalia have you handled? Leonard: So, uh, what's the deal? You take off your ring when you go to work? Penny: What? No, no, I just put it on the other hand and turn it around. Keep that hand in my pocket. Leonard: Why? Penny: Well, what do you mean why? Look, I make more sales if these doctors think I'm single. I did the same kind of thing as a waitress. The real question is, what is he doing in your apartment? 2. Leonard: Wow, Donkey Kong. This, this was my game when I was a kid. Sheldon: Because it's a story of a pretty blonde girl tirelessly pursued by a small, oddly-shaped 形状古怪的 man? Leonard: No, because I liked it. Sheldon: Well, now, don't get defensive. You're oddly-shaped, but you got the girl. Dr Lorvis: So, I've noticed Leonard gets teased 开玩笑, 取笑 a lot about his relationship with Penny. Sheldon: Yes. If you'd like to join in, the premise is their love seems unlikely and doomed to failure. Dr Lorvis: So, you think she'll be single soon? Sheldon: Oh, if you want to get in on the pool, you're too late. All the squares have been purchased. Dr Lorvis: Interesting. Excuse me, I have to take care of something. 另一段: Man: Oh, uh, you probably don't want her to see this. It's unnecessarily graphic. Sheldon: Hold on, Doctor. Leonard, where are your social skills? This man is clearly upset. We should invite him in for a hot beverage. Leonard: He tried to score with Penny ( score sth with (someone or something) I. To make straight cuts or incisions (into some surface) with the use of some tool. You'll want to score the fat of the duck with a sharp blade, as it will make rendering the fat much easier. First we have to score the sheet with this glass cutter so that it creates a clean, even break. II. To gain or achieve acclaim, praise, appreciation, or credit with someone or some group. The government is aiming to score with environmental groups with its newest policy. You scored major brownie points with my parents for all the work you did around their back yard. brownie point 赞誉, 好感, 赢得加分项 [disapproval] If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it. Brownie points in modern usage are an imaginary social currency, which can be acquired by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another, often one's superior. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians. score with someone slang I. To engage in sexual activity with someone. A: "I heard you scored with Dave last night! How was it?" B: "Oh my god, Mary, that's none of your business!" He's more interested in trying to score with chicks when we go out than he is with actually spending time with his friends. II. Inf. to please someone or a group. 赢得...的赞誉 Her rendition of "Old Kentucky Home" really scored with the audience. You really score with me. score points (with someone) to do something that will make someone like you: He tried really hard to be funny and cool to try to score points with Amanda. to settle an old score 算旧账 If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past. The groups had historic scores to settle with each other. score off somebody 从...身上得分 British English to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else He liked scoring off his pupils in his days as a teacher.). Sheldon: So have these two, and they're having dinner with us. 3. Man: Can I ask you a personal question? Leonard: Sure. Man: Um, I mean, you're a guy like me, so how'd you get a girl like Penny? Leonard: Oh. Well, you know, just being myself, really. Sheldon: Oh, please, you know, I'll tell you how he did it. Implacable, relentless badgering. In urology terms, he was a drug-resistant staph infection. And she was a urethra 尿道 that could not shake him. Leonard: I don't know that I'd call myself an infection. Howard: A gallant man ( gallant [ˈɡælənt] adj I. 英勇荣耀的. 勇敢无畏的. If someone is gallant, they behave bravely and honourably in a dangerous or difficult situation. The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.The town responded gallantly to the War. II. A gallant 勇敢无畏的, 英勇的, 虽败犹荣的, 荣耀之战 effort, attemp or fight is one in which someone tried very hard to do something difficult, although in the end they failed. He died at the age of 82, after a gallant fight against illness. The Spaniard gallantly fought off 11 set points before her opponent won 8-6. III. UK [ˈɡælənt] [ɡəˈlænt] 绅士的 old-fashioneda man who is gallant treats women in an extremely polite and helpful way. If a man is gallant, he is kind, polite, and considerate towards women. Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous. He gallantly kissed Marie's hand as we prepared to leave.) would defend his fiancée for being called a urethra. 另一段: Dr Lorvis: Oh, could you hold the door? Amy: Nice flowers. Dr Lorvis: Thank you. They're for a girl. Uh, I'm being implacable ( implacable [ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l] 讲不听的, 哄不过来的, 哄不了的的, 难哄的, 无法劝止的, 无法平息怒气的, 怎么劝都不行的, 无法说服的, 劝不动的, 怎么说都不听的, 说什么都不听的, 劝不住的, 劝不下来的, 不听劝的, 不让步的 (ruthless, cruel, relentless, uncompromising 不肯妥协的 ) used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change: an implacable enemy. implacable hostility. having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change. the country's implacable opposition to the war. He looked at Matilda's implacable face. If you say that someone is implacable, you mean that they have very strong feelings of hostility or disapproval which nobody can change. ...the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy. The move has won the implacable opposition of many economists. His union was implacably opposed to the privatization of the company. palcate [pləˈkeɪt] to stop someone feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want. Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. a placating gesture. vocabulary: An implacable person just can't be appeased. If you really offended your best friend and tried every kind of apology but she refused to speak to you again, you could describe her as implacable. Implacable is derived from the verb to placate, which means to soothe, or to appease. If you're babysitting and the kid starts screaming the moment that his parents leave the house, and nothing you give him, be it a toy or ice cream, can calm him down, he might seem implacable. But try the TV. It tends to turn screaming kids into silent, happy zombies. impeccable [ɪmˈpekəb(ə)l] adj. If you describe something such as someone's behaviour or appearance as impeccable, you are emphasizing that it is perfect and has no faults. She had impeccable taste in clothes. Her academic credentials are impeccable. He was impeccably polite. placate [ˈpleɪkeɪt] 安抚, 安慰, 绥靖 to stop someone from feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want. If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. He smiled, trying to placate me. 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. palatable [ˈpælətəb(ə)l] I. tasting good enough to eat or drink. ...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable. II. acceptable. If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it. ...a palatable 可接受的, 可行的 way of sacking staff. That option is not very palatable. palate [ˈpælət] 味蕾 I. ​medical the inside upper part of your mouth. The front, harder part is your hard palate, and the back, softer part is your soft palate. II. the ability to taste and judge the flavors in food and drinks. ) and relentless. Amy: Isn't she lucky? Dr Lorvis: She keeps sending me mixed signals. But I think we both want the same thing. Amy: What's that? Dr Lorvis: Unconditional love. Amy: I guess that's a'l anybody wants. 4. Leonard: I wonder where Dr. Lorvis is. He's been gone a while. Raj: Maybe he's playing bingo with his mommy. Howard: It's sad how some guys can't cut the apron strings 巨婴, 戒不掉奶瓶, 长不大的孩子( apron strings [ˈeɪprən] 脐带 If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person. If you keep him tethered to your apron strings, there will almost certainly be a row. influence or control that someone has over you because you are afraid of making your own decisions or of not doing what they say. be tied to someone's apron strings 绑在裤腰带上, 栓在裤腰带上 (=be influenced or controlled by someone): Even at 25 Jenny was tied to her parents' apron strings. mother's apron 肚皮发松, 产妇肚皮, 松肚皮 a skin pouch or a hanging flap in the stomach area. How can you get rid of your "mother's apron"?). Raj: Okay, now you're messing with me. Leonard: Uh, guys, we're locked in here. 5. Penny: Okay, you can't just go chasing after ( chase after I. 紧追不舍. 追着不放, 追逐. 追赶. To pursue someone or something intently and tenaciously. I've always wanted to be a doctor; I've been chasing after that dream my whole life. The security guards chased after the thief for nearly a mile. II. To pursue or court someone romantically or sexually. Mary has been chasing after Joe ever since she developed a crush on him in high school. My brother always spends his weekends chasing after girls in bars around town. 'Chased after' might mean that he did not actually catch the thief, but just ran after him unsuccessfully. 'Chase after' also has a meaning that someone has a habit of chasing something, often without reaching his goal, as in these sentences from the New York Times: Keeping investment costs and taxes to a minimum, and remaining disciplined. In other words, don't be tempted to chase after whatever hot stocks are being promoted on television, and don't try to time the market.How are your retirement...) every girl who's nice to you. Dr Lorvis: Well, that's not what Sheldon says. And he seems to know his way around 熟悉, 怎么应付, 怎么对付, 轻车熟路, 游刃有余 the ladies ( ( know one's shit, know one's stuff ) to be very familiar with a particular place or activity. to be very familiar with a place, subject, or system, and therefore be able to act effectively: Ellie knew her way around pretty well. He seems to know his way around the shipping industry. not know which end is up 没有常识, 不明就里, 不明状况 (idiomatic) To have no common sense; to be ignorant of the most basic facts; to be very confused. To not possess sound judgment or common sense; to not have a clear understanding of a situation. He was too stoned to know which end was up. Usage notes: Usually used in negative constructions, such as: When someone doesn't know which end is up, who knows why they do things. know one's onions (idiomatic) To be knowledgeable about, and competent at, a particular subject or task. know the score (informal) To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct. Our love wasn't perfect I know, I think you know the score. When you say you love me, oh boy, I can't ask for more. - Kylie Mingoue - Better the Devil You Know.). 6. Raj: Anyway, any ideas on a gift? Bernadette: Well, what are some of the things they like? Raj: They used to like going to the Mumbai Symphony, but last year my mom thought they were phoning it in ( To phone it in 做做样子, 摆摆样子, 逢场作戏, 凑合着, 凑合事, 应付差事, 应付应付, 对付着来, 半心半意, 不是全心全力 is to do something with low enthusiasm or effort. While the phrase may sound innocuous enough in an age when telecommuting and conference calls are common, it originates from the notion of someone who can't be bothered to show up when expected. To perform a role or duty in a halfhearted, disinterested, and unprofessional manner. Everyone phones it in on the morning after a staff party, so don't worry if you don't feel able to give this report your all. You can tell the actor is phoning it in—I'm sure he got a good paycheck for the voiceover, but you'd think he could try a little bit harder.). Then my dad said based on their love life, she should know about phoning it in. Bernadette: He said that to her? Raj: Well, they weren't speaking 互不搭理, 不讲话, 不通商 at the time, so he had a servant say it to her. Oh, maybe I could make a gift for them. I know how much you guys love the coasters 杯垫 I made for you. Bernadette: They're yours in the divorce 离婚的时候. 7. Dan: Penny. Oh, my rookie of the year. Penny: Oh, Dan. My boss who didn't want to hire me and now's a little hug machine 爱不够, 爱不释手( A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a deep-pressure device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The therapeutic, stress-relieving device was invented by Temple Grandin while she was attending college. therapeutic device designed to apply pressure to the body of a hypersensitive person (usually someone on the autism spectrum) in order to calm them by providing grounding sensory stimulation. hugbox, squeeze box, squeeze machine. ). Dan: Oh, look at you. Brand-new and already the third best sales rep. Penny: Aw. Dan: Yes. Why don't you come over to my table. Penny: I'll be right there. Bernadette's just parking the car. Dan: Oh, good. Bernadette. Cute, sweet, vicious ( I. A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees. She had been viciously attacked with a hammer. ...the intensity and viciousness of these attacks. II. A vicious remark 恶语伤人, 伤人话, 恶言恶语 is cruel and intended to upset someone. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character. 'He deserved to die,' said Penelope viciously. ) little Bernadette. Penny: Come on. She's not that bad. Dan: Oh, yeah? At the company picnic she yelled at me and my grandson for losing the three-legged race. I mean, he still calls her that mean kid with the big boobies. Penny: I know she can be a little intense 过激, but, I swear, she is so sweet once you get past all the Bernadette: Hey, what are you talking about? Penny: Oh. We were just talking about how much we love working with you. Isn't that right? Dan? 8. Leonard: This has to mean something. Howard: Well, there's no discernible pattern 看不出什么规律来 that I can see, but it shouldn't be too hard to run the numbers and check. Leonard: Well, maybe we can get some time on the supercomputer. Howard: Sure. We could try multiple regressions with varying 不同的 physical and experimental constants. Leonard: Oh, we could run a pattern-matching algorithm against well-known unsolved physics problems. Howard: Ooh, it might be a substitution cipher. We could start with basic cryptanalysis. 9. Penny: So, Dan, you have a grandson. How old is he? Dan: Seven. Bernadette: Oh, yeah. I remember him from the picnic. He was the one crying like a wuss the whole time. Penny: I heard he was being picked on by a mean kid. Bernadette: Just builds character 磨炼人意志, 锻炼人. Like my dad said, nobody likes a crybaby except their mommies and Democrats." Dan: I need another drink. Bernadette: What's his problem? Penny: Oh, I don't know. Maybe he didn't like the fact that you called his grandson a wuss. Bernadette: Well, I didn't think you were supposed to say sissy anymore. Penny: Okay, look, I know what a good person you are, but sometimes people think you might come off a little harsh 显得过于严厉, 给人过于严厉的印象. Bernadette: What? I'm, like, the sweetest person I know. Look at me. I should be in a tree baking cookies. Penny: Yes, but once in a while, people think you're a little mean. Bernadette: Oh, yeah? You one of those people? Penny: No. No, no, no. I think the cookie thing. 10. Leonard: So, was there anything that Professor Abbott worked on during his life that came close to 接近, 几近 an accomplishment? Prof Sharpe: To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. Prof Sharpe: Yeah, he wrote down everything he ever ate. He was convinced that calorie restriction was the key to living forever. Raj: Does it work? Howard: Seriously? Raj: Well, he could have been hit by a bus. You don't know. Prof Sharpe: Sorry it's not more interesting. On the bright side, you didn't have to listen to his stomach growl for 35 years. Raj: You were his colleague. How did your research turn out? Great. Hey, this is the apartment you get when you win a Nobel. Raj: Well, you could be very frugal 吝啬的. I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm. 11. Bernadette: I'm not a bully. I mean, maybe I come off a little strong 显得过于强势, but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough and not to take crap from anybody 不受欺负, 不被欺负, 被任何人欺负, 不忍受任何人. Penny: No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy diaper.  ernadette: I did say that, didn't I? Penny: Yeah, you did. I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them. Bernadette: Where? To Babies R Us? Penny: You're doing it again. 11. Leonard: You're still awake 还没有睡, 还醒着? Sheldon: For a man whose last observation was our universe may be the surface of a multidimensional supercooled liquid, you're still awake seems like quite the sophomore ( the second in a series, especially, the second of an artist's albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university. The band's sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.) slump ( slump (plummet, take a tumble, stumble) verb I. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net profits slumped 下跌 by 41%. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. ...a slump in property prices. II. If you slump somewhere 瘫倒, 瘫坐, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill. She slumped into a chair. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel. noun. I. a sudden large reduction in amount. a sales/profits slump下跌, 下挫, 下滑. slump in: a slump in prices. II. 经济下滑期. 经济下挫 (plummet). A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor. a period when an economy is much less successful than before and many people lose their jobs. ...the slump of the early 1980s. III. a period when a player, team, etc. is much less successful than before. be slumped in​/​over etc. something to be sitting still in a position that is not upright. I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. A sophomore slump 二年级生现象, 昙花一现, 二年生厄运, 二年生诅咒 or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students (second year of high school, college or university), the performance of athletes (second season of play), singers/bands (second album), television shows (second seasons), films and video games (sequels/prequels). In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more commonly referred to as "second year blues", particularly when describing university students. In Australia, it is known as "second year syndrome", and is particularly common when referring to professional athletes who have a mediocre second season following a stellar debut. The phenomenon of a "sophomore slump" can be explained psychologically, where earlier success has a reducing effect on the subsequent effort, but it can also be explained statistically, as an effect of the regression towards the mean. apathy [ˈæpəθi] noun. a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things. the problem of public apathy towards politics. You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. They told me about isolation and public apathy. apathetic [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] 死水一潭的, 得过且过的, 索然无味的, 没有激情的, 失去兴趣的, 失去热情的 not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things. ). Leonard: You worked out all the math. Sheldon: Oh, I did more than work out all the math. I wrote a paper. Leonard: You wrote a paper on my idea? Sheldon: I wrote a paper on our idea. Leonard: When did my idea become our idea? Sheldon: When I mixed it with Sheldony goodness and cooked it in the Easy-Bake oven of my mind. Leonard: This is good. Our idea is really good. Sheldon: Well, the lightbulb in this oven is ridiculously bright. Leonard: You know, if no one's thought of this, yet, this could be a big deal. Sheldon: Only way we'll know for sure is if we post it online to the pre-print server. I have it ready to go, but I wasn't gonna do it without you. Leonard: Wow, it's all happening so fast. Should we just sleep on it? Sheldon: We could, but we always run the risk of someone else beating us to the punch 抢了先, 领先. Leonard: You're sure it's good? Sheldon: My name is right on there with yours. That is a surefire 万无一失的, 确保的 mark of quality. That might as well say directed by Joss Whedon. Leonard: Okay, partner, let's do it. 12. Leonard: Congratulations! Priya: Oh, it's so exciting. Amy: I wonder what changed her mind. Sheldon: Perhaps your talk of my sexual prowess 性技巧, 性能力 renewed her faith 重燃信仰 in love. Amy: As good an explanation as any. Leonard: That's great. Sheldon: Can you read them back? Amy: Revised ground rule number one, we are on the same team, but it is a competition. Sheldon: Excellent. Excellent. And on a related point, you're going down, punk. Amy: Revised ground rule number two, there are definitely stupid questions, and those who ask them can be told so right to their stupid face. Sheldon: I love that one. Amy: Thanks, babe. Number three, fair topics for insult include educational pedigree ( I. If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type. 60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees. II. A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality. ...a pedigree 良种的, 优质品种的, 优良的 dog. ...pedigree horses. III. Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors. Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents. She had an impeccable aristocratic pedigree. ), scientific field, intellectual prowess, and mamas. Sheldon: Yeah, that list is strong. Like your mother's urge to be promiscuous with sailors. 13. Bernadette (on screen): Hi. I'm Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski from Yorba Linda, California. Penny: You look like a talking 能说话的, 会说话的 cupcake( talking adj. having the ability to talk. a talking doll. a talking parrot. ). 14. Penny: Hey. You okay? Sheldon: If I was okay, I would've said hello, and not the much more ominous ( If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous. The bar seemed ominously quiet. Ominously, car sales slumped in August. He warned ominously that the arts were in great danger. ) hello. Penny: What's going on? Sheldon: I'm mad at Amy. Penny: Did she leave pit stains ( Are you bothered by pit stains 汗渍? We've all been there. It's embarrassing to flash yellow sweat stains when raising your hand during a meeting or waving to a friend. And don't even get us started on laundry day. Pit stains are an absolute pain to clean, or even impossible to get out altogether. It's painful (and wasteful) to throw away an almost perfectly good shirt. We've got good news, though. Pit stains don't have to plague your day-to-day life! Here's the basic science: pit stains occur when the proteins in your sweat react with the aluminum and other chemicals in your antiperspirant ( [ˌæntiˈpɜrsp(ə)rənt] 除汗剂 deodorant 除味剂). Aluminum is the active ingredient in most over-the-counter and prescription antiperspirants, while your sweat consists of water, ammonia, urea, salts and sugar. Sweat, on its own, is actually odorless and colorless. As the composition of your sweat mixes with the ingredients of your antiperspirant, the result is a pesky yellow pit stain ( pesky annoying pesky mosquitoes. ) that's tough to get out. And if you regularly wear white undershirts, you'll notice that the stain is much more apparent. ) in your favourite crop top, too? Sheldon: No. She helped Barry Kripke make an advancement 进步 in string theory. Penny: Oh, that sounds like a good thing. Sheldon: Well, it would be, except that I left string theory because I decided it was a dead end. Yeah, and then she went behind my back to help someone else prove me wrong. My rival, no less. I'm sorry you had to see that. Penny: I'm sorry I didn't have a camera. Sheldon: Why would she do this to me? Penny: Well, I'm sure she didn't upset you on purpose. Besides, aren't you the one who says there's nothing more important than the advancement 进步 of science? Sheldon: No, I said there's nothing more important than me advancing science. Penny: All right, well, if I'm understanding this right 我理解的没错的话, and all she did was help out another scientist, I'm thinking you might have to let this one go. Sheldon: Ugh, let it go. I have heard that my whole life. Every time something upsets me somebody says, let it go, you know, like it's my fault, and it's not okay to feel the way I feel. Penny: I don't know what to tell you. I mean, why don't you talk to her? Sheldon: Is that all you have? Shopworn ( BrE shopsoiled = US shopworn adj. I. 做过样品展示的. 展示用的, 样品. worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store. if clothes or other goods in a store are shopworn, they look slightly damaged or dirty, especially because they have been used in a display. If goods sold in shops are shopworn, they are slightly dirty or damaged and therefore reduced in price. II. 老掉牙的, 不新鲜的. If a story or joke is shopworn, it is boring or not interesting because it is so familiar to people. no longer new or fresh. used for describing ideas or language that are not new, original, or interesting. Store display model. A floor model 样品, 展示品 is a piece of equipment placed in a retail shop's sales area for display purposes. Floor models are taken out of their packaging and displayed how they would be used. In the case of furniture, stores will arrange pieces as they may be placed in the home. Not all floor models are literally on the floor, but may be placed on a stock table. Because floor models see considerably more use and are subject to more wear and tear than they would if they were not used for display, stores may sometimes discount them when selling them. Mattress floor models are typically manufactured to be softer on one side than the other. This is done for comparison's sake, and does not reflect the actual merchandise. ( salvage vehicle 翻新车 Some damage, such as flood, fire or a bent frame can be costly and difficult to repair to a roadworthy state. Unless you are in the market for scrap or parts, you should carefully consider the risks before buying one of these vehicles. If you are looking for a salvage car that has the least amount of damage, finding a theft recovery can be a big win. These vehicles often have little or no damage. Likewise, older cars with minor crash damage are often given a salvage title based on the fact that they have a lower pre-damaged value and the cost to repair exceeds that value. These vehicles can be a great deal for the right buyer. salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] I. to save property or possessions from a building that has been damaged or destroyed in a fire, flood, etc. If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged. The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. Terrified residents tried desperately to salvage belongings from their devastated homes. a. to save a ship or the things that it is carrying when it has been damaged or sunk. II. to succeed in achieving something in a situation or action that has been a failure. If you manage to salvage a difficult situation, you manage to get something useful from it so that it is not a complete failure. Officials tried to salvage the situation. Diplomats are still hoping to salvage something from the meeting. He had put a lot of effort into trying to salvage their relationship. III. If you salvage something such as your pride or your reputation, you manage to keep it even though it seems likely you will lose it, or you get it back after losing it. We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis. She was lucky to be able to salvage her career. salvage your pride 挽回颜面, 挽回自尊 (=remain proud by achieving something despite many failures): France salvaged some pride with a victory over Ireland in Paris. noun. I. property that has been saved from being destroyed or damaged. II. the action of saving property or possessions from being destroyed in a fire, flood, etc. Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building. The salvage operation cannot begin for several months.) tidbits( tidbit I. You can refer to a small piece of information about someone's private affairs as a titbit, especially when it is interesting and shocking. ...titbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of power. Who passed that titbit on to you? II. A titbit is a small piece of food. She offered Molly tidbits: a chicken drumstick, some cheese. a tidbit of news​/​gossip​/​information a small piece of interesting news or information. ) like talk to her and let it go? Gee, Penny, life's giving me lemons. What should I do? Penny: Well, you could shove them somewhere. Sheldon: Okay, now you're getting creative. 15. Raj: So, what do you guys want to do? Amy: Well, we're the ones tagging along 跟着你们的, you pick. Emily: Ooh, have you ever been to an escape room? Leonard: What's that? Emily: Um, it's kind of like interactive theatre, except you have to solve puzzles in a certain amount of time to get out. There's one downtown where they trap you in a room with a zombie. Raj: Oh, so kind of like what's happening with Penny right now. 16. Sheldon: What would constitute a perfect day for you? Penny: Uh, well, I'd probably sleep in, do a little yoga, then lie on the beach while cute cabana boys brought me drinks and probably get a massage and then cap off the night with some dancing ( cap off to finish something with a very good final activity or achievement. The win capped off a strong season. cap something off with​/​by something: We capped off a wonderful evening with birthday cheesecake.). Sheldon: That's it? Penny: Yeah, why? Sheldon: You didn't mention Leonard. 16. Sheldon: Correct. You're not supposed to drink alcohol when operating heavy machinery. Penny: What heavy machinery? Let's just start. Sheldon: Well, as a Texas gentleman, I'm inclined to say ladies first. Although, I'm concerned that level of politeness and charm might make you fall in love with me before the test even begins. Perhaps we should flip a coin 抛硬币. Or if you're familiar with the rules of Rock, Paper, Scissors… 17. Sheldon: I believe what you're doing is using humour to avoid vulnerability. Penny: Fine. Honestly, if I could have one quality, I wish I could be as smart as you guys. Sheldon: Ha. Keep dreaming. Penny: Sheldon. Sheldon: I'm sorry. That was me having fun with you 寻你开心, 寻开心, 逗你玩, 逗你开心. Look, you may not be as, as academically inclined 学习好, 爱学习 as are we. Yes, that's how you say it. But, you possess an intelligence 一向才能 I envy. Which leads me to my answer. I would choose the ability to read people's minds. Penny: Well, I can't read people's minds. Actually, that's not true, I can read men's minds, but only 'cause it's usually the one thing. Sheldon: When are we going to get robot eyes? Penny: You're all alike 全都一个样. Sheldon: Well, what I meant was 我的意思是说, 我是说 I often misinterpret how others are feeling. Like, I can't always tell if someone is only joking or laughing at me. You know, like, uh, if they're mad at something I've done or just in a bad mood. It, it's incredibly stressful. Penny: Really? You always seem so confident. Sheldon: Well, I'm not. And if I could read people's minds, life would be so much simpler. Penny: Well, now I wish I had the ability to make that stuff easier for you. 18. Penny: That's it. That wasn't so bad. Sheldon: No, it wasn't. Uh, now let's tabulate ( 输入表格 to show pieces of information in an organized way such as in lists or rows. To tabulate information means to arrange it in columns on a page so that it can be analysed. ...methods of collecting, tabulating and analysing numerical data. Results for the test program haven't been tabulated. ...the tabulation of the election results. ) the results of the experiment. I think it's safe to say that you're not in love with me and I'm not in love with you. And psychology has once again proved itself the doofus of the sciences ( doofus informal, mainly US an ignorant or foolish person. ). Penny: Well, maybe. But I'm still glad we did it. I do feel closer to you. Sheldon: And I, you. And yes, that's how you say that. Yeah, so, given our newfound intimacy, I'd say we have some hard choices to make. Penny: Like what? Sheldon: Gary Con, do we fly or drive? Do we wear costumes? And if so, who gets to be Gary? 19. Penny: Do you want to stop? I know you have trouble with eye contact. Sheldon: Well, you have a brown fleck ( I. a small area of one color on a background of another color. flecks of gray in his hair. II. a small piece or amount of something on a surface. They found a fleck of blood on the wall. ) in your right iris 视网膜 that looks like a Formula One race car. So I'm just concentrating on that. Plus, it's easier around people that I'm comfortable with. Penny: Aw, sweetie, I'm comfortable around you, too. Sheldon: Of course you are, I'm warm and soothing. I'm like a human bowl of tomato soup. Penny: I meant more like a little brother. Sheldon: Oh. Well, I suppose I do think of you as a sister. And sometimes, a mother. Penny: It's getting creepy again.