用法学习: 1. get your hands dirty I. to do physical work. She'd never get her hands dirty helping out around the house. II. to become involved in something dishonest. air/wash your dirty linen/laundry in public to discuss private subjects or problems in public. give someone a dirty look informal to look at someone in a way that shows that you are angry with them or do not like them. do someone's dirty work to do an unpleasant or dishonest job for someone so that they do not have to do it themselves. He never fired the staff himself, but got someone else to do his dirty work. precarious adj [prɪˈkeriəs] 动荡的, 随时生变的 I. likely to change or become dangerous without warning. a precarious future 未知的未来/situation/position/existence. For the refugees life was always precarious 充满变数的, 充满未知数的. If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. Our financial situation had become precarious. ...the Government's precarious position. The hunter-gatherer lifestyle today survives precariously in remote regions. Wells was well aware of the precariousness of human life. The live music industry, full of precarious employment, has been decimated by coronavirus. Businesses have been shut down overnight, casual and freelance workers are facing months without wages. What becomes of a live music industry when live music is banned? II. not safe or likely to fall. Her position on the ledge was somewhat precarious 不安稳的, 不稳定的. a precarious 摇摇欲坠的 chimney. Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment. They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders. One of my grocery bags was still precariously 不稳的, 不牢固的, 不牢靠的, 绑的不紧的 perched on the car bumper. 2. decimate [ˈdesɪˌmeɪt] to spoil or destroy something, for example by getting rid of a lot of people. The department has been decimated by years of budget cuts. a. To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them. The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease. ...the decimation 破坏 of the great rain forests. b. To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly. ...a recession which decimated 摧毁, 毁掉 the nation's manufacturing industry. Government policies have resulted in a decimation 瘫痪 of essential services used by the poor. nerve I. nerves are parts inside your body which look like threads and carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body. a condition which affects the nerves in the back. trapped nerve British English, pinched nerve American English (=a nerve that has been crushed between two muscles etc, causing pain). II. [uncountable] courage and confidence in a dangerous, difficult, or frightening situation. the nerve to do something: Not many people have the nerve to stand up and speak in front of a large audience. She finally found the nerve to tell him she wanted a divorce. It takes a lot of nerve to report a colleague for sexual harassment. lose your nerve (=suddenly become very nervous so that you cannot do what you intended to do) Jensen would've won if he hadn't lost his nerve. hold/keep your nerve (=remain calm in a difficult situation) It's hard to keep your nerve when people keep interrupting you. III. [singular] spoken if you say someone has a nerve, you mean that they have done something unsuitable or impolite, without seeming to be embarrassed about behaving in this way. He's got a nerve asking for more money. 'She didn't say sorry or anything.' 'What a nerve! have the nerve to do something She lets me do all the work, and then she has the nerve to criticize my cooking. touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve. nerves of steel 意志坚强, 意志坚定, 钢铁意志 the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation. The job requires nerves of steel. calm/steady somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous) She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves. settle/soothe somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous) She hoped that a cup of tea would soothe her nerves. suffer from nerves (=often feel worried or nervous) He suffered from nerves and could no longer perform on stage. your nerves jangle (=you feel extremely nervous or worried) Suddenly she was wide awake, her nerves jangling. strain every nerve to try as hard as possible to do something He was straining every nerve to impress the judges. somebody's nerves are tattered/frayed/shattered (=they feel very nervous or worried) Everyone's nerves were frayed by the end of the week. somebody's nerves are stretched (to breaking point) 紧张到要崩溃了 (=they feel very nervous or worried) Her nerves were stretched almost to breaking point as she waited. be a bag/bundle of nerves (=to feel extremely nervous or worried) I was a bag of nerves during the interview. an attack of nerves (=a time when you feel very nervous) Harrison had an attack of nerves before the match. 3. lift I. If you lift your eyes 抬眼 or your head 抬起头来, you look up, for example when you have been reading and someone comes into the room. When he finished he lifted his eyes and looked out the window. II. If people in authority lift a law or rule that prevents people from doing something, they end it. The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef. III. If something lifts your spirits or your mood, or if they lift, you start feeling more cheerful. He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits 提高兴致. A brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your mood 提高兴趣, 提起兴趣 ( lighten the mood ) and dissolve a winter depression. As soon as she heard the phone ring her spirits lifted. IV. If something gives you a lift, it gives you a feeling of greater confidence, energy, or enthusiasm. [informal] My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift 提高信心. If you give someone a lift somewhere, you take them there in your car as a favour to them. He had a car and often gave me a lift 捎带 home. V. If a government or organization lifts people or goods in or out of an area, it transports them there by aircraft, especially when there is a war. The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding. The helicopters are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefield. VI. To lift something means to increase its amount or to increase the level or the rate at which it happens. The bank lifted 提高利率 its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift 抬高水位 the water level. VII. If fog, cloud, or mist lifts 云开, 云淡, 云散去, 雾散去, it reduces, for example by moving upwards or by becoming less thick. The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day. VIII. If you lift root vegetables or bulbs 拔起, 拔出来, you dig them out of the ground. Lift carrots on a dry day and pack them horizontally in boxes of damp sand. to lift a finger = to raise a finger If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing. [disapproval] She never lifted a finger around the house. They will not lift a finger to help their country. 4. liaison [liˈeɪzɑn] I. singular/uncountable the exchange of information between people or organizations, so that they understand each other and work well together. Liaison is co-operation and the exchange of information between different organizations or between different sections of an organization. Liaison between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime. The courses are designed by universities in liaison with employers. liaison with: The company has established a good liaison with local communities. in (close) liaison with someone: Project engineers are in close liaison with the client. a. uncountable the job of exchanging information about the work of an organization with people who are affected by it. If someone acts as liaison with a particular group, or between two or more groups, their job is to encourage co-operation and the exchange of information. I have a professor on my staff here as liaison with our higher education institutions. She acts as a liaison between patients and staff. the home-school liaison officer 联络官, 联络人. II. countable a sexual or romantic relationship between two people, especially one that is secret or that you do not approve of. You can refer to a sexual or romantic relationship between two people as a liaison. She embarked on a series of sexual liaisons with society figures. 5. call out I. to shout something, especially when you are trying to get someone's attention. Hands up, please – don't call out 大叫. 'In here!' she called out. call out to someone 找某人, 叫某人 (不是 call out for someone): I tried to call out to him through the window. If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency. Colombia has called out the army and imposed emergency measures. I called the doctor out. The fire brigade should always be called out to a house fire. II. to ask a person or organization that provides a service to come and deal with something for you. to ask someone to come in order to do a job, especially when it is an emergency: We had to call out a doctor. The government called the army out to deal with violent disorder on the streets. The lifeboat was called out yesterday. call someone out 呼吁 to do something: Governor Ross called out the militia to deal with the riot. III. to criticize someone about something they have said or done and challenge them to explain it. Calling her out in front of everyone wasn't exactly fair. IV. to challenge someone over something they have said or done. Why he would call her out in an open forum is beyond me. You should politely but firmly call them out on their offensive behavior. call someone out on something (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To challenge, to denounce. He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up. She called them out on their lies. V. (transitive, idiomatic) To specify, especially in detail. They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum. VI. (transitive, idiomatic) To order into service; to summon into service. The Governor called out the National Guard. Usage notes:
Bus operators are said to "call out" a stop when they announce that it
will be the next available stop; synonyms of call out are not typically
used. callout 叫嚣, 挑战 (slang) I. An invitation to fight; the act of one child calling out another. II. an occasion when someone is asked to come to a person's home or to a particular place in order to do a job, help someone, etc.: Many plumbers charge double for an emergency call-out over the weekend. The mountain rescue service had several call-outs last week. drongo [ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ] I. drongo shrike any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill. II. Australian and New Zealand slang a foolish person. III. Australian informal a new recruit in the Royal Australian Air Force. 6. have a flair for something to be very skilful at something. be very skilful at something. Our youngest son has a flair for drawing.
incarcerate VS incinerate VS incarnate VS lacerate: 1. incarcerate [inˈkɑ:səˌreit] I. To put into jail. If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. It can cost $40,000 to $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year. ...her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital. II. To shut in; confine. incarcerate someone in something to imprison someone in something. The sheriff incarcerated Lefty in the county jail. He had wanted to incarcerate Max in the jail too. apprehend [ˌæprɪˈhend] I. (take into custody) 拘捕. 抓捕. 捕获 ( lift [slang], nick UK). formal to arrest someone. If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. Police have not apprehended her killer. II. very formal to understand something. If you apprehend something, you understand it fully. Only now can I begin to apprehend 领会, 体会, 完全明白 the power of these forces. apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] 焦虑的 I. slightly worried or nervous. I waited apprehensively for him to comment. apprehensive of: It's a strategy that many teachers are apprehensive of using. apprehensive about: Leonora felt very apprehensive about his visit. apprehension [ˌæprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] I. countable/uncountable a feeling of worry or fear that something bad might happen. Many of us face our retirement with apprehension. Anja noticed the look of apprehension on his face. II. uncountable formal the act of arresting someone. misapprehension [ˌmɪsæprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] 错误的认为 a belief that is not correct. He is under the misapprehension that he can do what he chooses. comprehension [ˌkɑmprəˈhenʃ(ə)n] I. uncountable the ability to understand something. The students stared at me without comprehension. We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered. beyond (someone's) comprehension (=impossible for someone to understand): Such acts of cruelty are beyond the comprehension of most people. II. countable/uncountable education an exercise that tests how well students understand a language, or that helps them to improve their understanding of it, in which they read a piece of writing or listen to someone speaking, and then answer questions. listening/reading comprehension. comprehend [ˌkɑmprəˈhend] to understand something. How could you possibly comprehend the difficulties of my situation? fully comprehend: We fully comprehend people's anxieties. Laura gasped, hardly able to comprehend that her brother's life was in danger. 2. 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 (epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmi], archetype [ˈɑrkəˌtaɪp] 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] 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. a quick study 快刀手, 学习快手 someone who learns new things quickly. 3. lacerate [ˈlæsəreɪt] 划伤, 割伤 (nick) to make a deep cut in someone's flesh. 4. incinerate [ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt] 焚烧 I. When authorities incinerate rubbish or waste material, they burn it completely in a special container. The government is trying to stop hospitals incinerating their own waste. ...banning the incineration of lead batteries. ...an incineration plant. II. If people are incinerated, for example in a bomb attack or a fire, they are burnt to death. 5. nick verb I. [British, informal] If someone nicks something, they steal it. He smashed a window to get in and nicked 偷窃 a load of silver cups. We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. II. [British, informal] If the police nick someone, they arrest them. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon. Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked 抓获, 抓到. III. If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. A sharp blade is likely to nick 划伤, 划破 the skin and draw blood. He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass. IV. [US, informal] If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it. noun. I. [British, informal] The nick is a prison, or a police station. II. A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick 小划痕, 小划伤 just below my right eye. in good nick/in bad nick [British, informal] Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick. Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.
Sydney radiologist Denise Lee jailed for sending threatening messages to former Tinder date: A Sydney radiologist who admitted she was "hell-bent on revenge" has been jailed for nine months after sending thousands of abusive and threatening messages to a former Tinder date. A 'bunny boiler' is a woman who acts vengefully after breaking up with a partner. Denise Jane Lee, 41, went on 10 dates in four months with Matthew Holberton after meeting on the app in July 2015, but within months she vowed to target "whatever you value most". When Mr Holberton tried to break it off, Lee bombarded him with an initial 69 texts in under two hours, which ranged from "I want us to try properly" to "I am going to f*** your life up". Lee insisted she was "not a bunny boiler" in one of her later messages. Magistrate Michael Barko told Downing Centre Local Court the matter involved "the most detailed and extraordinary proceedings" he had dealt with. When Mr Holberton moved to Melbourne and began another relationship, Lee targeted his new partner and included the woman's colleagues and mother in further emails. Mr Barko said the content was at least defamatory [dɪˈfæməˌtɔri] and slanderous, if not "vile, despicable and offensive". Referring to the new partner's social media posts, Lee slung insults including "hagged mutton face", "ugly, attention-seeking slag (Slag is an insulting term for a woman who has a lot of sexual partners. )" and "you have a beak like an eagle". Lee was initially charged with 10 offences including multiple counts of using a carriage service to menace, but last year she pleaded guilty to four charges and the remaining were dropped following negotiations with prosecutors. Mr Barko sentenced her to nine months in jail and a two-year community corrections order, including 200 hours of community service. He said the community must understand "gutless and cowardly" use of communication tools came with serious ramifications. The court heard Lee used 38 different email addresses, including Protonmail and VPN services to conceal the sender's details. Mr Barko said Lee was clearly an "extremely bright, intelligent woman", having previously achieved a perfect 100 per cent tertiary entrance rank. He acknowledged mental health issues and prolonged proceedings but said the latter was partially a result of her spending "hundreds of thousands of dollars" on legal fees. Mr Barko began the sentencing by quoting English dramatist William Congreve, who famously wrote: "Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorned ( 'Hell has no fury like a woman scorned' conveys the idea that a scorned woman (that is, one who has been betrayed) is more furious than anything that hell can devise.)". Lee appealed the decision and was subsequently granted bail to reappear in court next month.
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
rack up profits/wins/awards VS run up debts/bills/charges; uprising, revolt, resurgence, unrest; flagrant VS blatant VS brazen
用法学习: 1. The government had banned all military personnel at a Daegu base from leaving the barracks ( barracks [ˈbærəks] 营地 军营 兵营 a group of buildings where members of the military live and work. A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work. 'Barracks' is the singular and plural form. …an army barracks in the north of the city. 驻地 station). Virgin Voyage: The ship also features 78 luxury RockStar Suites. Those include 15 Mega RockStar Suites, which are further divided into Massive, Fab, Posh and Gorgeous Suites. Prices for those come in at( to cost a particular amount. That particular carpet comes in at around £40 a square metre.) around $19,000 per cabin, while the cheapest cabins start from around $1,600 for three- and four-day tours. pumice [pʌmɪs] 浮岩, 浮石, 火山石(洗涤用) Pumice is a kind of grey stone from a volcano and is very light in weight. It can be rubbed over surfaces, especially your skin, that you want to clean or make smoother. called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. 2. Michael Sam Criticized for Having Hot Boyfriend: Shock waves raced through 传遍 the Internet following Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year Michael Sam's widely seen celebratory kiss 庆祝之吻 upon receiving word that he'd been drafted by the St. Louis Rams. Sam will be the first openly gay player in professional football; the kiss was broadcast on ESPN, and reaction was immediate. "Did you see how hot that guy is?" agreed another female viewer. "My boyfriend can't compete with that. Now, whenever he wants to kiss me, mental images of 脑子里那副画像 Michael Sam's boyfriend are going to flash through my mind. "They're rubbing our faces in their hotness ( rub it in to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about: I know I shouldn't have paid that much for the poster – don't rub it in, OK? rub (one's) face in sth 嘲笑, 讥讽 to mock a person for something they did or failed to do. I know that my teenagers don't like my parenting, but there's no need to constantly rub my face in my past mistakes! Humiliate someone by repeating and criticizing his or her mistake I really screwed up my speech, and Caroline keeps rubbing the disaster in my face. ), just the way they rubbed cake in each other's faces," said a viewer in Mississippi. "I mean, I'm a football fan. If I want to see good-looking men together, I'll watch soccer. Oh, Lord — now that there are gays in the NFL, are we going to have to start calling it 'American football'? Jesus wept." "Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black were bad enough," said a viewer in Arizona, "but this is beyond the pale( beyond the pale 太过分了. 难以接受 Outside the bounds of morality, acceptable behaviour or good judgement, etc. If someone's behaviour is beyond the pale, it is unacceptable: Her recent conduct is beyond the pale. ). When I think of attractive men, pressing their lips together in celebration, when I think of their fit bodies locked in a tight embrace, openly and proudly expressing their love, it makes my blood boil. Is it just me, or did it get hot in here all of a sudden?" "I hear he's a swimmer," said a woman in Tampa. "He probably owns more than one Speedo. He's probably all smooth and crazy ripped. And then he gets out of the pool all sleek and wet, slowly, and he has to reach back and discreetly tug up the Speedo a little bit because it's kind of sliding off his tight little butt, and he grabs a towel and slowly, gently dries himself while the sun shines on his glistening 光彩熠熠的, 泛着光泽的 muscles, and do you have any idea what my boyfriend would look like in a Speedo?" 3. rocky I. a rocky relationship, situation, or period of time is one in which there are a lot of problems. They've been rocky 关系有问题, 出现问题, 有裂痕 for months. get off to a rocky start to start badly The relationship got off to a rocky start when he turned up late for their first date. II. covered with rocks, or made of rock a rocky coastline 海岸线. go belly up 死翘翘 collapse, be placed into voluntary liquidation informal to die, fail, or come to an end. If a company or plan goes belly up, it fails: The business went belly up after only six months. The collapse of online booking site Fly365 has left hundreds of travellers who booked flights through the company thousands of dollars out of pocket and searching for answers. Fly365, which traded as Fly365.com, was placed into voluntary liquidation on Friday following a crucial company meeting, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Melbourne man Steven Somers is out of pocket $11,500 after Fly365 went belly-up. 4. little does someone know/realize used for saying that someone does not know/realize that something is true. Little did I realize I would one day be in charge of the office. precious little/precious few 少数几个, 就那么几个, 稀有的几个 If you say that there is precious little of something, you are emphasizing that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. Precious few has a similar meaning. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently. Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments. precious I. behaving as if something is more important or serious than it really is. behaving in a very formal and unnatural way by giving too much attention to details that are not important and trying too hard to be perfect: He's so precious 讲究的 (和particular相比) about his work that he never gets anything done. Don't you hate the precious way she speaks, pronouncing each single consonant so precisely. Pop stars used to be a lot less precious about 不那么认真, 不当真, 不当回事 advertising products. II. If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it. Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie. Mary left her most precious possession–a small bookcase–to her niece. III. used for showing that you are angry with someone for caring too much about someone or something. People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face. You and your precious husband did nothing for me. 5. orchid [ˈɔrkɪd] 兰花 a type of flower with an unusual shape and often a sweet smell that is considered very beautiful. orchard [ˈɔrtʃərd] 果园 an area of land where fruit trees are grown.
rack up VS run up: run up charges/debts/bills 刷出债务, 刷出大额账单 if you run up debts, you get into debt and allow the amount to increase The company has run up massive debts and now owes a staggering €850 million. She ran up huge bills on clothes. Turns out for months Knott had been illegally running up exorbitant charges on Tony Pike's credit cards -- and Dale Pike knew it. Forti and Tacopina believe that was a motive for murder. If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money. He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel. Many ran up 拖欠, 欠下巨额债务 huge debts as they spent millions to buy foreign players. rack up I. (rack up something) to get a large number or amount of something. The film racked up 到手, 收货, 获得, 取得, 得到 five Oscar nominations. In fact, William and Kate racked up an even higher bill when they visited back for 10 days in 2014, and now they're expected to travel Down Under again to visit bushfire-affected communities. a. to get a large amount of sales or profits. Last year, they racked up profits 录得利润 of more than £3 million. b. in sports, to get a large number of points or goals. Leonardsen racked up his tenth goal of the season. If a business racks up profits, losses, or sales, it makes a lot of them. If a sportsman, sportswoman, or team racks up wins, they win a lot of matches or races. Lower rates mean that firms are more likely to rack up profits 获得利润, 盈利 in the coming months. India while not racking up such an impressive score beat Japan 3-0.
肆无忌惮, 公然的flagrant VS blatant VS brazen: 1. flagrant [ˈfleɪɡrənt] 明目张胆的, 肆无忌惮的, 公然的, 无所谓的, 无法无天的, 胆大妄为的, 狗胆包天的, 肆无忌惮的. 毫无顾忌的. 胆大妄为的, 狗胆包天的, 毫无顾忌的, 公然的 done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people. Shocking pictures this week showed large groups of backpackers flagrantly 公然无视规定 disregarding strict social distancing rules, designed to stop the virus spreading. 'These (student) visas, and those who are in Australia under various visa arrangements, they are obviously not held here compulsorily,' he told reporters on Friday. 'If they are not in a position to support themselves then there is the alternative for them to return to their home countries. a flagrant disregard for 公然藐视 the law. But as of 3 November, Jarvis has been permanently banned from playing Fortnite for flagrant use of an aimbot in the Solos battle royale mode. You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way. The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'. His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable. It is a situation where basic human rights are being flagrantly abused. 'You can't be too flagrant' Top tips for the solo female traveller: As a woman who has managed to navigate her way around the planet, through rain or shine, Patricia is adamant that times are changing, and women are finally realising the world is calling. But like all things, Patricia reiterates 重申 the importance of having your wits about you. She added: "You need to use your brain and be cautious. You need to do your homework; you can't be too flagrant or too risky." After experiencing more than the average person would in their lifetime, Patricia has picked up a few vital safe travel tips along the way. The most important one? Photocopy everything. "If you lose your passport, or credit cards, you have duplicate print outs, so when you go to an embassy, it expedites [ˈekspədaɪt] things hugely(expedites [ˈekspədaɪt] to make something happen quickly or easily. Aid workers are trying to expedite the process of returning refugees to their homes. expedient [ɪkˈspi:diənt] adj. used for describing an action that produces an immediate result or solution to a problem, even though it may not be fair or honest. The Prime Minister can call an election when it is politically expedient. n. an action that produces an immediate result or solution to a problem, even though it may not be fair or honest. He gained entry by the simple expedient of bribing the doorman. expeditious [ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs] quick and effective. expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] 远征 I. a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place. expedition to: the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Scott. make/mount/undertake an expedition: We are hoping to mount the first manned expedition to Mars by 2020. on an expedition: She died while on an expedition to Peru to study nocturnal mammals. a. a group of people who go on an expedition. The expedition successfully reached the top of Mt Everest. II. a short journey somewhere, especially for pleasure. We plan to go on a shopping expedition. III. a long journey made by soldiers in order to attack a particular place or group of people. Rumours spread amongst the rebels that a massive punitive expedition against them was being prepared. fishing expedition 钓鱼式询问 an attempt to find out more information by asking a lot of questions. expeditionary force 远征军 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri] a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country. )," she explains. "There's so much compromise that's no longer part of the experience when you're going solo," she concludes. "And I think you really immerse yourself in a way that you don't when you're with somebody, because when you're with somebody you create this little bubble and you're not as immersed in your destination." Aside from the obvious, the best part about solo travel, Patricia explains, is seeing the world on your terms. 2. blatant [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt] 无羞耻的, 不知羞耻的, 肆无忌惮的, 厚颜无耻的. 悍然的, 恬不知耻的, 不知羞耻的 done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal. something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed. It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family. You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination 公然藐视. ...a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the fiasco. The elitism was blatant. ...a blatantly sexist question. They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of police officers. This is nothing but a blatant 肆无忌惮的 abuse of power. done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family. BLATANT和FLAGRANT的区别: It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant 更强调"明目张胆的, 不顾别人感受的" emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant 强调"死不悔改的, 恶行昭昭的", on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious," as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error. 3. brazen adj [ˈbreɪz(ə)n] 不觉得有什么不对的, 厚颜无耻的, 不管别人眼光的 I. behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended. If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them. He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison. A university professor was forced to stop a law lecture to tell off two students for brazenly committing a sex act in the theatre as she taught. The professor was teaching a class 正在上课, which was being streamed online, at Macquarie University in Sydney's north-west on Tuesday. The live broadcast caught the awkward moment the lecturer discovered the couple were getting frisky in her class. 'I know precedent is a very sexy topic and I love when my audiences are engaged 投入 and animated 活跃的 but there is a limit to that,' she said. 'Ironically it is the law - law students - and the student code of conduct that governs that.' 'No below the belt touching in my lecture theatre please,' she added, which was met with rowdy calls from students in the room to call out the guilty couple. 'I am not going to name and shame,' the lecturer continued. 'Just to clarify, this is a mentoring unit so I will give some advice - the strategic placement of the hoodie on the lap only draws the eye more 吸引更多眼球.' . a. used about someone's behavior that is not moral or socially acceptable. a brazen 恬不知耻的 lie. II. literary made of brass. brazen out 厚着脸皮 If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed. If you are caught simply argue that 'everyone does it' and brazen it out 装作没事人一样. The president brazened out his misdeeds. He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible. 3. take the law into one's own hands 目无法纪, 无法无天, 不把法律当回事 (intransitive, idiomatic) To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities. to attempt to administer the law; to pass judgment on someone who has done something wrong. Citizens don't have the right to take the law into their own hands. The shopkeeper took the law into his own hands when he tried to arrest the thief. After his son's killer was let off without a conviction, the man decided to take the law into his own hands. be a law unto yourself 自行其是, 不受约束, 目中无人, 无法无天的 disapproving to refuse to behave like everyone else, or to believe you can do whatever you want to. to behave in a way that is independent and does not follow the usual rules for a situation. Behave in a manner that is not conventional or predictable: she was a law unto herself and did what she wanted to do. Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself. The elite are just a law on their own. 4. Reaction to the Rolling Stone profile has been mixed on Twitter, where speculation about Mendes is most rampant 放肆的, 肆虐丛生的, 肆虐的, 肆无忌惮的. 5. with reckless/wild/gay abandon 肆无忌惮的 They drank and smoked with reckless abandon. They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself. Gritting her teeth, she lowered her head, and barged through them, swinging the cable-cutters with wild abandon. Then all the bells joined in with wild abandon, ringing joyfully and merrily, welcoming in the New Year. Hamilton spent the company's money with reckless abandon. Now, with reckless abandon, it promises to meddle with local-government structure. They shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon. II. to stop doing or using something because it is too difficult or unsuccessful. The company abandoned its takeover bid. The power plant was abandoned before it was even completed. III. if you abandon a ship or its cargo, you accept that it is too badly damaged to be saved, and so give it up to an insurance company in exchange for an insurance payment. 6. audacious (daring) 不顾忌的, 无所顾忌的, 大胆的. 不要命的. 肆无忌惮的. 不怕死的. Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring. done with extreme confidence, despite difficulties, risks, or the negative attitudes of other people. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. "a series of audacious takeovers". an audacious plan to take control of the company. a. used about people. a group of audacious young writers. responsible for some of the most audacious thefts in criminal history. temerarious [ˌtɛməˈrɛːrɪəs] 不怕死的. 天不怕地不怕的, 肆无忌惮的 reckless; rash. "a young officer of a brave and even temerarious disposition". temeritous [tɪˈmɛrətəs] 不屑一顾的, 胆大妄为的 Displaying disdain or contempt for danger. gregarious [ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs] I. 群居的. a gregarious person enjoys being with other people. II. gregarious animals or birds live in groups. deleterious [ˌdelɪˈtɪəriəs] harmful. nefarious [nɪˈfeəriəs] evil, or dishonest. If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is wicked and immoral. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose? meretricious 中看不中用的, 银样镴枪头的 [ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs] seeming to be good, useful, or important but not really having any value at all. forcible I. Done by force, forced. II. Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective. hollowed-out shell 内部挖空了的, 内部被掏空了的(hollow shell), 空架子, 内部空虚的, 外强中干. forcible-feeble 外强中干的, 貌似强大的, 银样镴枪头的 Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid. He [Prof. Ayton] would purge his book of much offensive matter删去, 清除伤人的话, if he struck out epithets which are in the bad taste of the forcible-feeble school.
穆巴拉克过世: Hosni Mubarak, the former autocratic ( ruling with complete power. His autocratic government has reduced the nation to poverty and desperation. a. telling people what to do without caring what they think. an autocratic boss/management style. ) president of Egypt, whose hold on power was broken and place in history 历史上的位置 upended 连根撅起, 连根拔起( upend 头朝下, 倒过来 to turn something upside down. If you upend something, you turn it upside down. He upended the can, and swallowed. ...upended flower pots. autocracy 独裁 I. uncountable a form of government or management in which one person has complete power. II. countable a country or organization that is completely controlled by one person. ) by a public uprising 揭竿而起 (unrest, revolt 反抗, resurgence) 骚乱, 起义 against the poverty, corruption and repressive 压制, 镇压的, 专制的, 高压的, 专政的 ( [rɪˈpresɪv] ruling or controlling people by the use of force or violence, or by laws that put unreasonable limits on their freedom. a repressive regime. repressive legislation. A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive. ) police tactics that came to define his 30 years in office, died on Tuesday in Cairo. He was 91. Throughout his rule, he was a stalwart ( [ˈstɔlwərt] I. 忠实的. 坚定的. 忠心不二的. 忠心耿耿的. a stalwart friend or supporter is very loyal. A stalwart supporter or worker is loyal, steady, and completely reliable. ...a stalwart supporter of the colonial government. The stalwart volunteers marched in this morning ready to go to work. II. literary used for describing a person who looks very strong. noun. A stalwart is a loyal worker or supporter of an organization, especially a political party. His free-trade policies aroused suspicion among Tory stalwarts. She is a stalwart of the Residents' Committee. ) US ally, a bulwark ( [ˈbʊlwərk] I. countable formal someone or something that protects or defends something such as a belief, idea, or way of life. The country is valued as a bulwark 维护者, 保卫者, 护卫者, 卫士 of peace, stability, and democracy in a difficult region of the world. bulwark against: a bulwark against a resurgence 暴动, 起义 (revolt, uprising) of fascism. II. countable a wall that is built for defense. III. bulwarks plural the sides of a ship above the deck. ) against Islamic militancy and guardian 卫士 of Egypt's peace with Israel. But to the tens of thousands of young Egyptians who rallied for 18 days of unprecedented street protests in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and elsewhere in 2011, Mubarak was a relic ( [ˈrelɪk] I. an object from the past that has been kept. fascinating relics of mining history. a. a part of a holy person's body or clothing that is kept after their death because of its religious importance. II. something such as a system or rule that remains from an earlier time or situation. The ban on fund-raising activities is a relic 遗留下来的, 遗迹, 遗毒, 遗老遗少 from the previous administration. III. humorous a piece of evidence or a sign of something that has existed or happened recently. A few dirty glasses were the only relics of the night before. ) , a latter-day 莱特 ( existing now as a modern example of someone or something from the past. Latter-day is used to describe someone or something that is a modern equivalent of a person or thing in the past. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet. a latter-day Robinson Crusoe. ) pharaoh. They were inspired by the Tunisian revolt, and harnessed the power 聚集, 获取 of social media to muster tumultuous throngs 人群 (a large crowd of people.), unleashing popular anger over the graft and brutality that shadowed his rule. Mr. Mubarak once appeared invincible 不可战胜的. But his edifice 权利大厦 ( [ˈedəfɪs] I. a large impressive building. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux. II. a complicated system or policy. You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as an edifice. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition. ) of power turned out to be fragile and dated, built on strong-arm rule 高压政策, cronyism and an alliance with the West. It was ultimately brought down by the shock wave of popular unrest in the Arab world — calls for democracy, the rule of law and an end to corruption — that came to be called the Arab Spring. Mr. Mubarak never actually resigned publicly; in a speech on Feb. 10, 2011, he failed to choke out the words. The next day, against a tide of public anger, Omar Suleiman, the longtime chief of intelligence and the newly installed vice president, read a statement on television signaling the end of Mr. Mubarak's reign. But even then, Mr. Mubarak had trouble acknowledging that he was through 他已经完蛋了. He held to the manufactured image of himself as a misunderstood father figure who had been fated to lead. When he entered office, Mr. Mubarak, taciturn 话少的, 沉默寡言的, 不爱说话的 ( [ˈtæsɪˌtɜrn] someone who is taciturn does not speak often and does not say very much. A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. ) and cautious, was admired for his understated 不事张扬的 style. He condemned corruption and nepotism and offered calm to a nation scarred by war, assassination and economic hardship. But his caution led to half steps ( half step = a semitone 半音 (whole step, whole tone). the smallest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in the Western musical scale. scale 音阶). Economic reform was restricted to only partial privatization. Citizens could criticize the government but not organize. Democracy in Egypt was only a veneer 徒有其表, 假象. He was soon castigated ( castigate 批评, 痛批 (castrate 阉割) If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism. She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. ...Bradley's public castigation of the police chief. to criticize someone or something severely He was castigated as a racist by his opponents.) at home and abroad for governing without a vision, jumping from crisis to crisis without a plan. Over time, the self-effacing 低调的, 不张扬的, 不事张扬的, 不爱吹嘘的 (understated) ( [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] a self-effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements. Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved. ...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats. efface [ɪˈfeɪs] I. to make something disappear. To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. ...an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image. The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus. II. to remove a memory or feeling from someone's mind. efface yourself to make yourself seem less important so that others won't notice you. ) and unpretentious Mr. Mubarak was eclipsed by one with an almost imperial sense of entitlement. The setbacks (对以色列战争时的先胜后败) did not rub off on 没有当回事, 没有吃进心里去, 没吃心 ( rub off on someone to become part of someone because that person has been in a place where it was present. to have an effect through close association. I was hoping some of his genius might rub off on them. I like to think that our love of reading will rub off on our children. if a quality that someone has rubs off, it starts to affect another person so that they start to have that quality too. Hopefully her enthusiasm will rub off on the rest of the team.) Mr. Mubarak, however. Sadat, in his 1978 book "In Search of Identity: An Autobiography," ignored the reversal of fortunes 运气大反转 and instead commended General Mubarak for what he called "the complete and stunning success" of the opening airstrikes. In his later years in power, Mr. Mubarak, like other Arab leaders, recognized that a stunted 受阻的, 遇阻的 ( [ˈstʌntɪd] I. unable or not allowed to grow to normal size. stunted trees/crops. II. unable or not allowed to develop or to do well. emotionally stunted adults. stunted businesses. stunt someone's/something's growth 阻碍, 阻止 to stop someone or something from growing. Poor diet can stunt a child's growth. ) economy was a threat to social stability — and to his own power — so he began to move toward privatizing state-owned industries and opening the economy. He appointed a new government. For a time 有那么一段时间, 那一段时间, Egypt's economic indicators showed significant growth. Mr. Mubarak started his career as a military man who had thoughts of one day becoming an ambassador. He ended up seated beside Sadat in the reviewing stand 阅兵台 when Sadat was killed, and set the priorities that would guide him for the next 30 years: stability and security. Everything Mr. Mubarak did from then on was in pursuit of those goals, though in the end he found that repression no longer worked. When Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square, they had smashed through the barrier of fear and found a police state unable to cope and much of the nation broken.
rack up VS run up: run up charges/debts/bills 刷出债务, 刷出大额账单 if you run up debts, you get into debt and allow the amount to increase The company has run up massive debts and now owes a staggering €850 million. She ran up huge bills on clothes. Turns out for months Knott had been illegally running up exorbitant charges on Tony Pike's credit cards -- and Dale Pike knew it. Forti and Tacopina believe that was a motive for murder. If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money. He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel. Many ran up 拖欠, 欠下巨额债务 huge debts as they spent millions to buy foreign players. rack up I. (rack up something) to get a large number or amount of something. The film racked up 到手, 收货, 获得, 取得, 得到 five Oscar nominations. In fact, William and Kate racked up an even higher bill when they visited back for 10 days in 2014, and now they're expected to travel Down Under again to visit bushfire-affected communities. a. to get a large amount of sales or profits. Last year, they racked up profits 录得利润 of more than £3 million. b. in sports, to get a large number of points or goals. Leonardsen racked up his tenth goal of the season. If a business racks up profits, losses, or sales, it makes a lot of them. If a sportsman, sportswoman, or team racks up wins, they win a lot of matches or races. Lower rates mean that firms are more likely to rack up profits 获得利润, 盈利 in the coming months. India while not racking up such an impressive score beat Japan 3-0.
肆无忌惮, 公然的flagrant VS blatant VS brazen: 1. flagrant [ˈfleɪɡrənt] 明目张胆的, 肆无忌惮的, 公然的, 无所谓的, 无法无天的, 胆大妄为的, 狗胆包天的, 肆无忌惮的. 毫无顾忌的. 胆大妄为的, 狗胆包天的, 毫无顾忌的, 公然的 done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people. Shocking pictures this week showed large groups of backpackers flagrantly 公然无视规定 disregarding strict social distancing rules, designed to stop the virus spreading. 'These (student) visas, and those who are in Australia under various visa arrangements, they are obviously not held here compulsorily,' he told reporters on Friday. 'If they are not in a position to support themselves then there is the alternative for them to return to their home countries. a flagrant disregard for 公然藐视 the law. But as of 3 November, Jarvis has been permanently banned from playing Fortnite for flagrant use of an aimbot in the Solos battle royale mode. You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way. The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'. His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable. It is a situation where basic human rights are being flagrantly abused. 'You can't be too flagrant' Top tips for the solo female traveller: As a woman who has managed to navigate her way around the planet, through rain or shine, Patricia is adamant that times are changing, and women are finally realising the world is calling. But like all things, Patricia reiterates 重申 the importance of having your wits about you. She added: "You need to use your brain and be cautious. You need to do your homework; you can't be too flagrant or too risky." After experiencing more than the average person would in their lifetime, Patricia has picked up a few vital safe travel tips along the way. The most important one? Photocopy everything. "If you lose your passport, or credit cards, you have duplicate print outs, so when you go to an embassy, it expedites [ˈekspədaɪt] things hugely(expedites [ˈekspədaɪt] to make something happen quickly or easily. Aid workers are trying to expedite the process of returning refugees to their homes. expedient [ɪkˈspi:diənt] adj. used for describing an action that produces an immediate result or solution to a problem, even though it may not be fair or honest. The Prime Minister can call an election when it is politically expedient. n. an action that produces an immediate result or solution to a problem, even though it may not be fair or honest. He gained entry by the simple expedient of bribing the doorman. expeditious [ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs] quick and effective. expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] 远征 I. a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place. expedition to: the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Scott. make/mount/undertake an expedition: We are hoping to mount the first manned expedition to Mars by 2020. on an expedition: She died while on an expedition to Peru to study nocturnal mammals. a. a group of people who go on an expedition. The expedition successfully reached the top of Mt Everest. II. a short journey somewhere, especially for pleasure. We plan to go on a shopping expedition. III. a long journey made by soldiers in order to attack a particular place or group of people. Rumours spread amongst the rebels that a massive punitive expedition against them was being prepared. fishing expedition 钓鱼式询问 an attempt to find out more information by asking a lot of questions. expeditionary force 远征军 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri] a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country. )," she explains. "There's so much compromise that's no longer part of the experience when you're going solo," she concludes. "And I think you really immerse yourself in a way that you don't when you're with somebody, because when you're with somebody you create this little bubble and you're not as immersed in your destination." Aside from the obvious, the best part about solo travel, Patricia explains, is seeing the world on your terms. 2. blatant [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt] 无羞耻的, 不知羞耻的, 肆无忌惮的, 厚颜无耻的. 悍然的, 恬不知耻的, 不知羞耻的 done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal. something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed. It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family. You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination 公然藐视. ...a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the fiasco. The elitism was blatant. ...a blatantly sexist question. They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of police officers. This is nothing but a blatant 肆无忌惮的 abuse of power. done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family. BLATANT和FLAGRANT的区别: It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant 更强调"明目张胆的, 不顾别人感受的" emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant 强调"死不悔改的, 恶行昭昭的", on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious," as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error. 3. brazen adj [ˈbreɪz(ə)n] 不觉得有什么不对的, 厚颜无耻的, 不管别人眼光的 I. behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended. If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them. He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison. A university professor was forced to stop a law lecture to tell off two students for brazenly committing a sex act in the theatre as she taught. The professor was teaching a class 正在上课, which was being streamed online, at Macquarie University in Sydney's north-west on Tuesday. The live broadcast caught the awkward moment the lecturer discovered the couple were getting frisky in her class. 'I know precedent is a very sexy topic and I love when my audiences are engaged 投入 and animated 活跃的 but there is a limit to that,' she said. 'Ironically it is the law - law students - and the student code of conduct that governs that.' 'No below the belt touching in my lecture theatre please,' she added, which was met with rowdy calls from students in the room to call out the guilty couple. 'I am not going to name and shame,' the lecturer continued. 'Just to clarify, this is a mentoring unit so I will give some advice - the strategic placement of the hoodie on the lap only draws the eye more 吸引更多眼球.' . a. used about someone's behavior that is not moral or socially acceptable. a brazen 恬不知耻的 lie. II. literary made of brass. brazen out 厚着脸皮 If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed. If you are caught simply argue that 'everyone does it' and brazen it out 装作没事人一样. The president brazened out his misdeeds. He would brazen the matter out and he would do so in the most robust manner possible. 3. take the law into one's own hands 目无法纪, 无法无天, 不把法律当回事 (intransitive, idiomatic) To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities. to attempt to administer the law; to pass judgment on someone who has done something wrong. Citizens don't have the right to take the law into their own hands. The shopkeeper took the law into his own hands when he tried to arrest the thief. After his son's killer was let off without a conviction, the man decided to take the law into his own hands. be a law unto yourself 自行其是, 不受约束, 目中无人, 无法无天的 disapproving to refuse to behave like everyone else, or to believe you can do whatever you want to. to behave in a way that is independent and does not follow the usual rules for a situation. Behave in a manner that is not conventional or predictable: she was a law unto herself and did what she wanted to do. Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself. The elite are just a law on their own. 4. Reaction to the Rolling Stone profile has been mixed on Twitter, where speculation about Mendes is most rampant 放肆的, 肆虐丛生的, 肆虐的, 肆无忌惮的. 5. with reckless/wild/gay abandon 肆无忌惮的 They drank and smoked with reckless abandon. They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself. Gritting her teeth, she lowered her head, and barged through them, swinging the cable-cutters with wild abandon. Then all the bells joined in with wild abandon, ringing joyfully and merrily, welcoming in the New Year. Hamilton spent the company's money with reckless abandon. Now, with reckless abandon, it promises to meddle with local-government structure. They shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon. II. to stop doing or using something because it is too difficult or unsuccessful. The company abandoned its takeover bid. The power plant was abandoned before it was even completed. III. if you abandon a ship or its cargo, you accept that it is too badly damaged to be saved, and so give it up to an insurance company in exchange for an insurance payment. 6. audacious (daring) 不顾忌的, 无所顾忌的, 大胆的. 不要命的. 肆无忌惮的. 不怕死的. Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring. done with extreme confidence, despite difficulties, risks, or the negative attitudes of other people. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. "a series of audacious takeovers". an audacious plan to take control of the company. a. used about people. a group of audacious young writers. responsible for some of the most audacious thefts in criminal history. temerarious [ˌtɛməˈrɛːrɪəs] 不怕死的. 天不怕地不怕的, 肆无忌惮的 reckless; rash. "a young officer of a brave and even temerarious disposition". temeritous [tɪˈmɛrətəs] 不屑一顾的, 胆大妄为的 Displaying disdain or contempt for danger. gregarious [ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs] I. 群居的. a gregarious person enjoys being with other people. II. gregarious animals or birds live in groups. deleterious [ˌdelɪˈtɪəriəs] harmful. nefarious [nɪˈfeəriəs] evil, or dishonest. If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is wicked and immoral. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose? meretricious 中看不中用的, 银样镴枪头的 [ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs] seeming to be good, useful, or important but not really having any value at all. forcible I. Done by force, forced. II. Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective. hollowed-out shell 内部挖空了的, 内部被掏空了的(hollow shell), 空架子, 内部空虚的, 外强中干. forcible-feeble 外强中干的, 貌似强大的, 银样镴枪头的 Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid. He [Prof. Ayton] would purge his book of much offensive matter删去, 清除伤人的话, if he struck out epithets which are in the bad taste of the forcible-feeble school.
穆巴拉克过世: Hosni Mubarak, the former autocratic ( ruling with complete power. His autocratic government has reduced the nation to poverty and desperation. a. telling people what to do without caring what they think. an autocratic boss/management style. ) president of Egypt, whose hold on power was broken and place in history 历史上的位置 upended 连根撅起, 连根拔起( upend 头朝下, 倒过来 to turn something upside down. If you upend something, you turn it upside down. He upended the can, and swallowed. ...upended flower pots. autocracy 独裁 I. uncountable a form of government or management in which one person has complete power. II. countable a country or organization that is completely controlled by one person. ) by a public uprising 揭竿而起 (unrest, revolt 反抗, resurgence) 骚乱, 起义 against the poverty, corruption and repressive 压制, 镇压的, 专制的, 高压的, 专政的 ( [rɪˈpresɪv] ruling or controlling people by the use of force or violence, or by laws that put unreasonable limits on their freedom. a repressive regime. repressive legislation. A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive. ) police tactics that came to define his 30 years in office, died on Tuesday in Cairo. He was 91. Throughout his rule, he was a stalwart ( [ˈstɔlwərt] I. 忠实的. 坚定的. 忠心不二的. 忠心耿耿的. a stalwart friend or supporter is very loyal. A stalwart supporter or worker is loyal, steady, and completely reliable. ...a stalwart supporter of the colonial government. The stalwart volunteers marched in this morning ready to go to work. II. literary used for describing a person who looks very strong. noun. A stalwart is a loyal worker or supporter of an organization, especially a political party. His free-trade policies aroused suspicion among Tory stalwarts. She is a stalwart of the Residents' Committee. ) US ally, a bulwark ( [ˈbʊlwərk] I. countable formal someone or something that protects or defends something such as a belief, idea, or way of life. The country is valued as a bulwark 维护者, 保卫者, 护卫者, 卫士 of peace, stability, and democracy in a difficult region of the world. bulwark against: a bulwark against a resurgence 暴动, 起义 (revolt, uprising) of fascism. II. countable a wall that is built for defense. III. bulwarks plural the sides of a ship above the deck. ) against Islamic militancy and guardian 卫士 of Egypt's peace with Israel. But to the tens of thousands of young Egyptians who rallied for 18 days of unprecedented street protests in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and elsewhere in 2011, Mubarak was a relic ( [ˈrelɪk] I. an object from the past that has been kept. fascinating relics of mining history. a. a part of a holy person's body or clothing that is kept after their death because of its religious importance. II. something such as a system or rule that remains from an earlier time or situation. The ban on fund-raising activities is a relic 遗留下来的, 遗迹, 遗毒, 遗老遗少 from the previous administration. III. humorous a piece of evidence or a sign of something that has existed or happened recently. A few dirty glasses were the only relics of the night before. ) , a latter-day 莱特 ( existing now as a modern example of someone or something from the past. Latter-day is used to describe someone or something that is a modern equivalent of a person or thing in the past. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet. a latter-day Robinson Crusoe. ) pharaoh. They were inspired by the Tunisian revolt, and harnessed the power 聚集, 获取 of social media to muster tumultuous throngs 人群 (a large crowd of people.), unleashing popular anger over the graft and brutality that shadowed his rule. Mr. Mubarak once appeared invincible 不可战胜的. But his edifice 权利大厦 ( [ˈedəfɪs] I. a large impressive building. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux. II. a complicated system or policy. You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as an edifice. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition. ) of power turned out to be fragile and dated, built on strong-arm rule 高压政策, cronyism and an alliance with the West. It was ultimately brought down by the shock wave of popular unrest in the Arab world — calls for democracy, the rule of law and an end to corruption — that came to be called the Arab Spring. Mr. Mubarak never actually resigned publicly; in a speech on Feb. 10, 2011, he failed to choke out the words. The next day, against a tide of public anger, Omar Suleiman, the longtime chief of intelligence and the newly installed vice president, read a statement on television signaling the end of Mr. Mubarak's reign. But even then, Mr. Mubarak had trouble acknowledging that he was through 他已经完蛋了. He held to the manufactured image of himself as a misunderstood father figure who had been fated to lead. When he entered office, Mr. Mubarak, taciturn 话少的, 沉默寡言的, 不爱说话的 ( [ˈtæsɪˌtɜrn] someone who is taciturn does not speak often and does not say very much. A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. ) and cautious, was admired for his understated 不事张扬的 style. He condemned corruption and nepotism and offered calm to a nation scarred by war, assassination and economic hardship. But his caution led to half steps ( half step = a semitone 半音 (whole step, whole tone). the smallest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in the Western musical scale. scale 音阶). Economic reform was restricted to only partial privatization. Citizens could criticize the government but not organize. Democracy in Egypt was only a veneer 徒有其表, 假象. He was soon castigated ( castigate 批评, 痛批 (castrate 阉割) If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism. She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. ...Bradley's public castigation of the police chief. to criticize someone or something severely He was castigated as a racist by his opponents.) at home and abroad for governing without a vision, jumping from crisis to crisis without a plan. Over time, the self-effacing 低调的, 不张扬的, 不事张扬的, 不爱吹嘘的 (understated) ( [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] a self-effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements. Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved. ...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats. efface [ɪˈfeɪs] I. to make something disappear. To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. ...an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image. The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus. II. to remove a memory or feeling from someone's mind. efface yourself to make yourself seem less important so that others won't notice you. ) and unpretentious Mr. Mubarak was eclipsed by one with an almost imperial sense of entitlement. The setbacks (对以色列战争时的先胜后败) did not rub off on 没有当回事, 没有吃进心里去, 没吃心 ( rub off on someone to become part of someone because that person has been in a place where it was present. to have an effect through close association. I was hoping some of his genius might rub off on them. I like to think that our love of reading will rub off on our children. if a quality that someone has rubs off, it starts to affect another person so that they start to have that quality too. Hopefully her enthusiasm will rub off on the rest of the team.) Mr. Mubarak, however. Sadat, in his 1978 book "In Search of Identity: An Autobiography," ignored the reversal of fortunes 运气大反转 and instead commended General Mubarak for what he called "the complete and stunning success" of the opening airstrikes. In his later years in power, Mr. Mubarak, like other Arab leaders, recognized that a stunted 受阻的, 遇阻的 ( [ˈstʌntɪd] I. unable or not allowed to grow to normal size. stunted trees/crops. II. unable or not allowed to develop or to do well. emotionally stunted adults. stunted businesses. stunt someone's/something's growth 阻碍, 阻止 to stop someone or something from growing. Poor diet can stunt a child's growth. ) economy was a threat to social stability — and to his own power — so he began to move toward privatizing state-owned industries and opening the economy. He appointed a new government. For a time 有那么一段时间, 那一段时间, Egypt's economic indicators showed significant growth. Mr. Mubarak started his career as a military man who had thoughts of one day becoming an ambassador. He ended up seated beside Sadat in the reviewing stand 阅兵台 when Sadat was killed, and set the priorities that would guide him for the next 30 years: stability and security. Everything Mr. Mubarak did from then on was in pursuit of those goals, though in the end he found that repression no longer worked. When Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square, they had smashed through the barrier of fear and found a police state unable to cope and much of the nation broken.
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
company VS companion;
用法学习: 1. outsize [aʊtˈsaɪz] = outsized [ˈaʊtˌsaɪzd] 超大个的 much larger than usual. Outsize or outsized things are much larger than usual or much larger than you would expect. ...an outsize pair of scissors. An outsized photograph hung above her bedroom fireplace. an outsize suitcase. Outsize clothes are clothes for very large people. Often outsize clothes are made from cheap fabric and look like ugly tents. other = otherize 孤立, 另类化 verb intransitive/transitive showing disapproval to consider another person or group as being completely different from you and treat them differently as a result. Another group that has been othered by society is people in the LGBT community. If we otherize the victim, coping with news of a crime becomes easier. So if someone's asking you where you're from, it's not necessarily a compliment. It can be quite othering — I don't take being called 'exotic' as a compliment. 你是哪里人的问题: Some people have told Amishah she takes it all too seriously Amishah says she is sick of people telling her to take the question as a compliment. "[People have said] you know, 'they're just trying to figure you out', or 'they're just interested', or like, that I should take it as a compliment that they're asking me," she says. 2. Regarding (不加to) = in regard to = With regard to 关于. Both of the following examples are correct: With regard to your friend 表示关于, let's hope she is well. Compare that to With regards to 表示祝愿 your friend. Let's hope she is well. In the first sentence, With regard to means "concerning." But in the second sentence, regards with an s is a plural noun meaning "best wishes." in/with regard to concerning a particular subject a change in the laws with regard to food safety. With regard to the discussion about immigration, I'd like to hear Ms. Masolo's opinion. 3. Rich, Freakishly Handsome New York VC Josh Kushner Is Apparently Dating Victoria Secret's New Top Model: This state of affairs is in keeping with the way the universe is ordered( ordered 有秩序的, 有序的 carefully arranged or organized. Trees had been planted in ordered rows. She led a very ordered existence. An ordered society or system is well-organized and has a clear structure. An objective set of rules which we all agree to accept is necessary for any ordered society. just what the doctor ordered 急人所需, 正是我想要的, 正如我愿 something that is exactly what you need or want. Our vacation in Tahiti was just what the doctor ordered. ). Kushner is pretty good-looking, and good-looking people often end up together.
company VS companion: companion [kəmˈpænjən] I. someone who is with you. a traveling companion. A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with. Fred had been her constant companion for the last six years of her life. I asked my travelling companion what he thought of the situation. a. a friend or pet that you spend a lot of time with. The dog soon became my constant companion. She is not an aggressive cat by nature, which makes her a terrific companion 伙伴 for children and seniors, and, with a proper introduction period, she's a great playmate for cats, dogs and other pets. b. someone who is paid to live or travel with another person. II. one of a pair or group of things that are related or can be used together. Have you seen the companion 同伙, 同伴 to this glove? the television series American Inventors and its companion series 姐妹篇 American Discoverers. III. used in the titles of books for showing that they are about a particular subject. a copy of the Feminist Companion to English Literature. companion animal 陪伴宠物 an animal that someone keeps for company and enjoyment. The more usual word is "pet.". sober companion = sober coach a person who is hired to help a recovering addict or alcoholic stay sober. We are an international sober coaching and sober companion company offering services on multiple continents. a traveling companion 旅行伙伴 someone you are on a trip with. company I. an organization that provides services, or that makes or sells goods for money. Max works for a large oil company. He joined the company in 1982. a local/multinational company. and Company (=used in company names): Johnson and Company. It's company policy. We can't all be company directors. II. a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together the Royal Shakespeare Company. a dance/theater company. a. a group of soldiers that is usually divided into two or more smaller groups called platoons. b. the people who work on a particular ship. the ship's company. III. uncountable people you are with. mixed company (=a group that includes men and women): Some of the jokes weren't really suitable for mixed company. bad company (=friends that other people do not approve of) 坏朋友, 不良朋友: Things started to go wrong when he got into bad company 交友不慎, 交了坏朋友. a. a guest or guests. She's not coming – she has company. b. the activity of being with other people. I thought you might be glad of some company 作伴, 陪伴 tonight. She doesn't really feel like company at the moment. the company of someone: She's always liked the company of powerful people. someone's company: We usually enjoy his company. part company I. to end a relationship, for example a marriage. II. to stop traveling or spending time together and go to different places. III. to disagree about a particular subject This is where I part company 有分歧, 分道扬镳, 有不同意见, 不能达成共识 with the professor. company man a man who thinks loyalty to the company he works for is more important than friendship or personal beliefs.
Reality TV 相关: A confessional is a stylistic device used in many reality television shows. It is a type of aside, consisting of cutaways to a close-up shot of one (or occasionally more) cast members talking directly to camera. Confessionals are used to provide narration, exposition, and commentary on ongoing action within the show. They present cast members in isolation, providing a sense of intimacy in which emotions may be close to the surface. While confessionals are typically presented as an immediate reaction to events in the show (an illusion enforced by the use of the present tense), they are generally filmed later, sometimes much later, and often at another location. 2. "Breaking the fourth wall" is any instance in which this performance convention, having been adopted more generally in the drama, is violated. This can be done through either directly referring to the audience, the play as a play, or the characters' fictionality. The temporary suspension of the convention in this way draws attention to its use in the rest of the performance. Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan conceived the series (modern family) while sharing stories of their own "modern families". Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series is presented in mockumentary style, with the characters frequently breaking the fourth wall. 3. An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage. It may be addressed to the audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken thought. An aside is usually a brief comment, rather than a speech, such as a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a public announcement, it occurs within the context of the play. An aside is, by convention, a true statement of a character's thought; a character may be mistaken in an aside, but may not be dishonest. In literature, a narrator's aside provides commentary on a character or other important information for the reader. 4. In film and video, a cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. The animated television show Family Guy is well known for this practice for their comedy and humor. The cutaway shot does not necessarily contribute any dramatic content of its own, but is used to help the editor assemble a longer sequence. For this reason, editors choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby dumpster or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead. Similarly, a cutaway scene is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene, generally unrelated or only peripherally related to the original scene. The interruption is usually quick, and is usually, although not always, ended by a return to the original scene. The effect is of commentary to the original scene, frequently comic in nature.
Big bang theory: 1. Leonard, I may have gotten you a job. I have a job. Yes, he does. He caters to 付诸实现 my every whim. No, in a couple of weeks, Stephen Hawking's team is sending an expedition to the North Sea to test hydrodynamic simulations of black holes. One of their experimental physicists dropped out, and I recommended you. Well, do you really think I have a shot 你真的觉得我可以吗, 有机会吗? Yeah, I've worked with Hawking. I talked you up 吹捧, 吹嘘. He knows your research. I think this could happen. He knows-- Wow! Well, now, but do you think that's a good idea? Uh, you know Star Trek. Should a guy with no name and a red shirt really go on an expedition? Hey, don't discourage him. This is a fantastic opportunity. 2. Hey, can I start you off with something to drink? Oh, water would be great. Okay. Um, you're Lucy, right? I'm a friend of Raj Koothrappali's. Actually Amy recognized you. Wow. How's he doing? Oh, you know, he's good. Great. Yeah, this is none of my business. But why did you break up with him in an e-mail? Oh, I don't know. I guess I thought it would be easier. Yeah, I get that. I'll go get you your water. Just now you expressed your feelings to my face. How come you could do that with me, but not Raj? I don't know your e-mail. You know what the worst part is? You're sitting here, perfectly happy and he's at home, a blubbering mess( I. intransitive to cry in a noisy and uncontrolled way. The woman was blubbering like a child. II. transitive 哭着说, 哭诉 to try to say something while you are crying. "I didn't mean to do it!" he blubbered. ). Oh, I thought you said he was okay. Well, I also said I was getting you water, but look at me still standing here. You know, I may be a bad waitress, but you are a bad person. Now, you want to hear the specials? 3. hot under the collar very annoyed or nervous. embarrassed or angry about something: When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot under the collar. We disagree with each other from time to time, and we both get a little hot under the collar. If someone gets hot under the collar about something, they get very annoyed, angry, or excited about it. Some of you were getting very hot under the collar about Royals. Well, you seem hot under the collar or is that the sweater? Oh, oh, no, no. It's because I spent all afternoon at the Armenian church where his funeral mass was held. According to Father Solakian, no one attended. Luckily, my trip wasn't a complete waste. I lit a candle and prayed for your death. But I'm not Armenian, so it probably won't work! This is over, right? Oh, not necessarily. I suggest you look for long-lost relatives either in Armenia or Lebanon. 4. Why isn't this bothering you? Isn't your brain getting itchy? This is on your card. This could be ruining your credit score! Why isn't this making you crazy? Leonard I have something to tell you, but I want you to promise not to flip out. What? Seven years ago, I found out the DVD was late and I paid for it. What? I was going to mention it at the time 当时, but then I thought, some day, this might be a teachable moment. 4. Howard, the medicine's not working! You just took it. At least let it reach your first stomach! Hey, Mike. Let me help you out, there. Thanks. What's wrong with your mom? Oh, her gout's flaring up. Turns out an apple pie a day does not keep the doctor away. How can one little toe hurt so bad? Maybe because that little piggy is being crushed by the barn! She should quiet down soon. I gave her enough pain meds 止疼药 to choke a, well, her( choke a horse American English spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big. A huge or excessive amount. When my grandmother cooks for family gatherings, she always makes enough to choke a horse! a wad of bills big enough to choke a horse. ). I guess we're gonna have to do all the cooking. I have a better idea. If you think you're gonna make me do all this by myself, you're crazy. I was gonna make Raj do it all by himself. Oh, well, that's a great idea. No traffic, we're sailing 一路畅通, 畅通无阻( plain sailing If you say that a task was not all plain sailing, you mean that it was not very easy. Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems. We know it won't be plain sailing because there are no easy games at this level. be plain sailing (US also be smooth sailing) to be easy and without problems: The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain sailing. no picnic not easy or enjoyable. to be a difficult or unpleasant situation: Being a single parent is no picnic, I can tell you. Living in such a remote place was no picnic: most of the time, there was no water or electricity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log. a piece of cake. a walk in the park. at the push of a button. sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back. sail through something to do something, or to deal with something, very easily. If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully. While she sailed through her maths exams, he struggled. The agreement sailed through the national assembly by 495 votes to 61. She sailed through the first interview. The bill sailed through the Senate on a 269 to 5 vote. ). Yes. Like we're on a ship. Coming from Africa to America. Sheldon, that's completely inappropriate. You can't keep comparing yourself to a slave. Yes, Miss Amy. I can't believe you're married to that idiot. Ugh, would you stop? We just did it as a goof. Well, a goof or not, you're actually married. You need to get this taken care of 把这事解决了. I will. Why are you making this such a big deal? Oh, oh, oh, I have a reason. It could be because you said yes to marrying Zack, but every time Leonard's proposed, he's gotten a resounding 掷地有声的, 有回音的, 阴魂不散的 no. Yeah, that's just off the top of my head. So how do I undo this? I'm hoping you can get an annulment. It's just like it never happened. Great, well, what do I have to do? It says here you can get an annulment if any of the following conditions are met 满足以下条件. "Were you unable to consummate the marriage?" Penny? Next. "Is there any evidence of fraud, bigamy, want of understanding 不明白情况, 不明白状况?" "Want of understanding ( for (the) want of something used to say that you do not have or cannot find what you need in a particular situation The gallery closed down for want of funding. )?" What does that even mean? Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. 5. I just wanted to let you know that I posted my findings. I saw. And I just posted a retraction 收回 (take back) of my paper. Now the whole scientific community knows I was wrong. These things happen all the time, Sheldon. Not to me. The only other retraction I ever had to issue was when I was seven and I conceded that my brother was the greatest ninja in East Texas. But that was just a ploy to get my face out of his armpit. There he is! It's my favorite superhero-- the Retractor! Come on, don't give him a hard time. I'm sorry, Cooper. I retract it. By the way, Hofstadter, nice job disproving the Chinese team. It's not a big deal. It's a huge deal. Cooper, maybe physics just isn't your thing. Have you ever considered a career in retail? That way 那样的话 ( that way/this way You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way. We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way. I've never found it hard to make friends so I suppose I was lucky that way. ) you could take things back for a living. Okay, Barry, that's enough. Oh, no, that's okay. I can fight my own battles. Isn't that right, "Bawwy." Is? Is that a reference to my speech impediment? That's pretty hurtful. I can't control it. You're right, That was uncalled for. I take it back.
company VS companion: companion [kəmˈpænjən] I. someone who is with you. a traveling companion. A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with. Fred had been her constant companion for the last six years of her life. I asked my travelling companion what he thought of the situation. a. a friend or pet that you spend a lot of time with. The dog soon became my constant companion. She is not an aggressive cat by nature, which makes her a terrific companion 伙伴 for children and seniors, and, with a proper introduction period, she's a great playmate for cats, dogs and other pets. b. someone who is paid to live or travel with another person. II. one of a pair or group of things that are related or can be used together. Have you seen the companion 同伙, 同伴 to this glove? the television series American Inventors and its companion series 姐妹篇 American Discoverers. III. used in the titles of books for showing that they are about a particular subject. a copy of the Feminist Companion to English Literature. companion animal 陪伴宠物 an animal that someone keeps for company and enjoyment. The more usual word is "pet.". sober companion = sober coach a person who is hired to help a recovering addict or alcoholic stay sober. We are an international sober coaching and sober companion company offering services on multiple continents. a traveling companion 旅行伙伴 someone you are on a trip with. company I. an organization that provides services, or that makes or sells goods for money. Max works for a large oil company. He joined the company in 1982. a local/multinational company. and Company (=used in company names): Johnson and Company. It's company policy. We can't all be company directors. II. a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together the Royal Shakespeare Company. a dance/theater company. a. a group of soldiers that is usually divided into two or more smaller groups called platoons. b. the people who work on a particular ship. the ship's company. III. uncountable people you are with. mixed company (=a group that includes men and women): Some of the jokes weren't really suitable for mixed company. bad company (=friends that other people do not approve of) 坏朋友, 不良朋友: Things started to go wrong when he got into bad company 交友不慎, 交了坏朋友. a. a guest or guests. She's not coming – she has company. b. the activity of being with other people. I thought you might be glad of some company 作伴, 陪伴 tonight. She doesn't really feel like company at the moment. the company of someone: She's always liked the company of powerful people. someone's company: We usually enjoy his company. part company I. to end a relationship, for example a marriage. II. to stop traveling or spending time together and go to different places. III. to disagree about a particular subject This is where I part company 有分歧, 分道扬镳, 有不同意见, 不能达成共识 with the professor. company man a man who thinks loyalty to the company he works for is more important than friendship or personal beliefs.
Reality TV 相关: A confessional is a stylistic device used in many reality television shows. It is a type of aside, consisting of cutaways to a close-up shot of one (or occasionally more) cast members talking directly to camera. Confessionals are used to provide narration, exposition, and commentary on ongoing action within the show. They present cast members in isolation, providing a sense of intimacy in which emotions may be close to the surface. While confessionals are typically presented as an immediate reaction to events in the show (an illusion enforced by the use of the present tense), they are generally filmed later, sometimes much later, and often at another location. 2. "Breaking the fourth wall" is any instance in which this performance convention, having been adopted more generally in the drama, is violated. This can be done through either directly referring to the audience, the play as a play, or the characters' fictionality. The temporary suspension of the convention in this way draws attention to its use in the rest of the performance. Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan conceived the series (modern family) while sharing stories of their own "modern families". Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series is presented in mockumentary style, with the characters frequently breaking the fourth wall. 3. An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage. It may be addressed to the audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken thought. An aside is usually a brief comment, rather than a speech, such as a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a public announcement, it occurs within the context of the play. An aside is, by convention, a true statement of a character's thought; a character may be mistaken in an aside, but may not be dishonest. In literature, a narrator's aside provides commentary on a character or other important information for the reader. 4. In film and video, a cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. The animated television show Family Guy is well known for this practice for their comedy and humor. The cutaway shot does not necessarily contribute any dramatic content of its own, but is used to help the editor assemble a longer sequence. For this reason, editors choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby dumpster or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead. Similarly, a cutaway scene is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene, generally unrelated or only peripherally related to the original scene. The interruption is usually quick, and is usually, although not always, ended by a return to the original scene. The effect is of commentary to the original scene, frequently comic in nature.
Big bang theory: 1. Leonard, I may have gotten you a job. I have a job. Yes, he does. He caters to 付诸实现 my every whim. No, in a couple of weeks, Stephen Hawking's team is sending an expedition to the North Sea to test hydrodynamic simulations of black holes. One of their experimental physicists dropped out, and I recommended you. Well, do you really think I have a shot 你真的觉得我可以吗, 有机会吗? Yeah, I've worked with Hawking. I talked you up 吹捧, 吹嘘. He knows your research. I think this could happen. He knows-- Wow! Well, now, but do you think that's a good idea? Uh, you know Star Trek. Should a guy with no name and a red shirt really go on an expedition? Hey, don't discourage him. This is a fantastic opportunity. 2. Hey, can I start you off with something to drink? Oh, water would be great. Okay. Um, you're Lucy, right? I'm a friend of Raj Koothrappali's. Actually Amy recognized you. Wow. How's he doing? Oh, you know, he's good. Great. Yeah, this is none of my business. But why did you break up with him in an e-mail? Oh, I don't know. I guess I thought it would be easier. Yeah, I get that. I'll go get you your water. Just now you expressed your feelings to my face. How come you could do that with me, but not Raj? I don't know your e-mail. You know what the worst part is? You're sitting here, perfectly happy and he's at home, a blubbering mess( I. intransitive to cry in a noisy and uncontrolled way. The woman was blubbering like a child. II. transitive 哭着说, 哭诉 to try to say something while you are crying. "I didn't mean to do it!" he blubbered. ). Oh, I thought you said he was okay. Well, I also said I was getting you water, but look at me still standing here. You know, I may be a bad waitress, but you are a bad person. Now, you want to hear the specials? 3. hot under the collar very annoyed or nervous. embarrassed or angry about something: When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot under the collar. We disagree with each other from time to time, and we both get a little hot under the collar. If someone gets hot under the collar about something, they get very annoyed, angry, or excited about it. Some of you were getting very hot under the collar about Royals. Well, you seem hot under the collar or is that the sweater? Oh, oh, no, no. It's because I spent all afternoon at the Armenian church where his funeral mass was held. According to Father Solakian, no one attended. Luckily, my trip wasn't a complete waste. I lit a candle and prayed for your death. But I'm not Armenian, so it probably won't work! This is over, right? Oh, not necessarily. I suggest you look for long-lost relatives either in Armenia or Lebanon. 4. Why isn't this bothering you? Isn't your brain getting itchy? This is on your card. This could be ruining your credit score! Why isn't this making you crazy? Leonard I have something to tell you, but I want you to promise not to flip out. What? Seven years ago, I found out the DVD was late and I paid for it. What? I was going to mention it at the time 当时, but then I thought, some day, this might be a teachable moment. 4. Howard, the medicine's not working! You just took it. At least let it reach your first stomach! Hey, Mike. Let me help you out, there. Thanks. What's wrong with your mom? Oh, her gout's flaring up. Turns out an apple pie a day does not keep the doctor away. How can one little toe hurt so bad? Maybe because that little piggy is being crushed by the barn! She should quiet down soon. I gave her enough pain meds 止疼药 to choke a, well, her( choke a horse American English spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big. A huge or excessive amount. When my grandmother cooks for family gatherings, she always makes enough to choke a horse! a wad of bills big enough to choke a horse. ). I guess we're gonna have to do all the cooking. I have a better idea. If you think you're gonna make me do all this by myself, you're crazy. I was gonna make Raj do it all by himself. Oh, well, that's a great idea. No traffic, we're sailing 一路畅通, 畅通无阻( plain sailing If you say that a task was not all plain sailing, you mean that it was not very easy. Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems. We know it won't be plain sailing because there are no easy games at this level. be plain sailing (US also be smooth sailing) to be easy and without problems: The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain sailing. no picnic not easy or enjoyable. to be a difficult or unpleasant situation: Being a single parent is no picnic, I can tell you. Living in such a remote place was no picnic: most of the time, there was no water or electricity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log. a piece of cake. a walk in the park. at the push of a button. sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back. sail through something to do something, or to deal with something, very easily. If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully. While she sailed through her maths exams, he struggled. The agreement sailed through the national assembly by 495 votes to 61. She sailed through the first interview. The bill sailed through the Senate on a 269 to 5 vote. ). Yes. Like we're on a ship. Coming from Africa to America. Sheldon, that's completely inappropriate. You can't keep comparing yourself to a slave. Yes, Miss Amy. I can't believe you're married to that idiot. Ugh, would you stop? We just did it as a goof. Well, a goof or not, you're actually married. You need to get this taken care of 把这事解决了. I will. Why are you making this such a big deal? Oh, oh, oh, I have a reason. It could be because you said yes to marrying Zack, but every time Leonard's proposed, he's gotten a resounding 掷地有声的, 有回音的, 阴魂不散的 no. Yeah, that's just off the top of my head. So how do I undo this? I'm hoping you can get an annulment. It's just like it never happened. Great, well, what do I have to do? It says here you can get an annulment if any of the following conditions are met 满足以下条件. "Were you unable to consummate the marriage?" Penny? Next. "Is there any evidence of fraud, bigamy, want of understanding 不明白情况, 不明白状况?" "Want of understanding ( for (the) want of something used to say that you do not have or cannot find what you need in a particular situation The gallery closed down for want of funding. )?" What does that even mean? Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. 5. I just wanted to let you know that I posted my findings. I saw. And I just posted a retraction 收回 (take back) of my paper. Now the whole scientific community knows I was wrong. These things happen all the time, Sheldon. Not to me. The only other retraction I ever had to issue was when I was seven and I conceded that my brother was the greatest ninja in East Texas. But that was just a ploy to get my face out of his armpit. There he is! It's my favorite superhero-- the Retractor! Come on, don't give him a hard time. I'm sorry, Cooper. I retract it. By the way, Hofstadter, nice job disproving the Chinese team. It's not a big deal. It's a huge deal. Cooper, maybe physics just isn't your thing. Have you ever considered a career in retail? That way 那样的话 ( that way/this way You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way. We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way. I've never found it hard to make friends so I suppose I was lucky that way. ) you could take things back for a living. Okay, Barry, that's enough. Oh, no, that's okay. I can fight my own battles. Isn't that right, "Bawwy." Is? Is that a reference to my speech impediment? That's pretty hurtful. I can't control it. You're right, That was uncalled for. I take it back.
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