用法学习: 1. Donald Trump defends taking hydroxychloroquine against coronavirus as Nancy Pelosi warns of risk to the 'morbidly obese': Mr Trump's revelation a day earlier that he was taking hydroxychloroquine caught many in his administration by surprise and set off an urgent effort by officials to justify his actions. But their attempt to address the concerns of health professionals was undercut 破坏 by the president himself. He asserted without evidence that a study of veterans raising alarm about the drug was "false" and an "enemy statement", even as his own government warned the drug should be administered for COVID-19 only in a hospital or research setting. 2. broadside 攻击 noun a strong written or spoken attack. A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution. He launched a broadside against the young British kitchen staff who are not prepared to dedicate themselves to their chosen career. The paper launched an angry broadside against the administration's proposals. During his broadside yesterday, Mr McGowan accused NSW of having an inconsistent coronavirus message. verb. to crash into the side of another vehicle Their truck broadsided the bus. adv. with the side facing toward something His van hit the car broadside. fumble I. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. She crept from the bed and fumbled for 摸索着找 her dressing gown. He fumbled with the buttons at the neck. He fumbled 抖抖索索的去够 his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette. to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful or graceful. fumble for: She fumbled for her keys in her purse. fumble with: Robert began to fumble with his buttons. fumble around: He fumbled around in the dark looking for some matches. a. informal An act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure. a quick fumble in a downtown tavern. b. An act of managing or dealing with something clumsily. We are not talking about subtle errors of judgement, but major fumbles. II. When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words 找不出合适的字眼来, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way. I fumbled for something to say. He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say. to say something in a way that is not skillful or effective. a fumbled explanation. fumble for words: He stood there, fumbling for words. III. 失球. 掉了球了. to drop a ball, especially a football. a failure to hold or catch a ball in sports. Marino was charged with three interceptions and a fumble in his worst game of the season. Smith fumbled at the goal line. matron [meɪtrən] I. The matron in a nursing home is the woman who is in charge of all the nurses. In the past, the woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital was also called a matron. The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend. Have you told Matron? II. In boarding schools, the matron is the woman who looks after the health of the children. Matron was quite kind but brisk and hurried. ...a prep school matron. III.The matron in a hospital or other institution is the woman who is in charge of domestic matters. Matron is also used to refer to a female officer in a prison. IV. People sometimes refer to middle-aged women as matrons. 3. rubberneck 看热闹, 凑热闹的人, 看客 (rubbernecker, 吃瓜群众) [informal, disapproval] If someone is rubbernecking, they are staring at someone or something, especially in a rude or silly way. The accident was caused by people slowing down to rubber-neck. Pitt planted tall trees outside his home to block rubberneckers. a. to look at something, especially a car accident, as you are passing it. Passing drivers slowed down to rubberneck at the accident. II. to stand on one's toes in a crowd of ardent admirers to see a celebrity passing by. Surely he meant to say that "celebrity drivel and rubbernecking are what drive our site". drivel [ˈdrɪv(ə)l] 蠢话, 傻话, 愚蠢文 (nonsensical [nɑnˈsensɪk(ə)l] ) stupid and unimportant things that someone says or writes. If you describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical of it because you think it is very silly. What absolute drivel! She is still writing mindless drivel. Can't quite believe this racist, divisive [dɪˈvaɪsɪv] drivel 莫名其妙的话 is being projected on big screens outside Maroubra Junction Hotel: Photos of the signs which have since been posted online include an illustration of a bearded individual with glasses and a ponytail crossed out. Next to the image, there are the words: "Per advice from the NSW Premier: If you are from Melbourne or look like you are, you will be asked to leave.". vocabulary: Drivel 胡话, 没有意义的闲话, 闲文, 没用的话 is useless, boring, nonsensical information ( nonsensical [nɑnˈsensɪk(ə)l] 没道理的, 荒唐的, 完全莫名其妙的东西 [disapproval] adj not true, or not sensible. If you say that something is nonsensical, you think it is stupid, ridiculous, or untrue. ideas, actions, or statements that are nonsensical are not reasonable or sensible This is a nonsensical argument 没有意义的. It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical. There were no nonsensical promises about reviving 复苏, 重振 the economy. a nonsensical theory. nonsensical If something has no intelligent meaning, you can describe it as nonsensical. When you're really angry, you might hear yourself sputtering nonsensical sounds and have to stop, take a breath, and start again. Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" is full of great examples of nonsensical words, like "mimsy," "frumious," and "slithy," which manage to be both descriptive and completely nonsensical. Something that is utterly ridiculous or absurd can also be described as nonsensical. You might tell your best friend, "I know you like crazy hats, but that thing on your head is completely nonsensical." ). Your parents might think the articles in your favorite fashion magazine are drivel (but they'll change their tune when you become a famous designer). Etymologists suspect drivel comes to us from the Old Norse word draf, meaning "malt dregs." This would make sense, given that drivel is usually talk or writing about as useless as dregs. If you don't prepare for an oral report, the unfortunate result may be that your teacher finds your disorganized ramblings to be pure drivel 混账话, 胡话, 没有意义的胡话. Drivel also means to dribble saliva. If a friendly dog licks your hand, leaving it wet and gooey, you can assume he driveled on it. 4. in the weeds I. (idiomatic) Immersed or entangled in details or complexities. concerned with small details, often when this prevents you from understanding what is important: He's one of those rare people who can get down in the weeds and work on the details, but still see the big picture.I don't want to get too lost in the weeds, but there is a margin of error. II. (idiomatic, restaurant slang, of a cook or server) Overwhelmed with diners' orders. III. 应付不过来. US informal with so many problems or so much work that you are finding it difficult to deal with something: We're down in the weeds here with customer service. The cooks were so deep in the weeds, they were threatening to walk out. give someone a hiding If you give someone a hiding, you punish them by hitting them many times. A good-hiding is a term that basically means, "slapping" or threatening to hit someone, especially kids. Behave yourself, before I give you a good-hiding. on a hiding to nothing 没机会, 没成功的可能 If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful. If you are selling something that people don't want, you are on a hiding to nothing. the devil is in the detail[s] 细节决定成败 used for saying that something may seem simple, but in fact the details are complicated and likely to cause problems. The Irish economy is performing strongly, but the devil is in the detail. "The devil is in the detail" is an idiom that refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, meaning that something might seem simple at a first look but will take more time and effort to complete than expected and derives from the earlier phrase, "God is in the detail 细节见真章" expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important. 4. put someone out I. to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you. It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don’t want to put you out. put yourself out (for someone) to do something to help someone even if it causes problems or difficulties for you I don't see why I should put myself out for him. put yourself out to do something: She really put herself out to get everything ready for us. II. to place something outside your house. We usually put the cat out at night. put the rubbish out to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away. put the washing out to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them. III. TRANSITIVE to produce information for people to read, watch, or hear. Police have put out a warning about 发出警告 an escaped prisoner. a. to broadcast a programme on television or radio. b. to publish a book, magazine, or newspaper, or produce a video or CD for sale. a company that has put out several new titles this year. IV. to defeat a player or team in a game or competition so that they can no longer take part in it. He was put out in the first round at Wimbledon. V. To make someone unconscious by giving them a drug, usually before a medical operation. VI. to affect numbers or calculations in a way that makes them incorrect. If you get one figure wrong it puts the whole calculation out. VII. if a ship puts out, it sails away from a port. VIII. INTRANSITIVE MAINLY AMERICAN IMPOLITE if you put out, you agree to have sex with someone. put your back/shoulder etc out 脱臼, 闪了腰, 闪了胳膊 to injure your back/shoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint. put your hand/arm/foot out to move your hand/arm/foot forwards from your body. She put her hand out to stop herself from falling. put the word out INFORMAL to tell people about something Can you put the word out that the meeting has been cancelled. put someone down 贬低, 羞辱 (pay someone out) to belittle or humiliate Her piano teacher was forever putting her down. to make someone feel foolish and unimportant: They never put down other companies in their commercials. Did you have to put me down in front of everybody? 5. snowflake (slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are as unique and special as a snowflake; someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities. Usage notes: The pejorative sense of "an overly sensitive person" arose from a still-common misconception that no two snowflakes are alike. "Snowflake" as a derogatory term was popularized by its use in the 1996 novel Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk (see quotation above), but the insult had existed for a significant amount of time prior to this, although not in popular use. In recent years, the meaning has expanded from "a person who believes they are unique" to also denote someone who is too sensitive and is easily offended, based on conceptions of snowflakes' fragility and weakness. urbandict: A term for someone that thinks they are unique and special, but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie "Fight Club" from the quote "You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else." Began being used extensively as a putdown for someone, usually on the political left, who is easily offended or felt they needed a "safe space" away from the harsh realities of the world, but now has morphed into a general putdown for anyone that complains about any subject. Comedians have a hard time performing on college campuses any more because of all the little snowflakes running around that get offended by just about anything they say. On The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio host unleashed on the university lecturer and Fairfax columnist for his remarks, calling him a 'hypocritical flog', a 'whinging toad', and a 'snowflake lefty'. Kyle dedicated more than two minutes of his popular breakfast show to criticising Waleed after he put a negative spin on Kim's actions and said that she'd 'achieved nothing'. He raged: 'Kim does something good and Donald Trump pardons someone that probably really shouldn't be in jail for life... and Waleed Aly has a problem with it!' 'Because he's such a snowflake lefty, that he can't bring himself to ever say Trump did something good or Kim Kardashian did something good,' he added. 'Not everyone has to be a university graduate, up-themselves flog to be a decent person - so lay off, people!'. 6. "want to join the cause 想加入吗?" "Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix": I tried to convince them to join the cause." help the cause. good cause [go to a good cause] 好事 a socially useful organization or activity that is not managed for profit: The money will go to a good cause, a charity which helps disadvantaged youngsters. for a good cause "It's for a good cause," he said of his donation. bleed the matrix 制造混乱 A slang phrase originating in Britain that's roughly equivalent to the American phrases 'reinvent the wheel,' 'think outside the box,' or 'push the boundaries.'. To better understand the term, it's helpful to think of a mathematical matrix, which consists of a bounded series of numbers, arranged in rows and columns, that forms a rectangle. To have blood running down such an orderly series would imply that someone has imposed chaos or disorder onto something that was once orderly. Look man, I'm not trying to bleed the matrix or anything. I just don't think they should charge me a fookin' quid to use a public restroom in the tube. reinvent the wheel waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists. "he spoke with the fervour of discovery, unaware that he was reinventing the wheel". fervor = fervour [ˈfɜrvər] very strong feeling, enthusiasm, or belief. religious/nationalistic/revolutionary fervor. wear on I. INTRANSITIVE if time wears on, it passes My headache grew worse as the evening wore on. II. TRANSITIVE (wear on someone) if something wears on you, it is annoying, and makes you tired Your constant complaining is really wearing on me. wear someone out to make someone very tired by demanding a lot of that person's work or attention: He wears me out with his constant complaining. wear someone/something down Overcome someone or something by persistence. They wore down their opponents to win the marathon match. 7. sound like broken record 说了一遍又一遍的, 说个没完 To be very tiresome or irritating in the way one continues to say or reiterate the same thing over and over again. Likened to vinyl records that, when severely scratched (i.e., "broken"), can loop endlessly over the same recorded segment. Would you stop telling me to clean my room already? Sheesh, you sound like a broken record! I know I must be sounding like a broken record at this point, but it is crucial that you follow the steps exactly as I've planned them. Kyle & Jackie O 的60minutes采访: Entertainment reporter Peter Ford said 60 Minutes had gone 'off brand' by promoting Kyle's prank as an emotionally charged tell-all interview. 'One thing for to pull a prank about a life threatening illness. That's on brand. Different thing for to use it in a promo knowing they wouldn't be delivering. That's off brand,' he wrote. 毒贩驾车撞上警车: A hapless 倒霉的 drug runner busted trafficking $200 million worth of meth because he crashed his van into parked police cars offered up a farcical 荒谬的, 荒诞的 cover story upon his arrest, court documents have revealed. Simon Tu, 27, was branded 'Australia's dumbest criminal' when he accidentally ploughed his white Toyota HiAce into stationary 停着的 cop cars outside a police station in Sydney's Eastwood one Monday morning last July. After crashing his car into the police vehicles at 10.36am on July 22, Tu drove his banged-up 撞坏了的 van for about an hour before officers pulled him over on Blaxland Road, Ryde, the court document said. Tu said he had fallen asleep behind the wheel - veering onto the wrong side of the road - and only woke up when he rammed into the cop car. 'Driving and microsleep ... realised I fell asleep,' he said. He claimed - brazenly, given what was in the back of his van - that he was simply 'delivering food'. The fidgety 坐立不安的 driver said he picked up food from a warehouse in Eastwood and was running deliveries around Sydney. But police were suspicious of claims, the fact sheet said, because of his nervy demeanour and the fact he had driven off from a disastrous crash out the front of a police station. 8. 八卦: A transgender woman has been fired from her corporate job after she launched into an "embarrassing" tirade and meltdown online after being rejected by Big Brother. I'm sharing my feelings as a trans-person trying to succeed in the entertainment industry and in no way do I believe my gender identity played a factor 与...有关, 有影响, 影响因素 in the outcome of my audition," she said. 特朗普的工作状态: Trump, current and former intelligence officials told the Times, has "a short attention span," frequently "veers off on tangents 离题" and "rarely, if ever, reads intelligence reports." He "rarely absorbs information that he disagrees with or that runs counter to his worldview 跟世界观不一致," the officials said. And, perhaps most critically, he is "particularly difficult to brief on critical national security matters"—like, for instance, a public health crisis of a scale not seen in a century. Trump allies like Richard Grenell, the acting director of national intelligence, have spun his unique approach to briefings as the work of a maverick "questioning the assumptions and using the opportunity to broaden the discussion to include real-world perspectives." But the Times report, like others before it, paints a portrait of an easily-distracted president who is too lazy to do the basic work of his job and who relies instead on rumors and opinions offered in conservative media and from pals like retired golfer Gary Player. Trump has been infamously resistant to briefings throughout his presidency; already distrustful of intelligence agencies, regarding them as part of the "deep state" that supposedly tried to prevent his presidency and has since worked to undermine it, he has also reportedly struggled to pay attention to briefings that don't have his name strategically peppered throughout them. 9. The word drongo is used in Australian English as a mild form of insult meaning "idiot" or "stupid fellow". This usage derives from an Australian racehorse of the same name (apparently after the spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus) in the 1920s that never won despite many places. squalid [skwɒlɪd] 肮脏的. 腌臜的 I. A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. His death is not being treated as suspicious, but the two teenagers were locked inside the house in what were described as squalid conditions. The 38-member 'Colt' clan was found crammed into rundown caravans, sheds and tents in the state's south in mid-2012 after a conversation about family sex was overheard in a school playground. A member of the incestuous Colt family has been found guilty of raping his niece - who was also his half-sister - in the years before authorities found the clan living in a squalid bush camp. The victim's evidence was 'simply and matter-of-factly 实事求是的, 实话实说的 put' and was powerful and credible given her upbringing and rudimentary education, Judge Gina O'Rourke said. 'She did not try to gild the lily ( gild the lily 言过其实, 过犹不及 disapproving to improve or decorate something that is already perfect and therefore spoil it. To embellish or improve something unnecessarily: Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily? ) and attribute other acts to the accused,' Judge O'Rourke said. The itinerant ( itinerant [aɪˈtɪnərənt] adj. traveling around frequently, especially in order to get work. An itinerant worker travels around a region, working for short periods in different places. ...the author's experiences as an itinerant musician. itinerant workers. noun. An itinerant is someone whose way of life involves travelling around, usually someone who is poor and homeless. ) family were well-known throughout country New South Wales and South Australia. II. [disapproval] Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest. something that is squalid is unpleasant because it involves dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior They called the bill 'a squalid measure'. ...the squalid pursuit of profit. rickety [ˈrɪkəti] 摇摇晃晃的, 摇摇欲坠的, 一碰就散架的 adj a rickety structure or piece of furniture is likely to break if you put any weight on it, often because it is old. a rickety staircase/table/chair. bedsit = bedsitter 一居室 a room that you rent that is used for both living and sleeping in. Two malnourished teenagers found locked inside Brisbane house, man found dead in yard: A man, who did not wish to be named, told the ABC he knew the dead man and said the house stank (stink 过去式), there were chickens in the kitchen and the two boys were "always locked in their room". He said he had visited the property three or four times up to about three years ago and knew the man from the Everton Park Bowls Club. "The stench ( [stentʃ] 臭味. I. a very bad smell, especially of decay. II. a feeling you have that something is very unpleasant. stench of: As the battle approached, the stench of fear was everywhere.) was unbearable … I wish I'd said something," he said. Footage seen by ABC News showed the boys wearing only nappies playing on a mattress and locked in an otherwise desolate room.
derelict VS desolate: dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtəd] 破旧的 a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition. A building that is dilapidated is old and in a generally bad condition. derelict [ˈdɛrəlɪkt] 破败的. 荒着的, 荒凉的, 破败的, 久无人住的, 无人居住的
adj I. In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty,
not used, and in a bad condition. A place or building that is derelict
is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or
lived in for a long time. The body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse. a derelict house/factory/warehouse 久无人住的. "a derelict Georgian mansion". II. shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations The mailman was derelict 渎职的, 不尽职尽责的 in his duty to deliver mail when he skipped the houses that had pet dogs. noun. 无家可归者. someone who has no home or job and lives on the streets. A more usual word is a homeless person. desolate [ˈdesələt] adj. 空无一物的, 空旷的, 空空的, 空荡荡的, 荒无人烟的.
I. a desolate place is completely empty with no people or pleasant
features in it. A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in
comfort. ...a
desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh. Half-ruined,
hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place. desolate streets. II. feeling very sad and lonely. If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. He was desolate without her. verb. If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy. Their
inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President
Lincoln. I saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated. They have
maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation. desolate adj: [ˈdesələt] verb: [desəleɪt]
I. a desolate place is completely empty with no people or pleasant
features in it. A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in
comfort. ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place. II. feeling very sad and lonely. If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. He was desolate without her. verb. If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy. Their
inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President
Lincoln. I saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated. They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation. subjugate [ˈsʌbdʒəˌɡeɪt] to defeat a place or a group of people and force them to obey you The indigenous people of Mexico were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors during the 16th century.
a. If someone 臣服, 打服. subjugates a group of people, they take complete
control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. People in the region are fiercely independent and resist all attempts to subjugate them. ...the brutal subjugation of native tribes. b. If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. Health, common sense, and self-respect are subjugated to 让位于 the cause of looking 'hot'. conjugate [ˈkɑndʒəˌɡeɪt] 动词变形 I. transitive to state the different forms a verb can have, for example according to the number of people it refers to and whether it refers to the present, past, or future. When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order. ...a child who can read at one and is conjugating Latin verbs at four. II. intransitive if a verb conjugates, it has different forms. Today we learn how the verb "to be".
wilderness VS wildness: wilderness [ˈwɪldərnəs] I. 荒野. 荒原. A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people. ...the
icy Canadian wilderness. He is proud of the garden he made from a
wilderness. ...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America. an area of land where people do not live or grow crops and where there are no buildings. the Alaskan wilderness. a. a place that is not looked after. The garden has become a weed-infested wilderness 荒凉之地. II. [SINGULAR] a period of time when you are not as successful as you were previously. The party spent several years in the political wilderness. a voice in the wilderness someone whose suggestions are ignored For too long environmentalists have been a voice in the wilderness. in the wilderness 在野, 不在朝, 下野
If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness,
they are not in an influential position or very active in their
profession for that time. [mainly British] ...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness. For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket. wilderness area 荒地
an area where the government has decided that no roads or buildings can
be built so that it can be enjoyed for its natural beauty and animals
can live there in peace. wildness [ˈwaɪldnəs] I. the quality of an area where humans do not or cannot live. She loved the wildness 荒野 of the landscape. II. uncontrolled emotions or behaviour. He looked at me with wildness 野性 in his eyes. He'd outgrown the wildness of his youth and was ready to settle down. III. the quality of an animal or plant that is not raised by humans. You cannot tame or educate the wildness 野性的 out of wild animals.
be better fitted to = a better fit for = suited to = suitable for Tom is better fitted to this task. This task is better fitted to Tom. Tom is a better fit for this task. This task is a better fit for Tom. suited I. right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation. If something is well suited to a particular purpose, it is right or appropriate for that purpose. If someone is well suited to a particular job, they are right or appropriate for that job. The area is well suited to road cycling as well as off-road riding. Satellites are uniquely suited to provide this information. "the task is ideally suited to a computer". II. wearing a suit of clothes of a specified type, fabric, or colour. "a dark-suited man". III. If two people are well suited, they are likely to have a successful relationship because they have similar personalities or interests. They were well suited to each other. suitable adj. Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it. Employers usually decide within five minutes whether someone is suitable for the job. She had no other dress suitable for the occasion. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family. ...information on the suitability of a product for use in the home.
deluded VS delusional: I think "deluded" is an act. Delusional is you attribute. Anyone can be deluded, that is fooled or misled about something. Delusions and being delusional refers to an actual mental illness. In some common everyday conversations those without mental health training my use them interchangeably, but it is wrong to do so. "He was deluded into thinking she would go out with him." "He was delusional and believed himself to be a cow." It is more common (at least in American English) to say, "You're delusional" or something like "he deluded himself", i.e. reflexive pronoun after it.
overrun VS overflow VS overspill VS overshoot: overrun [oʊvərrʌn] I. If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. A group of rebels overran 占领 the port area and most of the northern suburbs. II. If you say that a place is overrun 长满, 满是 with or by things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there. The flower beds were overrun with grasses. The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats. Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists. III. If an event or meeting overruns by 超时, for example, ten minutes, it continues for ten minutes longer than it was intended to. Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour. The talks overran their allotted time. IV. If costs overrun 超支, they are higher than was planned or expected. The US developer took a $163m hit after costs overran at the wind farm. Costs overran the budget by about 30%. He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion. overflow I. When a liquid overflows 溢出, 满溢, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much of it: Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow. Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places. The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug. Because of heavy rain, the river may overflow its banks. II. If a container or a place overflows, 溢出来, 流出来 whatever is inside it starts coming out because it is too full. If a place or container is overflowing with people or things, it is too full of them. The great hall was overflowing with people. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing. He emptied a few overflowing ashtrays. Oh no, the sink is overflowing all over the floor. The bin was overflowing with rubbish. III. When a place overflows, or people or things overflow from somewhere, some people or things have to come out because it cannot contain them all: The bar was so full that people were overflowing into/onto the street. His room is overflowing with books. The train was full to overflowing 满到盛不下 (= so full that there was not space for any more passengers). to overflowing: so that water or another substance is almost coming over the top: Someone had filled the sink to overflowing. UK The sink was full to overflowing. IV. If you overflow with thoughts or feelings, you express them strongly. If someone is overflowing with a feeling or if the feeling overflows, the person is experiencing it very strongly and shows this in their behaviour. Kenneth overflowed with friendliness and hospitality. Ridley's anger finally overflowed. They were overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby. Suddenly, her anger overflowed. V. The overflow is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden. overspill I. Overspill is used to refer to people who live near a city because there is no room in the city itself. ...new towns built to absorb overspill from nearby cities. ...overspill council housing. II. You can use overspill to refer to things or people which there is no room for in the usual place because it is full. An overspill from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection has been housed in a west London office block. With the best seats taken, it was ruled that the overspill could stand at the back of the court.
Noted VS understood VS I got it (I've got it): Noted means you are going to make an effort to remember that for the future. Understood means that you now know how to do something, or you know how something works. An example: Someone may say "can you fold your clothes like this instead in the future?" And you can respond "noted" to let them know that you will try to remember to do that in he future. For understood/understand, someone can teach you how to do a math problem and once you figure out how they are doing it, you now understand the problem. Could I reply with 'understood' after someone has explained something to me? Some say reply with understood is too serious. 1. It strikes me as more terse ( a terse statement or remark is very short and often shows that the person making it is annoyed. A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement. His tone was terse as he asked the question. 'It's too late,' he said tersely. ) than serious, but that could be appropriate depending on circumstances. 2. It would sound to me like a recalcitrant ( recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj 不服从命令的 (insubordinate) refusing to obey orders. If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with. The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities. He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life. ...the government's recalcitrance over introducing even the smallest political reform. a. formal refusing to obey orders. a recalcitrant child. b. not operating or acting the way you want and therefore difficult to deal with. a recalcitrant 不服管理的 computer. ) individual reluctantly acceding to authority. I would be careful with whom I used that response. But yes, you can use it. 3. I'm used to just reply with ''understood'' on any context. You might be used to replying "understood", but that is about as normal to English speakers as "got it". There're many ways of saying that you understand an explanation, but for most of us they begin "I ..." - "I understand", "I see", I got that. 'I've got that", "I get it", "I see what you mean" are examples. 4. (is that) understood? used for emphasizing, especially in a threatening way, that someone should do what you are telling them. No one is to leave before five. Is that understood? make yourself understood to know enough of another language to be able to deal with ordinary situations I know enough Italian to make myself understood. be understood to be agreed without having to be discussed. be understood that: I thought it was understood that you were going to help.
关于用过去式表示礼貌的问题: The answer to "Did you understand" (as well as to "Do you understand") should be phrased in the present tense—"Yes, I understand." Why is this? One thing to realize about English is that speakers use past tense FORMS for meanings other than past tense events. One quite common use of past tense is for politeness functions—this is because the past tense acts as a "distancing mechanism"—that is, it distances the question from the present context. This is just how English works. The question above ("Did you understand?") quite possibly uses the past tense ("did") as a politeness strategy. Why might the speaker want to be more polite? Well, the specific function of this question is what is called a "confirmation check"—these are frequently used by speakers when they are explaining something to a listener. Since it can be a little bit threatening for a speaker to ask someone "baldly" (i.e., straight on) if he/she understands something, the speaker may try to mitigate that threat, hence the use of the past tense. Another example that is quite similar is the answer to polite questions such as "Could (or would) you help me with this X ?" These questions use what are called "historical past modals" ("could" and "would") as they make the request more polite (as with the example above, there is a bit of threat involved when asking someone for help), so the speaker will often use the past tense forms rather than the present. However, the appropriate answer is in the present tense, not in the past—that is, the listener should respond "Yes, I can" rather than "Yes, I could." This is because the past form "could" has a tentativeness as part of its meaning, which the listener most likely doest't want to convey.
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unbecoming VS wayward VS untoward; The Pied Piper of Hamelin; trade VS swap VS exchange; English coming on;
用法学习: 1. swoosh [swuʃ] to move quickly through air or water with a smooth gentle sound, or to make something do this. To move with a rushing or swirling sound. The fishing rod swooshed through the air. I can hear cars swooshing through the streets. smooch [smutʃ] if two people smooch, they kiss and hold each other closely. 2. 'be/get owned 惨被羞辱' is common slang among younger people. It means – normally- 'to be made a fool of', 'to be humiliated', 'to be shown up. ' It can also mean 'losing a game'. It's slang for being beaten or embarrassed by someone else. Getting beaten at something usually in a big or humiliating way. also known as getting your ass handed to you. Billy thought it was funny to slap Belindas' ass until she turned around and kicked him in the nuts. All of his friends were laughing and yelling that he was getting owned by her as she gave him a beating. note: Owned is a slang word that originated among 1990s hackers, where it referred to "rooting" or gaining administrative control over someone else's computer. The term eventually spread to gamers, who used the term to mean defeat in gaming. In 2009, Newgrounds described a security vulnerability in ActiveX as leaving Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server users open to a "Browse-And-Get-Owned" attack. Owned has now spread beyond computer and gaming contexts and become part of standard slang, especially in social media, and is typically used to signify severe defeat or humiliation, usually in an amusing way or through the dominance of an opposing party, in diverse contexts ranging from sports to politics (e.g. "Obama owns Fox News" or "Trump owns CNN"). 3. serendipity [serendɪpɪti] 天降好运, 意外之喜 Serendipity is the luck some people have in finding or creating interesting or valuable things by chance. Some of the best effects in my garden have been the result of serendipity. Militarism [ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm] 军事化, 军事强国论 is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. the belief that a country needs a strong military if it wants to have political power or influence. Someone who has this belief is a militarist. militaristic [mɪlɪtərɪstɪk] adj Militaristic is used to describe groups, ideas, or policies which support the strengthening of the armed forces of their country in order to make it more powerful. ...aggressive militaristic governments. About how Friends characters are now: "I feel like if they'd had kids, she would be militaristic about creating art. So their place would be overrun with huge, outlandish projects," Kudrow said. 4. Shortlist of four suitors in the running to take over Virgin Australia: "The strategic malaise ( [məˈleɪz] I. a general feeling of being worried, unhappy, or not satisfied. Malaise is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong. He complained of depression, headaches and malaise. a. a feeling that you are slightly sick, although you cannot say what exactly is wrong. II. a situation in which a society or organization is not operating effectively. Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution. There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's chronic economic malaise 经济疲态. Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise. economic and social malaise. ) of having groups of investors who have different priorities for the airline — is it going to return to the Virgin Blue cherry-picking 精心选择, 精挑细选 of high-profitable-routes model? Or is it going to attempt to a fuller service carrier?" He said linking up with airline partners globally could also present another issue and the new airline may not end up becoming a full-service competitor to Qantas. 3. propitious [prəˈpɪʃəs] 最可能成功的, 万事俱备的, 一切就绪的 with the conditions or qualities needed for a successful result. If something is propitious, it is likely to lead to success. They should wait for the most propitious moment 最佳时机 between now and the next election. The omens for the game are still not propitious. unpropitious [ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs] adj not propitious or favourable; not auguring well. posture [ˈpɒstʃə(r)] verb. to do things only because you want people to notice you, admire you, or be afraid of you. noun. I. 站姿. 坐姿. the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk. Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful. Sit in a relaxed upright posture. II. countable an attitude, or the way that someone behaves toward other people. A posture is an attitude that you have towards something. The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture to one prepared for action. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry. Both sides adopted aggressive postures in the most recent negotiations. posture [ˈpɒstʃə(r)] I. 坐姿, 站相. 仪态. The way a person holds and positions their body. a sitting posture. stood with good posture. She got a great posture. II.
立场. A stance or disposition with regard to something. One's
attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue
or another person. "Those bases are
essential to our military posture in the Middle East". 作为动词 I. 做做样子, 摆摆样子. to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction. The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue -- they're just posturing for the media. posture as someone or something to
pretend to be someone or a particular type of person. Why is the
secretary posturing as the manager and giving out assignments? Carla
entered the ballroom, posturing as a grand duchess of somewhere or
another. II. 搔首弄姿. to put one's body into a posture or series of
postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired. If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now? wiki: In humans, posture can provide important information
on nonverbal communication and emotions. Psychological studies have
shown the effects of body posture on emotions. Currently, many studies have shown that certain
patterns of body movements are indicative of specific emotions. Researchers studied sign language and found that even non-sign language
users can determine emotions from only hand movements. Another
example is the fact that anger is characterized by forward whole body
movement. The theories that guide research in this field are the
self-validation or perception theory and the embodied emotion theory. posturing [ˈpɒstʃə(r)] 惺惺作态 false behaviour in order to impress or deceive people. You can say that someone is posturing when you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people. She says the President may just be posturing 做做样子, 装相. Any calls for a new U.N. resolution are largely political posturing. There's been a lot of posturing on both sides. political posturing. There's been a lot of posturing on both sides. Even Nixon was disgusted by the posturing and false melodrama. China's threats to destroy Australia's economy over the coronavirus inquiry are just empty 'sabre rattling' to make a point, experts claim. But economists believe the threats, first made by the Chinese ambassador in a newspaper interview last month, are just posturing. sabre [ˈseɪbə(r)] = (US) saber I. a light sword that is used in the sport of fencing. II. a heavy sword with a slightly curved blade, used in the past. sabre-rattling 吓唬人的 a threat of violence or military action. talking and behaving in a way that threatens military action. Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit. If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out. It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling. ...sabre-rattling by the military. wiki: In Chilean history, saber noise or saber rattling was an incident that took place on September 3, 1924, when a group of young military officers protested against the political class and the postponement of social measures by rattling the scabbards (chapes) of their sabers against the floor. The term is now applied generally to cover any indication of military aggressiveness. In a sense, strategically timed military exercises can serve as an explicit form of saber rattling, in that the extent of a country's military muscle is put up on display for other countries (namely, adversaries) to see. 4. gem [dʒem] If you describe something or someone as a gem, you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful. ...a gem of a hotel, Castel Clara. Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem. The house is a gem of colonial architecture. He pitched a gem of a game. Ah yes, the old "I didn't die so it's probably fine" logic, wheeled out for generations by people who still want to hit their kids. It's a gem of a theory, isn't it? wheel out 祭出, 拿出, 端出来 I. to mention or to use someone or something that has been mentioned or used many times before, often so many times that people are now bored with them. They still wheel her out at every party conference. to show or use something to help you do something, even when it has often been seen or heard before They wheeled out the same old arguments we'd heard so many times before. II. to show people something new, or to make something new available, for the first time. Unix is wheeling out its new system next week. be that as it may 即便如此, 就算那样, 尽管如此, 虽然如此 used to mean that you accept that a piece of information is true but it does not change your opinion of the subject you are discussing: Building a new children's home will cost a lot of money but, be that as it may, there is an urgent need for the facility. 5. no harm intended 无意伤人. mean no harm to not intend to hurt, damage, or upset someone or something. I didn't mean any harm: it was just a joke. mooch [muːtʃ] to get something from someone instead of buying it yourself. mooch around to spend time in a place without any particular purpose. mooch off (of) (someone or something) 吸血 To ask for or obtain (something) through the charity of someone or something; to sponge off someone or something else. My brother has been mooching off me and my wife ever since he lost his job. You can't expect to get very far in life just by mooching off of the success of other people. Friends: I left my credit card with Joey. (To Phoebe) Okay, I'll go get it. You guard the ring 守着. Chandler: Phoebe, I asked you to guard 看着, 守着 the ring! death wish 想死的想法, 不怕死, 找死的 A death wish is a conscious or unconscious desire to die or be killed. a desire to die Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish. dying wish 遗愿 A final wish, desire, or request made shortly before one dies. Her dying wish was to have her ashes scattered at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. 6. Twin girls killed in Batlow house fire reportedly locked mum outside as she disposed of burning pillow: "We've obtained an initial version from the mum who was understandably distraught. It'll take some time for our expert investigators to tease out all the detail," he said. "We're keeping all possibilities on the table, (such as) where the mother may have been." Noble also clarified that strike force Edmonson was routinely established as it would "in any circumstance which is resource-intensive". tease out If you tease out information or a solution, you succeed in obtaining it even though this is difficult. to try to get information or understand a meaning that is hidden or not clear: It took me a while to tease the truth out of him. They try to tease out the answers without appearing to ask. There had to be an answer–he was sure he could tease it out if only he had time. A bouncer 酒吧保安 (also known as a doorman or door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs, stripclubs, casinos, hotels, billiard halls, restaurants, sporting events, or concerts. A bouncer's duties are to provide security, to check legal age and drinking age, to refuse entry for intoxicated persons, and to deal with aggressive behavior or non-compliance with statutory or establishment rules. They are civilians and they are often hired directly by the venue, rather than by a security firm. Bouncers are often required where crowd size, clientele or alcohol consumption may make arguments or fights a possibility, or where the threat or presence of criminal gang activity or violence is high. 6. hog noun. I. A hog is a pig. In British English, hog usually refers to a large male pig that has been castrated, but in American English it can refer to any kind of pig. We picked the corn by hand and we fed it to the hogs and the cows. II. a male pig whose sex organs have been removed. verb. 占着. 霸占. If you hog something, you take all of it in a greedy or impolite way. someone who eats rudely or takes too much of something that other people might want. Have you done hogging the bathroom? Now, Bert, quit hogging the limelight. roadhog 路霸 If you describe someone as a roadhog, you mean that they drive too fast or in a way which is dangerous to other people. someone who drives in a dangerous way, often making it difficult for other cars to pass. go the whole hog If you go the whole hog, you do something bold or extravagant in the most complete way possible. Or you can go the whole hog and upgrade for all-inclusive drinks for your entire stay. squat verb. I. 下蹲. 蹲坐. If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees. We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down. He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys. Albert squatted down and examined it. She had squatted down on her heels. He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap. II. People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property. They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping. adj. 矮胖的. If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair. ...squat stone houses. noun. A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton. Thomas now faces eviction from his squat. 7. a chip off the old block 有其父必有其子 If you describe someone as a chip off the old block, you mean that they are just like one of their parents in character or behaviour. My father was a comedian and I am a chip off the old block. climatize = climatise [ˈklaɪməˌtaɪz] = acclimate = acclimatise I. to acclimate to a new environment. II. to prepare or modify (a building, vehicle, etc.) for use or comfort in a specific climate, especially one that includes extreme cold or extreme heat: to climatize a house by adding insulation and storm windows. acclimatize [əˈklʌɪmətʌɪz] 适应 become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust. "it's unknown whether people will acclimatize to increasingly warm weather". When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it. The athletes are acclimatising to the heat by staying in Monte Carlo. This
year he has left for St Louis early to acclimatise 适应环境, 适应气候 himself. They have
been travelling for two days and will need some time to acclimatise.
Acclimatization to higher altitudes may take several weeks. It took her a while to get acclimatized to her new surroundings. acclimate [əˈklaɪmət] [ˈæklɪˌmeɪt] = acclimatize to gradually become more comfortable in a new place, especially where physical conditions are very different. I'm still acclimatising 2 days after coming back from USA. become/get acclimated to something: First the team must become acclimated to this higher altitude. 8. appeal to somebody's better nature/sense of justice etc 利用...的好心, 利用...的正义感 to try to persuade someone to do something by reminding them that it is a good or fair thing to do. You could always try appealing to his better nature. better nature A person's better nature is the more honourable or moral side of their character. The good side is your better nature - this is generous, compassionate, kind, honest etc; the bad side is your worse nature - you are miserly, dishonest, cruel, etc. "To appeal to someone" = "to make a request of someone" So, to appeal to your better nature is to appeal to the good and kind side of your character. come on I. if an illness comes on, it starts to affect you. If you have an illness or a headache coming on, you can feel it starting. Tiredness and fever are much more likely to be a sign of flu coming on. I can feel another headache coming on 来袭, 袭来. II. If something or someone is coming on well, they are developing well or making good progress. Lee is coming on very well 恢复的不错, 发展的不错, 有进展, 进步很大 now and it's a matter of deciding how to fit him into the team. The knee's coming on fine, I'm walking comfortably already. His English is coming on 有进步, 正在变好, 进展不错, isn't it?. III. If a new season or type of weather is coming on, it is starting to arrive. Winter was coming on again. I had two miles to go and it was just coming on to rain. come on strong informal to show very clearly that you are determined to do something, especially to start a sexual relationship with someone. come on stream to start to work or be effective The new power station will come on stream next month. be/come on the scene to start to exist or to get involved in a situation or activity a band that first came on the scene in the 1980s. come out on top/come out tops to be the best or the winner. Phil always comes out on top. good things come to those who wait(all things come to those who wait. all things in time. a penny saved is a penny earned. April showers bring May flowers. good things are worth waiting for. patience is a virtue) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue. come good/right 好起来, 变好, 没事 to end well or successfully. In spite of problems, we kept on filming and hoped it would come good in the end. Don't worry. Things will come good. come to no good to end up badly; to come to a bad end. The street gang leaders came to no good in the end. things are looking up 开始好转, 有好转迹象, 有转机, 开始变好 Things are or appear to be improving or becoming more hopeful. Since
I got a salary increase, things are looking up. Things are looking up
at school. I'm doing better in all my classes. Things are looking up for
families across the country as the economy continues to rebound. I just
found out that I got the job I wanted—things are really looking up! take a turn for the better/worse = change for the better 好转, 转好, 转坏, 变得更糟糕, 变好 (=become better/worse): The weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. The spokesman said the situation in Sarajevo had taken a dramatic turn for the better. 9. 名人访谈: In the media I think sometimes you have to play this dance 小心翼翼的 ( dance with the devil To dance with the devil is to engage in risky, reckless, or potentially immoral behavior. ) where you have to be beige ( [beɪʒ] I. Something that is beige is pale brown in colour. The walls are beige. ...a pair of beige shorts. ...muted shades of white and beige. II. (informal) Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia. In teenspeak, describes someone as being undistinctive, insidious, neutral, vapid. ); you have to say the right things, don't say too much, don't say too little," Bridges explained. escapism [ɪˈskeɪˌpɪzəm] 暂时忘掉烦恼 the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it. the pure escapism of James Bond movies. "virtual reality offers a form of escapism". If you describe an activity or type of entertainment as escapism, you mean that it makes people think about pleasant things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life. Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world. jump at something (opportunity/chance/idea/offer 欣然接受) to take an opportunity that is offered to you in a very enthusiastic way. I jumped at the chance to go with him. broach (something) with (someone) To mention or discuss something with someone. I wouldn't broach that topic with him unless you want to hear about it for hours. Everyone knows you shouldn't broach the issues of politics or religion at a dinner party. to mention something to someone; to bring up an idea to someone. I hate to be the one to have to broach this to you, but your trousers are torn. This delicate matter must be broached with Mr. Rogers. inflate I. If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft. Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate. II. If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost. Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles. III. If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it. They inflated 夸大其辞, 夸张 clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies. Even his war record was fraudulently inflated. egotistical [ˌɛɡəˈtɪstɪk(ə)l] adj. thinking that you are more important than other people and need not care about them. excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred. "he's selfish, egotistical, and arrogant". TV Series - Intelligence: The Head of CSIS's Asia Pacific Region, Mary, the daughter of a former military intelligence officer, is by all appearances egotistical, ambitious and self-serving. Mary's zeal to rise up the ladder in life can cause her to overstep her authority 越权. In her personal life, she is less sure-footed. A lonely woman, she dumped her cheating husband and is hesitant to become involved in a romantic relationship, Mary is always the outsider. Despite this, Mary is fiercely charming and very witty, qualities which she uses to win over informants and superiors alike. Owner of the Chick a Dee strip club and Jimmy's business partner, Ronnie is charming, intelligent, sophisticated, gregarious ( gregarious [ɡrəˈɡeriəs] 喜欢凑热闹的, 爱热闹的, 喜欢热闹的, 喜欢很多人在一起的, 喜欢群居的. I. a gregarious person enjoys being with other people. Someone who is gregarious enjoys being with other people. She is such a gregarious and outgoing person. II. gregarious animals or birds live in groups. Gregarious animals or birds normally live in large groups. Snow geese are very gregarious birds. ) and pragmatic 实际的 ( involving or emphasizing practical results rather than theories and ideas. a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. a pragmatic world leader. ); however, he is also hot-headed and at times, indecisive. 10. Ryan Seacrest 的 American Idol Finale 引热议: While Seacrest is known for being a consummate 技能精湛的 ( [ˈkɑnsəmət] showing great skill at doing something. She is a consummate politician. It was a demanding part that Collins played with consummate ease. ) professional who typically thrives under pressure, this is not the first time that his appearance on Idol has caused concern. A decade ago, on American Idol Season 9, his erratic behavior 古怪行为 on one episode — grabbing a random audience member, whom he claimed was Season 8 contestant Michael Sarver, for an impromptu slow-dance; conducting an awkward, innuendo-filled interview with Adam Lambert; and taking what seemed like a nasty potshot at ( take a pot shot at I. to try to shoot a thing or person in a way that is not skillful. II. to criticize someone or something in an unfair way. Instead of taking pot shots at us, why don't you make a useful suggestion? ) his former Idol cohost, Brian Dunkleman — created a stir on social media. His antics 古怪行径 at that time had viewers thinking he seemed overworked, but Seacrest shrugged off those claims, saying he was "just in a good mood.". 记者采访Jacinda Ardern: The host tried to backpedal by giving her a compliment and justified asking the question because her high profile job would be likely to cause stress. 'Looks good, Prime Minister. And I only mention the grey hair because you are the prime minister and it does tend to age people. No harm intended, alright?' Master chef: While some contestants were tasked with recreating a challenging 'black box' dessert, the MasterChef hopefuls not involved in the challenge were relegated to the gantry ( [ˈɡæntri] I. 吊梁. A Gantry is an overhead bridge-like structure supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras. a large tall metal structure used for supporting lights, signals, etc., or for moving heavy equipment on tracks. II. 起落架. a large structure that is used to build and repair a rocket or other space vehicle. ). 11. She's like an old woman trying to grab a fading spotlight 努力抓住最后一点光.
trade VS swap VS exchange (trade/exchange phone numbers, trade insults/blows. exchange 更书面语 exchange/swap stories, ideas, views; swap places, swapping telephones numbers or business cards ( swap phone numbers 听上去不合逻辑, 但是用得很多). 'Swap' is also what children do when 'trading' objects such as stickers, cards or marbles... In my region kids also use the word 'swapsies' to describe duplicate items which you would clearly be offering up to swap. give out phone number 随便给人电话号码. ): swap: Things you swap: People tend to swap things that they don't want. Say somebody has a black pen and wants a red, he/she could swap it for the red. swap impressions (that is, opinions or experiences), "swap spit" (informal, slang for "kissing"), swap jokes, etc. swap I. intransitive/ transitive to give something to someone in exchange for something else. Do you want to swap seats? swap with someone: If you like this one better, I'll swap with you. swap something for something: She has a job she wouldn't want to swap for a million dollars. swap something with someone: Members are encouraged to swap books with each other. a. transitive to replace one thing with another. swap something for something: We swapped the worn-out tire for a brand new one. b. intransitive/transitive if two people swap jobs, activities, or positions, each person does what the other person was doing. swap something with someone: Managers will swap jobs with sales staff for a day. swap something with someone: The client may be asked to swap roles with the therapist. II. transitive if people swap stories, ideas, etc., they tell each other about their experiences or ideas. After dinner, they sat around swapping stories about their travels. swap stories if people swap stories, they tell each other about things that have happened to them. The discussion group enables people to swap stories and share experiences. swap places I. to move to the place where someone else is sitting or standing, so that they can move to where you were sitting or standing. I can't see a thing. Do you mind if we swap places 换地方? II. to be in the situation that another person is in. swap places with someone: I'd love to swap places 互换身份. 交换身份. 身份置换 with Brad Pitt for just one day! change/swap/trade places (with someone) to take someone's position while they take yours. I'd love to swap places with someone famous, just for a day. house swap an arrangement where two families exchange houses for a vacation. to exchange houses temporarily and free of charge. Susan isn't going to stay in a hotel, she is going to house swap with Najia. swap meet 物品交换大会 an informal event at which people can exchange or sell things There's a swap meet in the parking lot downtown every Saturday afternoon. face swap 换脸 the act of digitally swapping the faces of people in an image, to improve it or for humorous effect. Most of the face swaps were pretty easy. trade blows/insults 互赠拳头, 互相攻击, 互相羞辱 (不说swap insults. trade 有互相给的意思, swap就只是交换一下) if people trade blows or insults, they hit or insult each other. The couple frequently argue and trade insults. trade places to take someone else's place or position and give them yours. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone in politics. exchange I. to give someone something in return for something that they give you. We exchanged addresses and promised to write to each other. exchange something for something: The certificates can be exchanged for goods in any of our stores. II. if a store exchanges something that you bought there, it allows you to change it for something of a similar type or value, for example because it is damaged. You don't need a receipt to exchange goods that are faulty. III. to say something to someone and then listen to what they say. We all exchanged greetings. exchange ideas/views/information 交换意见, 交换看法: Team meetings are an opportunity to exchange ideas. exchange words: They exchanged a few words in what sounded like Spanish. a. to look at someone who is looking at you. They exchanged some puzzled glances. I shook hands and exchanged smiles with Mr. Wren. b. to do something to someone who is doing the same thing to you. They sat on the bench together, sometimes exchanging kisses. exchange blows/punches (=fight): Blows were exchanged before the two could be pulled apart. IV. to change money from the money of one country to the money of another country. exchange contracts if the people buying and selling a house exchange contracts, they each sign a contract so that the sale is officially complete. exchange pleasantry a pleasant remark that you make in order to be polite. When two people exchange pleasantries, they talk to each other politely about unimportant things. have/exchange words (with someone) to have an argument with someone. Tom and I have already had words about that today.
The Pied 彩色竖条纹的 Piper 风管吹奏者 of Hamelin ( a pied bird or animal 彩色条纹的 has feathers or fur of two or more different colors, usually black and white. having markings of two or more colours. pied piper someone who other people follow or support but who may harm them or leave them disappointed. ) also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the titular character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. There are many contradictory theories about the Pied Piper. Some suggest he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin, which had been attacked by plague; he drove the rats from Hamelin, saving the people from the epidemic. plot: In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor, in turn, promised to pay him for the removal of the rats (according to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1,000 guilders). The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where they all drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor reneged on his promise and refused to pay him the full sum (reputedly reduced to a sum of 50 guilders) even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe. In so doing, he attracted the town's children. 130 children followed him out of town and into a cave and were never seen again. Depending on the version, at most three children remained behind: one was lame and could not follow quickly enough, the second was deaf and therefore could not hear the music, and the last was blind and therefore unable to see where he was going. These three informed the villagers of what had happened when they came out from church. Other versions relate that the Pied Piper led the children to the top of Koppelberg Hill, where he took them to a beautiful land, or a place called Koppenberg Mountain, or Transylvania, or that he made them walk into the Weser as he did with the rats, and they all drowned. Some versions state that the Piper returned the children after payment, or that he returned the children after the villagers paid several times the original amount of gold. Donald Trump: Now we hope and pray he's lying — and that people are savvy enough to realize his lying, rather than trusting enough to follow his Pied Piper of Hydroxychloroquine off the nearest cliff. That's right where you want your country to be politically during a pandemic, isn't it? The Republican Party is following a pied piper over a cliff, and its leaders are too ignorant or too cowardly to stop it: We know what hasn't done the trick. It hasn't been the deluge of lies and unremitting ( [ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ] 不停歇的. 一刻不停的, 无休止的, 不间断的 continuing for a long time without stopping or ever getting better. Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting 无休无止的 misery. He watched her with unremitting attention. unremitting pain/opposition/hostility. ) narcissism, the multiple instances of obstruction of justice documented in the Mueller report, the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, or the sustained attacks on the free press. It hasn't been siding with white supremacists or ripping migrant children from their parents or abandoning the Kurds in northern Syria to the slaughter at the behest of autocrats in Turkey and Russia. And now, with increasing clarity, we know that he used American foreign policy to push foreign governments to dig up dirt on his political enemies.
unbecoming VS wayward VS untoward: unbecoming formal behavior that is unbecoming is inappropriate for a particular type of person. Rockwood was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. a. If you describe things such as clothes as unbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive. ...the unbecoming dress 不得体的 hurriedly stitched from cheap cloth. II. 不合适的. 不恰当的. b If you describe a person's behaviour or remarks as unbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable for that person. His conduct was totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services. Those involved had performed acts unbecoming 不合适的, 不应该的 of university students. wayward [ˈweɪwərd] 不听话的, 调皮捣蛋的, 完全失控的, 荒诞不经的 difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control. ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. ...the curiosity, caprice and waywardness of children. "a wayward adolescent". a. a wayward child or someone with wayward behavior is difficult to control and does unexpected things. II. not organized or controlled in the right way. wayward thoughts. untoward 不合适的, 不得体的 not appropriate, usual, or normal. nothing untoward: It's important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit. anything untoward: There was no evidence in the house of anything untoward.
trade VS swap VS exchange (trade/exchange phone numbers, trade insults/blows. exchange 更书面语 exchange/swap stories, ideas, views; swap places, swapping telephones numbers or business cards ( swap phone numbers 听上去不合逻辑, 但是用得很多). 'Swap' is also what children do when 'trading' objects such as stickers, cards or marbles... In my region kids also use the word 'swapsies' to describe duplicate items which you would clearly be offering up to swap. give out phone number 随便给人电话号码. ): swap: Things you swap: People tend to swap things that they don't want. Say somebody has a black pen and wants a red, he/she could swap it for the red. swap impressions (that is, opinions or experiences), "swap spit" (informal, slang for "kissing"), swap jokes, etc. swap I. intransitive/ transitive to give something to someone in exchange for something else. Do you want to swap seats? swap with someone: If you like this one better, I'll swap with you. swap something for something: She has a job she wouldn't want to swap for a million dollars. swap something with someone: Members are encouraged to swap books with each other. a. transitive to replace one thing with another. swap something for something: We swapped the worn-out tire for a brand new one. b. intransitive/transitive if two people swap jobs, activities, or positions, each person does what the other person was doing. swap something with someone: Managers will swap jobs with sales staff for a day. swap something with someone: The client may be asked to swap roles with the therapist. II. transitive if people swap stories, ideas, etc., they tell each other about their experiences or ideas. After dinner, they sat around swapping stories about their travels. swap stories if people swap stories, they tell each other about things that have happened to them. The discussion group enables people to swap stories and share experiences. swap places I. to move to the place where someone else is sitting or standing, so that they can move to where you were sitting or standing. I can't see a thing. Do you mind if we swap places 换地方? II. to be in the situation that another person is in. swap places with someone: I'd love to swap places 互换身份. 交换身份. 身份置换 with Brad Pitt for just one day! change/swap/trade places (with someone) to take someone's position while they take yours. I'd love to swap places with someone famous, just for a day. house swap an arrangement where two families exchange houses for a vacation. to exchange houses temporarily and free of charge. Susan isn't going to stay in a hotel, she is going to house swap with Najia. swap meet 物品交换大会 an informal event at which people can exchange or sell things There's a swap meet in the parking lot downtown every Saturday afternoon. face swap 换脸 the act of digitally swapping the faces of people in an image, to improve it or for humorous effect. Most of the face swaps were pretty easy. trade blows/insults 互赠拳头, 互相攻击, 互相羞辱 (不说swap insults. trade 有互相给的意思, swap就只是交换一下) if people trade blows or insults, they hit or insult each other. The couple frequently argue and trade insults. trade places to take someone else's place or position and give them yours. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone in politics. exchange I. to give someone something in return for something that they give you. We exchanged addresses and promised to write to each other. exchange something for something: The certificates can be exchanged for goods in any of our stores. II. if a store exchanges something that you bought there, it allows you to change it for something of a similar type or value, for example because it is damaged. You don't need a receipt to exchange goods that are faulty. III. to say something to someone and then listen to what they say. We all exchanged greetings. exchange ideas/views/information 交换意见, 交换看法: Team meetings are an opportunity to exchange ideas. exchange words: They exchanged a few words in what sounded like Spanish. a. to look at someone who is looking at you. They exchanged some puzzled glances. I shook hands and exchanged smiles with Mr. Wren. b. to do something to someone who is doing the same thing to you. They sat on the bench together, sometimes exchanging kisses. exchange blows/punches (=fight): Blows were exchanged before the two could be pulled apart. IV. to change money from the money of one country to the money of another country. exchange contracts if the people buying and selling a house exchange contracts, they each sign a contract so that the sale is officially complete. exchange pleasantry a pleasant remark that you make in order to be polite. When two people exchange pleasantries, they talk to each other politely about unimportant things. have/exchange words (with someone) to have an argument with someone. Tom and I have already had words about that today.
The Pied 彩色竖条纹的 Piper 风管吹奏者 of Hamelin ( a pied bird or animal 彩色条纹的 has feathers or fur of two or more different colors, usually black and white. having markings of two or more colours. pied piper someone who other people follow or support but who may harm them or leave them disappointed. ) also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the titular character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. There are many contradictory theories about the Pied Piper. Some suggest he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin, which had been attacked by plague; he drove the rats from Hamelin, saving the people from the epidemic. plot: In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor, in turn, promised to pay him for the removal of the rats (according to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1,000 guilders). The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where they all drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor reneged on his promise and refused to pay him the full sum (reputedly reduced to a sum of 50 guilders) even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe. In so doing, he attracted the town's children. 130 children followed him out of town and into a cave and were never seen again. Depending on the version, at most three children remained behind: one was lame and could not follow quickly enough, the second was deaf and therefore could not hear the music, and the last was blind and therefore unable to see where he was going. These three informed the villagers of what had happened when they came out from church. Other versions relate that the Pied Piper led the children to the top of Koppelberg Hill, where he took them to a beautiful land, or a place called Koppenberg Mountain, or Transylvania, or that he made them walk into the Weser as he did with the rats, and they all drowned. Some versions state that the Piper returned the children after payment, or that he returned the children after the villagers paid several times the original amount of gold. Donald Trump: Now we hope and pray he's lying — and that people are savvy enough to realize his lying, rather than trusting enough to follow his Pied Piper of Hydroxychloroquine off the nearest cliff. That's right where you want your country to be politically during a pandemic, isn't it? The Republican Party is following a pied piper over a cliff, and its leaders are too ignorant or too cowardly to stop it: We know what hasn't done the trick. It hasn't been the deluge of lies and unremitting ( [ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ] 不停歇的. 一刻不停的, 无休止的, 不间断的 continuing for a long time without stopping or ever getting better. Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting 无休无止的 misery. He watched her with unremitting attention. unremitting pain/opposition/hostility. ) narcissism, the multiple instances of obstruction of justice documented in the Mueller report, the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, or the sustained attacks on the free press. It hasn't been siding with white supremacists or ripping migrant children from their parents or abandoning the Kurds in northern Syria to the slaughter at the behest of autocrats in Turkey and Russia. And now, with increasing clarity, we know that he used American foreign policy to push foreign governments to dig up dirt on his political enemies.
unbecoming VS wayward VS untoward: unbecoming formal behavior that is unbecoming is inappropriate for a particular type of person. Rockwood was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. a. If you describe things such as clothes as unbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive. ...the unbecoming dress 不得体的 hurriedly stitched from cheap cloth. II. 不合适的. 不恰当的. b If you describe a person's behaviour or remarks as unbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable for that person. His conduct was totally unbecoming to an officer in the British armed services. Those involved had performed acts unbecoming 不合适的, 不应该的 of university students. wayward [ˈweɪwərd] 不听话的, 调皮捣蛋的, 完全失控的, 荒诞不经的 difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control. ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. ...the curiosity, caprice and waywardness of children. "a wayward adolescent". a. a wayward child or someone with wayward behavior is difficult to control and does unexpected things. II. not organized or controlled in the right way. wayward thoughts. untoward 不合适的, 不得体的 not appropriate, usual, or normal. nothing untoward: It's important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit. anything untoward: There was no evidence in the house of anything untoward.
varying VS varied VS various;
用法学习: 1. Pink money 粉红经济 describes the purchasing power of the gay community, often especially with respect to political donations. With the rise of the gay rights movement, pink money has gone from being a fringe or marginalized market to a thriving industry in many parts of the Western world such as the United States and United Kingdom. Many businesses now specifically cater to gay customers, including nightclubs, shops, restaurants, and even taxicabs; the demand for these services stems from common discrimination by traditional businesses. mundane Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual. Be willing to do even mundane tasks. ...the mundane realities of life. It's an attitude that turns the mundane into something rather more interesting and exciting. rotten I. something that is rotten has decayed. rotten eggs/fruit/teeth. II. informal unpleasant. I wish I could get rid of this rotten cough. be rotten to someone: They were really rotten to him! a. often humorous used about someone who has behaved in an unpleasant way. III. informal of a low quality, standard, or ability. She's a rotten singer. be rotten at (doing) something: I'm rotten at drawing. IV. informal used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially when you are angry or annoyed. I wouldn't take a penny of your rotten money! V. rotten to the core 坏到骨子里去了. very bad or dishonest. I wouldn't trust this man if I were you because he's rotten to the core. feel rotten I. to feel sick. I'm not getting up. I feel really rotten. II. to feel sorry or guilty about something that you have done. feel rotten about (doing) something: I felt rotten about telling him what they'd said. 2. By a twist of fate 命运的捉弄, 命运的作怪 and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall, a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart. 升职: Christina Howard's promotion created a vacancy that we've decided to fill with in-house personnel 内部提升. have a [familiar/nice] ring (to it) to seem or sound like something you have heard or seen before. To sound appealing. An adjective, often "certain" or "nice," is commonly used to modify "ring." After so many years of hard work, "Jane Smith, Vice-President of Marketing" sure has a nice ring to it. Her name had a familiar ring to it. I didn't know who was speaking, but his voice had a familiar ring. unheralded [ʌnˈherəldid] I. not previously announced, expected, or acclaimed. If you describe something that happens as unheralded, you mean that you did not expect it, because nobody mentioned it beforehand. [written] ...Sandi's unheralded 没人知道的, 没人知晓的, 没有声明的, 没有宣布的 arrival on her doorstep. The complete reversal of this policy was unheralded. "he was unwilling to make an unheralded entrance". II. If you describe an artist or sports player as unheralded, you mean that people have not recognized their talent or ability. [journalism] They are inviting talented, but unheralded 不出名的, 不为人所知的, 没名气的 film-makers to submit examples of their work. ...two unheralded players he hopes to turn into stars. Unheralded Kiwi forward Delany came off the bench to score a career-high 27 points, helping his team overcome a 14-point deficit 得分差距, 分差 midway through the opening quarter. flustered [ˈflʌstərd] upset and confused. in a state of confusion or agitation. feeling confused, embarrassed, or nervous, especially because you have too much to do or too little time to do something. She arrived at the interview late, flustered, and hot. Marianne noted his flustered appearance. He gets all flustered and doesn't know what to say. She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. She seemed a little flustered. If I look flustered it's because I'm trying to do so many things at once. plastered [ˈplæstərd] I. If something is plastered to a surface, it is sticking to the surface. His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain. II. If something or someone is plastered with a sticky substance, they are covered with it. My hands, boots and trousers were plastered with/in mud. III. If a story or photograph is plastered all over the front page of a newspaper, it is given a lot of space on the page and made very noticeable. His picture was plastered all over the newspapers on the weekend. IV. If someone gets plastered, they get very drunk. [informal] With gin at 9p a tot, getting plastered is cheap and easy. V. If someone's broken arm or leg is plastered, it has a hard cover of plaster of Paris around it to protect the broken bone while it is mending. She was sitting in a hospital bed, her plastered leg 打石膏的 up in the air. plaster 石膏 I. Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures. There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded. In the Musée d'Orsay in Paris is a sculpture in plaster by Rodin. II. A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. In AM, usually use Band-Aid. v. I. If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder. II. If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it. They plastered 涂满, 贴满 the city with posters condemning her election. His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris. III. If you plaster yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it. She plastered herself from head to toe in high-factor sun lotion. in plaster = [US] in cast 打石膏 If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend. blister [ˈblɪstər] if your skin or a surface blisters, or if something blisters it, a blister forms on it. bluster blʌstər] 虚张声势, 色厉内荏 If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended. 'That's lunacy,' he blustered. He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes. ...the bluster of the Conservatives' campaign. 3. of every stripe/of all stripes of all types. of all different types. Politicians of all stripes complained about the plan. Governments of every stripe (= of all political opinions) have a bad habit of interfering in state broadcasting. oriented [ˈɔːrɪəntɪd] or orientated adj If someone is oriented towards or oriented to a particular thing or person, they are mainly concerned with that thing or person. It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented towards Europe. [+ towards] Most students here are oriented to computers. mainly concerned with, or directed toward, a particular group, activity, or situation. It's a culture which is very family-oriented. youth-oriented advertising. an export-oriented economy. in some capacity: 以某种形式, 以某种身份, 或多或少的, 从某种程度上, 在某种程度上 When and if the announcement to drop Google's China website is made, many wonder whether Google can continue operating in some capacity ("to some extent" or "to some degree") in China. It does run a research center and advertising operations in Beijing. The two sons were always getting into trouble and their parents could be sure that if any mischief occurred in their town, their two young sons were involved in some capacity. If you do something in a particular capacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person. [written] She visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef. [+ as] This article is written in a personal capacity 以个人名义. Morley served in many capacities: as a critic, director, notable biographer and broadcaster. While Oliver isn't broke, it's clear that he does not have the capacity 没有能力持续打钱 to keep ploughing money into the chains. in a professional/personal/advisory etc. capacity 以个人身份 having a particular job or position when you do something. I am here in a purely personal capacity. in your capacity as: Elizabeth Taylor was there in her capacity as patron of the charity. a capacity crowd/audience (=a very large crowd/audience that completely fills a place): The game is set to attract a capacity crowd of 42,000. diminished responsibility = diminished capacity 不具备完全行为能力 a situation in which someone cannot be considered legally responsible for a murder because they are mentally ill. The defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. 4. rare breed 稀有物种, 稀有品种, 少见的人 I. a breed of livestock or poultry that is not associated with large-scale commercial farming, typically one that has traditionally been reared in a particular region. "he rears various rare breeds including Gloucester Old Spot pigs". II. a person or thing with characteristics that are uncommon among their kind; a rarity. "she's one of the rare breed of Hollywood stars who tread the fine line between commercial glory and art house credibility".
deranged VS unhinged VS distraught: deranged [dɪreɪndʒd] 精神错乱的 精神失常的(come unglued US) Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness. behaving in an uncontrolled or dangerous way because of mental illness. A deranged man shot and killed 14 people. derange I. to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange. II. to disturb the action or operation of. III. to make insane. unhinged [ʌnhɪndʒd] If you describe someone's behaviour or performance as unhinged, you are critical of it because it seems wild and uncontrollable. Mentally ill or unstable. deranged or unbalanced. unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died. feelings that make you feel completely unhinged and crazy. The phrase 'yeah yeah yeah' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion. distraught [dɪˈstrɔt] 不知所措的. 心慌意乱的 extremely worried, upset, or confused. If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly. His distraught parents were being comforted by relatives. disorientated [dɪsˈɔriənˌteɪtəd] = disoriented [dɪsˈɔriˌentəd] 更常用 I. (of a person) having lost his or her bearings. We've taken so many turnings I'm completely disorientated. The tourist became disorientated on one of the park's walking trails. II. (of a person) confused. I feel dizzy and disorientated. After the attack she became disorientated, depressed, and suicidal. disaffected [ˌdɪsəˈfektəd] a disaffected member of a group or organization no longer feels any loyalty toward it. Disaffected people no longer fully support something such as an organization or political ideal which they previously supported. He attracts disaffected voters. Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government. come unglued [US] 开胶 = come unstuck(UK) I. American informal if something such as a plan or system comes unglued, it fails. II. It becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. I wear my old shoes every day. One sole has come unglued. III. 精神失常. If someone comes unglued, they become very upset and emotional, and perhaps confused or mentally ill. [mainly US, informal] If she hears what you're saying, she's going to come unglued.
varying 多指同样的东西, 但是在某一方面某一特征略有不同. various 多指不同类型的各种东西, varied 指有变化的, 不全一样的, 有变化的, 多姿多彩的, 不是都一样的. Various means "different" in the idea of more than one kind of thing. For example, a library carries various reference materials for students and researchers (encyclopedias, atlases, non-fiction books, periodicals). Varying means "different aspects or features" of the same kind of thing. There exist more than 2,600 different varieties of palm trees, with varying flowers, leaves, and fruits. vary: I. If things vary, they are different from each other in size, amount, or degree. As they're handmade, each one varies slightly. The text varies from the earlier versions. Different writers will prepare to varying degrees. II. If something varies or if you vary it, it becomes different or changed. Ferry times vary according to seasons. You are welcome to vary the diet. 1. varying [ˈveriɪŋ] 有变化的, 不一样的, 不同的 not all the same Lion Air has a fleet of 115 planes, primarily Boeing 737s of varying age. staff members with varying 大致一样, 略不相同的 levels of experience. with varying degrees of success/ enthusiasm/concern etc.: Attempts have been made to help, with varying degrees of success. to/in varying degrees: The Creole is spoken to varying degrees by young white people. 2 varied [ˈverɪd] 多变的, 有变化的, 各种不同的, 不全一样的, 有变化的, 多姿多彩的, 不是都一样的 Something that is varied consists of things of different types, sizes, or qualities. including a wide range of things or people. The choir has a varied programme of 不尽相同的, 不一样的 concerts throughout the year. It is essential that your diet is varied 有变化的 and balanced. Before his election to the presidency, he had enjoyed a long and varied career. 3. various 各式各样的, 各种不同的 I. If you say that there are various things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned. TV Series - Flower: They are all busy, doing various things. Really? What are they variously doing? His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts. The school has received various grants from the education department. different, and more than a few. There are various ways of solving the problem. They are seeking financial support from various sources. vehicles of various shapes and sizes. For various reasons, it has not been possible to carry out improvements. many and various 丰富多彩的: Her interests are many and various. II. If a number of things are described as various, they are very different from one another. The methods are many and various. ...the country's rich and various heritage. 4. "There exist more than 2,600 different varieties of palm trees, with varying flowers, leaves, and fruits." Various means "different" in the idea of more than one kind of thing. For example, a library carries various reference materials for students and researchers (encyclopedias, atlases, non-fiction books, periodicals). Varying means "different aspects or features" of the same kind of thing. The writer of your sentence is trying to communicate that there are differences only among the flowers, differences only among the leaves, and differences only among the fruits. Various means different from one another, of several types. Varied means showing variety, different kinds. Use the word varied when describing things that are somewhat similar. 5. The scarves come in various 不同类型的东西 colors. The scarves come in varying 同样的东西，但是略微有变化, 略微不一样(略有色差) colors. The scarves come in varied colors. The scarves come in various colors: Let's start with the most natural-sounding, to my ears. It is something a salesperson would say. There is a wide choice of colors -- too many to name. You are sure to find the color you are looking for. The scarves come in varying colors: This is not something a person is likely to say. You are more likely to see this in small print on an ad. Maybe the colors are not consistent from shipment to shipment. Sometimes the orange is more yellow, sometimes it's more red. The scarves come in varied 不同的, 不一样的 colors: This one is more challenging to imagine. Perhaps each scarf is multicolored. No two are the same. Or it could be a synonym of various. In any case there must be a less confusing way to say what is really meant. The scarves came in varied colors might be what you meant to say. it means that you ordered some red scarves online, but you received them in different colors other than red.
Bodyguard 1. beef If someone beefs about something, they keep complaining about it. [informal, disapproval] he was beefing about his tax. Instead of beefing about what Mrs Martin has not done, her critics might take a look at what she is trying to do. Beef is also a noun. [informal] I really don't have a beef with Wayne. script: You made it 你竟然来了, 你终于来了, 你果然来了! Never one to turn down a free drink. We have a table downstairs, if that's OK? It's your manor, your rules ( 你说了算. manor I. A manor is a large private house in the country, usually built in the Middle Ages, and also includes the land and smaller buildings around it. [British] Thieves broke into the manor at night. ...Bawdsey Manor on the Suffolk coast. II. Some people, especially police officers, refer to the area where they work as their manor. [British, informal] The Chief Constable deeply resented any intrusions into his manor. Thank God they're not on my manor any more. rule the roost be in complete control. If you say that someone rules the roost in a particular place, you mean that they have control and authority over the people there. [informal] Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs. "in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights". ). When you finished at the Home Office, I heard a few things. About me? Yeah, about you. They were always beefing me. What was it this time? That your money comes from companies registered offshore. So? I think there was a concern these companies weren't fully legit. Listen, David, you're not a business person. And I'm certainly not. I have clever people to do all that for me. So, we could sit here and talk about corporate law all night and neither of us will be any the wiser. Fair point.
deranged VS unhinged VS distraught: deranged [dɪreɪndʒd] 精神错乱的 精神失常的(come unglued US) Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness. behaving in an uncontrolled or dangerous way because of mental illness. A deranged man shot and killed 14 people. derange I. to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange. II. to disturb the action or operation of. III. to make insane. unhinged [ʌnhɪndʒd] If you describe someone's behaviour or performance as unhinged, you are critical of it because it seems wild and uncontrollable. Mentally ill or unstable. deranged or unbalanced. unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died. feelings that make you feel completely unhinged and crazy. The phrase 'yeah yeah yeah' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion. distraught [dɪˈstrɔt] 不知所措的. 心慌意乱的 extremely worried, upset, or confused. If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly. His distraught parents were being comforted by relatives. disorientated [dɪsˈɔriənˌteɪtəd] = disoriented [dɪsˈɔriˌentəd] 更常用 I. (of a person) having lost his or her bearings. We've taken so many turnings I'm completely disorientated. The tourist became disorientated on one of the park's walking trails. II. (of a person) confused. I feel dizzy and disorientated. After the attack she became disorientated, depressed, and suicidal. disaffected [ˌdɪsəˈfektəd] a disaffected member of a group or organization no longer feels any loyalty toward it. Disaffected people no longer fully support something such as an organization or political ideal which they previously supported. He attracts disaffected voters. Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government. come unglued [US] 开胶 = come unstuck(UK) I. American informal if something such as a plan or system comes unglued, it fails. II. It becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. I wear my old shoes every day. One sole has come unglued. III. 精神失常. If someone comes unglued, they become very upset and emotional, and perhaps confused or mentally ill. [mainly US, informal] If she hears what you're saying, she's going to come unglued.
varying 多指同样的东西, 但是在某一方面某一特征略有不同. various 多指不同类型的各种东西, varied 指有变化的, 不全一样的, 有变化的, 多姿多彩的, 不是都一样的. Various means "different" in the idea of more than one kind of thing. For example, a library carries various reference materials for students and researchers (encyclopedias, atlases, non-fiction books, periodicals). Varying means "different aspects or features" of the same kind of thing. There exist more than 2,600 different varieties of palm trees, with varying flowers, leaves, and fruits. vary: I. If things vary, they are different from each other in size, amount, or degree. As they're handmade, each one varies slightly. The text varies from the earlier versions. Different writers will prepare to varying degrees. II. If something varies or if you vary it, it becomes different or changed. Ferry times vary according to seasons. You are welcome to vary the diet. 1. varying [ˈveriɪŋ] 有变化的, 不一样的, 不同的 not all the same Lion Air has a fleet of 115 planes, primarily Boeing 737s of varying age. staff members with varying 大致一样, 略不相同的 levels of experience. with varying degrees of success/ enthusiasm/concern etc.: Attempts have been made to help, with varying degrees of success. to/in varying degrees: The Creole is spoken to varying degrees by young white people. 2 varied [ˈverɪd] 多变的, 有变化的, 各种不同的, 不全一样的, 有变化的, 多姿多彩的, 不是都一样的 Something that is varied consists of things of different types, sizes, or qualities. including a wide range of things or people. The choir has a varied programme of 不尽相同的, 不一样的 concerts throughout the year. It is essential that your diet is varied 有变化的 and balanced. Before his election to the presidency, he had enjoyed a long and varied career. 3. various 各式各样的, 各种不同的 I. If you say that there are various things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned. TV Series - Flower: They are all busy, doing various things. Really? What are they variously doing? His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts. The school has received various grants from the education department. different, and more than a few. There are various ways of solving the problem. They are seeking financial support from various sources. vehicles of various shapes and sizes. For various reasons, it has not been possible to carry out improvements. many and various 丰富多彩的: Her interests are many and various. II. If a number of things are described as various, they are very different from one another. The methods are many and various. ...the country's rich and various heritage. 4. "There exist more than 2,600 different varieties of palm trees, with varying flowers, leaves, and fruits." Various means "different" in the idea of more than one kind of thing. For example, a library carries various reference materials for students and researchers (encyclopedias, atlases, non-fiction books, periodicals). Varying means "different aspects or features" of the same kind of thing. The writer of your sentence is trying to communicate that there are differences only among the flowers, differences only among the leaves, and differences only among the fruits. Various means different from one another, of several types. Varied means showing variety, different kinds. Use the word varied when describing things that are somewhat similar. 5. The scarves come in various 不同类型的东西 colors. The scarves come in varying 同样的东西，但是略微有变化, 略微不一样(略有色差) colors. The scarves come in varied colors. The scarves come in various colors: Let's start with the most natural-sounding, to my ears. It is something a salesperson would say. There is a wide choice of colors -- too many to name. You are sure to find the color you are looking for. The scarves come in varying colors: This is not something a person is likely to say. You are more likely to see this in small print on an ad. Maybe the colors are not consistent from shipment to shipment. Sometimes the orange is more yellow, sometimes it's more red. The scarves come in varied 不同的, 不一样的 colors: This one is more challenging to imagine. Perhaps each scarf is multicolored. No two are the same. Or it could be a synonym of various. In any case there must be a less confusing way to say what is really meant. The scarves came in varied colors might be what you meant to say. it means that you ordered some red scarves online, but you received them in different colors other than red.
Bodyguard 1. beef If someone beefs about something, they keep complaining about it. [informal, disapproval] he was beefing about his tax. Instead of beefing about what Mrs Martin has not done, her critics might take a look at what she is trying to do. Beef is also a noun. [informal] I really don't have a beef with Wayne. script: You made it 你竟然来了, 你终于来了, 你果然来了! Never one to turn down a free drink. We have a table downstairs, if that's OK? It's your manor, your rules ( 你说了算. manor I. A manor is a large private house in the country, usually built in the Middle Ages, and also includes the land and smaller buildings around it. [British] Thieves broke into the manor at night. ...Bawdsey Manor on the Suffolk coast. II. Some people, especially police officers, refer to the area where they work as their manor. [British, informal] The Chief Constable deeply resented any intrusions into his manor. Thank God they're not on my manor any more. rule the roost be in complete control. If you say that someone rules the roost in a particular place, you mean that they have control and authority over the people there. [informal] Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs. "in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights". ). When you finished at the Home Office, I heard a few things. About me? Yeah, about you. They were always beefing me. What was it this time? That your money comes from companies registered offshore. So? I think there was a concern these companies weren't fully legit. Listen, David, you're not a business person. And I'm certainly not. I have clever people to do all that for me. So, we could sit here and talk about corporate law all night and neither of us will be any the wiser. Fair point.
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