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Bang:(ofaman)tohavesexwithawoman

Maggot:SlangAdespicableperson.[俚语】可鄙的人

cellblock

n.adivisionofaprison(usuallyconsistingofseveralcells);ward

blasphemy

・noun

(pluralblasphemies)[U,C]behaviororlanguagethatinsultsor

showsalackofrespectforGodorreligion

blasphemousadjective:Manypeoplefoundthefilmblasphemous,

blasphemouslyadverb

delouse

delouse

toremovelice(louse)orsimilaranimalsfromsomeone'shair,

clothesetc

infirmary

・noun(pluralinfirmaries)

(oftenusedinnames)ahospital

aspecialroominaschool,prison,etc.forpeoplewhoareill/sick:

thecollegeinfirmary

abirthdaybashbeaucoupmoney

There'sthebus-I'dbetterscoot!

especially{Qmakesomeoneorsomethingmoveashortdistanceby

pullingorpushing

/scootedmychairovertotheirtable.

scootovertomovetooneside,especiallyinordertomakeroom

forsomeoneorsomethingelse

Hescootedoverso/couldsitdown.

Hisex-wifehasuppedtheanteinheralimonysuitagainsthim.

Let'santeupthebill.我们付帐吧

upatree/upthepole进退两难

uptherivertoorinprison<wassentuptheriver>

wastedorspoiled:

Peterlosthisjobsothatwasourholidayplansupthespout.

toincreasethepriceoramountofsth

Thebuyersuppedtheirofferby£1000.

Idioms:upsticks(BrE,informal)tosuddenlymovefromyour

houseandgotolivesomewhereelse:

HeuppedsticksandwentbacktoFrance.

Religiosity:(sometimesdisapproving)thestateofbeingreligious

ortooreligious

InChristiandemonicbeliefs,Gressilisthedemonofimpurityand

uncleanliness.HeisthethirdintheorderofThrones.Heisalso

knownasCresil

Abigor

Thisarticleisabouttheband.IndemonologyAbigorisa

GreatDukeofHellbetterknownbythenameHigos(seefor

additionalinfo.)

Abigor(1993-2003)wasanAustrianblackmetalbandformedby

PeterKubikandThomasTannenberger.Afterthereleaseofseveral

demos,originalvocalistTharenleftthebandandwasreplacedby

Silenius,whorecordedvocalsforallAbigorreleasesuntilthe

recordingofChannelingtheQuintessenceofduringwhichhe

optedtoleavetheband.Thurisazjoinedthebandandfinished

recordingsonChannelingtheQuintessenceofSatan.In2000

ThomasTannenbergerwasforcedtoleavethebanddueto

personalproblems,drugabuseandconflictswithotherbandmates.

AfterThomasTannenberger'sdeparture,Abigorreleasedtwomore

albumsbeforebreakingupin2003.EarlyworksbyAbigorwere

looselyinspiredbyJ.R.R.Tolkien'sLordoftheRings.

extremelyexcitingorgood:

aradnewcomputergame

chopper:atypeofmotorcyclewithalongpieceofmetalconnecting

thefrontwheeltotheHANDLEBARS

carnyapersonwhoworkswithacarnival

［俚］巡回表演游艺团；巡回表演游艺团成员

(=carney,carnie)(用甜言蜜语)哄骗，勾引

hibachi

asmallJapanese-stylecharcoalbraziercoveredwithagrill,usually

usedforoutdoorcooking.

~(tosb)(disapproving)totreatsbmoreimportantwithspecial

kindnessorrespectinordertogaintheirfavourorhelp:I'mnot

preparedtotoadytohimjusttosavemyjob.

towalkaroundinawaythatmakesotherpeoplenoticeyou:

Fteoplewereparadingupanddownshowingofftheirfinestclothes,

toshowsb/sthinpublicsothatpeoplecanseethem/it:

Thetrophywasparadedaroundthestadium.

Theprisonerswereparadedinfrontofthecrowd.

(figurative)Heisnotonetoparadehisachievements.

makeaparadeofone'stalents.故意炫耀某人的才能

Toexhibitostentatiously;flaunt:

夸示，夸耀：炫耀地展示；夸示：

paradedtheirwealth

hitparade最畅销的流行音乐唱片

Distantkinsmenmeanlessthancloseneighbors/Anear

neighborisbetterthanadistantcousin

远亲不如近邻

•Compareyourgriefwithothermen'sandtheywill

seemless

你的悲痛与人比，悲痛就会轻一些

•Donotspeakofyourhappinesstoonelessfortunate

thanyourself

不要向不如你幸运的人述说你的幸福

•Twoindistressmakessorrowless

同病相怜

•Speaklessandlistenmore

要少说多听

Itisbettertoerronthesideofmercy.宁可失之过于怜悯。

It'salwaysbesttoerronthesideofcaution.

badandunkindfeelingstowardssb:IbearSuenoillwill.

Hesaidtheaccusationhadbeenmadefromhatredandillwill.

tohitsomeonesohardthattheyfalldown:

Blakewaspoleaxedbyamissilethrownfromthecrowd.

togivesomeonesuchagreatshockthattheydonotknowwhatto

do:

Hewascompletelypoleaxedwhenhiswifelefthim.

Heentrustedthetasktohisnephew.

Heentrustedhisnephewwiththetask.

beentrustedwithsth/sb

/wasentrustedwiththetaskoflookingafterthemoney.

Hestillhastheauraofthepriesttowhomyouwouldentrustyour

darkestsecrets.

他身上仍散发牧师的气味，使你愿将自己内心最深处的秘密交付与他

Hehas1200menunderhiscommand.

Hehascommandof1200men.

Thepolicearrivedandtookcommandofthesituation.

Forthefirsttimeinyears,shefeltincommandofherlife.

Helookedrelaxedandtotallyincommandofhimself.

Whoisincommandhere?

(notusedintheprogressivetenses)todeserveandgetsthbecause

ofthespecialqualitiesyouhave:

Shewasabletocommandtherespectoftheclass.

Theheadlinescommandedherattention.

(notusedintheprogressivetenses)(formal)tobeinaposition

fromwhereyoucanseeorcontrolsth:

Thehotelcommandsafineviewofthevalley.

letsthslip(throughyourfingers)tomissorfailtousean

opportunity:

Don'tletthechancetoworkabroadslipthroughyourfingers.

slipyourmindifsthslipsyourmind,youforgetitorforgettodoit:

I'msorryIdidn'ttellyou.Itcompletelyslippedmymind.

awasteofspace

(spoken)apersonwhoisuselessornogoodatanything

bewastedonsb

ifsomethingiswastedonsomeone,theydonotunderstandhow

goodorusefulitis

Hergoodadvicewaswastedonthechildren

somethingthatyouthinkistrue,basedoninformationthatyou

have

draw/makeinferences(about/fromsth)

Whatinferenceshaveyoudrawnfromthisevidence?

Hewasportrayedasaheroand,byinference,Thompsonasthe

villain

Whathesaidwasjusttowhitewashhisactions.

他所说的恰恰掩饰了他行为的过失。

sleekover

v.coverupamisdemeanor,fault,orerror;

whitewash,glossover,hushUD

Shetriedtoglossoverhermistakes

treathurriedlyoravoiddealingwithproperly;

skateover,smoothover,slurover,skim。over

Let'shaveabitofhush,please,gentlemen.

Thewholeaffairwashushedupbythegovernment.

Hewasevenpreparedtolaydownhislifeforhisfriends.

apersonwhocannotbegivensecretinformationbecausetheyare

adangertoaparticularcountry,organization,etc.,especially

becauseoftheirpoliticalbeliefs:

Theyregardedherasasecurityrisk.

Wecontinuedourwalkatasedatepace.

She'sunderstrongsedationandshouldnotbedisturbed.

When/sawhimaftertheaccidenthewasstillinshockandwas

heavilysedated.

adeeplineinanoldperson'sface,oradeepfoldinsomeone'sbody:

Theharshlightrevealedeverycreviceandwrinkleinhisface.

AvastUsedasacommandtostopordesist.

high-flowntalkofpreservingthemoraltoneoftheschool

ahigh-soundingdissertationonthemeanstoattainsocial

revolution

high-soundingoratory.浮夸的演说

moralvictory

asituationinwhichyourideasorprinciplesareprovedtoberight

andfair,eventhoughyoumaynothavesucceededwherepractical

resultsareconcerned:

Inspiteoftheresult,wefeltwehadwonamoralvictory.

don'ttakethattonewithme

(=donotspeaktomeinthatrudeorunpleasantway)

even-temperednoteasilyruffled,annoyed,ordisturbed;calm,

broad-minded

willingtolistentootherpeople'sopinionsandacceptbehaviorthat

isdifferentfromyourown

completelyfair,especiallywhendealingwithdifferentgroupsof

people

Hewasveryeven-handedinthewayhetreatedhisemployees.

Like-minded:Ofthesameturnofmind.有同样的想法

turnofmindacharacteristictendencyorwayofthinking:

Hisnaturalsupportersaretheurbanpoor,andeducatedpeopleofa

liberalturnofmind.

Demandisoutstrippingsupply.

Materialdevelopmentoutstrippedhumandevelopment

物质的发展超过了人类的进步

overtakeandoutstrip赶上并超过

Demandforthenewmodelisoutrunningsupply.

Hisambitionoutranhisab/他志大才疏.

Man'singenuityhasoutrunhisintelligence

人类的独创性已超出了自身的理解力

Iamafraidyourstoryoutrunsthefacts.

我担心你的故事超过了事实。

Hefaroutshonetherestoftheclass.

Thisfilmoutshonealltheothersinquality

Sheoutshinesallhersisters.在所有的姊妹中她是佼佼者

Inthestory,thecunningfoxoutwitsthehunters.

Thethiefoutwittedthepoliceandescaped.

小偷耍花招瞒过警察跑掉了。

Theolderkidsoutsmarttheyoungoneswhentradingcards.

honeyedwords.甜言蜜语

YDUareatlibertytosaywhatyoulike.

/tookthelibertyofcancellingyourreservation.

takelibertieswithsb/sth

tomakeunreasonablechangesinsomethingsuchasapieceof

writing

totreatsomeonewithoutrespectbybeingtoofriendlytooquickly,

especiallyinasexualway

He'sbeentakinglibertieswithourfemalestaff.

spelltrouble/disaster/danger

spellouthow/what

Thereportspelledoutindetailwhattheimplicationswerefor

teachertraining.

Faceoff（变脸）

Interpol(国际刑警)

aninternationalorganizationthatenablesthepoliceforcesof

differentcountriestohelpeachothertosolvecrimes

InternationalPoliceCommission

anorganizationthroughwhichnationalpoliceforcescanco-operate

witheachother国际刑事警察组织.

Snitch

~(onsb)(tosb)(informal,disapproving)totellaparent,teacher,

etc.aboutsthwrongthatanotherchildhasdone

Messiah

(inChristianity)JesusChristwhowassentbyGodintotheworldto

savepeoplefromevilandsin

Handel:German-borncomposerwhoseworksincludetheEnglish

oratorioMessiah(1742)andtheorchestralWaterMusic

Prisonhasbrandedhimforlife.

坐牢使他一生在心上留下了烙印。

Thattallcriminalisbrandedasthechieftainofthegang.

那个高个子罪犯被确认为是这帮人的头目。

brandthelessononone'smind永远i己住这个教训I

pawnofftopersuadesomeonetobuyoracceptsomethingthat

youwanttogetridof,especiallysomethingoflowquality。

whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?

achickenandeggsituation/problem

hangaralargebuildinginwhichaircraftarekept

casing:acoveringthatprotectssth

(ofstreams,lakes,etc.)inwhichthewaterhasbeennaturally

heatedbytheearth:thermalsprings

thermalunderwear

Theyleftunderthecloakofdarkness

Thehillswerecloakedinthickmist.

Themeetingwascloakedinmystery/secrecy.

Payload:theexplosivepowerofabomboramissile

theequipmentcarriedbyaspacecraftorsatellite

flatten:todestroyorknockdownabuilding,tree

Mostofthefactorywasflattenedbytheexplosion.

Fallout:dangerousradioactivedustthatisintheairafteranuclear

explosion

averysmallamount:

Couldyouturnthesounddownjustatad?

sociopath

apersonwhohasamentalillnessandwhobehavesinan

aggressiveordangerouswaytowardsotherpeople

Onewhoisaffectedwithapersonalitydisordermarkedby

aggressive,antisocialbehavior.

theadmirationandrespectthatgoeswithaparticularachievement

orposition:thekudosofplayingforsuchafamousteam

chanticleerarooster:usedasapropernameinmedievalfables,

cockerelayoungmalechicken/ayoungdomesticcock;notolder

thanoneyear

nymph

(inancientGreekandRomanstories)aspiritofnatureintheform

ofayoungwoman,thatlivesinrivers,woods

(formalormedical)toswellormakesthswellbecauseofpressure

frominside:

starvingchildrenwithhugedistendedbellies

afatstomachonaman:

Thedriverhadapaunchhangingoverhisbelt.

paunchy

MrSteedwasmiddle-agedandpaunchy,withdeepshadowsunder

hiseyes.

tobreakalawormoralrule:

Thosearetherules,andanyonewhotransgresseswillbeseverely

punished.

Whoissupposedtohavecommittedthesetransgressions?

Threnody

apoem,speech,orsongoflamentation,esp.forthedead;dirge;

funeralsong.Apoemorsongofmourningorlamentation.

哀歌：哀悼或悲痛的诗或歌

dale

avalley-usedinthepastorinthenamesofplaces,especiallyinthe

NorthofEngland

uphillanddowndale

Abellthatsummonsworshiperstovespers.

晚祷钟：提醒祈祷者集合的钟

drover

apersonwhomovesgroupsofcowsorsheepfromoneplaceto

another,especiallytomarket

Adroverissomeonewhosejobistomakesheeporcattlemove

fromoneplacetoanotheringroups.

Bowlder:adetachedandroundedormuch-wornmassofrock

glenadeepnarrowvalley,especiallyinScotlandorIreland

causewayaraisedroadorpathacrosswaterorwetground:

Theislandsarelinkedbycausewaysandbridges.

Theislandisconnectedtothemainlandbyacauseway.

tan-tivyarapidgalloporrideatfullgallop:toridetantivy

sumach

n.ashrubortreeofthegenusRhus(usuallylimitedtothe

non-poisonousmembersofthegenus);sumac,shumac

merry-making(espatChristmas)witheatinganddrinking

gowassailing去饮酒取乐.

toobigforone'sbritches［口］傲慢的；过分自信的

bogey

(informal)apieceofdriedmucusfrominsideyournose

BourbonatypeofAmericanwhiskymadewithmaizeandrye

Crank:tomakemusic,etc.louder

redneck

amanwholivesinacountryareaoftheUS,haslittleeducationand

hasstrongCONSERVATIVEpoliticalopinions

1.

Usedasadisparagingtermforamemberofthewhiterurallaboring

class,especiallyinthesouthernUnitedStates.

红脖子，乡下佬：对属于农村劳动阶层，特别是美国南方这一阶层白

人的贬称

2Onewhoisregardedashavingaprovincial,conservative,often

bigotedsociopoliticalattitude.

红脖子：被认为是持有狭隘保守，经常是有偏见

touche一针见血；说得对

(fromFrench)usedduringanargumentoradiscussiontoshowthat

youacceptthatsbhasansweredyourcommentinacleverwayand

hasgainedanadvantagebymakingagoodpoint

pissant

Asticklerforpettydetails.

吹毛求疵者，一丝不苟的人：专注于极细小的细节的人

Exhibitingelaborateconcernforpettydetails;niggling:

吹毛求疵的，一丝不苟的：对极细小的细节非常注意的；为小事操心

的：

anargument,afightoratestthatwillsettleadisagreementthat

haslastedforalongtime:

Managementarefacingashowdownwithunionmemberstoday

hick

(informaldisapproving,especiallyAmE)apersonfromthecountry

whoisconsideredtobestupidandtohavelittleexperienceoflife:

IwasjustahickfromTexasthen.

~sb(intosth/intodoingsth)toforcesbtodosthbeforetheyhave

hadenoughtimetodecidewhetherornottheywanttodoit:

IwillnotberailroadedintosigningsomethingIdon'tagreewith,

besnowedin/up

tobeunabletoleaveaplacebecauseofheavysnow:

Weweresnowedinfortwodays.

besnowedunder(withsth)

tohavemorethings,especiallywork,thanyoufeelabletodealwith:

I'dlovetocomebutI'mcompletelysnowedunderatthemoment,

besnowedup

(especiallyofaroad)tobeblockedwithsnow

Toholdbackorremovefromtheeyesbyblinking:

止住：眨着眼睛止住或挤掉：

blinkedbackthetears.止住眼泪

YDUcan'tblinkthefactthatthecountry'seconomyissuffering.

不能不考虑国家经济正遇到困难这一事实.

aflurryofalarm一阵惊恐

Aflurryofexcitementwentamongtheaudienceasthepopular

singerstarsarrived.

"流行歌曲明星们到达时，观众人群中发生了一阵骚动。"

/wishthatblastedbabywouldstopcrying!

Usedasanintensive:非常讨厌的：用作加强语气词：

Ihatetheseblastedflies.我讨厌这些烦人的苍蝇

shrubsplantedclosetogether

atangledmassofovergrownshrubbery

brokenpiecesofwoodandotherthingsfromawreckedship,

floatingintheseaorscatteredontheshore

Hewouldwalkalongthebeachcollectingtheflotsamandjetsam

thathadbeenwashedashore.

thingsthatpeoplenolongerwantandsothrowaway

worksofartmadefromtheflotsamandjetsamofeverydaylife

peoplewhoareverypooranddonothavejobsorhomes

Campsweresetuptosheltertheflotsamandjetsamofthewar.

Enchantress

1.awomanwhopracticesmagic;sorceress.

2.anirresistiblycharmingorfascinatingwoman

Theduckswaddledacrosstheroad.

鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过道路。

galleon

alargeSpanishsailingship,usedbetweenthe15thandthe17th

centuries

Alengthofthreadoryarnwoundinaloose,elongatedcoil.

一绞：线或纱线绕成松的，伸长的一卷的长度

Somethingsuggestingthecoilofaskein;acomplextangle:

混乱的一团：好像一绞线绕在一起的事情；复杂的

atwistedskeinoflies.一连串的谎言

acomplicatedskeinofthought混乱的思想

theraveled[tangled]skeinof错综复杂的，纠缠纷乱的

conflagrationaverylargefirethatdestroysalotoflandor

buildings

lagniappe

asmallgiftgivenacustomerbyamerchantatthetimeofa

purchasebroadly:somethinggivenorobtainedgratuitouslyorby

wayofgoodmeasure

redbird

anyofseveralbirds(asacardinalorscarlettanager)with

predominantlyredplumage

tanager[鸟](中美洲产的艳羽鸣禽)唐纳雀

anyofnumerousNewWorldwoodlandbirdshavingbrightlycolored

males

Thenewsofhisdeathcameasashatteringblow.

Hishealthwasshatteredbythedisease.

他的健康因疾病而恶化

Theoutcomeoftheconflictshatteredourdreamsofpeaceand

prosperity.

冲突的后果摧毁了我们对和平与繁荣的梦想

Hieroglyphics象形文字；难以辨识的文字

1writingthatusespicturesandsymbolstorepresentsoundsand

words,especiallyAncientEgyptianwriting

2writtenwordsorsymbolsthataredifficulttoreadorunderstand

birdfeederadevicecontainingnutsorseedsforwildbirdstoeat

Anoutdoorcontainerforbirdfeed,usedtoattractwildbirds.

鸟食容器：一种户外的盛放鸟食的容器，用于吸引野鸟

forsythia连翘：任一种邃翅属灌木，原产于亚洲的，因其早开的

黄花而广泛种植

abushthathassmallbrightyellowflowersintheearlyspring

berivetedon/to/bysth

tobesoshockedorfrightenedthatyoucannotmove

berivetedtothespot

tobesoshockedorfrightenedthatyoucannotmove

Itwasarivetingstory

tostoresthinasafeorsecretplace:

Shehasafortunestashedawayinvariousbankaccounts.

Thegunwasstashedunderthebed.

anamountofsththatiskeptsecretly:

astashofmoney

perky

lively,cheery,cheerful,jaunty,bouncy,bright,invigorated,

vigorous,vitalized,peppy,spirited,sprightly,frisky,animated,

vivacious,effervescent,bubbly,buoyant,gay,

ThePrimeMinisterwasinebullientmood.

(ofaperson)alwayscheerful,friendlyandenthusiastic:

Shehasaverybubblypersonality.

Zippy：Fullofenergy;lively.

Herspeechismeresaber-rattling

她讲的话只不过是吓唬人而已.

usedtoshowthatyouthinksthisdisgustingorunpleasant:

It'sfilthy!Yuck!

yuckyschooldinners学校里难吃的饭菜.

Hisfeetsmelt七，。〃/力9.他双脚散发的气味让人恶心

tocollectandkeepalargesupplyofsth:

tostockpilefood/fuel

beadsofsweat.汗珠

Sheworeastringofbeadsroundherneck.

她脖子上挂了一串珠子。

aswearwordthatmanypeoplefindoffensive,usedtoemphasizea

commentoranangrystatementtoavoidsaying'fucking':

It'sfriggingcoldoutside.

Mindyourownfriggingbusiness!

Youfrigging/或”/你这个该死的大笨蛋！

Sweeps:thenationalsurveyoflocalstationsthatisconductedto

determinetheseratings.

用于制定收视率而进行的全国性地方台调查

bepushing40,50,etc.(informal)tobenearly40,50,etc.yearsold

gnosticOf,relatingto,orpossessingintellectualorspiritual

knowledge.

gnostic灵知的：智力或知识的，关于智力或精神的知识或认识的

magnumopus

workofartorliteratureregardedasitsauthor'sgreatest

Theprojectwillrequireverylittleworktostartup;

That'sthebeautyofit.

aparticularlygoodqualitythatmakessomethingespeciallysuitable

oruseful

Thewholenationiscaptive.倾国倾城

Aboveistheheaven,belowisSuzhouandHangzhou.

Myhomie(friend)iscomingoverlater.

Dearlybelovedbrethren.亲爱的兄弟们

todefeatsomeoneeasilyinasportorfight

I'mgonnawhupyourass(=defeatyouveryeasily).

transgress:

todosomethingthatisagainsttherulesofsocialbehavioror

againstamoralprinciple.

Bymyreckoningyoustilloweme£4.

Thecourtabsolvedhimofallresponsibilityfortheaccident.

Iabsolveyoufromallyoursins.

There'salottobedone,solet'sgetcracking.

He'snotnearlysuchagoodwriterashe'scrackeduptobe.

Ihavetogetupatthecrackofdawn.

crackopenabottle

voodoo：

areligionthatispracticedespeciallyinHaitiandinvolvesmagicand

witchcraft,(theuseofmagicpowers,especiallyevilones)

topracticewitchcraft

thepartingoftheways

(apointatwhichtwopeopleorgroupsofpeopledecideto

separate)

Theseeventsledtoafinalpartingoftheways.

AsherpartingshotshewarnedPetenevertocomenearheragain.

Getoutofbed,youfatslob!

Exhume:toremoveadeadbodyfromthegroundespeciallyinorder

toexaminehowthepersondied:

Thebodywasexhumedontheorderofthejudge.

Excavate:

todiginthegroundtolookforoldbuildingsorobjectsthathave

beenburiedforalongtime;tofindsthbydigginginthisway:

Thesitehasbeenexcavatedbyarchaeologists.

Comeandvisitwithmesometime.

Areyouplayingstraightwithme?

thebumps:(onachild'sbirthday)theactofliftingthechildinthe

airandthenputtingthemdownontheground,onceforeveryyear

oftheirage:

Wegaveherthebumps.

Marinate:

ifyoumarinatefoodoritmarinates,yousoakitinamarinade

beforecookingit

simmer:

tocooksthbykeepingitalmostatboilingpoint;tobecookedinthis

way:

Ilefthimaloneuntilhesimmereddown.

(tobecomecalmafteraperiodofangerorexcitement)

Shesatstaringintothevoid,emptyinghermindofallthoughts.

contractrenderedvoid.无效的合同

Theofficefellvoid.这个职位空着。

Hissuggestionsaretotallyvoidofcommonsense.

他的建议完全缺乏常识。

anachingvoidleftbythedeathofherchild

lubricate

1toputoilonthepartsofamachinethatmovetomakethemmove

moresmoothly

2tomakeiteasierforsomethingtohappen

lubricous

1.(ofasurface,coating,etc.)havinganoilysmoothness;slippery.

2.unstable;shifty;fleeting.

3.lubricious.

Ifourluckholds,wecouldreachthefinal

Shewasheldtobeoneofthemosttalentedactorsofhertime.

Thousandofworkersarewaitingtoseewhatthefutureholds.

Hewasleftholdingthefinancialbabywhenhismusicalpartner

joinedanotherband.

Amongpeoplehere,traditionalvaluesstillholdsway.

Wewerefacingthelossofeverythingwehelddear.

He'sneverhelddownajobforlongerthanafewweeks.

notholdoutmuchhope/holdoutlittlehope

・Negotiatorsaren'tholdingoutmuchhopeofapeaceful

settlement.

holdouttheprospect/promiseofsth

■alternativemethodswhichholdoutthepromiseofimproved

health

holdoutagainst

■/didn'tknowhowmuchlonger/couldholdoutagainsttheir

relentlessquestioning.

holdoutfor[holdoutforsth]phr1/

tonotacceptanythinglessthanyouhaveaskedfor

>Transportworkersareholdingoutfora20%payrise.

holdouton[holdoutonsb]phr1/

tonottellsomeoneaboutsomethingimportant

•Shemusthavebeenholdingoutonhimalltheseyears.

Thisincidentwillbeheldupasproofthattoughercontrolsare

needed.

notholdwithsth

usedtosaythatsomeonedoesnotapproveofsomething

•Hesayshedoesn'tholdwithallthispoliticallycorrectstuff.

notholdwithdoingsth

•/don'tholdwithhittingchildreninanycircumstances.

Itseemstherearenoholdsbarredwhenitcomestomakinga

profit.

onhold

a)ifsomethingisonhold,itisgoingtobedoneordealtwithata

laterdateratherthannow

・Theplansareonholduntilaftertheelection.

•Sincehavingthekids,mycareerhasbeenputonhold.

b)ifyouareonhold,youarewaitingtotalktosomeoneonthe

telephone

•Wetrynottokeeppeopleonholdformorethanacoupleof

minutes.

•Theagentputmeonholdwhilesheconsultedacolleague.

aseriesofmischances——连串的不幸/lostyourfilebypure

mischance.我把你的文件弄没了，纯粹是碰上的倒霉事.

Onlyaseriousmischancewillpreventthemfromgettingtherein

timetomorrow.

只有发生严重的意外才会使他们明天不能及时到达那里。

Byanunfortunatemischance,thehospitalhadbeenplaced

immediatelybesidealargeammunitiondump.

pyromania

amentalillnessthatcausesastrongdesiretosetfiretothings

pyrophobiaamorbidfearoffire

trenchmouthApainfulinfectionofthemouthandthroat

characterizedbyulcerationsofthemucousmembranes,bleeding,

andfoulbreath.

herpesaninfectiousdiseasethatcausespainfulspotsonthe

skin,especiallyonthefaceandsexualorgans

Youcan'tmakeanomeletwithoutbreakingeggs(saying)you

cannotachievesthimportantwithoutcausingafewsmallproblems

feedthefishes晕船

columnofsthsomethingwithatallnarrowshape:

Acolumnofsmokerosefromthechimney.

alineofmovingpeopleorvehicles:

acolumnofrefugees.

anythingtallandrelativelythinthatapproximatestheshapeofa

columnortower;tower,cillar

thetesttubeheldacolumnofwhitepowder

atowerofdustroseabovethehorizon

athinpillarofsmokebetrayedtheircampsite

一行数字

Canyouaddupthiscolumnoffigures?

你能把这行数字加起来吗

Youblunderingidiot!Whatdoyouthinkyou'redoing?

tomoveinaawkwardway:

/couldhearhimblunderingaroundinthedarkness.

Heblunderedhissurpriseatherwinningtheprize.

他不慎说出对她得奖感到惊奇。

WithoutmyglassesIblunderedintothewrongroom.

我没戴眼镜，以致闯错了房间。

Orderlyarrangementofparts;structure:

部件的有序安排；结构：

thearchitectureofthefederalbureaucracy;thebroadarchitecture

ofamassivenovel;computerarchitecture.

联邦行政系统的结构；小说的庞大结构；计算机结构

arrayarchitecture陈列结构

preferthat

■Wepreferthatourteachershaveadegreeinearlychildhood

education.

i>lwouldpreferitif

a)usedtosaythatyouwishasituationwasdifferent

・Saleshavegonedown,andobviouslywe'dpreferitifthatdidn't

happen.

b)usedwhentellingsomeonepolitelynottodosomething

•!'dpreferitifyoudidn'tsmokeinfrontofthechildren.

prefercharges

Iaw{omakeanofficialstatementthatsomeonehasdonesomething

illegal

Wehaven'tenoughevidencetoprefercharges.我们没有进行起诉

的充分证据.

Marryhim?I'dsoonerdie

Thepreferredmethodwastocutthegrassearlyinthemorning

whenitwasstillwet|Yes,thatwouldbemypreferredcourseof

actionDoyouthinkit'spossible?

from...onwards

beginningataparticulartimeorageandcontinuingafterthat

・fromthe1980sonwards

onwardsandupwards

usedtosaythatthedevelopment,increase,orprogressof

somethingcontinues

>Withexportsstrong,thebusinessismovingonwardsand

upwards.

fromthisdayonwards

totakesth,sb'sideas,etc.foryourownuse,especiallyillegallyor

withoutpermission:Hewasaccusedofappropriatingclubfunds.

Someoftheoppositionparty'spolicieshavebeenappropriatedby

thegovernment.

-sth(forsth)totakeorgivesth,especiallymoneyforaparticular

purpose:Fivemilliondollarshasbeenappropriatedforresearchinto

thedisease.

anoutlineofaplanortheory:anattempttoreducecomplex

economictheorytoasimpleschema

theoppositeofsth:Loveistheantithesisofselfishness..

Studentsfinishingtheireducationat16istheveryantithesisof

whatsocietyneeds.

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