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aggravate激怒;加?。拔飫釉~)
(transitive verb) To annoysomeone orworsensomething
EXAMPLE: At firstl was patient with the child,but his whining questionsbegantoaggravateme. 起初我對這孩子很耐心,但他喋喋不休的提問開始讓我惱火。
agita焦慮;情緒激動(名詞) (noun) Anxiety;emotional agitation
EXAMPLE: Increasing economic problems and the fear of a possiblewar fostereda greatdeal ofagitaamong residentsof the region.
日益嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)問題和對可能爆發(fā)戰(zhàn)爭的恐懼,在該地區(qū)的居民中引發(fā)了強(qiáng)烈焦慮。
careen失控急沖;猛沖(不及物動詞) (intransitive verb) To swerve quickly inan uncontrolled way.
EXAMPLE:lwas terrified whenmycarbegan to careenacrossthe icystreet.
當(dāng)我的車開始在結(jié)冰的街道上失控打滑時(shí),我嚇壞了。
catty-corner斜對角的(形容詞)
(adjective) Positioneddiagonallyacross from.(NOTE:also, “cater-corner”)
EXAMPLE:Asmallmarket isconveniently located catty-corner to myhome.
一家小超市便利地開在我家的斜對面。
chimerical荒誕幻想的;異想天開的(形容詞)
(adjective) Imaginary inawildlystrange way; bizarrely impossible (NOTE:“theChimera”wasa fire-breathingancientGreekmonster witha lion'sheadanda snakes tail)
EXAMPLE:The unfortunate manager's bad business decisionsderived from hischimericalmisunderstandingof currenteconomicconditions.
這位倒霉經(jīng)理的糟糕商業(yè)決策,源于他對當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢的荒誕誤解。
hewn劈鑿而成的;斧削的(形容詞)
(adjective) Carved or sculpted by reducing; chopped by an axe. (NOTE:past participle of theverb“to hew”)
EXAMPLE:Thebeautiful statuewashewnfrom rarewood.
這座美麗的雕像由珍稀木材雕鑿而成。
limerence病態(tài)迷戀(名詞)
(noun) Strong,unthinking affection towards someone;a desperateinfatuation.
EXAMPLE:When he started to miss work during the day and couldnot sleepatnight,Iworried thatmybrother'sobsessive fondness for a young woman he had only recently met was becominga dangerous limerence.
當(dāng)我弟弟開始白天曠工、晚上失眠,我擔(dān)心他對剛認(rèn)識女孩的癡迷已經(jīng)發(fā)展成危險(xiǎn)的病態(tài)依戀。
Don'tmindme.別管我(非正式)
(INFORMAL) polite request to be ignored when doing something possiblydisruptive.
EXAMPLE:“‘Don'tmindme,Isaidwhenlwalked inthe roomwheremy parentsand their friendswere playingcards to retrievemy forgottenphone.\"
我走進(jìn)父母和朋友們打牌的房間取落下的手機(jī)時(shí)說:“別管我,拿個(gè)手機(jī)就走。
outoftheordinary不尋常的
Describing something quite unusual, often (but not always) something better than normal.
EXAMPLE:The deliciousdinner we enjoyed at the new restaurant wasout of the ordinaryand we want to return there soon.
新餐廳的美味晚餐非同尋常,我們想盡快再去。
smoothsailing一帆風(fēng)順
Describingeasyoperation orprogress free fromobstacles.
EXAMPLE: After the new computers were installed,everything in our office was smooth sailing.
新電腦安裝后,辦公室一切運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)順暢。
songanddance花言巧語的借口;搪塞之詞
Anelaborate,improbable story invented as an excuse for a mistake,orcreatedasadeception.
EXAMPLE: None of us believed our new employee's song and dance about why he was late for work every morning.
沒有人相信新員工為每天遲到編造的荒唐借口。
Timewilltell.時(shí)間會證明一切
As time passes,outcomes will become evident,and ambiguity will dissolve.
EXAMPLE:My impulsive son says he wants to marry the youngwoman hemetrecentlybuttimewilltell howtheir relationshipevolves.
我沖動的兒子說要娶剛認(rèn)識的女孩,但時(shí)間會見證這段關(guān)系的發(fā)展。
to giveafreehandtosomeone給予自主決策權(quán)
To allow someone to actaccording to his or her own judgement withvery little supervision.
EXAMPLE: The manufacturing company's CEO gave a free hand to the talented Chief Engineer so she could design an innovative new product as shewished.
這家制造公司的首席執(zhí)行官授予才華橫溢的總工程師自主權(quán),讓她按照自己的意愿設(shè)計(jì)創(chuàng)新產(chǎn)品。