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cut corners 抄近路,走捷径
2023-12-07corner指的是角;拐角处,角落。你想想直角三角形,比起走直角,两点之间最短的距离更短。cut corners形容抄近路,走捷径,也表示用最简捷的方式做事。Mr. Cocks always cut corners in the arrangements that he made.卡克斯先生所做的安...
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funny bone 笑点
2023-12-07funny bone 指的是(肘上)尺骨端,不小心戳到的话,会有酥麻的感觉。引申为人的笑点,也形容某人的幽默感。The 2010 Emmy Award winner for best comedy continues to tickle the funny bone with its second ...
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fake 矫情、做作
2023-12-07fake out在美国口语里表示:①用欺骗(或讹诈手段)胜过某人;②(在比赛中)用假动作迷惑对手。fake作形容词可以形容矫情、做作”:a fake smile/laugh虚情假意的微笑/大笑She's so fake, pretending to be everybody...
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screw one's brain 使人筋疲力尽
2023-12-07screw作动词可以形容:<1>拧紧:Screw down the lid fairly tightly.把盖子拧到很紧。<2>把(脸、眼睛等)扭曲成(某表情)He screwed his face into an expression of mock pain.他把他的脸扭...
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hypocrite 伪君子,伪善者
2023-12-07hypocrite ['hɪpəkrɪt] n.伪君子,伪善者这个表达大家可能更加熟悉,美剧中也经常出现,比如《生活大爆炸》里Leonard曾说:What are you looking at? You’ve never seen a hypocri...
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two-faced 两面派;伪君子
2023-12-07大家都知道咱们常说的二皮脸”的意思是脸皮厚”,我发现英语中有一个表达字面意思与二皮脸”很像:two-faced。如果有人说She is a two-faced person. 你会不会就想当然理解为她脸皮很厚。”呢?这是不对的哦~Two-faced其实...
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dog-eat-dog 损人利己的;无情的
2024-05-10blind可以指(司机看不到的)盲点的,盲区的,偷袭是不是都是从看不见的地方出手呢?blindside的意思是偷袭;出其不意地打击”,通常都是被动用法哦。He complained about being blindsided by the decision.他抱怨该决定让他感到意外。d...
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slap together 草率仓促地建造;拼凑
2023-12-07slap together的意思是草率仓促地建造;拼凑”:临时抱佛脚”还可以说:swot up,尤指在考试前刻苦学习,用功学习。She's at home, swotting up on her maths.她在家埋头复习数学。slap相关的短语还有slap sth ...
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迷惑 下
2023-12-076. befuddled 迷惑的;糊涂的fuddle有酗酒的意思,所以befuddled多表示因为喝酒而导致大脑昏昏沉沉。I'm so tired, my poor befuddled brain can't absorb any more.我太累了,可怜的大脑昏昏沉沉的,再也记不住...
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迷惑 上
2023-12-071. perplexed 困惑的;不知所措的;纠缠不清的perplex是动词,本意是使困惑”,指各种复杂的事物令人伤脑筋,感到费解或难以解决。We were perplexed by his failure to answer the letter.他为何不回信,我们十分迷惑。2. pu...