English 12 Flashcards
tousle
(v) to make someone’s hair untidy, for example by rubbing it . e.g. She tousled her niece’s hair, and went out.
baffle
莫名其妙的 to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something . e.g. She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
immaculate
perfectly clean or tidy e.g. dressed in an immaculate white suit
fusion
融合 an occasion when two or more things join or are combined e.g. Their music is described as “an explosive fusion of Latin American and modern jazz rhythms”.
whirr
嗡嗡聲 (especially of machines) to make a low, soft, continuous sound e.g. I could hear the washing machine whirring in the kitchen.
Barf
(V)To vomit
pistachio
(n) 開心果
torrential rain
(adj) used to refer to very heavy rain. e.g. a torrential downpour/storm
lash
(v) to hit with a lot of force: e.g. The prisoners were regularly lashed with electric cable. 2. The sound of the rain lashing against the windows was deafening.
make “landfall”
(v) 著陸 the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact of arriving there
We have lot of grounds to cover so let’s make a start
we have a lot to talk about (to introduce in a presentation)
state-of-the-art
(adj) very modern and using the most “ecent ideas and methods , innovative e.g. The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered state-of-the-art.
break the mold
to be new and different e.g. Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould.
turning our attention to/ attention can now be turned to
used to “change the topic “
I’d like to expand on…/ let me elaborate further…
to say more of a particular point
truce
(n) a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: e.g. After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed (US agreed to) a truce
ethnic cleansing
種族淨化
undermine
(v) to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually 削弱 e.g. The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
incursion
(v) a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border 入侵 incursions into enemy territory
stop short of sth
If you stop short of doing or saying something, you decide not to do or say it although you almost do e.g. I stopped short of telling him the brutal truth.
Let me think about it
我在考慮看看
Let me get a (burger)
I want to order a (burger)
Just so …
-in a particular way
trial and error
the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful. pupils learn by trial and error
nail down
- to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen e.g. They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory. 2.to find out or identify (something) exactly. e.g. Her doctors haven’t yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.
nailed it
you did it 幹得好
I am so pumped about this game
I am so excited about this game
You’d better zip it
you better shut up
Butterface
A woman who has an “attractive body” but “less attractive facial features.”
Anorexia
厭食症
cornerstone
(n) something of great importance that everything else depends on . e.g. In most countries, the family unit is still the cornerstone of society.
come/crawl out of the woodwork
suddenly appeared in order to express an opinion“or to take advantage of a situation . e.g. When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant relatives came out of the woodwork.
he has been waiting for a “ good “ 45 minutes
他”整整“等了45 分鐘 ( disapproving ) ( to emphasize that the time is long )
end up doing something
最後就…
philanthropist
(n) 慈善家 a person who helps the poor, especially by giving them money
oversee
(v) to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly e.g. As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company’s advertising.
sand clock
沙漏
comprise
to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
till (the land)
(v)
to prepare and use land for growing cropsn耕
This piece of land has been tilled for hundreds of years.
caucasus
高加索
chuckle
(v)
to laugh quietly:
She was chuckling as she read the letter.
not a dry eye in the house
used to mean that all the people at a particular place felt very emotional about what they had seen or heard and many of them were crying
stutters
百葉窗
hobbyhorse
竹馬，木馬
bar code
條碼
townhouse
a house that is joined to another house 連棟排屋
hammock
吊床
dresser
a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, sometimes with a mirror on top, used especially for keeping clothes in
