succinct

源自中古英語 succinte、succynt，源自古法語 succinct，源自拉丁語 succinctus，succingō (“从下方束缚”)被动完成时分词，源自sub + cingō (“束缚，包裹，包住”)。

more succinct (comparative)
most succinct (superlative)

You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.

你应该给客户清晰简洁的信息。

The Derby Carriage Works foreman, when informed that this coach was to be run at 90 m.p.h. to obtain information on bogie hunting, is reported to have offered one succinct word of advice - "Don't!"

1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，頁號 94:

Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.


toenail

toenail clippings


stench

源自中古英語 stench，源自古英語 stenċ (“恶臭，气味，香味”)，源自原始日耳曼語 *stankwiz (“气味，香味”)，源自原始印歐語 *stengʷ- (“推，冲”)。与荷蘭語 stank (“臭味，气味”)、德語 Stank、Gestank (“臭味，气味”)、丹麥語 stank (“臭味”)、瑞典語 stank (“臭味”)、冰島語 stækja (“臭味”)同源。

the stench of political corruption


budgie

She keeps a ton of budgies in her home.

她在家裡養了很多虎皮鸚鵡。


be born yesterday

I was not born yesterday, you know. I have done this before!

这还用你说。我之前做过！

"Do you think," he added, with an ironical grin, "that you'll go for to gammon me into that air! I'm hinnocent, I know, but I wasn't born yesterday exactly."

1840, Henry Cockton, 章號 60, 出自 The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist，頁號 508:

"Say, do I look like I was born yesterday? See any green in my eye, Cactus Center?"

1915, William MacLeod Raine, 章號 6, 出自 Steve Yeager:

"Compared to me, you were born yesterday."

1998, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, Icy Sparks，頁號 155:

If you don't know important things about history, then it's as if you were born yesterday.

2005, Howard Zinn, Donaldo Pereira Macedo, Howard Zinn on Democratic Education，頁號 69:


scarcity

a scarcity of grain

The crucial and intersecting challenges of scarcities, both emerging and intensifying, will consume China’s custodians over the next decade.

2013年September24日, Damien Ma, William Adams, “China's Next Great Challenge: Scarcity”, 出自 The Atlantic:


autism

借自德語 Autismus，由瑞士精神病學家尤金·布鲁勒造出，首次使用是1907年，卡尔·荣格將其作為“自體性慾”的替代詞，儘管布魯勒本人在其1911年首次出版的《Dementia Praecox》著作，對這兩個詞作了區分。來自古希臘語 αὐτός (autós, “自我”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “特性”)。

weaponized autism


scam

美国庆典俚语。可能源自scamp (“诈骗犯”)或愛爾蘭語 cam (“扭曲的”)。也可能源自丹麥語 skam。
“scam”在美国联邦调查局于1980年初开展的ABSCAM行动后向公众普及，其为一场针对政府官员的缉捕圈套。

That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

我觉得那个营销手段就像诈骗。

骗局，诈骗 （通过诈骗手段推广的东西）

That new diet burger is a scam.

那个新的节食汉堡是骗人的。


scam

They tried to scam her out of her savings.


sappy

源自中古英語 sappy、sapy，源自古英語 sæpiġ (“多汁的”)，等价于sap + -y。同源词包括西弗里斯蘭語 sappig (“多汁的”)、荷蘭語 sappig (“多汁的”)、中古高地德語 saffic、seffec (“多汁的”)（→德語 saftig、丹麥語 saftig (“多汁的”)、瑞典語 saftig (“多汁的”)。zaftig的同源對似詞。

sappier (comparative)
sappiest (superlative)

To himself, already beginning to resent the new employer as all that morning he had been resenting the old one, Dr. Planish groaned, “He’s getting saintly on me! A careerist in holiness! I'll never be happy till I've got an organization where I’m sole boss—unless it’s one run by a fellow like Colonel Marduc, who has real brains and power—and cash!—and not a lot of sappy sentimentality like Vesper or psychopathic malice like Sneaky Sandy—Oh dear!”

1943, Sinclair Lewis, 章號 23, 出自 Gideon Planish:

It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.

这是一首肉麻的情歌，但是让他们想起了他们第一次跳舞。


self-effacing

more self-effacing (comparative)
most self-effacing (superlative)

内敛的，害羞的，不愿意表现自己的，不愿意出风头的，极度谦虚的

Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.

Clark Kent的低调是为了故意不让人注意到他。

His personality was also extremely endearing, his interviews were very self-effacing (and), he came over as gentle and was generous in his praise of others.

2007年January3日, Ian Gillan, “DEEP PURPLE Frontman: ELVIS PRESLEY 'Was The Greatest Singer That Ever Lived'”, 出自 blabbermouth.net:

I'm sorry if I seem self-effacing / Consumed by selfish thoughts / It's only that I still love you deeply / It's all the love I got

2010, “Age of Adz”, 出自 The Age of Adz, 演出者 Sufjan Stevens:


transitional

transitional justice


flashcard

/ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/

Many people use flashcards to learn languages.

很多人都用抽認卡來學習語言。


cryptozoology

隱棲動物學、傳說動物學、神秘動物學

The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology.

尼斯湖水怪是神秘動物學的謎團之一。

This peculiar situation amplifies the reluctance of conservative scientists to objectively consider the search for hidden animals, the field of cryptozoology. […] Indeed, cryptozoology has gained increasing legitimacy in recent years.

2007, Jeff Meldrum, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN，頁號 45:


attached

more attached (comparative)
most attached (superlative)

detached

在兩個面與類似建築共享牆面

semiattached

在兩個面與類似建築共享牆面

I'm very attached to my pets.

As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.

據我所知，他現在還是單身，所以我要邀請他出來約會。

I'm not ready to get attached, as I want to continue sleeping around.

我還不想談戀愛，因為我想繼續到處拈花惹草。

與根或柄廣泛連接，但並未達到下延程度的

In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.

這組蘑菇中，菌褶與柄著生到幾乎下延。


angler

源自中古英語 angler、angleer、angeler，等价于angle + -er。

/ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/

A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

在鲑鱼季节到来时，一大群垂钓爱好者沿着鲑鱼小溪旁站着。

The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

鮟鱇会用头上的附属物将小鱼吸引至自己够得到的范围。

Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.

Jonas是玩弄公司请假制度的老手，他弄清楚了如何一年只用工作六个月。


scram

可能是：
* scramble 的截斷形式，带尾音脱落，或
* 源自方言德語 schramm，schrammen (“抓，挠”)的单数命令式，源自中古高地德語 schramm、schramme (“擦，划”)，之后词源不详。

匆忙离开；滚开 （自20世纪初叶）

What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!

你们这帮小孩在我家草地上干嘛？走开走开！

Maybe when he found that Chet's jalopy was gone, he felt he'd better scram, and forgot the coat and hat.

1927, Franklin W. Dixon [pseudonym; Leslie McFarlane], “Rival Detectives”, 出自 The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys; 1), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, 出版於 1987 (2006 printing), →ISBN:

The boy who was playing glowered at the intruder and growled. "Well, scram Kibitzer; scram."

1935, Harry Carr, “So This is Los Angeles”, 出自 Los Angeles, City of Dreams, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton-Century Company, →OCLC，頁號 241:

"Come on!" barked Harry. "Scram!"

1935年February23日, J. Lane Linklater, “The Signal: A Short Short Story”, 出自 Fulton Oursler 編, Liberty, 卷 12, 期 8, New York, N.Y.: Liberty Publishing, →OCLC，頁號 35，列號 2:

Jus' go on like we was gonna buck barley the rest of our lives, then all of a sudden some day we'll go get our pay an' scram outta here.

1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 出版於 1994, →ISBN:

"You scram out of here!" she admonished me fiercely. "Get out, or I'll scream so loud I'll wake the whole house up! You—you Peeping Tom!"

1943, Hans Natonek, “The Affair of the Semi-private Bathroom”, 出自 Barthold Fles（譯者）, 編者Sugden Tilley, In Search of Myself, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, part 2 (The Year before the Decision)，頁號 89:

One day he packs in here with a new convertible, tells me he's moving out and scrams. Never give me a dime.

1950, Mickey Spillane, My Gun is Quick, New York, N.Y.: Signet, New American Library, 出版於 2014, →ISBN:

George was going to Haiti and he knew Lee would feel that the one man whgo took an interest in him was scramming out the door.

1988, Don DeLillo, Libra, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 出版於 2006, →ISBN:

[T]wo vampires had picked up the guy who needed a new face, and they scrammed.

2005 July, MaryJanice Davidson, 章號 28, 出自 Undead and Unappreciated (Berkley Sensation), mass-market版, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, 出版於 December 2005, →ISBN，頁號 225:


devastated

more devastated (comparative)
most devastated (superlative)

Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school.

瑪麗安發現自己的兒子在學校欺負了一位女生，於是乎心寒到了極點。


antler

繼承自中古英語 auntelere、hauntelere，來自古法語 antoillier (“鹿角，角”)，來自ante- (“在前方”) + oillier (oil (“眼睛”) + -ier (表示地點的後綴))，可能來自未被證實的拉丁語 *anteocularis (“眼前”)。

While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.

我在林中遠足之時，發現了一對鹿角。


aflame

more aflame (comparative)
most aflame (superlative)

She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame.

她一言不发，只盯着他看，眼睛里燃着怒火。


aghast

源自中古英語 agast、agasted，agasten (“使...恐惧”)的过去分词，源自古英語 a-（对比哥特語 𐌿𐍃- (us-)、德語 er-，原指“外，出”） + gæstan (“惊吓，虐待”)：对比哥特語 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “惊吓”, 字面意思是“通过恐惧定住”)，与拉丁語 haerere (“粘住，附着于”)同源。对比gaze、hesitate。

more aghast (comparative)
most aghast (superlative)

惊呆了的，惊诧的；恐惧的

I was aghast when the incident unfolded in front of me.

事情在我眼前发生，把我吓住了。

And while the revellers stood aghast at the fury of the man, one more wicked or, it may be, more drunken than the rest, cried out that they should put the hounds upon her.

1902, Arthur Conan Doyle., The Hound of the Baskervilles:

I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last?

1985, Les Misérables, the song "Red and Black"

We sat at a long table with a huge salmon on a platter in the center, prepared Szechuan style. Dad sat at one end of the table, and regaled all present with his stories. In the middle of one convoluted yarn, he rose and went around to the salmon in the center of the table. Using his fingers, he dug an eyeball out of the fish, popped it in his mouth and swallowed it whole as we looked on, aghast. “A real delicacy,” he said, with a boyish smirk.

2003, Brian Herbert, “Xanadu”, 出自 Dreamer of Dune, New York: Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC，頁號 259:

Hart, for one, will not remember the night for Lambert's heroics. Morrison, not closed down quickly enough, struck his shot well but England's No1 will be aghast at the way it struck his gloves then skidded off his knees and into the net.

2013年August14日, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:


piece of cake

最早見於1936年，美式英語俗語。可能源自cakewalk，或者說是因為蛋糕味道好，所以“容易”吃掉。

Sure, no problem. It'll be a piece of cake.

可以，沒問題。這就是小菜一碟。


turning

Take the second turning on the left.


hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

來自hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian，sesquipedalian的延伸 + monstrum (“怪物”) 的連接形 + hippopotamus（英語河馬的錯誤拼寫） + -phobia。

/ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/

本詞長達15音節，不太可能單純用作其所表示的意思。正式用語是 sesquipedalophobia。

Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.

Ben 有長單詞恐懼症，所以他很少使用超過三個音節的單詞。

However, we assume that despite the best endeavours of science, some phobias will always remain. These include paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th. And hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is fear of long words.

2002年April19日, anonymous author, The Scotsman，頁號 13:

Those who find this column troubling are suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- the fear of long words. Or, more likely, rupophobia - a fear of rubbish.

2002年December14日, Chris Lloyd, The Northern Echo，頁號 10:

Coincidentally there is a masochistic PCP with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words) curled up in an alleyway across the street. He has been whispering “Antidisestablishmentarianism” to himself over and over for two days now, experiencing up to one orgasm every three hours as a result of The Pain […]

2005年September30日, D. Harlan Wilson, Pseudo-City, Raw Dog Screaming Press, →ISBN，頁號 183:


watch over

She stayed up all night to watch over the sick infant.

她整夜沒睡，守護著患病的嬰兒。

I like to think / (it has to be!) / of a cybernetic ecology / where we are free of our labors / and joined back to nature, / returned to our mammal / brothers and sisters, / and all watched over / by machines of loving grace.

1967, Richard Brautigan, All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace:


last ditch

He stayed up all night in a last ditch effort to finish on time.

為了按時完成，他熬了整晚的夜，作最後的努力。


straw man

源自 straw + man。
1986年版 Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 多處顯示，本詞用作無形之物的比喻義可追溯到1585-95年。
1897年版 Universal Dictionary of the English Language 第4卷第4485頁將“man of straw”解釋為“The figure of a man formed of an old suit of clothes stuffed with straw; hence, the mere resemblance of a man; one of no substance or means; an imaginary person.”（用塞满稻草的旧衣服做成的人形；因此可表示：仅仅是与人相似；没有任何实质或手段；一个想象出来的人。）
對比西弗里斯蘭語 strieman、荷蘭語 strooman、stroman、德語 Strohmann、丹麥語 stråmand、瑞典語 stråman、挪威語 stråmann。

steelman

稻草人論證，稻草人謬誤 （一種歪曲對手言論的辯論手段）

a tentative straw-man spec


straw man

同類詞：steelman

Person A: "Cats have claws."
Person B: "Not all cats have claws: some are declawed."
Person A: "Don't straw man me; I never said all."

甲：“猫有爪子。”
乙：“不是所有的猫都有爪子：有些猫没有爪子。”
甲：“别拿我当稻草人，我从没说过“所有”。”

I have also argued that he is guilty of straw manning Copi and that his charge of shoddy reasoning against Kahane makes use of an equivocation on the concept of fallacy.

1996 [Vale Press], Ralph H. Johnson, The Rise of Informal Logic, Windsor Studies in Argumentation, 2014, E-edition, page 178,

¹¹ It should, however, also be noted that in certain cases later "neo-corporatist authors" straw manned the pluralist model, making it easier to criticise (Nedelmann and Meier, 1979: 94).

2016, Stijn Smismans, “5: Regulatory Procedure and Participation in the European Union”, 出自 Comparative Law and Regulation, Edward Elgar Publishing，頁號 133:

My point does not concern the principle of charity or whether Hickman has straw manned postmodernism.

2021, John T. Lysaker, Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought, University of Chicago Press，頁號 39:


thank God it's Friday

因工作日結束而週末到來而得到滿足。

I can finally relax tomorrow. Thank God it's Friday!

我明天終於能休息了，感謝上天週五到了！


melted

more melted (comparative)
most melted (superlative)

Melted ice cream just isn't as much fun to eat.

融化的冰淇淋吃起来没有那么有趣了。


get a grip

gets a grip
getting a grip
got a grip
got a grip
gotten a grip

He needs to get a grip if he's getting that angry over such a little thing.

如果他要为这么小的事生那么大的气的话，那他得冷静点了。

She made her innocent bow, and retired without a suspicion that she had been an embarrassment. Nothing would have happened, now, perhaps, if quiet could have been maintained for a few minutes, so that the people could get a grip upon themselves, but the strain overpowered my old maid partner and she exploded like a bomb; a general and unrestrained crash of laughter followed, of course, the happy tears flowed like brooks, and no one was sorry of the opportunity to laugh himself out and get the blessed relief that comes of that privilege in such circumstances.

1907, “Mark Twain's Fables of Man”, 出自 John S. Tuckey 編, Little Nelly Tells a Story Out of Her Own Head, University of California Press:

When I reached this stage of visual chaos I stopped for a moment to get a grip on myself. It would not do to let my nerves get the better of me at the very outset of what would surely be a trying experience, […]

1929, H.P. Lovecraft, Zealia Bishop, The Mound, Part VII:

Panic thoughts chased about in my brain. I attempted to get a grip upon myself.

1950, William Frederick Temple, The Triangle of Terror:

Fuck all you hoes.
Get a grip, motherfucker.

1994, 片头起0:00, 出自 Juicy (Hip Hop), 角色 The Notorious B.I.G.:


類似911、119，這些號碼既方便使用旋轉式或按鍵式電話撥打，又不易誤撥。

中國、日本、德國、印度尼西亞、拉脫維亞、玻利維亞、危地馬拉、安道爾、瑙魯、象牙海岸、臺灣等地的報案電話號碼。

110 handles police emergencies in Japan and Korea but fires and medical emergencies have a separate number, 119.


romaji

音譯自日語 ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, 字面意思是“羅馬字母”)。

/ˈɹəʊ.mə.d͡ʒiː/

The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.

“ローマ字”一词的罗马字是“rōmaji”。

The katakana and the hiragana are syllabic forms of writing derived from Chinese characters, while the romaji are the letters used in writing most European languages.

片假名和平假名是衍生自汉字的音节书写形式，而罗马字则是用于书写许多欧洲语言的字母。

For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic.

例如，日本广告中的 sexy（性感）和 my house（自己的房子）经常使用罗马字书写，以分别使其潜藏的“色情”和“私人所有”的概念更加异域化。

2006, Ralph Fasold, Jeffrey Connor-Linton, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics，頁號 410:

Today people ordinarily use kana-kanji conversion systems for inputting Japanese text. Because many of them can touch-type the romajis for the kanas, the O-code with kana-kanji conversion is more accessible.

2011, T Okadome, J Nakajima, S Ito, K Kakusho, “An Accessible Coded Input Method for Japanese Extensive Writing”, 出自 Proceedings of the Workshop on Advances in Text Input Methods:


在注释中，把一个词标为祈使语气

manĝi, manĝu, manĝis "eat, eat!, ate"


all ears

The students were all ears when they found out the topic of the film was "reproduction." They were disappointed to discover that it was also about fish.

學生們發現這部影片主題是“繁殖”時，都全神貫注。但打開看到是魚的時候，都大失所望。

I am all ears to find out how my car, which used to have a perfectly functional engine, will no longer start.

我很想知道，我的車引擎以前明明很好，為什麼現在發動不了。


icing on the cake

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-the icing on the cake.ogg

We went out for dinner and dancing and the icing on the cake was when my boyfriend proposed to me as we danced.

我们出去吃饭和跳舞，锦上添花的是我的男朋友在我们跳舞的时候向我求婚。


all the same

He knew it was risky. He did it all the same.

他知道這有危險。他照樣做了。

仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；参见all、same。

His speeches are all the same.


ass

源自中古英語 asse，源自古英語 assa，逆构自assen (“母驴”)，源自凱爾特語族（对比古愛爾蘭語 asan、上古康沃爾語 asen），源自拉丁語 asinus。取代了古英語 esol，其源自原始西日耳曼語 *asil，亦借自同一个拉丁语词。

That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass.

那个新来的小孩又没盖糖浆瓶的盖子，真是脑袋有点问题。


ass

arse的北美变体。最终源自中古英語 ars、ers，源自古英語 ærs、ears，源自原始西日耳曼語 *ars，源自原始日耳曼語 *arsaz（对比古高地德語 ars（德語 Arsch）、古諾爾斯語 ars、古弗里斯蘭語 ers），源自原始印歐語 *h₃érsos（对比古希臘語 ὄρρος (órrhos)）。
有不少人认为该词曾为委婉词，但它其实原是为了反映舌尖音（尤其是/s/）前/ɹ/被合并的发音拼写（更早期的形式arse仍通用于英国、澳大利亚、新西兰等地），该现象在中古英语起的非标准口语中就有出现。该现象与之后出现R音脱落不同，因为/ɹ/在能影响其前驱音之前就已经脱落。该现象影响到的其他词（部分词保留了两种形式且词义有所不同）有cuss←curse、gash←garsh、bass (“鲈鱼”)←barse、bust←burst、passel←parcel，参见:en:Category:English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/。

poontang

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

poon

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

punani

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

pussy

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

tail

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

tang

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

性交对象 （粗俗地强调了其身体而非其人格）

I'm going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.

我准备去酒吧找个屄来肏。

Acid, booze, and ass / Needles, guns, and grass

1971, Joni Mitchell （作曲作詞）, “Blue”, 出自 Blue:

讨厌的东西，差劲的东西，垃圾

I feel like ass today.

This room smells like ass.

What a bunch of ass.

家伙，人 （能指代自己。可指代身体，安全，或者比喻性地指代工作，将来等）

同類詞：face、hide

Get your lazy ass out of bed!

We risk our asses out there every day.

I'ma get medieval on your ass!


Facebook

Facebook me the details later.

待會在臉書上把詳情發給我。


call out

summon

召集，召喚，命令投入服務

They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.

他们在图纸中标注了 304 不锈钢，但该零件是由铝制成的。

召集，召喚，命令投入服務

The Governor called out the National Guard.

Ninety-nine Decision Street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry

1984, Nena, 99 Red Balloons (lyrics written by Kevin McAlea)

He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.

他非常侮辱人。最后杰克怼了他，让他闭嘴。

She called them out on their lies.

He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted.

2022年January26日, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Government's IRP claims condemned as "dishonest"”, 出自 RAIL, 期 949，頁號 7:


knock up

（草草地）做出，拼凑出（参见knock together）（自16世纪）

I'll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.

我准备给销售量报告会稍微做个很快的演示。

使...怀孕（尤指婚外孕，参见knocked up） （自19世纪）

I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up.

看来他把女朋友整怀孕了以后暑期计划要泡汤了。

“And how many other girls has he knocked up?” “Would you keep your voice down? Mom's home.” She pressed her hands to her head. “I just don't understand how you could ditch Rowan and get knocked up by Scott, like, right away.”

2015, Jaime Loren, Waiting for April, Pan, →ISBN:

使...边缘整齐，装订成册

to knock up printed sheets


-'s

（非标准，有时被禁用） are (常用在where, here, 和there后)

Where’s the table tennis balls?


-'s

源自中古英语 -s, -es ← 古英语 -es（“-'s”, 阳性和中性的单数属格的结尾） ← 原始日耳曼语 *-as, *-is（阳性和中性的单数属格的结尾）。 和荷兰语 -s, -es， 德语 -s, -es ，丹麦语 -s, -es同源。

所有格的标志词，表示某物属于这个带有标志词的名词。

The cat bit the dog’s tail and ran. (the dog + ’s)

(那隻貓咬了那隻狗的尾巴然後跑了。)

The cat bit the dog with the shaggy fur’s tail and ran. (the dog with the shaggy fur + ’s)

(那隻貓咬了那隻毛髮蓬鬆的狗的尾巴然後跑了。)

women’s contributions to science

在没有指定的情况下，用来表示“……的家/地方/店”。

We’re going to Luigi’s for dinner tonight.

可指Luigi家（“Luigi’s house”） 或Luigi的饭店（“Luigi’s restaurant”）

I'm going to the butcher’s for a steak.

I bought it at Tesco's.

(這些我在特易購買的。)

You need a driver’s licence.

These are popular boy’s T-shirts.

(這些是熱門的男裝T恤。)

Alex can be a girl’s name.

(Alex可以是女孩的名字。)

That's a girl’s toy.

(设计给女孩玩的玩具) — 同形异义: That's a girl’s toy. (特指某个女孩的玩具)


-'s

相当于-s，撇号可以不加。

（有时不用） 用于组成数字、字母、某些缩写和某些名词的复数形式，通常是因为不带撇号会引起歧义和混淆。

There are four 3’s in my phone number.

“Banana” has three a’s and one b.

You can buy CD’s in that shop.

These are the do’s and don’ts.

（错误用法）组成名词复数（然而正确用法是只用加“s”即可）。这种现象被称为 greengrocer’s apostrophe。

Apple’s 50p a pound


wheels

Like my new wheels?

rolling 18 wheels


tend

源自中古英語 *tenden ← 古法語 tendre (“伸出”) ← 拉丁語 tendere (“伸展，延伸”)。

（后接 to 不定式）形容事情往往会发生；倾向于，往往会，常常就。（自14世纪中叶起使用）

They tend to go out on Saturdays.

It tends to snow here in winter.


tend

源自中古英語 tenden，为 attenden (“照顾”)的非重读字首省略形式。另见 attend。

（接 to）照顾，照料（如病人）。（自14世纪前叶起使用）

We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.

我们需要照料花园，花园已经变得一团糟了。

Shepherds tend their flocks.


their

源自古諾爾斯語 þeirra。古英語 hiera的代替。

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-their.wav

第三人稱複數形容詞性物主代詞：他/她/它們的。

they will meet tomorrow at their convenience; this is probably their cat


Romani

源自羅姆語 romani，romano (“羅姆人的”)的陰性形式 ← rom (“人”)。也見Roma。
與Romanian沒有直接聯繫。

羅姆人/吉普賽人（起源於印度的遊牧民族）

The Romani have long been discriminated against.


hames

(愛爾蘭、口語) 亂，糟亂

You've made a right hames of it, you eejit!

你把這整得一團糟，你這傻瓜！


what for

He wants four copies of it? What for?

Ow! What did you do that for?


what for

When your dad gets home, he'll give you what for.

等你爸回家了，他就要給你點顏色看看。

- Fagin, I'm waiting.


alcoholic

more alcoholic (comparative)
most alcoholic (superlative)

He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.

這些牡蠣是酸的，含了很多酒。


di-

源自古希臘語 δίς (dís, “兩次”)。

carbon dioxide


di-

源自古希臘語 διά (diá, “通過”)。

diactinic

dielectric


dosh

詞源未知。可能是dough與cash的合詞。

(英國、澳大利亞) 錢，票子

I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm short on dosh.

我想買輛新車，但最近我手頭緊。


afar

He was seen from afar.

He loved her from afar.


other than

There was no furniture in the abandoned house, other than a broken bedstead.

這間廢屋裡除了一個破床架之外，什麼家具都沒有。


defeat the purpose

It would defeat the purpose of running a marathon for health if you got Rhabdomyolysis from it instead.

为了健身跑马拉松，万一搞得横纹肌溶解岂不是适得其反。


now, now

Now, now. Don't be rude.

Now, now, there's nothing to worry about.


satiety

借自中古法語 satieté，源自拉丁語 satietas。

Eating half of that loaf of bread has left me in a state of utter satiety.

只吃半片麵包已經讓我覺得很飽了。


slay

源自中古英語 sleen, slayn ← 古英語 slēan (“敲，擊，重打，殺，鍛造，衝撞，重踩，刺”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *slahaną (“打鬥，敲，殺”) ← 原始印歐語 *slak- (“擊，打，扔”)。與荷蘭語 slaan (“敲，擊，打”)、低地德語 slaan (“敲，擊，打”)、德語 schlagen (“敲，擊，打”)、丹麥語、挪威語, 瑞典語 slå (“敲，擊，打”)、冰島語 slá (“擊打”)同源。與slaughter、onslaught有關。

slays
slaying
slew
slayed
slain
slayed
yslain

The knight slew the dragon.

Our foes must all be slain.

The Prince of Morocco:

c. 1596-97, 威廉·莎士比亞《威尼斯商人》, Act II scene i:

You must slay these thoughts.


reg

I've been going to that chat room for months, and I know most of the regs by now.

我上那個聊天室好幾個月了，現在也基本上認識了那裡的老熟客。


hafta

have to縮音的書寫形式。

I hafta fill in my tax return.


speel

可能源自中古英語 spilen (“作樂，遊玩”) ← 古英語 spilian (“作樂，遊玩”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *spilōną。與荷蘭語 spelen (“玩”), 德語 spielen (“玩”), 盧森堡語 spillen (“玩”), 冰島語 spila (“玩”), 法羅語 spæla (“玩”), 瑞典語 spela (“玩”), 丹麥語 spille (“玩”), 挪威語 spille (“玩”)同源。

(鄉村、北英格蘭、蘇格蘭) 玩，進行（娛樂）活動

To speel ba'.


speel

源自原始日耳曼語 *spilą (“舞蹈，遊戲”)。

(鄉村、北英格蘭、蘇格蘭) 遊戲

To play a good speel.


have to

I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.

Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.

2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, 出自 美國科學家, 卷 101, 期 4:

I just have to have that shirt; you have to wear a seat belt

（與be動詞連用）一定（邏輯推斷）

that has to be the postman; it has to be an electrical fault

那一定是快遞員; 一定是有電器故障


swart

源自中古英語 swarten ← 古英語 sweartian ← 原始日耳曼語 *swartōną。

to swart a living part

[…] the heate of the Sun, whose fervor may swarte a living part, and even black a dead or dissolving flesh,


mets

Mets can be found in multiple organs.

腫瘤轉移可出現在多種器官中。


short fuse

to be on a short fuse


Myanma

源自緬甸語 မြန်မာ့ (mranma.)。

Myanma Railways


Swiss

源自中古法語 Suisse（1515年左右），Switzer的形直接借自德語。

My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.

我最喜歡的三文治有烤牛肉，黑麥麵包上有瑞士奶酪。


Tartar

源自古法語 Tartaire ← 中世紀拉丁語 Tartarus (“韃靼人，人”) ← 古突厥語 Tatar，拼寫受拉丁語 Tartarus (“（希臘神話中的）冥界”)影響，源自古希臘語 Τάρταρος (Tártaros)。

more Tartar (comparative)
most Tartar (superlative)

Tartar customs


kätellä

(+ 部分格) 與……握手

Se ei kätellessä katso silmiin.

他和別人握手的時候不看著別人的眼睛。


canst

can的第三人稱單數現在時形。

Canst thou show me the way?

Man must begin, know this, where Nature ends;

1849, Matthew Arnold, In Harmony with Nature


appease

源自中古英語 apesen ← 古法語 apeser (“使平靜”)。

to appease the tumult of the ocean

'First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'

1897, 布莱姆·斯托克 《德拉庫拉》 章21

They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

他們用燒過的供品平息了神的憤怒。


administrate

* 古用法: 拉丁語 administratus，administrare的過去分詞。
* 現代用法: 逆構自administration（源自 administer，亦源自拉丁語 administrare）
（確切的詞源有爭議，參見下方注釋）

:Template:計算機 管理（系統、網絡等）

The job is to administrate the network.


sowed

The farmer sowed the field with corn.


shades

His shades are by some famous designer.

他這副墨鏡出自名家之手。


attune

调整以使被挑物更敏锐或反应更积极

The subject might be more attuned to their potentials after training.

训练后对象的潜能更有可能被调动。


horsed

源自中古英語 horsed, i-horsed, yhorsed, y-horsed ← 古英語 horsod, ġehorsod古英語 horsian, ġehorsian (“騎馬”)的過去分詞，等同於horse + -ed。

horsed men


administer

源自中古英語 admynistren ← 古法語 aminister ← 拉丁語 administrare (“管理，實行”) ← ad (“朝，向”) + ministrare (“照料，侍候”) ← minister (“侍從，侍者”)；參見minister。

We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.

我們把藥摻進狗糧裡，讓它吃下了。

(我們能否確認Macaulay引文的時間，或提供標題、作者全名和其他詳情？)

administering to the sick


nights

源自中古英語 nightes ← 古英語 nihtes (“在晚上，到晚上”)，等同於night + -s。參見-s（詞源3）。與古弗里斯蘭語 nachtes (“晚上”), 古撒克遜語 nahtes (“晚上”), 德語 nachts (“在晚上”)同源。

I work nights.


sleepless

源自中古英語 slepeles ← 古英語 slǣplēas；等同於sleep + -less。

more sleepless (comparative)
most sleepless (superlative)

I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams.

我擔心考試，失眠了一整晚。


tax collector

After the assessment has been made, the file passes to the tax collector.

評估完成後，文件會交給稅務員。


tremendously

more tremendously (comparative)
most tremendously (superlative)

The noise was tremendously loud.


allay

源自中古英語 alayen, aleyen, aleggen ← 古英語 āleċġan ← 原始日耳曼語 *uzlagjaną (“躺下”)，等同於a- + lay。與德語 erlegen, 哥特語 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “躺下”)同源。中古英語中形似allege、alloy，因而出現了意思的交叉。

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-allay.wav

to allay popular excitement

to allay the tumult of the passions

He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.

1887, 柯南·道爾, 《血字的研究》:

The trade show’s organisers had attempted to allay concerns by announcing more stringent health and safety measures including a ban on handshakes, and taking attendees’ temperatures.

2020年February12日, Mark Sweney, “Mobile World Congress axed after firms quit over coronavirus fears”, 出自 The Guardian:

to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity


janvier

源自古法語 janvier ← 通俗拉丁語 *jenuarius ← 拉丁語 iānuārius。

L'année commence en janvier.


trading

more trading (comparative)
most trading (superlative)

a trading company


debone

I am deboning a fish.


speaking

源自中古英語 spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand ← 古英語 specende, sprecende ← 原始日耳曼語 *sprekandz，原始日耳曼語 *sprekaną (“說”)的現在分詞。等同於speak + -ing。與低地蘇格蘭語 speikand, speikin, 薩特弗里斯蘭語 spreekend, 西弗里斯蘭語 sprekkend, 荷蘭語 sprekend, 德國低地德語 sprekend,
德語 sprechend同源。

one's normal speaking voice


speaking

源自中古英語 speking, spekinge，等同於speak + -ing。

I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

我能閱讀和理解大多數德語文字，但是我說得不行。


satiate

借自拉丁語 satiatus，satiare (“填滿，滿足”)的過去分詞，源自sat + satis (“足夠的”) + satur (“滿的”)。

Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.

似乎沒有什麼能滿足她對知識的渴望。


twain

源自中古英語 tweyne, tweien, twaine ← 古英語 twēġen m (“二”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *twai ← 原始印歐語 *dwóh₁。與薩特弗里斯蘭語 twäin, 低地德語 twene, 德語 zween, 瑞典語 tvenne同源。參見two。
本詞起源自中古英語詞性失去時期，作為two的形式之一，尤用於名詞後。現代用法留存於欽定版聖經、婚禮詞、詩歌（作韻尾）。

But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.

Bring me these twain cups of wine and water, and let us drink from the one we feel more befitting of this day.

A month or twain to live on honeycomb

1866, Algernon Swinburne, Before Parting, lines 1-2

Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

1889, Rudyard Kipling, The Ballad of East and West, line 1

[…] all too soon we twain shall tread

1900, Ernest Dowson, Amor Profanus, lines 26-28


shut up

You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music – would you mind shutting up?

你講話太大聲，我都聽不到音樂了 - 你能消停一會兒嗎？

He was blathering on about something, but I managed to shut him up.

他之前一直在叨叨些什麼，不過我最後讓他停下來了。

(僅用於祈使句) 我不信！這不可能！

I got accepted to Yale! – Shut up, really? That's awesome!

我被耶魯錄取啦！ - 我不信，真的嗎？那你也太厲害了吧！

I just heard that your wife was trying to shut you up for the insurance money.

我剛剛聽說你老婆想殺了你騙保險金。


androgynous

源自拉丁語 androgynus (“男人-女人，雌雄同體的人”) ← 古希臘語 ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógunos)，源自ἀνήρ (anḗr, “男人”) + γῠνή (gunḗ, “女人”) + -ος (-os, 形容詞後綴)。

more androgynous (comparative)
most androgynous (superlative)

Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women.

帕特、薩姆、克里斯這些暱稱都是兩性兼用的，男性女性都可以使用。


mec

mec liquor


swoon

源自中古英語 swounen, swonen (“昏厥”), aswoune (“處於昏厥狀態”)，源自古英語 ġeswōgen (“沒有知覺的，死的”)，swōgan (“發出聲音，肆虐，把……悶死”)的過去分詞（對比古英語 āswōgan (“覆蓋”)），源自原始日耳曼語 *swōganą (“發出響聲”) ← 原始印歐語 *(s)weh₂gʰ-。與低地德語 swogen (“歎息，呻吟”), 荷蘭語 zwoegen (“呻吟，大口呼吸”)，方言挪威語 søgja (“吹哨，大聲談話”)同源。參見sough。

發出帶有喜愛/迷戀情感的聲音

The girls swooned at the picture of their favorite actor.

女生们对着她们最喜欢的演员的照片发痴。

[Swoons] For sure. He's totally dreamy. Uh--but my heart still belongs to you, Pac-ums.

2013 (November 2) Pinky 10 minutes into episode 25 ("The Spy Who Slimed Me") of TV series "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" per closed captions


addle

源自中古英語 adel (“腐爛的”) ← 古英語 adel, adela (“泥潭，水池，液肥”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *adalaz, *adalô (“牛糞，液肥”)。類似低地蘇格蘭語 adill, 北弗里斯蘭語 ethel (“尿”), 薩特弗里斯蘭語 adel (“糞便”), 中古低地德語 adele (“泥，液肥”) (荷蘭語 aal (“水窪”)), 古瑞典語 adel (“尿”)，巴伐利亞語 Adel (“液肥”)。

more addle (comparative)
most addle (superlative)

addle eggs

addle brains


secession

源自拉丁語 sēcessiō (“脫離”)。

That year, secession was enacted on account of unreasonable policies.


antebellum

源自拉丁語短語ante bellum (字面意思是“戰前”)，ante (“之前”) + bellum (“戰爭”)。

希特勒統治下戰前的德國，出現了一種全新的國家榮譽的形式。


extreme sport

Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.

高空跳傘被稱為是一種“極限運動”，但我認為應該叫做“瘋狂運動”。


barf

The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.

因为输入了无效的数据，程序出毛病了。


ex-boyfriend

I wish my ex-boyfriend wouldn't text me so often!

我希望前男友不要那麼頻繁發信息給我！


sexual orientation

There are more sexual orientations than simple homosexuality and heterosexuality.

性取向有很多種，不止同性戀和異性戀。


feel for

I feel for him: he's lost two family members in two months.

我很同情他：他一個月裡就失去了兩個家人。


cross out

If you make a mistake, just cross it out.

要是你犯了錯，劃掉重來就行了。


tutti

源自意大利語 tutti ← 拉丁語 totus (“全部”)。

a tutti passage


foreign language

Irish courts will hear cases in English or Gaelic, but speakers of foreign languages must find an interpreter.

The children struggled in their Welsh lessons because they didn't have any experience of foreign languages.


Olympic Games

源自Olympic + games，源自中古法語 ieux olympiques。

奧運會
古代奧運會 （自16世紀）

The first Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC.

傳統上認為第一屆古代奧運會舉辦於公元前776年。

In the times of the Olimpike games, with chariots exceeding all other in magnificence, he also sent poets and musitians to present his verses, with tents and pavillions gilt and most suinptuously tapistried.

1603, Michel de Montaigne, 章號 17, 出自 John Florio（譯者）, The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Olympic Games. — Besides the ordinary confederacies that join independent states together, a singular federal bond is remarkable in the Olympic games, which for many ages cemented the Grecian commonwealths by a joint tie of recreation and religious ritual.

1840, John Dunlop, The Universal Tendency to Association in Mankind. Analyzed and Illustrated, London: Houlston and Stoneman, page 103:

奧運會
現代奧運會 （自19世紀）

Every athlete's dream is to compete at the Olympic Games.

每個運動員的夢想就是參見奧運會。

Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games received a boost yesterday when its most famous former resident, the American president, Barack Obama, ended months of speculation by announcing that he would fly to Copenhagen before Friday's vote, in order to lobby on the city's behalf.

2009, Owen Gibson, The Guardian, 28 September:


doy

表示漠不關心；參見duh。

Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!

哇，他好像很生氣的樣子。 - 哦。


by day

He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.

他白天做警察，晚上當小偷。


by night

他白天做警察，晚上當小偷。


duh

用於鄙夷地表示某事顯而易見。

It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!

沙漠裡面很熱。 - 廢話。

用於表示模仿愚蠢的口氣。

Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!

嘿，我是Jasmine，我連自己的鞋帶都繫不好。


depuis

源自de + puis ← 中古法語 depuis ← 古法語 depuis。對比西班牙語 después (“之後”)。

Le Marché Monétaire et Ses Crisis depuis Cinquante Ans

近五十年以來的金融市場及其危機


overregularize

A child familiar with past tenses formed with "-ed" overregularizes by saying "goed" instead of "went".

熟悉過去式的孩子會過度規則化，把“went”說成“goed”。


for sale

- Is this ladder for sale?
- No, it is used to reach the products on the upper shelves.

-這梯子賣嗎？
-不賣，這是用來夠著架子上層的貨品的。


de coutume

comme de coutume


extraordinaire

He was a dancer extraordinaire.

Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.

查理·帕克是一位傑出的薩克斯風演奏家，出版了許多唱片。


erm

用於表示說話猶豫，停頓。參見um, umm。

She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.

我覺得吧，她要去，呃……去沙龍吧。

用於表示尷尬或輕微的不同意。

Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.

呃，我覺得這不太可能要發生。

- Bob would never say something like that!
- Erm, he just did.

——鮑勃才不會那麼說話呢！
——呃，然而他確實那麼說了。


Anglish

源自Angle + -ish，最早是由英國幽默作家Paul Jennings在《笨拙雜誌》（Punch）上提出。

一種用日耳曼語族原生詞代替外來（尤其拉丁語、法語、希臘語）詞彙的英語形式。

In Anglish, you might call a dictionary a ‘wordbook’.


by chance

I stumbled across the exit by chance.


in case

I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.


ex

前任（前夫/前妻/前男女朋友）

Her ex is still sending her flowers, even though she has moved on.

雖然她早就搬家了，她前任還在給他送花。


ex

more ex (comparative)
most ex (superlative)

It's too ex.


fure

源自原始日耳曼語 *fōrijaną。與荷蘭語 voeren (“帶領”), 低地德語 fören (“帶領”), 德語 führen (“帶領”), 盧森堡語 féieren (“帶領”), 冰島語 færa (“攜帶，移動”), 法羅語 føra (“帶領，攜帶”), 瑞典語 föra (“帶領，指揮”), 丹麥語 före (“帶領”), 書面挪威語 føre (“帶領”)同源。

(英格蘭北部、蘇格蘭) 帶領

So far as his labor and his wisdom fures.

To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that fures or leads the war.

(英格蘭北部、蘇格蘭) 攜帶

No goods should be fured upon the over-loft of the ships.


hadith

源自阿拉伯語 حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ) ← حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “告訴，報告”)。

hadith (plural)
hadiths (plural)
ahadith (plural)

In addition to the Quran, many Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.

There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.


dur

源自德語 Dur，源自拉丁語 dūrus (“硬的，堅定的，果斷的”)。

C dur


ey

源自拉丁語 ei，古法語 ahi, äi。

To have no ey for nought.

Exhorting thy people to have a special ey, That thee to praise they never cease.
（請為本引文添加中文翻譯）


from time to time

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-from time to time.ogg

From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.

我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。

From time to time an atmosphere of compromise arises.


superman

仿譯自德語 Übermensch；Thomas Common- + 托马斯·康门- + en》，和super。德语词是由尼采在其1883年的著作《查拉图斯特拉如是说（Also sprach Zarathustra）》中提出，并由爱尔兰剧作家萧伯纳在1903年剧作《凡人與超人1909年翻译尼采著作时提出本词。有的学者认为本词并不对应 Übermensch，应使用德语词或overman。
“有超能力的人”一义是由DC漫画角色超人普及，其最早登场是1938年6月的Action Comics #1。

(哲学) 超人 （1903）

Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.

Man does desire an ideal Superman with such energy as he can spare from his nutrition, and has in every age magnified the best living substitute for it he can find. His least incompetent general is set up as an Alexander; his King is the first gentleman in the world; his Pope is a saint. He is never without an array of human idols who are all nothing but sham Supermen.

1903, [George] Bernard Shaw, “Man's Objection to His Own Improvement”, in The Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion, appendix to Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Westminster, London: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., OCLC 903618586, page 194:

And Zarathustra spake thus unto the people: / I teach you the Superman. Man is something that is to be surpassed. What have ye done to surpass man? / […] What is the ape to man? A laughing-stock, a thing of shame. And just the same shall man be to the Superman: a laughing-stock, a thing of shame.

1909, Friedrich Nietzsche; Thomas Common, transl., “Zarathustra's Prologue”, in Thus Spake Zarathustra; a Book for All and None (Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche; 4), Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, OCLC 1210069; republished as Thus Spake Zarathustra, New York, N.Y.: The Modern Library, [1940s?], OCLC 11993131, page 6:

He worked like a superman to single-handedly complete the project on time.

[page 113] The idea of superman is as old as the world. Through all the centuries, through hundreds of centuries of its history, humanity has lived with the idea of superman. Sayings and legends of all ancient peoples are full of images of a superman. Heroes of myths, Titans, demi-gods, Prometheus, who brought fire from heaven; prophets, messiahs and saints of all religions; heroes of fairy tales and epic songs, knights who rescue captive princesses, awake sleeping beauties, vanquish dragons, and fight giants and ogres—all these are images of a superman. […] [page 114] People dreamt of, or remembered times long past when their life was governed by supermen, who struggled against evil, upheld justice and acted as mediators between men and the Deity, governing them according to the will of the Deity, giving them laws, bringing them commandments.

1931, P[yotr] D[emianovich] Ouspensky, R[eginald] R. Merton, transl., “Superman”, 出自 A New Model of the Universe: Principles of the Psychological Method in Its Application to Problems of Science, Religion, and Art, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →OCLC，頁號s 113–114:

I had a vision of what the ideal man should be. I wanted someone whose income combined with mine could afford us a family, an apartment, a car, and all the travel, luxury, and fun we could possibly tolerate. I wanted a Superman.

2010 August, A[lex] E[chevarria] Roman, 章號 25, 出自 The Superman Project: A Chico Santana Mystery, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN，頁號 218:

What type of human weakness might a being of unfathomable power—a superman—inadvertently expose to the keen analytic mind of an avenging dark knight? Would he discover that a superhuman being who cannot be overcome, who is loved and adored by most, and who awes the commoner, desires to be overcome?

2016, Patrick J. Reider, “How Batman Cowed a God”, 出自 Nicolas Michaud 編, Batman, Superman, and Philosophy: Badass or Boyscout? (Popular Culture and Philosophy; 100), Chicago, Ill.: Open Court Publishing Company, →ISBN:

Early in Crime and Punishment, [Rodion] Raskolnikov has become obsessed with the notion that he himself is a "superman." Therefore, he thinks, he is not subject to the laws that govern ordinary people. […] However, his indecision and confusion throughout the novel indicate that he is not a superman. Moreover, in the course of the novel, [Fyodor] Dostoyevsky seeks to prove that there is no such thing as a superman. Dostoyevsky believes that every human life is precious, and no one is entitled to kill.

2016, A Study Guide for Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” (Novels for Students), Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale; Cengage Learning, →ISBN:


in view of

In view of the present situation, we'll have to revise our original plan.

基于此现状，我们不得不修改原先的计划。

They stopped when they were in view of the town.

小镇在进入到他们的视野以后，他们就停了下来。


as usual

Though he was ill, he went to school as usual.

儘管他生病了，他仍然像平時一樣去上學。

As usual, there weren't many people at the meeting.

像往常一樣，來開會的人並不多。


side dish

side

配菜，小菜 （自1702年）

side order

配菜，小菜 （自1702年）

main dish

配菜，小菜 （自1702年）

配菜，小菜 （自1702年）

She has mashed potatoes as a side dish every day for lunch.

她每天午餐配菜是土豆泥。


anagram

最早見於16世紀晚期，源自法語 anagramme，源自古希臘語 ἀνά (aná, “上，回”) + γράμμα (grámma, “字母”)。等同於ana- + -gram。

/ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/

異序詞，變位詞，易位詞（通過變換字母順序形成的詞）

The word "silent" is an anagram of "listen".


aneroid

源自法語 anéroïde ← 古希臘語 ἀ- (a-) + νηρός (nērós, “濕”)。

An evacuated bellows and mechanical linkage operates an aneroid barometer.


aorist

源自古希臘語 ἀόριστος (aóristos, “無盡的”)。

the aorist stem of a verb


fork out

The hard drive broke down, so I forked out five hundred dollars for a new one.

硬盤驅動器壞掉了，我只能花500塊賣個新的。


-ectomy

手術切除……，……切除術

appendectomy


alimentary canal

The mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.

口、食道、胃、腸道都是人體消化道的組成部分。


surgically

His cancer was treated surgically instead of with drugs or radiation.

他的癌症沒有通過服藥或化療，而是用手術治療的。


blam

He kicked in the door with a blam.

他砰的一聲把門給踢了一腳。


blam

That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*

那就是最後一隻僵尸？看我的，把他幹掉。*砰！*


surgical

源自中古英語 cirurgical，借自中古法語 cirurgical，源自中世紀拉丁語 cirurgicālis，源自古希臘語 χειρουργία (kheirourgía)，χείρ (kheír, “手”) + ἔργον (érgon, “工作”)。

more surgical (comparative)
most surgical (superlative)

/ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/

The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.

這座大樓正正好被飛機擊中而被毀。


biotech

I'm planning to work in biotech after college.

大學畢業之後我想在和生物技術有關的方面工作。

A lot of people invested in biotechs, back in the '90s.

上世紀90年代，很多人投資生物技術公司。


aborted

Spines are aborted branches.


WhatsApp

Could you WhatsApp me the details?

你可否將詳情用WhatsApp發給我？

"What were you doing just now?" -- "I was WhatsApping".

“你剛才在做什麼？”——“我剛才在發WhatsApp。”


bruh

略自brother，其继承自非洲裔美国人白话英语。

You had to go to the hospital afterwards? Bruh!

你那之後去了醫院？不是吧！

Person 1: I'll pour some corn syrup in my diesel tank.
Person 2: Bruh

甲：我準備往柴油箱裡倒點玉米糖漿。
乙：你腦子沒事吧


avascular

more avascular (comparative)
most avascular (superlative)

An avascular mass was discovered during surgery.


-osis

源自古希臘語 -ωσις (-ōsis, 表示状态，异常或动作)，源自-όω (-óō)词干动词 + -σις (-sis)。

hepatosis

phagocytosis

leukocytosis


hush money

The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced.

在有人宣稱（企業）給了封口費以使問題產品不被公佈之後，醜聞更是鬧得沸沸揚揚。


lost cause

I tried to convince her to quit smoking, but she was a lost cause.

我嘗試說服她戒煙，但她沒有成功的希望。


douchebag

That douchebag ruined my shrimp cocktail.

Why doesn't that guy get a job? He’s a regular douchebag.

It's fine to help your friends eat healthy, but don't be a douchebag and harass them about it.

That pocket protector makes you look like a douchebag.


tract

源自tractate ← 拉丁語 tractatus，或借自拉丁語 tractus，trahō的完成被動分詞。參見trait。

an unexplored tract of sea

the tract of speech


biter

Not all dogs are biters.


get across

gets across
getting across
got across
got across
gotten across

In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.

下大雨的時候，騎兵無法過河。

It's impossible to get across with all checkpoints closed.

所有的檢查站都關了，過不了。


blah blah blah

Oh blah blah blah. Just be quiet!

I went to go out, but couldn't find my keys; blah blah blah, my toddler had hidden them in his snow boots.

我出去了，但是沒找到鑰匙；等等等，結果是我孩子把它藏在雪地靴裡了。


tranquilize

The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.

逃走的獅子最後被追蹤到，打了鎮靜劑，安全地回到動物園。


fill in

to make land by filling in the sea with mud

After you're done laying the pipe, fill in the trench.

你把管子都放好之後，就把溝埋了。

If you know anything about this, maybe you can fill me in.

如果你在這方面有什麼知道的，可以告訴我。

He can't go on vacation very often because there is nobody to fill in for him.

他不能老是休假，因為沒人代替他。

Talk to me like that again and I'll fill you in!

再跟我那樣說話，我就把你揍扁！


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you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't

If John leaves for New York to follow his career, his father will disinherit him. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

如果約翰去紐約開展他的事業，他父親就不讓他繼承家産。這可真是左右為難。


gloves are off

拳擊比賽時，選手會戴上手套；“除掉手套”可能會導致受傷。

盡情去攻擊對方，動真格。

The gloves are off in this match; both teams are purposely committing fouls against opposing players!

這場比賽雙方都動了真格：兩邊都在故意對對方選手犯規！


fella

(非正式、美國南部) 對男性的稱呼。

By the third go-around, the essence of what I wrote was, "And the same to you, fella!" I am glad that our relationship has survived that exchange.

1997, Donald Meichenbaum, “Discussion”, 出自 Jeffrey K. Zeig 編, The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Third Conference，頁號 90:

Am I right, fellas?


take its toll

產生負面影響；損壞或退化

Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound.

時間給這座古橋帶來了侵蝕，它現在不再堅固了。

Heavy smoking and drinking will take its toll on a person's health.


exceed

源自中古英語 exceden ← 古法語 exceder ← 拉丁語 excedō (“超過”)，ex- (“出，前”) + cedō (“走”)；參見cede 、accede等。

The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

公司2005年的收入超過了2004年的。

The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.

她寫的文章的質量比我想象中的要好。

Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.

约1603–1604年, 威廉·莎士比亚, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice [奥赛罗]”, 出自 Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (第一对开本), 伦敦: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, 出版於 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:

Your password cannot exceed eight characters.

您的密碼字數不得超過8個字符。


initials

:Template:複 人名（姓、名、中間名等）的首字母，作為人名的縮寫。參見monogram。

You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.


chokehold

He put his opponent in a chokehold.

他一個鎖喉把對手掐住了。

Your country has a chokehold on our economy.

貴國把我國的經濟死死地壓住。


anglicisation

/ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Dublin, the name of the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn.

愛爾蘭首都的名稱Dublin（都柏林），是蓋爾語名稱Dubh Linn的英語化。


trespass

源自古法語 trespasser，tres- (“越，過”) + passer (“通過”)。

transgress

(現代罕見) 違法；做錯事

to trespass upon the time or patience of another

"Indeed I have, sir," was her answer. "She is a great deal too ill to be moved. Mr. Jones says we must not think of moving her. We must trespass a little longer on your kindness."
#*:: 班纳特太太回答道：“我却没有想象到会这般严重呢，先生，她病得太厉害了，根本不能搬动。钟斯大夫也说，千万不可以叫她搬动。我们只得叨光你们多照顾几天啦。”

1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.

宣佈某人因到他人土地上而犯非法侵入罪

The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.

The entire police force has in effect been trespassed from a Wellington property to stop officers checking whether a heavy-sleeping offender is complying with an overnight bail curfew.

2012年June21日, Greg O'Connor, “Criminal trespasses police officers”, 出自 Stuff:


binge drinking

狂飲，豪飲，酗酒；喝酒喝到爛醉

Fights caused by binge drinking are a major problem in Cardiff.

在加的夫，酗酒引起的鬥毆是一個嚴重的問題。


at odds

The witness' statement seems to be at odds with the evidence, not a good sign for the prosecutor.

證人的說法似乎和證據不符合，這對檢察官來說不是一個好的信號。

He flashes into one gross crime or other

c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I, Scene 3,


protonate

protonate the carbonyl group


let alone

何況，莫講，更不用說，遑論

I did not know that, as a father, I could enter the delivery room, let alone cutting the umbilical cord.

我不知道作為父親是可以進入產房的，更何況剪肚臍帶。

He couldn't boil water, let alone prepare a dinner for eight.

他連水都不會燒，更別說準備一份八人大晚餐了。


let alone

I wish he would let me alone so I could get some sleep.

我希望他別打擾我，讓我能睡一會兒。


electrochemically

Copper acetate can be produced electrochemically.

乙酸铜可以通过电化学方法制得。


admiration

借自中古法語 admiration，或直接來自拉丁語 admīrātiō，源自ad- (“向”) + mīrō (“看”) + -ātiō。對比動詞admire, 美式方言詞miration, mirate。

admiration of a war hero

They looked at the landscape in admiration.

他們看著風景，讚歎不已。

For in this Instance, Life most exactly resembles the Stage, since it is often the same Person who represents the Villain and the Heroe; and he who engages your Admiration To-day, will probably attract your Contempt To-Morrow.

1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 2, Book 7, Chapter 1, pp. 4-5,

A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
#*:: 女人的想象力真敏捷；從敬慕一跳就跳到愛情，一眨眼的工夫又從愛情跳到結婚。

1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume 1, Chapter 6,

Dr. Veraswami had a passionate admiration for the English, which a thousand snubs from Englishmen had not shaken.

1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, New York: Harcout Brace Jovanovich, 1974, Chapter 3, p. 40,

[…] in the towns, the storekeepers hated them because they had no money to spend. There is no shorter path to a storekeeper’s contempt, and all his admirations are exactly opposite. The town men, little bankers, hated Okies because there was nothing to gain from them.

1939, John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath, Penguin, 1951, Chapter 19, p. 257,


leap-year

Stateside, a presidential election is a leap-year event.

在美國，總統選舉是個閏年進行的活動。


sunny

源自中古英語 sunni ← 古英語 *sunniġ。與西弗里斯蘭語 sinnich, 低地德語 sünnig, 荷蘭語 zonnig, 德語 sonnig同源。等同於sun + -y。

sunnier (comparative)
sunniest (superlative)

Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.

雖然今天可能是晴天，但是天氣預報說會下雨。

the sunny side of a hill

I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.

我會說西班牙經常天晴，但是和撒哈拉就沒有可比性了。

a sunny disposition

My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.

c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors Act I scene 1

A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart.


autist

:Template:網(4chan俚語，具冒犯性) （不正常的）固執者，堅持者

autists arguing about 'muh graphics'


thank

源自中古英語 thanken, thankien ← 古英語 þancian, þoncian (“感謝”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankōną (“感謝”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankaz (“想法，感謝”) ← 原始印歐語 *teng- (“想，感覺”)。與薩特弗里斯蘭語 tonkje (“感謝”), 西弗里斯蘭語 tanke (“感謝”), 荷蘭語 danken (“感謝”), 低地德語 danken (“感謝”), 德語 danken (“感謝”), 丹麥語 takke (“感謝”), 瑞典語 tacka (“感謝”), 冰島語 þakka (“感謝”)同源。與thought有關。

She thanked him for the lift.

她對他載她一程表示感謝。

The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed: […]
#*:: 稻草人、鐵皮樵夫和獅子由衷地感激甘琳達的善良。多蘿茜大聲說： […]

1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.

1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, 章號 4, 出自 Mr. Pratt's Patients:

I'll thank you not to smoke in my house!

我得謝謝您不在我房裏抽菸！

Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.

1844, The Quarterly Review (volume 74, page 104)

We can thank global warming for this weather.

我們可以把這樣的天氣歸咎於全球變暖。

But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochere to welcome her.

1898, Winston Churchill, 章號 5, 出自 The Celebrity:


pass off

The millennium passed off without any disasters.

這一千年沒有發生什麼災難就過去了。

He tried to pass off the imitation Rolex as genuine.

他嘗試把這隻仿冒的勞力士說成是真貨。

This goat has been passed off as a lamb.


pass out

I pass out at the sight of blood.

I passed out on the train after drinking a bottle of vodka.

喝完一瓶伏特加之後，我在火車上醉倒了。

We'll pass out copies of the agenda.

我們會分發議事日程表的複印件。


form-fitting

more form-fitting (comparative)
most form-fitting (superlative)

a form-fitting evening dress


dunch

(非正式、罕用) 在晚餐、午餐之間用餐

For tomorrow, I’ve a lunchtime appointment so let's have dunch together instead.

明天我有個午餐會，所以咱們還是一起吃個“午晚餐”吧。


pass away

After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.

在與癌症長期鬥爭後，教授於昨日逝世。

He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away.

1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit


in full

My creditors insist on being repaid in full before the end of the month.

我的債主堅持要我在月末之前全數還款。


sight for sore eyes

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-sight for sore eyes.ogg

When the fog lifted, the view of the glacier was a sight for sore eyes.

霧靄消散，賞心悅目的冰川美景躍然眼前。


meh

* 因《辛普森一家》的 "Sideshow Bob Roberts"一集而流行。

表示漠不關心，不在乎或缺乏興趣。

“What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”

“晚飯你想要吃什麼？” — “嗯。我還不是很餓。”

“That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”

“那部電影很好看啊！” — “哦，我看過比這還好的。”

Marge: [weaving on a loom] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
Bart: “Meh”.

1995年March19日, “Lisa’s Wedding”, 出自 The Simpsons:

Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.

2014年September7日, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, 出自 The New York Times:


swine

源自中古英語 swine, swin ← 古英語 swīn ← 原始日耳曼語 *swīną，源自原始印歐語 *suH- (“豬”)，等同於sow + -en。與西弗里斯蘭語 swyn, 低地德語 Swien, 荷蘭語 zwijn, 德語 Schwein, 丹麥語 svin；波蘭語 świnia, 俄語 свинья́ (svinʹjá), 拉丁語 sūinus, 拉丁語 sūs, 古希臘語 ὗς (hûs), 波斯語 خوک (xuk)有關。參見sow。

That old car is a swine to manoeuvre.


shamble

源自中古英語 schambyll、shamyll、schamel，源自古英語 sċeamol, scamol (“椅，凳”)，源自原始日耳曼語 *skamulaz、*skamilaz，源自拉丁語 scamellum，scabellum (“腳凳”)的變體。與荷蘭語 schemel (“腳凳，椅”)、德語 Schemel (“凳”)、丹麥語 skammel (“凳”)、冰島語 skemill (“腳凳”)同源。

I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.

这家伙漫不经心地拖着脚进来，迟到一小时的时候，给了我不是很好的印象。


forest fire

hotter than a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire

If the forest fire is not contained soon the town will be at risk!

如果林火沒有得到控制，很快鎮子就會受到威脅！


motivated

more motivated (comparative)
most motivated (superlative)

We're looking for a highly motivated individual who will fit into our fast-paced corporate culture.

我們正在尋找一位對工作保持高度熱情，且能融入本公司快節奏文化的人士。


fucked

more fucked (comparative)
most fucked (superlative)

I can't repair your computer, it's fucked, mate.

哥們兒，我修不好你的電腦，都壞掉了。

He's lost his map in the middle of a desert! He's fucked.

他竟然在沙漠裡把地圖弄丟了！真是惹大麻煩了。

Man, I was mixing all sorts of drinks, and by the end of the night I was so fucked!

哥啊，我昨晚調了好幾種酒，最後簡直是爛醉如泥啊！

I'm so fucked – I didn't get home until 5am.

累死我了——我凌晨5點才到的家。


shambles

源自古英語 sċamul，借自通俗拉丁語 scamellum, scamillum (“壟”)，源自拉丁語 scamnum。

Your room is in shambles / a shambles.

This website is a shambles.


integro-differential

/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəʊdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/

/ɪnˈtɛɡɹoʊdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/

An integro-differential equation is an equation that involves both integrals and derivatives of a function.

積分微分方程是一個同時涉及積分和微分的方程式。


yester

源自中古英語 yester, yister ← 古英語 geostran (“昨天”)。與荷蘭語 gisteren (“昨天”), 德語 gestern (“昨天”)同源。參見yesterday。

yester eve, yester even(ing), yester morning


pigs might fly

(帶諷刺) 表示不相信前面話語所描述事件會發生。

‘I am sure he'll pay you back tomorrow.’ ‘Yeah right, and pigs might fly.’

“我可以肯定，他明天就會還錢給你的。” “太陽還能打西邊出來呢（所以我不相信他明天會還錢）。”


louche

將酒精飲料（如烏佐酒，苦艾酒）與水混合，因生成茴腦導致酒變渾濁（乌佐效应）。

Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching.

In distillation, the first few liters of absinthe to come out of the still are called the head; the last few liters are the tail. The head and tail don't have enough alcohol to keep the oils in suspension, so the absinthe comes out of the still louched.

2010, Paul Owens, Paul Nathan, Dave Herlong, The Little Green Book of Absinthe: An Essential Companion with Lore, Trivia, and Classic and Contemporary Cocktails, New York, N.Y.: Perigee Books, →ISBN:


exaggerate

源自拉丁語 exaggeratus，exaggerare (“堆積，使增加，擴大，誇大”)的過去分詞，ex (“出，上”) + aggerare (“堆積”)，源自agger (“堆，坨”)，源自aggerere, adgerere (“帶到一起”)，源自ad (“朝，向”) + gerere (“攜，帶”)、

/ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/

/ɪɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/

I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!

我都跟你說過好多遍了，不要誇大事實！

He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten.

他說他睡過幾百個女人了，但是我知道這不過是他在吹牛罷了，實際上也就差不多十個。


miles

(非正式) 表示極長的距離或時間。

His final shot missed the bullseye by miles.

他的最後一射離靶心太遠了。

From the top of the hill you can see for miles.

從山頂，你能俯瞰很遠的距離。

No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.

沒必要那麼趕，離期限還遠著呢。


miles

Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones.

她的新畫作比以前的好多了。


science fiction

Some people consider motion pictures such as the Star Wars movies more as fantasies than science fiction.

有的人認為，像《星球大戰》這類電影，與其說是科幻，不如說更像是奇幻。

仍處於想象、理論階段的技術

Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.

儘管經過了數十年的研究，批量化生產的個人飛機仍然還處於理論階段。


Matsu

源自官話馬祖 (Ma³-tsu³)的威妥瑪拼音。

The new port on the Chinese mainland side, which is located in Langqi island, Mawei District, is 23 nautical miles off Matsu island, reducing the original journey by 40 minutes.

新港位於大陸一側的馬尾區瑯岐島，距離馬祖島23海里，（新港的開通）將會使通行時間減少40分鐘。

2019年May18日, “New passenger route links Mawei in Fujian with Matsu island [新航線連接福建馬尾和馬祖島]”, 出自 Mu Xuequan 編, 新華社:


pay attention

pays attention
paying attention
paid attention

I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.

Please pay attention to the danger signs.


rickroll

2007年出現於4chan網站上，由 Rick + roll 組成，前者是歌手瑞克·艾斯里（Rick Astley）的名字，後者是則是引用了2005年該網站上把「egg」（蛋）替換成「duck」（鴨）的惡作劇，致使「eggroll」（蛋捲）變成了「duckroll」（鴨子捲）。

You have to check out this link. Not a rickroll.

你得看看這個連結。這不是瑞克搖。


national anthem

聯邦、聯盟的組成國/加盟國的官方歌曲。

The national anthem of Wales

The national anthem of the Russian SFSR

俄羅斯蘇維埃聯邦社會主義共和國國歌


long face

Why the long face? Is something wrong?

你怎麼愁眉苦臉的？出什麼事了嗎？


cyclo-

cyclorama, cyclometer

cyclohexane, cyclo-octasulfur


tacitly

more tacitly (comparative)
most tacitly (superlative)

Your failure to object to the request resulted in you tacitly approving the change.

你沒有反對該請求，導致你默認同意該變更。

The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.

1856, Mrs. William Busk, Mediæval Popes, Emperors, Kings, and Crusaders: Or, Germany, Italy and Palestine, from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1268, 卷 IV, London: Hookham and Sons, →OCLC，頁號 294:

The assumption that these are identical in meaning and usage between Indian English and Anglo-American English, while tacitly accepted, is untested, and fundamentally unknown.

2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, 出自 World Englishes，頁號 306:


tacit

源自晚期中古法語 tacite，或源自拉丁語 tacitus，源自tacere (“安靜”)。

more tacit (comparative)
most tacit (superlative)

默示的；心照不宣的，不言而喻的

tacit consent

He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.

1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image, page 62:

[…] disengagement represents a tacit rejection of governing institutions and processes, especially among young people, […]

2004, Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary (Lawrence Pratchett, Vivien Lowndes; ISBN 9287155798:


free of charge

Buy two and pay for just one – the other is free of charge.

買二送一——也就是第二件免費。


free of charge

They were giving the tickets away free of charge.


belonging

I have a feeling of belonging in London.

在倫敦，我有一種歸屬感。

A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.

Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.

走之前記得把你的東西都帶走。

[…] Thyself and thy belongings

大約1604 威廉·莎士比亞, 一報還一報，第一場，第一幕，

In the little houses the tenant people sifted their belongings and the belongings of their fathers and of their grandfathers. Picked over their possessions for the journey to the west.

1939, 約翰·斯坦貝克，憤怒的葡萄，紐約: Compass, 1958, 第9章，第117頁，

Now, upstairs, she changed into faded Levis and a green sweater, and fastened round her wrist her third most valued belonging, a gold watch […]

1966, 杜魯門·卡波特，冷血，紐約: Modern Library, 1992, 第I部，第22頁，


carbon copy

In preparing the contract, we'll make a carbon copy for our records.

準備合同時，我們會複寫一份留作記錄。

This new home is simply a carbon copy of the one down the street.

這間新房簡直就是街邊另一家的翻版。


carbon copy

carbon copies
carbon copying
carbon copied

Please carbon copy this contract for our records.

請將本合同抄送以供我方記錄。


socially

more socially (comparative)
most socially (superlative)

socially awkward


not yet

We have not finished an action yet.

我們尚未完成一個action。


nerf

源自玩具品牌 Nerf 。

gimp

對角色、武器、技能等的削弱

對角色、武器、技能等的削弱

The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.

閃電法術原來很厲害的，但是後來被削了，就徹底沒用了。


kiss my ass

（表示拒绝对方的请求或要求等）

When he asked me to help him fix the bike, I told him to kiss my ass.

他来找我帮忙修他的单车的时候，我让他哪凉快哪待着去。


my ass

个屁，个毛，才怪（表示否定、不信、不同意，带有厌恶语气）

She'll use my money to buy a new car, my ass!

她能用我的钱去买新车就有鬼了！

You're his brother, my ass! You look nothing alike.

你是个屁的他弟弟！你们根本不像！


my ass

我，我自己（但动词用第三人称）

My ass is tired.

Now I gotta drag my ass to work.


dop

源自中古英語 doppen，源自古英語 *doppian，與古英語 doppettan同源。

未能通過（考試、考核等）

I dopped my exams.


dop

Let's go to the bar for a dop.

Give me a dop of brandy.


hes

his (“他的”)的另一種寫法

That's hes house over there.


hes

his (“他的（事物）”)的另一種寫法

The idea was hes not mine.

這個主意是他想出來的，不是我的。


dispose of

They disposed of the stolen property.

The national power committee has trouble disposing of nuclear waste.

國家能源委員會在處理核廢料上出現了問題。

The Commission may not be able to assess the reliability of the data provided by Member States and may not dispose of independent information sources.

委員會可能無法評估成員國所提供的數據，也沒有獨立的數據來源。


surveyor

源自盎格魯-諾曼語 surveour ← 古法語 sorveor。等同於survey + -or。

Other costs associated with selling a home include surveyor's fees, legal fees, estate agent's commission, stamp duty and the VAT.


eek

Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub!

I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek!

我昨天差點就被炒了。唉！


eek

ecaf (“臉”) 的截斷形式。，源自face的倒序。

How bona to vada your eek!

Though she's a bimbo bit of hard, / she’s royal and tart. And girl, you know / vadaing her eek is always bona.

2015年October12日, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, 出自 The Guardian:


high heels

I look sexier in high heels.

我穿著高跟鞋時看起來更性感。


xeno-

派生自古希臘語 ξένος (xénos, “異地的”)。

xenophilia（對陌生人或外國人的喜愛）、xenophobia（對外國人或外國習俗、宗教等的憎惡或恐懼；恐外症，仇外，懼外）

xenolith（捕虜岩）、xenomenia（異位月經）


culture shock

Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem.

出生長大在阿肯色州鄉村的我，搬到哈林區之後，深深地感受到了文化衝擊。


seriously

more seriously (comparative)
most seriously (superlative)

no really

在語氣較為輕鬆的語句中作轉折，表示將要引出認真嚴肅的話題。

no kidding

在語氣較為輕鬆的語句中作轉折，表示將要引出認真嚴肅的話題。

no really

回應前一事項，用於表示不相信或強調的語氣。

no kidding

回應前一事項，用於表示不相信或強調的語氣。

He was hoping that we would take him seriously.

他希望我們會認真考慮他。

Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously.

吉米開玩笑說鮑勃是個蠢蛋。鮑勃把這「侮辱」當真了。

That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.

那是句非常令人不快的話。

在語氣較為輕鬆的語句中作轉折，表示將要引出認真嚴肅的話題。

Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?

現在說正經的，你今天怎麼就忘記去餵貓了？

回應前一事項，用於表示不相信或強調的語氣。

You baked 10 cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?

你烤了10個蛋糕啊。說真的，為什麼你要這麼做？


of course

naturally

當然，明顯地 （19世紀）

indisputably

當然，明顯地 （19世紀）

當然，明顯地 （19世紀）

Of course I know that!

You will, of course, surrender all your future rights to the property.


of course

Will you come with me? — Of course!

你會跟我一起過來嗎？——當然啦！


stump

源自中古英語 stumpe, stompe (“樹樁”)，源自或與中古低地德語 stump (“樹樁”)有關，源自原始日耳曼語 *stumpaz (“樹樁，末端，砍下的部分”)。與中古荷蘭語 stomp (“樹樁”), 古高地德語 stumph (“樹樁”) (德語 Stumpf), 古諾爾斯語 stumpr (“樹樁”)同源。參見stop。

to stir one's stumps


stump

This last question has me stumped.

最後一個問題把我問倒了。

He’s been stumping for that reform for months.


brownie point

不详，但可能源自brownnose，且常与女童子军中的幼女级别（6到8岁）做某些任务得到的分数关联起来，这些分数可用来兑换别在童子军制服上奖章。在20世纪60年代造出。

（常指拍马屁得到的）表扬，赞赏，肯定，好印象

You're really going to get some brownie points from the teacher for that fantastic essay!

你写的这篇优秀的论文肯定会让老师表扬你。

However, you get Brownie points for having spelled my names right—all of them, and the first time too!

1967 November, Harriette Bailey Conn, “Women legislators”, 出自 Ebony，頁號 14:


time-invariant

more time-invariant (comparative)
most time-invariant (superlative)

For time-invariant systems, the system properties remain constant with time.

對於非時變系統，系統的特性隨時間保持不變。


parijat

派生自馬拉地語 पारिजात (pārijāt)。

What are you betting? I looked out of the window. The flowers from the parijat tree.

In order to completely carry out this bartā, she required a flower from the parijāt tree, a tree that does not grow in the heavenly city of Indra.

She turned away and cleared the parijat flowers from the stone edge of the pool with a wet hand.


schmooze

借自意第緒語 שמועס (shmues)，源自希伯來語 שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót)，שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “报告，消息，流言”)的复数形式。

I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.

我真希望他干活时能像他和老板吹牛时一样熟练。


get by

gets by
getting by
got by
got by
gotten by

I'm getting by, but I've been having trouble coping with things.

我勉强撑着。但老实说，我真觉得快撑不住了。


Rwandese

more Rwandese (comparative)
most Rwandese (superlative)

In 2003, Rwanda changed its official name from "Rwandese Republic" to "Republic of Rwanda".

2003年，盧旺達將其（英語）官方名稱由“Rwandese Republic”改為“Republic of Rwanda”。


tantrum

源自tanterum，源頭不明，可能源自泰米爾語 தந்திரம் (tantiram)。

Many parents become embarrassed by their children throwing tantrums in public places.

很多家長都為自己的孩子在公共場合發脾氣而感到尷尬。

Baby Shawn threw a tantrum when he was told the bicycle was not his.

當別人告訴小肖恩，那自行車不是他的時候，他大發脾氣。

When he became frustrated, he threw a tantrum, and his mother would attempt to comfort him.

他一沮喪，就發脾氣，他母親就會嘗試安撫他。

2003, Saralea E. Chazan, Simultaneous Treatment of Parent and Child，頁號 185:


tall tale

He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

他周一回来就在吹牛他钓到一条100磅的鱼。


sitting duck

For God's sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – we're sitting ducks out here.

天啊，中士，我们得找掩体，我们在这里就是活靶子。


allot

源自中古英語 allotten，源自古法語 aloter（現代法語 allotir）。

Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.

每名候選人都有五分鐘時間在評判員面前做報告。


ethereal

源自拉丁語 aetherius (“与天空、高空有关的”)，源自古希臘語 αἰθέριος (aithérios, “与高空有关的”)。可作ether + -ial分析。

more ethereal (comparative)
most ethereal (superlative)

/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/

/ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/

ethereous

缥缈的，纤薄的，轻飘飘的

delicate

缥缈的，纤薄的，轻飘飘的

light

缥缈的，纤薄的，轻飘飘的

ethereal space

ethereal regions

Since to part, / Go heavenly Gueſt, Ethereal Meſſenger, / Sent from whoſe ſovran goodneſs I adore.

既然要启程离开，就请上路，天上的客人，太空中的信使，接受派遣，来自我所崇拜的至善的上帝。

1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, 出自 Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; 再版為 Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC，行號s 1282–1284:

The fanciful fables of fairy land are but allegories of the young poet's mind when the sweet spell is upon him. Some slight thing calls up the visionary world, and all the outward and actual is for the time forgotten. It is a fever ethereal and lovely; but, like all other fevers, leaving behind weakness and exhaustion.

1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ethel Churchill, 卷 2，頁號s 25–26:

I trust that we shall be more imaginative, that our thoughts will be clearer, fresher, and more ethereal, as our sky,[…]

1862, Henry David Thoreau, “Walking”, 出自 The Atlantic Monthly, 卷 9, 期 56:

She was very young—at the most nineteen, with a pale somewhat refined face, yellow hair, merry blue eyes, and shining teeth. Her beauty was of an ethereal type.

1885, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man 源自Archangel:

an ethereal solution


touchy

源自tachy, techy, teachie, tetchy，等同於touch + -y。參見tetchy。

touchier (comparative)
touchiest (superlative)

It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.

這是一個極其棘手的情況，所有人的耐心都正被消磨。

He can be very touchy when you talk about his cat, so be as tactful as possible.

一旦聊到他的貓，他就會變得很敏感，所以你可別惹到他了。


poz

Her test results were poz.

她的檢測結果是HIV陽性。

At a contentious public meeting to discuss barebacking in New York in 1999, an interesting statement came from a man who described himself as the manager of the nation's largest moderated bareback computer list. He stated almost in passing that the the list was “about 98 percent poz guys.”

2002, David Nimmons, The Soul Beneath the Skin, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN，頁號 74:

I recall when we exchanged our HIV statuses at one point; not tonight. He's poz.

2010, Rick Reed, Tales from the Sexual Underground，頁號 61:


sentencing

There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.


cryptocurrency

Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency.

Then there is bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has been skyrocketing in value lately. Bitcoin is basically virtual cash — anonymous, untraceable currency stuffed into a mobile wallet.

2013年November17日, Nick Bilton, “Disruptions: A Digital Underworld Cloaked in Anonymity”, 出自 New York Times:


telly

I'm staying at the telly this weekend.


long live

Long live the King!


push back

The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back.

醜聞持續發酵，我們應該開始反制。

The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week.

週五的會議繼續推遲到下週。


monoglot

more monoglot (comparative)
most monoglot (superlative)

只會說一種語言的，單語的

He thought Britain was more monoglot than ever.

他認為英國人比以往變得更加不會說其他語言了。


ill will

源自中古英語 ill will, il wille, ill wille，等同於ill + will。

The losing side bore no ill will toward the winners.

輸的一方對贏的一方不抱有任何敵意。


intransitive verb

In the English language, "sleep" is an intransitive verb.

英語中，"sleep" 是不及物動詞。


betacism

唇齒化，指 [b]（濁雙唇塞音）和 [v]（濁唇齒擦音）逐漸混淆，使得 /b/ → [v] 或 /v/ → [b] 的過程。

Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon: it has taken place in Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, and some Portuguese dialects, among others.

唇齒化是一種相當普遍的現象：其發生在希臘語、希伯來語、西班牙語一些葡萄牙方言中和其他語言。


theft

源自中古英語 theft、thefte、þefte、þefþe、þiefþe，源自古英語 þīefþu，源自原始日耳曼語 *þiubiþō，源自*þeubaz (“竊賊”)，等同於thief + -th 或 thieve + -th。與古弗里斯蘭語 thiuvethe, thiufthe (“盜竊”)、古諾爾斯語 þýfð、þýft，和:Template:廢荷蘭語 diefte同源。

resource theft

Bike theft is on the rise.

A suspect was arrested for the theft of a gold necklace.


treatable

more treatable (comparative)
most treatable (superlative)

In the 1980s, AIDS was not a treatable disease, and as a consequence the mortality rate at that time was very high.

在20世紀80年代，艾滋病還不可治愈，因此當時的死亡率很高。


publicise

The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election.

醜聞被公之於眾，他因此輸掉了選舉。

They're already publicising next month's concert.

他們正在宣傳下個月的音樂會。


adore

源自中古英語 *adoren, aouren，源自古法語 adorer, aorer，源自拉丁語 adōrō，源自ad (“對”) + ōrō (“說話”)。

It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.

The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Monmouth.

1849, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Volume I, Chapter 5, p. 388,


introduced

The prickly pear cactus is an introduced species in Australia.

仙人掌是澳大利亞的引進物種。


anybody

Anybody will do.

Is there anybody inside?

Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.

Here one isn't anybody, if one doesn't dance like Travolta.


ages

It was ages since that wonderful holiday.

自上個美好的假期以來，已經過了很久了。

Judith, aged 58, described her experience of seeking help for persistent back pain: "You don't actually see the consultant. You wait for ages and ages and ages and you come out feeling totally baffled really."

2012, Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions, McGraw-Hill Education (UK) ISBN 9780335243921, page 250


french fries

French-fried potatoes (1856) 的縮略，指的是法式的土豆烹飪方法。

薯條，炸土豆條 （自1903年）

French fries is a specialty of the house.

“What's the matter?” she asked quickly. “Haven't we had all the things before? Soup, chops, peas, French fries, and the fruit pudding–there wasn't a thing new.”

1903, Lillian Pettengill, Toilers of the Home, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company，頁號 292:

His first official act was to order dinner. “A nice, juicy steak,” he is said to have called for, “French fries, apple pie and a cup of coffee.” It is probable that he really said “a coff of cuppee,” however, as he was a wag of the first water and loved a joke as well as the next king.

1922, Robert C. Benchley, 章號 XXII, 出自 Love Conquers All, Henry Holt & Company，頁號 111:


get the better of

gets the better of
getting the better of
got the better of
got the better of
gotten the better of

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-au-get the better of.ogg

He got the better of him early in the match, but ended up losing.

他在比賽初期就取得了优势，但最終还是輸了。


look up

search

追踪或搜索（過去認識的人）

track down

追踪或搜索（過去認識的人）

Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents.

吉姆搬回父母家後，情況開始好轉。

I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.

在查字典之前，我不知道線粒體是什麼。

仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；参见look、up。

We stayed up late to look up at the stars.


treat

源自中古英語 treten，源自盎格魯-諾曼語 treter、古法語 tretier、traiter，源自拉丁語 trāctare (“拉”)，源自trahere (“拖，拉”)的過去分詞詞幹。

Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.

西塞羅的著作主要講述的是老年和個人責任。

And, indeed, should the excellent Mr Broughton be prevailed on to set fist to paper, and to complete the above-said rudiments, by delivering down the true principles of athletics, I question whether the world will have any cause to lament, that none of the great writers, either antient or modern, have ever treated about that noble and useful art.

1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

講述，談論 （自14世紀）

The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.

這篇文章認為女性主義是典型的現代運動。

懇求，乞求 （14-17世紀）

Only let my family live, I treat thee.

我乞求他們，至少讓我的家人活下來。

對待，看待 （自14世紀）

You treated me like a fool.

She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.

她很想將整件事情當做笑話看待。

給某人提供（吃喝）；招待，請客 （自16世紀）

I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.

中場休息時，我給兒子吃了點爆米花。

I've done so well this month, I'll treat you all to dinner (or Dinner is my treat.)

我這個月幹得還行，我請大家吃頓飯吧。

My husband treated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.

作為結婚紀念日禮物，老公帶我去巴黎度了個假。

They treated me for malaria.

We treated firefighters suffering from smoke inhalation, giving them oxygen to breathe and albuterol mist to help open their airways.

2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN，頁號 204:

He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.

I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.

我稍微處理了一下照片，使其顏色更加明顯。


treat

I took the kids to the zoo for a treat.

It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.

看見她回到倫敦舞台上演出，真是一場驚喜。

Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.

這裡是大鬼小巫都能享用的健康萬聖夜糖果。

I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.

我把一些零食灑到寵物箱裡，引誘我的貓走進去。


advertise

源自盎格魯-諾曼語 avertir (“告知”)、advertir、中古法語 advertir、avertir (“警告，通報”)，詞尾為-ise、-ize，可能受名詞advertisement的影響。對比advert。

打廣告，宣傳 （自18世紀）

It pays to advertise.

For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.

根據個人需求，可在網站或地方報紙上登廣告。


aggravate

源自拉丁語 aggravatus，aggravare (“給……增重，使變差，使煩惱”)的過去分詞，源自ad (“到”) + gravare (“使變重”)，源自gravis (“重的”)。參見grave，對比aggrieve、aggrege。

/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯t/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-aggravate.wav

使程度/重量增加 （自16世紀）

He aggravated the story.


come to nothing

comes to nothing
coming to nothing
came to nothing
come to nothing

The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nothing if the US Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.

如果英格蘭銀行拒絕加入聯邦準備系統的計畫，他們的反通貨膨脹政策將會完全失敗。


Indian

源自盎格魯-諾曼語 indien, 中古法語 indien，等同於Ind + -ian。用於美洲原住民是早期探險家將其與印度人混淆。

印度餐館的菜品 （自20世紀）

We're going out tonight for an Indian.

今晚我們去印度餐館吃飯。

We're going down the Indian for a curry - wanna join us?

我們要去印度餐館吃咖喱——你也一起來嗎？


what the fuck

I finally said “eh, what the fuck” and quit my job.

我最後說“呃，他媽的，我完全不在意”然后辭掉了工作。

Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

1983, Risky Business, 角色 Miles（Curtis Armstrong）:


saffron

源自中古英語 saffron，源自古法語 safran，源自中世紀拉丁語 safrānum，源自阿拉伯語 زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)。

The saffron robe of a Buddhist monk.

佛教僧侶藏紅花色的袈裟。

Now Hymen change thy saffron weedes

1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion: or, Nine Bookes of Various History. Concerninge women inscribed by the names of the nine Muses, London, Book 3, “A Funerall Oade vpon the death of Anna Panareta” p. 123,

The sun was now set; but, under the dark branches of the almond trees, was seen the saffron glow of the west, spreading beyond the twilight of middle air.

1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, London: G.G. & J. Robinson, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p. 256,

[…] it was half-past four, and the gray day was dying gloriously, its western clouds all broken into narrowing purple strata before a wide-spreading saffron clearness […]

1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, Chapter 40,

The jacket was brown but had turned saffron where it had been soaked by Lal’s sweat.

1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Part 1, Chapter 2,


saffron

給……加上番紅花，使其具有番紅花的色/味

saffroned water

saffroned rice

Saffrond wyne bryngeth mirthe, and taketh away Melancholines […]

1559, Peter Morwen (translator), The Treasure of Euonymus by Conrad Gesner, London: John Day, “Of certain other Aromatical wynes,” p. 407,

Well-saffroned was that barley-soup!

1884, Robert Browning, “Two Camels” in Ferishtah’s Fancies, London: Smith, Elder, p. 70,


simplified

more simplified (comparative)
most simplified (superlative)

同類詞：traditional

The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.

這個傳統漢字的筆畫數是簡化字筆畫數的兩倍。


cleansing

more cleansing (comparative)
most cleansing (superlative)

Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.

往你的皮膚上搽點清潔膏。


cleansing

Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.

定期清潔皮膚可以避免痤瘡。


allergic

more allergic (comparative)
most allergic (superlative)

對……有過敏反應的，過敏的

I am allergic to cats.


not at all

/ˈnɒt ət ˈɔːl/

[ˈnɒ.ɾəˈɾɔːɫ]

一點兒也不，絕不，絲毫沒有。

Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.

1898, Winston Churchill, 章號 3, 出自 The Celebrity:

He's not at all friendly towards his ex-wife.

他一點也不友善的朝前妻走近。


not at all

/ˈnɒt ət ˈɔːl/

[ˈnɒ.ɾəˈɾɔːɫ]

Thank you for this very thoughtful present. — Not at all.

非常感謝您深思熟慮後前來出席。- 不客氣。


adornment

The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.

這些幔子遮不了什麼光，主要是作為窗戶的裝飾。


admirably

more admirably (comparative)
most admirably (superlative)

He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.

他成功將火力從運兵車上引開，這令人欽佩。

Admirably, he went down with his ship after the surviving crew got away in lifeboats.

在幫助倖存的船員登上救生艇後，他和船一同沉入水中，這令人欽佩。

They have made admirably great improvements in quality.

他們在質量上取得了巨大的改善。


adulthood

Son, now that you have reached adulthood, you are in the time of your life during which you are expected to take responsibility for your actions and for your well-being.

兒子，你已經進入成年，就應該對自己的行為和幸福負責。

The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

那個男孩子進行成年禮後進入成年。

The things learned in childhood will effect a person throughout its adulthood.

孩童時期學到的東西對人的影響會貫穿整個成年時期。


granted

He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.

他是個好學生，在學業上表現很好。雖然他確實有一次考試不及格，但我覺得這都是有充分理由能夠說明的。

"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."

“你沒有做一個好父親。”“確實。”


granted

用於表示三段論問題的假設：如果。

Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.

如果他沒做錯事，就應該被釋放。

Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.

如果缺乏證據，我們就無法作出這樣的結論。


admittedly

more admittedly (comparative)
most admittedly (superlative)

Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.

誠然，破壞也有些成問題。

It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.

這誠然只是一種說法，但也說得通。

She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.


adjure

源自中古英語 adjuren，源自拉丁語 adiūrō (“鄭重請求”)，源自ad- (“近，朝，向”) + iūrō (“發誓”)。

Party members are adjured to promote awareness of this problem.

鄭重呼籲黨員提升對這項問題的重視。

`Then tell to me, and this great company, the tale whereof I have heard.' Thus adjured, I, in as few words as I could, related the history of the cannibal feast, and of the attempted torture of our poor servant.

1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure:

The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so.

1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long，頁號 50:


adjutant

源自拉丁語 adiūtō，adiuvō (“幫助”)的持續態。最早見於17世紀。或源自拉丁語adiuvāns，adiuvō的現在分詞，源自iuvō (“幫助”)。

adjutant officer


bitcoin

We do not accept bitcoin at this store.

我們這間商店不接受比特幣。

It is a process of solving complex math problems using those computers which run bitcoin software.

2014, Dale Blake, Bitcoin Guide For Beginners: Bitcoin Trading and Mining Made Easy, →ISBN:

Other ecommerce sites that accept bitcoin are: Bitcoinshop.us which offers products like watches and air conditioners and ships to people within the United States; Air Baltic, which is a Latvian airline also started accepting cryptocurrency mode of payment for basic class fares not including Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Russia, India, Japan, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Lebanon and Jordan.

2015, Scott Green, Bitcoin : The Ultimate A - Z of Profitable Bitcoin Trading & Mining Guide, →ISBN:

Individual bitcoin users are not the only driving force in terms of securing the bitcoin network.

2016, Prypto, Bitcoin For Dummies, →ISBN，頁號 137:

Find a friend who has bitcoin and buy some from him or her directly. Many bitcoin users start this way. This method is the least complicated. One way to meet people with bitcoin is to attend a local bitcoin meetup listed at Meetup.com.

2017, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, →ISBN，頁號 11:


bitcoin

This item costs one bitcoin.

Each time you succeed in creating a hash, you are rewarded with 25 bitcoins, the block chain is updated and all the users on the network are notified.

2013, John Davidson, How to Make Money Online With Digital Currency Bitcoins, →ISBN:

They buy bitcoins at a lower price then sell them at a higher value.

2014, Kinsley Wallace, Bitcoins: How to Invest, Buy and Sell: A Guide to Using the Bitcoin, →ISBN:

There are lots of ways to earn bitcoin.

2014, Joanne Falvey, Tale of the Bitcoin Kid: Learn about earning, →ISBN:

But consider that a significant amount of bitcoin is also being held by investors. Those investors do not plan to sell their bitcoin for some time because they are speculating that due to its utility as MoIP, demand will continue to rise and so too will its value.

2017, Chris Burniske & Jack Tatar, Cryptoassets, →ISBN:


traumatic

來自拉丁語 traumaticus，來自古希臘語 τραυματικός (traumatikós)，來自τραῦμα (traûma)。

more traumatic (comparative)
most traumatic (superlative)

/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/

traumatic tetanus


seeming

more seeming (comparative)
most seeming (superlative)

seeming friendship

O, good my lord, you have lost a friend / And I dare swear you borrow not that face / Of seeming sorrow—it is sure your own.

c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, 出自 Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, 出版於 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:

I'le hide my anger in a seeming calm,
And what I have to do, consult the while,
And mask my vengeance underneath a smile.

1671, Aphra Behn, The Amorous Prince, or, The Curious Husband, London: Thomas Dring, Act II, Scene 5, pp. 32-33,

Of all the English philosophers, I most reverence Bacon, that great and hardy genius: he it is who, undaunted by the seeming difficulties that oppose, prompts human curiosity to examine every part of nature;

1765, Oliver Goldsmith, Essays, London: W. Griffin, Essay 18, p. 150,

[…] she was overcome like the thirsty one who is drawn toward the seeming water in the desert […]

1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, Chapter 27,

[…] though they marched in seeming peace, the hearts of all the army, from the highest to the lowest, were downcast, and with every mile that they went north foreboding of evil grew heavier on them.

1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012, Chapter 10,

Fields (or “camps”) enclosed by chest-high wire fences now contain thousands of ostriches in seeming harmony, sometimes spread out like feathered chess pieces, sometimes seated in clusters.

2020年August4日, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, 出自 National Geographic Magazine:


seduce

借自拉丁語 sēdūcō (“迷路，誤入歧途”)，源自sē- (“離開”) + dūcō (“帶領”)；參見duct。對比adduce、conduce、deduce等。

He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.

他多次與那個女孩在他車上、賓館裡、他家裡發生性關係。

He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

他被那座城市的明亮燈光和獨特魅力所吸引。


just deserts

It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.

现在看起来他们好像通过作弊拿到了好成绩，不过他们最后会自食其果的。


in charge

more in charge (comparative)
most in charge (superlative)

負擔起領導或監督的責任；主管

He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters.

他讓他的女兒照顧她的幾個妹妹。

This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings.

這個網頁瀏覽器能讓你管理個人設定。


Cajun

盎格魯化的阿卡迪亞法語 Cadien（來自Acadien (“阿卡迪亞的”)的詞首音省略），在阿卡迪亞方言表現為顎音/dj/到/d͡ʒ/。

coonass

一些住在路易斯安那州中未受教育和貧窮的法裔人。

一些住在路易斯安那州中未受教育和貧窮的法裔人。

Damn Cajuns! They're all a bunch of lazy coonasses!


smoked

smoked salmon


slacken

The pace slackened.

He seemed tired, and the Rat let him rest unquestioned, understanding something of what was in his thoughts; knowing, too, the value all animals attach at times to mere silent companionship, when the weary muscles slacken and the mind marks time.

1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows:


so far so good

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-so far so good.ogg

Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good; now let's get to Minorca.

你們已經裝好東西，買好票，訂好酒店，把狗狗也放進犬舍裡了。到目前為止一切順利，那現在就出發去梅諾卡吧。


snooze

未知。對比荷蘭語 snoezelen。

The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

老闆抓到他在桌子上打盹。


snooze

未知。對比荷蘭語 snoezelen。

snooze button

鬧鐘的“打盹按鈕”，按下後幾分鐘會再響一次

The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

那隻貓喜歡在晴天到窗台上打個盹。

The whole movie was a snooze.


go to sleep

goes to sleep
going to sleep
went to sleep
gone to sleep

Go to sleep at the same hour every night.


so far

So far, nothing unusual has happened.

How are your driving lessons? So far, pretty good.

你的駕駛課如何？ 目前都還一切順利。

Don't expect a long walk. You can only go so far in that direction.

別想著能走很遠。 往那個方向，走一段就到頭了。

British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.

2013年August10日, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, 出自 The Economist, 卷 408, 期 8848:


go to bed

goes to bed
going to bed
went to bed
gone to bed

Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

2013年July19日, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, 出自 The Guardian Weekly, 卷 189, 期 6，頁號 34:

It's ten minutes past your bed-time; go to bed!

已經過了你上床時間10分鐘了。快去睡覺！

It's been a long day—I think I'll just go to bed now.

今天真是漫長——我覺得我現在該睡覺了。


put to bed

I hope we can put those doubts to bed.

我希望我們能消除這些疑惑。


pass on

Can you pass on the information next time you see him?

你下次見他的時候，能不能告訴他這件事？

Does he know what I do? / And you'll pass this on, won't you? / And if I ask him once what would he say? / Is he willing? / Can he play?

2003, “Pass This On”, 出自 Deep Cuts, 演出者 The Knife:

I'll pass on dessert, thanks.

His uncle passed on last year.


sliver

源自中古英語 slivere, sliver，源自中古英語 sliven (“切，使裂開”)，源自古英語 slīfan（參見tōslīfan (“使裂開，使分開”)）。

to sliver wood

slips of yew,
Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse

c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, 出自 Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, 出版於 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:


drop off

After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television.

喝完兩杯威士忌之後，Tom 很快就在電視機前睡著了。

And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.

1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

寄，送，帶；允許乘客離開

Can you drop the kids off at school?

你能把孩子們送到學校嗎？

I'll drop off your books when I see you tonight.

今晚我見你的時候會把你的書帶過來。

After dropping off travellers at Foregate Street, my train terminates at Shrub Hill - a station which boasts one of the best selection [sic] of semaphore signals left in the country.

2020年December2日, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, 出自 Rail，頁號 67:

The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.

Sales have dropped off in recent months.


wake up

wakes up
waking up
woke up
waked up
woken up
waked up

Wake your brother up; it's time for school.

叫醒你哥哥/弟弟；現在該上學了。

It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”

1935, George Goodchild, 章號 3, 出自 Death on the Centre Court:

認清現實；專注於手頭上的事情

Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet.

That's the third time you've made the same mistake. Wake up!


fall asleep

falls asleep
falling asleep
fell asleep
fallen asleep

My left leg has fallen asleep!


sortie

借自法語 sortie (“出口，結束”)。

Russia said it carried out 55 sorties in the last 24 hours.

俄羅斯方面稱，過去24小時內，其戰機共出動55架次。

Finally, the astronauts will descend to the lunar surface. After their sortie on the moon, they’ll return to the orbital station

2019, Jeff Foust, “NASA’s Lunar Space Station Is a Great/Terrible Idea,” IEEE Spectrum:


smack

源自中古英語 smac、smak、smacke，源自古英語 smæc、smæċċ (“味道”)，源自原始日耳曼語 *smakkuz (“味道”)，源自原始印歐語 *smegʰ-、*smeg- (“品嘗”)。與方言smatch、低地蘇格蘭語 smak (“味道，香味，氣味”)、薩特弗里斯蘭語 Smoak (“味道”)、西弗里斯蘭語 smaak (“味道”)、荷蘭語 smaak (“味道”)、德語 Schmack、Geschmack (“味道”)、瑞典語、挪威語 smak (“味道”)、挪威語 smekke同源。類似古英語 smæċċan (“品嘗”)。參見smake、smatch。

（輕微的）味道，風味，滋味

rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon

But take it: if the smack is sour / The better for the embittered hour;

1896, A. E. Housman, “Terence, this is stupid stuff”, 出自 A Shropshire Lad:


spaceman

I want to be a spaceman when I grow up.


awaken

來自中古英語 awakenen或awaknen，來自古英語 awæcnan或awæcnian，來自a- 加上wæcnan或wæcnian。

She awakened him by ringing the bell.

Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.

每天早晨他都面帶笑容地醒來。


strangle

源自中古英語 stranglen，源自古法語 estrangler，源自拉丁語 strangulō, strangulāre，源自古希臘語 στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “勒死”)，源自στραγγάλη (strangálē, “韁繩”)；對比στραγγός (strangós, “彎曲的”)。代替中古英語 wirien、awurien (“勒死”)（> 英語 worry）。

He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.

他把妻子掐死，再用酸來溶解她的身體。

She strangled a scream.

The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.

那隻貓從樹枝上滑下來，被掛著鈴鐺的頸箍勒死了。


suds

源自sud的複數，sod (“泡沫”)的變體，等同於sud + -s。與seethe有關。

We went out for some pizza and suds.

我們出去吃點披薩，喝點小酒。


suds

We sudsed the car before washing it down until it gleamed like new.

我們用肥皂塗滿全車，沖洗之後就像新的一樣閃閃發亮。


cover up

The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.

那個政治家試圖隱藏自己參與過這件醜聞的事實。

Please cover up and go to sleep now.


Pythonic

more Pythonic (comparative)
most Pythonic (superlative)

Pythonesque

Python（一門程式語言）風格的、Python 的

unpythonic

Python（一門程式語言）風格的、Python 的

Python（一門程式語言）風格的、Python 的

The Zen of Python requires almost all code to be Pythonic.

Python 之禪要求幾乎所有代碼都以Python風格編寫。

The Pythonic style isn't regimented or enforced by the compiler. It has emerged over time through experience using the language and working with others.

2015年February12日, Brett Slatkin, Effective Python, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN，頁號 1:

Pythonic code—when you first hear of it, you might think it is a programming paradigm, similar to object-oriented or functional programming. While some of it could be considered as such, it is actually more of a design philosophy.

2016年August31日, Fabrizio Romano, Dusty Phillips, Rick van Hattem, Python: Journey from Novice to Expert, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN，頁號 850:


fish and chips

儘管美國英語多將薯條稱作fries 或 french fries，但在美國這道菜依然叫做fish and chips。

炸魚薯條，英國海岸地區的特色食品

Let's go to Sophie's by the sea; they have the most delicious fish and chips.

一起去海邊的 Sophie 家；他們家的炸魚薯條最好吃。


She brought ~10 shirts for a two-day trip.

她兩天旅遊回來，帶了差不多10件襯衫。

表示快樂、興奮，或玩笑的語氣。

Awesome~ I hope you enjoy your trip!


odds and ends

The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.


trash bag

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trash bag.wav

The road was full of trash bags awaiting the arrival of the garbage men.

路上堆滿了垃圾袋，等待著垃圾工人的到來。


garbage bag

The road was full of garbage bags awaiting the arrival of the trash men.

路上堆滿了垃圾袋，等待著垃圾工人的到來。


squabble

起於17世紀初，可能源自北日耳曼語支，與瑞典語方言詞 skvabbel (“爭吵，流言”)、skvappa (“批評，訓斥”)、挪威語方言詞 skvabba (“閒扯”)、德語方言詞 schwabbeln (“嘮叨”)有關。

The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.

孩子們為誰坐在車前面吵了起來。


squabble

The brothers were always squabbling with each other.

The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.


teary

源自中古英語 tery；等同於tear + -y。

tearier (comparative)
teariest (superlative)

No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.

難怪瑞安之前在哭；他想念父母了。

Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.

韋德看著他女朋友哭泣的雙眼。


take out

Let me take you out for dinner.

The soldiers were instructed to take out the enemy base by any means necessary.

士兵被要求以一切必要方式摧毀敵軍基地。

Anyway, one of the snipers took him out.

2003, Jeff Kaye, Two Faces Have I (fiction)，頁號 414:

Boss told me when the guy was done, I should take him out.

2008年July14日, Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight, 角色 Happy（William Smillie）, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Comics, Legendary Pictures:

Before he could get a shot off, Wilder took him out with two shots to the chest, just as Roderick took out the third shooter.

2011, Brett Spencer, Two Standing (fiction)，頁號 84:

通過法律或其他官方手段獲取

take out a loan;  take out medical insurance;  take out a membership;  take out a patent

獲得貸款；獲得醫療保險；取得成員資格；取得專利

Southwark council, which took out the injunction against Matt, believes YouTube has become the "new playground" for gang members.

2012年April19日, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, 出自 The Guardian:


get along

gets along
getting along
got along
got along
gotten along

I wish the kids would get along better.

我希望孩子們能好好相處。

She never did get along with her brother.

她和兄弟關係就沒有好過。

She didn’t have a lot of money, but she had enough to get along.

她錢不多，但也足夠勉強過活。

Driver, get along there.


amongst

amongs + -t (無實義)，源自among + -s (屬格)；等同於among + -st (無實義)。詞根among來自古英語 ongemang，on (“在……的裡面”) + gemang (“集聚，混合”)。

Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.

Janek 感覺和他的朋友在一起十分自在，但他見陌生人時就會很緊張。


sharpener

/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/

There was a pencil sharpener at the front of the classroom.


deliverable

more deliverable (comparative)
most deliverable (superlative)

/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

The packages were not deliverable because the roads had flooded out.

因為道路被水沖毀，這些包裹無法派送。

In any of our worlds, if we went out to consult on options that weren't deliverable, we would rightly be heavily criticised for wasting people's time.

2021年May5日, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, 出自 RAIL, 期 930，頁號 50:


deliverable

/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.

由於惡劣天氣，我們無法交付產品。

We packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file.

我們將交付的產品，一個叫FLOOD.EXE的程式，打包進安裝文件裡。


turn upside down

turns upside down
turning upside down
turned upside down

Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.

把盒子翻轉過來，看看它的底部。

They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.

他們翻遍了整間屋子來找車鑰匙。


sharpened

a sharpened pencil

a sharpened knife


used up

more used up (comparative)
most used up (superlative)

筋疲力盡的；耗盡的，枯竭的

That used up old man is no good in a fight.

那個筋疲力盡的老頭根本不擅長戰鬥。

1840, A chant opposing then-presidential candidate Martin Van Buren: "And with them we'll beat Van, Van, Van/Van is a used up man".

2001, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pg. 304.