2010年9月5日 星期日

compliment, liaison, ecstatic, slip, slip out, wicket, a sticky wicket, jizz, outta, outta tilt, gorgeous, charitable, ejaculate,

Learning from  MOVIE"我配不上妳"

compliment /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ DJ /ˈkɑːm-/ DJ US /'kɑmpləmənt/ KK US


noun

1.a remark that expresses praise or admiration of somebody 讚揚;稱讚 countable

to pay somebody a compliment(= to praise them for something) 對某人表示讚揚

‘You understand the problem because you're so much older.’ ‘I'll take that as a compliment!’ “您是能理解這個問題的,因為您是長者。”“過獎了。”

It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job. 獲聘請做這項工作是一項極大的榮譽。

to return the compliment(= to treat somebody in the same way as they have treated you) 照樣回敬

2.greetings, especially when used to express praise and admiration 問候;致意;祝賀 plural formal

My compliments to the chef! 請向廚師代為致意!

Compliments of the season!(= for Christmas or the New Year) 謹致節日的祝賀!(聖誕節或新年時的賀辭) British English

Please accept these flowers with the compliments of(= as a gift from)the manager. 請接受經理送的鮮花。

See also: backhanded compliment

Alternate: compliments

verb

1.to tell somebody that you like or admire something they have done, their appearance, etc. 讚美;稱讚;欽佩 VN ~ sb (on sth)
 
 
liaison /liˈeɪzn/ DJ /liˈeɪzɑːn/ DJ US /lɪ'eˈzɑn/ KK US /ˈliəzɑːn/ DJ US /'lɪəˈzɑn/ KK US


noun

1.a relationship between two organizations or different departments in an organization, involving the exchange of information or ideas 聯絡;聯繫 uncountable singular ~ (between A and B)

Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents. 我們的作用是確保學校與家長間的聯繫。

We work in close liaison with the police. 我們與警方密切配合。

2.a person whose job is to make sure there is a good relationship between two groups or organizations 聯絡員;聯繫人 countable ~ (to/with sb/sth)

the White House liaison to organized labor 白宮與工會的聯絡人

3.a secret sexual relationship, especially if one or both partners are married (尤指一方或雙方已婚的)私通,通姦 countable ~ (with sb)
 
 
1.Communication or cooperation that facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations


2.A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people

3.A sexual relationship, esp. one that is secret and involves unfaithfulness to a partner
 
 
ecstatic /ɪkˈstætɪk/ DJ /ɪk'stætɪk/ KK


1.very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm 狂喜的;熱情極高的 adjective

Sally was ecstatic about her new job. 薩莉對她的新工作高興得發狂。

ecstatic applause/praise/reviews 狂熱的鼓掌/讚美/評論

He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness. 他發出如痴如醉的幸福歎息。

Derivative: ecstatically adverb /-kli/ DJ /-klɪ/ KK
 
1.Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement


2.Involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence
 
 
 
slip /slɪp/ DJ /slɪp/ KK


verb

1.to slide a short distance accidentally so that you fall or nearly fall 滑倒;滑跤;失腳 V ~ (over)

She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg. 她在冰上滑倒把腿摔斷了。

As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell. 我上樓梯時失腳摔倒了。

2.to slide out of position or out of your hand 滑落;滑離;脫落 V usually VN + adv./prep.

His hat had slipped over one eye. 他的帽子滑下來遮住了一隻眼睛。

The fish slipped out of my hand. 魚從我手裏溜掉了。

The child slipped from his grasp and ran off. 他一把沒抓牢,讓那孩子跑掉了。

She was careful not to let her control slip. 她小心翼翼,不讓自己失控。 figurative

3.to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed 悄悄疾行;溜 V VN + adv./prep.

She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. 她趁別人還沒醒,溜出了房子。

The ship slipped into the harbour at night. 船在夜間悄然進港。

She knew that time was slipping away. 她知道時間在飛逝。 figurative

4.to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly 迅速放置;悄悄塞;偷偷放

Anna slipped her hand into his. 安娜悄悄把手伸過去,讓他握住。 VN + adv./prep. VN

He slipped the letter back into its envelope. 他把信塞回信封。

I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech. 我設法在講話中穿插了幾個笑話。

I managed to slip in a few jokes. 我設法穿插了幾個笑話。

They'd slipped the guards some money. 他們悄悄塞給衞兵一些錢。 VN VNN

They'd slipped some money to the guards. 他們悄悄塞給衞兵一些錢。

5.to fall to a lower level; to become worse 下降;退步;變差 V

His popularity has slipped recently. 近來他已不如過去那樣受歡迎。

The director never lets the tension slip. 這位導演從來不讓情節鬆弛下來。

That's three times she's beaten me─I must be slipping! 她已經贏了我三回了 我一定是退步了!

6.to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one 陷入,進入(困難或不愉快的處境) V VN + adv./prep.

He began to slip into debt. 他開始欠債了。

The patient had slipped into a coma. 病人陷入昏迷狀態。

We seem to have slipped behind schedule. 我們好像已經趕不上日程安排了。

7.to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily (迅速且容易地)穿上,脫下 VN + adv./prep.

to slip into/out of a dress 麻利地穿上╱脫掉連衣裙 V

to slip your shoes on/off 登上╱脫了鞋 VN

He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt. 他將一件外衣披在長袖套衫上。

8.to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something 擺脫;掙脫;鬆開;放走

The ship had slipped its moorings in the night. 那艘船在夜間漂離了停泊處。 VN

The animal had slipped free and escaped. 那頭動物掙脫逃跑了。 V-ADJ

Idiom: let slip something

1.to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret 泄露;無意中說出

I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1 000 for the car. 我一不小心說出了他花 1/f000 英鎊買走我那輛車的事。

She tried not to let slip what she knew. 她盡量不把她所知道的事泄露出去。

Idiom: let something slip (through your fingers)

1.to miss or fail to use an opportunity 錯過(機會);失去(機會)

Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers. 這個出國工作的機會你可不要錯過。

Idiom: slip your mind

1.if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it 被遺忘

I'm sorry I didn't tell you. It completely slipped my mind. 抱歉,我沒有告訴你。我全給忘了。

Idiom: slip one over on somebody informal

1.to trick somebody 欺騙;愚弄

Idiom: slip through the net

1.when somebody/something slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them 漏網;被漏掉

We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net. 我們試圖同所有的校友取得聯繫,但有一兩個未能找到。

See also: (slip/be thrown) out of gear; roll/slip/trip off the tongue

Phrasal: slip away

1.to stop existing; to disappear or die 消失;消亡;死去

Their support gradually slipped away. 他們逐漸失去支持。

Phrasal: slip out

1.when something slips out, you say it without really intending to 無意中說出(或泄露)

I'm sorry I said that. It just slipped out. 抱歉,我說了這樣的話。這不過是無意中說出口的。

Phrasal: slip up informal

1.to make a careless mistake 疏忽;不小心出差錯

We can't afford to slip up. 我們疏忽不得。

See also: slip-up

noun

1.a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention 差錯;疏漏;紕漏

He recited the whole poem without making a single slip. 他一字不差地背誦了全詩。

See also: Freudian slip

2.a small piece of paper, especially one for writing on or with something printed on it 紙條;便條;小紙片

I wrote it down on a slip of paper. 我把它記在一張紙條上。

a betting slip 賭注單

See also: payslip

3.an act of slipping 滑跤;滑倒;失腳

One slip and you could fall to your death. 一失腳,你就會摔死。

4.a piece of women's underwear like a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress 襯裙

5.a player who stands behind and to one side of the batsman and tries to catch the ball; the position on the field where this player stands (擊球員後側的)守場員;守場員所站的位置

Idiom: give somebody the slip informal

1.to escape or get away from somebody who is following or chasing you 擺脫某人的追踪;甩掉某人的跟蹤

Idiom: a slip of a boy, girl, etc. old-fashioned

1.a small or thin, usually young, person 小男孩(或女孩等);瘦男孩(或女孩等)

Idiom: a slip of the pen/tongue

1.a small mistake in something that you write or say 筆誤;口誤
 
slip out


1.when something slips out, you say it without really intending to 無意中說出(或泄露)
 
 
wicket /ˈwɪkɪt/ DJ /'wɪkɪt/ KK


noun

1.in cricket 板球

See also: a sticky wicket

2.either of the two sets of three upright sticks (called stumps) with pieces of wood (called bails) lying across the top. The bowler tries to hit the wicket with the ball. 三柱門

3.the area of ground between the two wickets 兩個三柱門之間的場地

Idiom: keep wicket

1.to act as a wicketkeeper 防守三柱門  
 
a sticky wicket


1.a difficult situation 困難的處境 British English informal
 
jizz


每次妳站在
 
outta


失控
 
out·ta


1.An informal contraction of “out of,” used in representing colloquial speech
 
Outta Control


1.失控
 
Outta my heart


1.遺忘
 
I'm Outta Time
 
outta tilt


失控傾斜


1.來不及
 
tilt /tɪlt/ DJ /tɪlt/ KK


verb

1.to move, or make something move, into a position with one side or end higher than the other (使)傾斜,傾側 usually VN + adv./prep.

Suddenly the boat tilted to one side 小船突然傾向一側。 V

The seat tilts forward, when you press this lever. 按這個控制柄,座位就向前傾斜。

His hat was tilted slightly at an angle. 他的帽子有點歪。 VN

She tilted her head back and looked up at me with a smile. 她仰起頭含笑看着我。

2.to make something/somebody change slightly so that one particular opinion, person, etc. is preferred or more likely to succeed than another; to change in this way 使傾向於;使向…傾斜;偏向

The hot conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners. 炎熱的氣候條件可能對肯尼亞賽跑運動員有利。 VN

Popular opinion has tilted in favour of the socialists. 公眾輿論已倒向社會黨人一邊。 V

Idiom: tilt at windmills

1.to waste your energy attacking imaginary enemies 攻擊假想敵;庸人自擾

Phrasal: tilt at somebody/something British English

1.to attack somebody/something in speech or writing 抨擊;攻擊

a satirical magazine tilting at public figures 抨擊知名人士的諷刺性雜誌

Phrasal: tilt at something British English

1.to try to win something 力爭贏得某物

He was tilting at the top prize. 他在力爭奪魁。

noun

1.a position in which one end or side of something is higher than the other; an act of tilting something to one side 傾斜;傾側

The table is at a slight tilt. 這桌子有點兒傾斜。

He answered with a tilt of his head. 他歪着頭回答。

2.an attempt to win something or defeat somebody (意欲贏得某物或戰勝某人的)企圖,嘗試

She aims to have a tilt at the world championship next year. 她的目標是明年問鼎世界冠軍。

Idiom: (at) full tilt/pelt

1.as fast as possible 全速;儘快
 
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ DJ /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/ DJ US /'gɔrdʒəs/ KK US


adjective

1.very beautiful and attractive; giving pleasure and enjoyment 非常漂亮的;美麗動人的;令人愉快的 informal

a gorgeous girl/man 漂亮的女郎;美男子

a gorgeous view 美麗的景色

gorgeous weather(= warm and with a lot of sun) 宜人的天氣

You look gorgeous! 你真漂亮!

2.of colours, clothes, etc. 顏色、衣服等 with very deep colours; impressive 絢麗的;燦爛的;華麗的 usually before noun

exotic birds with feathers of gorgeous colours 長着絢麗羽毛的異國的鳥

Derivative: gorgeously adverb
 
 
1.Beautiful; very attractive


2.Very pleasant




charitable /ˈtʃærətəbl/ DJ /'tʃærətəbḷ/ KK


adjective

1.connected with a charity or charities 慈善團體的;慈善事業的

a charitable institution/foundation/trust 慈善機構╱基金會╱信託

a charitable donation/gift 慈善捐贈╱贈品

to have charitable status(= to be an official charity) 具有慈善者身分(成為正式的慈善機構) British English

2.helping people who are poor or in need 慈善的;行善的;布施的

His later years were devoted largely to charitable work. 他晚年主要從事慈善工作。

3.kind in your attitude to other people, especially when you are judging them 仁愛的;寬厚的;寬容的

Let's be charitable and assume she just made a mistake. 咱們寬容些吧,就當她只是犯了個錯誤。

See also: uncharitable Antonym

Derivative: charitably adverb /-bli/ DJ /-blɪ/ KK
 
 
 
ejaculate /iˈdʒækjuleɪt/ DJ /ɪ'dʒækjuˈlet/ KK


verb

1.when a man or a male animal ejaculates,semen comes out through the penis 射精 V VN

2.to say or shout something suddenly 突然說出;喊出;喊叫 V speech old-fashioned
 
e·jac·u·late


1.(of a man or male animal) Eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax

2.Utter suddenly (a short prayer)

3.Say something quickly and suddenly
 
 
 
nasty /ˈnɑːsti/ DJ /ˈnæsti/ DJ US /'næstɪ/ KK US


adjective

Irregular: nastier; nastiest

1.very bad or unpleasant 極差的;令人厭惡的;令人不悅的

a nasty accident 嚴重事故

The news gave me a nasty shock. 這消息可把我嚇死了。

I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me. 他要跟着我,這使我感到十分不快。

He had a nasty moment when he thought he'd lost his passport. 他以為護照丟了,苦惱極了。

This coffee has a nasty taste. 這咖啡真難喝。

Don't buy that coat─it looks cheap and nasty. 別買那件外套 一看就是便宜貨。

2.unkind; unpleasant 不友好的;惡意的;令人不愉快的

to make nasty remarks about somebody 說某人的壞話

the nastier side of her character 她個性較為惡毒的一面

to have a nasty temper 脾氣壞

Don't be so nasty to your brother. 別對你弟弟那麼兇。

That was a nasty little trick. 這是個可惡的小騙局。

Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. 生活總是令人厭煩地重複着。

3.dangerous or serious 危險的;嚴重的

a nasty bend(= dangerous for cars going fast) 危險的彎道

He had a nasty look in his eye. 他眼露兇光。

a nasty injury/cough 嚴重的傷勢╱咳嗽

4.offensive; in bad taste 無禮的;污穢的;下流的

to have a nasty mind 思想骯髒

nasty jokes 下流的笑話

See also: video nasty

Derivative: nastily adverb

‘I hate you,’ she said nastily. 她咬牙切齒地說:“我恨你。”

Derivative: nastiness noun, uncountable

Idiom: to get/turn nasty

1.to become threatening and violent 翻臉;變兇

You'd better do what he says or he'll turn nasty. 你最好照他說的做,否則他就不客氣了。

2.to become bad or unpleasant 變壞;變得令人討厭

It looks as though the weather is going to turn nasty again. 好像又要變天了。

Idiom: a nasty piece of work British English, informal

1.a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest 惡棍;令人討厭的人;靠不住的人

See also: leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth
 
nas·ty


1.Highly unpleasant, esp. to the senses; physically nauseating

2.(of the weather) Unpleasantly cold or wet

3.Repugnant to the mind; morally bad
 
video nasty


黃色錄像片;暴力電視片

take a (hard, nasty, etc.) knock

遭受(重大等)挫折;受到(沉重等)打擊;受到(嚴重等)破壞

to get/turn nasty

1. 翻臉;變兇 2. 變壞;變得令人討厭

a nasty piece of work

惡棍;令人討厭的人;靠不住的人

leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth

事件或經歷使後來感到厭惡(或羞恥);留下壞印象

nasty-nice

笑裡藏刀的
 

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