bounce n. 活力
She came back full of confidence and bounce.
她回來了,充滿了自信和活力。
column n. (報(bào)刊上的)專欄
funny adj. 可笑的
The story was very funny.
這個(gè)故事非常可笑。
有趣的
He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一則有趣的笑話結(jié)束了演講。
shrink v. 收縮,退縮,萎縮
Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?
這件羊毛衫洗后會縮水嗎?
The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.
該公司的邊際利潤率從32.5%降到了17%。
We will never shrink from difficulties.
我們在困難面前決不退縮。
The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
經(jīng)濟(jì)正在萎縮而不是在增長中。
in store 必將到來, 快要發(fā)生, 貯藏著, 準(zhǔn)備著
There are plenty of energy sources in store on earth.
地球上貯藏著很多能源。
deadline n. 最后期限,截止時(shí)間
I hope we can finish this before the deadline.
我希望我們能在最后期限之前完成這項(xiàng)工作。
We pulled out all the stops to meet the deadline.
我們竭盡全力在截止日期前完成了工作。
dart n. 飛鏢
get a rise out of sb. 惹某人惱怒,激怒某人
contemplate v. 打算
We contemplate obtaining a technical license.
我們希望獲得一項(xiàng)技術(shù)許可證。
He contemplates visiting Beijing.
他打算訪問北京。
flatter v. 奉承,恭維,取悅
My boss likes it when we flatter him.
我的老板喜歡我們奉承他。
Friends who flatter you to your face are not true friends.
凡是當(dāng)面奉承你的朋友不是真朋友。
diatribe n. 長篇抨擊
He launched a diatribe against the younger generation.
他對年輕一代發(fā)起了長篇抨擊。
brush-off n. 拒絕
I didn't expect her to brush us off like this.
我沒有料到她會這樣拒絕我們。
He has never been brushed off so rudely before.
他從來沒有遭到過如此粗魯?shù)木芙^。
treacherous adj. 背信棄義的
You treacherous cur!
你這個(gè)背信棄義的家伙!
nefarious adj. 邪惡的
He guarded his nefarious doings from view.
他不讓自己的罪惡行徑給人看到。
He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.
因?yàn)樗闪嗽S多罪惡的勾當(dāng), 所以人人都懼怕他。
napkin n. 餐巾紙
superb adj. 極好的
The sports facilities are superb in this city.
這個(gè)城市的運(yùn)動設(shè)施是一流的。
The goalkeeper brought off a superb save.
守門員漂亮地救出了險(xiǎn)球。
dump v. 拋棄,甩掉
travesty n. 滑稽的事