1. straight: [俚語]異性戀的，非同性戀的

2. marry to: 與……結(jié)婚

eg. It is tragic that many people marry to stop being lonely, but soon find themselves lonelier than they were as singles.
然而可悲的是，許多人為了脫離孤獨而結(jié)婚，卻在婚后發(fā)現(xiàn)他們比單身時更加孤獨。

3. figure out: [美國口語]弄清，理解

eg. It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment.
他們用了大約一個月的時間才弄明白如何啟動這臺設(shè)備。

eg. They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.
他們正試圖弄明白整個形勢的利害關(guān)系。

4. hang out: 呆（在某處）；停留

(1) 晾出

eg. I was worried I wouldn't be able to hang my laundry out.
我擔(dān)心不能把洗的衣服晾到外面去。

(2) 閑逛[非正式]

eg. I often used to hang out in supermarkets.
我過去常常到超市閑逛。

5. in a nutshell: 簡而言之 nutshell: 堅果殼

eg. To put it in a nutshell, a good user experience is essential.
簡單地說就是，一個好的用戶體驗是不可少的。