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。