| hypocrisy |
the hypocrisy of the world makes me sick |
这个世界的伪善真令我恶心 |
the ignorance of human being makes me feel ashamded |
| cram |
mutiple families crammed into one small room |
很多家庭挤在一个房间里 |
many travelers crammed into a bus |
| cram |
i was cramming for a test |
死记硬背准备考试 |
i was cramming for final exams |
| arrogant |
please not to be arrogant about your health |
不要对健康太过自信 |
please not to be arrogant about your luck |
| envoy |
Dispatching an envoy for an overseas visit. |
派遣使者出国访问 |
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| designate |
around the home,designate a place for things that are easily lost |
在家里指定个地方放容易丢的东西 |
designate a friend to fetch my luggage |
| comb |
hang on,just let me comb my hair a bit |
等等，让我把头发梳一下 |
hang on,just let me go to the toilet a while |
| retrospect |
sure,in retrospect,I should have been more cautious about my food choices. |
事后看来，我真不应该乱吃东西 |
in retrospect,i need to practice exercices a lot as early as i can |
| snail |
you are slower than a snail |
你比蜗牛还慢 |
you are as slow as a snail |
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what is it they say? |
（他们）怎么说来着 |
what is it proverb say |
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it is settled |
就这么定了 |
we have settled this matter |
| index |
Air Quality indices(index的复数) make pollution seem less bad than it is |
空气质量指数看起来比真实的污染要低 |
employment index make unemployment rate seem less bad than it is |
| set off |
Daddy pig has set off noisy house alarm |
猪爸爸触发了吵闹的房屋报警器(引发) |
let’s set off home before it gets dark（出发） |
| veil |
an unusual discovery would finally lift the veil of the mystery |
一个不寻常的发现最终解开了谜团的面纱 |
this knowledge help me to lift the veil of problem |
| leniet |
i’m afraid labor laws are slightly more lenient in France |
我恐怕法国的劳动法有点过于仁慈了 |
i’m afraid the man is slightly more excessive in this matter/has gone to far in this matter |
| complement |
rational and irrational complement each other |
理性和非理性相互补充 |
men and women complement each other |
| authentic |
this photograph was undoubtedly authentic |
这张照片毫无疑问是真的 |
this item was undoubtedly authentic |
| forfeit |
by breaking the law,you have forfeited your right to exist |
由于违反了法律，你被没收了生存权 |
by raining tomorrow,i forfeit the game |
| culminate |
the conference culminated in the speech by professor Li |
会议以李教授的演讲结束 |
the World War 2 culminated with the faliure of Nazis |
| favor |
excuse me,can you do me a favor |
打扰一下，你能帮我个忙吗 |
do yourself a favor bro(别和自己过不去) |
| infringe |
you’ve infringe on their trademark |
你侵犯了他们的注册商标 |
you potentially infringe on their copyright/intellectual property |
| conspire |
A conspire with B to have C killed |
A 与 B合谋杀C |
they conspire to hold the line on employee’s pay |
| peak |
he is at the peak of the career |
他处于事业的巅峰 |
i’m at the peak of my physical beauty |
| trivial |
I don’t care about such trivial things |
我才不关心这些不重要的事 |
this matter is trivial to me |
| precaution |
i have taken extra precautions to keep him safe |
我采取了预防措施来保证他的安全 |
i have taken precaution to protect from pregnation |
| jeopardize |
do not continue to jeopardize her future |
请不要再继续毁掉她的前程了 |
do not continue to jeopardize relations with America |
| slack |
those who are slack at their work will never have a chance to be successful |
这些在工作中松懈的人永远没有机会成功 |
those who are flirt with body will soon get weak |
| bore |
i’m not gonna bore you guys with a lecture |
我不打算做无聊的演讲 |
i’m not gonna bother you with stickers |
| apt |
now we are apt to treat it as an art |
现在我们倾向于把他看做一门艺术 |
now i am apt to treat it as fake |
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with expertise,it’s just the other way around |
拥有专业知识，那情况正好相反 |
with tools,it’s just the other way around |
| preliminary |
preliminary investigation suggest that this was suicide |
初步调查显示这是自杀 |
preliminary proof suggest that this was intentional |
| default |
they immediately default to things they have to give up for the planet |
他们默认他们必须为了地球放弃一些事情 |
default to submit to authority |
