Shut out:封杀
Anyone convicted of a crime is shut out from the legal profession.
Right now one can generally confirm that domestic internet companies are uniting to shut out Gmail.
Throw out抛弃,扔掉,赶出
He was thrown out of the country club for failing to pay his dues.
the bartender threw out the drunk.
It is your play, the runner was thrown out in a close play.
Force out:封杀出局
High rents force out Veteran Club in New York City.
Ban 禁止
The world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other catwalker pageants.
However, it has stopped short of following the lead of authorities in Italy and Spain by Impsoing a ban on the sknnies models.
lore: 知识,学问
lore of jungle:丛林知识
face-to-face lessons:单独授课
postgraduate recommendation保研
postgraduate qualification exam考研
successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study 硕博连读
start from scratch:从起跑线开始,从头开始
play something by ear:见机行事
people with tact has less to retract: 智者少悔
judge a book by its cover: 以貌取人
He dressed in plained clothes and driven an old car. Who would know he is the richest man in the town.
You cannot judge a book by its covr.
Disposable chopsticks: 一次性筷子
accentuate: 重读, 强调, 着重强调
cleavage: 劈开, 分裂,乳沟
lingerie 女性贴身内衣
to expand intra-party democracy 扩大党内民主
assertively断言地,独断地
You can assertively make requests and deliver negative feedbacks without being aggressive.
disparity:不一致(职位,数量,质量)不同, 不等
Concerning the disparity of the two parts, we are not sure which is conformed to the drawing.
narrow the economic disparity among regions and industries.
bull market 牛市
surge/plunge:股市涨
roar:股市大涨
Ink a pact/cooperative agreement 签署条约/合作性协议
I have a hard time disagreeing with people whose views i think are wrong
Addresses disagreeing with others.
To disagree with someone you risk appearing rude, argumentative, or unlikable. This is why it is easier to be passive and keep quiet. The problem is that you will not get your ideas heard or acted upon, which can limit your effectiveness and status in your organization.要表示不同意见，就要冒着看上去粗鲁、好辩、不讨人喜欢的风险。 这就是保持沉默和被动要更容易做到的原因。 问题是这样你的观点就不会被听到或付诸实施。这就会限制你在组织中的效力和地位.
Have you ever experienced that horrible feeling when you donot say what's on your mind and some one else does, and then they get accolades for the ideas? DO not allow tis to happen. practice disagreeing with in less high-stakes conversations. When you disagree, do so with poise and objectivity. Simply state your view and the facts supporting it. Once u gain confidence in your ability to communicate disagreement, take some more risks in challenging situation.你是否曾有过自己不敢言，而别人却说出来，后来那人因为这个主意而获得奖赏的可憎经历呢？不要让这种事情再发生了.开始你可以在一些风险较低的对话中去表达自己的不同意见，把这当成是练习。表达自己的不同观点时要镇定和客观。只需要简单地阐述出自己观点和论据。从这种沟通中获得自信后，在具有挑战性的情形下，去冒一些更大的风险
be outnumbered寡不敌众
the girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was finally knocked into the middle of the next week by the gangs
Play a lone hand单枪匹马
WHen investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.
get off on the wrong foot: 出师不利
his idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.
it is important to get off on the right foot in this new job.
Most addictive track: 最受欢迎的歌曲
At wit's end:没有办法了, 无计可施
Can you help me to solve this problem? i am at wit's end.
find one's feet:开始能走路,能独立行动
New students need a little time to find their feet.
tuck away:畅饮, 大嚼
alleyways:小街, 小巷
Not only do foreigner like Luckock face the significant cultural and pratical difficulties of buying properties in China, they must also battle recent legistation designed to limit foreigner ownership in order to tame a soaring real estate market.
有计划的,原本的
tame: 驯服, 使平淡化
it is understandable for the government to rein in the foreign investment in the property market when supply can barely meet the huge domestic demand," says Eric Chan, deputy managing director of Savills, a UK real estate services provider.
rein in:放慢,止住, 控制
the rein of the government, 政府的执政权
clamp down on:施压力于:
the government has also clamped down on overseas residents--including those from Taiwan Province and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as Chinese living abroad from buying property on the mainland.
Overseas residents also now require a signed testimony saying they will live in the house and not rent it out or sell it.
soaring prices:物价飞涨
restraining measures: 限制政策
two peas in a pod: always together. 形影不离
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.重复并不能把谎言变成真理
apron 围裙, 挡板,护坦
adjustable wrench活动扳手
accordion:可折叠的, 手风琴
Accordion-fashioned blinds adorn the windows featuring a "leaf" pattern design evocative of the trees in Central Park.
ailing:情况不佳和,生病的
J&K invoke Article 370, denies help to ailing boy.
in the making:在酝酿中,在形成中,随时可以拿出来,在发展中
intangible legacy:无形遗产
house chore 家务杂事
Curb desertification限制沙漠化
exacerbate:恶化,加剧,激怒,使烦恼
Chinese expansion could exacerbate global warming
Comment could exacerbate morale problem in the police force.
pasture:草地, 放牧的地方
evaporate:蒸发
sublimate:升华
earmark:打定款项用做特殊用途
The proposed bridge became a symbol of out-of-control congressional spending when a $22 million earmark for the project was placed.
Democrats pledged to clean up the earmark mess, but things have not gotten better.
restore:找回失去的东西, 恢复,修复
herder:牧民
deteriorate:使恶化
Bucket桶
hinder:阻止, 阻碍
Tax may hinder attracing business
faint:昏倒, 失去知觉
respiratory system failed:呼吸系统失效
end-stage cancer晚期癌症
Originate发源,河流源头
The Tibet plateau is where the Three River originate
unquenchable:不能止住的,不熄灭的,难抑制的
He noticed an unquenchable thirst.
heartfelt衷诚的,真心真意的
A belated but heartfelt thank your to voters
heartfelt plea
pit:矿坑,煤井,物体或人体表面的凹陷
Police investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy who drowned in a water-filled clay pit have named a man they want to speak to.
pillar:柱子,支柱,重要的支持者
a pillar of the economy
fragile ecological environment脆弱的生态环境
tourist ferry:观光渡轮
accommodation and catering住宿业及饮食业
board and lodging食宿(多用于求职当中的条件)
raft:筏, 救生艇,乘木筏
crack down镇压,打压
crack down on illegal explosive
discharge wastewater排放废水
cumulative:累积的,渐增的
negligible:可以忽略的, 无关紧要的,微不足道的
At random:随机
mete out给
harsh 严厉的，严格的,刺眼的,粗糙的
A senior official at the Environment watchdog yesterday vowed to mete out harsh punishments to domestic and foreign-funded firms.
toxic toys有毒玩具
preempt:先占,预先占有 to take the place of, displace
to have precedence or predominance over优先于或支配
桥牌中优先叫牌
Industry looks to Federal rules to preempt State regulation.
smooching contest=kissing test接吻比赛
tactful:机智, 圆滑
All compliments must be tactful and appropriate which shouldn't be hard to do if you're paying attention.
Suva Lord Mayor Ratu Peni Volavola should have been more tactful when considering the use of his official mayoral vehicle
red tape:官样文本 繁文缛节 official forms and procedures, especially when oppressively complex and time consuming.
unprecedented 空前的
unprecedented rise in luxury home sales in Canada.
usher:引座员,引导
The measures usher in a new era of defence co-coperation between teh two allies, who have already forged closer links in recent years through their shared military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
lucrative:有利的,获利的, 产生利润的
tap into:接进
the deal will provide lucrative opportunities for Australian companies to tap into leading US defence projects.
in preparation for为准备
aging society 老龄化社会
temperament性格，脾气，急燥
he is an easygoing guy, he has an easy temperament. a sweet temperament. a violent temperament
The new fund was suitable for investors with an aggressive risk-reward temperament.
lodging: 寄宿处, 寄宿,出租的房间,住房
found a lodging near her new job.
we found the lodging on the tour rather primitive.
board and lodging 膳宿
say uncle:服输
balance sheet 资产负债表
income statement: 所得损益书
mat 席子
guilt:被祳
coverlet:被单，床单
groundless无根据的,没有理由的
scotch rumors:粉碎谣言
leftover 残羹剩饭
According to the environment department of Hong Kong, leftovers account for a third of the region's solid waste. ex-serviceman 退役人员
Job applicants will be entitled to sue employers for discrimination from Jan. 1 under the new national Employment Promotion Law. The law was draw up to help create opportunities for more than 13 million new job seekers entering the market each year, particularly for laid-off workers, university graduates, ex-serviceman and migrant workers in urban areas.
seek the common point while reserving differences 求同存异
admonition警告,告诫,忠告
she got a stern admonition to not do it again. 严厉的,苛刻的
A dispute between former Attorney General Mike Hatch and a Ramsey Courty judge that spilled into last year's gubernatorial race has been resolved with Hatch receiving a "admonition" from a retired judge who was appointed to consider the case
immaculate 完美的,无过失的, 没有缺点的
a immaculate record 无过失记录
immaculate conduct 纯洁的行为
on probation在试用
probation staff 试用员工
punch the clock 打卡
sneak out 开溜
attendance book:签到表
windfall 外会,横财
merit pay 绩效工资
unpaid leave:无薪假
severance pay:解雇工资
endowment insurance养老保险
high-heel shoe高跟鞋
timely change 及时的改变
circular economy循环经济
brew:酝酿,泡,煮,策划谋划, 酿制物,混合物
brew tea:泡茶 brew coffee 煮咖啡
brew a plot to overthrow the government
as you brew, so you must drink自作自受
inhabitant:居民,居住者
mass market:大量市场,群众市场
linger:逗留,闲留,徘徊,苟延残喘 to persist
an aftertaste that lingers回味无穷
linger on 苟延残喘.历久犹存
outlet:电源插座, 商店,发泄途径
exercised as an oulet for frustration 作为受拙时的发泄途径
probation period:试用期,见习期,缓刑期
gusset 填以三角布片，衬料，角撑板
gusset plate: 角撑板，加回板
Absence makes the heart grow fonder 小别胜新婚
resolve conflict 处理冲突
gild the lily 画蛇添足
lunar eclipse:月蚀
Lunar probe program 探月工程
engulf:吞没，卷入
the moon is partially engulfed in the earth's shadow.
Claw: a sharp and curved nail on the teo of the mammal, reptile and bird.
to scratch, dig, tear, or pull with or as if with claws.
slender:苗条的，微薄的，微弱的
triumph:胜利成功，获得胜利
drape: 随意的悬挂和放在,装饰
使...成褶皱状
draped the coffin with a flag
a robe that draped her figure.
Drape my leg over the chair.
adjusted the drape of the gown(长袍,法衣礼服)
arranged the cloth to drape over the table legs
Clinch:了解,最后确定,达成,拥吻
Turkey's Gul set to clinch presidency.
clinch an argument 作出最后的结论
defending champion:卫冕冠军
emulate:通过模仿来超越，比得上
野心勃勃的
The United States said on Thursday that India could emulate other major nuclear powers by not testing atomic weapons, amid debate over the fate of a bilateral nuclear deal if New Delhi conducted a test.
introvert: 性格内向人的，使向内陷
state-of-the-art 艺术级别的
our state-of-the-art monitor for video intercom
benevolence 仁爱之心,善行
adversity:逆境,不顺,困难,灾祸
quadruplet:四组,四胞胎之一
Ventilator: 呼吸机,空调机
masonry arch bridge: 石拱桥
lash: 鞭打,猛击
the lash of conscience 良心的谴责
眼睫毛,
ward off: 避开
ward:特殊病房
选区
a maternity ward 妇产病房
Fresh blood 新成员
curb inflation:制止通货膨胀
He who has good health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.
keep a stiff upper lip:脸不变色心不跳
Even when the bos yelled at Marsha for dropping the soup in the lady's lap, she kept a stiff upper lip.
Composed: serenely self-possessed 镇静的，沉着的
impassioned:热情洋溢的,
disimpassioned: 平静的，沉着的
imperturbable:
It was a sombre David Stern that addressed the media in regard to the situation with Donaghy and the alleged fixing of NBA games, Stern did his best to be composed in the biggest "Moment of truth" for the sport during his tenure as a commissioner. But even the normally imperturbable Stern looked tormented.
大卫斯特恩阴着脸对媒体解释有关NBA裁判的事,在此重要 "实话实说时刻", 做为在任的这项运动的负责人, 而尽量保持冷静, 但是平时显得非常平静的他也看长起来非常痛苦.
There exists the old adage letting the players decide the game
sedate: 镇定剂
church key 酒瓶起子
Do not forget to hang up the church key when you are done with it.
plead guilty 服罪
plead illness 以病为由
plead the rights of the unemployed
Explore the Moon
All technologies used in the lunar orbiter Chang'e I originates from China's Earth satellites.
Bulge:膨胀, 暴涨, 突增
Beijing is bulging as its population has exceeded 17 million, only 1 million to go to reach the ceiling the city government has set for 2020.
The baby boom creates a bulge in school enrollment.
