Saturday, 30 November 2019

groom 诱奸

groom verb [T] (SEX),grooming

to become friends with a child, especially over the internet, with the intention of committing a sexual offence (尤指通过互联网)勾引,诱骗,诱奸(儿童)

Sunday, 31 December 2017

uptight 极端保守的

uptight  
adj.  极端保守的

e.g. He hadn't expected a woman to recommend hookers. Earthers tend to be uptight on that topic, and I have never understood why.

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

allegation 指控

allegation  指控

The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

severance 离职金;遣散费

severance 英 [ˈsevərəns] n. 切断; 断绝; 割断; 离职金 ; 遣散费

e.g. News of the management severance packages comes as thousands of BBC staff are due to vote this week on taking industrial action over ...

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

bucking

VERB 抵抗;抵制;反抗

If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules.

While other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend...
当其他报纸的发行量越来越少时,我们却逆势而进

Our EU applications are up 17.7% bucking the national trend which is a downturn by 6%.

Thursday, 15 June 2017

defibrillator 心脏除颤器

defibrillator: devices that apply an electric charge or current to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat. If the heart rhythm stops due to...