Dim

I had a dim recollection/memory of having met her before. (remember slightly, not very well).

I take a dim view of this kind of behaviour. (disapprouve of sth)

He sat at a dim corener of the waiting-room. (not clear)

The company's proepects for the future are rather dim. (not positive; not likely to succeed.)

The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment. // Her friends never faltered in their belief in her. (lose strength or purpose and stop)

He railed against/at the injustices of the system. (complain angrily)

She was confronted by a man wileding a knife. (hold a weapon or toll and look as if you are going to use it)

He still wields enormous influence/power within the party. (have a lot of ..over sb)

to keep/preserve/retain your sanity; maybe Jenny can bring some sanity into this crazy situation. (Think and act in good judgement) He'd been behavig so strangely that they began to question/doubt his sanity.

She gave her teacher a simpering smile.

The camera focused on a group of woman whose faces were tormented by/with grief. It tormented me all day,-did I remember to lock the door when I left the house?

His sexist attitude infuriates me.

gaze at / comtemplate your navel (spend too much time thinking about yourself and your own problems)

She's got a nice husky voice. You sound husky, do you have a cold? (low and rough, attractive or ill)

We mustn't flinch from (making) difficult decisions. (avoid sth unpleasnt or painful)

Pepper and Salt: adj, describe hairs that is a mixture of dark and grey/white hairs

Pepper sth with sth: The city's walls were peppered with bullet (hit sth repeatedly with small objects) // The letter was peppered with exclamtion marks. (often passive, included with a lot of that particular thing)

Redeem

She took me to see a really dull film, the only redeeming feature of which is the soundtrack. A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a couple of superb goals from... (make sth/sb less bad)

She managed to same money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shoop/pawnbraker. (get sth back) She had to put her ring in pawn to pay bills.

Redeem a coupon/voucher: exchange .. for that amount of money or goods to the value.

The amount required to redeem the mortgage was $...; (to satisfy, to carry out a promise or pay back a debt).

Flee the country: It's likely that ths supect has fled the country by now. / She fled (from) the rooms in tears. (escape by running away)

朋党比周

贲 bēn 贲溃 贲星 / / 贲士 贲育之勇 bì 贲饰 贲如 // 贲然

赍 jī 赍持 赍志而殁 赍恨而终 // 借寇兵，赍盗粮

He warned against making hasty decisions. (done in a hurry, w/o necessary care or thought). /ˈheɪ.sti/ Hastily, She put her shirt back on and the incident was over.

Keep your shirt on! Your car isn't badly damaged. (said to tell sb to stop being so angry or upset).

I'd put my shirt on his being re-elected. (feel very certain that sth will happen)

hardback, softback, paperback: buy some paperbacks at the airport; It'll be published in paperback.

He took an avid interest in this project (extremely eager or interested) We avidly awaited news of him. She had red the book avidly several times. /ˈæv.ɪd/

The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender. (thin and dedicate; thin, small in amount or degree)

What do you think is the nub of the probelm? (the most important or basic part) /nʌb/

He arrived at the top of hill, panting and covered in sweat. (breath quickly and loudly through your mouth, have been doing sth very energetic).

Pant after sb/sth: want very much. The newspapers are panting for details of...

Beads of sweat stood out on her forehead. (very small amount of liquid).

The shells should be immersed in bolling water for two minutes. She got some books out of library and immersed herself in.... (completely under the surface of a liquid/become completely involved in sth)

谮 zèn Slander 浸润之谮 肤受之诉

galvanise

galvanise /ˈgæl.və.naɪz/ to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way The prospect of his mother coming to stay galvanized him into actionand he set about cleaning the house.

blink not blink to not show any shock or surprise When he was told I was expecting twins, Harry didn't even blink.

in the blink of an eye extremely quickly In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

on the blink When a machine is on the blink, it is not working correctly.

miss sb/sth out to fail to include someone or something that should be included You've missed out your address on the form. Oh I'm sorry, Tina, I've missed you out. What would you like to drink?

miss out to fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.

not miss much said when something you failed to see or experience was not important or special "I didn't manage to see that programme." "Don't worry, you didn't miss much."

miss the point to not understand something correctly or what is important about it What you say is true, but you've missed the point of my argument.

miss the mark to fail to achieve the result that was intended Her speech missed the mark and failed to generate the public support she had been hoping for.

miss the boat to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some.

cut both/two ways If you say something cuts both/two ways, you think it has both a good and a bad side.

cut sb short to stop someone from talking before they have finished what they were saying He started to explain, but she cut him short, saying she had to catch a bus.

unearth A private detective has apparently unearthed some fresh evidence.

dithering to be unable to make a decision about doing something Stop dithering and choose which one you want! She's still dithering over whether to accept the job she's just been offered.

The election campaign reaches its climax next week. Several famous alumni (alumnus) have agreed to help raise money for the school's ...;

The explosion, with its deafening sound, permanently deafened her in her right ear.

inflame Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.

your alam mater the school, college or university where you studied

twitch (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.

smoulder to burn slowly with smoke but without flames The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette.; If a problem or unpleasant situation smoulders, it continues to exist and may become worse at any time The dispute is still smouldering, five years after the negotiations began.; If a strong emotion smoulders, it exists, but is prevented from being expressed She was smouldering with rage as she explained how her son had been killed.; A person who smoulders has strong sexual or romantic feelings but does not express them He gazed at her with smouldering eyes, wishing she wasn't married.

See to it

See to it that the curtains are closed. (verify, make sure) Please see to it that no one comes in without identification.

He asked for some help with the orders..could you see to it? (see to sb/sth: deal with sth/sb that need to be delt with or waiting to be dealt with)

Could you see your way to letting us borrow the machine on Wednesday? (agree to do or allow sth)

I'm feeling a bit of feverish, Ihope it's not the start of flu. (Ill) Have you seen that feverish activity in ..? (beofre Noun, excited or active)

Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall. If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up. The table tipped and all our drinks fall on the floor. (One side higher)

The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor. He tipped his breakfast cereal into a bowl. (pour)

He is being tipped as the next PM; He is being tipped to win the... (information..is likely to be successful or achieve sth)

Be careful not to tip that cup of coffee over. (to fall/cause to fall onto one side).

Shapely nylon-clad legs (sb dressed, sth covered)

My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all culminate in my deciding to change jobs. (culminate in/ with: ends with sth, or having developed untill it reach this point)

His eyes gleamed with/in triumph; it polilshed the table till it gleamed.

Take the road which skirts (round) the village, not the one goes through it. (to avoid, along the edge of sth). Though the government has promised to deal with the drog abuse, it has been accused of skirting round the issue. (it's a bit of sore point)

ghostly figure (pale and transparent), ghostly voice (not lound or clear)

A rotting branch protruded from the swam like a ghostly arm.

I'm swamped with work at the moment. (too much). Foreign cars have swamped the FR market. Don't let feelings of depression swamp you.

He scrutinized the men's face, trying to work out who was lying. (examine sth very carefully to find info).

The pie looks tempting; It's telmpting to blame the TV for the increase in crime.

The (tempting) offer of a free...temped her into buying a ...; They tempted him to join the company by offering...; I was sorely tempted to say exactly what I thought of this offer.

You're a sight for sore eyes. (pleased to see, attractive)

The boss reamed them out for sleeping on the job. (tell sb off severly because you stronglt disapprove of their behaviours) The teacher told hom off for swearing. (speak angrily to sb..dure to sth wrong done)

He had occasionlly dallied with the idea of starting his own biz, but he had never actually done anything about it. (consider, imagine sth but not in serious way.)

He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends. (do sth harmful to sb who trusted you)

It was scorching hot in the grren house; scorching summer; (ver hot).

Many people crave public attention. (have a strong / uncontrollable want for sth).