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1.recluse /rɪˈkluːs $ ˈrekluːs/隐居的人 adj reclusive
She became a recluse after her two sons were murdered
2.clean out 腾空,清除(非正式)使失去钱财,使耗尽资源
sth clean sb out 某事/物让某人花费太多,所剩无几
Our trip to Paris cleaned me out.
再补充一下副词时的用法,之前已经出现过
clean 完全地
The car hit her with such force that she was lifted clean off the ground.
Sorry, I clean forgot( =completely forgot )your birthday
3.club n社团,俱乐部 (用作*器武**的)大棒,棍棒,球杆 v(用重物)打
baby seals being clubbed to death
club together 协作,共同分担某物费用
We clubbed together to buy her a present
4.outfox /outwit/outsmart 以计取胜,以机智胜过,比…聪明
Football is all about outwitting your opponents
The older kids outsmart the yound ones when trading cards.
5.smoulder v用文火焖烧,熏烧,慢燃
n焖烧,文火
the rubble smouldered for many days after the fire
火灾之后瓦砾阴燃了许多天
形容某强烈的感情没有完全表达出来,郁积,按耐不住
He sensed a smouldering hostility towards him
She had spent the evening smouldering with resentment.
smouldering resentment
长时间未表达的怨恨,积怨
They were smouldering with desire.
他们欲火中烧
6.propagandist /ˌprɒpəˈɡændist $ ˌprɑː-/宣传员,鼓吹者

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7.budget n预算,预算额,经费 v编制预算,安排开支等
on/within budget
预算范围内
under budget
低于预算
over budget
超出预算
Feature movies always run over budget.
on a budget 手头紧,缺钱,钱不充裕
Travellers on a budget might prefer to camp
做动词时
Well have to budget more carefully
做形容词,相当于cheap
budget flight
big/low-budget movies
8.blood money 血腥钱(给行凶者的钱,或给被杀害家属的钱),不是血汗钱
hard-earned money 辛苦钱
9.sideshow (正戏中)穿插表演,附带游乐事件或活动,附带游乐项目,次要问题或事情
The initial conflict was a mere sideshow compared with the World War that followed.
10.take sb up on sth (遇见好几次这个表达啦,电影和书中都有)
接受某人的意见或邀请
I'll take you up on that offer of a drink.
11.red flag 警告,警讯
Sure,l saw some red flags
12.that said,表转折,但是
I love his movies. That said, I didn't really like the newest one. 我喜欢他的电影,但我不太喜欢他最新的那部。
with that said/with that =on the note 说到这里,下面
On the note,let's wrap up today's show: 说到这里,我们的节目也进入尾声了。

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13.a stone's throw from/away from sth
The hotel is only a stone's throw from the beach.
be made of stone/have a heart of stone
铁石心肠
leave no stone unturned 千方百计
14.sneak on/tell on/report sth/sb to sb告发某人,向某人打小报告
Did you sneak on me to the teacher?你有没有向老师告我的状?
15.go in one ear and out the other with sb 某人左耳进,右耳出
I try to explain all this stuff to my son, but I think it just goes in one ear and out the other with him. 我向我儿子解释了这整件事,但我想对他来说,不过是左耳进,右耳出。
16.old habits die hard 旧习惯难改
It will be a hard habit to break
17.sb is riding high 某人春风得意,形容人很开心自信
They were still riding high after their election victory
let sth ride 放任某事,不采取行动(口语,往往指某事错的,不愉快的)
What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn't just let it ride
18.go/come full circle 兜了一圈回到原点
Sooner or later, fashion comes full circle.
也可以指职业生涯。
After talking about the problem for hours, the argument came full circle
We’ve come full circle and dark-blue jeans are once again the height of style.
风水轮流转,时下最流行的又是深蓝色牛仔裤了。
(dark )circles under one's eyes 黑眼圈
19.roost n栖息,栖息处 vi栖息 ,自食恶果,得到报应
sb's chickens come home to roost /sth comes home to roost
得到报应,过去事情的恶果显现出来
After years of overspending, the chickens have come home to roost
rule the roost 当家,作主
His wife rules the roost in their house
20.closet /ˈklɒzɪt $ ˈklɑː-, ˈklɒː-/ n 壁橱,密室,小房间 v 把…关在密室 adj 秘密的,私下的,空谈的
I confronted an external puzzle:a closet full of clothes,nothing to wear
come out of the closet ,相当于come out
1.出柜(隐瞒一段时间后,公开自己是同性恋)2.承认,开始讨论,公开之前隐瞒的事,显露
相反的意思是be in the closet
No doubt the truth will come out one day
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He is increasingly active in _________the government .(掠夺,骚扰,使痛苦,折磨)
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An accident is causing some_________delays.(漫长的,冗长的,啰嗦的)
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When he fouls up, Glen always finds a way to _________what he's done.(使合理化,为错误或有害的行为找理由)
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Outside the gate was a pile of _________garbage.(恶臭,难闻的)
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She has been ________by criticism.(刺痛,叮,刺激,精神上感到刺痛)
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She feels she has to go ______and can't use her creativity.(完全按照规则/指导来)
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He is ___________ to me .(已结束的计划和行动等,一无所知的东西)
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War criminals must ___________(让...最终受到惩罚)
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My mother called to tell me she __________(收到包裹了)
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The movie will have to be a huge hit to __________its cost.(重获,补偿,偿还)
上期答案公布
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She quoted a passage from a newspaper article.(v 报价, 引用,引述,举证)
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Economists suggest the country adopt a radical reform of the tax system.(彻底的,全面的,激进的)
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It's not easy to rank the students in order of ability.(排列,排名)
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They made me look like a rank outsider.(十足的,极端的,恶臭的)
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I'm really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don't want to burn my bridges with this company.(不留后路,破釜沉舟)
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He likes to tell people of his rise from rags to riches.(白手起家)
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She had been on pins and needles all night ,expecting Joe to return at any moment.(如坐针毡)
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We will wait and see what happens with the Chinese behemoth(巨头)
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The litte boy cast a pathetic sight on me .(可怜的,悲哀的,感伤的,没用的,懦弱的)
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It's a conundrum both sides face.(猜不透的难题,难答的问题,谜)
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