（路、管道等的）弯曲处，转弯处 A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it.
an idea or concept that shakes one's previously held beliefs or assumptions about the nature of reality.
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the objects, activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, or position in life : the visible signs of something;
the possessions, clothes, etc. that are connected with a particular situation, job or social position
They enjoyed all the trappings of wealth.
the trappings of fame/power/success
Despite its democratic trappings , the country's government was a dictatorship.
If you disavow something, you say that you are not connected with it or responsible for it;
to say that you are not responsible for (something) : to deny that you know about or are involved in (something)
He disavowed the actions of his subordinates.
She now seems to be trying to disavow her earlier statements.
If someone sows an undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop;
to cause (fear, doubt, etc.) to affect many people
Threats of war have sown fear in the region. [=have made many people in the region afraid]
They have been deliberately attempting to sow discord. [=to cause people to disagree and argue with each other]
Instead, the session has sowed confusion.
凝视;盯着看 If you eyeball someone or something, you stare at them.
The guard eyeballed him pretty hard despite his pass.
The police eyeballed [= eyed ] the suspects.
The children were eyeballing the desserts.
①(决定、行动等)突然的，仓促的，鲁莽的 A snap decision or action is one that is taken suddenly, often without careful thought.
I think this is too important for a snap decision...
It's important not to make snap judgments...
②突然精神崩溃;突然失控 If someone snaps , or if something snaps inside them, they suddenly stop being calm and become very angry because the situation has become too tense or too difficult for them.
He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend...
She snapped under the pressure of the job.
He just snapped and started swearing at everybody.
（指人或动物）脾气极坏的，残忍的 If you describe a person or animal as mean , you are saying that they are very bad-tempered and cruel.
not kind to people : cruel or harsh
...the meanest fighter in the world.
the mean stepmother in the fairy tale
发泄,宣泄（情感）If you vent your feelings, you express them forcefully.
She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration...
She vented her frustrations by kicking the car.
Don't vent your anger on me.
不停地（数落、抱怨、纠缠）If you say that someone goes on at you, you mean that they continually criticize you, complain to you, or ask you to do something.
She's been on at me for weeks to show her round the stables...
He used to keep on at me about the need to win...
She hadn't learned to drive, but she had kept going on at him to let her try.
Mummy's always on at me about cleaning up my room!
（使）同化；（使）融入 When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
Schools were used to assimilate the children of immigrants.
She was thoroughly/completely assimilated to/into her new country. [=she had completely adapted to her new country]
They found it hard to assimilate to/into American society.
to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain sth; to not accept an offer because you want a better one
The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
They’ve been holding out for an even higher price.
(问题、决定等)归结为 If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a particular thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
People talk about various reasons for the company's failure, but it all comes down to one thing: a lack of leadership.
It's nice to be rich, but when you come (right) down to it, it's more important to be healthy and happy.
Walter Crowley says the problem comes down to money...
I think that it comes down to the fact that people do feel very dependent on
their automobile...
What it comes down to is, there are bad people out there, and somebody has to deal with them.
to show slightly : to be slightly visible
— usually + out
Her slip peeked out from beneath her skirt. [=a small part of her slip could be seen beneath her skirt]
Her feet peeked out from the end of the blanket.
A toe peeked through the hole in his sock.
Fig. to make certain that someone behaves properly.
It's very hard to keep Bill in line. He's sort of rowdy.
The teacher had to struggle to keep the class in line.
①(使)分手;(使)离婚 If two people split up , or if someone or something splits them up , they end their relationship or marriage.
I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up...
Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school...
②（使）分离;（使）分道扬镳 If a group of people split up or are split up , they go away in different directions.
This situation has split up the family...
Touring the album temporarily split the band up.
渴望;渴求;向往 If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much.
to feel a strong desire or wish for something or to do something
He yearned for freedom...
I yearned to be a movie actor.
She yearned to escape from her office job.
used for expressing your anger
to have a difficult existence ;ひどい目に遭う
（尤指逆境中的）生活，生活方式You can refer to someone's way of life as an existence , especially when they live under difficult conditions.
Our ancestors had it rough compared to us.
给…洗脑；向…强行灌输 If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
I 'd been brainwashed into believing I was worthless...
We were brainwashed to believe we were all equal.
Does advertising brainwash children?
Literally, the idea is that of turning something upside-down.
Something "flipped on its head" has been figuratively turned upside down. It has been altered so profoundly that up is down, left is right, and a person's expectations have been completely overwhelmed.
错过，浪费(机会、优势或好处) If you throw away an opportunity, advantage, or benefit, you waste it, rather than using it sensibly.
We should have won. We threw it away.
She threw away [= wasted ] an opportunity.
You had a chance to do something great, and you threw it away .
矫揉造作；装腔作势；做作 If you say that someone is putting on airs or giving themselves airs , you are criticizing them for behaving as if they are better than other people.
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than other people
We're poor and we never put on airs.
Some of her old friends have accused her of putting on airs since she became wealthy.
She's very rich, but she doesn't give herself airs .
If people take turns doing or using something or take it in turns to do or use something, they do or use it one after another in order to share the responsibility or opportunity of doing or using it.
We take turns washing the dishes.
The kids took turns on the swing.
If you skip along , you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other.
to move forward in a light or playful way by taking short, quick steps and jumps
The kids skipped happily down the street.
They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him...
We went skipping down the street arm in arm...
终于被充分理解;终于被完全领悟 When a statement or fact sinks
in , you finally understand or realize it fully.
to become completely known, felt, or understood
I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in .
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in .
The implication took a while to sink in.
The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in.
◇ If you have (a) thin skin , you are easily upset or offended by the things other people say or do.
He has such a thin skin that he can't even take a little good-natured teasing.
◇ If you have ( a) thick skin , you are not easily upset or offended by the things other people say and do.
She has pretty thick skin when it comes to criticism.
If you want to perform publicly, you'll need to grow a thicker skin . [=become less sensitive to criticism]
把…不当回事;对…置之不理;对…满不在乎 If you shrug something off , you ignore it or treat it as if it is not really important or serious.
He shrugged off the criticism...
He just laughed and shrugged it off.
I warned him about the storm but he just shrugged it off .
把…打得稀巴烂；把…打成重伤 If someone is beaten to a pulp or beaten to pulp , they are hit repeatedly until they are very badly injured.
used to say that someone or something is very badly beaten, mashed, smashed, etc.
His face had been beaten to a pulp (= very badly beaten).
I tried to talk myself out of a fight and got beaten to a pulp instead by three other boys.
He threatened to beat them to a (bloody) pulp .
To bawl your eyes out is to cry loudly especially for a long time.
It's the saddest book I've ever read. I bawled my eyes out at the end.
to begin doing sth suddenly
突然…起来 If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out .
They both burst out [= busted out ] laughing.
Then the applause burst out...
Everyone burst out into conversation.
痛打；殴打 If someone beats a person up , they hit or kick the person many times.
A gang of bullies threatened to beat him up .
He was beaten up badly by the bullies.
※1. To act a musingly and without seriousness:
We didn't mean to appear rude—we were just joking around .
2. To fool someone lightheartedly:
I was just joking around with you when I said that I cut my hair.
very quickly and suddenly
The weekend seemed to be over in a flash.
The answer came to me like a flash.
I'll be back in a flash .
The idea came to me in a flash .
to stop (someone) from talking
I was in the middle of telling a story when she cut me off [=she interrupted me] to ask about dinner.
He spoke for 12 minutes until his teacher finally cut him off .
(战争、争论中)支持，站在…一边 If you are on someone's side , you are supporting them in an argument or a war.
Get that employee on your side and then work together towards a solution...
Some of the younger people seem to be on the side of reform.
He has the Democrats on his side...
to do sth bad to sb who has done sth bad to you; to get revenge on sb;
to do something to hurt or upset someone after they have hurt or upset you
I'll find a way of getting back at him!
She was trying to get back at him for humiliating her.
介入，干预，插手(棘手问题) If you step in , you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it.
�He stepped in and took charge.
She stepped in before a fight could start.
对…一笑置之；笑言以对 If you laugh off a difficult or serious situation, you try to suggest that it is amusing and unimportant, for example by making a joke about it.
The couple laughed off rumors that their marriage was in trouble...
The injury was serious, but he laughed it off .
with a lot of energy and speed
We've been working like hell since morning.
When I say “go,” run like hell.
（为逃离等而)飞速奔向，猛冲向 If you make a dash for a place, you run there very quickly, for example to escape from someone or something.
I made a dash for the front door but he got there before me...
Hand clamped over his mouth, he made a dash for the bathroom.
欠…人情的；受…恩惠的；对…负有义务的 If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
owing a favor or gift to (someone) : having obligations to (someone)
We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.
politicians who are beholden to special interest groups
She works for herself, and so is beholden to no one.
thinking about something a lot or too much
If you are preoccupied , you are thinking a lot about something or someone, and so you hardly notice other things.
She is too preoccupied with family problems to focus on her work.
He was too preoccupied with his own problems to worry about hers.
接近的;快要…的;即将…的 If you are close to something or if it is close , it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon.
used to introduce the result of the action or situation mentioned；
by means of that act, those words, that document, etc.
He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
Our bodies can sweat, thereby losing heat by evaporation...
Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.