151. So wouldn't that suggest that his attitude had changed towards...?
*suggest: to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true
synonym: indicate
- suggest(that)…All the evidence suggests (that) he stole the money.
- suggest something: The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
*change one's attitude towards...
152. Now, Detective Briggs, the defense has referred to three unsolved carjackings in the neighborhood at that time.
*refer to somebody|refer to somebody as something|refer to something|refer to something as something: to mention or speak about somebody/something
*unsolved: not having been solved
- an unsolved murder/mystery/problem
*neighbourhood: the area that you are in or the area near a particular place
synonym: vicinity
- We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.
- Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are extremely expensive.
153. Are you aware of this?
*aware: [not before noun]knowing or realizing something
- As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
- acutely/painfully(=very) aware
- aware of something: I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs.
- He was well aware of the problem.
- Were you aware that something was wrong?
154. Yes, ma'am, there was a nail driven into the front driver tire.
*drive: [transitive]drive something + adv./prep.to force something to go in a particular direction or into a particular position by pushing it, hitting it, etc.
- to drive a nail into a piece of wood
*front driver tyre 司机一侧的前轮
155. It would defeat the purpose.
＊defeat something：to stop something from being successful
- The motion was defeated by 19 votes.
- Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise!
156. In police circles, what is "the pit"?
＊circle: a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.
- She's well known in theatrical circles.
157. The pit is police slang for evidence thought irrelevant at a crime scene.
＊注意这里slang 和 for的搭配
＊irrelevant: not important to or connected with a situation
＊at a crime scene
158. Excluding it from the crime scene narrative.
*exclude something (from something): to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering
*narrative:[countable]a description of events, especially in a novel
159. But that only applies to irrelevant details.
＊apply [intransitive,transitive](not used in the progressive tenses): to concern or relate to somebody/something
- Special conditions apply if you are under 18.
- apply to somebody/something: What I am saying applies only to some of you.
- apply something to somebody/something: The word ‘unexciting’ could never be applied to her novels.
160. It's not an intent to deceive.
*intent: Intention or purpose
*deceive: [transitive,intransitive] deceive(somebody): to make somebody have a wrong idea about somebody/something