2019-01-15

wipe off

擦掉；除去

金钱的损失  A be wiped off B

e.g.

She wiped off the dust.

Billions of pounds were wiped off share prices.

partygoer/ˈpɑːrti ɡoʊər/

n. 社交聚会常客

desert/dɪˈzɜːrt/

v. 抛弃；离开

e.g.

to desert a friend in need

to desert a city

breed/briːd/

n. 品种，类型

e.g.

a different breed of politician

a rare breed of pig

trump/trʌmp/

v. 出王牌；胜过

e.g.

The company has trumped  their main competitor by raising its offer.

hedonism/ˈhiːdənɪzəm/

n. 享乐主义

entrepreneur/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/

n. 企业家，创业者

darts/dɑːrts/

n. 飞镖游戏

e.g.

She made a dart for the door.

她像飞镖一样冲到门口

bingo/ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/

n. 宾果游戏

undermine/ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

v. 逐渐削弱（信心、权威等）；使逐步减少效力

e.g.

undermine sb.'s confidence / authority

clubbing/ˈklʌbɪŋ/

n. 蹦迪，泡夜店（club v./n.）

stark/stɑːrk/

adj. 严酷的；（区别）鲜明的

e.g.

My students now face the stark reality of exams.

explosion/ɪkˈsploʊʒn/

n. 爆炸；突增，猛增（explode v.）

A is all about B  B充满了A

binge/bɪndʒ/

n. 狂欢作乐，大吃大喝

e.g.

to go on a binge

binge eating

portray/pɔːrˈtreɪ/

v. 描绘，描画