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cement巩固 (关系、协约)
cements a friendship
cements the Birkin bag as the holy grail of luxury
The Grail or the Holy Grail 圣杯
grail努力追求的目标;渴望之物
runaway迅猛发展而难以控制的。离家出走者。(车辆或动物)失控的
pit...against...使竞争;使较量;使经受考验
In a pivotal moment of the series在该剧的关键时刻
Ladies who lunch交际名流,上流社会人士
sport穿戴;装点,炫耀某物,卖弄某物
sporting much more expensive and luxurious Hermès Birkin bags.
photo-op。photo opportunity的缩写,表示“拍照的机会;为名人拍照的时机;(为宣传)拍照名人的时间”
crop裁切got cropped out of a group picture被裁切出…之外
rarefied高深精妙的;曲高和寡的;高高在上的;过于高贵的;脱离现实生活的
sophisticated老练的;久经世故的/干练的/高级的;复杂的
slight侮慢;冷落;轻视The slight weighs heavily on the woman这一冷落让她心情沉重
weigh heavily on加重…的思想负担;使焦虑不安;使担忧
faux pas失礼;有失检点;失态;失言A faux pas is a socially embarrassing action or mistake
the episode aired last month上个月播出该剧集
the topic has been trending on social media channels社交媒体渠道上热度不减
a trending topic热门话题
the hit TV show 大热电视节目
global economic downturn全球经济衰退的情况
fare进展
How did you fare in your exams? 你考得怎么样?
make ultra-expensive items
a tweed jacket 粗花呢短上衣。
a wider selection of entry-level products
crocodile leather 鳄鱼皮
entry-level products 入门级产品
dip a toe in/into sth足试试;试做
brisk买卖、生意)兴隆的,做得风生水起
in the spotlight.
trilogy 指书籍或电影“三部曲
marry into sth因结婚而成为某群体中的一员
marry into immense wealth嫁入豪门
kickstart one’s fame by sth/doing sth通过…开启了某人的名声/某人通过…成名
star主演;担任主演。让...担任主演(lead the cast)
top-grossing表示“赚钱最多的;收入最高
rigging equipment 指牵拉船桅和风帆的“索具
pull off sth”做成某件难事;某事难事做得好
diva天后
a trending post on Weibo 字面意义是“微博上成为趋势的帖子”,即我们常说的“热搜
middle money 表示“半新的钱”,指的是“富裕的时间不长也不短的家庭”,由我们常说的old money和new money延伸而来
old money 旧钱,指的是“世代富裕的上层阶级
new money 新钱,指的是“刚富裕不久的新贵阶级”,有时含贬义,表示“暴发户”。
hefty 大而重的
rival sb/sth表示“与…相匹敌;比得上
timepiece指“钟;表
revolve around sth 指“围绕…,以…为中心
The plot revolves around sth.情节围绕着
thrive/flourish/boom
lead up to sth
the weeks before Christmas可以改写成 the weeks leading up to Christmas
the year leading up to the gaokao
in the lead-up/run-up to sth 在…的前夕,在…准备阶段
the different/various walks of life 表示“各行各
all trades and professions也可以表示“各行各业
run-of-the-mill adj. 普通的
mundane [mʌn'deɪn] adj. not interesting or exciting 单调的;平凡的
pushover n. 易于征服或控制的人,好说话的人