趣味英语词典(厉害了英语词典)
趣味英语词典(厉害了英语词典)verb侧目 侧瞥或斜眼凝视以示轻蔑、怀疑、不赞同或者好奇。用手遮住脸表达尴尬,沮丧或者恼怒之情。(就是下面这些表情,别说你没用过)nouna sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn suspicion disapproval or veiled curiosity
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1、face-palmverb
to cover one's face with the hand as an expression of embarrassment dismay or exasperation
捂脸
用手遮住脸表达尴尬,沮丧或者恼怒之情。(就是下面这些表情,别说你没用过)
2、side-eye
noun
a sidelong glance or gaze especially when expressing scorn suspicion disapproval or veiled curiosity
侧目 侧瞥或斜眼凝视以示轻蔑、怀疑、不赞同或者好奇。
3、ghostverb
to abruptly cut off contact with(someone such as a former romantic partner)by on longer accepting or responding to phone calls instant messages etc.
闹失踪 突然切断与某人(包括前任)的所有再也不接不回TA的电话、短消息等。
4、prosopagnosianoun
a form of visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize faces.
脸盲 一种无法辨认面部的视觉失认症
5、train wrecknoun
an utter disaster or mess:a disastrous calamity or source of trouble
车祸现场 彻底的灾难或混乱:毁灭性的灾难或麻烦的缘由
6、supercentenariannoun
a person who is 110 years old or older
110岁或以上的人
7、Safe spacenoun
a place (as on a college campus) intended to be free of bias conflict criticism or potentially threatening actions ideas or conversations
安全空间
8、Microaggressionverb
a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority)
微侵犯
9、First world problemnoun
a usually minor or trivial problem or annoyance experienced by people in relatively affluent or privileged circumstances especially as contrasted with problems of greater social significance facing people in poor and underdeveloped parts of the world
“世界第一”小麻烦
10、Food insecurenoun
unable to consistently access or afford adequate food
食粮不安
11、Humblebragnoun
to make a seemingly modest self-critical or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one's admirable or impressive qualities or achievem
谦虚自夸(拐弯抹角夸自己)
12、Throw shadeverb
to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms
公开表现出不屑 通常是以细微或间接的方式
13、Weak saucenoun
something inferior ineffective or unimpressive
不值一提的东西
14、Fast fashionnoun
an approach to the design creation and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers
快时尚
15、Wayback machinenoun
a device for traveling into the past
穿越机(From 21世纪英文报)
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