**odds**: 
  * 1) the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.
  * 2) the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources.
        * plural noun: the odds
        * **superiority** /suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪti/: the state of being superior.
        * superior /suːˈpɪərɪə/
  * Examples 
     * **the odds** are that he is no longer alive 很有可能他已经不在人世了
     * **the odds** against this ever happening are high 发生这种情况的几率很高
     * she clung to the lead against **all the odds** 她不顾一切地坚持领先
     * **the odds** were overwhelmingly in favor of the banks rather than the customer 绝大多数有利于银行而不是客户
     * it is possible for the race to be won **at very long odds** 有可能以非常大的赔率赢得比赛
     * the bookies are offering **odds of 8-1** 博彩公司提供 8-1 的赔率
        * bookies: a bookmaker
        * **bookmaker**: a person whose job is to take bets (especially on horse races), calculate odds, and pay out winnings; the manager of a betting shop.
 
  * **nitro**genous fertilizer氮肥 nitro-genous /nʌɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs/
  * **Phosph**atic [/fɒsˈfatɪk/] fertilzers磷肥 Phosph- light, light bringer, shine;
  * **potassic /pəˈtasɪk/** fertilizer 钾肥
  * **Ferrous sulfate** [/ˈfɛrəs/ /ˈsʌlfeɪt/] 硫酸亚铁　
      * Ferrous: (chiefly of metals) containing or consisting of iron
 
What's the campus **vibe** ?校园风
  * vibe: A person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others.

**burp**: noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; **belch**.

There's something odd about him, but I can't quite **put my finger on it**.
  *** put your finger on sth**: to discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong.

all writers are **copycats**: (especially in children's use) a person who copies another's behaviour, dress, or ideas.

the goat had been **skinned** and neatly **eviscerated**
  * eviscerated /ɪˈvɪsəreɪt/: Disembowel (a person or animal).
  * **disembowel**[dɪsɪmˈbaʊəl: cut open and remove the internal organs of.
     * the dinosaur used its claw to disembowel prey

**janitor** : a caretaker or doorkeeper of a building.
  * janitor is (chiefly us) someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building 
  * guard is a person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something (to protect from danger)

**bartender**: a person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar.

a warrant was issued but he has not been **apprehended**: arrest (someone) for a crime.

I can **discern** no difference between the two policies: recognize or find out.

**you had one job**: to express one's frustration that someone or something has failed at the main or sole task they were responsible for, especially when that task seems very easy or fundamental.
  * A: "Oh no, I forgot the cake!" 
  * B: "You had one job, Tiffany!"
  * This curtain doesn't keep any light out at all. It's like, come on, you had one job!

**give it a shot**: To try something (often for the first time as a means of forming an opinion about it).
  * A: "Do you want to try driving my car, to see how you like it?" 
  * B: "Yeah, sure, I'll **give it a shot**."
  * I don't usually like hot tea, but it's so cold out that I **gave it a shot** today.
  * 
**get back on the horse** (that bucked you): To return to or resume an activity that one has previously failed at, had difficulty with, or which has previously caused one harm.
  * I know you're discouraged after getting fired, but you need to **get back on the horse** that bucked you and start looking for work.
  * I've been single for three years since my divorce, but now I think it's time to **get back on the horse** and start dating again.
  * buck 
     * 1. (of a horse) to perform a buck. Eg: he's got to get his head down to buck
     * 2. oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable). Eg: the shares **bucked** the market trend

He was **out of practice** at cooking: not currently **proficient in** a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time
  * proficient: competent or skilled in doing or using something.
     * I was **proficient** at my job

**deck** the house with **boughs** of **holly**
  * **deck**: decorate or adorn brightly or festively.
  * **bough**/baʊ/: a main branch of a tree.
  * **holly** /ˈhɒli/: a widely distributed **shrub**冬青树

**Sit back** and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine: get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax


Your cereal got so **mushy**: soft and **pulpy**
  * **soggy**: soaked with moisture or other liquid
  * **mushy**” /ˈmʌʃi/: resembling or having the consistency of **mush**; **semiliquid**, pasty, or granular
     * I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.
  * **pulpy**: resembling or consisting of pulp; mushy. 
     * simmer gently until the fruit is very soft and pulpy

She’s a lovely child, but she can be a bit of a **handful** sometimes: difficult to control
  * handful: 
     * 1) difficult to control
     * 2) a small number or amount.
        * only a handful of people were in the pub


**as smart as a whip**: very quick-witted and intelligent.
  * "despite some of the things he says, he's **as smart as a whip**"

**Actuarial science**: Actuarial science is a discipline that assesses financial risks in the insurance and finance fields, using mathematical and statistical methods.
  * actuarial /aktʃʊˈɛːrɪəl/

International Studies is a major in the College of **Arts and Sciences** that is unique to the Huntsman Program
  * **Arts and Sciences**: 文理
   
**Curriculum** /kəˈrɪkjʊləm/课程

  * freshman    
  * **sophomore** /ˈsɒfəmɔː/
  * junior 
  * senior

Application for Admission and **Supplement Essays** 补充论文

This advice was **spot on**. I quickly **familiarised myself with** the ins and outs of enterprise tech, sought help when I needed to, and **settled in**.
  * **spot on**: completely accurate or correct, for example: "your reviews are spot on"
  * 

I don’t believe people should **turn** their **noses up** at certain companies without experiencing it for themselves.
  * **turn your nose up**: to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you

Denmark's Eriksen given life-saving cardiac massage **on pitch**, was able to speak before going to hospital
  * **on the pitch**: 在球场上的

Investors rush to **stash** cash with Fed after interest rate tweak: Store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place.
  * stash: store (something) safely in a hidden or secret place.

Joe Biden confidently and skilfully **donned** the **mantle** of leader of the free world on this trip.
  * **don**: Put on (an item of clothing).
  * **mantle**: a loose sleeveless **cloak** or **shawl**, worn especially by women.斗篷/披风
     * she was wrapped tightly in her **mantle**
  * **shawl**: a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped around a baby 披肩

The previous president had **ceded** that mantle and this president has now emphatically **reclaimed** it
  * **cede**: Give up (power or territory).
  * emphatically /ɪmˈfatɪkli/: in a forceful way.
     * she closed the door behind her emphatically
  * reclaim：retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.
　　　  * you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted

**you read my mind** 你最懂我心

He insisted walk with the pet so I **wheeled** the bike: push or pull (a vehicle with wheels) 推自行车

This kite can recover from the crash a **breeze**: a thing that is easy to do or accomplish.
  * traveling through London was a **breeze ** 

Federal Open Market Committee (**FOMC**)

we expect a few **nuanced** changes that would sound less dovish than in the April meeting: 
  * nuance: Characterized by **subtle** shades of meaning or expression.
  * subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

We’re in the **throes** of the Blow-Off Top of the Bubble-Blowing Bull Market: Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially **accompanying** birth, death, or great change


The prosecutor mentioned the additional charges on Tuesday in asking for a three-week **adjournment**.
  * adjournment/əˈdʒəːnm(ə)nt/: break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.
  * 
Stocks **waggled** into a mixed open Tuesday: Move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down.

"he's a **stickler** for accuracy": a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour.


sabber **rattling**

totality /tə(ʊ)ˈtalɪti/

**jolt** report: 1) an abrupt rough or violent movement.  2) an unpleasant surprise or shock.

in the **spot market**: The spot market or cash market is a public financial market in which financial instruments or commodities are traded for immediate delivery.

**You bet**: you may **be sure**; **certainly**.
  * "‘Would you like this piece of pie?’ 
  * ‘You **bet**!’"


I'm not **ruling** anything **out** at present: 

The bullet was fired at **point-blank** range: (of a shot, bullet, or other missile) fired from very close to its target.

a laboratory or department responsible for **forensic** tests.
  * **forensic**/fəˈrɛnsɪk/: scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime.

I have **had my hands full with** this one:  to be very busy

she has an **alibi** for the whole of yesterday evening
  * **alibi** /ˈalɪbʌɪ/: a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
  * 
He was **stalked** By his Mom: Pursue or approach stealthily.

the party was a real **bummer**: a thing that is annoying or disappointing.

**dork** guy 笨蛋

It is reasonable to have less than perfect reasons for leaving a job, but show **discretion** in reasons you do **divulge**.
  * **discretion**/dɪˈskrɛʃ(ə)n/: the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.谨慎
  * **divulge** /dʌɪˈvʌldʒ,dɪˈvʌldʒ/: make known (private or sensitive information).泄露
     * I do not want to **divulge my plans** at the moment

Refrain from **bad-mouthing** your previous employer, being emotional or **playing the blame game**.

Feelings of **burnout** and fatigue due to **inflexibility** or overwork can quickly turn into **disengagement** at work
  * **disengagement**: the action or process of **withdrawing from involvement in** an activity, situation, or group.
     * His **disengagement** from the provisional government
  * **burnout**: physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress.
     * high levels of professionalism which may result in burnout

**Factor in** your skills and experience that would make you the best candidate for the position
  * **Factor in**: to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something

Be careful to not present yourself as someone who switches between jobs **on a whim**.
  * on a whim:Based on a sudden, **impulsive** urge, desire, or idea; without careful planning or because of a **capricious** inclination
  * **impulsive**: acting or done **without forethought**.
  * **capricious**/kəˈprɪʃəs/: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

Did you leave **voluntarily**? 
  * **voluntarily**/ˈvɒl(ə)ntrɪli/: of one's own free will.

**tempo run**: run at a pace that an athlete could maintain for about 60 minutes, and are sustained for approximately 20-40 minutes


  * **crotch**: the part of the human body between the legs where they join the **torso** 
  * crotch: 裆
  * **torso**: the **trunk** of the human body 躯干

  * thyroid /ˈθʌɪrɔɪd/：a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.甲状腺
     * **metabolism** /mɪˈtabəlɪz(ə)m/: the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
  * thyroid gland
  * Total **thyroidectomy**: removal of the thyroid gland by surgery.
     * -ectomy /ˈɛktəmi/ : denoting surgical removal of a specified part of the body.

Supraventricular tachycardia  室上性心动过速
  * Supra-ventricular 
     * supra-: above
     * ventricul-, ventriculo-: a small cavity in an organ; especially of the heart or brain
  * tachy-cardia  
  * ventricular:  Pertaining to the **ventricles**, the lower chambers of the heart, as in ventricular **fibrillation** and ventricular **septal defect**心室
  * **fibrillation**: making a quivering movement 
  * **septal**: relating to a **septum** or **septa** 隔膜
  * ****tachy****-: fast

  * presbyopia
      * presby-: old
         * **Presby**terian: relating to or denoting a Christian Church or denomination governed by elders according to the principles of Presbyterianism. For example: a Presbyterian minister
  * myopia <-> myopic adj.
 
**Barista**: a person who serves in a coffee bar. 咖啡师
  * barista /bəˈrɪstə/
  * **tall** - small
  * **grande**- medium
  * **venti**-large


light ice = easy on lice
a ice latte with no ice

  * macchiato
  * americano
  * frappuccino
  * vanilla creamer
  * sugar free vailla cremer
  * fat free cremer
  * syrup
  * vanilla syrup


a **grande** hot coffee with creamer and vanilla syrup

  * fly to Frankfurt and **have a connecting flight** to Berlin
  * Do I need to **claim** my bag in Frankfurt or my final destination, Berlin ?

window/**aisle**/middle seat
  * **aisle** /ʌɪl/
  * checked baggage: a baggage is checked in and transported in the **cargo area** of the plane
  * carry-on baggage/hand baggage: they are the same thing, you take it into the cabin with you.


**sharp and pointed objects**, like razor blades and knives are not allowed in the carry-on baggage

put the baggage on the **scale** with handles up

**exceed the weight**/size/... limit and required to pay for an excess charge of xxx$.

Please **empty** your pockets, take off your jacket, belt, accessories,... and put them in the **trays**.

The **ground crew** is in the process of **deicing** the wings **in preparation for** the departure.

You can report to your **carrier** to change your tickets or we can put you **on standby** for the next available seat on a flight to your destination...
  * career /kəˈrɪə/
  * carrier /ˈkarɪə/
 
ask a member of **airline staff** for your lunch ticket

the door of plane will close in 5 minutes