English 202107

Electrophysiology Study and Catheter Ablation：电生理学研究和导管消融

• Electro-physi-ology /ɪˌlɛktrəʊfɪzɪˈɒlədʒi/: the branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
• Catheter /ˈkaθətə/: a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.
  • catheter-: to let down, to insert, to thrust in
• Ablation /əˈbleɪʃ(ə)n/: the surgical removal of body tissue.
• ablate: verb

Over the past 20 years, Chinese authorities could turn a blind eye to some illegal business practices, tax evasion or wrongdoings, because the economy enjoyed robust growth

blind side: a direction in which a person has a poor view of approaching traffic or danger.

• a punch delivered on the referee's blind side

sneak - snuck - snuck

an unequivocal answer

• unequivocal: /ʌnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/: leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
• unambiguous /ʌnamˈbɪɡjʊəs/

The moves had left investors blindsided: make (someone) unable to perceive the truth of a situation.

they were fired for catcalling at women: make a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.

He gets picked on because he's small.: to criticize, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly

Please don't make a scene: to behave in a loud, angry way in public

I always feel like I am walking around on eggshells when my family came to stay.

• walk on eggshells: be extremely cautious about one's words or actions.

drag (one's) tail … 1. To deliberately work or perform slowly, sluggishly, or reluctantly; to idle

• Stop dragging your tail on that assignment, I need it finished by 3 o'clock.

frumpy tracksuit: 不修边幅的运动服

• frumpy: dowdy and old-fashioned (typically used of a woman or her clothes).
• dowdy /ˈdaʊdi/: (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and unstylish in appearance (typically used of a woman).

if you got it, flaunt it: display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

pithy aphorism: 精辟的格言

• pithy: (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
• aphorism /ˈafərɪz(ə)m/: a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”.

the old aphorism “the child is father to the man”: People's personalities form when they are children; A person will have the same qualities as an adult that he or she had as a child.

an album like this is something of a unicorn: something that is highly desirable but difficult to find or obtain.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when she spoke to me.

• jumped out of one's skin: someone is suddenly surprised or frightened very much by something I didn't hear her come in

That was the rub—she had not cared enough: a difficulty, especially one of central importance in a situation.

• rub:
  • verb: apply (ointment, polish, or a similar substance) with a back and forth motion.
    • she took out her sun cream and rubbed some on her nose
  • noun: the central problem or difficulty in a situation.

act up

• All children talk back and act up from time to time: behave badly
• my leg is acting up today: behave badly

bunk: a narrow shelflike bed, typically one of two or more arranged one on top of the other.

crowds made him feel claustrophobic: (of a person) having an extreme or irrational fear of confined places.

• claustrophobic /klɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk/
• claustro-, claustr-: lock, barrier; to close, to shut; a confined space
• -phobic: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone;

acres of arable land: (of land) used or suitable for growing crops.

• arable /ˈarəb(ə)l/

laissez-faire: a French term that translates to “leave alone” (literally, “let you do”)

• the policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering.
  • a laissez-faire attitude to life
• abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
  • laissez-faire capitalism

The risk for many investors is that they may be caught flat-footed:

• flat-footed:
  • having a condition in which the foot has an arch that is lower than usual.
    • a flat-footed, overweight colonel
  • clumsy, awkward, or uninspired.
    • a flat-footed prose style

Remember the time one of Singapore's leading offshore and marine (O&M) companies spewed so much red ink that Temasek Holdings backed out of plans to raise its stake in its public-listed parent。

• spew: expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
• back out of: withdraw from a commitment. eg: if he backs out of the deal they'll sue him

If an investor has long positions, it means that the investor has bought and owns those shares of stocks. By contrast, if the investor has short positions, it means that the investor owes those stocks to someone, but does not actually own them yet.

A Doji represents indecision in the markets as both buying and selling pressure are in equilibrium

• equilibrium /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm,ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm/: a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
  • the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium

patchy relations between the U.S. and China.

• 1) not of the same quality throughout; inconsistent. For example: your coursework was patchy
• 2) existing or happening in small, isolated areas. For example: patchy fog
• coursework: written or practical work done by a student during a course of study, usually assessed in order to count towards a final mark or grade. 课程作业

The puddles had coalesced into shallow streams

• puddle: A small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground.
• coalesce /kəʊəˈlɛs/: come together to form one mass or whole.

Films and types of film

• blue movie: a film that shows people having sex
• chick flick: informal a film intended especially for women, often about a romantic relationship
• B-movie: a film that is cheap to make and not very good. B may be from Budget
• buddy movie: a film that is mainly about the friendship between two people
• Carry On film: one of several very successful humorous films made in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. The same actors appear in each film and each film includes silly situations and a lot of jokes about sex.

put away:

• store something in its usual place
  • She put the clothes away before going for work.
• save money
  • Try and put away a little each month.
• to eat or drink a lot of something
  • They put away vast quantities of cake between them.

wick: a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.灯芯

• capillary: [noun] the smallest type of blood vessel, with a wall that is only one cell thick. It carries blood to and from individual cells in your body.
• capillary: [adj] relating to capillaries or capillarity. Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.

lap:

• 1) one circuit of a track during a race.
  • heavy rain stopped the race after 18 laps
• 2) a stage in a swim consisting of two lengths (or one length) of a pool.
  • everyone did ten laps of the pool
• 3) the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

ring fence : verb

• 1. enclose (a piece of land) with a ring fence.
• 2. BRITISH guarantee that (funds allocated for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else.
  • the government failed to ring-fence the money provided to schools.
  • City Developments Ltd. said it has “ring-fenced its current financial exposure to its investment” in Chongqing Sincere Yuanchuang Industrial Co. and “will not support” the continuing obligations of the Chinese developer.

It is worth a shot: it is worth trying as there is some chance of success

the state of emergency proclamation has only brought detriment to the people and its economy.

• proclamation: a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
• detriment: The state of being harmed or damaged.

She got pestered by a creepy cab driver.

• pester: Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
• creepy: causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.

In the absence of an outright order to halt the IPO, Didi went ahead with the listing, according to the Journal

Teen suffers cardiac arrest after weightlifting session 6 days after first Covid-19 jab

• jab: poke roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed.
  • she jabbed him in his ribs

hackers and online vigilantes routinely dox both public and private figures.

• dox /dɒks/: search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the internet, typically with malicious intent.
• vigilante /ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti/: a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
• vigilant: keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

Out-of-work Americans in Indiana, Texas and Maryland have filed lawsuits against their respective states seeking to reinstate a pandemic relief program

• Out-of-work: unemployed
• reinstate: restore (someone or something) to their former position or state.

autism /ˈɔːtɪz(ə)m/: a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. 自闭症

• repetitive/rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ adj: containing or characterized by repetition, especially when unnecessary or tiresome.
• repetition /rɛpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ noun:

come on, sleepyhead, time to get up: a sleepy or inattentive person (usually as a form of address).