標籤: 動詞

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poogle

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(動詞) 一邊如廁一邊使用智慧型手機上網或進行 Google 搜尋找資料。poogling (動名詞)。

  • When I went to the bathroom, I brought my iPhone so I could poogle some information about latest movies. (我如廁時帶著 iPhone 手機，這樣我就可以上網找一些有關最新電影的資料)
  • Brad got caught poogling by his parents since he forgot to clear his history on his browser. (布萊德被他父母逮到一邊如廁一邊使用智慧型手機上網，因為他忘了清除瀏覽器上的瀏覽記錄)
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play devil’s advocate

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(動詞) 提出反對意見；故意唱反調。

  • Wendy seemed very sure of her arguments, but Owen played devil’s advocate just to make her feel untenable. (溫蒂似乎對她的論點確信不疑，但歐文故意提出相反意見，想要讓她覺得自己的論點站不住腳)
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chicken

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(形容詞) 膽小的；懦弱的。不用於名詞前。

  • What’s the matter, are you chicken? (怎麼啦，你害怕嗎?)

(名詞) 膽小鬼；懦夫 (coward)。

  • Benson’s such a chicken. (班森真是個膽小鬼)

(動詞) (因膽怯而) 臨陣退縮。與片語動詞 chicken out 同義。

  • I was going to tell her how much I loved her, but I chickened out. (我本來要告訴她我有多愛她，但臨陣退縮了)
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press the flesh

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(動詞) (與多人) 握手進行社交 － 尤指政治人物或候選人在某個場所或場合穿梭於人群中與民眾或選民握手、爭取支持。

  • He was planning to press the flesh at the convention with his constituents. (他計畫在這項會議上與他的選民握手、爭取支持)
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yap

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(名詞) 嘴 (mouth)。

  • Open your yap wider, please. (請把嘴巴張大一些)

(名詞) 交談；談話 (talk)。

  • I’m tired of all this yap. (我對這些談話感到厭煩)

(動詞) 不停地講話。

  • George’s always yapping about something. (喬治老是對某件事說個不停)