2023-9-5

distend （swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside）因内部压力而膨胀
【例句：distended blood vessels 扩张的血管/distended ego 膨胀的自我/The petty gossip waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended.哪个散布流言蜚语的委琐小人步履蹒跚地走近，肚子鼓胀凸出。】
a use-it-or-lose-it gift 一种用进废退的天赋
a heritage of affluence and social position 与生俱来的富有和社会地位
gnawing on the elderly 啃老
bear person 白眼狼
seasoned/veteran 老练的
anaerobic exercise 无氧运动
state-owned nurseries 公立幼儿园
ostentatious 好炫耀的，招摇的，惹人注目的
talk through 把某事谈透 to discuss sth. clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a qulity表明，清楚显示（尤指情感、态度或品质）
comfortable in one's skin 自由自在
embrace the courage to be disliked 拥有被讨厌的勇气
tall poppy syndrome 对于成功或突出表现的人或团体进行贬低、嫉妒或攻击的倾向
live out 实践、实现（愿望或梦想）
【例句：He has finally had the chance to live out his dreams/fantasies.他终于有了实现梦想的机会。】
the assumptions and views of others 别人的想法和观点
It leads to a lot of avoidance, where we might be the subject of criticism, where we might disappoint someone, where we might have to face unknowns, meet new people.
be derived from 来自于
【例句：That is derived from an even deeper fear that we cannot control what other people think about us. 】