2023-8-29

radically different 截然不同
be on your high horse 高高在上的
two-time 脚踏两条船（two-timers 脚踏两条船的人）
pure/platonic friendship 纯友谊
glean 收集（资料）
spate 洪水，一阵，大雨
【例句：Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.】
flinch 退缩，畏惧
ambiente 社会，消费品展，环境
coattail 男士上衣后摆，燕尾服的燕尾
unprecedented shift 前所未有的转变
cut both way
1.(of a point or statement) serve both sides of an argument.
2.(of an action or process) have both good and bad effects.
3.Have merits and demerits.
4.Have unfavorable and favorable effects at the same time.
5.A decision with both favorable and unfavorable results, or advantages and disadvantages.
vortex of politics 政治漩涡
【例句：He was drawn into the vortex of politics. 他被卷入政治漩涡中。】
entangle 卷入
【例句：He got entangled in the scandal.他被卷入了这件丑闻中。】
self-oriented 自我为中心的
shine through （某种好的品质）展现，展露
【例句：Inherent talent was important, but it could not shine through without a lot of hard work.】
bottom line 底线，比较偏重于理论意义的底线概要，人的底线，重要的点、线
base line 参照物的基准线，有物理存在可验证
vanity 虚荣心
【例句：Vanity and virtue do not go together./It flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him.】
dissimulate 掩盖，掩饰
【例句：dissimulate her vanity 掩饰自己的虚荣心】
lash out 言语攻击