看剧学英语|《小谢尔顿》S1E8之三个大男孩的公路旅行

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　　01

　　itty-bitty

　　[ˌɪti ˈbɪti]

　　also itsy-bitsy

　　adj.

　　[only before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) 很小的；微小的

　　very small

　　02

　　pinky swear

　　To swear with the pinky fingers entwined.

　　拉钩

　　pinky

　　[ˈpɪŋki]

　　【不规则形式】 pl. -ies

　　(NAmE, ScotE) （手的）小指

　　the smallest finger of the hand

　　【例】a pinky ring (= worn on the smallest finger)

　　戴在小指上的戒指

　　swear

　　[sweə(r)]

　　VERB 发誓要;郑重承诺

　　If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.

　　【例】Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us...

　　艾伦许诺要尽其所能帮助我们。

　　VERB 咒骂;诅咒;说脏话

　　If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry.

　　【例】It's wrong to swear and shout...

　　破口大骂是不对的。

　　03

　　flip a coin

　　抛硬币

　　flip

　　[flɪp]

　　VERB (用拇指)弹，抛，掷

　　If you flip something, especially a coin, you use your thumb to make it turn over and over, as it goes through the air.

　　【例】I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it...

　　我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。

　　VERB 突然心烦意乱;勃然大怒

　　If someone flips, they suddenly become extremely upset or angry because of something that has happened.

　　【例】He got so provoked that he flipped.

　　他被激怒了，发起火来。

　　ADJ-GRADED 轻率的;随便的;不严肃的

　　If you say that someone is being flip, you disapprove of them because you think that what they are saying shows they are not being serious enough about something.

　　【例】...a flip answer...

　　草率的回答

　　04

　　mandatory

　　[ˈmændətəri]

　　ADJ 强制性的; 法定的;义务的

　　If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law.

　　【例】...the mandatory retirement age of 65...

　　65岁的法定退休年龄

　　ADJ (惩罚)强制性的，法定的

　　If a crime carries a mandatory punishment, that punishment is fixed by law for all cases, in contrast to crimes for which the judge or magistrate has to decide the punishment for each particular case.

　　【例】...the mandatory life sentence for murder.

　　谋杀罪必然会面临的终身监禁

　　05

　　mediocrity

　　[ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti]

　　N-UNCOUNT 平庸;平凡;普通

　　If you refer to the mediocrity of something, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better.

　　【例】...the mediocrity of most contemporary literature...

　　大多数当代文学作品的平庸

　　N-COUNT 庸人;平庸之辈

　　If you refer to someone as a mediocrity, you think that they are not very good at what they do.

　　【例】Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual.

　　在周围一群泛泛之辈的衬托之下，他就像一个鹤立鸡群的智者。