泥吧的部落格

tackle  /ˋtæk!/  verb

原句:The wife of one of the world's most successful man tackles big problem from a different angle. 

意思:

1. to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem, often a social problem such crime or unemployment.

   Ex. Successive governments have failed to tackle the question of homelessness.

 2. to try put out a large fire

   Ex. There werer over 50 firefighters tackling the blaze.

 3. to try to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football.

4. to take hold of someome and push them to the ground.

5. to ask someome questions in a very direct way, because you disagree with them and you want them to

   explain their opinions or behavior: tackle sb about sth

   Ex.The interviewer tackled him about his failed economic policies.

 6.to oppose a person or organization

  Ex. They're too powerful for you to tackle on your owon.

stalk  /stɔk/ verb

原句:So far, Logan hasn't been made aware of any cyberbullying or stalking cases from Foursquare or Places.

意思:

1. to walk in a way that shows you feel angry of offended.(+off/out/away etc )

    Ex.He shook his head in disgust and stalked off, muttering.

2. to hunt a person or animal by following them without being seen

   Ex.She watched a cat stalking a bird in the garden.

 3.to follow and watch someone all the time in a threatening way,because of an extremely strong interest in them

  Ex.He had continued stalking her despite a warning from the police.

 4. to move around in a place in a dangerous, harmful, or threatening way

   Ex.The murderer who was stalking the village

5. if something unpleasant or dangerous stalks a place, it affects the people there

   Ex. Plague stalked the streets of London.  

raucous  /ˋrɔkəs/  adjective

原句:The high schooler, who broke into the family's home and threw a raucous, house-trashing party,

        had gotten the vacation news via the student's Facebook Feed.

意思:

1. rude, noise, and violent

   Ex. a raucous gang of teenagers

2. a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough=raucously

blunder    /ˋblʌndɚ/   noun[C]

原句: Such "over-sharing" blunders are a worrisome byproduct of the rapidly increasing prevalance of social media.

意思:a careless or embarrassing mistake

 Ex. Officials were accused of making a huge administrative blunder.

facilitate  /fəˋsɪlə͵tet/ verb

原句:I realize putting all this information up can obviously help faciliate Internet-initiated crime.

意思:to make it possible or easier for something to happen

 Ex. The counsellor may be able to facilitate communication between the couple.

詞類變化:facilitation  noun.