泥吧的部落格

slum [slʌm] noun

原句:Melindea Gates had been traveling and had visited slums in India.

意思1.:a poor area of a town where the houses are in very bad condition

       Ex. Diseases spread rapidly in the slum of India.

      2. a house or room that is very dirty or untidy

upstart [ˋʌp͵stɑrt] noun

原句:Then an upstart named David Feinberg took over.

意思:a new person in an organization or group who behaves as if they are more important than the people who are already there.

 Ex. The young athlete is said to be an upstart in the athletic world.

frazzled [ˋfræz!d] adjective

 原句:Families waited months for appointments at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) facility, and those who nabbled slots often had to arrange their frazzled lives around doctor's morning-only schedules.

意思:1.extemely tired, annoyed, and unable to deal with things

        2. burnt=charred

espadrille [ˋɛspə͵drɪl] noun

原句:On that trip, he had fallen in love with the locally made canvas alpargatas, or espadrille.

意思:a light shoe with the top part made of canvas and the bottom made of twisted rope.

hobnob [ˋhɑb͵nɑb] verb

原句:In less five years, the young, shaggy-haired, rope bracelet-wearing Mycoskie has turned into visionary business leader who hobnobs with Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu.

意思:to spend time talking to rich or famous people

Ex. Kate hobnobs with celebrities at the party in the Hollywood.