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word-a-day：

browbeat 逼迫（及物動(dòng)詞）

（transitive verb） To pester and threaten in a dominating manner.

EXAMPLE： The cynical executive believed his employees would notwork unless he browbeat them relentlessly， but that only caused themto leave his company.

這位疑心很重的高管認(rèn)為，他不逼迫員工，他們就不會(huì)干活。但這只會(huì)讓員工們離職。

cloudburst 大暴雨（名詞）

（noun） A sudden， heavy downpour of rain， usually lasting only a fewminutes.

EXAMPLE： A cloudburst interrupted our pleasant walk in the park， andwe ran inside a small nearby shelter.

突如其來(lái)的大雨打斷了我們?cè)诠珗@的愉快散步，我們跑進(jìn)了附近的一座小亭子。

collide 1. 猛烈地撞擊（不及物動(dòng)詞）；2. 發(fā)生沖突（不及物動(dòng)詞）

1. （intransitive verb） To crash together violently.

EXAMPLE： When the driver fell asleep， his truck collided with a smallcar and overturned it.

司機(jī)開(kāi)車(chē)的時(shí)候睡著了，他的卡車(chē)撞翻了一輛小汽車(chē)。

2. （intransitive verb） To come into con_lict.

EXAMPLE： During my childhood， my gentle mother's kind opinionsoften collided with my father's stern ideas.

在我小的時(shí)候，母親和善，父親嚴(yán)厲，兩人的意見(jiàn)經(jīng)常相左。

grandiose 華麗的（形容詞）

（adjective） Describing something designed to be so excessivelyimpressive that it actually looks silly instead of great or important.

EXAMPLE： My rich uncle's grandiose new house has so manyunnecessary mirrors and huge golden sculptures inside that it looksridiculous.

我的叔叔很有錢(qián)，他新買(mǎi)了一套華麗的房子，里面有很多用不上的鏡子和巨大的金色雕像，看起來(lái)很可笑。

redundant 1. 不需要的（形容詞）；2. 被裁掉的（形容詞，商業(yè)用語(yǔ)）

1. （adjective） Describing something unnecessary; super_luous.

EXAMPLE： With the widespread adoption of new technologies， certainjob skills became redundant.

隨著一些新技術(shù)得到廣泛的應(yīng)用。某些工作技能變得多余。

2. （adjective， BUSNIESS） Dismissed from work due to no longer beingneeded. （NOTE： chie_ly British usage）

EXAMPLE： The large store hires extra sales representatives for theholiday gift buying season， but they are redundant after the big holidays.

為應(yīng)對(duì)假日禮品銷(xiāo)售季，這家大商店雇用了更多的銷(xiāo)售代表，但在節(jié)日過(guò)后，這些人都被裁掉了。

phrase-a-day：

bear up under something hance 經(jīng)歷艱難

To endure under a severe hardship.

EXAMPLE： The young woman worked hard to bear up under the strainof supporting her young sisters when their parents died.

這位年輕女士父母雙亡，她辛苦工作，艱難地?fù)狃B(yǎng)年幼的妹妹。

fighting chance 挑戰(zhàn)巨大但仍然可能成功的機(jī)會(huì)

A possibility of succeeding in spite of serious challenges.

EXAMPLE： Traf_ic is always congested at this busy time of day， but ifwe leave immediately we still have a _ighting chance of getting to theairport in time for our _light.

現(xiàn)在是出行高峰期，交通會(huì)一直擁堵，但如果我們馬上出去，我們還是有希望及時(shí)到達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng)，趕上航班。

first of all 首先

Before discussing or considering anything else; often used to drawattention to the most important factor.

EXAMPLE： First of all， I think we need better communications amongthe departments of our company， and then we can later discuss otherpossible improvements.

首先，我們認(rèn)為，我們需要改善公司各個(gè)部門(mén)之間的溝通，然后再討論改善其他方面。

golden oldie 經(jīng)典作品（俚語(yǔ)）

（SLANG） Something old but still considered wonderful， especially abeloved so.

EXAMPLE： While I like a lot of today's pop music， most of my favoritetunes are golden oldies like Beatle songs.

雖然我喜歡當(dāng)代的很多流行樂(lè)曲，但我的最?lèi)?ài)大部分還是那些經(jīng)典歌曲，比如披頭士樂(lè)隊(duì)的歌曲。

hot ticket item 熱門(mén)產(chǎn)品（俚語(yǔ)）

（SLANG） Something very popular; also， less commonly， a very popular person.（NOTE： while the phrase is singular， it can refer to multiple related items）

EXAMPLE： For a number of reasons， electric vehicles nowadays are ahot ticket item.

電動(dòng)汽車(chē)現(xiàn)在是熱門(mén)產(chǎn)品，原因有很多。

straight as an arrow正直（成語(yǔ)）

（IDIOM） Honest; sincere; describing a person who is completely free ofdeception.

EXAMPLE： I can always trust my brother because I know he is straightas an arrow.

我可以永遠(yuǎn)相信我的兄弟，因?yàn)槲抑浪麡O為正直。