tender:和善的;温柔的 What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care.他现在需要的是充分的关心和爱护。
at the (a) tender age of:在少不更事的……岁时 He left home at the tender age of 15.他15岁离家,还少不更事。She shouldn’t be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age.她小小年纪涉世未深,实在无须处理这样的问题。
tenderfoot:新手;初学者(n)
tender-hearted:善良的;有恻隐之心的;心肠软的(adj)
leave sth to:使……处于某种状态。这是leave后面跟不定式的用法 Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes.把米饭煮20分钟。
leave it at that:别再说了;到此为止 We’ll never agree, so let’s just leave it at that.咱们不可能意见一致,所以这事儿就这样吧。
seed:种子;起源;子孙 This planted the seeds of doubt in my mind.这件事在我心里种下了怀疑的种子。
go/run to seed:花谢结籽;变得懒散颓废 The lettuces had all run to seed.莴苣已经全部结籽了。After his divorce, he let himself go to seed.离婚后,他自暴自弃。
seedy(adj):肮脏的;乌烟瘴气的;下流的 a seedy bar乌烟瘴气的酒吧;a seedy-looking man一脸邪气的男人
take (a/the) chance (on sth):冒险 We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside.我们怀着可能会有好天气的侥幸心理计划到户外聚会。
on the off chance (that):抱一线希望;碰碰运气:I didn’t think you’d be at home but I just called by on the off chance.我想你不会在家,只是碰碰运气顺路来看一下。
bitter:刺骨的;悲痛的 It’s really bitter out today.今天户外真的很冷。 I’ve learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says.我已经从痛苦的经验中得到了教训,不要相信他的话。
to/until the bitter end:坚持到底;奋斗到底 They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights.他们甘愿为自己的权利奋战到底。
be coming up roses:顺利发展;蓬勃发展 Everything’s coming up roses!一切都进展顺利。
That's all for today.Good luck with everything! I'm Linda.Good day!
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