stumble

英音 /ˈstʌm.b(ə)l/

美音 /ˈstʌm.b(ə)l/

1 [ verb I ] to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall
[ 不及物动词 ] 绊脚;绊倒

例句:

Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand. 她沿着海滩跑步时绊到一块木头上摔倒了。

In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn’t fall it was enough to lose him first place. 迈耶斯在最后的直道上绊了一下,虽然没有摔倒,但也足以使他丢掉第一的位置。

2 [ verb I usually + adv/prep ] to walk in a way that does not seem controlled
[ 不及物动词,常与副词或介词连用 ] 跌跌撞撞地走,蹒跚而行

We could hear her stumbling about/around the bedroom in the dark. 我们可以听到她摸黑在卧室里跌跌撞撞地走动。

He pulled on his clothes and stumbled into the kitchen. 他披上衣服,摇摇晃晃地走进厨房。

3 [ verb I ] to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music
[ 不及物动词 ]犯错;磕磕巴巴地说,支吾;不顺畅地演奏

When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him. 诗人在朗诵一首诗的过程中念错了一句,听众中有人纠正了他。

comme il faut

英音 /ˌkɒm ɪl ˈfəʊ/

美音 /ˌkɑːm ɪl ˈfoʊ/

[ adjective after verb formal ] behaving or dressing in the right way in public according to formal rules of social behaviour
[ 形容词,跟在动词后面,正式用语 ] 适当的,合乎礼仪的

例句:

Trust me – it’s not comme il faut to wear a pink tie to a funeral.
相信我——系粉色领带参加葬礼不合适。

wide awake

wide here means completely, wide awake means completely awake.
完全清醒的;完全醒着的

例句:

He’s wide awake and running around his bedroom. 他完全醒了,正在卧室里乱跑呢。

It was 3 a.m. and we were still wide awake. 当时是凌晨3点,我们仍然睡不着。

postpartum

英音 /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː.təm/

美音 /ˌpoʊstˈpɑːr.t̬əm/

[ adjective MEDICAL specialized ] after giving birth
(形容词,医学专用词)产后的

例句:

If you want to know what motherhood looks like at 7 months postpartum, this is it. 如果你想知道产后7个月的母亲是什么样子的,这就是了。

postpartum depression 产后抑郁症

postpartum hemorrhage 产后出血

postpartum thyroiditis 产后甲状腺炎

postpartum psychosis 产后精神病,产后精神错乱

Postpartum Care 产后护理

late postpartum hemorrhage 晚期产后大出血

Postpartum Care Center 产后护理中心

postpartum blue 产后忧郁,产后情绪低潮

Postpartum Recovery 产后恢复, 产后修复 ; 产后恢复期

warfare

英音 /ˈwɔː.feə(r)/

美音 /ˈwɔːr.fer/

[ noun U ] the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that are used
战争;作战,交战

guerrilla/naval/nuclear/trench warfare
游击战/海战/核大战/堑壕战

the War of Resistance Against Japan

抗日战争

例句:

In the War of Resistance Against Japan, regular warfare is primary and guerrilla warfare supplementary. 抗日战争中,正规战争是主要的,游击战争是辅助的。

But in the War of Resistance Against Japan, with a different enemy and in different circumstances, there was a shift back to guerrilla warfare. 但在抗日战争期间,根据敌情的变化,这种带游击性的运动战又基本上转变为游击战争。

feel sb/sth out

to try to get information from someone or from a situation without asking direct questions
试探出…的意见(或态度),摸清

Why don’t you feel them out to see if they’ll invite me over too? 你为什么不跟他们试探一下,看看他们是不是也会邀请我?

I think they are trying to feel out what the new relationship should be. 我想他们还在试探新的关系应该是什么样的。

indefinite

英音 /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət/

美音 /ɪnˈdef.(ə)n.ət/

[ adjective ] not exact, not clear, or without clear limits
不确定的;不清楚的;无限期的

例句:

The project has been postponed for an indefinite period. 这项目被无限期推迟了。

an indefinite number of people 不确定的人数

Such a policy would consign the poor to indefinite poverty. 这样一种政策将会使穷人陷于无限期的贫困。

However, The indefinite criminal record has many disadvantages, especially for minors. 但是,前科无限期的存在则会使得前科制度的弊端凸显,尤其是对未成年人这一特殊主体。

She will be away for the indefinite future. 她将离开一段时间,期限不定。

They seem determined to string the talks out for an indefinite period. 他们好像一心要把谈判无限期地拖下去。

The original plan was to hold an indefinite stoppage. 最初的计划是无限期停工。

go with the flow

to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do
随大流,随波逐流

Just relax and go with the flow! 干脆放松下来,随大流吧!

There’s nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow. 关于这个问题我无能为力,所以我不如就顺其自然好了。

Just feel out the environment and go with the flow. 只要摸清环境,顺其自然就行。

Instead, they would rather go with the flow. 他们宁愿随大流。

anew

英音 /əˈnjuː/

美音 /əˈnuː/

[ adverb formal ] again or one more time, especially in a different way, if sb does sth anew , they do it again from the beginning or do it in a different way
(尤指用不同的方式)重新,再

例句:

The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and power. 这部电影重现了他成名掌权的发迹史。

Slowly Jewish communities were reconstituted and Jewish life began anew. 渐渐地,犹太社区得到重建,犹太人的生活重新开始。

And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. 现在,你们毕业了,开启新的生活,我也以此期许你们。

He began his work anew. 他重新开始工作。

They started life anew in Canada. 他们在加拿大开始新生活。

She’s ready to start anew. 她准备重新开始。

They began their experiment anew. 他们重新开始试验。

She wrote her composition anew. 她把作文重新写了一遍。

Scenarios must be developed anew for each system. 场景必须为每个系统重新开发。