【词汇】2005.Two.for.the.Money.利欲两心_生词解析

sum 金额
miff at 生气
-Well, it was a substantial sum. Walter, he's a little miffed at our picks.
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(北美，非正式)肯定成功的人；板上钉钉的事
-What do you think*.
-Miami is a lock. Are you kidding me*
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outright 完全地；彻底地
-New York wins that outright.
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foregone 过去的
-They always play the Fish tough and tonight it's foregone.
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brunette 黑头发的妇女
-Look at that. A lot of brunettes.
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mortgage 抵押借款
stake out 立桩标出,置于**监视下
-You'd think with two mortgages out, the repo guys staking out my car,
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consecutive 连续的；连贯的
-As a matter of fact, friends, this is my 936th consecutive meeting.
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lemon (非正式)蹩脚的人（或物）
-I don't know how to say this without sounding rude, but you're a lemon, Leon.
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inherently 固有的
defective 有缺陷的；有瑕疵的
-Like a bad car, there is something inherently defective in you.
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defect 瑕疵
-but what makes us different is our defect.
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pucker up 发脾气
decimal point 小数点
-that makes your asshole pucker up to the size of a decimal point
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this side of 在（特定时间、日期或事件）之前
malignant 恶性的
-this side of malignant cancer for the 20th goddamn time,
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tout 兜售；招揽
peddle 宣传
-This guy peddles a tout service on TV.
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bogus 假冒的
- You're gonna do that* That's bogus.
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relapse 旧病复发
-You never know when you'll relapse.
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twirl 旋转；扭动
-and you'll sit back, twirl your little umbrella
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concoction 调制品
-after you've made that rum concoction with the orange slice and the cherry,
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Touchdown 触地得分
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mutant 突变型；突变体
-85% weekend. You're a mutant!
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aversion 反感；厌恶
consistency 一致性；连贯性
-to make sure the trainer understands his aversion to consistency. Excuse me.
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From here on out 从现在起
fettuccine 意大利宽面条
-From here on out, Brandon Lang and his fettuccine knee, and his self-****ing-pity, is as flat dead as Donald Trump's hair.
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parson (基督教)教区长
-Glory, hallelujah, I just phoned the parson

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Humpty Dumpty 矮胖的人
-Just like Humpty Dumpty I'm about to fall
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wannabe (非正式，贬)极力模仿他人者，追捧者
-All I see is another wannabe in a thousand-dollar suit.
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premier 最好的
-America's premier sports-information program, with myself, Walter Abrams,
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substantial 重大的；重要的
-I want you to meet him, a substantial find, and his name is John Anthony.
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oven-mitt 炉箱手套
-This is oven-mitt time. Am I right*. This is big-time ball season.
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goalpost 球门柱
tilt 使倾斜
-if the goalpost is tilted just a little bit...
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blowout 爆裂
-These games are a burial, a blowout, a human lock.
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chartreuse 黄绿色
-I've never seen a color on a man like that. Would you say that's chartreuse*
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prime 使准备好
-I took the sales boys down the Smith and Wo's to get them primed for the weekend,
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amp up 处于亢奋状态的，兴奋的
-Everything's amping up.
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mentor 师傅；导师；指导者
-you know, I never had a mentor.
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protege 门徒
-Now I got a protege. You know*
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frigging 他妈的（表示极端的愤怒、厌恶或蔑视）
-Rewrite that friggin' computer program.
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lactose 乳糖
intolerant 心胸狭窄的
-Your clients are jumping ship, you lactose-intolerant ****. Get out.
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Ring a bell (非正式)唤起遥远的回忆；听上去熟悉
-Who the hell's John*. Who's John*.
-John. John Anthony. Ring a bell*
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clueless (非正式)一无所知的；一窍不通的；无能为力的
-Are you completely, completely clueless, Walter*
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pun 双关语;俏皮话
-Pardon the pun.
-Oh, you're hysterical.
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dysfunctional
not following the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the result that someone cannot behave in a normal way or have a satisfactory life
-I will match my dysfunctional childhood and Toni's against yours any day.
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suffice (it) to say 简单地说
-Come on. Suffice it to say, she was abused by everybody but the family pet.
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therapy
the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time
psychiatry
the study and treatment of mental illnesses
-because after the therapy and the psychiatry


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Wallow 沉湎
-Come on. You too, Toni. Let's do it. All of us. Wallow with me here a minute.
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haggle 讨价还价
-Are you gonna haggle over 50 grand after the 250,000 I just made you last weekend*
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steep (非正式)（价格，需求）难以接受的；过高的
-Look, don't get me wrong, John. 50,000 seems slightly steep.
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rewind 倒回(影片、录音带等)
-Steep. Amir, let's rewind a second.
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hock 典当
-crying about having to hock your fiancee's ring.
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convertible （汽车）有活动折蓬的
-Now, today, you're calling me from a red, convertible F 1 Ferrari, isn't that it*
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hit the jackpot 赢一大笔钱
-We've hit the jackpot. He wants to sit and talk, in person, with John Anthony.
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pronto 〈美俚〉很快地,急速地
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bag (喻)成功获得
-You know how long I've been trying to bag this guy*
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Sweat [口]努力工作, 干苦活儿
-Know that. Sweat that.
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croak (非正式)死
-Oh, man. If I start to die again, forget the hospital, I wanna croak here.
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scam 花招；骗局
-complete ****ing scam, huh*
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cocky 自以为是的；傲慢自负的（尤指以无礼、无耻的方式表现出来）
-And I'm not being cocky. I'm talking straight commerce with you, Mr. Novian.
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(非正式)生气，发怒
-I didn't come down here to bullshit you.
-Wow, you got steamed.
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field goal 射门得分(美式足球可得三分),投篮得分
-Are we running to the field goal* We don't need a field goal.
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mesmerize 使入迷
-It was like he mesmerized me a little bit.
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bunch (非正式)一群人
fickle （尤指忠诚、兴趣）变幻无常的，多变的，善变的
-Gambling gods are a fickle bunch. So easily offended.
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gesundheit 祝你健康（对打喷嚏者的祝愿）
sneeze 打喷嚏
-If you want something more from me than a gesundheit after a sneeze,
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talon (如爪般的)手指;手;魔爪
-You'll have to challenge me. You'll have to rip it out of my ****ing talons.
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truth serum 能使人吐露实情的***
-How about a truth serum... in the veins*

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yank 把人或物（从…）猛力拉走
-We're gonna yank out all the stops. When you're winning, you press.
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rest on one's laurels 吃老本
-You don't rest on your laurels. What are you doing*
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field 应付，处理（难题、电话等）
-The salmon are running, my man. You gotta stay here. Gotta field phone calls.
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salon 美发厅；美容院；时装店
-When you're not at the salon, or running Julia to play dates,
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slip 滑倒；失足
-"ls this the day I slip, end up back on the street*"
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psychic 通灵的人，巫师；灵物
-That's how you go three and 1 1. You're a handicapper, not a psychic.
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bump [俚]增加, 加薪
-All right, listen. I'm gonna bump you. 10%. OK*
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turf (非正式)（某人的）地盘，势力范围；主场
scramble 争取；争夺
-And Thompson dropped the ball. The ball is on the turf, and the scramble is on.
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swollen 依然肿胀
-I know he's had a good week of practice, but his knee's swollen.
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stab 刺，戳
-and then you take a stab on how you went*
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blackjack 扑克牌的二十一点
deal 发（纸牌）
-I just come from Vegas. Dealt me three blackjacks in a row. She's a good woman.
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take a hike (非正式，主美)走开（用于表示愤怒或恼火）
-Take a hike.
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cut-rate 打折扣的,粗劣的,二流货的
parasite (贬)过着寄生生活的人，寄生虫
-Get outta here, you cut-rate parasite.
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consistent 一贯的, 始终如一的
-I've been here for you. I'm consistent and you know it. The other guys, **** 'em.
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Chop-chop 快；赶快
-OK, everyone. Let's go. Back to work. Big playoff weekend coming. Chop-chop.
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dart 飞镖
toss 轻轻地（或随意地）扔，抛，掷
-A ****ing monkey tossing darts could do better than that.
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crunch （尤指计算机）处理（大量信息）
sprinkle 洒（液滴）；撒（颗粒）
-If I get you to crunch the numbers, sprinkle a little Brandon magic over it.
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root (人)站立不动; 固定
My angel. I need you to root for me.
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doubleheader 连赛
wrap up [口]完成, 结束
-That wraps up our doubleheader playoff coverage
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Hail Mary (美)（美式橄榄球用语）（比赛后期试图得分但往往失败的）长距离传球
-Hail Mary pass. These things happen.
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streak (通常指不好的)特征(倾向)
-With the streak he's been on*
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defeatist 失败主义的
-Come on. I won't listen to this defeatist bullshit.
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bankroll (非正式)资助（人、机构或项目）；为…出资
-You made a career choice, buddy, and I bankrolled it.
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cosmic 广大无边的
metaphysic 形而上学
-Your gift is cosmic. It's metaphysic.
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groove 最佳状态
-You know, get you back in the groove again. 9:30, Nobu.
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oracle 神谕，睿智的回答
-Now let's go to the oracle,
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pitfall 陷阱
-Hey, John, why don't you run down the pitfalls facing the average bettor*
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out of the blue (非正式)出乎意外地，突然
-I mean, out of the blue.
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tray 托盘
-Just put me out there on a tray*
-I put a tray out there.
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****ing A = ****ing good!
-You're ****ing-A I did.
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boil down to 归根结底是, 减缩成; 概括成
-So it all boils down to this. Can New York find the end zone*
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airborne 在空中的
-He goes airborne from the five.

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