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hoax 1.N-COUNT恶作剧；假警报；骗局A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. 例：A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre... 一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。 |
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brilliant 1.ADJ-GRADED聪颖的；技艺高超的A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful. 例：It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation. 他在《我的左脚》中的精彩表演使他一举成名。 2.ADJ-GRADED非常好的；很棒的；出色的You can say that something is brilliant when you are very pleased about it or think that it is very good. 例：If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant... 如果你有机会去看那个演出，你一定要去——棒极了！ |
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stunning 1.ADJ-GRADED极有魅力的；给人以深刻印象的；绝妙的A stunning person or thing is extremely beautiful or impressive. 例：She was 55 and still a stunning woman... 她已经 55 岁了，但依然美艳动人。 2.ADJ-GRADED令人惊奇万分的；令人震惊的；极不寻常的A stunning event is extremely unusual or unexpected. 例：The minister resigned last night after a stunning defeat in Sunday's vote... 在周日的选举中意外惨败后，部长于昨晚辞职。 |
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insult 1.VERB侮辱；辱骂If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive. 例：I did not mean to insult you... 我不是要故意侮辱你。 2.N-COUNT侮辱；凌辱；辱骂An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you. 例：Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent... 他们的行为是对他们代表的人民的一种侮辱。 3.PHRASE更为不公的是；更不可接受的是；更糟的是You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse. 例：The driver of the car that killed Smith got a £250 fine and five penalty points on his licence. To add insult to injury, he drove away from court in his own car. 撞死史密斯的汽车司机仅被罚款250英镑，驾照上扣了5分。更让人不可接受的是，他竟然开着自己的车从法院扬长而去。 |
