- Upset - /?p?set/ n. unexpected or unlikely defeat or victory of a game, contest, or election,比賽,選舉, 爆冷門,意外勝利或失敗
It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.
如果這個奪標大熱門沒有獲勝,那就真是一個大冷門。
** the favourite – n. 賽前被看好的一方,熱門球隊,
- Signature –. characteristic, distinctive; closely associated with someone or something : making a person or thing easy to recognized; 招牌的, 特色的; 可以形容人,也可以形容事物,
- signature product - 特色產品
Signature dish -
Signature smile
Signature singing style
A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.
- O. Henry 短篇小說的標誌。
- Highbrow – /?ha?.bra?/ adj. (informal) highly cultured, intellectual, academic, and often difficult to understand.(書籍、戲劇等)嚴肅高雅的,陽春白雪的;
highbrow music, highbrow magazine, highbrow language, highbrow salon /s??lɑ?n/
那麽這個詞也可以形容 - (人)文化修養高的;
Amy thinks opera is too highbrow to be enjoyed by regular people.
Amy認為歌劇太過陽春白雪,普通人無法欣賞。
- shotgun - n. 獵槍; 那它還有另外的意思,在美式英語當中,非正式的說法,
(US, informal)- front passenger seat;副駕駛座;
The kids took turns riding shotgun.
孩子們輪流坐在前排的座位上。
Ride shotgun – 坐副駕駛座位;
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