Boss: An employer or a supervisor.
First-rate; topnotch. Excellent; great. 一流的,最佳的;最高級的
In Thursday's poll, six analysts saw a first rate cut in the first quarter of 2009 while five saw it coming in the second quarter.
That detail is extremely important to him in terms of producing such a first-rate finished product – it’s his passion.
He says it costs millions of naira to organise a first rate award ceremony.
First, I'll tell you that here in the TV Cranny we employ a crack team of first-rate researchers.
Chicken: A coward. 少女, 膽小鬼,懦夫, 膽怯的
Peter is playing a game of political chicken, but he just comes off looking like a political chicken.
Don't be such a chicken!
She is such a chicken, coward and should not be in this election.
Thomas is such a chicken to avoid being heard during a town hall meeting.
Crap: An act of defecating. Foolish, deceitful. Something worthless. 屎;拉屎
We played like crap today and now it's up to us to show character.
As for Supernanny, the kids reckon “she's a crap idiot” and they “wish she was dead”.
If it looks crap, smells crap and feels crap, then it almost indisputably is crap.
Sounds like a pretty bad deal, why use this crap?
Eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something. 盯著,仔細打量
Nick will be there to eyeball a very nervous and unsettled minister.
I never get a ruler out and measure, I eyeball everything.
You can also eyeball the people, you can go to an annual meeting and listen to the chief executive and the board.
Judge Wennet couldn't concede 156 uncounted ballots, since state law says humans must eyeball them.
Glitch: A minor malfunction, mishap; flaw. 缺點;差錯
Swedish officials say they have a real mess on their hands after a computer glitch paid out millions of kronor to 1800 welfare families in Malmo.
The Firefox version 3.0.3 was released on September 26 and is aimed at a glitch found in the Password Manager feature.
A technical glitch has forced scientists to shut down the huge particle-smashing machine built.
It appears to be a glitch.
Guts: courage. 勇氣,膽量
The first is, it takes guts to respond quickly and decisively to a catastrophe.
They talk of his guts, his common sense, his straight-arrow politics and his ability to take on the awesome burdens of the presidency.
He questioned their vision, ambition and guts and urged the Union to call them to account over how they have spent their central funding.
Into that vacuum marched 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats with the guts to say no.
Humungous: Variant of humongous. Really big. 巨大的;極為重要的
And it still doesn’t address the root cause of the problem – house prices, and people’s ability to service their humungous mortgages.
It's never been done before and the amount of work involved is quite humungous.
The Bears offense might struggle against the Panthers' humungous defensive front that will key on shutting down Matt Forte.
I hope it meets the humungous expectations.
Kick back: relax and enjoy. 放鬆,平靜下來
Kick back and drink a few Pepsis
Once you have done this, feel free to kick back and watch that coveted first episode.
We went out there and they ran a kick back for a touchdown.
They also tossed out video game controllers and television remotes so folks could kick back and relax in air-conditioned comfort.
Mellow: Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated. Pleasantly high from a drug. Relaxed. 極好的,令人愉快的
Maybe I've been hard on them — it's become clear that the agenda this morning was to start mellow and work up to more energetic fare.
This was a real band, with white-hot chemistry or mellow ease as the songs demanded.
Sri Lankan high-grown tea is celebrated for its mellow and citrus flavour.
He has always been an extremely mellow child. He is so pleasant to be with.
Munch out: to eat voraciously. 津津有味地嚼
Take a picnic and munch-out, or take a date for an afternoon of inexpensive outdoor fun.
Let's munch out!
Peter decided to eat some Cap'n Crunch cereal, which he poured into a big cake bowl, drowned it with milk, and began to munch out on.
You and your family and friends can munch out while you enjoy the campfire, and each other.
Cattle munch out on a crop near Pukehou.
Nuke: cook something in the microwave oven. 核武; 核能發電廠
I obtained this soup by nuking one cup of water and mixing that with Chinese tofu.
Dozens more nuke reactors will sprout up 9 months later!
How is that so, even though you think the Iranians won't fire or transfer a nuke?
In spite of supporting Congress on nuke deal, we expected them to take us on board.
Spunk: Spirit; pluck. 精神;勇氣
The healthier the diet, the less funky the spunk.
Paramore brings some energy and spunk this show is lacking.
The Franklin School Board is showing some spunk, and we’re thrilled to see it.
Yeah, this sliding handset from Fly Mobile certainly has a little bit of spunk to it.
I, for one, would love to see a "Veronica Mars" movie. So much spunk there.
Totally: really; completely. 完全;整個地,全部地
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expects the unemployment rate will increase and can't totally rule out recession, but says it is unlikely.
He worked round the clock and was totally obsessed.
It is totally up to the Treasury to decide whether the price being paid for a combination of toxic assets and warrants is appropriate.
The man had only just had a tiny amount of sight restored after being totally blind all his life.
Wheels: car; motorcycle. A person with a great deal of power or influence汽車
Hot Wheels cars and childhood seem to go hand in hand.
They said the thieves also go for the high-end wheels, which can go for $400 to $500 each.
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