transphobia
/trænsˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
n. 跨性别恐惧症
相关词汇:phobia(n. 恐惧症)
相关词汇:nomophobia(n. 无手机恐惧症)
英文释义:no mobile phobia
相关词汇:homophobia(n. 同性恋恐惧症)
词根词缀:trans(表示“跨性别的”)
文化补充:LGBTQ 中的 L 代表 Lesbian(女同性恋者),G 代表 Gay(男同性恋者),B 代表 Bisexual(双性恋者),T 是 Transgender(跨性别者),Q 则是 Queer(性别酷儿)。
transgender
/trænzˈdʒen.dɚ/
adj. 跨性别的
文化补充:跨性别者是在性别认同、性别表达或性别行为方面,与出生时指定的生理性别不相符的人士的总称。跨性别者包括变性者、易装者、性别酷儿等类型。
fandom
/ˈfæn.dəm/
n. 粉丝圈
相关词汇:fan(n. 粉丝)
相关词汇:kingdom(n. 王国)
give … the benefit of the doubt
把……往好处想
相关词汇:doubt(n. 怀疑(某人没有犯错))
英文释义:to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either
例句:Sometimes it's good to give each other the benefit of the doubt.
clumsy
/ˈklʌm.zi/
adj. 笨拙的;不好用的
例句:My fingers are too clumsy for the smartphone!
例句:The first cell phones were heavy and clumsy to use.
take aim at
抨击;用武器瞄准
英文释义:to direct criticism at somebody or something
搭配短语:to take aim at widespread racism in America
menstruate
/ˈmen.stru.eɪt/
v. 来月经
misguided
/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪ.dɪd/
adj. 判断错误的,被误导的
词根词缀:mis-(表示“错误”)
相关词汇:guide(引导)
搭配短语:misguided attempts to guess who the true murderer is
bow down to
服从
demonstrable
/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.bəl/
adj. 可证明的,显而易见的
相关词汇:demonstrate(v. 展现,表明)
搭配短语:demonstrable evidence
搭配短语:demonstrable errors
erode
/ɪˈroʊd/
v. 削弱;侵蚀
例句:Wind eroded the soil.
搭配短语:to erode his confidence
predator
/ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/
n. 捕食性动物;施暴者,掠夺者
搭配短语:a sexual predator
tense
/tens/
adj.(局势)令人紧张的;紧张的
词性拓展:tense(n. 时态)
例句:She was very tense as she waited for the interview.
sympathize
/ˈsɪm.pə.θaɪz/
v. 支持;同情
搭配短语:to sympathize with
clash
/klæʃ/
v. 激烈争执;发生冲突
相关词汇:fight(v. 打斗)
相关词汇:argue(v. 争论)
例句:His worldview clashes with mine but we agree to disagree.
odious
/ˈoʊ.di.əs/
adj. 讨厌的,可憎的
walk away
(随便)离开;从意外中平安脱险
例句:You shouldn't walk away at the first sign of a problem.
搭配短语:to walk away from an accident without a scratch
span
/spæn/
v. 包括,涉及
词性拓展:span(n. 范围,跨度)
搭配短语:attention span
franchise
/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
n. 特许经营品牌
denounce
/dɪˈnaʊns/
v. 谴责
相关词汇:criticize(v. 批评)