- Upset - /?p?set/ n. unexpected or unlikely defeat or victory of a game, contest, or election,比赛,选举, 爆冷门,意外胜利或失败
It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.
如果这个夺标大热门没有获胜,那就真是一个大冷门。
** the favourite – n. 赛前被看好的一方,热门球队,
- 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 - 特色产品
Signature dish -
Signature smile
Signature singing style
A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.
- O. Henry 短篇小说的标志。
- Highbrow – /?ha?.bra?/ adj. (informal) highly cultured, intellectual, academic, and often difficult to understand.(书籍、戏剧等)严肃高雅的,阳春白雪的;
highbrow music, highbrow magazine, highbrow language, highbrow salon /s??lɑ?n/
那么这个词也可以形容 - (人)文化修养高的;
Amy thinks opera is too highbrow to be enjoyed by regular people.
Amy认为歌剧太过阳春白雪,普通人无法欣赏。
- shotgun - n. 猎枪; 那它还有另外的意思,在美式英语当中,非正式的说法,
(US, informal)- front passenger seat;副驾驶座;
The kids took turns riding shotgun.
孩子们轮流坐在前排的座位上。
Ride shotgun – 坐副驾驶座位;