01.

A型人格

type A personality

type B personality B型人格

• Type A personality is a risk factor for hypertension.

  A型人格是高血压的危险因素之一。

  
  

• People with Type A personalities do not always outperform those with Type B personalities.

  A型人格的人不一定胜过B型人格的人。

  
  

02.

淡化，减低...的重要性

play down

• Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.

  西方的外交官们已贬低了这些报告的重要性。

  
  

• The mother tried to play it down.

  母亲试图把事情压下去。

  
  

03.

捍卫，为…辩护

stand up for

• They stood up for what they believed to be right.

  他们捍卫了他们认为正确的东西。

  
  

• You must stand up for your rights.

  你必须维护自己的权利。

  
  

04.

纵容

condone

• I have never encouraged nor condoned violence.

  我从来没有鼓励或纵容过暴力行为。

• Terrorism can never be condoned.

  决不能容忍恐怖主义。

  
  

05.

非正统的，另类的

unorthodox

• The unorthodox marriage suited both.

  这场非传统的婚姻对双方来说都再合适不过了。

  
  

• As unorthodox as the strategy may seem, it passed the consumer test.

  这样的营销策略看似离经叛道，但却通过了消费者测试。

  
  

06.

不分好坏，全盘否定

throw out the baby with the bath water

• Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.

  不要不分青红皂白全盘否定。

  
  

07.

轻易地大捞 (钱财)

rake in

• The privatization allowed companies to rake in huge profits.

  私有化使各公司轻易地捞到了巨额利润。

• How much did he rake in?

  他捞到了多少钱？