[scode type="blue"]gory
adj.血淋淋的;令人毛骨悚然的;骇人听闻的[/scode]
音标:/'gɔːrɪ/
英英释义:
Gory situations involve people being injured or dying in a horrible way.
例句:
①I shuddered when I heard the gory details.
我听到血淋淋的详情,战栗不已。
②The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.
报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。
拓展:
这里补充几个关于“耸人听闻”的表达:
①alarmist 【Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.】
例如:
Contrary to the more alarmist reports, he is not going to die.
那些更加危言耸听的报道说他生命垂危,但事实并非如此。
②monstrous【If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair.】
例如:
She endured the monstrous behaviour for years.
多年来,她一直忍受着这种骇人听闻的暴行。
[scode type="blue"]jump the gun
言之过早[/scode]
英英释义:
to do or say something too soon, before you know that it is suitable or correct.
例句:
①The Foreign Ministry said the Japanese were really jumping the gun.
俄罗斯外交部长表示,日本操之过急了
②Uh, Gabrielle, I think you're jumping the gun here.
加布丽尔,我觉得你这么做有点太快了吧。