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categorical
adj.确定无疑的;肯定的;坚定的[/scode]
音标：
/kætɪ'gɒrɪk(ə)l/
英英释义：
If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
例句：
①He is quite categorical that the UN should only help the innocent civilian population.
他非常坚定地认为，联合国应该只援助无辜的平民。
②Some experts say such a position of categorical deniability is driven by pragmatism.
一些专家表示，这种断然否认的立场是出于实用主义。
拓展：
关于这个形容词，更常见的是它的副词形式，“categorically ”，我们来看几个例句：
①Yingluck has repeatedly and categorically rejected the request.
但是英拉已经多次断然拒绝了这一要求。
②I denied the allegation immediately, categorically and unequivocally.
我明确清晰地否认这项指控。
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hook, line and sinker
彻底相信[/scode]
英英释义：
believing something completely, usually something that is not true.
例句：
①Yeah, he fell for it hook, line and sinker . Didn't doubt it for a minute.
嗯，他完全信了，一点都没有怀疑。
②Satan has been telling you he is god for a long time, and you've fallen for it hook, line, and sinker .
他一直在你脑袋里冒充上帝，而你居然对此深信不疑。
拓展：
从以上两个例句可以看出这个短语通常与“fall for ”搭配，表示“彻底相信....”
这个短语的字面意思是：鱼钩，线和沉锚
我们前几天还在讲泰勒的it's time to go的那片文章中提过短语“by hook or by crook”想方设法;不择手段 【If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.】
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例如：
They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook .
为达到目的，他们不择手段。
