[scode type="blue"]palpable
adj.可感知的；易察觉的；明显的[/scode]
音标：
/'pælpəb(ə)l/
英英释义：
You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or intense and easily noticed.
例句：
①The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable.
埃米和吉姆之间明显关系紧张。
②There is an almost palpable feeling of hopelessness.
几乎明显有种无望的感觉。
《新闻周刊》一篇题为 Student debt is a curse upon America's future. Biden must wipe it out. 也出现了这个表达：
“palpable”的反义词“impalpable ”也是一个很常见的单词，表示“感触不到的；难理解的；无形的”
举个栗子：
But words are more impalpable than bricks reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing.
不过词句要比砖块难以捉摸，阅读要比看更费时、更复杂。
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pipe down
安静下来；停止讲话[/scode]
英英释义：
If you tell someone who is talking a lot or talking too loudly to pipe down, you are telling them to stop talking.
例句：
①Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.
别说了，我来告诉你我想要什么。
②Like, " Pipe down , you annoying nut job." I'd never say that.
比如" 闭嘴，你这个烦人的疯子。" 我从来都不会这么说。
动画片《咱们裸熊》也出现了这个表达：
