| Term | Definition |
|---|
| crop up | 1 if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way [= arise] 2 if something such as a name or a subject crops up, it appears in something you read or hear [= come up]: Your name kept cropping up in conversation. |
| cheesy | 1. cheap and not of good quality: a cheesy soap opera; 2 not sincere: a cheesy grin |
| corny | too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting: corny jokes |
| bog down | 1 if a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made: Talks to settle the pay dispute have become bogged down. bog somebody/something ↔ down in. Don't let yourself get bogged down in minor details. 2 if something gets bogged down, it becomes stuck in soft ground and is unable to move: The car got bogged down in the mud. |
| hail from | to have been born in a particular place: And where do you hail from? |
| boom box | a ghetto blaster: a large radio and tape recorder that can be carried around, and is often played very loudly in public places. |
| chalk up | to record what someone has done, what someone should pay etc; You can chalk the drinks up to my account. |
| off the chart | If something goes off the chart, it far exceeds the normal standards, good or bad, for something. |
| in droves | 成群结队, 陆陆续续 |
| flop on one's face | he fell flop on his face. 他正好摔了个狗啃泥。 |
| crumple up | to crush something so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed in this way |
| stomp on | to walk with heavy steps or to put your foot down very hard, especially because you are angry |
| bask in | to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire: Lizards were basking in the morning sun. |
| caught up | adj. having become involved involuntarily; We get caught up in worrying about what might happen. |
| glam | attractive, exciting, and connected with wealth and success [= glamorous]: glam young film directors |
| nerd | 1. someone who seems only interested in computers and other technical things - used to show disapproval [= geek] 2. someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good in social situations |
| # | pound; sharp |
| \ | backslash |
| ; | semicolon |
| * | asterisk; star |
| <> | the angle brackets |
| ^ | caret |
| ~ | tilde |
| ! | exclam |
| : | colon |
| {} | braces |
| hot air | things that someone says which are intended to sound impressive, but do not really mean anything or are not true |
| flesh out | to add more details to something in order to make it clear, more interesting etc |
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