读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 - 72
Part Four: Jack - The War
scoop
/skuːp/
information about something
the inside scoop on the markets
关于市场的内部消息
nail
/neɪl/
your nails are the hard smooth layers on the ends of your fingers and toes
指甲；趾甲
Stop biting your nails!
别再咬你的指甲了！
snap
to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation
突然精神崩溃;突然失控
Something inside him snapped, and he hit her.
他突然情绪失控，动手打了她。
buy into something
to accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you
I never bought into this idea that you have to be thin to be attractive.
我从来就不信这种瘦才会漂亮的说法。
self-portrait
/ˌself ˈpɔːrtrət/
a drawing, painting, or description that you do of yourself
自画像；自我描述
ridiculous
/rɪˈdɪkjələs/
very silly or unreasonable
愚蠢的；荒唐的，可笑的
for your own good/safety/benefit etc
if you do something for someone’s own good etc, you do it to help them even though they might not like it or want it
为你自己的好处/安全/利益等
I know you're mad that I won't let you eat candy for dinner, sweetheart, but it's for your own good.
wake-up call
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a telephone call that you arrange to be made to you at a particular time, for example in a hotel, in order to wake you up
（酒店等的）叫醒电话 -
an experience or event that shocks you and makes you realize that you must do something to change a situation
让人惊醒的事；警示
neutral
/ˈnuːtrəl/
not supporting any of the people or groups involved in an argument or disagreement
中立的
tilt
/tɪlt/
to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side
使（头、下巴等）倾斜
She tilted her head back and looked up at me with a smile.
她仰起头含笑看着我。
pout
/paʊt/
verb
噘嘴
He pouted angrily.
他生气地噘起嘴。
