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late bloomer n.? 开花晚的植物， 智力发展晚的人 Paul was such a slow worker at first that we almost fired him , but he proved to be a late bloomer. Hurdle the act of jumping over an obstacle Ive passed the written test; the interview is the next hurdle. 我书面考试已经及格了，下一个难关是面试。 Disown cast off 同义词: renounce, repudiate Tom disowned the letter. 汤姆否认这封信是他写的。 Sequel something that follows something else 同义词:subsequence His speech had an unfortunate sequel - it caused a riot. 他的演说产生了不幸的后果，由之引发了一场骚乱。 Dotty intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with Shes dotty about this latest boyfriend. 她非常喜欢这个新交的男朋友 High-profile a position attracting much attention and publicity And then there is the maximalist interpretation , which wants the new EU president to be a high-profile figure , strutting the world stage . 按照最高纲领主义者的解释，这位新的欧盟主席将成为引人瞩目的角色，在全球舞台上叱咤风云。 Renown the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed Do you know any place of renown around here? 你知道这儿有什么名胜吗？ poke fun at拿 ... 开玩笑， 取笑， 嘲弄 He enjoys poking fun at others. 他好开别人的玩笑。 Nerd an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious I teased him all the time about being a nerd. 我总是取笑他是一个书呆子。 Juncture a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made At the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point. 在最为紧急的时刻，我们轮流监视着那个地方。 High-strung being in a tense state I have a jittery high-strung nature , and exercising takes the edge off . 我有一点紧张、容易情绪波动的特点，锻炼把它们都磨光了。 Shudder tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement; shake, as from cold She shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 她一看到死尸就战栗起来。 Fork over to surrender someone or something to another You should fork over the garden before you plant the peas. 在播种豌豆之前，你得耙耙地。 Darned expletives used informally as intensifiers Anyhow, we still have this darned economy to worry about . 无论如何，我们不得为倒霉的经济操心。 Interject to insert between other elements When I brought up the question of funding, he quickly interjected that