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| * it is possible for the race to be won **at very long odds** 有可能以非常大的赔率赢得比赛 | * it is possible for the race to be won **at very long odds** 有可能以非常大的赔率赢得比赛 | ||
| * the bookies are offering **odds of 8-1** 博彩公司提供 8-1 的赔率 | * the bookies are offering **odds of 8-1** 博彩公司提供 8-1 的赔率 | ||
| + | * bookies: a bookmaker | ||
| + | * **bookmaker**: | ||
| - | * **nitro**genous fertilizer氮肥 nitro-genous | + | * **nitro**genous fertilizer氮肥 nitro-genous |
| - | * **Phosph**atic fertilzers磷肥 Phosph- light, light bringer, shine; | + | * **Phosph**atic |
| - | * **potassic** fertilizer 钾肥 | + | * **potassic |
| - | * **Ferrous | + | * **Ferrous |
| * Ferrous: (chiefly of metals) containing or consisting of iron | * Ferrous: (chiefly of metals) containing or consisting of iron | ||
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| all writers are **copycats**: | all writers are **copycats**: | ||
| - | the goat had been skinned and neatly **eviscerated**: **disembowel** (a person or animal) | + | the goat had been **skinned** and neatly **eviscerated** |
| - | * eviscerated / | + | * eviscerated / |
| * **disembowel**[dɪsɪmˈbaʊəl: | * **disembowel**[dɪsɪmˈbaʊəl: | ||
| * the dinosaur used its claw to disembowel prey | * the dinosaur used its claw to disembowel prey | ||
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| * I know you're discouraged after getting fired, but you need to **get back on the horse** that bucked you and start looking for work. | * I know you're discouraged after getting fired, but you need to **get back on the horse** that bucked you and start looking for work. | ||
| * I've been single for three years since my divorce, but now I think it's time to **get back on the horse** and start dating again. | * I've been single for three years since my divorce, but now I think it's time to **get back on the horse** and start dating again. | ||
| + | * buck | ||
| + | * 1. (of a horse) to perform a buck. Eg: he's got to get his head down to buck | ||
| + | * 2. oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable). Eg: the shares **bucked** the market trend | ||
| He was **out of practice** at cooking: not currently **proficient in** a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time | He was **out of practice** at cooking: not currently **proficient in** a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time | ||
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| * **deck**: decorate or adorn brightly or festively. | * **deck**: decorate or adorn brightly or festively. | ||
| * **bough**/ | * **bough**/ | ||
| - | * **holly**: a widely distributed **shrub**冬青树 | + | * **holly** |
| **Sit back** and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine: get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax | **Sit back** and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine: get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax | ||
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| Your cereal got so **mushy**: soft and **pulpy** | Your cereal got so **mushy**: soft and **pulpy** | ||
| * **soggy**: soaked with moisture or other liquid | * **soggy**: soaked with moisture or other liquid | ||
| - | * **mushy**”: | + | * **mushy**” |
| * I don't especially like mushy oatmeal. | * I don't especially like mushy oatmeal. | ||
| * **pulpy**: resembling or consisting of pulp; mushy. | * **pulpy**: resembling or consisting of pulp; mushy. | ||
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