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step·broth·er
the son of your stepmother or stepfather 继兄，继弟〔继母或继父与过去的配偶所生的儿子〕
brag (bragged, bragging)
to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc – used to show disapproval 自夸，吹嘘〔含贬义〕
syn(近义词) boast
‘I came out top in the test,’ he bragged.
“我测验得了最高分。”他吹嘘道。
[+about]
Ben’s always bragging about his success with women.
本总是吹嘘他对女人有一套。
brag that
Julia used to brag that her family had a villa in Spain.
朱莉娅以前老吹嘘她家在西班牙有一栋别墅。
rhi·no
informal【非正式】 犀牛🦏
chauf·feur
someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else 〔受雇为他人开车的〕司机
Pomona
n. 波摩娜（果树女神）?
Crash
CAR/PLANE ETC 汽车/飞机等
[I,T] to have an accident in a car, plane etc by violently hitting something else （使）〔车〕碰撞；〔飞机〕坠毁
collide相关词 碰撞，相撞
The jet crashed after take-off.
这架喷气式飞机起飞后就坠毁了。
[+into/onto etc]
The plane crashed into a mountain.
飞机撞上了山头。
crash a car / bus / plane etc
He was drunk when he crashed the car.
他撞车时醉醺醺的。
GRAMMAR 语法
Reciprocal verbs 相互动词
Crash is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them. crash是相互动词，这类动词表示两个或两个以上的人或事物共同参与某事
Two planes crashed in midair.
两架飞机在半空中相撞。
You can also say 也可说:
Two planes crashed with each other in midair.
两架飞机在半空中相撞。
One plane crashed with another in midair.
两架飞机在半空中相撞。
wind·shield
[C]
AmE【美】 a windscreen 〔汽车前部的〕挡风玻璃
a piece of glass or clear plastic fixed at the front of a MOTORCYCLE that protects the rider from wind 〔摩托车前面的〕挡风玻璃
Crash补充:
1. HIT SB/STH HARD 重击某人/某物
[I,T always + adv/prep] to hit something or someone extremely hard while moving, in a way that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of noise 〔很响地〕猛撞，猛击
[+into/through etc]
A brick crashed through the window.
一块砖哗啦一声击穿了窗户。
We watched the waves crashing against the rocks.
我们看着海浪哗啦哗啦地冲击岩石。
The plates went crashing to the ground.
盘子哗啦一声摔落到地上。
A large branch came crashing down.
一根大树枝啪啦一声掉落下来。
2.LOUD NOISE 很响的声音
[I] to make a sudden loud noise 突然发出巨响
Thunder crashed and boomed outside.
外面雷声大作。
3.0COMPUTER 计算机
[I,T] if a computer crashes, or if you crash the computer, it suddenly stops working （使）瘫痪，（使）崩溃
The system crashed and I lost three hours’ worth of work.
系统崩溃了，我白做了三个小时的工作。
4.FINANCIAL 金融
[I] if a STOCK MARKET or SHAREs crash, they suddenly lose a lot of value 〔股市或股票〕狂跌，暴跌
5.SPORT 体育
[I] BrE【英】 to lose very badly in a sports event 〔在体育比赛中〕惨败
Liverpool crashed to their worst defeat of the season.
利物浦队遭遇了本赛季最惨痛的失利。
6.SLEEP 睡觉
[I] spoken【口】
a) to stay at someone’s house for the night 〔留在别人家里〕过夜
Can I crash at your place on Saturday night?
星期六晚上我能在你家过夜吗？
b)(also 又作 crash out) to go to bed, or go to sleep very quickly, because you are very tired 〔由于很疲倦〕很快入睡
I crashed out on the sofa this afternoon.
今天下午我在沙发上睡着了。
7.PARTY 聚会
[T] informal【非正式】 to go to a party that you have not been invited to 不请自到〔聚会〕
We crashed Joe’s party yesterday.
昨天我们没有受到邀请就去参加了乔的派对。
8.crashing bore
BrE【英】 old-fashioned【过时】 someone who is very boring 令人厌烦的人
