Desvl English Tips

2022-05-31 18:54:36 Carry the can
背黑锅
to accept blame or responsibility for something that one did not cause
He made the error, but she was left to carry the can. 打开/如何

2022-05-31 13:41:16 née: originally called. 也可以指旧时女方成婚之前的姓。 e.g. USA INCITS, née ANSI Mrs Smith, née Jones 对男方而言(masculine form)应该是né. 这两个词来自法语，但是对男性女性用词的区别在英语中并不是很严格(née更常用)。 打开/如何

2022-05-31 08:42:26 英语中人的称号要不放在surname (family name)前，要不放在全名前，不要只用在personal name前。例如总统John Kennedy，我们可以说President Kennedy，或者President John Kennedy，而不应该说President John.
这看上去可能显而易见，但是还可以考虑下面的场景：
Good afternoon, my name is Tommy.
Good afternoon, Mr. Tommy.
这个地方Mr.就是错误的用法。 打开/如何

2022-05-30 10:27:06 打小报告、当小探、或者单纯指这样的举报人（当然是一种比较粗的说法）：fink e.g. He finked on them (to the police/teacher). His own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police. 打开/如何

2022-05-29 03:39:58 Jump the gun
来自竞技体育。过分紧张的选手可能会在发令枪打响之前起跑，这就叫jump the gun. 打开/如何

2022-05-28 08:40:47 Blow-by-blow: talking about anything in detail.
最开始是用来指讲解拳击比赛(give an account of a prizefight)，最早可见于1922年 The Wireless Age:
Like a hungry kitten loves its saucer of warm milk, so do radio fans joyfully listen to the blow-by-blow broadcast description of a boxing bout.
这里就是在说，通过录音机，粉丝们连每一拳(blow)怎么打的都知道得一清二楚。
在拳击外的例子比如
Prados offers a good blow-by-blow account of the great naval battle [in his book]. –The Washington Times
（感谢订阅者投稿）
图片来源: https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/blow-by-blow-account 打开/如何

2022-05-28 08:34:34 绞刑中用到的绳结：Hangman's noose
一般这种类似的活结，承重的时候会变紧，而且可以在不拆开的前提下松下来，称为noose. 打开/如何

2022-05-27 03:54:47 Out of the blue
突如其来（通常是不愉快的事情）
本意是“晴天霹雳”，指蓝天中突然打下来的闪电。
e.g. One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving. 打开/如何

2022-05-18 15:15:03 打开/如何

2022-05-18 06:14:19 打小报告、当小探、或者单纯指这样的举报人（当然是一种比较粗的说法）：fink e.g. He finked on them (to the police/teacher). His own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police. 打开/如何