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"stunt double" in filmmaking
= 替身演员
someone who performs stunts (= exciting dangerous actions) instead of an actor in a movie or television show
e.g.
They put in stunt doubles for the climactic fight scene. I later found out that my stunt double had refused to do the jump because of the potential danger.
semblance
the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
yarmulke
noun
a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men or during prayer by other Jewish men.
vitriol
n. cruel and bitter criticism.
Cicatrix
The scar of a healed wound.
palliative
= 治标不治本
(of a medicine or form of medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition.
willy-nilly
= without choice
rote
= 死记硬背
To dissimulate is to pretend not to have what one has.
To simulate is to feign to have
what one doesn't have.
One implies a presence, the other an absence.
SWALK
sealed with a loving kiss
upholstery
n. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs and sofas
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Volumn is often a misspelling of volume.
cottage food
= homemade food for sale
= 私房菜
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Asbestos
= 石棉
pronounces like "as best to us."
:to quickly become very successful or popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group)
e.g.
The writer has taken the literary world by storm.
The new fashion has taken London by storm.
: to attack and capture (a place) suddenly by using a lot of force or a large number of people.
hate someone's guts
= to dislike someone very much
keep them on their toes
= If you say that someone or something keeps you on your toes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen.
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