跟着《傲骨贤妻》学英语,第一季第一集-16

151. So wouldn't that suggest that his attitude had changed towards...?

*suggest: to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true

 synonym: indicate

 - suggest(that)…All the evidence suggests (that) he stole the money.

 - suggest something: The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.

*change one's attitude towards...


152. Now, Detective Briggs, the defense has referred to three unsolved carjackings in the neighborhood at that time.

*refer to somebody|refer to somebody as something|refer to something|refer to something as something: to mention or speak about somebody/something

*unsolved: not having been solved

 - an unsolved murder/mystery/problem

*neighbourhood: the area that you are in or the area near a particular place

 synonym: vicinity

 - We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.

 - Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are extremely expensive.


153. Are you aware of this?

*aware: [not before noun]knowing or realizing something

 - As you're aware, this is not a new problem.

 - acutely/painfully(=very) aware

 - aware of something: I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs.

 - He was well aware of the problem.

 - Were you aware that something was wrong?


154. Yes, ma'am, there was a nail driven into the front driver tire.

*drive: [transitive]drive something + adv./prep.to force something to go in a particular direction or into a particular position by pushing it, hitting it, etc.

 - to drive a nail into a piece of wood

*front driver tyre 司机一侧的前轮


155. It would defeat the purpose.

*defeat something:to stop something from being successful

 - The motion was defeated by 19 votes.

 - Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise!


156. In police circles, what is "the pit"?

*circle: a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.

- She's well known in theatrical circles.


157. The pit is police slang for evidence thought irrelevant at a crime scene.

*注意这里slang 和 for的搭配

*irrelevant: not important to or connected with a situation

*at a crime scene


158. Excluding it from the crime scene narrative.

*exclude something (from something): to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering

*narrative:[countable]a description of events, especially in a novel


159. But that only applies to irrelevant details.

*apply [intransitive,transitive](not used in the progressive tenses): to concern or relate to somebody/something

 - Special conditions apply if you are under 18.

 - apply to somebody/something: What I am saying applies only to some of you.

 - apply something to somebody/something: The word ‘unexciting’ could never be applied to her novels.


160. It's not an intent to deceive.

*intent: Intention or purpose

*deceive: [transitive,intransitive] deceive(somebody): to make somebody have a wrong idea about somebody/something

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