Desvl English Tips

频道主账号被黑客攻击，为安全起见建议尽快退出此频道。

have/keep (something) up one's sleeve 有杀手锏、秘密武器，留后手

真实性，可靠性：veracity e.g. Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.

butter up: 拍马屁、奉承、套近乎、收买人心 例如游戏公司Ubisoft为了宣传新游戏，许诺给自媒体和网红去迪士尼乐园的做法就可以说成to butter up. https://thatparkplace.com/ubisoft-buttered-up-youtubers-and-influencers-with-trips-to-disneyland-and-boat-tours-to-promote-star-wars-outlaws

真实性，可靠性：veracity e.g. Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story .

bag作为动词也有收入囊中的意思 e.g. Cillian Murphy recently won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Oppenheimer, reports Birmingham Live. He also bagged a Golden Globe, a Bafta and a Screen Actors Guild award for his portrayal of theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's biopic about the father of the atomic bomb. ( source )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUL29y0vJ8Q

翻脸、吵架：fall out The two fell out over coaching tactics a long time ago.

扑克的花色：suit diamonds ( ♦️ ), clubs ( ♣️ ), hearts ( ♥️ ) and spades ( ♠️ )

预约、约定地点：rendezvous rɒndeɪvu 既可以作为动词也可以作为名词，也可以简写成RDV。 这个词直接取自法语，不过一般不会跟法语一样在rendez和vous之间加横线。

has-been: 明日黄花 a person who was famous, important, admired, or good at something in the past, but is no longer any of these

below the belt: 暗箭伤人、不公正的（具有侮辱性质） 这个词来自拳击比赛，原指比赛中击打腰带以下。