1148317 袁一萍 第二次作业 Five Vivid Words

1.plop
[n.] a soft sound like that of something solid dropping lightly into a liquid.
（物体落水的）扑通声
e.g. The stone fell into the water with a plop.
mine My earring dropped into the soup with a plop.

2.touch-and-go
[adj.] describes a situation which is uncertain.
（形势）不确定的
e.g. The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.
mine The aftermath of scottish referendum is touch-and-go now.

3.sheepish
[adj.] embarrassed because you know that you have done something wrong or silly.
（因做错事或傻事而）窘迫的，不好意思的
e.g. She gave me a sheepish smile and apologized.
mine He gave his girlfriend a sheepish grin after being late.

4.yokel
[n.] a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous.
（尤指外表可笑的）土包子，乡巴佬
e.g. He plays the country yokel in the butter ad.
mine Comedian Wang Baoqiang always play roles of yokel.

5.nitpick
[v.] to find faults in details which are not important
吹毛求疵，挑剔，找茬儿
e.g. It is much easier to nitpick than to invent in scientific fields.
mine Virgos are not popular because they nitpick all the time.