日常生活 - Cognitive Processes & Actions

Here you will find slang related to cognitive processes and actions, covering terms for thinking, decision-making, and mental activities in casual conversation.

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scratch that

[感叹词]

used to tell someone to ignore or disregard something that was just said

算了, 别管了

Ex: I had scheduled a meeting for Friday morning , but scratch that ; I 'll reschedule it for next week .我原本安排了周五早上的会议，但**算了**；我会重新安排到下周。

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to screw up

[动词]

to ruin a situation through mistakes or poor judgment

搞砸, 弄糟

Ex: The politician tried not to screw his speech up by rehearsing multiple times.这位政治家通过多次排练试图不**搞砸**他的演讲。

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to skeeve out

[动词]

to cause feelings of unease or revulsion

引起厌恶, 令人作呕

Ex: Old leftovers in the fridge always skeeve me out.冰箱里的旧剩菜总是让我感到**恶心**。

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to sleep on

[动词]

to ignore or undervalue someone or something

忽视, 低估

Ex: You ca n't sleep on this deal ; it 's too good to pass up .你不能**忽视**这笔交易；它太好了，不容错过。

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to glark

[动词]

to infer the meaning of a word from its context

从上下文推断单词的含义, 根据用法推测术语的意思

Ex: She glarks new words easily when reading novels.她在阅读小说时能轻松地**glark**新单词。

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to click

[动词]

to suddenly begin to realize or understand something

点击, 突然明白

Ex: It did n't make sense at first , but then it all clicked, and I realized what he meant .起初这没有意义，但后来一切都**豁然开朗**，我明白了他是什么意思。

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to clock

[动词]

to notice, register, or recognize something

注意到, 察觉

Ex: I clocked that you changed your hair color.我**注意到**你改变了你的头发颜色。

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throwback

[名词]

a person, thing, or event that recalls or resembles something from the past

怀旧, 过去的回忆

Ex: Her fashion choices are total throwbacks, but they look amazing.她的时尚选择完全是**复古风**，但它们看起来很棒。

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in the zone

[短语]

in a mental state of focused concentration on an activity

Ex: I finally got in the zone and finished the essay in an hour.

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to wrap one's head around something

[短语]

to fully understand something difficult, complicated, or strange

Ex: Sam tries to wrap her brain around snow and freezing temperatures, but she's always lived in Florida, so real winter is not something she has experienced.