迫不及待看完导致第二天困死。
孔刘穿着西装从店里走出来的时候，一瞬间仿佛回到《鬼怪》。
衰老永远是无可避免的，但魅力却可以与日俱增。
分享卫报的这篇评论。
永远喜欢读卫报、经济学人呢。
bloodthirsty
Squid Game season two review – TV that will make you uncomfortably bloodthirsty indeed
《鱿鱼游戏》第二季影评——一部让人不安却充满嗜血快感的电视剧
bloodthirsty
中文释义： 嗜杀成性的；残忍的；血腥的；描写（或表现）凶杀与暴力的
词源：由 blood（血）和 thirsty（渴望）构成，字面意思是“渴望血液的”。常用来形容对暴力或杀戮充满欲望的人或事物，也可用在比喻意义上，表示一种对竞争、争斗的强烈渴望。
柯林斯词典释义：Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
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They were savage and bloodthirsty.
他们野蛮残暴。
//...some of the most tragic scenes witnessed even in this bloodthirsty war.
在这场血腥的战争中一些最令人惨不忍睹的场景
🤔 同义词联想：cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless
🤔 反义词联想：peaceful, gentle, compassionate
fight-to-the-death
Gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) became Player 456, a desperate man who attempts to pay off his debts by taking part in a twisted underground fight-to-the-death competition.
赌徒成奇勋（李政宰饰）成为了456号选手，一个试图通过参与扭曲的地下生死竞赛来偿还债务的绝望之人。
fight-to-the-death
中文释义：打到有一方倒下；一决雌雄
🇬🇧 to fightuntiloneofthetwopeopleorgroupsisdead, oruntiloneperson orgroupdefeatsthe other
词义解析：
这个短语由 fight（搏斗）和 to the death（直至死亡）构成，字面意思是“战斗到死亡为止”。用于描述一种极端的战斗或竞争，通常以生死为代价。可以是实际的生死决斗，也可以用作比喻，形容激烈的对抗或争斗。
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Cicero was a Stoic who loved the Roman Republic-he fought to the death for it.
西塞罗是一个热爱罗马共和国的斯多葛主义者——他为之战斗至死。
🤔 同义词联想：deathmatch, mortal combat, final showdown
帮助记忆：将 fight-to-the-death 想象为“战斗到生命的尽头”，可以联想到古代角斗士的决斗场景或电影中的生死战斗，强化画面感。
recapture
基本上所有爆红作品的续集都会面临一个问题：
第二季还会那么成功吗？
But that was a diversion, and its many millions of viewers will be keen to see if Squid Game can recapture its magic, even with a return that seems unnecessary at least in narrative terms.
不过那只是插曲，数以千万计的观众依然期待着《鱿鱼游戏》能否重现当初的魅力，尽管从故事发展来看，这次续作似乎显得多余。
recapture
中文释义
1️⃣ 赢回；夺回 🛡️
2️⃣ 回忆；再体验；重温💭
词义解析
recapture 由 re-（再一次）和 capture（抓住，捕获）构成，字面意思是“再次抓住”。它既可以用于实体上“重新夺回”，也可以是比喻意义，表示“重新找回曾经的感觉或状态”。
常见用法
1️⃣ recapture a feeling/moment 💖
重新唤起一种感觉或重现某一时刻。
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He was trying to recapture the happiness of his youth.
他在努力回忆年轻时的快乐
2️⃣ recapture something (literal) 🛡️
实体意义上的重新夺回。
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Government troops soon recaptured the island.
政府的军队很快夺回了这个岛。
同义词联想
regain 🔄
reclaim ♻️
retrieve 🔙
restore 🔧
📚 练习题之recapture的名词用法：
Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of the port ______ half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.
A. to announce B. announced C. announcing D. was announced
正确答案 B。
妙语点睛
这是考研真题，本题考查“with+名词短语+分词”这一独立分词结构。这句话的逻辑主语是the British recapture of the port，与动词announce构成被动关系，故用过去分词announced。这里的主句部分说明一个情况，即good news was sometimes released prematurely（好消息有时会过早地被公布），然后采用独立分词结构with the British recapture of the port announced half a day before the defenders actually surrendered来具体举例说明。
精品译文
好消息有时会过早地被公布，比如有报道称英国已夺回了这个港口，而实际上半天之后敌军才真正投降。
a welcome kick up the backside
我已经看完了，前面的剧情真无聊，作者也是这么认为的“all rather ordinary”，后面重新成为456号，作者说这是“a welcome kick up the backside”。
When Gi-hun finally becomes Player 456 again – and this is revealed in the trailer, which seems to have an understanding of the need for the games and the structure provided by them – it is a welcome kick up the backside.
当成奇勋再次成为456号选手时——这一情节在预告片中已经揭示，而预告片似乎理解了游戏的必要性以及它们所提供的结构——这无疑为剧情注入了一股期待已久的推动力。
a kick up the arse/backside 在英式英语中是一种带有冒犯意味的习语（美式英语对应为 a kick in the butt/pants）。它表示通过某种方式（言语或行动）来鞭策、教训或督促某人行动起来，不再懒惰或松懈。
释义
字面意思：踢在屁股上
引申含义：通过外部刺激让某人变得更积极，通常用于帮助他们从松懈或懒惰的状态中振作起来。
用法
1️⃣ 鞭策或激励某人
🌰 He needs a kick up the backside to finish his work.
（他需要被鞭策一下才能完成他的工作。）
2️⃣ 唤醒或推动某事进展
🌰 The new boss gave the company a much-needed kick up the arse.
（新老板为公司注入了急需的动力。）
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