Nghĩa là gì: abdicant

abdicant /'æbdikeitə/ (abdicant) /'æbdikənt/

danh từ
- người từ bỏ
- người thoái vị

ant Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

ante up

pay, produce a necessary amount of money I had to ante up a lot of money to get my car fixed.

ants in one

restlessness, nervousness You are moving around as if you have ants in your pants the teacher said to the little boy.

antsy

" restless; impatient and tired of waiting."

beat the pants off

defeat by a large score, blow you away "Ho plays table tennis very well; she'll beat the pants off you."

by the seat of your pants

with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

caught with his pants down

found doing a bad act, caught in the act Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.

get into her pants

have sex with her, lay her[B] He wants to get into her pants, but she won't let him.

in the meantime

for now, meanwhile Someday I want to own a yacht. In the meantime, I have a canoe.

kill an elephant

do too much, do ten times more than necessary, overdo it He asked you to adjust the carburetor, not rebuild the motor. Don't kill an elephant!

piss your pants

become very frightened, be very scared The House of Horrors is so scary you'll piss your pants!

put a different slant on it

change the way you see it, change your view, put things in perspective If you called the police because you thought I needed help, that puts a different slant on it.

rant and rave

yell and cry out, preach and complain The old man was ranting and raving about his lost goats.

run rampant

spread quickly, go out of control A disease can run rampant in a ghetto. It's difficult to control.

Saskatchewan pheasant

magpie, black and white bird Two Saskatchewan pheasants flew out of the bush.

take advantage of

act at the best time, seize the opportunity I took advantage of the low price of gasoline. I bought 500 litres.

take for granted

expect, assume His support cannot be taken for granted. We must ask him.

take-out restaurant

a restaurant that serves food to be taken outside There's a take-out restaurant. Let's buy some food and go to the park.

throw a tantrum

show your bad temper, lose your cool When I refused to buy candy for Reggie, he threw a tantrum.

trip the light fantastic

go dancing It

want a piece of me

want to hurt me, want revenge, have at me I wrote a letter to the local paper criticizing the hockey team. Now everybody wants a piece of me.

want it so bad I can taste it

want it very much, die for I want that trophy. I want it so bad I can taste it.

want to make something of it

do you want to argue or fight about it? Yes, I did kiss Millie Watkins. Wanna make something of it?

waste not, want not

if you do not waste, you will not be needy Melinda's motto is Waste Not, Want Not. She's very efficient.

wear the pants

make the decisions, control everything Betty wears the pants in the Cheong family. She's the boss.

wear the pants in one

be the boss of a family or household She seems to wear the pants in her family and is always telling her husband what to do.

white elephant

a purchase that was not used, a useless object Should we take the statue of Stalin to the White Elephant Sale?

Anthony Blunt

Rhyming Slang for vagina

anti-freeze

heroin

antwacky

old fashioned but in a derogatory sense

banant

(pronounced: ban ant) a really good looking person of the opposite sex:"Look at that hottie! Banant!"

Black Panther movement

this movement was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton, H.R. Brown and Bobby Seale. Fought for the rights of black to bear arms like white people in the late 1960's and the early 1970's

bore the pants off

to bore someone greatly:"That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me." The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier,"He just mithered the pants off me all morning." Similar idiomatic intensifiers are "..the tits off" and "..the arse off".

brilliant

excellent, marvellous

cant

to talk, to speak [Midlands use. Dialect.]

currant bun

the sun. Cockney rhyming slang

do you want to ride

tear his ass up

slanted-back

a Caddillac Seville, because of the slanted trunk of the earlier models

want a piece of someone

to be attracted to someone, usually in a physical sense: "I want a piece of him"

yummy pants

an attractive female; "Check out the yummy pants at the bar"

abundant in

having a great quantity of；having more than enough大量的；丰富的
China covers a vast territory and is abundant in natural resources．中国地域辽阔，资源丰富。
The ocean floor near the continents is abundant in mineral and oil deposits．靠近大陆的海底矿藏和石油藏量丰富。

at a disadvantage

in an unfavourable position处境不利
He could not speak English two years ago，which put him at a disadvantage in America．他两年前不会说英语，这使他当时在美国处于不利地位。

have an advantage over

be in a better position than占优势
This football team has an advantage over its opponents in manoeuvring．这个足球队在机动灵活方面优越于对手。

ignorant of

（of person） knowing little or nothing about；not aware of无知识的；不知道的
I am completely ignorant of his intentions．我对他的企图全然不知。
He is ignorant of English．他不懂英语。
He was ignorant of the fact．他不了解事实。

in an instant

immediately； very soon立即；立刻
The operator touched the key，and in an instant the message was at its destination．话务员一按键，信息立即就到达目的地了。
The mother told her child to stay in the room， saying that she would be back in an instant.母亲叫孩子留在房间里，说她马上就会回来的。
He heard the news and started off in an instant．他听到消息立刻动身。

in anticipation

expected；awaited；prepared for 预期；期待；预备
I have a journey to the White Mountains in anticipation.我预计将到白山旅游。

in anticipation of

in expectation of； in view of期望；预期；鉴于
All troops have been mobilized in anticipation of the coming war.全军动员以应付即将来临的战争。

in large quantities

in a large amount大量地
He buys cotton in large quantities．他买进大量棉花。

in want of

in need of；wanting需要
The baby is in want of special care．这个婴儿需要特别护理。
We are so well provided that we are not in want of anything．我们应有尽有，什么也不缺。
Are you in want of money？你需要钱吗？

pant for

have a strong wish for渴望
Give him the icecream； he's panting for it．给他冰淇淋吧，他非常想吃。
Working in the fields under the scorching sun， they were all panting for a cold drink．烈日下在地里干活，他们都渴望喝点清凉饮料。

wear the trousers/pants

have a man's authority；be the boss of a family or household为一家之主；当家
He couldn't have the final say，because his wife was the one who wore the trousers in their house．他在家作不了主，因为他家里是他妻子说了算。