抗日战争
例句：
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, regular warfare is primary and guerrilla warfare supplementary. 抗日战争中，正规战争是主要的，游击战争是辅助的。
But in the War of Resistance Against Japan, with a different enemy and in different circumstances, there was a shift back to guerrilla warfare. 但在抗日战争期间，根据敌情的变化，这种带游击性的运动战又基本上转变为游击战争。
to try to get information from someone or from a situation without asking direct questions
试探出…的意见（或态度），摸清
Why don’t you feel them out to see if they’ll invite me over too? 你为什么不跟他们试探一下，看看他们是不是也会邀请我？
I think they are trying to feel out what the new relationship should be. 我想他们还在试探新的关系应该是什么样的。
英音 /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət/
美音 /ɪnˈdef.(ə)n.ət/
[ adjective ] not exact, not clear, or without clear limits
不确定的；不清楚的；无限期的
例句：
The project has been postponed for an indefinite period. 这项目被无限期推迟了。
an indefinite number of people 不确定的人数
Such a policy would consign the poor to indefinite poverty. 这样一种政策将会使穷人陷于无限期的贫困。
However, The indefinite criminal record has many disadvantages, especially for minors. 但是，前科无限期的存在则会使得前科制度的弊端凸显，尤其是对未成年人这一特殊主体。
She will be away for the indefinite future. 她将离开一段时间，期限不定。
They seem determined to string the talks out for an indefinite period. 他们好像一心要把谈判无限期地拖下去。
The original plan was to hold an indefinite stoppage. 最初的计划是无限期停工。
to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do
随大流，随波逐流
Just relax and go with the flow! 干脆放松下来，随大流吧！
There’s nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow. 关于这个问题我无能为力，所以我不如就顺其自然好了。
Just feel out the environment and go with the flow. 只要摸清环境，顺其自然就行。
Instead, they would rather go with the flow. 他们宁愿随大流。
英音 /əˈnjuː/
美音 /əˈnuː/
[ adverb formal ] again or one more time, especially in a different way, if sb does sth anew , they do it again from the beginning or do it in a different way
（尤指用不同的方式）重新，再
例句：
The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and power. 这部电影重现了他成名掌权的发迹史。
Slowly Jewish communities were reconstituted and Jewish life began anew. 渐渐地，犹太社区得到重建，犹太人的生活重新开始。
And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. 现在，你们毕业了，开启新的生活，我也以此期许你们。
He began his work anew. 他重新开始工作。
They started life anew in Canada. 他们在加拿大开始新生活。
She’s ready to start anew. 她准备重新开始。
They began their experiment anew. 他们重新开始试验。
She wrote her composition anew. 她把作文重新写了一遍。
Scenarios must be developed anew for each system. 场景必须为每个系统重新开发。
If a loud noise drowns out another noise, it prevents it from being heard.
（噪音）盖过，淹没
例句：
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
不要让他人的观点淹没你内心的声音。
世纪之交
例句：
They fled to South America around the turn of the century. 他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. 她的祖先在世纪之交时来到洛杉矶。
By the turn of the century, Pittsburgh had the highest death rate in the United States. 至世纪之交时，匹兹堡的死亡率居全美之首。
Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears. 正如世纪之交时那样，我们再次在巨大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。
He was born at the turn of the century. 他出生于世纪之交。
to deceive someone for a long time about what you are really intending to do
长期哄骗（某人）；敷衍（某人）
例句：
She’s been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I think she’s just stringing me along. 她6个月来一直答应说要还钱，但我猜她只不过是在敷衍我而已。
He strung her along for years, saying he’d marry her and divorce his wife. 他哄了她有好几年，说他会和妻子离婚然后娶她。
used to tell someone angrily not to do something
（用于生气时警告别人）不准，你敢，你试试看，看我怎么收拾你
例句：
“I think I’ll just walk my dirty shoes over your nice clean floor.” “Don’t you dare!”
“我要穿着脏鞋子从你那光洁的地板上走过去。”“你试试看！”
Don’t you dare go without me!
你要敢把我给甩了自己去，看我怎么收拾你！
Sliding into your dms means someone is heading to your social media and is sending you private messages. DMs means direct messages, which are different from public messages or replies that anyone can see. Most of the time when this phase is used, the person is trying to date. 在社交媒体上发私信搭讪别人（通常以约会为目的）
例句：
Vanessa is so hot, I’m going to go slide into her DMs! 凡妮莎太性感了，我要发私信搭讪她！
If you’re trying to slide into your crush’s DMs, don’t use a cheesy pick-up line. 如果你想在社交媒体上私信搭讪你的暗恋对象，不要使用俗气的搭讪台词。