Genome (noun)
●The complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism. (基因組,染色體組)
Examples:
1.The genomes of mammals include genes that have been duplicated throughout evolutionary history.
2.The scientists tracked the words in the Iliad the way they would track genes in a genome.
Cook up sth (phrasal verb)
●To invent something using your imagination and sometimes dishonestly; to fabricate.(編造(藉口、謠言…),虛構)
Examples:
1.She's always cooking up some excuse.
2.I'd like to find out who cooked up this scheme.
Let sb off (phrasal verb)
●To give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong.(放過或從輕處罰犯錯者)
Examples:
1.They let her off lightly because she's only sixteen.
2.I was pulled over for speeding, but I was let off with a warning.
Acquiesce (verb)
● To allow something to happen, even though you do not really agree with it.(默認,默許)
Examples:
1.Instead, I acquiesced in her authority and I quietly did as I was told.
2.Reluctantly, he acquiesced to the plans.
Set the world on fire (idiom)
● To do wonderful or exciting things quickly that cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world.((長作貶義用)一鳴驚人)
Examples:
1.For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the world on fire, is he?
2.You don't have to set the world on fire. Just do a good job.