On one's own initiative (idiom)
●Without being prompted by others.
(主動地,自發地)
Examples:
1.In the absence of my commanding officer, I acted on my own initiative.
2.People will act on their own initiative and take what they believe to be appropriate actions.
On a whim (idiom)
●Based on a sudden, impulsive urge, desire, or idea.(一時的興致,突然的念頭)
Examples:
1.Major governmental policies cannot be decided on a whim; they have to be carefully and rationally thought through.
2.We booked the trip on a whim.
Punk (noun)
●A worthless person; a young thug.
(廢物,阿飛,混蛋)
Examples:
1.I think he was just trying to make me feel like a useless punk, since the only thing I've ever done with my own hands over any Thanksgiving was stuff a turkey.
2.The building was set on fire by a bunch of punks.
Be vested in sb/sth (phrasal verb)
●If power or authority is vested in someone or something, it is officially given to him, her, or it.
(賦予,屬於)
Examples:
1.In the United States, executive power is vested in the President. The control of this institution is vested in a board of trustees.
Lose one's head (idiom)
●To become confused, angry or emotional to the point where you cannot think clearly; to lose control and act irrationally.
(失去自制力,昏了頭)
Examples:
1.He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.
2.During their quarrel, he lost his head and started to beat her.