March 9, 2024
2雅思词汇解析 | | 栏目推送说明
雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚
每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累
本期作者：张悦
本周我们来学习与竞技比赛相关的词汇。
1. streak /ˈstriːk/
v.（连续成功或失败的）一段时间
搭配：a winning/losing streak 连赢；连输
on a winning / unbeatable streak 处于连赢状态
e.g. His winning streaks were broken by a younger competitor.
e.g. Despite all their efforts, the team found themselves on a winless streak, struggling to break free from defeats.
补充：break free from 摆脱
v. streak 使布满条痕；夹杂着…
e.g. He looked about forty years of age, but his dark hair was streaked with grey.
2. psych /saɪk/
搭配1：psych somebody. up 给某人加油打气
e.g. He was trying to psych himself up before the race.
搭配2：psych somebody out 使（某人）精神紧张;在心理上压倒某人
e.g. Go for it! Don’t psych yourself out!
e.g. He was trying to psych me out by reminding me of the last time he beat me.
e.g. Putting on a game face might be a double-edged sword: You might psych out some players or you might motivate them even more.
补充：
a double-edged sword 双刃剑
put on a game face 面临挑战竞争或压力时，表现出坚定、专注和决心的表情。
3. stalemate /'steɪlmeɪt/
n. 僵局;僵持
常见搭配：end in a stalemate
e.g. It seemed that the dispute ended in a stalemate.
e.g. The basketball game ended in a stalemate, as neither team was able to score the winning point in the final seconds.
其他补充：draw n. 平局；不分胜负的比赛
e.g. The game ended in a draw.
e.g. The game was a draw.
4. dead weight /'ded weit/
someone or something that makes success more difficult 累赘；负担
e.g. Despite all his dedicated efforts, Jack was a dead weight on the team owing to his inexperience in national-level games.
e.g. His lack of engagement in the group project made him feel like a dead weight among his active teammates.
以上就是今天的词汇，我们下期见。
