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dripping - very wet

dripping wet hair

Under the dripping canopy, a young Karen man holds his breath as he carefully conceals a landmine in the undergrowth beside a jungle track.

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get wind of 听到风声

- begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of

Mortimer got wind of a plot being hatched.

He has driven across town after getting wind of McLean's arrival.

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Everyday New Phrases:

old school

- noun, used, usually approvingly, to refer to someone or something that is old-fashioned or traditional.

He was one of the old school of English gentlemen.

My adoptive mum is old-school. She has a sharp tongue, a quick wit.

- adjective, having or adhering to old-fashioned values or ways.

The restaurant is an old-school brasserie of the Parisian model.

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blistering - extremely fast, forceful, or impressive.

Burke set a blistering pace.

Mbappe is only 19 years old but he scored two goals and ran with blistering pace from his own half to win a penalty for the opener in France's 4-3 victory over Argentina.

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trudge - walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.

I trudged up the stairs.

Messi was a deflated figure as he pulled off his captain's armband and trudged off the pitch in Kazan.

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dreadful

- causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

There's been a dreadful accident.

The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.

The dreadful sufferings of the people during this war.

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daunting

- seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating

a daunting task.

But even when they recover their strength, pulling them back through miles of partly flooded tunnels will be a daunting challenge.

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have/get a last laugh 笑到最后

- to succeed when others thought you would not

She was fired from the company lastyear, but she had the last laugh when she was hired by their main rival at twice the salary.

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deplete - diminish in number or quantity

Fish stocks are severely depleted.

Oxygen levels were being depleted by the large number of people working inside the cave network, said the Governor.

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get someone down

- to cause someone to feel unhappy and negative, cause someone to feel saddened, depressed, discouraged, or dejected

Mostly what gets him down is the incredibly long hours he works.

The thought of working for a faceless corporation really gets me down. 

His rejection from Harvard has really gotten Stephen down.