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bigwig noun
 [countable]
informal an important person
A few of the company bigwigs have their own jets.

hiccup 1 noun 打嗝
[countable]
1
[usually plural]a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too fast
get/have hiccups BrE ; get/have the hiccups American English Don't drink so fast - you'll get hiccups.
2
a small problem or delay
hiccup in
a hiccup in the negotiations

grandiose adjective
grandiose plans sound very important or impressive, but are not practical
grandiose scheme/plan/idea etc grandiose schemes of urban renewal

swine noun
[countable]
1
plural swine or swines
informal someone who behaves very rudely or unpleasantly
Leave her alone, you filthy swine!
2
old use a pig

hurdle 1 noun
1
[countable]a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something 障碍
ￚsynonym obstacleFinding enough money for the project was the first hurdle. overcome/clear/get over etc a hurdle

(=deal successfully with a problem)
2
[countable]one of a series of small fences that a person or horse has to jump over during a race 篱笆
clear a hurdle (=successfully jump over a hurdle)
3
the 100 metres/400 metres hurdles 跨栏
a race in which the runners have to jump over hurdles

senile adjective
mentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age
a senile old man She worries about going senile .

slyboot 处世圆滑、不老实的人

floor 2 verb
floor [transitive]
1
to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do
A couple of the questions completely floored me.
2
to hit someone so hard that they fall down
He was floored in the first round of the fight.
3
American English informal to make a car go as fast as possible
I got into the car and floored it .