1、tweak
扭;扯;拧
He tweaked Guy's ear roughly.
他粗暴地扯盖伊的耳朵。
A handsome offer, she replied, tweaking his cheek.
“一个慷慨的提议”,她拧着他的面颊回答道。
稍稍改进;对…作微调
He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.
他预计在工程师对其性能稍加改进后,该系统会运行得更加良好。
2、desert
沙漠;荒漠
the Sahara Desert.
撒哈拉大沙漠
the burning desert sun.
沙漠中火辣辣的太阳
枯燥乏味的地方(或境况)
They live in 12 high-rise apartment buildings that sit in a desert of concrete.
他们居住的地方是坐落于一片钢筋水泥丛林中的12栋高层公寓楼。
Pubs are a cultural desert.
酒馆是文化沙漠。
离弃,舍弃(某地)
Farmers are deserting their fields and coming here looking for jobs.
小农场主正舍弃他们的土地,到这里来寻找工作。
After the show, the audience deserts the Blackpool streets.
演出结束后,观众从布莱克浦的大街上消失了踪迹。