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This week's featured strips:
BOOBY-TRAP
any harmless trap used for surprising someone, sap.as a joke.[目的在吓人一跳,开玩笑的]
机关、陷阱,恶作剧的把戏:He put a bag of flour on top of the foor as a booby trap.
他把一袋面粉防在门上,搞了个恶作剧的把戏。

SHUT DOWN
a stopping of work or operation because of a labour quarrel,holiday,repairs,lack
of
demand,damage,etc.[因劳资纠纷、放假、维修、产品过剩、损坏等原因而]停工,停业,关闭: The manager ordered a complete
shutdown of radiation release.厂长下令彻底关闭这原子反应堆,因为有 发生辐射外逸的危险。

SARCASM
speaking or writing using expressions which clearly mean the opposite
to what is felt,esp. in order to be unkind or offensive in an amusing way 讽刺、挖苦、嘲笑:She
was an hour late. "Good of you to come," he said with heavy/withering
sarcasm.她迟到了一小时。“真难为你来了,”他的话里充满了[带着轻蔑的]挖苦口气。

MAJESTY
(used as a title for addressing or speaking of a king or queen 用于表示对国王或女王的尊称)陛下:Good
morning, Your Majesty.陛下早安。