2012年4月13日 星期五

strike a pose

Kim Kardashian struck a pose for photographers during Thursday's lingerie photo shoot.


strike a pose ---to position oneself in a certain posture. 
Bob struck a pose in front of the mirror to see how much he had bulked up.
Lisa walked into the room and struck a pose, hoping she would be noticed.

bulk up somebody/something also bulk somebody/something up 
to make someone or something stronger or more powerful


2012年4月10日 星期二

on a pro bono basis

Craig Sonner, the first attorney Zimmerman contacted, said he agreed to take the case on a pro bono basis until Zimmerman is perhaps charged.



pro bono adj. Done without compensation for the public good: a lawyer's pro bono work.
                            used to describe work that someone, especially a lawyer, does without getting paid

2012年4月3日 星期二

bear sb/sth `out

I can not absolutely sure that the experiment will bear me out.
bear sb/sth `out support (sb); confirm (sth)
The other witnesses will bear me out/bear out what I say.

2012年4月1日 星期日

since his incarceration

Tepper's van rolled onto his driveway just before 8 p.m. AT, where the family was greeted by a throng of dozens of locals eager to give him a warm homecoming 374 days since his incarceration.
incarcerate   -to put or keep someone in prison