1.Supposed=presumed to be true without certain sample
It's generally supposed that the change of diet is the most effective way to lose weight
they hear strange voices coming from the supposed haunted house
supposed 英式加i：在后面，有变化，美式无
2.Back in the days of=during the time of
3.Blurry snaps Bovary/ unclear images the photo is too blurry,so his face is unrecognizable
My memory is a bit blurry,I can't remember exactly when we met
we have the main idea, but the detail is still a bit blurry
4.More likely it's more probable or probably
he was late for work and complained for the traffic jam, more likely, he just woke up late
he was late, and he complained for traffic jam, more likely, he woke up late
more likely 句首或中或尾
5.Ubiquitous=existing everywhere /universally /pervasive
In the 90 century ,two important developments helped make ice cream ubiquitous snack today
the ubiquitous ipad has led to the supposed death of the printed book
6.Choosy (the alien seems to be choosy about when they come)
choosy=fussy/selective/particular/finicky/persnickety about what he wear or eat
7.Which suggests=which leads us to believe/which could mean
8.Coincide with=to occupy the same place at the same time
the arrival of the e-book coincided with the rapid decline of the printing book (they happened at the same time, it's not a coincidence, the cause and the effect
traffic delays usually coincide with severe weather
coincide/correspond/company
9.A close encounter=a near meeting or a near miss ,
we often use it for avoiding an accident
If you step out of the street, and a car hardly hits you.you may say to your friend,"Oops, that was a close encounter."
10.Astronomer speak
speak here is a n. =the language of a astronomer
teacher speak=the language of a teacher
In teacher speak, the students can be described as non-motivated .In everyday speak, they are just lazy
management/actor/real estate/estate agent speak
jargon
versatile and flexible words
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