عبارت انگلیسی
streak
معنی و توضیح
The word “streak,” in this podcast, means a long period of good or bad luck, or a period of time when many good things or many bad things happen: “The fans are really disappointed by the team’s losing streak.” A “streak” can also be a colored line: “The artist’s canvas is mostly red, with a few bright orange streaks.” Or, “Wow, did you see Hailey’s hair? She’s added a bright purple streak above her ear.” When talking about someone’s personality, a “mean streak” is a tendency to be cruel to others: “When Chuck is tired or stressed, his mean streak comes out.” Finally, as a verb, “to streak” means to run naked through a public place to shock or surprise people: “A group of freshmen streaked through campus yesterday.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Having Good and Bad Luck». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,085 – Having Good and Bad Luck.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,085. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Cesar and Olga about luck, chance, fate. Let’s get started.
Cesar: I can’t catch a break. Everything seems to be going wrong these days.
Olga: Maybe your streak of bad luck is because you did something unlucky.
Cesar: What do you mean?
Olga: Have you walked under a ladder or crossed paths with a black cat lately?
Cesar: I don’t think so, but I’m not superstitious.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.