slam dunk: 很有把握, 肯定会发生的事情;a very impressive act;
Always keep in the back of your mind that no evidence will be a slam dunk that gets the job done conclusively.
mug shot: 嫌疑犯照片; a photograph of sb's face kept by the police in their records to identify criminals.
Tomkins, it was said, could walk into a post office, go over to the “Wanted” posters, and, just by looking at mug shots, tell you what crimes the various fugitives had committed.
airy-fairy: 不切实际的，天马行空的
Many explanations of behavior have an airy-fairy feel to them because they explain psychological phenomena in terms of other, equally mysterious psychological phenomena.
lingua franca: 混合语，a common language used by speakers of different languages
tease out: 梳理, 拣选出 If you tease ot information or a solution, you succeed in obtaining it even though this is difficult.
The key to measuring the Weakest Link voting data is to tease out a contestant’s playing ability from his race, gender, and age.
quid pro quo:赔偿; 报复
The most logical explanation is that the wrestlers made a quid pro quo agreement。
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