dumb up
To Dumb Up. Basically, you take something which is not clever and make it look really clever by adding extra (unnecessary) content.
> My essay was a bit rubbish but if I dumb it up by quoting Chomsky my teacher might give me an A.
> My teacher warned me not to dumb up my essay
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- regionally adv. 地域性地，地方地
- lander n. 着陆器；出铁槽；把钩工人 n. (Lander)人名；(丹)兰诺；(德、俄、西、捷、瑞典)兰德尔；(英)兰德
- motorcycle n. 摩托车；机动车 vi. 骑摩托车
- craftwork n. 工艺; 工艺品
- straightforwardness n. 坦率
- Moira n. 莫伊拉（女子名）
- today n. 今天；现今 adv. 今天；现今 n. (Today)人名；(英)托迪
- depressing adj. 压抑的；使人沮丧的
- quo vt. 说
- Cobden 姓氏
- potshot n. 乱射；肆意抨击 v. 肆意抨击；射击（potshoot的过去分词）
- ripstop adj. （尼龙织品）防破裂的
- untiring adj. 不知疲倦的；不屈不挠的；坚持不懈的
- QPR abbr. Quarterly Progress Report 季度进度报告
- dissemination n. 宣传；散播；传染（病毒）
- kingfisher n. [鸟] 翠鸟；鱼狗
- divider n. [计] 除法器；分隔物；圆规
- pottery n. 陶器；陶器厂；陶器制造术
- whingeing v. 哀鸣, 气愤地抱怨( whinge的现在分词 )
- Babbage n. 巴贝奇（男子名）
