| 释义 |
idiomvertically challenged(also socially, chronologically etc challenged)not a humorous expression used about someone who is not very tall, not very good at talking to people in social situations, getting old etc:I'm pleading for all of us out there who are vertically challenged - and by that I mean people under five foot three inches. Just remember, you're not getting older, you're getting chronologically challenged."If the guy I marry turns into a fat slob, I'll kick him out," says Miss Minogue, a remark which naturally upsets the nutritionally challenged.
vertically challengedShort; not tall in stature. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Whenever anyone teases me about my height, I just tell them that I'm vertically challenged! Yeah, my boyfriend is a little vertically challenged, but he's the most loving man I've ever known. |