1-rip up 撕碎

Should the Oscars rip up the rulebook on the ceremony?

2-looming 临近

3-clutch 抓

4-bottomless 无底的，取之不尽的

The Oscars are looming, and for film fans clutching a bottomless popcorn bucket, that means yet another TV marathon.

5-whopping 巨大的，很长的

Last year's ceremony was a whopping three hours and 23 minutes and was watched by 29.6 million people in the US.

6-sit through 坐到……结束

More people prefer to discover the highlights online rather than sit through the whole thing.

7-sweep the board （在比赛中）囊括所有奖项

In contrast, when Titanic swept the board at the Oscars back in 1998, the ceremony was watched by a record 57 million viewers.

8-exclusive 独家的

9-tune in 调频

I believe the Oscars telecast would be improved if there was exclusive movie content that viewers had to tune in to see.

10-colossal 巨大的

The fact that the Oscars are so boring is a colossal failure on the ceremony's part.

11-pliable 柔韧的

12-vent 宣泄

The Oscars have become a very pliable punching bag; people can use them to vent their frustrations from all quarters.

13-garish 炫耀的，艳丽的

14-stellar 杰出的，优秀的

15-warts and all 毫无保留

You want the garish dress on the red carpet as much as you want someone stunning and stellar. We need the package, warts and all.