英语单词学习
复习 2024.05.09 ~10
2023.11.21
| laid-back | fell free about many things | This is a laid-back city |
| sublet | lease to a subtenant | A friend is subletting his apartment to her |
| mentality | thoughts | I can not understand the mentality of the criminals |
| scammer | person who perpetrates a scam | He is a scammer |
| lucrative | profitable | The housring market is pretty lucrative |
| preoccupied | be worry about | He was preoccupied with the thought of living out |
| subsidized | to furnish or aid with a subsidy | He is waiting for the subsidized house |
| eviction | the act of forcing to leave | Evictions canceld lease agreements. |
| dictate | to give orders | owners can dictate the rules. |
2023.11.22
| cruise | travel on the boat | We will cruise through a mighty port |
| pinnacle [ˈpɪnəkl] | the best time | this was the pinnacle of 12 centry |
| steeple | the top of the tower | look at the steeple of the church |
| seam | the joining of two pieces by sewing usually near the edge | the seams are smoothed off |
| tube | tunnel | water flows through a tube |
| furl | to wrap or roll a sail or a flag | Please furl the sail |
| drain | to draw off (liquid) gradually | Drain all the water out of the pool |
| exquisite | perfect | this is an exquisite product |
| epitomize | to serve as the typical or ideal example of | The merchants epitomized the independent Dutch |
| canvas | a piece of clothes | |
| immensity | the state that something is big | This port is immensity |
| tycoons | a buisniness person who is extremely wealthy | they are famous tycoons |
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frugality[fruˈgæləti] frugal[ˈfruːɡl] |
the state of being frugal | because of their frugality, they are good |
| R&R | rest and recreation | they are here for R&R |
2023.11.23
| brook | small river | This place with a babbling brook is wonderful |
| bust | to smash especially with force | He busted a window |
| quaint | pleasingly old-fashioned | This is a quanit house |
| devil | demon | he is a devil |
| manor | a landed estate | This is a English manor house |
| aristocrat | a rich person | |
| commoner | a common person |
2024.01.24
| balmy | characterized by pleasantly warm weather | the balmy days of late summer |
| herbal | relating to or made from herbs | This is very herbal taste |
| chieves | a kind of plant | I love eating chieves |
| caramel | burnt suger used to give flavor and a brown color to food | chocolates with caramel centers |
| gherkins | a small kind of cucumber | gherkins are a small kind of cucumbers |
| ragout | a kind of dish | ragout is a dish consisting meat and vegetables |
| veal | meat from a very young cow | I love eating veal |
| croquette | a small rounded mass of food | Fried croquettes are very popular in the north of China |
| mustard | a thick yellow or brown sauce | This kind of mustard is really spicy |
| elevated | greater than a normal standard | This is a elevated version |
| broth | a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it | I love eating chicken broth, beef broth |
| sprawl | to cover a large area and it looks untidy | The refugee camps sprawl across the landscape |
2024.01.26
| down payment for a car | at least you have to pay for the car | The down payment for this car is 1000$ |
| exterior parts | exterior parts | The exterior parts of this car are really fancy |
| windshield [winshield] | the front glass | The windshield is really dirty, you need to clean it |
| windshield wiper | the wiper of the front glass | You need to use the windshield wiper to clean the windshield |
| hood | the top of the car | Don't open the hood |
| key fob | the fob of the car | If you want to start of active your car, please look at the key fob |
| lever | a device to change the speed | Nowadays, the levers are automatic |
| grille | front of your car | Grilles of cars are used to radiating the heat |
| front bumper | the protection in front of your car | You need to change the front bumper, because it's broken |
| height beam lights | the stronggest light of your car | turn off the height beam lights |
| car tire | you need to change your car tire, beacuse it's old | |
| car rim | the steel of the car tire | The car rim is strong enough |
| sedan | a car with 4 doors | I want to buy a sedan |
| coupe | a car with 2 doors | This coupe is fancy |
| side mirror | the mirror in two sides of a car | Watch the left side mirror, turn on left turn signal |
| blind spot | the space you can not see | be careful of the blind spot |
| car brake | the pedals can stop your car | press the car brake |
| gas tank | a space to store the gas | fill the gas bank, plz. press the gas tank button |
| license plate | a plate with numbers of your car | don't cover the license plate |
| buckle up | fasten your seat belt | bulke up and enjoy your trip |
| inition | start your car | inition |
| steering wheel | control the direction of a car | hold the steering wheel |
| left switch | the lever of sending a left turn signal | turn on the left swich |
| visor | a borad to stop the sunlight | drop the visor |
| roll up the window | I feel so cold roll up the window plz. |
2024.01.27
| ribs | the meet and bone from animals | I love eating ribs |
| spaghetti | Italian noodle | I love eating spaghetti |
| chili | a spicy plant | Chilies are really spicy |
| cod | a kind of fish | I haven't eaten cods |
2024.01.29
| devout | having or showing deep religious feeling | you can be the most devout Christian |
| Catholic | a religion | He believes in Catholic |
| enforce | to implement a law | This law is hard to enforce |
| homogeneity | the quality of state of being all the same | It is so sad about the cultural homogeneity |
| onslaught | attact | The attacters launched a heavy onslaught on the people |
| Spaniards | people of Spanish | They are Spaniards |
| commemorate | recall or show respect for | This place is to commemorate their ancestor, |
| persecution | ill-treatment | The memory of persecution is horrible |
| collateral | deposit | Many people use personal asset as collateral |
| arable | a land that is good for agriculture | this is an arable place |
2024.01.30
| frugal | spend less money | Tom is frugal, he likes saving money |
| lavish | luxuxy | Mary is lavish, she loves spending money |
| stifle | to stop sth | They hope this rule doesn't stifle creativity |
| hype | a situation in which sth is advertised | This is just a hype, he wants to be famous |
| downside | the negative side | The downside is horrible |
| itch | an uncomfortable feeling on the skin | I've got an itch on my back |
| designate | to choose someone officially to do a particular job | He designated a president |
| veterinarian | a person trained in medical treatment of animals | He is a veterinarian |
| scrimp | to save money | He scrimp a lot, so he is frugal |
| courtesy | polite behavior | He could at least have had the courtesy to say sorry |
| tangible | real not imaginary | We need tangible evidence if we want to take legal action |
| affix | to fasten or stick one thing to another thing | affix sth to another thing |
2024.01.31
| a bunk bed | two beds, an up and a down | This is a lovely bunk bed |
| a head board | the front board of a bed | This bedroom has a head board |
| mattress | a strong cloth cover filled with firm material to lie on | This mattress is very comfortable |
| duvet | a large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or other material | She pulled the duvet over her head |
| flat sheet | a sheet to cover the bed | Put the flat sheet on the bed |
| pillow | a rectangular cloth bag filled with soft material | I want to bury my head in the pillow |
| vanity | a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with a mirror and drawers | This vanity is beautiful |
| closet | a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes | I need a closet to store my clothes |
| shutters | window cover | These shutters are beautiful |
| curtain | a piece of material that hangs across a window | heavy curtains blocked out the sunlight |
| pillowcase | a cloth cover for a pillow that can easily be removed and washed | I want to buy this pillowcase |
2024.02.04
| lean | having a low fat content | Our beef is extra lean |
| chicken thigh | the chicken leg | I love eating chicken thighs |
| smoked ham | ha ham which has been seasoned with smoke | I love eating smoked ham |
| salami | spicy dry sausage | |
| bologna | sausage | |
| T-bone | a thick piece of beef | |
| rib eye | a tender cut of beef | |
| gadget | a small device or machine | |
| intricacies | complicated | |
| silly | stupid | |
| dividends |
the profit of a company that is paid to the peaople who own shares in it |
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| lousy | very bad | |
| strapped | not having enough money | |
| tweak | to change sth correctly, especially in order to make it more correct | |
| immerse | to become completely involed in sth | She immersed herself in reading this book |
2024.02.07
| go before | this element goes before the printer | |
| acronym | an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word | The acronym TGIS is described for "thanks it's Friday" |
| abbreviation | a short form of word or phrase | A is the abbreviation for B |
| the opposite of | He is oppisite of my position | |
| so chilled about that | not worring about sth | He is so chilled about this dangerous situation |
| end up | to finally be in a particular place or situation | On that day, I ended up standing in the outside |
| have shapes of | have the appearance of | I have the shapes of my father |
| off the charts | at a very high level | My enthusiasm about playing vedio games is off the charts |
| a rite of passage | every boy and girl do when they are 18 | I remember when i was 18, I didn't have a rite of passage |
| stinks | desn't smell good | Working in the factory is stinks |
| under the table | secret | They make this deal uder the table |
| good riddance | said when you are pleased that a bad thing has gone | we've got rid of the old computer system, and good riddance is what i say |
| is twice as | .... | His weight is three times as mine |
| flavors meld togtther | On Saturady I cooked a meal for my parents, the flavors meld together, it was so delicous | |
| humungous | extremely large | I'd like to buy a humungous house |
| you made that up | to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive | I don't believe you anymore, because you made that story up |
2024.02.18
| apart from | except for or not considering | He works unitl nine o'clock every evening, and that's quite apart from the work he does over the weekend. (周末还要加班) |
| continent | 7 parts or the earth | I have never been to other continents |
| phobia | an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation | I have a social phobia because of my personality |
| out of | from among an amount or number | I have got 5 points out of ten |
| entryway | this is the entryway of the house | |
| entertain | to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them | we entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's |
| nook | a small place in home | |
| cabinet | a piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers | My bedroom has a lot of cabinets |
| garage | a building where a car is kept | My house doesn't have a garage |
| master bedroom | ||
| fit | This drive way can fit 3 cars |
2024.02.19
| hand soap | ||
| towel rack | a horizontal bar or a frame on the wall, used to hang towels | we have a heated towel rack in the bathroom |
| toilet lid | toilet seat | |
| clogged | blocked or filled with sth | the road quickly became clogged with traffic |
| plumber | a person whose job is to supply and connect or repair water pipes | If a plunger doesn't work, you can call a plumber |
| air freshner | ||
| wipes | ||
| garbage can | ||
| bathrobe | ||
| bathtub | a long ceramic container that is filled with water so you can sit in it to wash your bady | |
| one-for-all | ||
| shower gel or body wash | ||
| hamper | a large container that you can put your dirty clothes | |
| bargain |
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This T-shirt is a bargain
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| pricy | ||
| price range |
the minimum and maximum you want to spend |
It's out of my price range |
| shop around | to check other stores | |
| thin crust | the ouside part of the pizza | I love eating thin crust |
2024.02.20
| modest | not usually talking about achievements | He is very modest about his achievement |
| humanity | ||
| wipe out | to destroy sth completely | This flood wiped out this village last week |
| reclaim | to make land, such as desert or areas covered by water, suitable for farming | This dam helped to reclaim this land |
| race | ||
| dictate | to give orders to tell someone exactly what they need to do | during the previous time,the Dutch are able to dicate which nation could do the trade with others |
| hegemonic | strong and powerful and therefore able to control others | These are hegemonic practices of USA |
| counteract | to reduce or remove the effect of sth unwanted by producing an opposite effect | To couteract the hegemonic practices of USA, C decided to export goods to N in the next few years |
2024.02.21
| fjords | a long strip of sea beween hills | Norway has a lot of fjords |
| picturesque | attractive in appearance | This is a picturesque place |
| illuminate | to light sth | you can see the sun illuminate the sea |
| scenic waterfront | a part of town that is next to an area of water | you can find a lot of scenic waterfrronts in Norway |
| sprawl | This glacier sprawls around this mountain | |
| rugged | wild and not even, not easy to travel | This rugged terrain is very dangerous |
| winding | turns in different direction | The flow of water is winding through the crevices |
| Alpine | relating to high mountains | Alpine mountains have beautiful views |
| panoramic | with a view of wide views | This camera can capture panoramic views |
| snow capped mountians | ||
| forbidding | unfridendly | |
| in no time (at all) | very quickly | you must show up in no time at all |
| exhilarating | make you feel very happy and pleasant | This is going to be an exhilarating trip |
| cascading | a large amount of sth that hangs down | This cascading is exhilarating |
| cruise | a journey on a large ship | I spent week cruising this canal |
| archipelago | a group of islands | This archipelago is exhilarating |
| cable car | ||
| sous chef | chef that helps and assists the head chef | |
| in the weeds | in a difficult situation | |
| butchered | cut meat into pieces taking out bones and organs | I need this fish to be butchered |
| peel | remove the ouside skin | |
| cellar |
2023.02.23
| dread | to feal extremely worried about sth | He is dreading the exam |
| commitment | a promise or firm decision to do something | Players must make a commitment to play for a full season |
| obsessive | thinking about sth too much | he is obsessive about sth |
| flirt | to behave as if sexually attracted to someone | flirt with something |
| insurmountable | (especially a problem) so great that it can't be dealt with successfully | This small country is faced with insurmountable debt |
| vernacular | the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally | The language I learned at school is very different from the vernacular here |
| eroticism | the quality of picutre, book, film, .. being erotic. | The plays's eroticism shocked the audiences |
| anecdote | a short story about something someone has done | He told me an anecdote about his 2 years as a policeman |
| disfigured | to spoil the appearence of someone | He was horribly disfigured by the fire. |
| bumpy | not smooth | This road is bumpy |
| detour | a different or less direct way | It's worth to make a detour to see the village |
| conviction | a strong opinon or belief | I admire the couple's conviction |
2024.02.25
| vanquished | to defeat an enemy or oponent | the vanquished army surrendered their weapon |
| crumble | to break or cause sth to break, into pieces | The Spanish dominating the continent began to crumble |
| abdicate | no longer wants to be king or king | This nation started to abdicate from his throne |
| hegemony | the position of being the strongest | He established the hegemony |
| hobble | to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured | He was hobbling one the beach |
| staunch | always be loyal to the king | The servant is staunchly loyal to the king |
| prophets | a person who is believed to have to special power that can tell people what will happen in the future | This is the justification of prophets |
| consicence | the part of you taht judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for | My conscience would really bother me if I wore a fur coat. |
| aristocracy | a class of people who hold high social rank | members of aristocracy |
| appoint | to choose someone officially for a job | He made the appoint his son to be the president |
| inquisitor | someone who asks a lot of questions | The prime minister found himself arraigned before the media inquistors |
| decree | an official statement that something must happen | This is the decree you must obey |
2024.02.27
| apprehensive | feel worried about sth that you are going to do | I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting |
| scooter | a child's vehicle with two or three small wheels | There are lots of scooters in China |
2024.03.04
| face-off | to meet an apposing person | The ref is calling the players for the face-off |
| check | to hit sb's body in the game huckey | He checked this player |
| goalie | a person to prevent the goals | This is a goalie |
| save | to stop a goal | What a nice save |
| puck | a small hard rubber disc that is used instead of a ball | He hit the puck |
| breakaway | the action of running or moving ahead of all the other players towards the goal in sports | He scored on a breakaway |
| replica | a reproduction or copy of a product | We try to get replicas of the one guards wear |
| patch through | connect or communicate over the telephone | The call will be patched through me |
| tap | attach a device to a phone line to listen secretly | We have the phone tapped |
| map out | planned, thought of | I've mapped out this plan |
| loose cool | to not control your feeling or emotions | Don't loose your cool |
2024.03.11
| nasty | dirty | Nasty lake also damaged tourism, property values and fisher industry |
| dissonance | a conflict situation | Cognitve dissonance: describe that holding conflict beliefs in the same time |
| hordes | a bunch of people | Two women surrounded by a horde of people |
| perks | subsidy | The benefits and perks are on the consideration list |
| bouncy | energenic | This is a bouncy dance |
| antics | rediculous behavior | This is a bizzare antics |
| stuffy | stereotype, boring | This is a stuffy room |
| wound up | stressed | He wounds up participating in this interview |
| shrug | Shrug your sholder | |
| credentials | something proves your qualification | His credentials will be in trial |
| faux pas | lose one's polite | Next time I will make a faux pas like you |
| faze | disturb | He looks nothing could faze him |
| penchant | a strong liking | His parents have a penchant for Chinese food |
2024.03.12
| toner | ink used in a printer | Out of toner |
| on sb's way | from one place to another | Can you buy me flowers on your way home? |
| tech guy | I am a tech guy. | |
| mulfunction | a problem causing sth to stop working | The elevator has some mulfunction. You have to walk through stairs |
| pratical joke | a joke where sth is done, rather than saying sth | |
| break out | come out from a place not in a normal way | He breaks out the jail. |
| break in | come into a place not in a normal way | He breaks in the home from window |
| break down | stop working | Things in the office are breaking down |
2024.03.18
| bumpy | not flat | The road is bumpy |
| stow | put sb's personal stuff properly | Find a seat and stow your cabin baggage |
| refrain | stop | Please refrain the violence |
| lavatory | a sink and a toilet, no bathroom.(trains, ships, planes) | Our passengers refrain from using lavatories |
| go through | experience | We are going through a turbulence |
| in-flight crew | the work staff in this flight | |
| switch off | turn off | Please stay on your seat until the sign is switched off |
| fasten[fa sn] | do up, put on, | fasten your seat belt |
| remain seated | stay on your seat | Please remain seated |
| suspend | stop for a short time | we will be suspending in-filgh service |
2024.03.25
| thoughtful | show the concers for needs and feeling of other people | Thanks for your thoughtful invitation |
| appetite | a phycial desire of food | Come with appetite |
| give creeps | make someone to feel scared | Stop it. You are giving me the creeps |
| get to know | start to know | It is a good time to get to know him |
| why on earth | (describe sb's surprise) | Why on earth sb wants to go to there |
| decline | refuse | Don't decline his invitation |
| rope into | convince sb to do sth someone doesn't like | You rope me into beer |
2024.03.26
| hardcore | difficult | That's hardcore, it is beyond my fitness level |
| cost of living | spend of life | The cost of living is much cheaper |
| utility | cost of electricity and water | is the utility free? |
| lease | the contract of rent a room | Can you extend the lease |
| tax refund booth | the place to refund tax | Where can I find the tax refunc booth |
| terminal | Go to the end of the terminal | |
| lobby | the first large room of a building | This is the wifi of the lobby |
| dotted line | Sign on the dotted line | |
| all set | Everything of the checkin is ok |
2024.03.28
| forer | an entrance hall usedy by public | This elevator leads right into the foyer |
| duplex | a set of rooms that are two floors | Thsi is a duplex apartment |
| colossal | extremely large | How colossal this building is |
| lounge | spend your- time in a relaxed way | You can see people lounging around this park |
| mow | to cut plants | People are playing in a freshly mowed sheep's meadow |
| meadow | a field with grass | |
| pond | an area of water smaller than a lake | You can see the rowboad pond |
| pristine | new and in a good condition | This is a pristine view |
| pane | a flat piece of glass | you have 14 panes of glass |
| obstruction | blocks | There is no obstruciton of your view |
| intricate | having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated way | |
| inlay | a decorative pattern put into the surface of an object | We have silver decorations inlay |
| penthouse | an expensive apartment | The elevator only serves for the penthouse |
| power room | a polite way to say a women's toliet | |
| onyx | a valuable stone | |
| countertop | a counter in a kitchen | |
| backspalsh | an area of hard material covering part of a wall | |
| cooktop | ||
| combo | a combination of different things | |
| terraces |
wide steps on which people stand to watch vies |
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| torn | finding it difficult to choose between two possibilities | I am kind of torn |
| antique | something made in an earlier pieriod | |
| freestanding | not attached to a wall | |
| focal | central and important | |
| fixture | a permanent fixed piece of furniture | |
| amenity | something such as a swimming pool | |
| stainless | This is made of stainless steel |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52wdxIn-ayI
2024.04.02
| mega yacht | a big ship | |
| beachy | a beachy view | |
| marble | ||
| backsplash | ||
| induction | a form of this process used in some cooking devices, where metal coils (= wires) in the device create a magnetic field that induces (= causes) an electric current in the metal base of a pan, creating heat: | |
| wing | a part of large building sticts out | |
| wet bar |
2024.04.04
| band aid | Why do you have a band aid on your face | |
| pimple | I want these pimples to go away faster | |
| acne patch | ||
| over-the-counter medicine | We should have some over-the-counter medicine | |
| dermatologist | a doctor who studies or treats skin disease | I need to see a dermatologist |
| prescription drug | ||
| bakery | a place sells bread | |
| bread | the kind of a pet, like a dog, cat | what bread is he |
| Richter scale | a unit to descrie earthquake | |
| epicenter | ||
| waffle cup | ||
| wafer | ||
| cone | ||
| aftershock |
2024.04.05
| short | the small glass of coffee | |
| tall | the middle glass of coffee | |
| grande | the big glass of coffee | |
| diet coke | ||
| smoothies | ||
| passion fruit | ||
| job search | ||
| scale | a machine for weighing | |
| in stock | in the store | |
| skybridge | you need to take the sky bridge | |
| telecom store | telecommunication | |
| dress code | formally or socially imposed standards of dress | tuxedo |
| overdressing | That would be too overdressing |
2024.04.06
| body ache | the pain of the whole body | |
| ring sth up | to record especially by means of a cash register | |
| collision damage waiver | ||
| luggage carousel | a circular conveyor | I didn't see my bag on the luggage carousel |
| vomit | to disgorge the stomach content | |
| nauseous | the feeling want to throw up | |
| trim down | to become thinner | You have trimed down |
| carbs | a high-carbohydrate food | |
| nearsighted | ||
| 20/20 vision | ||
| sterling silver | 100 percent silver | |
| oxidise | Does the silver oxidise over time | |
| surgical steel |
2024.04.19
| pinch | too tight to wear | These shoes pinch my feet |
| inspection |
A: Here is the car. B: Let me do some inspection |
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| encouragement | I appreciate your encoragment | |
| annual health checkup | I had my annual health checkup 3 days ago | |
| body fat | I had too much body fat | |
| fanatics | some people who are extremly care about sth | Some of our guests are health fanatics |
| carb | I dont like eating carb | |
| renovations | re-decorate | This resturant is going under renovations |
| cobblestone | stones you can find in the sea and beach | |
| stroll | walk slowly to enjoy the free time | stroll through the city on the cobblestone |
| fierce clashes | a lot of wars and battles | The fierce clashes between the two races |
| panoramic | with a view of wide area | This is a panoramic camera |
| miscarriage / abortion | naturally /manmade lose a child |
2024.04.22
| Newton's first law of motion | ||
| in motion | an object in motion will remain in motion | |
| at rest | an object at rest will remain at rest | |
| constant force | unless there is some constant force | |
| wind resistance | when we move around the atmosphere, we experience things like wind resistance | |
| friction | other forms of friction | |
| skating rink | place for skating | |
| slippery | The ice is very slippery | |
| glide | The hockey ball will gilde very far | |
| velocity (矢量 和 speed 只有个值不同） | whatever velocity it has | |
| inertia /ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/ | The capacity of an object to resist changes in motion is ineria | |
| proportional | The amount of interia is proportional to the mass of the object | |
| mass (质量）weight (力） | ||
| a gust of wind | ||
| flick | to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: | Flick a pingpong with a racket can move the ball easily |
| quantitative | mass is essentially a quantitive measure, | |
| dictate | The internia would dictate your body | |
| net force(合力） | ||
| preserve | The object will preserve the state of motion | |
| regarding | We can do math calculation regarding force, mass and acceleration | |
| rephrase | way sth in another way | The second law can be refrased to the state that the acceleration is inversely proportional to its mass. |
| impart | The forces they impart on each other will be equal | |
| action and reaction (third law ) |
2024.04.23
| Asylum seeker | ||
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Flee this country (run away because of danger) |
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| homogenous | ||
| cohesion /koʊˈhiː.ʒən/ | the situation when the members of a group or society are united: | |
| spectrum |
2024.04.24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yq3gsTr7H4
| sideline | an activity that you do as well as your main job | Jim works in a bank, but teaches French in the evening as a sideline |
| cap | someone is choosen to the natioal team | CR7 is there in the cap. |
| lineup | a group of people that has been brought together to form a team | |
| shake | shake one's head | |
| rock and roll | one type of music | |
| exemplify | to be or give a typical example of sth | This paint typically exemplifies the nature of ,,, |
| rivalry | a situation in which people compete with each other | |
| uptick | in some months, there's a slight uptick, and in some months there's a decrease. | In some months, there is an uptick, and in some months, therei s decrease. |
| cleat | the point of the bottom of a shoe in sports | |
| deflect | to change direction after hitting something | The ball deflected off my shoulder |
| choreographed | (of an event or course of action) planned very carefully: | The campaigns are very choreographed |
| fland (body) | the area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or a person | |
| wound up | anxious | |
| clip | clip the ankle | |
| stretch | a long period | 90-minute stretch |
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| fractious | angry | |
| petty | secondary, small | |
| foul | an act that is against the rules of a spot | petty fouls |
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| epitomize | to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing | The fighting quality of the team is epitomized by the captain |
| intentional | planned or intended | that is an intentional elbow to the face |
| tangle | an untidy mass | |
| controversy | a lot of disagreement | |
| volley (in sports) | to hit or kick a moving ball before it touches the ground | |
| tilt | to move into a sloping position | a slightly tilt for Real Madrid |
| catapult | to throw sth with great force |
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| vessels | transport in blood | |
| gland (腺） | ||
| oesophagus /ɪˈsɒf.ə.ɡəs/ | the tube in the body that takes food from the mouth to the stomach | |
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| endocrine system | relating to any of the organs of the body that make hormones . Funcion is metabolism | |
| hypothalamus | a small part in the brain that controls things such as body temperature and the release of hormones | |
| testicle | either of the two round male sex organs that produce sperm | |
| white blood cells | one part in immune system. Function is to protect from pathogen | |
| integumentary (外皮的） | ||
| epithelium | 上皮的 | |
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| cardiac | of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart | |
| skeletal system | Bones joints | |
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| ovary | an female organ where produces eggs | |
| respiratory system (respiration) |
a single complete act of breathing. 吸入肺里是 breathing, 发生生化作用是 respiration |
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| urinary system | filter |
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| break open | 掰开 | |
| tear open | 撕开 | |
| peal open | 揭开 | |
| zip open | 拉开 （拉链） | |
| unwrap | 去掉包装 | |
| twist open | 拧开（盖子） | |
| flip open | 翻开 | |
| crack open | 拉开（易拉罐） |
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| go along with | to agree with | I go along with my girlfriends' plans |
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| run out (of) | don't have any more | |
| run into | to face sth by chance | I run into a situation. |
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| run-down (adj) | very tired | They look run-down |
| run over | to hit with a car | You run over your neighbor's foot |
| run away | to escape | |
| run across | to discover sth | I run across a great recipe to try out |
| run for | to run for cover |
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| put across (get across) | to say sth that is understood clearly (acdemic) | he put across his ideas very well |
| put aside | to save for later, to forget about | We put the shoes aside unitl next year |
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| put in | to spend time working | I put in a lot of time building the table |
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| put one over | to try to deceive or trick | He really put one over the public |
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| put up with | to tolerate or accept | I have to put up with all these noise |
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| make for | to contribute to, to help with |
This will make for a good lunch for my children He will make for a good president |
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| make over | to renovate or remodel | I will make my house over |
| make off | to leave quickly | People made off for the next station |
| make off with | to steal | This guy just made off with bag |
| make of | to have an opinion of | What do you make of your new manager |
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| make it through |
to complete |
He can make it through |
| make it in |
to success |
I make it in |
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| hold off | to delay or postpone | I am gonna hold off doing sth |
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| hold over | remain or continue | This movie is gonna hold over for another 3 weeks |
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I want to take out my food |
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The shirt is too big for you. Take the edge in |
| take over |
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I take over your company |
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Take up space in a room |
| take after |
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I take after my mother |
| take back |
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I take back my bad words |
| take off |
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Suddenly, this business takes off |
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I will take him on and have a fight |
| take down |
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I took him down |
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I take to my previous students |
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| get across | to successfully communicate or explain a thought | He is very good at getting his thoughts across |
| get around | move from place to place | It's not easy to get around the mountain without a guide |
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get up in a nice costume |
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| get down | make someone be depressed | This thunder storm is getting me down |
| get in | get in a car | I got in a taxi in the airport |
| get in with | get in with a group of people | If I can get in with these children, I am part of them |
| get out | get out of the hotel | I got out of the hotel |
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| get through with | to complete or finish sth0 | I got through with my work in evening |
| get across | to cross | It's hard to get across the street |
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If you are married, don't let your mather get between you and your wife |
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| look forward to | want to / expect | I am looking |
| look ahead | to think about the future | It's time to forget the past and look ahead |
| look away | to turn your head / eyes away | The scene was so amazing that we couldn't look away |
| look down on | the oppoite of admiring | don't look down on the poor |
| look up to | admire |
I really look up to the atheletes |
| look into | investigate | The police are looking into the criminal's apartment |
| look over | check up | I looked over this paper again and again |
| look through | look at sth quickly | I looked through the newspaper while I was waiting |
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| pick at | talk sth often in an annoying way | He was picking at the lunch all night |
| pick off | remove | please pick off all the garlic on the pie |
| pick on | bully someone | The richer often pick on the poor on society |
| pick out | choosing sth from a group | Please pick out one of the computers |
| pick up on | become aware of | you might pick up on the fact you are not good at English |
| come up | to be mentioned in conversation | If anything important comes up in the meeting, please let me know |
| come up | to go towards | Come up on the stage to receive your reward |
| come up | it becomes available | When an opportunity has come up, you should seize it |
| come up | problem, it needs to dealt with immediately | Sth just came up, so I need to cancel my appointment |
| come in | arrrive | This train comes in at 3pm |
| come out | something was previously unknown, becomes known | After 10 yeas, the truth finally came out |
| come out | appear | There was a dead tree coming out of the water |
| come out | The release of a product | The new album will come out in June |
| come on | hurry up | Come on, we are gonna be late |
| come on | you don't believe sth | come on, that's not true |
| come on | to start working | The light in the bathroom just came on |
| come on | A sickness that is just starting to develop) | I think I've got a cold coming on |
| come down | when something moves in a downward direction | There was a big storm last night and many of the trees came down |
| come down on | to punish someone because they didn't perform as expected | My boss came down on me really hard because I didn't finish the report in time |
| come across | to describe characteristics | when we first met, he came across as quite arrogant |
| come across | to meet someone or to find sth by chance | when we were walking in the forest, we came across an old house |
| come over | when someone suddenly feels a strong emotion | I came over a little dizzy |
| come at | come towards sth in an aggressive, physical way | I wasn't expecting him to come at me with a knife |
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| pass away | to die ( polite) | He passes away last year |
| pass along | to add an expense to a customer | A lawer might pass along some extra fees to the client |
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| pass for | to be accepted or considered as | You could pass for a famous person |
| pass on | to die | He passed on to a better place |
| pass out | to lose consciousness | I passed out on the sofa. |
| pass up | to reject, to let go by | I passed up the opportunity to get to know her |
| pass over | to ignore | check out the new artical. pass over the first page. |
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| pull for | to actively support | Which team are you pulling for |
| pull off | to do sth successfully | do you really think you can pull it off |
| pull over | to move your car off the road | Please pull over (stop your car at the side of the road) |
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| pull through | to survive a crisis, sickness, etc | Will my friend pull though? |
| pull up/down/out | to pull in a certain direction |
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| in which | we were in a dire situation | The situation in which we found ourselves was dire |
| of which | He spoke of(about) politics | The topic of(about) which he spoke was politcs |
| at which | I spoke at a noisy party | The party at which I spoke was noisy |
| to which | We drove to a town 50km away | The town to which we drove was 50km away. |
| from which | We broke free from the tight chains | The chains from which we broke free were tight |
5.16
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谢谢！
