Pronunciation
How far isLondon, anyway?
I never met her
your mom my mom
Grammar
陈述式问句
- Any of your pictures ruined?
- Want one?
- Want to go get a Popsicle or something?
- Sure you don't want to go to the mess hall and get a lemonade or something?
do/does/did
- …never really does …
- You do?
There’s two of me, I mean, two of us.
Vocabulary
ruinHide phonetics
verb[T]
1to spoil or destroy severely or completely:
Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.
Her injury ruined her chances of winning the race.
2to cause a person or company to lose all their money or their reputation:
Cheap imported goods are ruining many businesses.
If there's a scandal I'll be ruined!
ruinHide phonetics
noun
1[U]when something is spoilt or destroyed:
The car accident meant the ruin of all her hopes.
They let the palace fall into ruin.
2[U]when a person or company loses all their money or their reputation:
Many companies are on the edge/brink/verge of ruin.
Alcohol was my ruin (= the thing that spoiled my life)
3[C]the broken parts that are left from an old building or town:
We visited a Roman ruin.
the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage
ruinedHide phonetics
adjective
destroyed or spoilt:
an ancient ruined castle
ruinationHide phonetics
noun[U]OLD-FASHIONED
destruction:
Alcohol was the ruination of him.
ruinousHide phonetics
adjective
causing great harm and destruction:
ten ruinous years of terrorism
ruinouslyHide phonetics
adverb
Having an accident without insurance can be ruinously expensive.
California’s way at the other end of the country.
incredible(DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)Show phonetics
adjective
impossible, or very difficult, to believe:
an incredible story
The latest missiles can be fired with incredible accuracy.
It seems incredible that no one foresaw the crisis.
incrediblyShow phonetics
adverb
Incredibly, no one was hurt in the accident
porchShow phonetics
noun[C]
1a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building
2USa veranda:
We sat out on the porch to cool off.
vineyardShow phonetics
noun[C]
a piece of land on which vines (= plants which produce grapes) are grown
or else
1used to say what will happen if another thing does not happen:
We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning.
2used to compare two different things or situations:
She's either really talkative and you can't shut her up or else she's silent.
3INFORMALused as a threat, sometimes humorously:
He'd better find it quickly
chillShow phonetics
verb[I or T]
to (cause to) become cold but not freeze:
I've put the beer in the fridge to chill.
Chill the wine before serving.
chillShow phonetics
noun
1[S]a feeling of cold:
There was a chill in the air this morning.
2[C]a slight fever:
Don't go out with wet hair, you might catch a chill.
3[S]a sudden unpleasant feeling, especially of fear:
I suddenly realized, with a chill of apprehension, the danger of the task ahead.
chillyShow phonetics
adjective (LITERARYchill)
(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold:
The bathroom gets chilly in the winter.
I felt a bit chilly so I put on a jacket.
a chilly October day
chillingShow phonetics
adjective
frightening:
a chilling tale
The monument stands as a chilling reminder of man's inhumanity to man.
chillinglyShow phonetics
adverb
kind ofINFORMAL
(sort of)
used when you are trying to explain or describe something, but you cannot be exact:
It was kind of strange to see him again.
See also kinda.
like(TYPICAL OF)Hide phonetics
preposition
typical or characteristic of:
That's just like Maisie to turn up half an hour late to her own party!
It's not like you to be so quiet - are you all right, my love?
Oreo
~ cookie
noun.奥利奥奶油夹心巧克力饼干[商标名]
peanut butternoun[U]
a soft pale brown substance made from crushed peanuts which is often eaten spread on bread
花生酱
disgustingHide phonetics
adjective
extremely unpleasant or unacceptable:
It's disgusting that there are no schools or hospitals for these people.
Passengers were kept for hours in a disgusting waiting room.
disgustinglyHide phonetics
adverb
workaholicHide phonetics
noun[C]
a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:
A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can't remember when he last had a holiday.
workaholismHide phonetics
noun[U]
Once workaholism sets in, it progresses through stages similar to those in alcoholism and drug addiction.
evaporateHide phonetics
verb
1[I or T]to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating:
The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates.
Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.
2[I]to disappear:
Halfway through the film reality evaporates and we enter a world of pure fantasy.
evaporationHide phonetics
noun[U]
scary, UK ALSOscareyShow phonetics
adjectiveINFORMAL
frightening:
a scary movie/story
weirdShow phonetics
adjective
very strange and unusual, unexpected or not natural:
He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the bench in front of him.
Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's all right.
That's weird - I thought I'd left my keys on the table but they're not there.
There is nothing to rival the weird and wonderful things that come out on the streets at carnival time.
weirdlyShow phonetics
adverb
weirdnessShow phonetics
noun[U]
weirdoShow phonetics
noun[C]pluralweirdosINFORMAL DISAPPROVING
a person who behaves strangely:
What did he mean by that? Weirdo!
How strange/stupid/weird, etc. is that?INFORMAL
used to emphasize that something is strange/stupid, etc.
split upphrasal verbINFORMAL
If two people split up, they end their relationship or marriage:
She split up with her boyfriend last week.
split-upHide phonetics
noun[C usually singular]INFORMAL
when two people end their relationship
drawerHide phonetics
noun[C]
a box-shaped container without a top which is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in:
I keep my socks in the bottom drawer.
I don't like to go rummaging through other people's drawers.
He caught me looking at it, like, all the time so he gave it to me to keep.
like(PAUSE)Hide phonetics
adverbINFORMAL
used in conversation as a pause or to emphasize an adjective:
He's, like, really friendly - someone you can talk to.
If there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's like - why bother?
pathetic(SAD)Hide phonetics
adjective
causing feelings of sadness, sympathy or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering:
The refugees were a pathetic sight - starving, frightened and cold.
After the accident he became a pathetic figure, a shadow of his former self.
See also pathos.
pitiable, sad
patheticallyHide phonetics
adverb
Other former captives spoke of pathetically inadequate food rations.
crinkleHide phonetics
verb[I or T]
to become covered in many little lines and folds, or to cause something to do this:
She crinkled (up) her nose in distaste.
crinkleHide phonetics
noun[C]
crinkledHide phonetics
adjective
crinklyHide phonetics
adjective
rip(TEAR)Hide phonetics
verb-pp-
1[I or T]to pull apart; to tear or be torn violently and quickly:
His new trousers ripped when he bent down.
I ripped my shirt on a nail.
[+ object + adjective] She excitedly ripped the parcel open.
The wind ripped the flag to/into shreds(= into little pieces).
2[T+ adverb or preposition]to remove something quickly, without being careful:
I wish the old fireplaces hadn't been ripped out.
We ripped up the carpets and laid a new wooden floor.
ripHide phonetics
noun[C]
Your sleeve has got a rip in it.
撕, 剥, 劈, 锯, 裂开, 撕裂
n.裂口, 裂缝
rummageHide phonetics
verb[I+ adverb or preposition]
to search for something by moving things around carelessly and looking into, under and behind them:
She rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen.
rummageHide phonetics
noun[S]
I had a rummage around/about (the house), but I couldn't find my certificate anywhere
trunk(CASE)Hide phonetics
noun[C]
a large strong case that is used for storing clothes and personal possessions, often when travelling or going to live in a new place
freak(STRANGE)Hide phonetics
noun[C]
a thing, person, animal or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely and not like any other of its type:
I was born with black hair all over my back, like some sort of freak.
The pearl, valued at £75 000, is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature.
HUMOROUS At my school you were regarded as a freak if you weren't interested in sport.
freakHide phonetics
adjective[before noun]
very unusual or unexpected:
She was crushed in a freak (= very unlikely)accident in a cave in France.
A freak whirlwind has destroyed over 20 caravans in west Wales.
freakishHide phonetics
adjective (INFORMALfreaky)
very unusual or unexpected, especially in an unpleasant or strange way:
Freakish weather conditions have caused massive traffic hold-ups in the area.
When you're a child you always imagine that your own bodily imperfections are somehow freakish.
freakishlyHide phonetics
adverb
freakishnessHide phonetics
noun[U]
locketHide phonetics
noun[C]
a small item of jewellery which opens to show a small picture or piece of hair, usually worn on a chain around a person's neck
goosebumpsShow phonetics
plural noun (UK ALSOgoose pimples)
small, raised lumps that appear on the skin because of cold, fear or excitement:
You're cold - look, you've got goosebumps!
鸡皮疙瘩
mind-bogglingHide phonetics
adjectiveINFORMAL
extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine:
She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film.
others
I don’t get it.
Tell me about it! INFORMAL
something that you say in order to show sympathy to someone who has the same problem or bad experience as you
'I've got so much work to do.'
'Tell me about it!'
Want to go get a Popsicle or something?
ice lollyUKnoun[C] (AUSTRALIAN ENGLISHiceblock, US TRADEMARKPopsicle)
a sweet, fruit-flavoured piece of ice on a small stick
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Cultural background
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