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c oncern

n. 1.[U] a feeling of worry 担心；忧虑

T he recent rise in crime is a matter of great

public concern.

近来犯罪的增多是公众非常担忧的事情。

2.[C] sth. that makes sb. worried关心的事；担心

的事

H is main concern is to be able to provide money

for his family.

他主要关心的是为家里赚钱。

Y our private life is not my concern.

你的私生活与我无关。

vt. 1. make sb. feel worried使担心；使忧虑W hat concerns me most is that despite pay

increases, production has not improved.

最令我担心的是虽然工资增加了，生产却没有上去。

2. be about sth.涉及，与...有关系

T his article concerns the issue of generation

gap.

这篇文章讲的是代沟问题。

c lick

vi. m ake a short, sharp sound 发出咔嗒声

T he key clicked in the lock.

钥匙在琐里咔嗒响了一声。

H er shoes clicked against the floor as she

walked.

她走动时，鞋在地板上咔噔咔噔作响。

n. [C] a short, sharp sound咔嗒声

T he door opened with a click.

门咔嗒一声开了。

I heard a click, and then the phone went dead.

我听到咔嗒一声电话就挂了。

b last

vi. p roduce a lot of noise, esp. music 发出响亮的声音

（尤指音乐）

M usic blasted from the radio.

收音机里猛地响起了音乐。

A machine gun blasted just outside the tent.

帐篷外，机关枪突然嘟嘟嘟地响起来。

vt. b reak up by explosion爆破

n. [C] an explosion爆炸

f orth

ad. o ut; forward 出来；向外

T he sun came forth from behind the clouds.

太阳从云后出来。

b urst

vi. (burst, burst) move somewhere suddenly or quickly, esp. into or out of a place 冲，闯

S everal students burst into the schoolmaster's office just as he was about to leave.

校长正要离开时，几个学生闯进了他的办公室。

S he burst out of the room without saying a

single word.

她什么也没说，冲出了房间。

h orrible

a. 1.very bad or unpleasant 糟糕的；使人不愉快的T his tastes horrible!

真难吃！

T he weather has been really horrible all week.这一周天气真是糟糕透了。

2.shocking; frightening可怕的；令人恐惧的

W hat a horrible story!

可怕的故事!

I t's horrible to hear that so many people in the world are hungry and don't have food.

听到世界上有这么多人挨饿，没东西吃，感到很可怕。

s tuff

n. [U] sth. that one does not know the correct

name 东西

W hat's the green stuff at the bottom of the

bottle?

瓶底上那绿色的是什么东西？

I don't know how we're going to get all this stuff

into the car.

我不知道我们如何将这些东西全部搬进车里去。

vt. p ush sth. into a space填；塞

T he pillow was stuffed with feathers.

枕头里塞满了羽毛。

T he rooms are stuffed with antiques and

priceless treasures.

这几间房子都塞满了古董和无价之宝。

t horough

a. i ncluding every possible detail 全面的，彻底的

T he doctor gave the patient a thorough check-up.

医生为病人做了全面检查。

T he police made a thorough search of the house and found the child hiding under a chair.

警察彻底搜查了那所房子，发现孩子藏在椅子下。

thoroughly

ad. c arefully and completely 完全地；彻底地W e thoroughly enjoyed our holiday.

我们假期玩得非常开心。

E ating only thoroughly cooked foods will reduce

your risk of illness.

只吃完全煮熟的食物可以减少生病的危险。

t oast

n. 1. [U] bread made brown by heating 烤面包

H e had toast for breakfast.

他早餐吃了烤面包。

S he had a slice of toast and a cup of coffee.

她吃了一块烤面包，喝了一杯咖啡。

2. [C] an act of drinking, esp. in order to thank

sb., wish sb. luck, etc.祝酒，干杯

W e drank a toast to our teacher's health.

我们干杯祝老师身体健康。

I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and

groom.

我提议为新娘新郎干杯。

vt. h old up one's glass and wish sb. success, happiness, luck, etc.祝酒，干杯

L et's toast the friendship between our two

countries.

让我们为两国的友谊干杯。

L et's toast Edward for a job well done.

让我们为爱德华出色的工作干杯。

d isgusting

a. v ery unpleasant 令人厌恶的，令人反感的

A bad egg has a disgusting smell.

臭蛋味道很难闻。

R ubbish was piled everywhere—it was disgusting.

到处堆着垃圾，真叫人恶心。

b ug

vt. (infml.) bother; annoy; trouble 打扰；使烦恼

I t really bugs me when people come around

without calling first.

有些人不先打电话就来，实在讨厌。

I t just bugs me that I have to work so many

extra hours for no extra money.

我必须加班加点地干这么多小时，却没有额外的工钱，实在让人烦恼。

p ierce

vt. m ake a hole in 穿孔于，打眼于

M any women have pierced their ears.

很多女士都扎了耳朵眼。

R ose underwent emergency surgery after a

bullet pierced her lung.

一颗子弹穿了她的肺后，罗斯做了紧急手术。

b olt

vi. m ove fast or run away suddenly 奔；窜

T he noise of the explosion made the horses bolt.

一声爆响，把那些马吓跑了。

B efore I could say a word, she turned and bolted

out the front door.

不等我说话，她转身就窜出了前门。

u pset

a. f eeling ill, worried, or anxious 不适的；心烦的；苦

恼的

P hone and tell the teacher that you get an upset stomach.

打电话告诉老师你的胃不舒服。

I was quite upset at losing my purse.

我丢了钱包，心里非常不快。

vt. (upset, upset) make sb. worried, anxious, or ill使心烦；使苦恼；使不适

T he news of his son's disappearance upset him.

他儿子失踪的消息使他心烦意乱。

W hat upsets me most is the fact that she told a lie.

最让我不安的是她撒了谎。

k not

n. 1. [C] an uncomfortable feeling, esp. in the stomach, caused by fear, anger, etc. 紧张（感）；心窝揪紧

a knot of fear

一阵恐惧

T here was a knot of tension in his stomach.

他感到一阵紧张。

2. [C] a join made by tying rope, cloth, etc.（绳索、布条等打成的）结

P lease tie a knot at the end of rope.

请在绳子的一端打个结。

C an you help me undo the knot?

帮我打开这个结好吗？

a wful

a. v ery bad or unpleasant; terrible 糟糕的；可怕的

I t would be awful if they found out.

如果他们知道了真相，那就糟了。

I felt awful about not being able to help.

我帮不上忙，心里很难受。

t une

n. [C] a number of musical notes that form a pleasing pattern of sound 曲调；旋律

I can't remember the tune of that song.

我记不起那首歌的调子。

I've heard that tune before, but I don't know the words to the song.

我听过这个曲子，但记不起歌词了。

tuneless

a. w ithout tune; not having a pleasant tune 不成调的；不悦耳的

A young man walked by, singing a tuneless song.一个年轻人从身边走过，哼着不成调的歌。

T he song is tuneful, but her voice is tuneless.

歌很有旋律，可她的嗓子不动听。

o ffensive

a. c ausing offence; unpleasant 讨厌的；令人不快的

T here are complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women.

有人投诉说这则广告是对女性的冒犯。

T here is an offensive smell in the room.

房间里有难闻的气味。

l yric

n. [C] (~s) words of a song, esp. a popular song 歌词

I like the lyrics of this song.

我喜欢这首歌的歌词。

H e wrote some great music, but the lyrics he wrote weren't that good.

他创作了一些好音乐，但他写的歌词不怎么样。

a ppeal

vi. 1. (to) attract; interest 使喜欢；吸引

T his music is too old-fashioned to appeal to

young people any longer.

这音乐太老，不能再吸引年轻人。

2. make a strong request for help, support,

etc.恳请；呼吁

T he police are appealing to the public for any

information about the murder victim.

警方呼吁公众提供有关被害者的情况。

r id

a. n o longer annoyed by s

b. or sth. unpleasant or

unwanted 摆脱...的

J ust give him the money and you can be rid of him.

给他点钱，你就可以摆脱他了。

T ake the medicine, and you can get rid of this cold.

把药吃了，感冒就好了。

vt. (rid, rid) make sb. or sth. free from sth.

unpleasant or unwanted使摆脱，使去掉

Y ou must rid yourself of these old-fashioned

ideas.

你必须抛掉这些陈旧的观念。

W ill science finally rid us of this disease?

科学最终会让我们根除这种疾病吗？

piercing

n. [C] a hole made through part of one's body in order to wear jewelry there 刺穿的孔

S he has piercings in both of her ears.

她两耳都打了耳朵眼。

n egative

a. 1.bad or harmful 不好的；负面的；消极的

I'm feeling very negative about my job—in fact I'm thinking about finding a new one.

我觉得我的工作很没劲，事实上我正考虑找一份新工作。

A ll this had a negative effect on my work.

所有这些对我的工作都产生了负面影响。

2.saying or meaning no否定的

W hat is the negative form of this word?

这个词的否定形式是什么？

H e gave a negative answer without any explanation.

他没有解释，只是给了否定回答。

i nfluence

影响；作用T he fact that he's rich and famous had no

influence on our decision.

他有钱有名气，但这不会影响我们的决定。

vt. h ave an effect on影响

Y ou must decide for yourself. Don't let anyone else influence you.

你必须自己决定，别受他人的影响。

p atience

n. [U] the quality of being able to remain calm, esp. when there is a difficulty or one has to wait a long time 耐心；忍耐（性）

I'm sorry. I've got no patience with people who don't even try.

对不起，我不能容忍那些连试一下都不肯的人。

T his type of medical research requires great patience.

这种医学研究需要极大的耐心。

a nchor

n. 1.[C] sb. or sth. that provides support and a feeling of safety 依靠，靠山

P arents need to be an anchor for their children.

父母应当是孩子的靠山。

2. [C] a heavy metal object that is dropped into the water from a boat in order to keep the boat

in one place锚

i dentity

n. [C] who or what a person or thing is 身份；本体

T o escape the police, he had to conceal his identity.

为了躲避警方，他不得不隐瞒身份。

a long with

together with 一起，一道

Along with hundreds of others, she lost her job when the factory closed.

工厂倒闭，她和其他几百名工人一起失去了工作。

The mother was saved from the fire along with her baby.

母亲和婴儿都被从火中救了出来。

b urst into

1. enter a place suddenly 闯入

She burst into the manager's office and demanded to speak to him.

她冲入经理办公室，要求当面跟他说话。

2. start suddenly 突然开始

She burst into laughter.

她突然笑了起来。

Afterwards, she went straight to the ladies' room and burst into tears.

然后，她径直走进卫生间哭了起来。

o ver and over

again and again; repeatedly 一再，反复

Read the word over and over until you can say it correctly.

一遍一遍地读这个单词，直到你读对了为止。

r each for

move one's hand or arm in order to touch or hold sth. 伸手去摸；伸手去取

There was no time for me to reach for my gun.

我来不及伸手掏枪。

There was a noise outside, so Bill reached for his flashlight.

比尔听到外面的声响，便伸手去拿手电筒。

t urn up

increase the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch 调大，开大

He turned the heat up because it was very cold inside the house.

他把暖气开大了点，因为屋里非常冷。

Is the sound turned up too loud for you?

你看这声音是否开得太大了？

t urn down

reduce the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch 调小，开小

She could not bear the music and turned down the volume.

她受不了这种音乐，于是把音量关小了。

Can you turn the TV down? I'm trying to work.

你能把电视的声音开小点吗？我正想静心工作呢。

a s well as

He's worked in Japan as well as Italy.

他在日本工作过，也在意大利工作过。

t urn on

cause water, gas, etc. to flow or equipment to operate 打开开关

Please turn on the light for me; it's getting dark. 天黑了，请给我开开灯。

Jack turned on his computer and checked his email.

杰克打开电脑，查看电子邮件。

a s usual

in the way that happens most of the time 像往常一样，照例

Everything went on as usual, as if nothing had happened.

一切照常进行，好像什么也没发生过。

As usual, they'd left the children at home with the babysitter.

像往常一样，他们将孩子留在家里由保姆看管。

i n peace and quiet

calmly; in a peaceful state 平静地

I'm tired—can't you just leave me in peace and quiet?

我累了，你不能让我静一静吗？

I wish she would just leave me in peace and quiet so that I can think about the problem without interruption.

我希望她能让我静一静，这样我可以不受干扰，好好想一想这个问题。

w ake up

(cause to) stop sleeping （使）醒来

Wake up, Jimmy, it's 8: 00.

醒醒，吉米，八点钟了！

I'll wake you up when it's time to leave.

到了走的时候我会叫醒你。

m ake one's blood boil

make sb. angry 使某人生气

Her tuneless music made her father's blood boil. 她那难听的音乐使她父亲很生气。

Whenever I think about it, it makes my blood boil. 我一想起它就生气。

g et rid of

1. free oneself from sth. unwanted or unpleasant 摆脱；除去

This is an effective way to get rid of weeds.

这是一种除草的有效方法。

2. throw away or destroy sth. that one does not want 丢弃；扔掉

We should encourage the governments of the world to get rid of all nuclear weapons.

我们应该鼓励各国政府销毁所有的核武器。

k nots in one's stomach

an unpleasant tight feeling 紧张，不安

She had knots in her stomach before meeting his parents for the first time.

她第一次见他的父母时感到紧张。

i n any case

no matter what happens 无论如何；不管怎样

The cost may be lower than we first thought, but in any case it will still be a lot.

费用也许比我们当初想象的低，但无论如何仍相当可观。

I don't understand why you're against it. In any case, I'm going to try.

我不明白为什么你不同意，无论如何我要试一试。

t alk sth. over

talk about sth. thoroughly and seriously, esp. in order to settle a problem or reach a decision 商议；讨论

If you're worried about this change of career, why don't you talk it over with your family?

如果你对这次变换职业担心的话，为什么不和家人商量一下呢？