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26、英语口语打卡笔记(一) ...
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笔记打卡[桃源_乖巧][桃源_乖巧][桃源_乖巧]
01 a tall story
appropriate adj.适合的 vt.挪用,侵吞
be appropriate to
heightism,racism,ageism,sexism,
attorney n.律师
shortchange v.欺骗,少找零钱,偷工减料
entitle v.享有…的权利
shopkeeper n.店长
pun n.双关语v.使用双关语
relish v.享受
embellish v.装饰,美化,渲染
premium n.保险费;额外费用;附加费;adj.高昂的;优质的
disparity n.差距;(尤指因不公正对待引起的)不同,不等,差异,悬殊;
chunk n.大块;厚片;厚块;相当大的量;
a huge chunk of大部分
paycheck n.工资,播音演出主办人
strikes a nerve触及敏感点:引起某人的强烈反应或触及某人的敏感点。
You are almost there.你差一点就成功了。快到了。你快要成功了
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take a selfie自拍
hang on a minute等一下
obsolete adj.过时|淘汰|废弃的
get into the topic进入这个话题
keep it to myself保密
mirrorless camera无反光摄像机
drop off a cliff 价格|销量断崖式下降
rung up the next □□=take the next rung up更进一步,技艺精进
be frustrated with=be disappointed with
I do actually. It's in a cupboard somewhere at home.
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passing interest一时的兴趣
be glued to my TV to watch...
mascot n.吉祥物
fair play 公平竞争|比赛
rusty adj.生疏|老式|生锈的
reveal the answer later
trophy n.奖杯,战利品
revamp v.修改,改进
sensational tournament 轰动的锦标赛
take a dive 急剧下降,假装被击倒
The World Cup世界杯
hype 炒作
fancy one's chances幻想成功
get behind someone支持某人
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a sedentary lifestyle久坐的生活方式
sit on the tube坐在地铁上
a couple of times 几次
unhealthiest- healthy
life expectancy预期寿命
an exercise shirker
shirker n.逃避者,偷懒者
be chained to your computer
plain lazy纯粹的懒惰
superhealth disaster zone
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die from a broken heart
nuanced adj.微妙的,有细微差别的
bereavement n.丧亲
muddle through胡乱|随便应付
pass away=die
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hang around闲逛,徘徊,停留
entangled 被缠住/卷入的
tackle-deal with
push and pull折腾,纠结,推推拉拉
dissonance n.不协调,不一致
get rid of摆脱
outset n.开始,开端
tips and tricks要诀和技巧
a big push大的推动/进步
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instantaneous瞬间|立刻|立即的
dust yourself off 掸去尘土,重振旗鼓
cope with处理
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baby boomers生育高峰期出生的人
millennial千禧年代,一千年的
Poor them!他们好可怜
noughties 21世纪头十年
obsession n.困扰,强迫观念,着迷,痴迷
cater for迎合
savvy 见多识广/有经验的
tech innate hyperinformed consumers
mouthful又长又拗口的
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culturally inappropriate对特定文化或人群有冒犯、不尊重或不敏感的行为、行动或做法
an evolutionary anthropologist 进化论人类学家
undo取消,撤回
be keen on喜爱,热衷于
go along with支持,赞同,遵守
disciplinarian n. 实施纪律者,严格纪律信奉者
hands-on 亲自动手|事必躬亲的
YUCK!讨厌
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keep up with fashion紧跟潮流,与潮流同步
a fashion victim被流行牵着鼻子走的人,时装奴
high-vis jacket 高可视性夹克
take off脱下来
leg warmers 腿套
come and go来来往往,出没
be on-trend 流行|时髦的
luminous 光亮的发光的
scroll down向下滚屏
traction n.拖拉,牵引力
understated adj.低调的,朴素的;轻描淡写的,不夸张的
jumper n.针织套衫,跳跃者
value- devalue