2014年12月25日 星期四

English vocabulary note week 6

1.    accumulate  /əkj'umjəl,et/
Definition: To grow or increase in quantity or number
For example: Dirty dishes accumulates, as the teenagers will not leave there own rooms.
2.    carefree  /k'ɛrfr,i/
Definition: Free of trouble and worry and care.
For example: Some senior citizens live a carefree environment.
3. claustrophobic  /kl,ɔstrəf'obɪk/
Definition: having movement restricted to within a certain area
For example: Some people withdraw into their own claustrophobic worlds.
4. disturb  /dɪst'ɚb/
Definition: To throw into disorder or confusion.
For example: The seniors’ sleep is never disturbed by crying children in this area.
5. fate  /f'et/
Definition: A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe.
For example: Some people believe that fate of the planet depends on the creation of new ways of living.
6. isolation  /,ɑɪsəl'eʃən/
Definition: a state of separation between persons or groups.
For example: Some retirees choose to live their golden years in happy isolation.
7. leisure  /l'ɛʒɚ/
Definition: Freedom from occupation or business.
For example: Some people enjoys their favorite leisure activities after retirement.
8. reject  /rɪdʒ'ɛkt/
Definition: To refuse to receive or to acknowledge.
For example: Some people reject to follow traditions.
9. retirement  /rit'ɑɪɚmənt/
Definition: The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
For example: In retirement communities throughout the United States, people live in a carefree life.
10. senior  /s'injɚ/
Definition: More advanced than another in age.
For example: The seniors of this country like to live in a carefree life.
11. citizen  /s'ɪtəzən/
Definition: One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city
For example: The citizens of this community are friendly.
12. set  /s'ɛt/
Definition: to make to assume a specified position or attitude.
For example: The computers of this classroom are just set up.
13. apart  /əp'ɑrt/
Definition: Separately, in regard to space or company
For example: Some people have chosen lifestyles that set them apart from others.
14. uneasy  /ən'izi/
Definition: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
For example: The teenagers that gather in the dark make passengers feel uneasy.
15. withdraw  /wɪðdr'ɔ/
Definition: To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed.
For example: Some teenagers withdraw to their own world and fail to deal with their work.
16. catch  /k'ætʃ/
Definition: To attain possession.
For example: He missed the catch and the match was lost.
17. excerpt  /'ɛksɚpt/
Definition: a passage selected from a larger work.
For example: This is an excerpt from a novel.
18. facility  /fəs'ɪlɪti/
Definition: The quality of being easily performed.
For example: Every facility was laid on to ease their homecoming.
19. gossip  /g'ɑsəp/
Definition: A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.
For example: It provided some juicy gossip for a few days.
20. permanent  /p'ɚmənənt/
Definition: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place.
For example: The museum will have a permanent exhibition for 60 vintage cars.
21. ponder  /p'ɑndɚ/
Definition: To think; to deliberate; to muse.
For example: They were do well to pause and ponder upon their new responsibilities.
22. pinch  /p'ɪntʃ/
Definition: A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument.
For example: Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.
23. slogan  /sl'ogən/
Definition: Hence: A distinctive motto, phrase, or cry used by any person or party to express a purpose or ideal.
For example: Such slogan will bind our hand and foot.
24. sting  /st'ɪŋ/
Definition: Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially
when connected with a poison gland.
For example: The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.
25. widow  /w'ɪdo/
Definition: To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything beloved or highly esteemed.

For example: The widow is in possession of a large fortune.

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