F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

hooked (adj): 1- enjoying something so much that you are unable to stop having it, watching it, doing it, etc.:
E.g. : I was hooked after two episodes.
​2-unable to stop taking a drug:
E.g.: to be hooked on cocaine

take its/a toll-If something takes its/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths, or damage:
E.g.: The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows under her eyes.
E.g.: The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.

ground rule(n): the principles on which future behaviour is based:
E.g.: In all relationships a few ground rules have to be established.

shed some light on-阐明一些看法

staggering (adj): 1-very shocking and surprising:
E.g.: It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

cling (v)/clung clung: to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her:
E.g.: We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
E.g.: They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.
E.g.: She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.

aggravate (v): 1-to make a bad situation worse:
E.g.: Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion.

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