Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

chewy (adj): Chewy food needs to be chewed a lot before it is swallowed.
（食物）难嚼的，耐嚼的，嚼不烂的
The meat was tasteless and chewy.
这肉淡而无味而且嚼不烂。

native (adj): relating to or describing someone’s country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place
出生国的；出生地的；土生土长的
She returned to live and work in her native Japan.
她回到她的出生地日本生活和工作。
She’s a native Californian.
她是土生土长的加利福尼亚人。

rare (adj): not common; very unusual
稀少的；罕见的；不常发生的
a rare disease/species
罕见疾病／稀有物种
The museum is full of rare and precious treasures.
这家博物馆里收藏的满是奇珍异宝。
a rare occasion/opportunity/visit/treat, etc.
难得的时机／机会／探访／款待等

congeal (v): to change from a liquid or soft state to a thick or solid-state
（液体或软质物）变稠，凝固，凝结
The blood had congealed in thick black clots.
血液凝成了厚厚的黑血块。

London-Londoner

Beijing-Beijinger

fattening (adj): Fattening food contains a lot of fat, sugar, etc. that would quickly make you fatter if you ate a lot of it.
（食物）使人发胖的
fattening food, such as cheese and chocolate
奶酪、巧克力之类容易使人发胖的食物

tapas (n): small amounts of Spanish food that are served, especially with alcoholic drinks, in Spanish bars and restaurants
（西班牙酒吧间的）餐前小吃，下酒菜
a tapas bar
小吃店

Pronunciation

congeal -kənˈdʒiːl/