Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Sublet (v): to allow someone to rent all or part of a house or other building that you are renting from someone else
分租,转租
Our rental contract states that we are not allowed to sublet the house.
我们的租房合同写明我们不得将房屋转租。

Cider (n): an alcoholic drink made from apples
苹果酒

Food poisoning (n): an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
食物中毒
I got a food poisoning from/after eating crayfish

Lukewarm (adj): (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm-disapproving
(尤指液体)温吞的,微热的
This coffee’s lukewarm.
这杯咖啡不热。

Format (n):the way in which information is arranged and stored on a computer
(计算机信息的)格式
You can use the device to scan the image and reproduce it on-screen in an electronic format.
-PDF format

Landlord (n): a person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it
房东;地主
The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.
房东许诺在我们搬进去之前会把卧室重新装修一番。
Housing associations are the biggest landlords in this area.
住房协会是本地区最大的房东。