Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Balcony (n): an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level
露台,阳台
We had a drink on the hotel balcony.
我们在宾馆的阳台上喝酒。

Hang out (v): to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
经常出入(某场所);(与某人)厮混
You still hang out at the pool hall?
你仍然经常出没于台球厅吗?
I’ve been hanging out backstage with the band.
我常在后台与乐队混在一起。
They spent the whole day hanging out by the pool.

Trim (v): to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
修剪,修整
to trim the hedge
修剪树篱
My hair needs trimming.
我的头发需要剪一剪。
Trim off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking.
烹饪之前去掉菜多叶的一端。

Trimmer (n): a device used for making something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
修剪器
a hedge trimmer
树篱修剪器

Quarantine (n): a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread
隔离检疫期
The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached Britain.
那匹马到达英国后要进行几个月的隔离检疫。

Quarantine (v): to put an animal or person in quarantine
隔离(动物或人)

Confine (v): to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
把…局限在,限制
Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
请把讨论集中在正题上!
Please confine your use of the phone to business calls.
请注意电话仅限于办公用途。
By closing the infected farms we’re hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas).
通过关闭受感染的农场,我们希望把疾病限制在该地区的北部。

2-to keep someone closed in a place, often by force
(常指强制)关押,监禁,禁闭
The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn’t cope with the outside world.
人质被关押了那么久,以致于他们对外面的世界一时适应不了。

Isolate (v): to keep a person or animal separate from other people or animals by putting them in a different place
隔离(人或动物)
He was isolated from all the other prisoners.
他被与其他所有囚犯隔离开来。

Pronunciation

virus -/ˈvaɪ.rəs