VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

full body check-全身检查
E.g.: I got a full body check last week

MRI核磁共振
I got an MRI

HIV positive-HIV阳性

HIV negative-HIV阴性
I tested positive for/on bacterial infection
我检测出细菌感染呈阳性。

She tested positive for hepatitis.
她肝炎检测呈阳性。

benign tumor
良性肿瘤

malignant tumor
恶性肿瘤

metastasis-转移
E.g.: Patients with kidney metastasis typically have cancerous cell growth in both kidneys.
如果患者的癌细胞转移到了肾脏，那么通常两只肾内都有癌细胞。

invincible (adj):impossible to defeat or prevent from doing what is intended
不可战胜的；无法阻挡的
E.g.: Last year the company seemed/looked invincible but in recent weeks has begun to have problems.
该公司去年似乎无往不胜，但近几周开始出现问题了。

He kept picking his nose (= removing mucus from it with his finger).
他在不停地掏鼻孔。

If you jump the queue other people will not be pleased
如果你插队，其他人不会高兴的。

juicy (adj):used to describe information that is especially interesting because it is shocking or personal
（信息）生动有趣的，富于刺激性的
E.g. : I’ve got some really juicy gossip for you.
我有些有趣的小道消息要告诉你。

nosy/nosey (adj):too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them好管闲事的；爱打听的
E.g.: She was complaining about her nosy parents.
她在抱怨她父母爱管闲事。
E.g.: Stop being nosy, it’s non of your business/mind your own business

Could you please stop interrupting me.

light-headed (adj):If you feel light-headed, you feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance.
头晕的，站立不稳的
E.g.: She’d had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed.
她喝了几杯香槟酒后就开始觉得头晕了。

this is really delicious it tastes like something my mother would make

tender (adj):(of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth)
（肉或蔬菜）嫩的，软的
E.g.: My steak was beautifully tender.
我的牛排做得很嫩，好极了。

bland (adj):not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy
无滋味的；枯燥乏味的；没精打采的，无生气的
E.g.: I find chicken a little bland.
我觉得鸡肉有点淡。
E.g.: Pop music these days is so bland.
现今的流行音乐十分乏味。

monotonous (adj):not changing and therefore boring
单调乏味的；毫无变化的
E.g.: a monotonous job
单调的工作
E.g.: a monotonous voice
单调的声音
E.g.: The music became monotonous after a while.
过了一会儿音乐变得单调起来。

fishy (adj):seeming dishonest or false
可疑的；虚假的
E.g.: There’s something fishy going on here.
这儿的情况有点不大对头。

catfish (n):someone who pretends on social media to be someone different, in order to trick or attract other people:
E.g.: Online scammers (骗子) and catfish usually have broad profile interests so that they can appeal to as many people as possible.

catfish (v):to try to trick or attract someone by pretending on social media to be someone different:
E.g.: If a random, attractive person starts talking to you online, you are very likely being catfished.