VIP Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Pandemic (n): a pandemic disease
大流行病
a pandemic of influenza
流感大爆发
an influenza pandemic
流感大爆发

Eradicate (v): to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
根除;消灭;杜绝
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.
政府声称正尽其所能根治腐败。
The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated.
这种曾夺去数百万人生命的疾病现在已被根除了

Curfew (n): a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble
(尤指战争或政治动荡时期实行的)宵禁,戒严
to impose/lift a curfew
实行/取消戒严
a midnight curfew
午夜宵禁
He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the curfew.
他因违反宵禁令而遭到枪击。

2-a time by which a child must be home in the evening
(儿童)夜晚一定时间以后不准外出的规定
You’ll be in trouble if you get home after curfew.
如果你超过规定时间回家会遇到麻烦的。

Disinfect (v): to clean something using chemicals that kill bacteria and other very small living things that cause disease
给…杀菌,为…除菌,替…消毒
disinfect the toilets/a wound
给厕所/伤口消毒

Disinfectant (n): a substance that contains chemicals that kill bacteria and is used especially for cleaning surfaces in toilets and kitchens
(尤指用于厕所、厨房表面消毒的)消毒剂,除菌剂

Sarcastic (adj): using sarcasm
讽刺的,嘲笑的,挖苦的
a sarcastic comment/remark
尖刻的评论/话
Are you being sarcastic?
你在挖苦人吗?

Off-limits (adj): If an area of land is off-limits, you are not allowed to enter it.
禁止入内的