VIP Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary


Disease (n):
an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
病,疾病
a contagious/infectious disease
传染病
a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease
常见病/罕见疾病/绝症/致命疾病
They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.
他们报告说该国南部地区突然爆发了这种疾病。

Keep/kept

husband (n): the man that you are married to
丈夫
I’ve never met Fiona’s husband.
我从未见过菲奥娜的丈夫。

High expectations

Ignore (v): to intentionally not listen or give attention to
不理睬,忽视
She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.
她有时会特别烦人,不过我尽量不去理会她。
Safety regulations are being ignored by company managers in the drive to increase profits.
为了增加利润,公司经理们对安全章程熟视无睹。
I smiled at her but she just ignored me.
我对她笑了笑,可她根本没理睬我。

Compromise (v): to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone
妥协;折中;让步
Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let’s compromise at/on $350.
好吧,你要价400美元,我说300美元,那我们就来个折中价350美元。

Suspicious (adj): feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something
怀疑的,猜疑的;不信任的
His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.
他一向按时来上班,所以当他没有来上班时,他的同事们起了疑心。
They are deeply/highly (= very) suspicious of one another/of each other’s motives.
他们对彼此的动机都很怀疑。
My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).
我妈妈天生喜欢猜疑。