F2F Class Notes (Nemo)
Vocabulary
spring (v): to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place:
E.g.: I sprang out of bed to answer the door.
E.g.: The organization is ready to spring into action (= start taking action) the moment it receives its funding.
E.g.: He always springs to his feet when she walks in the room.
spring (n):(CURVED METAL)-a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but then returns to its usual shape:
dread (v): 1-to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:
E.g.: He’s dreading the exam – he’s sure he’s going to fail.
E.g.: I’m dreading having to meet his parents.
headache (n) (PROBLEM)-something that causes you difficulty or worry:
E.g.: Finding a babysitter for New Year’s Eve is going to be a real headache.
make a mountain out of a molehill-to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem:
E.g.: You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.
molehill-鼹鼠丘
bloom (v): 1-When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers:
E.g.: These flowers will bloom all through the summer.
bloom (n):a flower on a plant
-be in bloom-to be producing flowers:
E.g.: The apple trees are in full bloom (= completely covered in flowers).
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