Online Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

zoom fatigue (n)

couch (n) 长沙发 = sofa

variant (n)

schadenfreude (n): pleasure at other people’s misfortune

boost (v) boost the economy

spur (n) 马刺

medical health care/insurance 医保

outweigh (v)
The benefit of plan A outweighs its drawback.

outrun (v)

outperform (v)
iPhone 14’s battery life outperforms iPhone 13.

fluid (adj.): unfixed, flexible
My holiday plan is fluid.

talkative (adj.): communicative

eloquent (adj.) 雄辩的

compelling (adj.) very forceful

sympathy (n) the feeling that you care about and are sorry about (pitiful) someone else’s trouble, grief, misfortune, etc.
sympathize with

empathy (n) the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions or the ability to share someone else’s feelings

mediocre (adj.) 平庸的 – mediocrity
His spoken English is mediocre.

pretentious (adj.) 做作的，炫耀的，装的

egotistic (adj.)
He has a big ego.
He has ego problems.

He/her has a strong logical thinking.
He/she thinks logically

advanced vocabulary = big words

people who like to show themselves.
People who like to show off.