Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

I’ve never tried bowling before, but I thought I’d give it a shot.
我之前从未打过保龄球，不过我想试一下。

a shot of sth informal
the amount of a drug that is put into the body by a single injection
（药品或毒品的）一次注射量
The doctor gave him a shot of morphine.
医生给他注射了一剂吗啡。

jab (n): an injection (DRUG)
注射（同 injection）
a flu jab
流感预防针
You’ll need some jabs if you’re going to Egypt.
如果你去埃及，需要打一些防疫针。

apart adverb (SEPARATED)
separated by a distance or by time
（指空间或时间）相隔，相距
Stand with your feet wide apart.
两腿叉开站立，双脚间距要大。
How far apart should the speakers be?
两个喇叭应相距多远？
We were asked to stand in two lines three metres apart.
要求我们站成间距为3米的两排。
The two lines of children moved slowly apart.
那两队孩子慢慢分开了。

bipolar disorder
noun [ U ]
UK /baɪˈpəʊ.lə dɪˌsɔː.dər/ US /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/

a mental illness causing someone to change often from being extremely excited to being very depressed
躁狂抑郁症

precarious (adj): A precarious situation is likely to get worse.
（情势）不稳定的，不确定的，危险的
Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
许多借款人现在发现自己陷入了不稳定的财务状况。

tension (n): a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event
（精神上的）紧张，焦虑，焦急
You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.
我们等待考试结果出来的时候，你可以感觉到屋子里的紧张气氛。
[usually plural or U ]
a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other
（互不信任的人群之间的）紧张关系；紧张局势
ethnic/racial tension
民族／种族间的紧张关系
There are growing tensions between the two countries.

tension (n): a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event
（精神上的）紧张，焦虑，焦急
You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.
我们等待考试结果出来的时候，你可以感觉到屋子里的紧张气氛。

B2 [ C usually plural or U ]
a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other
（互不信任的人群之间的）紧张关系；紧张局势
ethnic/racial tension
民族／种族间的紧张关系
There are growing tensions between the two countries.