Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

oral (adj): spoken and not written
口头的；口述的
an oral agreement/exam
口头协议／口试

comprehension (n): a test to find out how well students understand written or spoken language
理解力测试
a listening/reading comprehension
听力／阅读理解

comprehend (v):to understand something completely
充分理解；领悟
I fail to comprehend their attitude.
我无法理解他们的态度。
He doesn’t seem to comprehend the scale of the problem
他似乎没意识到问题的严重性。
I’ll never comprehend why she did what she did.
我永远也不会明白她为什么那么做。
I don’t think he fully comprehends that she won’t be here to help him.
我看他还没有充分意识到她是不会来这里帮他的。

terrorist (n): someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes
恐怖分子
Several terrorists have been killed by their own bombs.
有几个恐怖分子被自己的炸弹炸死了。
There has been an increase in terrorist attacks.
恐怖袭击事件有所增多。
The government has stated that it will not give in to terrorist threats.
政府已宣称决不会被恐怖分子的威胁吓倒。

collapse (v): to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
（由于压力、无力或缺乏支持而）倒塌，坍塌；崩溃，垮掉
Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
数以千计的建筑物在地震中倒塌了。
The chair collapsed under her weight.
椅子承受不了她的重量散架了。
He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.
妻子去世后他觉得自己的整个世界都坍塌了。

pregnant (adj): (of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb
怀孕的，妊娠的
She’s five and a half months pregnant.
她怀孕有5个半月了。
My mother stopped smoking when she became pregnant.
我母亲怀孕后就不吸烟了.
My sister is pregnant with twins.
我姐姐怀了双胞胎。