Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

stove (n): a piece of equipment that burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place
（用于取暖的）炉，火炉

stovetop (n): the top part or surface of a cooker on which pans can be heated
（炉具上的）炉盘，搁架
Most domestic stovetops have four gas or electric burners.
大多数家用炉台都有4个煤气火眼或电加热环。

rusty adjective (METAL)
covered with rust (= metal decay)
生锈的
a rusty car/nail
生锈的汽车／钉子

rusty adjective (METAL)
covered with rust (= metal decay)
生锈的
a rusty car/nail
生锈的汽车／钉子

rusty adjective (NEEDING PRACTICE)
If a skill you had is rusty, it is not as good as it was because you have not practised it.
（技术）荒疏的，荒废的，生疏的
My Italian is a bit rusty these days.
我的意大利语现在有点荒疏了。

allocate (v): to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way
分配；分派；拨给，划拨
The government is allocating £10 million for health education.
政府将拨出1000万英镑作为健康教育经费。
[ + two objects ] As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs to people.
作为项目负责人，你必须给大家分派工作。
It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster/to allocate blame to individuals.
调查委员会的任务不是确定谁该为这场灾难负责任／哪些人应该负责任。

impulsive (adj): showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have
冲动的
Don’t be so impulsive – think before you act.
不要如此冲动——要三思而后行。
an impulsive man/decision/gesture
冲动的人／决定／举动

clique (n): a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group
小集团，小圈子；派系
Our golf club is run by a very unfriendly clique (of people).
我们的高尔夫球俱乐部是由一小撮很不友好的家伙管理的。
There’s a clique at work that never talks/who never talk to anyone else.
单位有个小集团，他们从来不和其他人说话。

toxic (adj): causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over a long period of time
恶毒的；造成阴影的
toxic parents
恶毒的父母
a toxic relationship
带毒的友谊

justified (adj): having a good reason for something
有正当理由的
I accept that the criticism is completely justified.
我承认这个批评是完全正当的。
I think you were quite justified in complaining.
我想你有理由抱怨。

civil adjective (POLITE)polite and formal
有礼貌的；文明的；客气的
His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly.
他的态度很客气，尽管不是特别友好。

wannabe (adj): a person who is trying to become famous, usually unsuccessfully
梦想成功（或出名）者
The bar is frequented by wannabe actresses and film directors.
这家酒吧经常有梦想成名的女演员和电影导演光顾。

can’t/couldn’t help
If you can’t/couldn’t help something, such as acting in a particular way or making a particular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it.
无法抑制，禁不住（做…）
It was awful, but I couldn’t help laughing.
这真是糟糕，可我还是忍不住大笑起来。
“Stop giggling!” “I can’t help it!”
“别再笑了！”“我忍不住呀！”
I can’t help thinking (= my true feeling is that) she’d be better off without him.
我不禁认为如果没有他她会过得更好。

troll noun [C] (CREATURE)
an imaginary, either very large or very small creature in traditional Scandinavian stories, that has magical powers and lives in mountains or caves
（斯堪的纳维亚地区传说中的）山精，巨人，侏儒

troll noun [C] (COMPUTING)
someone who leaves an intentionally annoying message on the internet, in order to get attention or cause trouble
（在互联网上为吸引别人关注或捣乱）故意留下激怒他人言论的人