Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

clash (v): If two opinions, statements, or qualities clash, they are very different from each other.
（两种意见、声明或品质）有分歧，不相容，相抵触
This latest statement from the White House clashes with important aspects of US foreign policy.
白宫的最新声明与美国外交政策的重要方面相抵触。

roaming (n): the use of a mobile phone service that you can connect to when you cannot connect to the one that you normally use, for example if you are in another country
（手机）漫游
You will face extra costs for roaming.
手机漫游会额外收费。
Beware of roaming charges of up to $3 a minute.
小心漫游费可能高达每分钟3美元。

kitsch (n): art, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny
俗气的装饰品；庸俗的艺术品
His home’s full of 1950s kitsch.
他家里满是20世纪50年代庸俗的艺术品。

errand (n): a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something
（短程）差事；跑腿
I’ll meet you at six, I’ve got some errands to do/run first.
我会在6点和你见面，我得先去办些事情。

address noun [C] (SPEECH)
a formal speech
演讲，演说
She gave an address to the Royal Academy.
她在皇家艺术院作了场演讲。

address verb [T] (SPEAK TO)
formal
to speak or write to someone
对…讲话，对…发表演说，致词；给…写信，致函
He addressed a few introductory remarks to the audience.
他向观众说了几句开场白。
He likes to be addressed as “Sir” or “Mr Partridge”.
他喜欢被称为“先生”或“帕特里奇先生”。

address verb [T] (DEAL WITH)
to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
对付，应付；处理
The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
资金问题尚未得到解决。

terrace (n): a flat area of stone or grass outside a house, where people sit and sometimes eat
露天平台，阳台