Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

circumnavigate verb [T] (SAIL AROUND)
to sail all the way around something
绕…航行；绕道，绕行
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
他们乘独木舟绕合恩角航行。

navigate (n): the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another, or the science of finding a way from one place to another
领航（术）；导航（术）
In the past, navigation depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars.
过去，导航在很大程度上依靠对星星位置的认识。
Mechanics discovered problems with the plane’s navigation system.
机械师发现了飞机导航系统所出的问题。

addiction (n): an inability to stop doing or using something, especially something harmful
上瘾
drug addiction
吸毒上瘾
his addiction to alcohol
他对酒精上瘾。
For people with OCD, cleaning can become an addiction.
对于强迫症患者来说，做清洁可能会成为一种瘾。

phobia (n): an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
（尤指道理上无法解释的）恐惧，惧怕
I’ve got a phobia about/of worms.
我很怕蠕虫。

snot noun (FROM NOSE)
mucus produced in the nose
鼻涕

snot noun (PERSON)
a person who is rude and thinks that they are better than other people
举止讨厌的人
Amber is such a snot!
安伯真是个令人讨厌的家伙！

sluggish (adj): moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power
行动缓慢的；迟缓的
A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
丰盛的午餐使我一下午都懒得动弹。
Something is wrong with the car – the engine feels sluggish.
这辆车出了问题——引擎运转不太顺畅。
The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years.
过去这几年房地产市场一直很萧条。

slug noun [C] (CREATURE)

1a small, usually black or brown creature with a long, soft body and no arms or legs, like a snail but with no shell
蛞蝓，鼻涕虫

2-a slow-moving, lazy person
懒散的人

not be sb’s cup of tea
If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like.
非…所好；不合…的心意
Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.
谢谢你邀请我，不过我不大喜欢看芭蕾。