Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

drab (adj): boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement
（尤指外表）单调的，乏味的，缺乏色彩的，平淡的
She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed.
走过市中心那些单调的灰色建筑物，她心里感觉很压抑。
I feel so drab in this grey uniform.
穿这套灰制服我觉得很没生气。

zest noun (FRUIT SKIN)-the skin of an orange, lemon, or lime, used to add flavour to food
（用于调味的）橘皮，柠檬皮，橙皮
grated lemon zest
磨碎的柠檬皮

puke (n): vomit
呕吐物
The floor was covered with puke.
地板上到处都是呕吐物。

carsick (adj): feeling that you want to vomit because of the movement of a car
晕车的

cinnamon (n): the bark (= hard outer covering) of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to give a particular taste to food, especially sweet food
肉桂，桂皮；肉桂粉
a cinnamon stick
一块桂皮

spice noun (FOOD)
a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food
（调味）香料
Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are all spices.
肉桂、姜和丁香都属于香料。
Spices are widely used in South Asian cooking.
南亚菜中广泛使用各种调味香料。