Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sleep noun (SUBSTANCE)
a yellowish substance sometimes found in the corners of the eyes after sleeping
眼屎

nosebleed (n): an occasion when blood comes out of a person’s nose
鼻出血
She gets/has a lot of nosebleeds.
她经常流鼻血。

bleed (v): to lose blood
出血，流血
Your arm is bleeding.
你的胳膊在流血。
He was bleeding heavily.
他在大量失血。

flame noun (FIRE)
a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire
火焰；火舌
The flames grew larger as the fire spread.
火势蔓延，火焰越来越高。
The car flipped over and burst into flames (= started burning immediately).
汽车翻了，顿时起火燃烧起来。
When the fire engine arrived the house was already in flames (= burning).
消防车赶到时，房屋已是一片火海。

nutcracker (n):a tool for breaking the shell of a nut, so that you can remove and eat the softer part inside
（夹碎坚果的）坚果钳