Unit 2 How Reading Changed My Life
abate
to gradually become less rious or extreme; to make sth less strong
● The storm showed no signs of abating.
● Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.
abatement noun [U]
akimbo
(with) arms akimbo: with your hands on your hips and your elbows sticking out
careerism
Pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
careerist: someone who considers their career to be more important to them than anything el
coax
to gently persuade someone to do something
(1) coax someone into/out of (doing) something = gently try to persuade them to do it
● She coaxed the hor into coming a little clor.
● 当演员It took some time, but we were finally able to coax him out of quitting.
(2) coax sth out of / from sb: to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth\
● The police officer tried to coax vital information from/out of the young victim.
compri
(1) to consist of particular parts, groups etc
● The hou compris three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.
● The committee is comprid of well-known mountaineers. (be comprid of sth.)
(2) to form part of a larger group of people or things (= constitute, make up)
● Women compri 44% of hospital medical staff.
● Twelve departments compri this university.
compulsion →compel
a strong and unreasonable desire to do something
● He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth.
the act of forcing or influencing someone to do something they do not want to do
● Owners are under no compulsion to ll their land. [under (no) compulsion to do sth]
compulsory adj. that must be done becau of a law or a rule
compulsory education/cours
compulsive adj. (of behaviour) that is difficult to stop or control; (of people) not being able to control their behavior
compulsive eating/spending/gambling; a compulsive drinker/gambler/liar
corollary (=conquence)
something that is the direct result of something el
corollary of/to
● Is social inequality the inevitable corollary of economic freedom?
couch
n. a long low comfortable at that two or three people can sit on (sofa)
● The sofa is a fertile soil for couch potato.
v. to express something in a particular way
白灼虾怎么做好吃● The letter was deliberately couched in very vague terms.
content
● He emptied out the contents of his pockets onto the table.
● The contents of the document remain cret.
● I can't find it in the contents.
● He ems to be content with a fairly minor role in the administration.
● My apology emed to content him.
● He contented himlf with one piece of cake.
contented adj. happy and satisfied with your life
discontented
hearten: v. to make someone feel happier and more hopeful
● He was by the public's support.
● It is to e the determination of the young people.
● I feel by her progress.
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antonym: dishearten
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dogged
Their success was due to the determination of their coach.
Although the men fought on, a n of hopeless despair engulfed them.
equivalent
The large carton is 生完孩子多久能同房the equivalent of three small ones.
Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word 'home'?
北京冬奥会金牌This amount of exerci is equivalent to walking about three miles.
exclusive: available or belonging only to particular people, and not shared
● The hotel has 忆江南是词牌名吗exclusive access to the beach.
● Tune in to our exclusive coverage of Wimbledon. (exclusive report/interview/coverage)
● This special offer is exclusive to our readers.
exclusivity: the quality of being exclusive
frigate
a small fast ship ud especially for protecting other ships in wars （小型）护卫舰
destroyer: a small fast military ship with guns 驱逐舰
cruir: a large fast ship ud by the navy 巡洋舰
battleship: the largest type of ship ud in war, with very big guns and heavy armour 战列舰
aircraft carrier 航空母舰
A frigate is larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruir.
gable
水果图片简笔画the upper end of a hou wall where it joins with a sloping roof and makes a shape like a triangle.
A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.
guillotine
hale
hale and hearty: (especially of an old person) strong and healthy
hearty: old-fashioned strong and healthy
He was looking hale and hearty on his 80th birthday.
installment
(1) one of the parts of a story that appears as a ries of parts, especially in a magazine, newspaper etc
