Week3
*sip (V.)啜飲
*grab a bite/a chair/a taxi
Vocabulary
1.acoustic
a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
2.activate
make active or more active; "activate an old file"
3.beam
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
4.deafening
be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
5.lethal
of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
6.offensive
violating or tending to violate or offend against
ex.violative of the principles of liberty
7.bystander
a nonparticipant spectator
8.loss
something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
9.controversial
marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
10.cereal
a breakfast food prepared from grain
11.commercial
a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
12.function
a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
13.restore
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
ex.
restore the forest to its original pristine condition
14. instantly
(adv.) at once; immediately.
(e.g) I don't think she'll fall instantly in love with him again and make the same mistake.
15.Direct
extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping.
with no one or nothing in between.
control the operations of; manage or govern.
They can grow 12 inches high and 6 inches wide, prefer bright light but not direct sunlight.
16. target
a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack.
select as an object of attention or attack.
In addition, many of these attacks seemed to target more than property.
17. pattern
a repeated decorative design.
decorate with a recurring design.
give a regular or intelligible form to.
Now, if I can stay awake until tonight I might just be able to get back into a regular pattern again.
18. rude
offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
roughly made or done; lacking subtlety or sophistication.
She instantly felt guilty for the times she had been rude to him.
19. insulting
disrespectful or scornfully abusive.
20. collar
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
21. pitched
throw or toss with a light motion
flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper
22. temporarily
for a limited time only; not permanently
23.painful
causing physical or psychological pain
24. individual
a single organism
25.suspect
someone who is under suspicion
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