扇贝单词日记Day9

12.22——12.13

扇贝单词

pinafore （a sleeveless dress）

soothe

It didn't take long time for the central bank to soothe investor's fears.

He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

weathercock

He looked up at the weathercock.

interfere

I'm adult now,so don't try to interfere my decisions.

Do not interfere.

The UN cannot interfere in the internal affairs of any country.

caricature（A drawing or description of someone that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way）

tottering

A staggering totteringvmovementvor gait.

propel

We are propelled to go forward.

play for time

We can't sign the agreement yet.we will have to play for time.

He decided to play for time in the hope that the price would decrease.

wolf

He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese.

These shose are rather too big.

lush

The beautiful landscaped gardens sprawl with lush vegetation.

warranty

The equipment is still under warranty.

demoralize

Clearly,one of the objectives is demoralize thevenemy troops in any way they can.

dew

The earlyvmorning dew on the grass disappeared as the sun emerged.

The dew gathered on the leaves.

Humor is important in work place.

You got some sense of humor,kid.

earthware

She poured some water in the earthware pot.

queer

If you ask me,there is something a bit queer going on.

trifling

Atrifling matter is small and unimportant.

Cellulose is beneficial to your health.

bamboo shoots

New buildings sprang up like banboo shoots.

one step ahead

Greatness sometimes is one step ahead.

divert

Aloud noise diverted my attention.

The capital remained jammed with diverted traffic.

Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.

buoy

They are buoyed up by a sense of hope.

German demostic consumption buoyed the German economy.

stubborn

You're being stubborn.

He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong.

inflamed

Her eyes were sore and inflamed.

make headway

We haven't made any headway with this project.

crimson（deep red）

His finger was hurt by the thorn on the rose.

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If I fail,if I succeed,at least I live as I believe.

Lesbians

Gays

Bisexuals

Transgender

anemia（Anemia is a medical condition in which there are too few cells in your blood,causing you feel tired and look pale）

Symptoms of anemia include weakness,fatigue and iron deficiency.

oily

He's not that cute,kind of oily.

When shevwas younger,she had very oily skin.

entrenched

Entrened political elites rarely go quiectly.

stoop

He was a tall,thin fellow with a slight stoop.

Don't stoop to his level.

Would you stooo that low?

The street cleaner stooped down to pick up the bottles littered all around.

primer

A coat of primer should be madecover the bare surface before the main painting.

Children learn knowledge from primers.

amnesty

The day gave amnasty tovten million undocumented residents.

Now you are lost any hope of amnasty.

impurity

A filter will remove most impurities found in water.

You will now be cleansed of your impurity.

consumerism（the belif that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods）

bipolar

She suffered from bipolar disorder.

He thinks a bipolar world is inherently more stable.

nagging

She is nagging.

nagging headaches

nagging pronlem

iconic

The ads helped Nike to achieve iconic status.

clap eyes on

I hope I shall never clap eyes on her again.

marshal-marshalled

The country marshalled its economic and political resources to protect its security interests.

deviate

That sometimes you do have to deviate just to.make sense.

Why deviatevatvthe last minute?

He nevervdeviated fron his original plan.

flavor

Idon't like the flavor of onion.

Your favorite flavor of ice cream?

It improvesvthe flavor.

ebony（very deep black color）

He had rich,soft ebony hair.

backlash（A backlash against a tendencyvor recent developmentbin societyvor politics,is a sudden strong reaction against it .）

wretched

The wretched conditions of the refugees were especially astonishing.

wrenched and decaying

Please,I've had a wretched day,I'm horrible lonely.

carcass

A clusters of vultures crouched on the carcass of a dead buffalo.

tyrant

The country was ruled by tyrants.

make inroads into

Foreign cars made inroads into European market.

inhalation

Accidental inhalation of the powder can be harmful.

punctual（on time）

trundle（If a vehicle trundles somewhere,it moves there slowly,of with difficulty or an irregular movement.）

The train eventually trundled at 7.54.

peep

I saw him peep through  the window into the room.

rod

The concrete walls are strenthened with steel rods.

hind ≠buck

propulsion

The fish uses its tail fins for propulsion through the water.

noxious

carbon monoxide and other noxious gases.

ultraviolet

Ultraviolet rays could cause the skin to go darker.

The sun's ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning.

throng

Am offical pushed through the throng.

rags to riches

prepare  the ground

The two foreign ministers prepared the ground for negotiations.

reflex action

I turned to look inside the house in reflex action.

But that was just relex.

on all fours

The baby often always crawls on all fours.

hijack

You hijack a plane to crash it.

The terrorists hijacked a plane and took yhe passengers hostage.

deep pockets.

pluck the harp.

"Rea my lips!No new taxes"