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8.offthetopofyourhead（idiom）:
thinkofsomethingimmediatelywithoutpreparation
-IfeltreallyembarrassedwhenIcouldn'
trememberhernameoffthetopofmyhead.
9.precinct:
theofficeofapolicedepartmentinaparticulararea
-Let'
sgodowntothepoliceprecinctandreporttheburglary.
10.bizarre:
strangeorunusual
-That'
sthemostbizarrestoryI'
veeverheard.
11.unidentified:
unknownorimpossibletodeterminetheorigin
-Thepolicewereabletocapturethecriminalthroughanunidentifiedsource.
12.outofthisworld:
unbelievable,incredible
-Youhavetoseehisenormoushouse.It'
soutofthisworld.
13.approaching:
comingcloser
-Citizenshavebeenurgedtofleetheareabecauseoftheapproachinghurricane
14.demanding（adjective）:
requiringgreateffortorwork
-Myhistoryteacherisverydemanding.Sheexpectsstudenttomemorizesomanyfacts.
15.mail-inrebate（noun）:
refundorreturnofmoneysenttothepurchaserafterbuyinggoods
-Ittooktwomonthstoreceivemymail-inrebatefromthatcompany.
16.throwin（phrasalverb）:
addasanextraitem
-ThecomputerstorethrewinafreesetofspeakerswhenIboughtacomputer.
17.stickershock（noun）:
greatsurpriseatthesalespriceofanitem
tgetoverthestickershockofseeingthepriceofcarsthesedays.
18.chipin（phrasalverb）:
addorcontribute
-MyfatherchippedinmoneysoIcouldbymyfirstlaptop.
19.buck（noun）:
informalfordollar
-Itonlycostsafewbuckstobuysomefoldersandnotebooksforschool.
20.cupboard（noun）:
acabinetorstoragespaceforkeepingfoodorotheritemsinthekitchen
-You'
llfindtheflourandsugarinthecupboard.Whydon'
tyougrabthemsowecanmakesomepancakes?
21.mix（up）（phrasalverb）:
prepareafoodordrinkbycombiningtwoormoreingredients
-Don'
tforgettomix（up）theeggsreallywellbeforeyouputtheminthefryingpan.
22.nasty（adjective）:
terribleordisgusting
-Theoatmealhemadeforbreakfastwasnasty,butIdidn'
twanttohurthisfeelings,soIdidn'
tsayanything.
23.plus（conjunction）:
and
-Youcanhaveeggsandtoastforbreakfast,plusthereissomeorangejuiceintherefrigeratorincaseyouwantsomethingtodrink.
24.gowrong（verb）:
makeamistake
25.mile（noun）:
1mile=1.6kilometers
-Drivedownthisroadaboutthreemiles,andyou'
llseethehotelontherightsideofthestreet.
26.treadmill（noun）:
apieceofexerciseequipmentthatmovesabeltasyourunorwalkonit
-Theexerciseroomatthehotelhastwotreadmills,soyoushouldbeabletorunalittlebeforewegoouttonight.
27.irk（verb）:
someoneorsomethingthatbothersyou
-Itreallyirksmewheneverahotelroomisn'
tclean.
28.nickel-and-dime（verb）:
takeawaysomeone`smoneybymakingthepersonpaysmallamountsforsomething
-Thathotelwillnickel-and-dimeyoutodeathforeveryservicetheyprovide.It'
snotworthstayingthere.
29.buddyorbuddyboy（noun）:
usedwhenspeakingtoamanorboy,especiallywhenyouareannoyedwiththatperson（usewithcautionbecauseitcanberude）
-Look,buddy.I'
mintheroomnextdoor,soifyoudon'
tturndowntheTVandstarttheloudparty,I'
mgoingtocallthehotel'
sfrontdeskandcomplain.
30.beflustered（adjective）:
beinabotheredorconfusedstate
-ThehotelguestwasreallyflusteredwhenIcouldn'
tfigureouthowtoopenhishotelroomdoor.
31.provide（verb）:
giveormakesomethingavailable
-Youcanbuyalloftheprovideforyourtripinthissectionofthemall.
32.amenities（noun）:
thingsorservicesthatmakeyoucomfortable
-Wechosethishotelbecauseofthemanyamenitiesavailabletoguests.
33.I'
vehadit（idiom）:
usedtosaythatsomeoneistiredorannoyedbysomething
-Mywifehashaditwiththishotel'
spoorservice,sowe'
vedecidedtocheckoutandgosomewhereelse.
34.fee（noun）:
anamountofmoneyyoupayforsomething
--ManyhotelschargeadditionalfeesforwirelessInternetandotherservices,sobesuretocheckcarefullybeforemakingahotelreservation.
35.
-IthoughtIfollowedtherecipe,butthisfoodtastesterrible,soIwonderwhereIwentwrong.
36.weird（adjective）:
unusualorstrange
-Althoughheusesalotofweirdingredientsinhischickensoup,italwaystastesgreat.
37.chat（noun）:
informalconversation
-Wehadareallygoodchatoverbreakfastthismorningaboutmydaughter'
sfuture.
38.sis（noun）:
informalforsister
-Hey,sis.Doyouwantaridetoschooltoday?
39.beat-up（adjective）:
inbadcondition
-Idon'
tcareifthebookisallbeat-upaslongasitischeap.
40.buck（noun）:
-Youcansaveafewbucksifyoubuyusedbooksfromfriendsoronline.
41.hmmm:
asoundthatpeoplemakewhentheyarethinkingaboutwhattosay
-Hmmm.That'
sadifficultquestion.Letmethinkaboutit.
42.psh:
expressionoflackofrespect
-Didshereallysaythatshestudiesreallyhard?
Psh.She'
salwaysskippingclass,sothere'
snowaysheisdoingwellinschool.
43.holdoffon（phrasalverb）:
wait
-Mydaughterdecidedtoholdoffonattendingcollegethissemester.
44.nevermind:
don'
tworryaboutsomething
-Well,nevermind.IthinkI'
llbuythebookonlineinstead.Thanksforofferingtosellmeyourbook.
45.beonsomeone（phrasalverb）:
complainaboutsomeoneorsomethingthatapersondoes
-Hiswifeisalwaysonhimforspendingsomuchmoneyontextbooksandthennotattendingclassesregularly.
46.beintosomething（phrasalverb）:
beinterestedinsomething
-Mybrotherisreallyintoswimming.Hegoestothepooleveryday.
47.ugh:
expressionofdislikeordisgust
-Ugh.Ican'
tbelieveyoudidn'
tpassthatclasseventhoughyouspentsomuchmoneyonbooksandtuition.Iguessthat'
syourfaultbecauseyouneverwenttoclassmuch.
48.getthepicture（idiom）:
understand
-Kathysaysshedoesn'
twanttogooutwithme,butIthinkIgetthepicturenow.She'
sjustnotinterestedinme.
49.queue（noun）:
alistorlineofphonecallstobeanswered（oftenconsideredBritishEnglish）;
canalsobeusedtodescribealineofpeoplewaitingforaservice
-ThephonemessagesaysI'
mnumber3inthequeue,butIhavebeenwaitingforover20minutestotalktosomeoneincustomersupport.
50.run（verb）:
operateorfunction
-Thiscomputerwasrunninggreatyesterday,butIcan'
tgetitstartedtoday.
51.beunderwarranty（phrasalverb）:
protectedbyawrittenpromisebyacompanytofixorreplaceoneofitsproducts
-Ifyou'
rehavingproblemswiththedigitalcamera,senditbacktothemanufacturertogetarefund.Thecameraisstillunderwarranty.
52.runout（phrasalverb）:
reachtheendingperiodofanagreementorcontract
-Sometimes,aproductyoubuywillfunctionperfectlylongafterthewarrantyrunsout.
53.freeze（verb）:
stopmoving
-IreallyhatethiscomputerbecauseitalwaysfreezesrightwhenI'
mtryingtosaveimportantdocuments.
54.crash（verb）:
stopworking
-Myoldcomputerwasconstantlycrashingeveryday,soIreinstalledtheoperatingsystemtoseeifthatwouldfixtheproblem.
55.zillion（noun）:
averylargenumber
-I'
vetoldyouazilliontimeswhattheproblemis.Don'
tyouunderstanditnow?
56.clutter（verb）:
fillanareawiththingsandmakeitmessy
-Ihatesomecomputercompaniesbecausetheytendtocluttertheirmachineswithjunksoftwaremostpeopledon'
tuse.
57.beatwit'
send（idiom）:
beveryfrustratedbecauseyoucannotsolveaproblem
-Totellthetruth,I'
matmywits'
endtryingtofigureouttheproblemwithmycomputer.
58.diagnose（verb）:
determinethenatureofaproblem
-Thetechnicalsupportpersoncouldn'
tdiagnosethesoftwareconflictevenafterworkingonitforthreehours.
59.deserve（verb）:
earnsomethingorbeworthyofsomeconsideration
-Ourcustomersdeservefriendlyandhonestserviceeverytimetheywalkinourstore.
60.imitate（verb）:
copyorreproduceanideaorproduct
-Unfortunately,manycompaniescanonlyimitatethehigh-qualityproductsofotherbusinesses.
61.innovate（verb）:
comeupwithnewideasormethods
-Ifyoudon'
tinnovate,yourbusinesswillnolongerbecompetitive.
62.sleek（adjective）:
attractive
-Thecompany'
snewestMP3isreallysleek,anditshouldsellwell.
63.ultimate（adjective）:
thebestormostsuperiorfinalone
-Theultimategoalofourcompanyistobenumberoneinourfield.
64.starving（verb）:
hungry,famished
-Manydeerwillstarvetodeathinthemountainsbecauseoftheharshwinter.
65.yuckoryucky:
expressionshowingstrongdispleasureordislikeforsomething（informal）
-Oh,Dad.Idon'
tlikethisyuckysoup.
66.adaptation（noun）,adapt（verb）:
achangeormodificationtosomething,revision
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