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VocabularyUnit2Feelings

Vocabulary–Unit2

Exercise1,Page11

Word

Wordcategory

IPA

Definitions

disturb

verb[T]

/dɪˈstɜːb/

1.INTERRUPT-tointerruptwhatsomeoneisdoingbymakingnoiseorannoyingthem:

Don'tdisturbhim,heneedstosleep.

2.UPSET-tomakesomeonefeelanxiousorupset:

Somescenesareviolentandmaydisturbyoungerviewers.

3.CHANGE-tochangesomethingbytouchingitormovingitfromitsoriginalposition

reaction

noun（BEHAVIOUR）

/riˈæk.ʃən/

1.[C]behaviour,afeelingoranactionthatisadirectresultofsomethingelse

2.reactions

someone'sabilitytoactquicklywhensomethinghappens:

Youneedtohavequickreactionstoplaythesecomputergames.

3.[Cusuallysingular]atypeofbehaviouroropinionthatisproducedorheldwiththeintentionofbeingdifferentfromsomethingelse:

Herleft-wingviewsareareactionagainsttheconservatismofherparents.

catalogue

noun（LIST）

（USusuallycatalog）

/ˈkæt.əl.ɒg/

/ˈkæt ̬.əl.ɑːg/

1.[C]abookwithalistofallthegoodsthatyoucanbuyfromashop

e.g.amail-ordercatalogue

2.[C]alistofallthebooks,paintings,etc.thatexistinaplace

volume

noun（AMOUNT）

/ˈvɒl.juːm/

/ˈvɑːl-/

1.[CorU]theamountofspacethatiscontainedwithinanobjectorsolidshape:

Whichofthesebottlesdoyouthinkhasthegreatervolume?

2.[U]thenumberoramountofsomethingingeneral:

It'sthesheervolumeoftrafficinthecitythatiscausingtheproblems.

impair

verb

/ɪmˈpeər//-ˈper/[T]

1.tospoilsomethingormakeitweakersothatitislesseffective:

Arecurringkneeinjurymayhaveimpairedhischancesofwinningthetournament.

2.impaired（adjective）/ɪmˈpeəd//-ˈperd/

Shesuffersfromimpairedvision/hearing.

3.impairment（noun）/ɪmˈpeə.mənt//-ˈper-/[U]

physical/mentalimpairment

comprehend

verb

/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend//ˌkɑːm-/

1.tounderstandsomethingcompletely:

Ifailtocomprehendtheirattitude.

Hedoesn'tseemtocomprehendthescaleoftheproblem

[+questionword]I'llnevercomprehendwhyshedidwhatshedid.

[+that]Idon'tthinkhefullycomprehendsthatshewon'tbeheretohelphim.

crawl

verb（MOVE）

/krɔːl//krɑːl/

[I]tomoveslowlyorwithdifficulty,especially（ofaperson）withthebodystretchedoutalongthegroundoronhandsandknees:

Thechildcrawledacrossthefloor.

Theinjuredsoldiercrawledtosafety.

Thelorrycrawlednoisilyupthehill.

Meganhasjustlearnedtocrawl.

hasty

adjective

/ˈheɪ.sti/

1.describessomethingthatisdoneinahurry,sometimeswithoutthenecessarycareorthought:

Hewarnedagainstmakinghastydecisions.

Nowlet'snotleaptoanyhastyconclusions.

Wesawtherainandmadeahastyretreatintothebar.

Ithinkperhapswewerealittlehastyinjudginghim.

2.hastily（adverb）/ˈheɪ.stɪ.li/

“He'slooksgoodforhisage.Notthat55isold,”shehastilyadded.

3.hastiness（noun）/ˈheɪ.stɪ.nəs/[U]

accessory

noun（EXTRA）

/əkˈses.ər.i//-ɚ-/

[Cusuallyplural]somethingaddedtoamachineortoclothing,whichhasausefulordecorativepurpose:

Sheworeagreenwoolsuitwithmatchingaccessories（=shoes,hat,bag,etc.）.

Sunglassesaremuchmorethanafashionaccessory.

Accessoriesforthetop-of-the-rangecarincludeleatherupholstery,aCDplayer,electricwindowsandasunroof.

distress

noun

/dɪˈstres/[U]

1.afeelingofextremeworry,sadnessorpain:

Sheclaimedthatthewayshehadbeentreatedatworkhadcausedherextremeemotionalandpsychologicaldistress.

Manyofthehorseswereshowingsignsofdistressattheendoftherace.

2.whenyouaresufferingorareingreatdangerandthereforeinurgentneedofhelp:

SixpeoplewererescuedbyhelicopterfromafishingboatindistressofftheCornishcoast.

adistresssignal

trace

verb（FIND）

/treɪs/[T]

1.tofindsomeoneorsomethingthatwaslost:

E.g.-Thepolicearetryingtotracethemotherofanewbornbabyfoundabandonedoutsideahospital.

-Attemptstotracethewhereaboutsofamanseenleavingthesceneofthecrimehavesofarbeenunsuccessful.

-Theirmissingdaughterwasfinallytracedto（=foundin）Manchester.

2.tofindtheoriginofsomething:

E.g.-Thephonecompanywereunabletotracethecall.

-Noonehasyetbeenabletotracethesourceoftherumour.

3.todiscoverthecauseororiginofsomethingbyexaminingthewayinwhichithasdeveloped:

E.g.-Theoutbreakoffoodpoisoningwastracedtosomecontaminatedshellfish.

-ThepracticeofgivingeggsatEastercanbetracedbacktofestivalsinancientChina.

-Rivalriesbetweenthegangscanbetracedbackto（=firsthappenedin）the1950sinsomeblackandHispanicneighbourhoods.

4.todescribethewayinwhichsomethinghasdeveloped:

E.g.-ThefilmtracestheeventsleadinguptotheRussianRevolutionin1917.

stroke

noun（ILLNESS）

/strəʊk//stroʊk/

[C]asuddenchangeinthebloodsupplytoapartofthebrain,whichcancausealossoftheabilitytomoveparticularpartsofthebody:

Shesuffered/hadastrokewhichleftherunabletospeak.

discipline

noun（TRAINING）

/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/

1.[U]trainingwhichproducesobedience（=willingnesstoobey）orself-control,oftenintheformofrules,andpunishmentsifthesearebroken,ortheobedienceorself-controlproducedbythistraining

E.g.parental/military/schooldiscipline

Thereshouldbebetterdisciplineinschools.

Idon'thaveenough（self）disciplinetosavemoney.

2.（good）discipline

theabilitytocontrolyourselforotherpeople,evenindifficultsituations

Maintainingclassroomdiscipline（=controlofthestudents）isthefirsttaskofeveryteacher.

infant

noun（YOUNGCHILD）

/ˈɪn.fənt/

[C]ababyoraveryyoungchild

E.g.anewborninfant

misbehave

verb（PERSON）

/ˌmɪs.bɪˈheɪv/[I]

1.tobehavebadly:

Iwasalwaysgettingintroubleformisbehavingatschool.

2.misbehaviour（noun）/ˌmɪs.bɪˈheɪ.vjər//-vjɚ/[U]

Theschoolexpelledhimforpersistentmisbehaviour.

Exercise2,Page11

Word

Wordcategory

IPA

Definitions

apartfrom

phrasalverb

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exceptforornotconsidering:

-Heworksuntilnineo'clockeveryevening,andthat'squiteapartfromtheworkhedoesovertheweekend.

-Apartfromthesalary/Salaryapart,it'snotabadjob.

-Apartfromyouandme/Youandmeapart,Idon'tthinktherewasanyonethereunderthirty.

stemfrom

phrasalverb

tostartordevelopastheresultofsomething:

-Herproblemsstemfromherdifficultchildhood.

-Theirdisagreementstemmedfromamisunderstanding.

calmdown

calm（sb）down

[M]

tostopfeelingupset,angryorexcited,ortostopsomeonefeelingthisway:

-[R]Shesatdownandtookafewdeepbreathstocalmherselfdown.

-Shewasangryatfirstbutwemanagedtocalmherdown.

-Calmdown,forgoodnesssake.It'snothingtogetexcitedabout!

everso

everso/eversucha（an）

（UKslightlyinformal）very/a（an）very:

-She'seversopretty.

-She'seversuchaprettygirl.

standout

phrasalverb

1.tobeverynoticeable:

Theblackletteringreallystandsoutonthatorangebackground.

2.tobemuchbetterthanothersimilarthingsorpeople:

Wehadlotsofgoodapplicantsforthejob,butonestoodoutfromtherest.

leton

phrasalverb

（informal）

totellotherpeopleaboutsomethingthatyouknow,especiallywhenitisasecret:

Isuspectheknowsmorethisthanhe'slettingon.

pullaway

phrasalverb（VEHICLE）

Ifavehiclepullsaway,itstartsmoving.

E.g.Therewasaroarandacloudofsmokeasthecarpulledawayfromthetrafficlights.

insearchof

insearchofsth

tryingtofindsomething:

E.g.Shewasshotbyasniperwhenshewentoutinsearchoffirewood.

divergefrom

phrasalverb

/ˌda ɪˈvɜːdʒ//dɪˈvɝːdʒ/[I]

tofollowadifferentdirectionfrom…,ortobeorbecomedifferentfrom…

-Theywalkedalongtheroadtogetheruntiltheyreachedthevillage,butthentheirpathsdiverged.

-Althoughthetwoorganizationshaveworkedtogetherformanyyears,theirobjectiveshavedivergedrecently.

Opposite:

converge

distinctfrom

adjective（DIFFERENT）

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

1.clearlyseparateanddifferent（fromsomethingelse）:

-Thetwoconceptsarequitedistinct（fromeachother）.

-Therearetwodistinctfactionswithintheonepoliticalparty.

2.asdistinctfrom:

ratherthan

She'sapersonalassistantasdistinctfromasecretary.

distinctly（adverb）/dɪˈstɪŋkt.li/

participatein

phrasalverb

/pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt//pɑːrˈtɪs.ə-/[I]

totakepartinorbecomeinvolvedinanactivity:

-Sheneverparticipatesinanyofourdiscussions,doesshe?

wellup

well-brought-up:

describespeople,especiallychildren,whoarepoliteandwhoactinaquietandpleasantway,becausetheyhavebeentaughtthisbehaviourathome

E.g.Somechildrenwerewellbroughtup,despitefamilybreakdown,headmitted.

inaction

Inaction:

failuretodoanythingwhichmightprovideasolutiontoaproblem

noun

E.g.-TheWest'sinactionhasputmillionsofpeopleatriskofstarvation.

-Thisannouncementfollowsmonthsofinactionanddelay.

Exercise3,Page12

Word

Wordcategory

IPA

Definitions

misery

noun（UNHAPPYFEELING）

/ˈmɪz.ər.i/

/-ɚ-/

[CorU]greatunhappiness:

-Wehavewitnessedthemostappallingscenesofhumanmisery.

-Tenyearsofmarriagetohimhavemadeherlifeamisery.

honourable

adjective

UK（USHonorable）

/ˈɒn.ər.ə.bl ̩/

/ˈɑː.nɚ-/（writtenabbreviationHon）

1.honestandfair:

E.g.Theneighborsaredecent,honorablepeople.

2.theHonourable:

atitleusedbeforethenameofsomegovernmentofficials,andintheUKbeforethenamesofcertainpeopleofhighsocialrank

-theHonourableAndrewRobinson

-theHonorableDanielP.MoynihanofNewYork

reveal

verb

/rɪˈviːl/[T]

1.tomakeknownorshowsomething