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1、8. off the top of your head（idiom）: think of something immediately without preparation- I felt really embarrassed when I couldnt remember her name off the top of my head.9. precinct: the office of a police department in a particular area- Lets go down to the police precinct and report the burglary.

2、10. bizarre: strange or unusual- Thats the most bizarre story Ive ever heard. 11. unidentified: unknown or impossible to determine the origin- The police were able to capture the criminal through an unidentified source. 12. out of this world: unbelievable, incredible- You have to see his enormous ho

3、use. Its out of this world. 13. approaching: coming closer- Citizens have been urged to flee the area because of the approaching hurricane14. demanding（adjective）: requiring great effort or work- My history teacher is very demanding. She expects student to memorize so many facts. 15. mail-in rebate（

4、noun）: refund or return of money sent to the purchaser after buying goods- It took two months to receive my mail-in rebate from that company. 16. throw in（phrasal verb）: add as an extra item- The computer store threw in a free set of speakers when I bought a computer. 17. sticker shock（noun）: great

5、surprise at the sales price of an itemt get over the sticker shock of seeing the price of cars these days. 18. chip in（phrasal verb）: add or contribute- My father chipped in money so I could by my first laptop. 19. buck（noun）: informal for dollar- It only costs a few bucks to buy some folders and no

6、tebooks for school.20. cupboard（noun）: a cabinet or storage space for keeping food or other items in the kitchen- Youll find the flour and sugar in the cupboard. Why dont you grab them so we can make some pancakes? 21. mix （up）（phrasal verb）: prepare a food or drink by combining two or more ingredie

7、nts- Dont forget to mix （up） the eggs really well before you put them in the frying pan. 22. nasty（adjective）: terrible or disgusting- The oatmeal he made for breakfast was nasty, but I didnt want to hurt his feelings, so I didnt say anything. 23. plus（conjunction）: and- You can have eggs and toast

8、for breakfast, plus there is some orange juice in the refrigerator in case you want something to drink. 24. go wrong（verb）: make a mistake25. mile（noun）: 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers- Drive down this road about three miles, and youll see the hotel on the right side of the street. 26. treadmill（noun）: a p

9、iece of exercise equipment that moves a belt as you run or walk on it- The exercise room at the hotel has two treadmills, so you should be able to run a little before we go out tonight. 27. irk（verb）: someone or something that bothers you- It really irks me whenever a hotel room isnt clean. 28. nick

10、el-and-dime（verb）: take away someones money by making the person pay small amounts for something- That hotel will nickel-and-dime you to death for every service they provide. Its not worth staying there. 29. buddy or buddy boy（noun）: used when speaking to a man or boy, especially when you are annoye

11、d with that person （use with caution because it can be rude）- Look, buddy. Im in the room next door, so if you dont turn down the TV and start the loud party, Im going to call the hotels front desk and complain. 30. be flustered（adjective）: be in a bothered or confused state- The hotel guest was rea

12、lly flustered when I couldnt figure out how to open his hotel room door. 31. provide（verb）: give or make something available- You can buy all of the provide for your trip in this section of the mall. 32. amenities（noun）: things or services that make you comfortable- We chose this hotel because of th

13、e many amenities available to guests. 33. Ive had it（idiom）: used to say that someone is tired or annoyed by something- My wife has had it with this hotels poor service, so weve decided to check out and go somewhere else. 34. fee（noun）: an amount of money you pay for something- - Many hotels charge

14、additional fees for wireless Internet and other services, so be sure to check carefully before making a hotel reservation.35. - I thought I followed the recipe, but this food tastes terrible, so I wonder where I went wrong. 36. weird（adjective）: unusual or strange- Although he uses a lot of weird in

15、gredients in his chicken soup, it always tastes great. 37. chat（noun）: informal conversation- We had a really good chat over breakfast this morning about my daughters future.38. sis（noun）: informal for sister- Hey, sis. Do you want a ride to school today?39. beat-up（adjective）: in bad condition- I d

16、ont care if the book is all beat-up as long as it is cheap. 40. buck（noun）:- You can save a few bucks if you buy used books from friends or online. 41. hmmm: a sound that people make when they are thinking about what to say- Hmmm. Thats a difficult question. Let me think about it. 42. psh: expressio

17、n of lack of respect- Did she really say that she studies really hard? Psh. Shes always skipping class, so theres no way she is doing well in school. 43. hold off on（phrasal verb）: wait- My daughter decided to hold off on attending college this semester. 44. never mind: dont worry about something- W

18、ell, never mind. I think Ill buy the book online instead. Thanks for offering to sell me your book. 45. be on someone（phrasal verb）: complain about someone or something that a person does- His wife is always on him for spending so much money on textbooks and then not attending classes regularly. 46.

19、 be into something（phrasal verb）: be interested in something- My brother is really into swimming. He goes to the pool everyday. 47. ugh: expression of dislike or disgust- Ugh. I cant believe you didnt pass that class even though you spent so much money on books and tuition. I guess thats your fault

20、because you never went to class much. 48. get the picture（idiom）: understand- Kathy says she doesnt want to go out with me, but I think I get the picture now. Shes just not interested in me.49. queue（noun）: a list or line of phone calls to be answered （often considered British English）; can also be

21、used to describe a line of people waiting for a service- The phone message says Im number 3 in the queue, but I have been waiting for over 20 minutes to talk to someone in customer support. 50. run（verb）: operate or function- This computer was running great yesterday, but I cant get it started today

22、. 51. be under warranty（phrasal verb）: protected by a written promise by a company to fix or replace one of its products- If youre having problems with the digital camera, send it back to the manufacturer to get a refund. The camera is still under warranty. 52. run out（phrasal verb）: reach the endin

23、g period of an agreement or contract- Sometimes, a product you buy will function perfectly long after the warranty runs out. 53. freeze（verb）: stop moving- I really hate this computer because it always freezes right when Im trying to save important documents. 54. crash（verb）: stop working- My old co

24、mputer was constantly crashing everyday, so I reinstalled the operating system to see if that would fix the problem. 55. zillion（noun）: a very large number- Ive told you a zillion times what the problem is. Dont you understand it now?56. clutter（verb）: fill an area with things and make it messy- I h

25、ate some computer companies because they tend to clutter their machines with junk software most people dont use. 57. be at wits end（idiom）: be very frustrated because you cannot solve a problem- To tell the truth, Im at my wits end trying to figure out the problem with my computer. 58. diagnose（verb

26、）: determine the nature of a problem- The technical support person couldnt diagnose the software conflict even after working on it for three hours. 59. deserve（verb）: earn something or be worthy of some consideration- Our customers deserve friendly and honest service every time they walk in our stor

27、e. 60. imitate（verb）: copy or reproduce an idea or product- Unfortunately, many companies can only imitate the high-quality products of other businesses . 61. innovate（verb）: come up with new ideas or methods- If you dont innovate, your business will no longer be competitive. 62. sleek（adjective）: a

28、ttractive- The companys newest MP3 is really sleek, and it should sell well. 63. ultimate（adjective）: the best or most superior final one- The ultimate goal of our company is to be number one in our field.64. starving（verb）: hungry, famished- Many deer will starve to death in the mountains because of the harsh winter. 65. yuck or yucky: expression showing strong displeasure or dislike for something （informal）- Oh, Dad. I dont like this yucky soup. 66. adaptation（noun）, adapt （verb）: a change or modification to something, revision