M10U1单词

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少时懒惰老来苦。 1. cattle n.牛(总称) 复数名次，后不可加s，用法同police, people, clothes

He has 80 cattle on the farm, which are now feeding in the shed.

2. put pressure/stress on 给…施压

I don't want to put pressure on you to make a decision, but we haven't much time left.

The birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat.

3. do something about 对…采取措施

The company ought to do something about the poor service.

You really ought to / should do something about that cough !

4. on top of 在...之上, 另外

The red star on top of the building glows in the darkness.

He had a bad week. He lost his job, and on top of that, his car was stolen.

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5. claim vt. 索取; 声称; 需要 n.要求, 索赔; 声称

The old man claimed the land. The tornado claimed dozens of lives.

She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. The attention.

trend claims our

6. target n. 目标, 靶子vt. 瞄准; 把...作为目标[对象]

His target is to save $100 a week.

What type of reader is the new magazine targeting?

We hope that these cities will not be targeted during the war.

7. currently adv. 现在, 当前( at present, at the present time)

The hourly charge is currently £35.

This matter is currently being discussed.

8. switch n.开关, 电闸, 转换 vt. 转换, 转变

switch roles/seats 交换角色/位置 （trade, exchange） switch on/off 接通/切断 switch from A to B 从A改成B M10U1 Building the future 江苏省通州高级中学葛祖华整理

You pressed the wrong switch.

He switched the light on. Glass parked the car and switched the engine off.

We've switched the meeting from Tuesday to Thursday.

9. pretend vt.假装, 装扮, (作为藉口或理由)伪称

I had no option but to pretend ignorance.

Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep. He pretended that things were really okay when they were not.

10. artificial adj.虚假的，假装的；人造的，人工的

an artificial smile不自然的微笑 artificial rain人工降雨 The room was decorated with artificial flowers.

I am disgusted at her artificial manner.

11. in contrast 相反, 大不相同

He looks healthier in contrast to his former self.

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In contrast with his brothers, Tom is rather short.

12. repay vt.归还(款项)；报答

repay sb sth还某人某物 repay sb for sth报答某人的… I wish I could repay you somehow for your kindness.

I'll repay you all the money you lent me next week.

13. interest n.兴趣, 关心; 利息; 利益; 股份,股权

At the beginning I paid little attention, but slowly my interest awoke. [U] 兴趣

She has two great interests: music and painting. 物或人

[C]感兴趣的事

I borrowed the money at 5% interest. [U] 利息

We work for our common interests. [pl.] 利益

He has an interest in the company. [C]股份,股权

14. catch up on 赶做…

I have to catch up on my work so I can' t come out with you.

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Some students used their vacations to catch up on their studies.

15. campaign n.[军]战役, (政治或商业性)活动, 竞选运动 vi.参加活动, 从事活动, 作战

an advertising campaign 广告活动 a political campaign 政治运动 an election campaign 竞选活动 The union leaders are campaigning for better working conditions.

The group is campaigning against the destruction of the rainforests. 16. squeeze n.压榨, 挤 v.压榨, 挤, 挤榨

economic squeeze 经济拮据 a squeeze of people 密集的一群人

squeeze through the crowd 挤过人群

squeeze oneself into a crowded bus 挤入拥挤的公共汽车

squeeze juice from an orange 榨桔子汁

17. casual adj. 漫不经心的; 不规则的; 随便的, 非正式的

a casual visitor不速之客 a casual meeting偶然的聚会

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casual expenses临时费用 a casual air满不在乎的态度

dressed in casual clothes穿着便服 a casual decisions草率的决定

18. handy adj. 方便的；手边的，近便的；手巧的

The school is close to our houses, so it is quite handy for the children.

Is there a restaurant handy? 附近有饭店吗?

He is handy with words. 他善于辞令。

19. passer-by [pl.] passers-by stander-by [pl.] standers-by

looker-on [pl.]lookers-on son-in-law [pl.] sons-in-law

20. show off 炫耀, 卖弄, 使显眼

show up揭露, 露出, 露面 show sb around 引领某人四处看看 She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.

His show off only serves to show up his ignorance.

21. set sb/sth doing 使某人/物处于某种状态

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My jokes set the whole table laughing. Her words set me thinking.

22. bare adj.赤裸的, 无遮蔽的, 空的

She was walking alone along the street and her feet were bare.

They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.

23. push for 努力争取

They are pushing for a quick solution to the problem.

The workers are on strike to push for higher pays.