Lesson 24 It could be worse 【单词列表】

manager [ˈmænidʒə] n. 经理

upset [ˌʌpˈset] adj. 不安的

【扩】intranquil 不安的

【搭】be upset about 对……感到苦恼

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A: What's her problem?

B: She's just upset.

A:她怎么了?

B:她只是有点心烦。

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sympathetic [ˌsimpəˈθetik] adj. 表示同情的

【派】sympathetically 充满同情心地

【扩】commiserative 同情的,怜悯的

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A: He came across as a sympathetic person.

B: He is really a kind person.

A:他给人以有同情心的印象.

B:他确实是一个很善良的人。

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complain [kəmˈplein] v. 抱怨

【派】complain 抱怨

【扩】grumble 抱怨

【搭】complain about sth. 抱怨某事

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A: You always do things like that.

B: Stop complaining! You can do it yourself next time.

A:你经常那么办事。

B:别抱怨了!下次你可以自己去做。

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wicked [ˈwikid] adj. 很坏的,邪恶的

contain [kənˈtein] v. 包含,包装

【派】container 容器

【扩】hold 容纳

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A: Are you satisfied with all the clauses?

B: The contract contains basically all we have agreed upon during our negotiations.

A:这里所有的条款你都满意吗?

B:合同将我们达成协议的内容基本都写上了。

honesty [ˈɔnisti] n. 诚实

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【扩】heartiness 诚实,热心

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A: I want to lose some weight.

B: You'd better avoid food containing fat then.

A:我想减肥。

B:那你最好避免含油脂的食物。

 

manager

🇬🇧/ˈmænɪdʒə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈmænɪdʒər/n. 经理
A manager is a person who is responsible for running part of or the whole of a business organization. 经理

noun [抽象名词](公司、部门等的)经理;(艺人或运动员的)经纪人;(运动队的)管理人,主教练;管理某物的人;(计算机)管理程序 - The manager was fat and jolly.

upset

/ˌʌpˈset/adj. 不安
If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. 难过的; 沮丧的

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使心烦意乱,使生气;打乱,搅乱;打翻,使倾覆;翻倒;意外击败(强对手);使(肠胃)不适;制造麻烦,破坏某人的计划;镦锻,镦粗 - You looked pretty upset just now.

adjective [原级]不高兴的,心烦意乱的;(肠胃)不适的 - Marta looked upset.

noun [专属名词]烦恼,失望;肠胃不适;爆冷门;混乱,麻烦;翻倒,颠覆 - We are bitterly upset at what has happened.

sympathetic

/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/adj. 表示同情的
If you are sympathetic to someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings. 同情的

adjective [原级]同情的,有同情心的;赞同的,支持的;(电影或小说中的人物)讨人喜欢的,可爱的;合意的,合适的;(结构)和谐的;交感神经的,自主神经系统的;(与)交感性(有关)的,(产生)交感性的 - She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students.

noun [专属名词]交感神经 - She says rapid breathing is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system.

complain *

/kəmˈpleɪn/v. 抱怨
If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it. 抱怨

verb [vi. 不及物动词]诉说 (病痛);<文>悲叹,悲鸣;(构造,机械装置)(因拉力或压力)呻吟,咯吱作响;抱怨,投诉 - If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.

① vi. 抱怨,发牢骚,诉苦(常与 of,about 连用)

  • complain of/about …(to sb.) 对某人/向某人抱怨……
  • Don’t complain about/of the weather.
  •  I compianed of my salary to my boss.

② vi. 控告,抗议(与 of,about 连用)

  • The people in that district complained to the police about the noise from that factory.那家工厂噪音太大,当地的人们已向警方投诉。
  • Mary complained to the Jacksons about the rubbish they had thrown everywhere. 杰克逊一家乱扔垃圾,玛丽已向他们提出抗议。

wicked

/ˈwɪkɪd/adj. 很坏的,邪恶的
You use wicked to describe someone or something that is very bad and deliberately harmful to people. 邪恶的

adjective [原级]邪恶的,不道德的;恶作剧的,淘气的,调皮的;<非正式>很坏的,恶劣的;<非正式>很棒的,极好的;<非正式>令人不快的,令人厌恶的 - She described the shooting as a wicked attack.

adverb [方式副词]<非正式>极其,非常 - You knew very well that it was wicked and deserved punishment.

noun [专属名词]恶人,邪恶的人(the wicked) - Her wicked heart was glad, and as happy as such a heart could be.

① adj. 邪恶的,坏的(道德上的坏,可用 “evil” 替代)

  • She saw a wiched smile on his face.

② adj. 淘气的,顽皮的(尤指小孩)

  • Don’t be so wicked, Tom.

③ adj.(天气)恶劣的

  • Few people walked about in this wicked weather.

contain

/kənˈteɪn/v. 包含,内装
If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. 有…在里面

verb [vi. 不及物动词]包含,容纳;遏制,防止…蔓延;抑制(感情) - The envelope contained a Christmas card.

contain v.  用容器装

  • The cup contains water. = The cup is full of water. The bag contains books.

honesty

🇬🇧/ˈɒnəsti/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːnəsti/n. 诚实
Honesty is the quality of being honest. 诚实

noun [专属名词]诚实,正直;银扇草,金钱花 - Her honesty is beyond question.