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L23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison
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poison n.毒药
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 各有所爱
take poison 服毒
--poisonous 有毒的
poisonous gases 有毒气体
illogical adj.不合逻辑的,无章法的,没有道理的
il-(否定前缀)logical(合乎逻辑的)-illogical/legal(合法的)-illegal(违法的)
legible(易读的,清楚的)—illegible(无法辨认的)
sensible(明智的,明事理的)—insensible(不知道的,没察觉的)
sensitive(敏感的)—insensible(不敏感的)
delicacy n.美味,佳肴
delicious
a delicious/tasty/toothsome meal/dish
味美可口的饭食/菜肴
repulsive 令人反感的,令人生厌的
The sight of him is repulsive to me.
--disgusting adj.令人反感的,令人生厌的
disgusting personal habits
turn v.感到恶心,反胃
My stomach turned. 我感到恶心
The sight of the greasy food made my stomach turn/turned my stomach.
看到油腻的食物,我感到反胃
--lose one’s appetite 倒胃口
--feel sick
--whet one’s appetite 吊某人的胃口
Vegetable fats are healthier than animal fats.
fat meat
fat lands
fat cat 有钱有势的人
--plump表示稍胖或胖得可爱
--stout 表示全身发胖
--tubby 以友好的方式指那些矮胖的人
--chubby婴儿两颊可爱的圆胖
--obese 医生用来描述因超重而不健康的人
fat n.(动物、植物)油
adj.肥的,油脂的;肥胖的;富裕的,肥沃的
She is always abusing and offending people.
He burst into a storm of abuse at her.
他对她破口大骂。
I cannot abuse his trust.
我不能辜负他的信任
abuse one’s authority/privilege 滥用职权/特权
abuse n./v. 辱骂;滥用;辜负
associate…with…/be associated with 联想到
--be closely connected/related 与…紧密相连,相关
Achievement at school is closely connected with a child’s home life.
一个孩子的学习成绩是与他的家庭生活紧密相连的
--have/be something to do with 与…有关
I don’t know much about his job, but it has something to do with finance.
我对他的工作了解不多,但知道与金融财政有关。
associate v.联想到
He despised people who were lavish with their praises.
--look down upon
--scorn v. 极其轻蔑地对待(指见言语或面部表情的轻蔑,词义较强)
She scorned his proposal. 她藐视他的提议
despise v.鄙视,轻视,看不起
His sense of humor appealed to me greatly.
他的幽默感深深地吸引着我。
appeal to sb. 引起兴趣
--catch/take one’s fancy 吸引
I saw a dress in the shop window and it caught my fancy immediately .
--attract
appeal v.投合(兴趣或心意);吸引(能触动人的感情,有感染力)
v. ①喜欢,愿意要,想要
I have the idea of having a picnic.
What do you fancy for supper?
②想象,设想
I can’t fancy his doin