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1 astronaut
2 gravity
---________________天文学家;
---________________天文学
(behave with gravity 表现出应有的严肃性)
Newton’s law of gravity 牛顿的万有引力定律
--_________ adj. 重大的,严重的;严肃的;庄严的 n. 坟墓;墓穴;死亡;抑音符
3 absence
in the absence of… 在缺乏…的情况下
in/during one’s absence在某人不在的时候
absence from =be absent from 缺席
Love was totally absent from his childhood.
In the absence of a lawyer, he was advised to keep silent.
The decision was made in my absence.
---_________________ a. be absent from…缺席,不在
---______________________________ a.心不在焉的
n 宇航员
astronomer
astronomy
n 重力;地球引力;严重性(=seriousness/severity) 严肃;庄严
grave
n.缺乏,不存在;缺席
absent
absent-minded
6 ceiling
The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings.
The company passed an agreement to put a ceiling on salaries.
4 float
float about/around/round 四处飘浮
float in 在……中漂浮
float on/upon 在……上漂浮
Beautiful music came floating out of the window.
There wasn’t enough water to float the ship.
5 cupboard
a skeleton in the cupboard 令人难堪的秘密
v. 漂浮
n. 壁柜;橱柜;衣柜
n. 天花板;上限
7 bother
bother sb. with sth. 拿某事来烦扰某人
bother about/with sth. 为某事烦恼
bother to do sth. 费心做某事
can't be bothered to do sth. 不想费心去做某事
It bothers sb.to do sth. /that... 使某人苦恼的是……
Why bother? 何必那么麻烦?
Don't bother. 不用麻烦了。
It really bothered me that he'd forgotten my birthday.
The grass needs cutting but I can't be bothered to do it today.
--__________ adj. 令人烦恼的
vt.使烦恼,使担心;打扰;花费时间精力(做某事)
vi.花费时间精力(做某事) n. 麻烦,困难
bothersome
8 occupy
occupy oneself(in)doing sth. /with sth. 忙于(做)某事
be occupied(in)doing sth. /with sth. 忙于(做)某事
be occupied by 被……占用/占领
The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
The area is under occupation.
→____________ a.使用中的(vacant);忙于某事的;被侵占的
→____________ n. 职业,工作;占领,占据;占用,使用
vt.占用,使用;居住;占领,侵占;使忙于
occupied
occupation
“ 忙于(做)某事”的表达
be busy doing/with sth.
be engaged in(doing)sth.
engage oneself in(doing)sth.
be employed in doing sth
9 mission
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