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Unit 4
Looking good, feeling good
skip
v.①不做(应做的事情等);跳过
A teenage girl fainted yesterday after skipping meals.
skip class
②蹦蹦跳跳地走;略过
She skipped happily along beside me.
You can skip the next chapter if you have covered the topic in class.
faint
vi.昏厥
Many people in the crowd fainted in the heat.
a.昏眩的;微弱的;可能性不大的
I was faint with hunger.
the faint memory
the faint light
There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.
pass out
①昏迷,失去知觉
She passed out at the sight of all the blood.
②分发(某物)
= hand out
Could you help me start passing out these books?
pass down
把...传下去;把...传给后人
pass away
去世,逝世
pass by
经过;时间(过去)
immediately
adv. 立即,马上
When facing a hard question, most people can't give an answer immediately.
conj. 一...就
I left immediately the clock struck 12.
= as soon as/ the moment
immediate
a.立即的,当前的
The medicine has an immediate effect.
conentrate
v.集中(注意力、思想等);全神贯注
concentrate on 专心于,全神贯注于
We must concentrate our efforts on improving education.
concentration
n.集中;专心
Concentration on your studies will result in good grades.
concentrated
a.全神贯注的
extreme
a.极端的;严重的
exreme weather
We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.
n.极端不同的感情(或境况、行为方式等)
go to extremes 走极端
extremely
adv.极其,非常
He found it extremely difficult to find a job.
slim
a.苗条的;微薄的,小的
a slim young woman
slim chances of success
v.变苗条,减肥
slim down
变苗条,减肥
concerned
a.担心的,忧虑的;
be concerned about / for
I am a bit concerned about / for her safety.
a.关注的,关切的
be concerned with
More people are concerned with the protection of endangered animals.
as far as I am conerned
effect
n.效果,作用;影响
My parents have a good effect on me.
greenhouse effect
side effect
put / bring sth into effect 实施计划;落实想法
It won't be easy to put the changes into effect.
effect
n.效果,作用;影响
take effect 开始起作用;开始产生效果
The medicine started to take effect and the pain soon disappeared.
affect
v.影响
effective
a.有效的;生效的
take effective measures
The new speed limit on this road becomes effective from 1 June.
prove
prove-proved-proved/ proven
v.证明,证实