Monday, October 27, 2008

Vocabularies

It's 12 am now, eer .. I feel so sleepy but still want to learn some simple vocabularies. Hmm, 10 words is ok. Let's learn !

1/ drown

/draʊn/ (v)

Die from being underwater for too long.

Example: I will drown soon if I live somewhere near the sea because I don't know how to swim.

2/ rundown

/ˈrʌndaʊn/ (n)

A short report on a situation.

Example: David told me about his rundown for new product.

3/ paranoid

/ˈpærəˌnɔɪd/ (adj)

Believing that you cannot trust other people. It may be true or untrue.

Example: I have become paranoid that my math teacher doesn't pay much attention to me.

4/ strive

/straɪv/ (v)

Try very hard to get/do something.

Example: I am striving to build a successful career.

5/ kick off

/’kɪk ɔʃ/ (phr v)

To start an event.

Example: What time does the wedding kick off?

6/ vertigo

/vɜrtɪ,gəʊ/ (n)

The feeling of being dizzy when you look down from a high place.

Example: I suffer from vertigo, so I could never skydive.

7/ turn down

/tɜrn daʊn/ (phr v)

Say no to something.

Example: he turned down my invitation.

8/ recline

/rɪ’klaɪn/ (v)

To lie back at an angle.

Example: I’m going to recline in the sun on the pool chair.

9/ back out

/bæk ˈaʊt/ (phr v)

To cancel something you said you would do.

Example: Handsome said he would help me clean my stuff, but he backed out.

10/ nag

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To keep asking or telling someone to do something in an irritating way.

Examples: Children always think their mothers nag, but they are just trying to help them.



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