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Flashcard 7035368639756

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[ifml] lose concentration
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zone out

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Flashcard 7035370999052

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exhausted
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burnt out

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Flashcard 7035373620492

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get too much work
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snowed under with work

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Flashcard 7035375979788

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泛泛之交
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casual acquaintance

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They need to be tended carefully in cool climates and must have a warm place in which they can hibernate.
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Flashcard 7035381484812

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They need to [照料] carefully in cool climates and must have a warm place in which they can [冬眠] .
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be tended

hibernate


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They need to be tended carefully in cool climates and must have a warm place in which they can hibernate.

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#English #vocabulary
I’ve been up to my eyes in work ever since I got back from holiday.
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Flashcard 7035385679116

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I've [忙于工作] in work ever since I got back from holiday.
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been up to my eyes

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I’ve been up to my eyes in work ever since I got back from holiday.

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This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right.

shower(noun)→heavy rain→pour down(verb)/downpour(noun)→torrential rain→flood (noun and verb)

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Flashcard 7035390397708

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This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right.

[...](noun)→heavy rain→ [...] (verb)/ [...] (noun)→ [...] →flood (noun and verb)

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shower(noun)→heavy rain→pour down(verb)/downpour(noun)→torrential rain→flood (noun and verb)

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This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right. shower(noun)→heavy rain→pour down(verb)/downpour(noun)→torrential rain→flood (noun and verb)

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This wind scale gets stronger from left to right.

gentle breeze→strong / high wind→gale→hurricane

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Flashcard 7035395378444

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This wind scale gets stronger from left to right.

[...]→strong / [...] wind→ [...] [...]

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gentle breeze→strong / high wind→galehurricane

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This wind scale gets stronger from left to right. gentle breeze→strong / high wind→gale→hurricane

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However, I don't like weather that is [hot and damp and makes you sweat] humid. I even dislike the days that are [slightly warm and damp] muggy which we get in the UK.
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Flashcard 7035400097036

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However, I don't like weather that is [hot and damp and makes you sweat] [...]. I even dislike the days that are [slightly warm and damp] [...] which we get in the UK.
Answer

humid

muggy


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However, I don't like weather that is [hot and damp and makes you sweat] humid. I even dislike the days that are [slightly warm and damp] muggy which we get in the UK.

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He's got receding hair and a few wrinkles.
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Flashcard 7035405339916

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He[前面已经秃了(头发后移)] and a few wrinkles.
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's got receding hair

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He's got receding hair and a few wrinkles.

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Fat → thin:

very fat / obese → fat(impolite) / plump / stout / (a bit of) overweight → thin / slim / skinny

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Flashcard 7035410058508

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Fat → thin:

very fat / [medical] → fat(impolite) / [...] / [...] / (a bit of) [...] → thin / [positive] / [negative]

Answer
very fat / obese → fat(impolite) / plump / stout / (a bit of) overweight → thin / slim / skinny

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Fat → thin: very fat / obese → fat(impolite) / plump / stout / (a bit of) overweight → thin / slim / skinny

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#English #vocabulary
If someone is broad and solid, we can say they are stocky.
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Flashcard 7035413990668

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If someone is broad and solid, we can say they are [...].
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stocky

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A person with good muscles can be well-built or muscular.
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Flashcard 7035417922828

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A person with good muscles can be [...] or [...] .
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well-built / muscular

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A person with good muscles can be well-built or muscular.

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If someone has a nice figure, they have an attractive shape. [generally said about women]
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Flashcard 7035422117132

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If someone [...], they have an attractive shape. [generally said about women]
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has a nice figure

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If someone has a nice figure, they have an attractive shape. [generally said about women]

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ugly → beauty:
ugly[impolite] / unattractive → ordinary[not special or different] → attractive / good-looking / pretty / handsome[men] → very attractive / beautiful[not for men] / gorgeous / stunning
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Flashcard 7035426835724

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ugly → beauty:
ugly[impolite] / [...] → ordinary[not special or different] → [...] / good-looking / pretty / handsome[men] → very attractive / beautiful[not for men] / [...] / [...]
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ugly[impolite] / unattractiveordinary[not special or different] → attractive / good-looking / pretty / handsome[men] → very attractive / beautiful[not for men] / gorgeous / stunning

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ugly → beauty: ugly[impolite] / unattractive → ordinary[not special or different] → attractive / good-looking / pretty / handsome[men] → very attractive / beautiful[not for men] / gorgeous / stunning

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Her eyes are her best feature. [the most attractive part of her face]
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Flashcard 7035430767884

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Her eyes are her best [...]. [the most attractive part of her face]
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feature

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Her eyes are her best feature. [the most attractive part of her face]

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He must be thirtyish / in his thirties.

他一定是三十多岁。

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Flashcard 7035434700044

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He must be [...] / [...] .

他一定是三十多岁。

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thirtyish / in his thirties

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He must be thirtyish / in his thirties. 他一定是三十多岁。

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