General English Flashcards
exquisitely
/ษชkหskwษชz.ษชt.li/
in a very beautiful and delicate way:
โ Their house is exquisitely furnished.
โ Exquisitely dressed couples stroll the streets.
ใจใฌใฌใณใใง่ฃ ้ฃพ็ใงใใขใผใใขใณใใฏใฉใใใจใใใขใผใซใใผใใผใจใไธญไธใฎๅๆฌใจใใใใใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใฎ็พใใ
flimsy
ADJ.
very thin, or easily broken or destroyed:
โ You wonโt be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
โ We spent the night in a flimsy wooden hut.
โ a flimsy cardboard box
ใใๆใใใๅฒใใใๅฃใใกใใใๅ่ณชใ่ใใฆใใใๆใใใใจใๆใ่ใใจใใ
fiddly
ADJ.
difficult to do because the parts involved are small:
โ Repairing a watch is a very fiddly job.
โ I hate painting the fiddly bits in the corner.
ๅฐใใใฆๆฑใใฅใใใ็ดฐใใใฆๆฑใใฅใใใไฝๆฅญใ้ฃใใใ
If you like,
PHRASE
You say if you like when you are expressing something in a different way, or in a way that you think some people might disagree with or find strange.
โ We donโt have a proper agreement, but we have an informal understanding, if you like.
ใใใใ่จใๆนใใใฆใใใใฐ
robust and healthy, strong
ADJ.
- strong and healthy; vigorous.
โ He looks robust and healthy enough.
โ a robust pair of walking boots - (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.
โ a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes
versatile
ADJ.
(of people) able to do many different things or to adjust to new conditions, or (of things) able to be used for many different purposes:
โ He was a versatile guitarist, and recorded with many leading rock bands.
ใฉใใช็ถๆณใๆณจๆใซใๅฟใใใใๅจ็จใใใใใฎใฟใชในใใงใใใใใชๆๅใญใใฏใใณใใซๅผใฐใใฆๅ้ฒใใฆใใพใใใญใ
โ Heโs a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.
โ A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.
โ The potato is an extremely versatile vegetable.
Can you watch my stuff? Iโll be back in a minute.
่ท็ฉใกใใฃใจ่ฆใฆใฆใใใฃใฆใใ๏ผใใๆปใใญ
to recite
VERB
ๆๅฑใใ
to read a poem aloud from memory in front of the audience.
โ He recited a poem to his friends.
acquisition
NOUN
[ U ]
the process of getting something:
โ The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.
โ Language acquisition (= learning a language without being taught) starts at a very young age.
[ C ]
something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things:
โ The museumโs latest acquisition is a four-million-dollar sculpture.
โ I like your earrings - are they a recent acquisition? (= Did you get them recently?)
the cross section
NOUN
ๆญ้ขๅณ
(imagine a whole cake. when you cut it in half, you see the inside of the cake. thatโs. the cross section. )
a dictatorship
NOUN
็ฌ่ฃ
rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power
โ The country suffered for many years under his dictatorship.
โ live under a dictatorship
a giant compilation of โฆ
ใใใใใใใใฎไฝๅ้๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ
a commentary
NOUN
๏ผใกใใฃใขใงใฎ๏ผ่งฃ่ชฌใ่ฉ่ซ
a record of events usually written by a participant โusually used in plural
โ Caesarโs Commentaries on the Gallic War
social commentary
NOUN.
็คพไผๅ้กใใใผใใซ
ๅ้กใๆ่ตทใใใใจ๏ผไฝๅใชใฉ๏ผ
like Banksy.
The expression of oneโs point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.
e.g. Satire๏ผ้ขจๅบ็ป๏ผ
stand-alone
ADJ.
used to refer to something that is not part of a set or series (= a set of books, broadcasts, films, etc. on the same subject or using the same characters):
โ He has written a few stand-alone novels and a couple of series.
โ a stand-alone comic
to come away with something
PHRASAL VERB
โ[no passive] to leave a place with a particular feeling or impression
โ We came away thinking that we had done quite well.
with
โ I came away with the impression that the school was very well run
It just so happens that โฆ
IDIOM
โused to describe something that occurs by chance
โ It (just) so happens that I know her son.
- that I met him yesterday!
- that I have a bike to lend you!
kooky
(not a cookie!)
ADJ.
Informal:
strange or eccentric.
โ I like kooky foreign films
โ a kooky neighbour boy
dimension
NOUN
size; height, width, lengthโฆ
apprehensive
ADJ.
worried, anxious
โ Iโm feeling apprehensive about cycling in town.
sleet
NOUN
rain containing ice
ใฟใใ
โ sleet showers
Youโre more than welcome!
PHRASE
used when you want to add more joy and happiness to โyouโre welcome!โ
brine
NOUN
water with salt in it, especially when used to preserve food:
โ tuna/olives in brine
affinity
NOUN
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.
โ he had a special affinity with horses
โ I seem to have a special affinity with dolphins. I almost cry when I see themโฆ!
a dowel
NOUN
a short, wooden round stick
(a projecting peg used for holding together components of a structure)
ไธธใ็ญใๆจใฎๆฃใไฝใใ็ตใฟ็ซใฆใใจใใ้ใฟใใใชๅฝนๅฒใใใใ
a rolling pin
NOUN
้บบๆฃใใฎใๆฃ
to hang around
PHRASAL VERB
ใถใใถใใใ
โ Iโll be hanging around the city centre, so call me when youโre free.
to overtake
VERB
่ฟฝใ่ถใ
โ I was surprised that people walk so fast in the UK. I get overtaken by many people while walking.
the spell is broken
PHRASE
้ญๆณใ่งฃใใ
โ He is going to look like a frog until the spell is broken.
What if I want to avoid โฆ (something, doing something)
PHRASE
ใใโฆใใใใชใใฃใใ๏ผ
โ What if I want to avoid the issue ofโฆ
โ What if I want to avoid sounding condescending?
to have a lead
VERB
to have a clue
โ Police often announce that they have โseveral leads but no real suspectโ just to let the public know that they are still working on the case.
to check with someone
VERB
็ขบ่ชใใใ็ธ่ซใใ
โ Iโm the lead person on this campaign, so please check with me before making any big decisions.
โ Check with Harold if you have any questions about this case.
to check in with someone
IDIOM
(US, informal)
to talk with (someone) in order to report or find out new information
โ I have to go to a meeting now, but Iโll check in with you later.
discreet shipping/packaging
NOUN
when your online shopped item is packaged and shipped in packaging with just your name and address, without any information about the item inside.
to find/make the time
PHRASE
+ to (do something)/for something
ๆ้ใ่ฆใคใใใปๆ้ใไฝใ
โ โIโm finding it hard to find the time to exercise.โ โThen make it. Time is not what you find, itโs what you make!โ โTrueโฆโ
Iโd rather notโฆ
PHRASE
้ ๆ
ฎใใฆใใใพใ
โ Oh, thank you, but I think Iโd rather not, I donโt drink alcohol. But thank you.
โ Sorry, but Iโd rather not answer that questionโฆ Iโm sorry.
๏ผโratherโ seems to have a little more hesitancy/informality, and can thus be seen as more โpoliteโ. (than Iโd prefer)
Thank you for taking the time to โฆ
PHRASE
ใใฎใใใฎๆ้ใใจใฃใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
take some time and have a think
PHRASE
ๅฐใใใฃใใ่ใใฆใฟใ
due to the nature of (something)
PHRASE
ใใฎๆง่ณชไธใ
โ Due to the nature of the job. insurance is required.
ไปไบใฎๆง่ณชไธใไฟ้บใๅฟ
่ฆใงใใ๏ผๅคๅๅฑใชใไปไบ๏ผ
โ Please note due to the nature of our Edwardian building all room sizes vary slightly.
ใจใใฏใผใๆใฎๅปบ็ฏใฎๆง่ณชใซใใใ้จๅฑใซใใฃใฆใตใคใบใๅคๅฐ็ฐใชใใใจใไบใใไบๆฟใใ ใใใ
Please note that โฆ
PHRASE
ใใจใใใใจใใใใใใใไบๆฟใใ ใใใ
nutritious
ADJ.
ๆ ้คใใใ
โ โIs that good?โ โWell, itโs not bad, but itโs nutritousโ
a blur
NOUN
something that you cannot remember or understand clearly:
โ It all happened so long ago that itโs just a blur to me now.
โ The last few days seem to have gone by in a blur.
all over the place
IDIOM (ADJ.)
(informal)
not organized in a logical way
โ Your essay lacks organization; your ideas are all over the place.
โ I was so nervous at the interview. I talked nonsenseโฆ I was all over the place!
to scratch the surface
IDIOM (VERB)
If you only scratch the surface of a subject or problem, you find out or do a small amount, but not enough to understand or solve it.
โ This introductory course only scratches the surface.
โ Iโve scratched the surface of a number of hobbies and interests.
โ We had only two weeks to tour the country, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface.
โ It was just a day trip, so we only scratched the surface.
to put (oneโs) name in the hat (for class president)
IDIOM (VERB)
To submit oneโs own or someone elseโs name for consideration in a selection, such as a competition, application pool, election, etc.
โ Iโm thinking about putting my name in the hat for class president!
โ Just so you know, I put your name in the hat for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida!
โ As has been widely predicted, the governor announced today that he was putting his name in the hat for the presidential election next year.
I think Iโm just gonna getโฆ
PHRASE
ใใ่ฒทใใใใชใ
Youโre more than welcome to!
PHRASE
ๅคงๆญ่ฟใ ใ๏ผ
โ Well, you know, if you want to come over to Japan with me, youโre more than welcome to!
ๆๆฅใฎๆๆฅญใฎใใใซไฝใ่ฒทใใซ่กใใชใใจใใใชใใใใ
I guess Iโve got to go buy something for the class tomorrow.
to freelance around
PHRASAL VERB
ใใชใผใฉใณในใง่ฒใ
ใใ
chocolatey
ADJ.
ใใงใณใฌใผใใฃใฝใ
โ Mmm, itโs very chocolatey, orangey!
to creep in
PHRASAL VERB
to come nearer (of season, etc)
โ Itโs sad when winter is creeping in and the daytime is getting shorter!
I was lucky enough to โฆ
PHRASE
๏ผๅนธ้ใชใใจใซใใจใใใใฅใขใณในใๅซใ๏ผใใใๆฉไผใใใฃใ
โ I was lucky enough to participate in a short term summer course.
One nice thing isโฆ
PHRASE
่ฏใใฎใฏใญโฆ/็พๅณใใใฎใฏโฆ
โ One nice thing is the simplicity of this cartโs design
โ One nice thing is the drink London Fog which is Earl Grey tea with foamed milk
โ I think one nice thing is the sharing of memories of my own great-grandmother.
twirl
VERB
to give a sudden quick turn or set of turns in a circle:
โ She danced and twirled across the room.
to turn something quickly several times:
โ He twirled his umbrella as he walked.
NOUN
the act of giving something a quick turn or set of turns, or of suddenly turning quickly:
โ She did a twirl in her new skirt.
โ He gave a twirl of his cane.
Youโre all set!
PHRASE
ๆบๅๅฎไบใ ใญ๏ผ๏ผๆๆใ่ฒทใใซ่กใฃใฆใ่ฒทใ็ตใใฃใใจใใซ่จใใใ๏ผ
Youโre all done!
PHRASE
ๅ
จ้จ็ตใใฃใใญ๏ผ๏ผ่ชฒ้กๆๅบใ็ตใใฃใไบบใซ่จใฃใฆใ๏ผ
a pity
NOUN
(mainly UK)
If something is described as a pity, it is disappointing or not satisfactory:
โ โCanโt you go to the party? Oh, thatโs (such) a pity.โ
โ [ + (that) ] Itโs a pity (that) children spend so little time outside nowadays.
โ โI called the restaurant, but theyโre closed tonight.โ โPity.โ
signage
NOUN
็ๆฟ
1. all the signs that advertise a product, etc.:
โ As part of its rebranding effort, the company will replace signage on 2,000 of its stores.
- signs that tell people what something is or where to go:
โ Lee suggested signage could make it clear that the area is open to the public.
โ- Sign vs Signage โ
Signs are typically used to give directions or warn of danger, while signage is mainly used for advertising or marketing purposes.
I came hungry today.
PHRASE
ใ่ น็ฉบใใใฆใใใฎใ
Heโs got a feast!
PHRASE
ใใกใใๆฑใใฆใใ๏ผ
to trigger the fire alarm
VERB
to make the fire alarm react, for example because you burnt something.
I havenโt gotten around to (doing) yet
PHRASE
ใพใ โฆใงใใฆใใชใ
havenโt done something that you have intended to do for a long time:
โ I still havenโt got around to fixing that tap.
โ There are so many projects I loved from 2021 that I havenโt gotten around to posting yet!
Thatโs their own issue!
PHRASE
ใใใฏใใฎไบบใใกใฎๅ้กใงใใ๏ผ
โ โI could see other cyclists were kind of grumpy behind me because I was cycling slowly!โ โThatโs their own issue! They can go around!โ
a bitter look
NOUN
a mean, unpleasant, cross look
โ I sometimes cycle on the wrong side without knowing and if they give me a bitter look, โOkay, Iโm on the wrong side, sorry!โ
offish
ADJ.
not friendly, distant, somewhat cold
(= standoffish)
โ Iโm kind of worried that I might sound a bit offish if I say like that?
to fantasise
VERB
to think about something very pleasant that is unlikely to happen:
โ He fantasised about winning the Nobel Prize.
โ I always fantasise about having a nice wooden drawer to put all my stuff inโฆ
Do you want toโฆ?
/dju wanna/
PHRASE
โฆใใ๏ผ(ไฝใใๆๆกใใฆใใ)
โ Do you want to go to Hotel Chocolat?
โปใใใใซ่กใใใ๏ผใใใจใๅฅใฎใจใใใซ๏ผใใจ่ใใฆใใใใใงใฏใชใใฟใใ๏ผใใฎๅ ดๅใฏใWhere do you want to go?ใใใช๏ผ
โ โDo you want to leave now so we arrive there on time?โ โGood idea!โ
How many ways to respond to โso sorryโ to blow it off as nothing can you think of?
No worries/Itโs all good/Donโt worry/Donโt worry about it/Itโs okay/Itโs fine/itโs good/itโs cool/Donโt be sorry/No, not at all/Donโt be embarrased/Itโs okay, I mean it./Itโs not your fault/Itโs all right/You shouldnโt be sorry, because it can happen
(ThatใงใฏใชใItใชใฎใฏใitใฏ่ชๅใฎใใจใ่กจใใฎใงใIโm not upset. Iโm not botheredใใจใใใใจใ่จใฃใฆใใใใใThatใฏใwhat you did is fine, that doenโt bother me or upset meใใจใใๆใใใช๏ผ)
How many ways to respond to (mildly) disappointing news? (Not serious ones!)
e.g.
โWe were going to go to the baseball game but it got rained out.โ โThatโs a bummer.โ
When NOT! to use it: when the situation is more serious.
โMy dog died last nightโ โThatโs a bummerโ
Thatโs a bummer/Thatโs a shame/Thatโs a pity/Thatโs too bad
Youโre always cozy!
PHRASE
ใใคใๅฎๅ
จ้ฒๅ๏ผ(ใใใๅธฝใใใใฉใผใชใฉใใฃใใใๆ ผๅฅฝใใใฆใใ)
to overheat
VERB
ๅ็ใใใใฆๆใ
โ I thought it was going to be cold today, but oh, Iโm overheating now!
Another way to say โI have had the exactly same experience.โ ?(so I can understand how you feel. empathy)
I can totally relate. (used in US, under 40 years old)
a punch in your face
IDIOM
a shock;
โ Wine is a sneaky drink. You are totally okay at the beginning but all of a sudden, itโs like a punch in your face.
creepy
ADJ.
scary in a suspicious, weird and uncomfortable way
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใๅใใใฃใๆฐๅณๆชใๆใ
โ Thereโs some creepy security guy in the university, so I donโt want to go alone.
How do you respond to:
ใใๅปๅนดๅ
ฅๅญฆใ ใฃใใใใผใใฟใคใ ใซๅ
ฅใใฆใใฎ๏ผ
If you had entered the course last year, would you have been able to be a part-timer?
I would have.
it pays for itself
PHRASE
(of a thing) earn or save enough money to cover the cost of its purchase.
โ The Railcard typically pays for itself in just a few journeys.
โ The annual pass is ยฃ40, so it pays for itself if you go 7 times.
stale
ADJ.
no longer fresh
โ The bread/biscuits/cake/nuts had gone stale.
ๆนฟๆฐใใใฑใใฑใใซใชใฃใใใจใๅ
จ้จๅซใใๆใใใช๏ผ
rancid
ADJ.
(of butter, oil, etc.) tasting or smelling unpleasant because of not being fresh
โ Nuts have gone rancid.
โ This cracker is a bit stale and tastes rancidโฆ
ๆฒนใ้ ธๅใใฆใใๆใใ
in small increments
PHRASE
ๅฐใใใค่ถณใใชใใ
โ Make sure to heat in small increments, like heat for 5 minutes, check, heat for 5 more minutes, check, until itโs crisp enough.
PHRASE
[written English]
ใใคใใน้ขใใซใใผใใ
mitigate the disadvantages
โ How To Mitigate the Disadvantages of Working From Home in 3 Steps
creep up
PHRASAL VERB
go up slowly
โ The ticket price is creeping up, so youโve got to hurry1
vigil
/VI-jil/
NOUN
an act of staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with a person who is very ill or dying, or to make a protest, or to pray:
โ His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
โ Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit vigil outside the cathedral.
fuzzy
ADJ.
1. blurry (of an image, mind) / with unwanted noise (like when radio has a bad reception)
โ Is the picture always fuzzy on your TV?
โ You can pick up a lot of stations on the car radio but the sound is usually sort of fuzzy.
โ My head is fuzzy today.
- ใใใใใใใใๆใ (furry, like cookie monster or very furry rabbits)
โ Whatโs that fuzzy thingy called?
Thereโs no definitive answer.
็ตถๅฏพ็ใช็ญใใฏใชใ
Do you think so?
PHRASE
ใใใใชใ๏ผ
โ โYouโre a fast painter, arenโt you?โ โDo you think itโs fast?โ
โ โThe texture matches well with the rough texture of the tree trunk.โ โDo you think so?โ
Itโs annoying
PHRASE
ๅฐใใๅซใ
โ โThe train was late without explanation yesterdayโ โOh thatโs annoyingโ
โ Itโs annoying when you feel off.
to feel off
PHRASAL VERB
People may say it when they are not feeling well somehow. When they have low energy and just canโt seem to get motivated to do the things that they normally do.
Itโs a bummer.
PHRASE
ใใฃใใใๆฎๅฟต
a huge disappointment
โ You canโt come to the party? What a bummer.
โ โItโs sad we canโt really meet people from the other group.โ โYeah. Itโs a bummer. I want to see everyone more.โ
wonky
ADJ.
(of a chair, etc) not steady. wobbly.
โ Your chair is a little wonky. Would you like to swap with this one?
to make it worth it
PHRASE
to get moneyโs worth
โ I actually havenโt used it enough to make it worth it since I got it.
โ โDo you have membership here?โ โYeah, it was ยฃ40 but I have been here enough times to make it worth it already.โ
โ I donโt want to buy a season ticket for over ยฃ135 as I am unlikely to come enough times to make it worth it.
๏ผฟ or so it says
PHRASE
ๆฌๅฝใซใใใใฏใใใใชใใใฉ๏ผฟใจๅไนใฃใฆใใใๆธใใฆใใใ
โ Iโve been receiving text messages from โAirbnbโ or so it says.
(ใAirbnbใใจๅไนใSMSใ้ใใใฆใใพใใใ)
the wall
NOUN
the low hedge made of stone, etc, where people could sit. It often divides grassy areas
to come (a)round to sth
PHRASE
1. to start to accept and support (something, such as an idea) after opposing it
โ Still not a fan of oil pastel but am slowly coming round to it!
- to go visit (a place)
โ Why donโt you come around to my house after work today?
I didnโt know that __ has sth
PHRASE
ใใใฃใใใ ใญใผ๏ผใใฃใใฎใใใชใใฃใใผ๏ผ
โ Oh I didnโt know theyโve got paper bags!
โ I didnโt know our uni shop had sketchbooks with an elastic band.
take it over / bring it over
ใใฃใกใธไธ็ทใซใใฃใฆใใใปใใฃใกใธใใฃใฆใใ
As is the way (with sth)
ใใคใใฎใใใซใ๏ผใใ๏ผใใคใใใใงใใใใใซใ
โ As is the way with social media, unnecessary information floods in.
โ โThe computer in the classroom hasnโt joined yetโ โMaybe theyโre having a technial issueโ โYes, as is the wayโ
a knick-knack
small worthless objects, especially household ornaments.
๏ผๅฐใใ้ ใใๆใฃใฆใใชใใใฎใใพใใฎใใฃใฎใฅใขใจใใญโฆ๏ผ
be grafted
ๆฅๆจใใใ
โ The apple tree at Trinity College is not the actual tree that Newton saw an apple fall from - it was grafted from the actual tree at his childhood home. So this tree is an offshoot. ๏ผใใชใใใฃใซใฌใใธใซใใใใใใฎๆจใฏใใใฅใผใใณใใชใณใดใ่ฝใกใใฎใใฟใฆไธๆๅผๅใ็บ่ฆใใๅฎ้ใฎๆจใงใฏใชใใใ ใใใฅใผใใณใฎๅญไพๆไปฃใฎๅฎถใซใใๅฎ้ใฎๆจใใๆฅๆจใใใใใฎใ ใใ ใใใใใฏใใใใใจใฃใฆใใๆใจใใใใจใ ๏ผ
intimidated
ADJ.
๏ผ่ชฐใใใใพใใซๅใใใใฎใง๏ผๅผใใ๏ผไฝใใใใพใใซๅงๅ็ใง๏ผๆๆฐไปใ
โ โMy father is the president of XXX company - I hope youโre not intimidated by that?โ โWell, I am intimidatedโ ๏ผใ็งใฎ็ถใฏXXXใซใณใใใผใฎ็คพ้ทใชใฎใๅผใใใกใใฃใฆใชใใจใใใใฉใใใใฃใใๅผใใฆใพใใใ๏ผ
to dispute
VERB
to disagree
โ I donโt dispute (that) his movies are entertaining, but they donโt have much depth.
