Isolated words Flashcards
1
Q
Frail
- The old woman may look frail but she is healthy.
- Don’t let those glasses fall ‘cause they are too frail.
A
It’s something that you can easily break
2
Q
Chunk
- I cut three apples into large chunks for the pie filling.
A
It’s synonymous of “Piece”, but piece is a little bit more formal and chunk has a connotation of being larger than a piece.
3
Q
Mild
- Even though my headache was mild, I took a medicine.
- If the weather in winter is mild, it is not cold.
A
not severe, serious, or harsh
4
Q
Ditch /dɪtʃ/
- Why don’t you ditch that old bicycle now that you’ve bought a new one?
A
to abandon or get rid of
5
Q
sink /sɪŋk/
- When you fire the ball, it gonna sink into the water.
- The ship sank off the coast of California in 1885.
- My car has sunk into the river my last accident
A
to go down or cause to go down below the surface of a liquid
6
Q
Tow /toʊ/
- Your car was towed because it was parked illegally.
- You don’t have space enough to tow my bicycle.
A
to pull a car, boat, etc. behind a vehicle
7
Q
A
the staff who work on a ship, plane, etc.
