Learning English Flashcards
to brought up
to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education
Ex: There is where I was born and brought up.
lodging
temporary accommodation.
Ex: At the moment I’m lodging with a family in this town.
reckon
to consider or have the opinion that something is as stated:
Ex 1: She reckoned they were both equally e1: responsible.
Ex 2: I reckon that at this rate, next year we’ll have about 80.
Ex 3: She reckoned they were both equally responsible.
problem vs. trouble
Problem means ‘a situation that causes diffi culties and that needs to be dealt with’. You can talk about a problem or problems.
Ex 1: Tell me what the problem is.
Ex 2: He’s having a few problems at work.
Trouble means ‘problems, diffi culties or worries’ and is used to talk about problems in a more general way. Trouble is almost always uncountable, so do not use the determiner a before it.
Ex 1: We had some trouble while we were on holiday.
affect vs. effect
Affect is a verb which means ‘to cause a change’.
Ex 1: Pollution seriously affects the environment
Use the noun effect to talk about the change, reaction or result caused by something.
Ex 1: Global warming is one of the effects of pollution.
concierge
usually a multilingual hotel staff member who handles luggage and mail, makes reservations, and arranges tours
bell captain
a hotel employee who supervises the work of bellhops
(bellhops = a person in a hotel employed to carry bags, open doors, etc. for guests)
pressed
ironing
Ex 1: I’d like to have some shirts pressed.
envelope
a usually rectangular paper container for a letter.
Ex 1: Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope.
Ex 2: You do have a large envelope.
deed
something a person does, especially something that is very good or bad.
Ex 1: the famous Chinese philosopher, would say that happiness is the joy obtained from learning about humanity through social relationships and good deeds.
graft
to add something very different to something, so that it becomes part of it
Ex 1: Grafting modern research onto Confucian philosophy, we can go back to our original question and say that happiness is a very personal combination of genetics, actions, and beliefs.
devote
to use all or most of your time and effort in order to do something or help someone
Ex 1: he said that rather than devoting attention to unhappiness, psychology needed to change direction and focus instead on people for whom everything was going well.
esteem
a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone
Ex 1: there is a positive correlation between religious commitment and higher levels of perceived well-being and self-esteem
longing
desire, wish, want
Ex 1: Happiness is a life without longing.
instinctively
occurring because of a natural tendency to behave
in a particular way or a natural ability to know something that is not learned
gripped
deeply engaged, interested
Ex 1: Do you ever find yourself so completely gripped by what you are doing that you lose track of time?
fiercely
energetically and with strong feelings
Ex 1: This could apply to a basketball player absorbed in perfecting a shot, or a violinist fiercely
concentrating on a piece of music.
overcome
unable to act or think in the usual way
Ex 1: His muscles might have ached during his most memorable races, his lungs might have felt like they would explode, and he might have felt overcome with tiredness.
drift
to move slowly on water or in the air
tension
the difference between the needs or influences of two things, which causes problems
Ex 1: What this means is that we should not aim for a life without stress or tension because these pressures actually encourage us to strive toward self-fulfillment, or the achievement of our hopes and ambitions.
worthwhile
valuable, meaningful
Ex 1: These moments are when the body or mind is voluntarily stretched to its limits in order to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
strive
make every effort, try hard
Ex 1: What this means is that we should not aim for a life without stress or tension because these pressures actually encourage us to strive toward self-fulfillment, or the achievement of our hopes and ambitions.
trivial
not valuable, unimportant
Ex 1: It can be very easy to fill your time with trivial tasks and finish the day realizing you haven’t done very much at all.
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