Unit 15 Flashcards
To go _ something is to go to the other side of it.
across
To _ mean to let air go in and out of your body.
breathe
A _ is something that shows what a person or a thing is like.
characteristic
To _something means to eat or drink it.
=used up, spend, waste, exhaust, expend
=absorb
=eat, swallow
=taken up
- to eat or drink (something)
- to use (fuel, time, resources, etc.)
- to take all of a person’s attention, energy, time, etc.
consume
소모하다, 먹다; 마시다
The factory consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
The new lights consume less electricity.
All of these cars consume less gasoline.
Is it safe to eat[consume] American beef?
To _ someone means to make them happy and interested.
stimulate, thrill, inspire, animate, inflame, provoke, arouse
- to cause feelings of enthusiasm in (someone), to make (someone) feel energetic and eager to do something
- to cause (a particular emotion or reaction) to be felt or to happen
- to increase the activity of (something, such as nerve tissue)
excite
The prospect of a year in Paris greatly excited Jiho.
If something is _, it is in a large amount or degree.
extreme
_ is the feeling of being afraid.
fear
If you are _, you are lucky.
lucky
- having good luck, enjoying good fortune, lucky
- coming or happening because of good luck
fortunate
They were (very) fortunate to have his help.
We’re fortunate in having these opportunities.
If someone _s to do something, they do it by chance.
occur, take place, come about, result, develop
happen
This must never happen again.
An accident can happen anywhere.
Nobody knows what will happen next.
The _ of something is how long it is from one end to the other.
length
A _ is something you do wrong.
mistake
To _ something is to watch it.
observe
An _ is a chance to do something.
opportunity
A _ is something of value that is given to the winner.
prize
A _ is a contest to see who is the fastest.
race
To _ is to suddenly understand.
become aware of, understand, take in, get the message
- to understand or become aware of (something)
- to cause (something) to become real
- to achieve (something, such as a goal, dream, etc.)
- to earn or get (money) by sale or effort
realize
I didn’t realize (that) you were so unhappy.
The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong.
Only later did she realize her mistake.
To _ is to give an answer to what someone else said.
respond
A _ is a chance of something bad happening.
danger, hazard
risk
To _ is to ask yourself questions or have a need to know.
wonder
_ is used to say something has not happened up to now.
yet
