词汇学习

somehow; consider, pinch; snap; rummage; spray; ashamed; attach; demonstrate; tone, clear

1. somehow

adv. in a way not specified, understood, or known

* I know what we are doing is legal, but somehow it doesn’t feel right.

Compare: anyhow, anyway

anyhow: in whatever way or manner; however; nevertheless

*They came anyhow they could—by boat, train, or plane.

*It sounds crazy, but I believe it anyhow.

anyway: in any way or manner; whatever; nevertheless; regardless

*Get the job done anyway you can.

*It was raining but they played the game anyway.

2. consider

v. 1. to think carefully about

*All things considered, the reform is a success.

2. to think or deem to be; to regard

* She considers waste to be criminal.

3. to take into account; to bear in mind

* Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training.

4. to show consideration for

* She failed to consider the feelings of others.

3. Pinch

v. 1. to squeeze or bind (a part of the body) in such a way as to cause discomfort or pain

* These shoes pinch my toes

2. to nip; to wither

* buds that were pinched by the frost

* a face that was pinched with grief

4. snap

v. 1. to take photograph

* The reporter snapped the governor as she was getting into her car.

2. to speak abruptly or sharply

* He snapped at the child.

5. rummage

1. v. to make an energetic, usually hasty search

* He rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen.

2. n. a thorough search among a number of things or a confusion of miscellaneous articles

* I had a rummage about/around the house, but I couldn’t find my certificate anywhere.

6. Spray

1. v. to disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets

* The pipe burst and the water was spraying everywhere.

2. n. water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave

* Can you feel the spray from the waterfall?

7. Ashamed

adj. feeling shame 感到羞愧的，惭愧的

* You should feel ashamed of what you have done.

shameful: adj. causing shame; disgraceful 导致羞愧的；可耻的

shameless: adj. without shame; feeling no shame厚颜无耻的

* shameful conduct

* shameless exploiter

Phrase and Expressions

pitch in; take one’s word for it; resort to; come to one’s aid; for one’s sake; feel cornered; have no choice but to do; make it up to sb.; come up with; on one’s part; break up

1. pitch in

to set to work vigorously; to join forces with others; to help or cooperate

* If we all pitch in, it shouldn’t take too long.

* After we had seen the video everyone started pitching in with comments on its fault.

pitch into: to attack with words or criticize

pitch up: to arrive in a place

* He pitched into me as soon as he arrived, asking where the report was.

* He finally pitched up two hours late.

2. take one’s word for it = take sb. for his word to believe what sb. says is true

* If he says there’s $500 in the envelop then I’ll take his word for it.

* He said he would give me a job and I just took him for his word.

3. resort to

* to use sth. for help, because you cannot find any other way of acting

* I had to resort to violence to get my money

4. Come to one’s mind

to help or support

* An anonymous millionnaire has come to the company’s aid by lending it the money it needs to keep it in business.

* He gets about with the aid of a walking stick.

* She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car.

* The concern was in aid of famine relief.

5. for one’s sake = for the sake of

1. because of

Let’s not disagree for the sake of a few pounds.

2. for the purpose of

* Let’s say, just for the sake of argument/ for argument’s sake, that prices rise by 3% this year.

3. used to emphasize requests or orders and when you are angry or have lost patience

* For God’s/Christ’s sake, turn that music off.

* For Goodness’s/Pete’s/heaven’s/pity’s sake don’t let her know what I told you.

6. Feel concerned

to feel forced into a situation where it’s hard to escape

* I felt cornered at the party when he bore me to death about his difficult childhood.