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1Lesson1Doyourselfup:tomakeyourselflookneatandattractive:Suespentagesdoingherselfup.Doup:1tofastensomething,ortobefastenedinaparticularwayDoupyourcoatoryou’llgetcold.askirtwhichdoesupattheback2torepairanoldbuildingorcar,ortoimproveitsappearance:TheydidupanoldcottageintheScottishHighlands.3todecoratesomethinginaparticularway:TheapartmentwasdoneupinEnglishstyle.4towrapsomethinginpaperWeigh:verb1toconsidersomethingcarefullysothatyoucanmakeadecisionaboutit:Itismyjobtoweightheevidence.weighsomethingagainstsomething:Wehavetoweighthebenefitsoftheschemeagainstthecosts.2toinfluencesomeone’sopinionandthedecisionthattheymake:WeighagainstThisunfortunateexperiencewillweighheavilyagainstfurtherinvestmentinthearea.Weighinsomebody/something’sfavorThesefactswillweighinyourfavor.WeighwithHerevidenceweighedstronglywiththejudge.3weighyourwordstothinkverycarefullyaboutwhatyousaybecauseyoudonotwanttosaythewrongthing:Hewasweighinghiswordscarefully.Beweigheddownwithsomething:ifaproblemweighsyoudown,itmakesyoufeelworriedandupsetBeweigheddownby/withsomethingHefeltweigheddownbyhisresponsibilities.Thewholefamilywasweigheddownwithgrief.Prompt:1tomakesomeonedecidetodosomethingWhatpromptedyoutobuythatsuit?NewsofthescandalpromptedaSenateinvestigation.2toremindanactorofthenextwordsinaspeechHisjobistoprompttheactorswhentheyforgettheirlines.Mostofthechildrenknewtheirlinessothedirectordidn’tneedtopromptverymuch.hustleandbustle:busyandnoisyactivityIwastiredofthehustleandbustleofNewYork.Lifewasterriblyhecticinthecity,shethought,allhustleandbustle.2Thepeopleinthecitiesseemalwaystiredandexhaustedforallthehustleandbustlearoundthem.Take/seekrefugein:gainshelterorprotectionfromsomeoneorsomethingDuringthefrequentair-raids,peopletookrefugeintheircellars.Duringthestorm,touristshuddledindarkenedhotelsandhundredsoflocalssoughtrefugeinemergencysheltersovernight.Coopedup:havingtostayforaperiodoftimeinaplacethatistoosmall:Itisn’tgoodforyoutobecoopedupinthehouseallday.Sinking:(情绪低落;心情沉闷)theunpleasantfeelingthatyougetwhenyousuddenlyrealizethatsomethingbadisgoingtohappen:IhadasinkingfeelinginsideasIrealizedIwasgoingtofailyetagain.Withasinkingatheart,Katherinerearrangedtheitemsinhersatchel.Stock:1asupplyofaparticulartypeofthingthatashophasavailabletosell:Wehaveahugestockofqualitycarpetsonsale.outofstock/instock(=unavailableoravailableinaparticularshop)I'msorry,thatswimsuitiscompletelyoutofstockinyoursize.2takestockofsomething:tothinkcarefullyaboutthethingsthathavehappenedinasituationinordertodecidewhattodonext:Whileinhospital,Jeremytookstockofhislife.Hepausedoutsidethedoors,takingstockofhismen,carefulnottogiveanysignofhisthoughts.Hewalkedbackinsideandtookstockofthesituation.Playhooky/truant:tostayawayfromschoolwithoutpermissionAboyplayinghookyinTexasisnotacriminalwhoisputawayforstudy.Harness:verb1tocontrolandusethenaturalforceorpowerofsomething:Wecanharnessthepowerofthewindtogenerateelectricity.2tofastentwoanimalstogether,ortofastenananimaltosomethingusingaharness3toputaharnessonahorseHarness:noun1asetofleatherbandsusedtocontrolahorseortoattachittoavehicleitispulling2asetofbandsusedtoholdsomeoneinaplaceortostopthemfromfalling3inharnessBritishEnglishdoingyourusualwork:Ifeltgladtobebackinharness.4inharness(withsomebody)BritishEnglishworkingcloselywithanotherpersonorgroupOverride:verb1touseyourpowerorauthoritytochangesomeoneelse'sdecision:TheEUcommissionexerciseditspowertooverrideBritishpolicy.CongresshasthepowertooverridethePresident'sveto.32toberegardedasmoreimportantthansomethingelse:Theneedsofthemothershouldnotoverridetheneedsofthechild.3tostopamachinedoingsomethingthatitdoesbyitself:Canyouoverridetheautomaticlockingsystem?Starvefororbestarvedfor:longfor;beanxiousforThepoorkid’sjuststarvedforattention.HewasawayintheArmyandalwaysstarvedfornewsforhisgirlfriend.Engross:ifsomethingengrossesyou,itinterestsyousomuchthatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse:Thescenewasstunning,andforatimeengrossedallourattention.Takeyourmindoffitbyengrossingyourselfinagoodbook.Dadwasengrossedinthepaper.Who’sthatguyJane’sbeenengrossedinconversationwithallnight?Set:ready[notbeforenoun]setforAreyouallsetforthetrip?Thesongwriterwasallsetfortheinterviewwiththedirectorontheappointedday.settodosomethingIwasjustsettogowhenthephonerang.Intrudeinto/on/upon:1tointerruptsomeoneorbecomeinvolvedintheirprivateaffairsinanannoyingandunwantedway:WouldIbeintrudingifIcamewithyou?Employersshouldnotintrudeintotheprivatelivesoftheiremployees.2tocomeintoaplaceorsituation,andhaveanunwantedeffectItistobehopedthatTVcamerasneverintrudeonthispeacefulplace.Synonym:interfere•meddle•poke/stickyournoseinto•put/shove/stickyouroarinGetthebetter/bestofsomebody:1ifyourfeelingsorwishesgetthebetterofyou,theymakeyoubehaveinawayyouwouldnotnormallybehave:MycuriosityfinallygotthebetterofmeandIopenedtheletter.Ithinkhernervesgotthebetterofher.2todefeatsomeoneordealsuccessfullywithaproblemSomortalslearnedthatitisnotpossibletogetthebetterofZeusoreverdeceivehim.Davidwantedtostudytillmidnight,butsleepinessgotthebestofhimEnthrall:verbtomakesom