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so-so
a.& ad.(infml) neither very bad(ly) nor very good/well 不好也不坏的(地)
mom
n. (美口)妈妈
incompetence
n. the lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully 不胜任,不称职
* competence
n. skill or ability to do a task successfully 能力;称职
boring
a. dull and uninteresting 乏味的;令人厌倦的
leisure
n. time free from work or other duties; spare time 闲暇
gym
n. (infml) (=gymnasium) a room or hall with apparatus for physical exercise 体操馆;健身房
gym shoe
n. 体操鞋,球鞋
sole
n. the bottom part of a shoe or sock 鞋底;袜底
a. being the only one; belonging to one and no others 唯一的;独占的
enthusiast
n. a person who is very interested in sth. 热衷于…的人
squeeze
vt. 1. force or press (sb. or sth. into a small space) 硬塞,硬挤
2. press firmly from two sides 挤压,榨
n. 1. an act of pressing in from two sides 挤压,榨
2. tight economic circumstances 经济困难;拮据
tights
n. [复]女用(连)裤袜
leg warmers
n. [复]暖腿套
warm-up
n. an act or a period of preparation for physical exercise, a performance, etc. 准备活动;准备练习
* overhear
vt. hear (sb., a conversation, etc.) without the knowledge of the speaker(s); hear by chance 偷听到;无意中听到
goal kick
n. 球门球
* slaughter
vt. 1. kill (an animal), esp. for food; kill (people or animals) violently and in large numbers 屠宰;屠杀
2. (infml) defeat (sb.) badly in sports or games (口)使惨败
wreck
n. 1. (usu. sing) (infml) a person whose health, esp. mental health, has been seriously damaged 受到严重损害的人
2. a ship lost at sea; a plane, car, etc. which is badly damaged in an accident 遇难船只;失事飞机等的残骸
vt. cause (a ship) to be destroyed; (fig.) destroy, ruin 造成(船舶等)失事;(喻)破坏
orchestra
n. a (usu. large) group of people playing various musical instruments together 管弦乐队
limit
n. (oft. pl.) the greatest extent of sth. that is possible or allowed 限度;范围
vt. keep within a certain size, amount, number, area, or place; restrict 限制;限定
limited
a. small in amount, power and not able to increase 有限的
tidy
vt. make (sb. or sth.) neat or in order 使整洁,使整齐
a. neat and in order; liking things to be neatly arranged 整洁的;爱整洁的
* recreation
n. an activity done for enjoyment when one is not working 消遣,娱乐
self-improvement
n. improvement of one's character, mind, etc., by one's own efforts 自我改进,自我修养
grimly
ad. in a determined manner 坚定地;不屈地
* insane
a. 1. 精神病患者的;为疯人而设的
2. (of people or their acts) mad (患)精神病的;精神失常的
asylum
n. 收容所;精神病院
insane asylum
n. a mental hospital 精神病院
sanity
n. the state of having a normal healthy mind; the state of being sensible or reasonable; good sound judgement 神智健全;清醒,明智
opera
n. 歌剧
peculiar-looking
a. 奇形怪状的
peculiar
a. 1. odd, strange 奇特的,古怪的
2. (to) belonging, relating only (to a particular person, place or time) 独有的,特有的
clay
n. 黏土
homemade
a. made at home, rather than in a shop or factory 家制的;做得简单粗糙的
discourage
vt. take away (sb.'s) confidence or (sb.'s) hope of doing sth. 使泄气,使灰心
* stumble
vi. 1. walk in a clumsy way 跌跌撞撞地走
2. speak or perform with many mistakes or hesitations 结结巴巴地说话