Lesson1Doyourselfup:tomakeyourselflookneatandattractive:Suespentagesdoingherselfup.Doup:1 tofastensomething,ortobefastenedinaparticularwayDoupyourcoatoryoullgetcold.askirtwhichdoesupattheback2 torepairanoldbuildingorcar,ortoimproveitsappearance:TheydidupanoldcottageintheScottishHighlands.3 todecoratesomethinginaparticularway:TheapartmentwasdoneupinEnglishstyle.4 towrapsomethinginpaperWeigh:verb1 toconsidersomethingcarefullysothatyoucanmakeadecisionaboutit:Itismyjobtoweightheevidence.weighsomethingagainstsomething:Wehavetoweighthebenefitsoftheschemeagainstthecosts.2 toinfluencesomeonesopinionandthedecisionthattheymake:WeighagainstThisunfortunateexperiencewillweighheavilyagainstfurtherinvestmentinthearea.Weighinsomebody/somethingsfavorThesefactswillweighinyourfavor.WeighwithHerevidenceweighedstronglywiththejudge.3 weighyourwordstothinkverycarefullyaboutwhatyousaybecauseyoudonotwanttosaythewrongthing:Hewasweighinghiswordscarefully.Beweigheddownwithsomething:ifaproblemweighsyoudown,itmakesyoufeelworriedandupsetBeweigheddownby/withsomethingHefeltweigheddownbyhisresponsibilities.Thewholefamilywasweigheddownwithgrief.Prompt:1 tomakesomeonedecidetodosomethingWhatpromptedyoutobuythatsuit?NewsofthescandalpromptedaSenateinvestigation.2 toremindanactorofthenextwordsinaspeechHisjobistoprompttheactorswhentheyforgettheirlines.Mostofthechildrenknewtheirlinessothedirectordidntneedtopromptverymuch.hustleandbustle:busyandnoisyactivityIwastiredofthehustleandbustleofNewYork.Lifewasterriblyhecticinthecity,shethought,allhustleandbustle.Thepeopleinthecitiesseemalwaystiredandexhaustedforallthehustleandbustlearoundthem.Take/seekrefugein:gainshelterorprotectionfromsomeoneorsomethingDuringthefrequentair-raids,peopletookrefugeintheircellars.Duringthestorm,touristshuddledindarkenedhotelsandhundredsoflocalssoughtrefugeinemergencysheltersovernight.Coopedup:havingtostayforaperiodoftimeinaplacethatistoosmall:Itisntgoodforyoutobecoopedupinthehouseallday.Sinking:(情绪低落;心情沉闷)theunpleasantfeelingthatyougetwhenyousuddenlyrealizethatsomethingbadisgoingtohappen:IhadasinkingfeelinginsideasIrealizedIwasgoingtofailyetagain.Withasinkingatheart,Katherinerearrangedtheitemsinhersatchel.Stock:1 asupplyofaparticulartypeofthingthatashophasavailabletosell:Wehaveahugestockofqualitycarpetsonsale.outofstock/instock(=unavailableoravailableinaparticularshop)Imsorry,thatswimsuitiscompletelyoutofstockinyoursize.2 takestockofsomething:tothinkcarefullyaboutthethingsthathavehappenedinasituationinordertodecidewhattodonext:Whileinhospital,Jeremytookstockofhislife.Hepausedoutsidethedoors,takingstockofhismen,carefulnottogiveanysignofhisthoughts.Hewalkedbackinsideandtookstockofthesituation.Playhooky/truant:tostayawayfromschoolwithoutpermissionAboyplayinghookyinTexasisnotacriminalwhoisputawayforstudy.Harness:verb1 tocontrolandusethenaturalforceorpowerofsomething:Wecanharnessthepowerofthewindtogenerateelectricity.2 tofastentwoanimalstogether,ortofastenananimaltosomethingusingaharness3 toputaharnessonahorseHarness:noun1 asetofleatherbandsusedtocontrolahorseortoattachittoavehicleitispulling2 asetofbandsusedtoholdsomeoneinaplaceortostopthemfromfalling3 inharnessBritishEnglishdoingyourusualwork:Ifeltgladtobebackinharness.4 inharness(withsomebody)BritishEnglishworkingcloselywithanotherpersonorgroupOverride:verb1 touseyourpowerorauthoritytochangesomeoneelsesdecision:TheEUcommissionexerciseditspowertooverrideBritishpolicy.CongresshasthepowertooverridethePresidentsveto.2 toberegardedasmoreimportantthansomethingelse:Theneedsofthemothershouldnotoverridetheneedsofthechild.3 tostopamachinedoingsomethingthatitdoesbyitself:Canyouoverridetheautomaticlockingsystem?Starvefororbestarvedfor:longfor;beanxiousforThepoorkidsjuststarvedforattention.HewasawayintheArmyandalwaysstarvedfornewsforhisgirlfriend.Engross:ifsomethingengrossesyou,itinterestsyousomuchthatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse:Thescenewasstunning,andforatimeengrossedallourattention.Takeyourmindoffitbyengrossingyourselfinagoodbook.Dadwasengrossedinthepaper.WhosthatguyJanesbeenengrossedinconversationwithallnight?Set:readynotbeforenounsetforAreyouallsetforthetrip?Thesongwriterwasallsetfortheinterviewwiththedirectorontheappointedday.settodosomethingIwasjustsettogowhenthephonerang.Intrudeinto/on/upon:1 tointerruptsomeoneorbecomeinvolvedintheirprivateaffairsinanannoyingandunwantedway:WouldIbeintrudingifIcamewithyou?Employersshouldnotintrudeintotheprivatelivesoftheiremployees.2 tocomeintoaplaceorsituation,andhaveanunwantedeffectItistobehopedthatTVcamerasneverintrudeonthispeacefulplace.Synonym:interfere?meddle?poke/stickyournoseinto?put/shove/stickyouroarinGetthebetter/bestofsomebody:1 ifyourfeelingsorwishesgetthebetterofyou,theymakeyoubehaveinawayyouwouldnotnormallybehave:MycuriosityfinallygotthebetterofmeandIopenedtheletter.