(会員) Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 Lesson - Vocabulary Boost
1. to acquire st = to get st, to receive st, to buy st
2. awkward = socially uncomfortable or embarrassing
It was an awkward situation. I feel awkward.
Carrying the table by myself was awkward.
2. a bunch of = a lot of
a bunch or problems/questions/bananas
3. to bloom = 咲く
The flowers bloomed.
He bloomed.
4. charity
He’s a very charitable person.
5. to compensate for =
I have to compensate for my lack of natural ability by studying harder.
I have to compensate for my lack of natural ability by training harder.
verb: compensate …
noun: compensation
If someone hurts you or damages your body or property, you can ask for compensation. You can ask them to compensate you.
to compensate sb = 補償［埋め合わせ］する
compensate for ～を償う、～を相殺する
6. to deceive sb = to trick, to fool
He deceived me. = formal
He tricked/fooled me.
7. to dupe sb = to easily deceive sb
8. MORE FORMAL: to defraud sb, to swindle sb
詐欺する
No comments:
Post a Comment