高中英語Unit2Sailingtheoceans詞匯講解新人教版選修9

Unit2Sailingtheoceans

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Sailingtheoceans

mercy

noun(pl.-ies)

1.[U]akind

orforgiving

attitudetowardssb

that

youhave

thepowertoharmorright

to

punishhumanity:

to

ask/beg

pleadformercyTheyshowednomercytotheirhostages.Godhavemercyonus.Thetroopsareonamercymission(=

ajourneytohelppeople)inthewarzone.2.[C,usually

sing.]

(informal)

aneventorasituation

to

begrateful

for,

usually

becauseitstopssthunpleasant:

It

’samercyshewasn

’t

seriouslyhurt.Hisdeathwasamercy(=becausehewasin

greatpain.

atthemercyofsb/sthnotabletostopsb/sthharmingyou

becausetheyhavepowerorcontroloveryou:I’mnotgoing

toputmyselfatthemercyofthebank.Wewereatthemercy

oftheweather.

leave

sb/sth

to

the

mercy/

mercies

of

sb/sth

toleave

sb/sth

in

asituation

that

maycausethemto

suffer

ortobetreated

badly:

privatized

companies

leftto

themercyofmarket

forces(humorous)I’llleaveyoutothetendermerciesof

theseladies!

throwyourselfonsb

’smercy

(formal)toputyourselfina

situation

whereyoumustrely

onsbto

bekind

toyouandnot

harmorpunishyou

longside

prep.

1.nexttooratthesideofsth:

Apolicecarpulledup

alongsideus.alifeboatmooredalongsidetheyacht

Much

ofthelandalongsidetheriverisbelowsealevel.

2.

togetherwithoratthesametimeassth/sb:

Traditional

beliefsstillflourishalongsideamodernurbanlifestyle.

exploration

noun[C,U]

1.theactoftravellingthroughaplaceinordertofindout

aboutitorlookforsthinit:theexplorationofspaceoil

exploration(=searchingforoilintheground)2.an

examinationofsthinordertofindoutaboutit:thebook’s

explorationsofthehumanmind

accelerate

verb

1.tohappenortomakesthhappenfasterorearlierthan

expected:[v]Inflationcontinuestoaccelerate.[vn]

Exposuretothesuncanacceleratetheageingprocess.2.[v]

(ofavehicleorperson)tostarttogofaster:Therunners

acceleratedsmoothlyaroundthebend.Thecaraccelerated

toovertakeme.

secure

adj.

HAPPY/CONFIDENT

1.feelinghappyandconfidentaboutyourselforaparticular

situation:Atlasttheywereabletofeelsecureaboutthe

future.Shefinishedthematch,secureintheknowledgethatshewasthroughtothenextround.

CERTAIN/SAFE

2.likelytocontinueorbesuccessfulforalongtime;safe:

asecurejob/incomeIt’snotaverysecurewaytomake

aliving.Thefutureofthecompanylookssecure.

3.~(against/fromsth)thatcannotbeaffectedorharmed

bysth:Informationmustbestoredsothatitissecurefrom

accidentaldeletion.

BUILDING/DOOR/ROOM

4.guardedand/ormadestrongersothatitisdifficultfor

peopletoenterorleave:Checkthatallwindowsanddoorshavebeenmadeassecureaspossible.asecureunitforchildoffendersThebuildingissecureagainstintruders.

FIRM

5.notlikelytomove,falldown,etc.;stable:

Theaerial

doesn’t

lookvery

secureto

me.

It

wasdifficult

to

maintainasecurefootholdontheice.(figurative)Our

relationshipwasnowonamoresecurefooting.

verb

GETSTH

1.~sth(for

sb/sth)|

~sbsth

(formal)

to

obtainorachieve

sth,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort:

[vn]

tosecureacontract/dealTheteammanagedtosecurea

placein

the

finals.

Shesecured

2.

000

votes.

The

delegation

hassecuredthepromiseofaceasefire.

[vn,

vnn]

Hesecuredaplaceforhimselfatlawschool.Hesecuredhimselfaplaceatlawschool.

FASTENFIRMLY

2.[vn]~sth(tosth)toattachorfastensthfirmly:She

securedtheropefirmlytothebackofthecar.Thetables

onboardweresecuredfirmlytothefloor.

PROTECTFROMHARM

3.[vn]~sth(againststh)toprotectsthsothatitissafe

anddifficulttoattackordamage:tosecureaproperty

againstintrudersThewindowsweresecuredwithlocksand

bars.(figurative)asavingsplanthatwillsecureyour

child’sfuture

ALOAN

4.[vn]tolegallyagreetogivesbpropertyorgoodsthat

areworththesameamountasthemoneythatyouhaveborrowed

fromthem,ifyouareunabletopaythemoneyback:aloan

securedonthehouse

random

adj.[usuallybeforenoun]done,chosen,etc.withoutsb

decidinginadvancewhatisgoingtohappen,orwithoutany

regularpattern:therandomkillingofinnocentpeoplea

randomsample/selection(=inwhicheachthinghasanequal

chanceofbeingchosen)Theinformationisprocessedinarandomorder.

noun

at

randomwithout

deciding

inadvancewhatisgoingtohappen,

orwithoutanyregularpattern:Sheopenedthebookatrandom

(=notatanyparticularpage)andstartedreading.The

terroristsfiredintothecrowdatrandom.Nameswerechosen

atrandomfromalist.

awkward

adj.

1.makingyoufeelembarrassed:Therewasanawkwardsilence.

Ifeltawkwardbecausetheyobviouslywantedtobealone.

2.

difficult

to

deal

with:

Don’t

ask

awkwardquestions.

You’veputmeinanawkwardposition.anawkwardcustomer

(=apersonwhoisdifficult

todealwith)

Please

don’tbe

awkwardaboutletting

himcome.It

makesthings

awkwardfor

everyonewhenyou

behave

like

that.

3.

not

convenient,

inconvenient:

HaveIcomeatanawkwardtime?

4.difficult

ordangerousbecauseofits

shapeor

design:

This

boxisveryawkwardforoneperson

tocarry.This

tool

will

reachintoawkwardcorners,suchasunderkitchenunits.

5.

notmovingin

aneasyway;not

comfortable:

Hetriedtodance,

buthewastooclumsyandawkward.Imusthavesleptinan

awkwardposition—I’machingallover.

Keepthe

reference

noun

MENTIONINGSB/STH

1.[C,U]~(tosb/sth)

athing

yousayor

write

that

mentions

sb/sthelse;theactofmentioningsb/sth:

President’spassingreferenceto(=briefmentionof)the

endofthewar

LOOKINGFORINFORMATION

2.[U]theactoflookingatsthforinformation:

listofnumbersnearthephoneforeasyreference.Iwrotedownthenameofthehotelforfuturereference(=because

itmightbeusefulinthefuture).Thelibrarycontainsmanypopularworksofreference(=referencebooks).

ASKINGFORADVICE

3.[U]~(tosb/sth)(formal)theactofaskingsbforhelp

oradvice:Theemergencynursecantreatminorinjuries

withoutreferencetoadoctor.

NUMBER/WORD/SYMBOL

4.[C](abbr.ref.)anumber,wordorsymbolthatshowswhere

sthisonamap,orwhereyoucanfindapieceofinformation:

ThemapreferenceisY4..Pleasequoteyourreferencenumber

whenmakinganenquiry.

FORNEWJOB

5.[C]aletterwrittenbysbwhoknowsyou,givinginformationaboutyourcharacterandabilities,especially

toanewemployer:Wewilltakeupreferencesafterthe

interview.

6.[C]

apersonwhoagrees

to

writeareference,for

you,for

examplewhenyouare

applying

for

ajob:Mypreviousbosswill

actasareferenceforme.

INBOOK

7.[C]

anoteinabookthat

tells

youwhereaparticular

piece

ofinformationcomesfrom:

Thereisalistofreferencesat

theendofeachchapter.

in/withreferenceto

(formal)usedtosaywhatyouare

talkingorwritingabout:

Withreferencetoyourletterof

July

22...

verb[vn](formal)torefertosth;toprovideabook,etc.

withreferences:Eachchapterisreferenced,citing

literatureupto2004.

precise

adj.

1.clearandaccurate;exact:precisedetails/instructions

/measurementsCanyougiveamoreprecisedefinitionofthe

word?Icanbereasonablypreciseaboutthetimeofthe

incident.2.[onlybeforenoun]usedtoemphasizethatsth

happensataparticulartimeorinaparticularway:Wewere

justtalkingaboutherwhen,atthatprecisemoment,she

walkedin.Doctorsfoundithardtoestablishtheprecise

natureofherillness.3.takingcaretobeexactandaccurate,

especiallyaboutsmalldetails:askilledandpreciseworker

small,precisemovements(disapproving)She’sratherprim

andprecise.

tobe(more)preciseusedtoshowthatyouaregivingmore

detailedandaccurateinformationaboutsthyouhavejust

mentioned:Theshelfisaboutametrelong—well,98cm,to

beprecise.

simplify

verb(simplifies,simplifying,simplified,simplified)[vn]

tomakestheasiertodoorunderstand:Theapplicationforms

havenowbeensimplified.Ihopehisappointmentwill

simplifymatters.asimplifiedversionofthestoryforyoungchildren

portable

adj.thatiseasytocarryortomove:aportableTVTheequipmentislightweight,portableandeasytostore.(figurative)aportableloan/pension(=thatcanbemovedifyouchangebanks,jobs,etc.)portablesoftware

nounasmall

type

of

machinethat

is

easyto

carry,

especially

acomputeroratelevision:

Thekidsareupstairswatching

theportable(=television).

shortcoming

noun[usuallypl.]afaultinsb’scharacter,aplan,a

system,etc.:Shemademeawareofmyownshortcomings.Despiteanumberofshortcomings,theprojectwillstillgoahead.

update

verb[vn]

1.tomakesthmoremodernbyaddingnewparts,etc.:It’s

abouttimeweupdatedoursoftware.2.~sb(onsth)|~sth

togivesbthemostrecentinformationaboutsth;toaddthe

mostrecentinformationtosthbringuptodate:Icalled

theofficetoupdatethemontheday’sdevelopments.Our

recordsareregularlyupdated.

tendency

noun(pl.-ies)

[C]~(forsb/sth)(todosth)|~(to/towardssth)ifsb/sthhasaparticulartendency,theyarelikelytobehave

oractin

aparticular

way:to

displayartistic,

etc.

tendenciesIhaveatendencytotalkto

omuchwhenI’m

nervous.Thereisatendencyforthisdiseasetorunin

families.She

hasastrong

natural

tendencytowards

caution.

Thismaterialhasatendencytoshrinkwhenwashed.

2.[C]~

(forsb/sth)(todosth)|~(to/towardssth)anewcustom

that

isstarting

todevelop:

Thereisagrowingtendencyamong

employerstohirecasualstaff.3.[C+sing./pl.v.](BrE)agroupwithinalargerpoliticalgroup,whoseviewsaremore

extremethanthoseoftherestofthegroup:

themilitant

tendency

reliable

adj.

thatcanbetrustedtodosthwell;thatyoucanrelyon;dependable:Wearelookingforsomeonewhoisreliableand

hard-working.

areliable

friend

My

car’snot

asreliable

asitusedto

be.2.

that

islikely

to

becorrect

or

true:Our

information

comes

from

a

reliable

source.

a

reliable

witness

Howreliable

are

the

localweather

forecasts?

Thesetestsareareliableindicatoroffutureperformance.

swoop

verb[v]

1.[usually+adv./prep.](ofabirdorplane)toflyquickly

andsuddenlydownwards,especiallyinordertoattacksb/sth;

dive:Theaircraftswoopeddownoverthebuildings.Ahawk

swoopedlowoverthefield.2.~(onsb/sth)(especiallyof

policeorsoldiers)tovisitorattacksb/sthsuddenlyand

withoutwarning:Officersswoopedonthevehiclesasthey

lefttheferry.

noun

1.anactofmovingsuddenlyandquicklythroughtheairin

adownwarddirection,asabirddoesdive2.~(onsth/sb)

anactofarrivingsomewhereorattackingsth/sbinawaythat

issuddenandunexpected:Largequantitiesofdrugswere

foundduringapoliceswooponthestar’sNewYorkhome.

peck

verb

1.~(atsth)

(of

birds)tomovethe

beakforwardquicklyand

hitorbitesth:

[v]Arobinwaspeckingatcrumbsonthe

ground.Henspeckedaroundintheyard.[vn]Abirdhad

peckedahole

in

thesack.Vultures

hadpeckedoutthedead

goat’seyes.2.[vn]~sb(onsth)(informal)tokisssb

lightlyandquickly:

Hepeckedheronthecheekashewent

out.Shepeckedhischeek.

a/thepeckingorder(informal,oftenhumorous)theorder

ofimportanceinrelationtooneanotheramongthemembers

ofagroup:NewZealandisatthetopofthepeckingorder

ofrugbynations.tobefirstinthepeckingorder

peckatsthtoeatonlyaverysmallamountofamealbecause

youarenothungry;pickat:Shesatnervouslypeckingather

food.

expedition

noun

1.anorganized

journeywith

aparticular

purpose,

especially

tofindoutaboutaplacethatisnotwellknown:

toplan/

lead/goonanexpeditiontotheNorthPole

2.

thepeople

whogoonan

expedition:

ThreemembersoftheEverest

expedition

werekilled.

3.(sometimes

humorous)a

short

trip

that

youmakewhenyouwantorneedsth:

ashoppingexpedition

compulsory

adj.thatmustbedonebecauseofalaworarule:Itis

compulsoryforallmotorcycliststowearhelmets.English

pulsoryeducation

/schoolingcompulsoryredundancies

Survival

noun

1.[U]the

state

ofcontinuing

tolive

or

exist,oftendespite

difficulty

or

danger:the

struggle

/

battle

/fightfor

survivalHis

onlychanceof

survival

wasaheart

transplant.

Exporting

is

necessaryforoureconomicsurvival.Continued

tradeintheseproductsisathreattothesurvivalofthe

species.2.[C]~(fromsth)somethingthathascontinuedto

existfromanearliertime:Theceremonyisasurvivalfrom

pre-Christiantimes.

thesurvivalofthefittesttheprinciplethatonlythepeople

orthingsthatarebestadaptedtotheirsurroundingswill

continuetoexist

incident

noun

1.[C]somethingthathappens,especiallysthunusualor

unpleasant:Hisbadbehaviourwasjustanisolatedincident.

Oneparticularincidentsticksinmymind.2.[C,U]aserious

orviolentevent,suchasacrime,anaccidentoranattack:

Therewasashootingincidentnearherelastnight.The

demonstrationpassedoffwithoutincident.3.[C]a

disagreementbetweentwocountries,ofteninvolvingmilitary

forces:aborder/diplomaticincident

departure

noun

1.[C,U]~(from

...

)the

act

ofleaving

aplace;

anexample

ofthis:

Hissuddendeparturethrewtheofficeintochaos.

Flights

should

be

confirmed

4.8hours

before

departure.

Theyhadreceived

nonewsofhimsincehis

departurefromthe

island.

2.[C]aplane,train,etc.leavingaplaceata

particular

time:

arrivals

anddeparturesAll

departuresare

fromManchester.thedeparturelounge/time/gatethe

departuresboard3.[C]~(fromsth)anactionthatis

differentfromwhatisusualorexpected:Itwasaradical

departurefromtradition.Theirlatestsinglerepresentsa

newdeparturefortheband.

deposit

noun

MONEY

1.[usuallysing.]a~(onsth)asumofmoneythatisgiven

as

the

first

partof

alargerpayment:

We’veputdowna5.%

deposit

onthehouse.They

normally

askyoutopay￡1.00(as

a)deposit.Alldepositsarenon-refundable.

2.[usually

sing.]asumofmoneythatispaidbysbwhentheyrentsth

andthatisreturnedtothemiftheydonotloseordamage

the

thing

they

are

renting:

topay

adeposit

They’ll

probablyaskyoutoleaveadeposit.

3.asumofmoneythat

is

paid

into

abankaccount:

Deposits

canbemadeatanybranch.

4.

(in

theBritish

political

system)

theamountof

moneythat

acandidate

inanelection

to

Parliament

hastopay,andthat

is

returned

if

he/shegets

enoughvotes:All

theother

candidateslosttheirdeposits.

verb[vn]

PUTDOWN

1.

[+adv./prep.]toputorlaysb/sthdownin

aparticular

place:

Shedeposited

apile

ofbooksonmydesk.(informal)

Iwaswhiskedoffinataxianddepositedoutsidethehotel.

LEAVESUBSTANCE

(especiallyofariveroraliquid)toleavealayerofsthonthesurfaceofsth,especiallygraduallyandovera

periodoftime:Sandwasdepositedwhichhardenedintosandstone.

MONEY

3.toputmoneyintoabankaccount:Millionsweredeposited

inSwissbankaccounts.

reckon

verb

1.

(informal,

especially

BrE)

to

think

sthorhaveanopinion

aboutsth:

[v

(that)]I

reckon

(that)

I’mgoingtoget

that

job.He

’ll

befamousoneday.Whatdoyoureckon

(=doyou

agree)?

[v]

It’s

worth

a

lot

of

money,I

reckon.

‘They’llneverfindout.

’‘Youreckon?’(=Ithinkyou

maybewrongaboutthat)

2.

bereckoned(notusedinthe

progressive

tenses)

to

begenerally

considered

tobesth:

[vn

to

inf]

Children

are

reckoned

to

be

more

sophisticated

nowadays.[vn-n]

Itwasgenerally

reckonedasuccess.[also

vn-adj]

3.

[vtoinf](BrE,informal)toexpecttodosth:

Wereckontofinishbyten.Hewasn

’treckoningtopayso

much.4.~sth

(at

sth)to

calculate

anamount,

anumber,

etc.:

[vn]I

couldsee

himreckoning

thecostas

I

spoke.Theage

ofthe

earthisreckonedatabout

4.6.00millionyears.[v

(that)]

Theyreckon(that)

their

profits

are

downbyat

least

2.0%.

[vn

to

inf]

Thejourney

wasreckonedtotakeabouttwo

hours.

reckononsth

toexpectsthtohappenortorelyonsth

happening:

Theyhadn’treckonedonarebellion.[+

-ing]

We’dreckonedonhavinggoodweather.

reckonsthup/reckonupsth(especiallyBrE)tocalculate

thetotalamountornumberofsth:Hereckonedupthecost

ofeverythinginhismind.

reckonwithsb/sth

1.[usuallypassive]toconsiderortreatsb/sthasaserious

opponent,problem,etc.:Theywerealreadyapoliticalforce

tobereckonedwith.2.(usuallyusedinnegativesentences)

toconsidersthasapossibleproblemthatyoushouldbe

preparedfor;takesthintoaccount:[+-ing]Ididn’treckon

withgettingcaughtupinsomuchtraffic.

reckonwithoutsb/sth(especiallyBrE)tonotconsidersb/sth

asapossibleproblemthatyoushouldbepreparedfor;not

takesthintoaccount:Theyhadreckonedwithoutthe

determinationoftheopposition.

tension

noun

1.[U,C,usuallypl.]~(betweenAandB)asituationinwhich

peopledonottrusteachother,orfeelunfriendlytowardseachother,andwhichmaycausethemtoattackeachother:

Ternational

/racial/politicaltensionsFamilytensionsandconflicts

mayleadtoviolence.Theincidenthasfurtherincreased

tensionbetweenthetwocountries.2.[C,U]~(betweenAand

B)asituationinwhichthefactthattherearedifferent

needsorinterestscausesdifficulties:

tensionbetweentheaimsofthe

Thereisoftena

companyandthewishesofthe

employees.3.[U]afeelingofanxietyandstressthatmakes

itimpossibletorelax:nervoustensionWelaughedandthat

helpedeasethetension.Walkingandswimmingareexcellent

forreleasingtension.atensionheadache4.[U]the

feelingoffearandexcitementthatiscreatedbyawriter

orafilm/moviedirector:dramatictensionAsthemovie

progresses

the

tension

builds.

5.

[U]

the

state

ofbeing

stretched

tight;

theextent

to

which

sth

is

stretched

tight:

musculartensionAdjustthestringtensionofyourtennis

racket

to

suit

yourstyle

of

playing.When

knitting,

tryto

keep

the

sametension

throughout.

Massagecan

relieve

tensioninyourshouldersandback.

verb[vn]

(technical)tomakeawire,sail,etc.tightand

stretched

gradual

adj.

1.happeningslowlyoveralongperiod;notsudden:agradual

changeintheclimateRecoveryfromthediseaseisvery

gradual.2.(ofaslope)notsteep

foresee

verb(foresaw,foreseen)tothinksth

is

going

to

happenin

thefuture;

toknowaboutsthbefore

it

happens;

predict:

[vn]

Wedonotforeseeanyproblems.Theextentofthedamagecouldnothavebeenforeseen.[v(that)]Noonecouldhaveforeseen(that)thingswouldturnoutthisway.[vwh-]It

isimpossibletoforeseehowlifewillworkout.[alsovn-ing]

thirst

noun

1.[U,sing.]thefeelingofneedingorwantingadrink:

He

quenchedhis

thirst

with

alongdrink

ofcold

water.She

woke

upwitharagingthirstandaheadache.

2.

[U]thestateof

nothavingenoughwatertodrink:

Thousandsaredyingof

thirst.

3.

[sing.]~(forsth)astrongdesireforsth:

a

thirstforknowledge

tear

verb

(tore,torn)

DAMAGE

1.todamagesthbypullingitapartorintopiecesorby

cutting

iton

sth

sharp;

tobecomedamagedin

this

way;rip:

[vn]

I

toremyjeansonthefence.I

toreaholein

myjeans.

Hetoretheletterintwo.atornhandkerchief

[vn-adj]I

tore

the

package

open.

Itore

open

the

package.

[v]

Careful—thefabrictearsveryeasily.

2.[vn]~sthinsth

tomakeaholeinsthbyforce;rip:

Theblasttoreahole

inthewall.

REMOVEFROMSTH/SB

3.[vn+adv./prep.]toremovesthfromsthelsebypulling

itroughlyorviolently;rip:Thestormnearlytoretheroof

off(=tookthemoffquicklyandcarelessly)anddivedinto

thelake.4.~yourself/sb(fromsb/sth)topullyourself/sb

awaybyforcefromsb/sththatisholdingyouorthem:

[vn]

Shetoreherselffromhisgrasp.[vn-adj]Hetorehimself

free.

INJUREMUSCLE

5.[vn]toinjureamuscle,etc.bystretchingittoomuch:

atornligamentShetoreacalfmuscleplayingsquash.

MOVEQUICKLY

6.[v+adv./prep.]tomovesomewhereveryquicklyorin

anexcitedway:Hetoreoffdownthestreet.Atrucktore

pastthegates.

-TORN

7.(in

adjectives)

very

badly

affected

or

damagedbysth:

to

bring

peaceto

astrife-torn

countrya

strike-torn

industry

tearsb/sthapart,toshreds,tobits,etc.todestroyor

defeatsb/sthcompletelyorcriticizethemoritseverely:

Wetoretheotherteamapartinthesecondhalf.Thecritics

torehislastmovietoshreds.

tearatyourheart/tearyourheartout(formal)tostrongly

affectyouinanemotionalway

tearyourhair(out)(informal)toshowthatyouarevery

angryoranxiousaboutsth:She’skeepingverycalm—anyone

elsewouldbetearingtheirhairout.

(bein)atearinghurry/rush(especiallyBrE)(tobe)in

averygreathurry

betorn(betweenAandB)tobeunabletodecideorchoose

betweentwopeople,thingsorfeelings:Iwastornbetween

myparentsandmyfriend.

tearsboffastrip/tearastripoffsb(BrE,informal)to

speakangrilytosbwhohasdonesthwrong

that’stornit(BrE,informal)usedtosaythatsthhas

happenedtospoilyourplanstearsbapart/tearapartsb

—moreatheart,limb,looseadj.

tomakesbfeelveryunhappy

orworried;ripsbapart:IttearsmeaparttothinkImight

havehurtherfeelings.Hisdistresstoremeapart.

tearsthapart/tearapartsth

1.todestroysthviolently,especiallybypullingitto

pieces:Thedogstorethefoxapart.2.tomakepeopleina

country,anorganizationorotherplacefightorarguewith

eachother:Racialstrifeistearingourcountryapart.3.to

searchaplace,makingitlookuntidyandcausingdamage:They

toretheroomapart,lookingformoney.

tearatsthtopullorcutsthviolentlysothatittears:

Hetoreatthemeatwithhisbarehands.

tearyourselfaway(fromsth)/tearsthaway(fromsth)to

leavesomewhereeventhoughyouwouldprefertostaythere;

totakesthawayfromsomewhere:Dinner’sready,ifyoucan

tearyourselfawayfromtheTV.Shewasunabletotearher

eyesawayfromhim(=couldnotstoplookingathim).

tearsthdown/teardownsthtopullorknockdownabuilding,

wall,etc.:They’retearingdowntheseoldhousestobuild

anewofficeblock.

tearintosb/sth

1.toattacksb/sthphysicallyorwithwords:

Thewindtore

into

him.2.

tostart

doing

sthwithalot

of

energy:Theytore

into

their

foodasif

they

werestarving.

The

bandtoreinto

theiropeningnumber.

tearsthup/tearupsthtodestroyadocument,etc.by

tearingitintopieces;ripsthup:Shetoreupalltheletters

hehadsenther.(figurative)Heaccusedtheleaderof

tearinguptheparty’smanifesto(=ofignoringit).

hardship

noun[U,C]asituationthatisdifficultandunpleasant

becauseyoudonothaveenoughmoney,food,clothes,etc.:

economic/financial,etc.hardshipPeoplesufferedmanyhardshipsduringthatlongwinter.Thetwomenenduredgrea