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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D R _ embarrass embarrass: vt. make (sb.) feel awkward or ashamed I’m so sorry to embarrass you in front of your friends. He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him. Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures, but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some oriental cultures. 这是一个尴尬的局面, 但是他们成功地应付过去了。 It was an embarrassing situation, but they carried it off well. D R _ odd 1 odd: adj. 1. strange; unusual We always meet in odd circumstances. She gets odder as she grows older. Don’t you think it odd that the famous pop singer should have committed suicide? 2. separated from its pair or set There was nothing but an odd shoe under the old man’s bed. 3. (of numbers) unable to be divided by two 1, 3, 5 are odd numbers. D R _ odd 2 CF: strange, odd, peculiar eccentric 这些形容词均含有“奇怪的、奇异的、新奇的”之意。 strange 普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生、新奇、奇怪或不自然的人或物。例如： The doctor thought her strange behaviour was caused by stress. 医生认为她那奇怪的举止是由于紧张所致。 odd 通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。例如： He is rather an odd man. 他是个颇为古怪的人。 D R _ odd 3 peculiar 常含有令人不快的“奇怪”、“奇异”之意；侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性。例如： This food has got a peculiar taste. 这食物味道怪异。 eccentric 指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。例如： If you go to the party in slippers, you will be considered rather eccentric. 如果你穿着拖鞋出席舞会的话，人们会认为你有些古怪。 CF: D R _ grab 1 grab: 1. v. take roughly, snatch eagerly Since the late 15th century, Western colonialists started to grab and conquer colonies in a big way. The boy grabbed at any excuse to avoid doing dishes. 他抓住了去美国的机会。 He grabbed the chance to go to the US. Collocation: grab a chance grab a seat grab at sb. / sth. 抓住机会 强占座位 试图抓住…；抢夺… D R _ grab 2 2. n. a sudden attempt to seize sth. The boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away. 他一把抓住柜台上的钱。 He made a grab at the money on the counter. D R _ board 1 board: v. 1. get into (a ship or public vehicle) We decided spontan