新高二Unit15
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1.complaint n.1)抱怨；投诉；控告; [u]the act of complaining
do one’s work without complaint
There is no reason for complaint.
2)抱怨的行动或话语，感到不满的事[c]expressing unhappiness, pain
make a complaint=complain
As for myself, I have no complaint to make.
Some children are full of complaints about their food.
The patients make a complaint about this food.
3)疾病；麻烦事[c] illness
Jane has a serous complaint, so we’ve called in a doctor.
United kingdom shared the same complaint.
complain –vi.抱怨；投诉；控告;述说speak or say in an unhappy way
complain about / of sth.
to sb.
of 诉说
that
They complained to the police about his breaking the window.
他们因他打碎玻璃向警察投诉。
The patient complained of headache.
They complained to the police about the noise.
= They make a complaint about/of the noise.
他们向警察抱怨说那噪音。
She complained that he had been rude to her.
He said that if we made any more noise he ‘d ___ the police.
A. complain B. complain to C. complain about D. complain of
2. upset adj.
1)worried, anxious, feeling unhappy about sth.难过；不高兴
I was upset by what he did yesterday.
I feel really upset about it.
I’ll be really upset now, if you don’t come.
This is very upsetting news.
2)slightly ill 不舒服；难受（多指胃部）
He is suffering from an upset stomach.
my stomach was upset for hours after that heavy meal.
vt. (upset, upset, upsetting) 使心烦意乱cause to worry; not be calm；使烦恼；打乱；扰乱cause confusion；打翻knock over； 使胃肠不适 make ill in the stomach
get upset
I got upset when I heard the news.
He upset the cup and the coffee went all over the floor.
Our plan were upset by the sudden change in the weather.
Do what he wants, or you’ll upset him.
Eating fish sometimes upset me / my stomach.
n. a complete upset of our plans
a stomach upset
Because she didn’t finish her work on time and was fired by the company, she was very ___ about it. A. upset B. upsetted C. upsetting D. upright
3.itch – n.痒a sore feeling which makes one want to rub；引伸为“渴望；热望；欲望
a restless desire for sth.
get an itch to travel
They got an itch to travel abroad.
have an itch for knowledge
Many people have an itch for excitement. 很多人渴望刺激。
v．发痒，使痒feel soreness which makes one want to scratch
The wound itches all the time.
I itch all over.
4.stretch vt &vi 延伸；伸展spread out；展开;使变长（宽）make longer/ wider
Forests stretch for hundred miles.
He woke up, yawned and stretched.
他一觉醒来，边打呵欠边伸懒腰。
She stretched her neck up，to hunt for her father.
His visit stretches over 3 months.
My wool coat stretched when I washed it.
stretch one’s arms/legs
stretch one’s legs 去散步
stretch it a bit 言过其实
5. get/be tired of : have had enough of…对…受够了
I’m tired of your conversation.
Everybody’s tired of your complaints. 大家对你的抱怨感到厌倦了。
be/get tired from/ with …. 由于做某事而疲倦
He is tired with walking.
I’m tired with climbing that steep hills.
tire sb out
wear sb out
6.cool off ,变凉，平静下来，冷淡下来= cool down
After a morning in the sun he liked to cool down /off in the sea.
昨天大雨后，天气变凉了。
It cooled off after the downpour last night.
他对那些人冷淡了许多。
He has cooled off a lot towards those people.
I tried to cool her off but she was still very angry when she left.
7.altitude –n. 1)（海拔）高度；（通常用单数）
at an altitude of …
The photo was taken at an ___ of 20,000 meters above sea level. A. distance B. altitude C. attitude D. highlight
What altitude did the airplane reach?
The altitude of Danver is 5360 feet.
He kept the plane at an altitude of 8,000 feet.
2)高处；高地（多用复数）
It’s difficult to breath at high altitudes.
8.. guarantee vt
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