Unit 1 Friendship（I）
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unit 1 friendship（v）
section 3: words and expressions from unit 1 friendship
add v.1. put something with something else or with a group of other things: do you want to add your name to the list? 2. to put two or more numbers together in order to calculate the total: add 6 and 6 to make 12. 3. to increase the number: the sales tax adds 15% to the price of clothes. 4. to say some more that is related to what has already been said: that’s all i want to say. is there anything you’d like to add.
other verbal phrases of “add”
add t to make something larger and more noticeable: our explanation seemed only to add to his bewilderment.
add up: to calculate the total of several numbers: add your scores up and we’ll see who won.
add up t to have a particular result: his schooling added up to no more than one year.
point: n. 1.small spot: the stars shone like tiny points of light in the sky. 2. sharp end: a knife with a very sharp point. 3. a unit used to show the score in a game or sport: she lost three points for that fall.(in a skating match)
upset:1. vt. & vi. to make someone feel unhappy or worried: i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to upset you. 2.adj.(not before noun) unhappy and worried: she was still upset about the argument that she had had with harry.
ignore: vt.1. to behave as if you had not seen or heard someone or something(不理睬): either she didn’t see me wave or she deliberately ignored me. 2. to pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about(忽視): some drivers simply ignore speed limits.
calm:1.adj.quiet and without excitement, nervous activity or strong feelings: keep calm, and try not to panic. 2. vt.& vi.to make someone or something quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity: charlie tried to calm the frightened children. 3. calm down:vt &vi.to become quiet or make someone quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity: calm down and tell me what happened.
concern:1.n.worry: something that worries you or a feeling of worry: there is growing concern about/over the effects of pollution on health. the rise in unemployment is of great concern to the government. 2.vt. to make someone feel worried or upset: the fact that she spends so much money on her own really concerns me. more and more people are concerning themselves with/about environmental problems. 3. be concerned about/for/with: ross has never been concerned about what other people think of him. rescuers are concerned for the safety of those trapped in the mine. this story is concerned with a russian family in the 19th century.