Unit 1 Friendship（I）
cheat: 1.vi.to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get a advantage in a competition, game or examination: jack always cheats at cards. 2. vt. to trick someone who trusts you.
share: vi & vt. 1.use equally: the last bus had gone, so the three of us shared a taxi. i shared a room with him at college. 2. to have the same opinion, experience, feeling etc as someone else: i share your concern about this problem. 3. to tell other people about an idea, secret, problem: it’s always better to share your worries. 4. n.part of sth.: i do my share of the housework. don’t worry---you’ll get your fair share.
set down: to write down something so that you have a record of it: i want to set down
my feelings on paper.
other verbal phrases of “set”
set apart:to make someone or somebody different from other people or things.
set aside:to keep some money or time for a special purpose
set off: to start to go somewhere/ to cause a explosion
set out: to start a journey/ to talk about something in an organized way
set up: to start an organization/ to build something
crazy adj.1. impractical; foolish: that’s the craziest idea i’ve ever heard. 2. mad; ill in the mind: turn that music down---it’s driving me crazy. 3. be crazy about=to like sb. very much, or be very interested in something: the boy is crazy about football. 4. like crazy=very hard: we have to work like crazy to get this finished on time.
purpose: 1.n. an intention or plan; the feeling of having an aim in life: the discussion serves a twin purpose---instruction and feedback. tom went for a walk, with no definite purpose in mind. 2. on purpose=deliberately
trust: 1. n. a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc. of someone or something e.g. you shouldn’t put your trust in a man like that. 2. vt. to believe that someone is honest and will not harm you or cheat you: i trusted max, so i lent him the money. can he be trusted to look after your pet dog?
suffer: vt. & vi. 1. to experience physical or mental pain: at least he died suddenly and didn’t suffer a lot. 2. to be in a very bad situation that makes things very difficult for you: if you break the law, you must be prepared to suffer the punishment. she was very generous to him but she suffered for it when he ran away with all her money.3. to experience something unpleasant: the car suffered severe damage in the accident.
get along (with):1. to have a friendly relationship: if you two are going to share a room, you’d better learn how to get along. i’ve always found him a bit difficult to get along with. 2. to progress you are doing: how are you getting along with your english studies?