1. coin v.
to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time
e.g. coin new words
2. readiness n.
willingness
e.g. the willingness to coin new words
3. 搭配 & 短语
a pair of scissors 用复数
a piece of advice [U]
a pair of trousers 用复数
at a loss for words 说不出话来
4. dissuade vs. persuade
都表示劝说
dissuade 劝说不要做
persuade 劝说去做 [syn]convince
5. 重音
'photograph
pho'tographer
phpoto'graphic
6. 单词
screwdriver 螺丝刀
colloquial 口语的
impartial 公平的
illiterate
adj. 文盲的；(对某专题)所知甚少的，外行的 computer/technologically illiterate
n. 文盲
stapler 订书机
grinder 研磨器
can/tin-opener 开罐器
nail-clipper 指甲刀
coat-hanger 衣架，挂衣钩
sun-tanned 被太阳晒黑的
quick-witted: intelligent
bullet-proof 防弹的
contact lens 隐形眼镜
arms race 军备竞赛
7. 沙发
sofa couch: "lower class"
settee: "middle class"
divan: bed with the thick base; sofa with no back or arms.
8. 船
sailing boat: general
dinghy: small open boat
yacht: luxury most typically collocated with yacht.
ketch: a double-masted sailing ship, also can be described as luxury.
9. ticket-holder
A person who has a ticket; a kind of wallet for holding tickets.
smoker
10. smoker
A person who smokes; a short name for a seat in the smoking area of a plane or a train (or the whole smoking compartment on a train)
11. mono-: one/single
monotonous adj. 单调乏味的，毫无变化的
e.g. monotonous job.
The music became monotonous after a while.
monologue n. (一个人)滔滔不绝的话，长篇大论；独角戏
monogamous adj. 一夫一妻的
monomial adj. 单项的；n. 单项式
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