英语流利说懂你英语 Level5 Unit2 Part1 Voc

Forbidden or prohibited, to be against the rules or not allowed.

Smoking is prohibited on many airplanes.

Athletes are forbidden from taking certain kinds of drugs.

If something is allowed, it isn't forbidden or prohibited.

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Risky, to be a bit dangerous or unsafe.

A risky investment may not be a good idea for people who worry too much.

If you make a risky investment, you may lose a lot of money.

What level of risk are you willing to take?

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Ridiculous, to be foolish or not make any sense.

Their proposal is ridiculous, because it requires too much time and money.

Without enough quality practice, it's ridiculous to expect much progress.

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Innovative, to come up with a new idea or way of doing things.

Innovative people are usually clever and creative.

To innovate means to come up with a new way of doing something.

Innovative thinking can lead to the development of new products and services.

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Conservative, to be conservative is to avoid taking risks.

Conservative investors try to make safe investments.

A conservative investor wants to minimize risks.

A conservative approach to management may discourage innovation.

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To disguise, to change something's appearance, so that it can't be recognized.

He wasn't good at disguising himself, so we knew who he was right away.

She wore a disguise, so I wasn't sure who she was.

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To clarify, to explain, or make something clear.

We weren't sure what he meant until he clarified his ideas.

Everyone was confused until she clarified what she meant.

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To confuse, to make things difficult to understand, the opposite of to clarify.

Everyone was confused because her presentation was so disorganized.

He confuses people, because he keeps changing his ideas.

The instructions were confusing, so nobody knew what to do.

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To ignore, to try not to notice or deal with something, to act as if something isn't there.

We tried to ignore her, but she finally stood up and told everyone to shut up.

People don't respect or like her, so they ignore her in the office.

(He is an ignorant old fool, so we should just ignore him.)

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To confirm, to indicate that something is correct or completed as expected.

We weren't sure he was going to accept our offer, until he called and confirmed it.

We can't start the project without written confirmation that we agree on the details.

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(after the explosion people were confused and unsure about where to go.)

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