Unit 2 Vocabulary

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1、Unit2Vocabularyvconcur  verb[I]-rr-FORMAL1toagreewithsomeoneorhavethesameopinionassomeoneelse:Thenewreportconcurswithpreviousfindings.[+that]Theboardconcurredthattheeditorshouldhavefullcontrolovereditorialmatters.[+speech]"Ithinkyou'reabsolutelyright,"concurredChris.2Iftwoormoreeventsconc

2、ur,theyhappenatthesametime.vepisode(EVENT)  vnoun[C]asingleeventorgroupofrelatedevents:Thislatestepisodeinthefraudscandalhasshockedalotofpeople.Thedrugs,thedivorceandthedepression-it'sanepisodeinhislifethathewantstoforget.episode(PARTOFSTORY)  noun[C]oneofthesinglepartsintowhichastoryisdi

3、vided,especiallywhenitisbroadcastonthetelevisionorradiovcrystallize,UKUSUALLYcrystallise  verbSPECIALIZEDv1[I]Ifaliquidcrystallizes,itturnsintocrystals.2[T]Ifsomethingcrystallizesyourthoughtsoropinions,itmakesthemclearandfixed:Theeventhelpedtocrystallizemythoughts.vwreak  verb[T]wroughtor

4、wreaked,wroughtorwreakedFORMALvtocausesomethingtohappeninaviolentandoftenuncontrolledway:Therecentstormshavewreakedhavoconcrops.Shewasdeterminedtowreakrevenge/vengeanceonbothhimandhisfamilyvhavoc  noun[U]confusionandlackoforder,especiallycausingdamageortrouble:Thestormwreaked(=caused)havo

5、cinthegarden,uprootingtreesandblowingafencedown.Thedelayplayed(=caused)havocwiththeirtravelarrangements.vtangible adjectiverealornotimaginary;abletobeshown,touchedorexperienced:Weneedtangibleevidenceifwe'regoingtotakelegalaction.Othertangiblebenefitsincludeanincreaseinsalaryandshorterwork

6、inghours.vinequitable adjectiveFORMALnotfair;goodforsomeandbadforothers:Thecurrenthealthcaresystemisinequitableandunjust,withhugedisparitiesbetweenrichandpoor.inequity  noun[CorU]FORMALinequitiesinthehealthcaresystemvfirstandforemostmorethananythingelse:Inspiteofbeingelectedtooffice,shere

7、mainsfirstandforemostawriter.vstereotypical  adjectiveDISAPPROVINGhavingthequalitiesthatyouexpectaparticulartypeofpersontohave:Customersaretiredofthestereotypical,fast-talkingsalesperson.stereotypically  vadverbDISAPPROVINGstereotype  noun[C]DISAPPROVINGafixedideath