nce3lesson4words

[Melancholy Werther]

%\section{Lesson 4}

%corporation
%curious
%dustman
%embarrassed
%fellow
%manual work
%overalls
%privilege
%referred
%sacrifice
%secret
%shower
%status
%white-collar workers

%corporation
\textbf{cor$\cdot$por$\cdot$ation}
\textipa{/""kO:p@"reISn/} \textit{noun}
\textbf{1} (\textit{abbr.} \textbf{Corp.})
a large business company:
\textit{multinational corporations $|$
the Chrysler corporation}

%curious
\textbf{curi$\cdot$ous}
\textipa{/"kjU@ri@s/} \textit{adj.}
\textbf{2 $\sim$ (that\ldots)}
strange and unusual:
\textit{There was a curious mixture of people in the audience. $|$
It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air. $|$
\textbf{It was curious that} she didn't tell anyone.}

%dustman
\textbf{dust$\cdot$man}
\textipa{/"d2stm@n/} \textit{noun}
(\textit{pl.} \textbf{-men} \textipa{/-m@n/}) (also \textit{informal}
\textbf{bin$\cdot$man}, \textit{formal} \textipa{"\textbf{refuse
collector}}) (all \textit{BrE})
a person whose job is to remove waste from outside houses, etc.

%embarrassed
\textbf{em$\cdot$bar$\cdot$rassed}
\textipa{/Im"b\ae{}r@st/} \textit{adj.}
\textbf{1} making you feel shy, awkward or ashamed:
\textit{She's embarrassed about her height. $|$
He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.
Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.}

%fellow
\textbf{fel$\cdot$low}
\textipa{/"fel@U/} \textit{noun, adj.}\\*
$\bullet$ \textit{noun}
\textbf{2} [usually pl.] a person that you work with or that is like
you; a thing that is similar to the one mentioned:
\textit{She has a very good reputation among her fellows. $|$
Many caged birds live longer than their fellows in the wild.}

%manual work

%overalls
\textbf{over$\cdot$all} \textit{adj., adv., noun}\\*
$\bullet$ \textit{noun} \textipa{/"@Uv@rO:l/}
\textbf{1} (\textit{BrE}) [C] a loose coat worn over other clothes to
protect them from dirt, etc:
\textit{The lab assistant was wearing a white overall.}
\textbf{2} (\textbf{overalls}) (\textit{BrE}) [pl.] a loose piece of
clothing like a shirt and trousers/pants in one piece, made of heavy
fabric and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work:
\textit{The mechanic was wearing a pair of blue overalls.}

%privilege
\textbf{priv$\cdot$il$\cdot$ege}
\textipa{/"prIv@lIdZ/} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$ \textit{noun}
\textbf{1} [C] a special right or advantage that a particular person or
group of people has:
\textit{Education should be a universal right and not a privilege. $|$
You can enjoy all the benefits and privileges of club membership.}

%sacrifice
\textbf{sac$\cdot$ri$\cdot$fice}
\textipa{/"s\ae{}krIfaIs/} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$ \textit{verb}
\textbf{1} [VN] \textbf{$\sim$ sth (for sb/sth)}
to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or
do sth that seems more important for yourself or for another person:
\textit{She sacrificed everything for her children, $|$
The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy. $|$
Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl?}

%shower
\textbf{shower}
\textipa{/"SaU@(r)/} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$ \textit{noun}
\textbf{1} a piece of equipment producing a spray of water that you
stand under to wash yourself; the small room or part of a room that
contains a shower:
\textit{a hotel room with bath and shower $|$
He's in the shower.}
\textbf{2} the act of washing yourself with a shower:
(\textit{especially BrE})
\textit{to have a shower}

%status
\textbf{sta$\cdot$tus}
\textipa{/"steIt@s/} \textit{noun} [U,C, usually sing.]
\textbf{1} the legal position of a person, group or country:
\textit{They were granted refugee status. $|$
The party was denied legal status.}
\textbf{2} [U,C, usually sing.] the social or professional position of
sb/sth in relation to others:
\textit{low status jobs $|$
to have a high social status $|$
Women are only asking to be given equal status with men.}

%white-collar workers


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