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词汇 X

add up v.

定义:
make sense

举例:
I've looked at the clues 100 times, but it doesn't add up. I can't solve the mystery.

I can take it expr.

定义:
I can handle/deal with it

举例:
I can take it if my favorite team loses, but not every game!

presumptuous adj.

定义:
acting on an assumption

举例:
Would it be presumptuous of me to buy a new car on the assumption that I'm going to get this new job?

go for it expr.

定义:
do it, try

举例:
If you really want to travel and see the world, just go for it!

a wonder n.

定义:
something surprising

举例:
It's a wonder that we've lived in the same area for years and never met before.

apart adj.

定义:
different, often in spelling or number

举例:
Our birthdays are only one day apart. I'm one year and one day older.

seeing each other v.

定义:
dating; romantically involved

举例:
We've been seeing each other for a couple of weeks, but it's nothing serious.

storm off v.

定义:
leave angrily

举例:
As soon as he started breaking up with her, she stormed off and never spoke to him again.

woo v.

定义:
to pursue someone romantically

举例:
I've been trying to woo him for months. Needless to say, it has been unsuccessful.

obstacle n.

定义:
something in the way

举例:
Overcoming his fear of heights was only one of many obstacles he had to face before he became a pilot.