# Friends S01 E02
# Words
carpet - 地毯
chaotic - in a state of chaos
thigh /θaɪ/ - 大腿
veil - 面纱,面罩
presumably /prɪˈzjuː.mə.bli/ - 大概；想必是
anecdote - 趣闻；逸事
spit ...
tilt - n./v. 倾斜
hairline - 发际线
dread
v.to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen
He's dreading the exam - he's sure he's going to fail.
[+ -ing verb] I'm dreading having to meet his parents.
stomp
v.to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
terrific
adj.very good
You look terrific!
very great
The police car drove past at a terrific speed.
way
n.INFORMAL. (WANT) If someone gets or has their way, what they want happens
If she doesn't get/have her (own) way, she sulks like a four-year-old.
well
v.(of liquid) to appear on the surface of something or come slowly out from somewhere
Dirty water welled (up) out of the damaged pipe.
As she read the letter tears welled up in her eyes.
# Phrases
sit through sth
- to stay until the end of an event such as a meeting or performance that is very long or boring
We had to sit through two hours of speeches.
as far as sb is concerned
- in a particular person's opinion（虽然学过，但是还没有熟练使用）
As far as I'm concerned, feng shui doesn't work.
run sth by sb
- INFORMAL. to tell someone about something so that that person can give their opinion about it
put sth in(to) perspective
- to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged（不是很理解）
Total investments for this year reached $53 million, and, to put this into perspective, investments this year were double those made in 2013.
You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you. (Wiktionary (opens new window))
Let's try to put these numbers into perspective (What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once? - Kurzgesagt (opens new window))
The proposed classification of approaches to open black box models should also be useful for putting the many research open questions in perspective. (A Survey of Methods for Explaining Black Box Models - Guidotti et al.)
LinusTechTips - 新 Mac Pro...老莱怎么看 (opens new window) 12:12
bring sth up
- to start to talk about a particular subject
She's always bringing up her health problems.
take the heat off sb
- INFORMAL. If someone or something takes the heat off you, he, she, or it reduces the amount of criticism you have to deal with
he deputy's resignation over the scandal has taken some of the heat off his superior.
run into sb
- to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to
（run into sth 还有其他意思）
steer clear of
见 S01E01
roll with the punches
- INFORMAL. to be able to deal with a series of difficult situations
Coping with and withstanding adversity by being flexible (Urban Dictionary)
见招拆招
work out（不接宾语）
- to happen or develop in a particular way
Let's hope this new job works out well for him. - to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body
- to be the result of a calculation
These figures work out differently each time I add them.
The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.
work out sth
- (DISCOVER) to discover an answer, develop an idea, or calculate an amount
You can use a calculator to work out the solution.
# Others
- stand-up comedy (opens new window)
- lasagne /ləˈzæn.jə/ - (USUALLY UK) 意大利千层面
(US USUALLY lasagna)