Common C2 English Words

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)noun

Another example is the homework looks long but it's manageable.另一个例子是作业看起来很多，但还是可以完成的。

a quick thrownoun, verb, adjective

I couldn't get into it because I was just so shy and.我投入不进去，因为我当时就是太害羞了，还有……

coldness due to a cold environmentnoun, verb

Within a day after the first VSV injection, Biata felt ill with a fever and chills.在第一次注射VSV后不到一天，比阿塔就感到身体不适，出现了发烧和寒战。

the quality of a substance that is able to reboundnoun, verb

Even from like the way the volume slider has this extra little momentum, the little bounce when you pull it all the way up or all the way down.甚至就像音量滑块有这种额外的小惯性，当你把它拉到最顶部或最底部时的那个小反弹。

bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored clovesnoun

And to get started, we're gonna make a very flavorful and voluminous marinade for the chicken, which includes a whole bunch of garlic, a big spoon of dried Italian herb blend, featuring oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, and sage.首先，我们要为鸡肉调制一份风味十足且分量十足的腌料，其中包括一大堆大蒜，一大勺干意大利香草混合调料，里面有牛至、迷迭香、百里香、罗勒和鼠尾草。

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebratenoun

And at the time, this was many years ago, and my daughter was only little then, and she'd had a bit of a stomach bug, and her mother had had a bit of a stomach bug as well.当时，那是很多年前了，我女儿还小，她有点肠胃不适，她妈妈也有点肠胃不适。

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformednoun

It was something very American because I think in Britain people would just freak out if you showed up in costume, would they?这非常美国化，因为我觉得在英国，如果你穿着戏服出现，人们会直接崩溃，对吧？

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)noun

I am 14 meters long.我有14米长。

the sound of something crunchingnoun, verb

Because we toasted the pasta in the olive oil and sauce, it has a great texture, nice little bite and crunch to it, but also adds a lot of flavor.因为我们在橄榄油和酱汁中烘烤了面条，它有了很棒的质地，带点嚼劲和脆感，同时也增添了许多风味。

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweavingnoun

Go to nordvpn.com/cutskazad to make sure malicious websites are blocked, web trackers stopped, and scam websites identified.前往 nordvpn.com/cutskazad，确保恶意网站被拦截、网络追踪器被停止、诈骗网站被识别。

a ribbonlike strip of pastanoun

Scallion oil noodles are a well-loved Shanghaiese dish found everywhere from fancy restaurants to street carts to home kitchens.葱油拌面是一道深受喜爱的上海菜，从高档餐厅到街头小摊，再到家里的厨房，随处可见。

a dish served as the last course of a mealnoun

A you guys want to go get something to eat, like dessert?你们想去吃点东西吗，比如甜点？

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasurenoun, verb

She just started following us during a hike, and she was just there, completely alone.她在我们徒步时开始跟着我们，她当时完全是孤身一狗。

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-consciousverb

I feel very awkward, like I'm embarrassed to have you watch them.我觉得非常尴尬，甚至不好意思让你去看它们。

a headlong plunge into waternoun, verb

From our periodic table poster to our world map poster, or dive into complex topics like evolution and human history, packed with fascinating details you'll keep discovering over time.从我们的元素周期表海报到世界地图海报，或者深入探索进化论和人类历史等复杂主题，其中充满了您会不断发现的迷人细节。

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementnoun

Right, and so you know, just if you do the math, it's like if you say something, it's probably going to be wrong.确实，所以你知道，只要算算概率，如果你随口说点什么，那很可能就是错的。

a sweet yellow liquid produced by beesnoun, verb, adjective

I'm feeding Violet some honey in water, and she won't let go of it.我正在喂维奥莱特喝蜂蜜水，她就是不肯松开。

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to benoun, adjective

Of course, Republicans got some very bad tidings from the fake liberal media at Fox News.当然，共和党人从福克斯新闻这个虚假自由派媒体那里得到了一些非常坏的消息。

a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or actionnoun

A usage tip is to learn the noun with the verb.一个用法小贴士是把名词和动词一起学。

a professional cooknoun

Um, well, it is definitely better, but to make your own pasta, you have to be a chef, right?嗯，嗯，这绝对更好，但要自己做意大利面，你得是个厨师，对吧？

(boxing) a blow with the fistnoun, verb

And so uh, then Kieran came in, and not only did he like punch me in the groin, which is what the character is scripted to do, he also grabbed my like breasts and twisted them.所以，然后基兰进来了，他不仅像剧本要求的那样打了我的腹股沟，还抓住我的胸部并扭拧。

smooth and unconstrained in movementadjective

And remember, guys, you will become fluent in English.记住，伙计们，你们一定会说一口流利的英语。

slices of bread that have been toastednoun, verb

There's a sourness to it, and a kind of nutty, almost coconutty, toasted flavor to it.有一种酸味，还有一种坚果味，几乎是椰子味，还有一种烘烤的味道。

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or aweverb

From our periodic table poster to our world map poster, or dive into complex topics like evolution and human history, packed with fascinating details you'll keep discovering over time.从我们的元素周期表海报到世界地图海报，或者深入探索进化论和人类历史等复杂主题，其中充满了您会不断发现的迷人细节。

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationsverb

You want to listen to the beautiful soundtrack without my annoying voice?您想在没有我烦人声音的情况下欣赏美妙的配乐吗？

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destructionnoun, verb

Do you want to get something that is not going to get ruined, but also like you know, making it accommodating to cats, also in your style?你既想买不容易损坏的东西，又要兼顾猫咪的需求，同时还要符合你的风格，对吧？

a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up foodnoun, verb

I've shut off the heat, and I'm just going to transfer these to a bowl with a slotted spoon.我已经关火了，现在用漏勺把它们盛到碗里。

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are soldnoun

NordVPN also protects you during travel season by encrypting your connection when you connect to unknown Wi-Fi stations in hotels, airports, or cafes.NordVPN 还能在旅游旺季保护你，当你连接酒店、机场或咖啡馆的未知 Wi-Fi 时，它会加密你的连接。

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearancenoun

I had my makeup artist come in from Korea, and she did a really good job of just like making sure my makeup stayed intact.我请了从韩国来的化妆师，她做得非常好，确保了我的妆容持久不脱妆。

not to be trustedadjective

I saw them on the internet and performing, and it's tricky, amazing stuff.我在网上看到过他们的表演，这非常棘手，令人惊叹。

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlynoun, verb

My whole interview becomes just plugs for your beads and Queen City Optics.我整个采访都变成了为你推销珠子和皇后城眼镜店了。

the 25th letter of the Roman alphabetnoun

Write something like: I often talk about X in English because Y.写下类似这样的内容：我经常用英语谈论X，因为Y。

(of something seen or heard) clearly definedadjective

Just adding everything before I turn on the heat, and I just want these to crisp up, so I'm going to cook them on medium-high heat.在开火前先把所有东西放进去，我希望它们变得酥脆，所以我会用中高火烹饪。

a workplace for the conduct of scientific researchnoun

They would breed viruses that they were deeply familiar with from her lab and inject them directly into her cancer.他们将培育她在实验室里非常熟悉的病毒，并直接注射到她的癌症中。

a young dognoun

The Twin Puppy Kid in New York City rushed him to the vet, and they spent weeks doing everything they could to help him.纽约市的“双胞胎小狗”救援组织迅速将他送往兽医处，并花费数周时间竭尽全力救治他。

the cook on a ranch or at a campnoun

There's tons of local produce, handpicked flowers, fresh herbs, but then there's everything else you could possibly need, like shoes, clothes, pillows, coffee pots, paper towels, cookies.这里有大量的当地农产品、现摘的花卉、新鲜的香草，还有你可能需要的其他一切东西，比如鞋子、衣服、枕头、咖啡壶、纸巾、饼干。

an expression of approval and commendationnoun

Now, before we do another thing, huge congratulations on the Oscar nomination.现在，在做其他事之前，先恭喜你获得奥斯卡提名。

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical trainingnoun

I stopped reading for a little bit because I've been just all consumed with moving and renovations, and also we started going to the gym again.我有一段时间没读书了，因为我一直忙于搬家和装修，而且我们又开始去健身房了。

the audible part of a transmitted signalnoun

Just select the audio track in the menu down here, and watch the video again as a music video.只需在下方的菜单中选择音轨，即可将视频作为音乐视频再次观看。

a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciencesnoun

Jude and Jake were transported over six hours just to get to Catherine, who is a certified vet tech.裘德和杰克被转运了六个多小时才到达凯瑟琳那里，她是一位认证的兽医技术员。

aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservativenoun, verb

And no matter which you use for a marinade, or what herbs and spices you include, or what kind of potatoes and veggies you roast around the chicken, the method here is going to work exactly the same.无论你用哪种腌料，加入什么香草和香料，或者在鸡肉周围烤什么土豆和蔬菜，这种方法的效果都是一样的。

someone who listens attentivelynoun

My coffee cup is very quiet, but it's a great listener.我的咖啡杯很安静，但它是个很好的倾听者。

兄弟（brother）abbreviation

Their name on YouTube was TGF Bros or TGF Bro, something like that.他们在YouTube上的名字是TGF Bros或TGF Bro，之类的。

a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded holenoun, verb

So I need to be just to the west and south of you, without somehow screwing up and going.所以我需要正好在你西边和南边，而不是搞砸了然后走。

small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oilnoun

You're involved with this great campaign that has has to do with saving ancient olive trees.你参与了一项伟大的运动，旨在拯救古老的橄榄树。

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the normadjective

There's also several different bands that we have for the Apple Watch Ultra.我们还有几款不同的Apple Watch Ultra表带。

the sound like water splashingnoun, verb

The Secret Service gives you a punch and warns you that you're in the splash zone.特勤局会给你一个拳头，并警告你你处于飞溅区。

the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)noun, verb

When you see how quick Honey hopped into that car, it's hard to think about how long she must have been ready to get off the streets.当你看到Honey跳进车里有多快时，很难想象她一定有多久渴望离开街头了。

make more complicatedverb

The sentences aren't complicated, but the expressions feel natural and full of emotion.句子并不复杂，但表达方式感觉很自然且充满情感。

the act of going from one place to anothernoun, verb

So I am a pedestrian today because I'm traveling on foot, and because I'm a pedestrian, I need to follow this sign that says pedestrians that way.所以我今天是行人，因为我步行，因为我是行人，我需要遵循这个写着行人那边的标志。

发嘎吱嘎吱声的adjective

I always have a jar of these or the roasted walnuts in my pantry for a healthy crunchy topper, and I'll link to the recipe in the description box below.我的储藏室里总会备着一罐这种南瓜子或烤核桃，作为健康的脆口配料，我会在下方的描述栏里附上食谱链接。

be preoccupied with somethingverb

Now, I've been obsessed with the art and science of productivity for like fifteen years.我已经痴迷于生产力的艺术和科学大约十五年了。

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimbnoun

If this lesson helps you, give this video a big thumbs up and click the subscribe button and the little bell.如果这节课对你有帮助，请给这个视频点个大大的赞，点击订阅按钮和小铃铛。

United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)noun, verb

I just I feel like it's not a coincidence that they announced that financing program a couple weeks ago because thirty five bucks a month hits a little different.我觉得他们几周前宣布那个分期付款计划绝非巧合，因为每月35美元的感觉确实不一样。

worthless peoplenoun, verb

She had TBT, transmissible cancer, and with the cancer, somebody just went and threw her away, like she was trash in the mountain.她患有犬传染性性病肿瘤（TBT），因为得了癌症，有人就把她像垃圾一样扔在了山上。

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangementadjective

Like for example, if you go way up to the Highlands of Scotland, and you speak to like a local person, like a local person living in a village, is going you're going to get an insane Scottish accent that even for me, I'm going to be saying, "Oh, what?比如，如果你去苏格兰高地，和当地人，比如住在村子里的当地人说话，你会听到一种非常独特的苏格兰口音，甚至对我来说，我都会说：“哦，什么？

the 11th letter of the Roman alphabetnoun

Better is personal therapy should be to click the link in the description or go to BetterHelp.com forward slash K and N to get ten percent off your first month.想要获得个性化的心理咨询，请点击描述中的链接或访问 BetterHelp.com/KandN，首月可享九折优惠。

gases ejected from an engine as waste productsnoun, verb

So as a result, many novel cancer therapies are usually only given to people who've exhausted all other conventional therapies and whose cancer is very advanced.因此，许多新型癌症疗法通常只提供给那些已经尝试过所有其他常规疗法且癌症已处于晚期的患者。

manner of acting or controlling yourselfnoun

Well, I think human behavior and psychology is fascinating.嗯，我觉得人类行为和心理学很迷人。

the act of sprinkling or splashing waternoun, verb

If they don't want to listen, just a little sprinkle of their snacks that gets their attention every single time.如果它们不想听话，只要撒一点它们的零食，每次都能吸引它们的注意力。

the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)noun, verb

And the whole time, my pants were like, they fell off while I was getting on the kayak, so my butt crack was showing.整个过程中，我的裤子在爬上皮划艇时掉了，所以我的股沟露了出来。

a wad of something chewable as tobacconoun, verb

And I like to purchase them fresh because they have a little bit of chew.我喜欢买新鲜的，因为它们吃起来更有嚼劲。

someone new to a field or activitynoun

A1 beginner English made simple.A1初学者英语很简单。

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousnoun

Last year was the year of the snake, shedding of the skin.去年是蛇年，蜕皮之年。

the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed regionnoun, verb

NordVPN's next-generation antivirus scans files during downloads, removes malware, and blocks ads automatically, and they warn you of scam calls before you answer.NordVPN 的下一代杀毒软件会在下载时扫描文件、清除恶意软件并自动拦截广告，还能在接听诈骗电话前向你发出警告。

a gait in which steps and hops alternatenoun, verb

Trump said Melania skipped the trip because it was a seven-hour flight.特朗普说梅拉尼娅没有参加这次旅行，因为飞行时间长达七小时。

dirty and disorderlyadjective

So if my room is not terrible but a little messy, I can say I need to tidy up.所以如果我的房间不算太糟糕，只是有点乱，我可以说我需要整理一下。

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)noun

So, to prep the whites, I like to first trim off the roots, and then because the whites are a little bit more bulbous, I like to have them lengthwise first, and then I'm just going to cut them into one and a half inch segments, and that will go into my bowl of already prepped whites.所以，处理葱白时，我喜欢先切掉根部，因为葱白部分比较粗，我喜欢先纵向切开，然后再切成一英寸半长的段，放入我准备好的葱白碗里。

put an end to a state or an activityverb

But what a lot of people do is that they quit at various different points before they even start to see the results because it feels hard, and they and they think it should feel easy.但很多人做的是，在还没看到成果之前的各个阶段就放弃了，因为感觉很难，而他们觉得应该感觉很容易。

(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocernoun

Yes, but there's also nothing like the convenience of buying your meal from the grocery store.是的，但没有什么比从杂货店买餐更方便的了。

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apartnoun, verb

No, there was something else, a hidden army suddenly ripped from the shadows and without protection, Biata's immune system chose violence, like angry angels of death.不，还有别的东西，一支隐藏的军队突然从阴影中被撕扯出来，失去了保护，比阿塔的免疫系统选择了暴力，就像愤怒的死亡天使。

in a nice wayadverb

I'm looking for the scallion greens to become nicely browned and crispy, and that should take about eight to ten minutes.我希望葱绿变得焦黄酥脆，这大约需要八到十分钟。

slang for sexual intercoursenoun

And I'm fucking forty-one now.而我现在他妈的都四十一岁了。

concurrence of opinionnoun, verb

According to Audrey, finding the kittens was actually the easy part.据奥黛丽说，找到小猫实际上是容易的部分。

A bullfinch.noun

Like I wouldn't be surprised if you walked in here and was like, "Nope," and just like walked right out.如果你走进这里，然后说：“不行”，直接走出去，我一点也不会感到惊讶。

a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motornoun

And once that's been accomplished, we want to finish with the skin side up, and then what we'll do is cover this and we'll pop it in the fridge, and we'll leave it in there anywhere between one hour and 12 hours.完成后，我们要让鸡皮朝上摆放，然后盖上盖子放入冰箱，腌制一到十二个小时。

British politician (1788-1850)noun

And because I have a nice large piece, I can peel it really easily.因为我有一大块，所以我可以很容易地去皮。

transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote locationverb

NordVPN's next-generation antivirus scans files during downloads, removes malware, and blocks ads automatically, and they warn you of scam calls before you answer.NordVPN 的下一代杀毒软件会在下载时扫描文件、清除恶意软件并自动拦截广告，还能在接听诈骗电话前向你发出警告。

people living near one anothernoun

When you lived in New York City, what neighborhood did you live in?你住在纽约市的时候，住在哪个街区？

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presentednoun

Our gaming PC is cached, and my home theater PC at my house is fast.我们的游戏电脑用的是 CachyOS，我家里那台家庭影院电脑用的是 Pop!_OS。

United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)noun, verb

Now, recently, he has found a foster who is willing to help him.最近，他找到了一位愿意帮助他的寄养人。

炼油工程师（Petroleum Refining Engineer）abbreviation

Oh, it looks like it has sugarcane concentrate, and I've never had pre-bottled sugarcane juice before.哦，看起来它含有甘蔗浓缩汁，我以前从没喝过瓶装的甘蔗汁。

the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further outputnoun

It is very close, and I think if they just take some feedback and they like really look at the usability from a desktop perspective instead of the Steam Deck perspective, I think they'll make a lot of changes.它非常接近了，我认为如果他们能采纳一些反馈，并从桌面而非 Steam Deck 的角度去审视易用性，他们会做出很多改变。

a word that expresses an attribute of somethingnoun, adjective

So instead of a notebook page called Adjectives, I can have a page called Meeting New People.所以我不用把笔记本的一页叫做形容词，我可以把它叫做结识新朋友。

a dense crowd of peoplenoun, verb

The entire ventilation shaft is crushed.整个通风井被压毁了。

an orderly pilenoun, verb

From there, I'm just going to stack these rounds, and I'm just going to slice them thin into matchsticks.接下来，我把这些圆片叠起来，切成细丝。

move along very quicklyverb

So I guess if you were talking to someone on Facetime or Zoom or something, it would be a little different, but you could still do this.所以我想如果你是在FaceTime或Zoom上和某人聊天，情况会有点不同，但你仍然可以这样做。

any cohesive unit such as a military companynoun

Like lots of people come here and put on different kind of outfits.很多人会来到这里，穿上各种不同的服装。

a purple color or pigmentnoun, verb

Whoopi Goldberg, your first big film role, your first Oscar nomination, Color Purple.乌比·戈德堡，你的第一个重要电影角色，你的第一个奥斯卡提名，《紫色》。

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for sprayingnoun

One thing that's become part of my everyday allergen management routine is using Clorox Pure Allergen Neutralizer Fabric and Carpet Spray.我日常过敏管理的一部分就是使用高乐氏（Clorox）纯净过敏原中和织物和地毯喷雾。

in the recent pastadverb

If you learn "busy," also learn "I'm busy right now," "a busy day," and "I've been busy lately." So every new word needs friends.如果你学“busy”，也要学“I'm busy right now”、“a busy day”和“I've been busy lately”。所以每个新词都需要朋友。

fill with terror; frighten greatlyverb

Looking down into this thing is so terrifying, but someone had to go down there and get him.往下看这个洞太吓人了，但总得有人下去救他。

open the lock ofverb

Those are the protocols to unlock your brain and your body's full potential.这些就是解锁你大脑和身体全部潜能的方案。

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fitnoun

I wouldn't say that they're the most comfortable, but for scuba diving and workouts and different types of activities, this is the perfect band to scuba dive with.我不会说它们是最舒适的，但对于水肺潜水、锻炼和各种活动来说，这是潜水时的完美表带。

a lump on the body caused by a blownoun, verb

Peaches has a little bump on her knee, and we needed to get a sample of it to find out if it's an infection or if it's a larger issue that we need to address.Peaches 的膝盖上有一个小肿块，我们需要取样检查，看看是感染还是需要处理的更严重的问题。

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of timenoun, verb

So second conditional is if subject past tense verb would main clause.第二条件句是：if + 主语 + 过去式动词 + would + 主句。

without advance planningadverb

And the reality is that like through crossbreeding, we actually bred out things that provide a lot of the micronutrients that tomatoes traditionally have, like these phytochemicals and things, in attempts to make it look red and nice accidentally through inefficient form of genetic engineering and crossbreeding.事实上，通过杂交，我们实际上培育掉了番茄传统上所含的许多微量营养素，比如植物化学物质等，这只是为了让它看起来红润美观，却无意中通过一种低效的基因工程和杂交方式造成了这种结果。

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powersadjective

I mentioned also as a child, I spent a couple years living in Hawaii, and it was magical.我也提到过，小时候我在夏威夷住了几年，那段时光非常神奇。

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesivenoun, verb

These are things that they become sort of the social glue that connects a generation together.这些东西成了将一代人联系在一起的社会黏合剂。

a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portionnoun, verb, adjective

That's right, we are elevating sheepan chicken, literally and figuratively, by roasting the chicken on top of bread, which soaks in all the goodness dripping off the chicken, and when we pair that with the meat and caramelized vegetables, we're talking about a very comforting, satisfying, and delicious meal.没错，我们要提升这道平底锅煎鸡肉的档次，无论是字面意义上还是实际上，我们把鸡肉放在面包上烤，让面包吸满鸡肉滴下的精华，再配上肉和焦糖化的蔬菜，这绝对是一顿非常治愈、满足且美味的餐点。