I Don’t Want to Grow Up_29860773.docx

Words and Phrases in I Dont Want to Grow Upidolize v. 将(某人)当作偶像崇拜e.g. Naomi idolized her father as she was growing up.rabid a. 狂热的e.g. She is a rabid feminist.could not care less about丝毫不在意e.g. Most actual kids could not care less about much of the stuff that enchants rejuveniles.cannot + v. + more: 非常,极其e.g. I cannot agree with you more that we should have access to hot water 24 hours a day.cannot + v. + less: 丝毫不e.g. I cant care less which team is going to win.mundane a. 平凡的，寻常的e.g. Its an attitude that turns themundaneinto something rather more interesting and exciting.weird out (非正式)使感到恐惧/不舒服e.g. hisunstablebehaviorwasweirdingmeout.undiluted1. adj. If you describe someones feelings or characteristics as undiluted, you are emphasizing that they are very strong and not mixed with any other feeling or quality.2. adj. A liquid that is undiluted has not been made weak by mixing it with water.conceptualadj. Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.hipster1. n-count If you refer to someone as a hipster, you mean that they are very fashionable, often in a way that you think is rather silly.2. n-plural Hipsters are trousers which are designed so that the highest part of them is around your hips, rather than around your waist.lark1. n-count A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound.2. n-count If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous.3. n-count You use lark in expressions such as this acting lark and the writing lark to indicate humorously that you think an activity or job is amusing, foolish, or unnecessary.quasiadj. having some resemblancejuvenile1. n-count A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.2. adj. Juvenile activity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults.3. adj. If you describe someones behaviour as juvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish.fret verb, nounverb (-tt-) (especially BrE) (about / over sth) to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax: V Fretting about it wont help. Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room. also VN, V thatnounone of the bars on the long thin part of a guitar, etc. Frets show you where to press the strings with your fingers to produce particular sounds: a rock guitar with a 24 fret neckrevel verb, nounverb (-ll-, AmE -l-) V to spend time enjoying yourself in a noisy, enthusiastic wayPhrasal Verbs: revel in sth to enjoy sth very much: She was clearly revelling in all the attention. He revelled in the freedom he was allowed. + -ing Some people seem to revel in annoying others. She revelled in defying the critics.noun usually pl. (literary) noisy celebrations: Bright lights illuminated the revels and feasting.pent-up adjectiveclosely confined or held back: pent-up frustrations.pent-up anger will eventually explode: repressed, suppressed, stifled, smothered, restrained, confined, bottled up, held in/back, unvented, kept in check, curbed, bridled.resurrect verb with obj. restore (a dead person) to life: he was dead, but he was resurrected.revive the practice, use, or memory of (something); bring new vigor to: the deal collapsed and has yet to be resurrected.we believe that Jesus was resurrected: raise from the dead, restore to life, revive.She admits that the prospect of resurrecting his career is appealing: revive, restore, regenerate, revitalize, breathe new life into, bring back to life, reinvigorate, resuscitate, rejuvenate, stimulate, reestablish, relaunch.rekindle verb with obj. relight (a fire).revive (something that has been lost): he tried to rekindle their friendship | the photos rekindled memories.jitteryadjective informalnervous or unable to relax: caffeine makes me jittery.the companys accounting troubles left stock investors jittery: nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, agitated, ill at ease, uneasy, keyed up, overwrought, jumpy, on tenterhooks, worried, apprehensive; informal with butterflies in ones stomach, twitchy, uptight, het up, in a tizzy, spooky, squirrelly, antsy, trepidatious. ANTONYMS calm.free-floating adjective1 not attached to anything and able to move freely: free-floating aquatic plants. not assigned to a fixed or particular position, category, or level: free-floating exchange rates. (of a person) not committed to a particular cause or political party.2 Psychiatry (of anxiety) chronic and generalized, without an obvious cause.DERIVATIVESfree-float verb,free-floater nounconnoisseur n. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.kitschn. art in pretentious bad taste.adj. of a display that is tawdry or vulgar.full-fledgedadj. 1. (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly. 2. (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist; sees itself as a fully fledged rival partysyncn. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; Lets synchronize our effortsgrapple: vt. to seize with or as if with a grapple; to come to grips with; to bind closelyvi. to make a ship fast with a grappling hook; to come to grips; to use a grapplen. the act or an instance of grappling; a hand-to-hand struggle; a contest for superiority or mastery; a bucket similiar to a clameshell but usually having more jaws.librettist:n. the writer of a libretto libretto: