Vocabulary from friends 1x16

apron
n.[C]
1. 圍裙;工作裙
A maid in a white apron opened the door.

dip
vt.
1. 浸;泡

lay off
解雇
The company laid off 100 workers last week.

frenzy
n.[U]
1. (暫時的)瘋狂;狂怒;狂熱
He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.
In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy.
2. 極度的激動
They were singing in a frenzy of joy.
vt.
1. 使發狂;使狂怒[H]

scissors
n.[C]
剪刀[K]
She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.

stapler
n.[C]
(鐵絲)釘書機;小釘書機

thermos
n.
熱水瓶,保溫瓶

Vocabulary from friends 1x15

curator
noun [C]
a person in charge of a museum, library, etc.

audition
noun [C]
a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show their ability and suitability for a particular play, film, show, etc:
His audition went well and he's fairly hopeful about getting the part.
The director is holding auditions next week for the major parts.

metaphorically
metaphor
noun [C or U]
an expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe:
'The mind is an ocean' and 'the city is a jungle' are both metaphors.
Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.

amateur
adjective
1 taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job:
an amateur astronomer/boxer/historian
He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.

brag
verb [I] -gg- INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own:
She's always bragging about how much money she earns.
[+ that] They bragged that their team had never been beaten.

cuddle
verb [I or T]
to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close for affection or comfort:
She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.
They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling.

caress
verb [I or T]
to touch or kiss someone in a gentle and loving way:
Gently he caressed her cheek.

Quote

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
- Tom Stoppard

Grammar - Neg

Never before or since has the world seen the like of Alexander th Great, a philosophor king.