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2) prevent someone from behaving normally (感情等)压倒，使受不了

e.g. I) Overcome by/with emotion, she found herself unable to speak for a few minutes.

II) The engineer was working on the freezer when he was overcome by gas.

overdo / / v.(overdid, overdone)do something more than is suitable or natural 做得过头

e.g.I) Don‘t overdo the praise. She wasn‘t that good.

II) The doctor told me not to overdo exercise after surgery.

overweight / / adj. too heavy or fat 超重的，过重的

e.g. I) This parcel is overweight by two kilos.

II) Overweight people sometimes join clubs to help them lose weight.

passive4/ /adj. not acting or participating much, inactive 被动的，消极的

e.g. I) Emma plays far too passive a role in group discussions.

II) You are passive when you allow things to happen, but do nothing.

reasonable4 / / adj. acceptable, not excessive or extreme 合理的，适度的

e.g. I) Most of her work is of a reasonable standard.

II) Do you thi nk it‘s reasonable to expect people to work more than 60 hours a week? reevaluate4* / / v. judge again how good, useful or successful something is 重新估计，重新评价

e.g.I) I‘m reevaluating the case because you asked me to.

II) Teachers should be continually encouraged to reevaluate classroom practices. rejection4 / / n. the act of refusing to accept or consider 拒绝，抛弃

e.g. I) He faced rejection after rejection before finding a job.

II) He was never able to ask her to marry him out of fear of rejection.

shyness4 / / n. the feeling of being nervous or embarrassed to meet or speak to people, or unwilling to do something 害羞，腼腆，畏缩不前

e.g. I) This shyness can come from both personality and lack of confidence.

II) Mary tried to overcome her shyness by spending more time with people. spontaneously6 / / adv. without being planned or organized, with no external cause 自发地，本能地

e.g. I) She spontaneously offered us a bed for the night.

II) Breathing is something we do spontaneously and we very rarely think about it. statement4 / / n.

1) something that is said or written, especially publicly or officially 陈述，声明

e.g.I) She understood that I didn‘t believe her statement.

II) People asked the mayor to make a statement about crime in the city.

2) a list showing the status of an account during a period of time 结算单，报表

e.g.I) I haven‘t received my bank statement for last month yet.

II) The accountant prepared the company‘s yearly financia l statement.

swirl / / v. move around quickly in a circular movement 打转，旋动

e.g. I) The dancers swirled across the ballroom floor.

II) Smoke swirled upward from the burning building.

thoughtfully4 / / adv. in a condition of being well planned and carefully thought

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