4000 Essential English Words 2 Unit 17: Henry Ford’s Famous Car
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- aim [eim] n.
An aim is a goal someone wants to make happen.
→ My aim is to become a helicopter pilot. - attach [əˈtætʃ] v.
To attach is to put two things together.
→ I attached the socks to the clothesline to dry. - bet [bet] v.
To bet is to risk money on the result of a game or a business.
→ How much will you bet that your horse will win? - carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ] n.
A carriage is a vehicle pulled by a horse.
→ We took a carriage ride in the park. - classic [ˈklæsɪk] adj.
If something is classic, it is typical.
→ The athlete made a classic mistake-he started running too soon. - commute [kəˈmjuːt] v.
To commute is to travel a long distance to get to work.
→ I usually commute to work on the train. - confirm [kənˈfəːrm] v.
To confirm is to make sure something is correct.
→ Winning the game confirmed that James was a good player. - criticize [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] v.
To criticize is to say you do not like someone or something.
→ He criticized his wife forspending too much money. - differ [ˈdɪfər] v.
To differ is to not be the same as another person or thing.
→ I differ from my brother: he is short, while I am tall. - expense [ɪksˈpens] n.
An expense is the money that people spend on something.
→ She wrote down all the expenses for her trip. - formal [ˈfɔːrməl] adj.
If something is formal, it is done in an official way.
→ It was a formal dinner, so we wore our best clothes. - height [haɪt] n.
Height is how tall someone or something is.
→ My height is 168 centimeters. - invent [ɪnˈvent] v.
To invent something is to create something that never existed before.
→ My grandfather has invented some interesting things. - junior [ˈdʒuːnjər] adj.
If someone is junior in their job, they do not have a lot of power.
→ When she started at the company, she was only a junior - labor [ˈleɪbər] n.
Labor is the act of doing or making something.
→ Building the house took a lot of labor. - mechanic [məˈkænɪk] n.
A mechanic is someone who fixes vehicles or machines.
→ We took the car to the mechanic to be fixed. - prime [praɪm] adj.
If something is prime, it is the most important one.
→ Dirty air is a prime cause of illness. - shift [ʃɪft] v.
To shift to something is to move into a new place or direction.
→ He shifted to the other side of the table to eat his breakfast. - signal [ˈsignəl] n.
A signal is a sound or action that tells someone to do something.
→ The coach blew his whistle as a signal to begin the game. - sincere [sɪnˈsɪər] adj.
When people are sincere, they tell the truth.
→ He sounded sincere when he apologized to me.
