daily English learning

Recently, I’ve been frequently encountering unfamiliar words when receiving messages. Previously, I would simply look them up in a dictionary like Eudic to understand their meaning. When I encounter similar words again, I get confused about their meanings. For example, “familiar” and “similar”

Similar words

word	meaning	more details
familiar	adj.熟悉的	familiar with 熟悉
similar	adj.相似的	similar相似的,familiar熟悉的
drink	饮料🥤	口语,hard drink 和 soft drink区别是有无酒精,do you want to drink something?或would you like a drink?通常指喝酒
beverage	饮料🥤	正式、书面通常用于菜单,如Dishes & Beverages. Hi, I’d like to order a pearl milk tea, half sugar, and less ice, please.

Don’t guess

word	meaning	more details
opt	verb.选择;作出选择	opt out 决定退出;插播;请求免除
coverage	n-uncount.新闻报道;覆盖范围	cellular coverage 手机信号覆盖

Don’t know

word	meaning	more details
retain	verb.保留;保持	keep 指长时间牢固地保持或储存 retain 指继续保持 maintain 维持;保养,维护;主张
preserve	verb.储存	preserve 主要指为防止损害变质而储存 reserve 指为了将来用途而储存、保留 conserve 一般指储存自然资源,保全人的精力、力量
work overtime	加班	i have to work overtime today to meet the deadline 我今天必须加班赶上截止日期
burn the midnight oil	加班	I’ll have to burn the midnight oil today to finish this task 我今天不得不熬夜加班完成这个任务
put in extra hours	加班	I’ll be putting in some extra hours over the weekend to finalize the contract details 我周末加了班,最终确定合同细节
stay late at work	加班	I’m staying late at work tonight because there’s a lot of work to catch up on 我今晚要加班,因为有很多工作需要赶上
peg	n-count挂钩	晾衣的夹子，楔子，栓，verb.用楔子、木栓固定，限定（价格、数量），把…固定在一定水平，使与…挂钩 peg a double sheet on a washing line 把双人床单固定在晾衣绳上