D120-20180327-words-286

1. ambivalent /æmˈbɪvələnt/= not sure whether you want or like something or not ambivalent about 

We are both somewhat ambivalent about having a child.

ambivalent attitude/feelings etc 

—ambivalence noun [singular, uncountable] 

O'Neill had a genuine ambivalence toward US involvement in the war.

—ambivalently adverb

2. rapport =friendly agreement and understanding between people → relationship

rapport with/between He had an excellent rapport with his patients.

establish/build up/develop (a) rapport He built up a good rapport with the children.

3. hysterical= 

01 unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upsetafraidexcited etc 

Janet became hysterical and began screaming. 

Everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter.

02 informal extremely funny SYN hilarious 

It was absolutely hysterical! I’ve never laughed so much.

—hysterically /-kli/ adverb

©著作权归作者所有,转载或内容合作请联系作者
平台声明:文章内容(如有图片或视频亦包括在内)由作者上传并发布,文章内容仅代表作者本人观点,简书系信息发布平台,仅提供信息存储服务。

推荐阅读更多精彩内容