unit 4 - stress - 副本.pptVIP

crunch: a critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources. 关键时刻 You can rely on my support when the crunch comes. When the crunch is on When it comes to the crunch stride: walk with long steps take sth in ones stride: deal with sth. calmly and easily不费力地处理 Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride. thwart: to prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of sth.阻挠; 阻止 The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators. arousal a state in which you feel excited or very alert, for example as a result of fear, stress, or anger. assault ?n. a violent physical or verbal attack.突袭; 突击 churn v beat (milk or cream) to make butter (esp of liquids) move about violently 翻腾 His stomach churned with nausea. jag ?a period of concentrated activity, strong emotion, etc一阵集中的活动等 a shopping jag a crying jag insomnia ?n. chronic inability to fall asleep clench ?close (sth) tightly or press (two things) firmly together clench ones fist//teeth afflict ?v [usu passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly使苦恼, 折磨 She is afflicted with arthritis. sneak into, out of, past, away, back, etc sth; go quietly and secretly in the direction specified He stole the money and sneaked out of the house. The cat ate the food and sneaked off. surveillance ?n [U] careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.监视, 监督 The police are keeping the suspects under round-the-clock surveillance. Kicking Your Stress Habits Donald A. Tubesing, PhD liken ?v ~ sth to sth (fml ) show the resemblance between sth.; compare Life has often been likened to a journey. accumulate collect or gather sth. over a period of time 积累, 聚积 An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time. ...an accumulation of experience and knowledge