Unit 4 Celebrity

entangle = 1. to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets. = 2. entangled in/with sth/sb involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape He went to the shop to buy bread, and got entangled in/with a carnival parade. The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy. She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome degree /= (an) amount or level of something This job demands a high degree of skill. There isn't the slightest degree of doubt that he's innocent. thrust = to push suddenly and strongly She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= towards me) . The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. thrust sth on/upon = to force someone to accept or deal with something Fatherhood had been thrust on him. thrust =1. [ S ] the main idea, subject or opinion that is discussed or written about The main thrust of her argument was that women are compromised by the demands of childcare. = 2. [ C ] a strong push spite = a feeling of anger towards person want to annoy, upset or hurt small way reverence = a feeling of respect or or something She has/shows/feels great professors.

someone that makes a them, especially in a admiration for someone reverence for her

scrutinize = to examine something very carefully in order to discover information He scrutinized the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying. self = [ C or U ] plural selves the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, which are not physical and make that person different from other people The hero of the film finally finds his true self. When I saw them this afternoon they were more like their old/normal selves (= as they were in the past) . a sense of self ( - plural: selves) self = [ U ] FORMAL DISAPPROVING interest only in your own advantage knock sb down = to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them She was knocked down by a bus. knock sb/sth down =. to cause someone or something to fall to the ground by hitting them knock sb/sth down = INFORMAL to reduce a price, or to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling She wanted 200 but I knocked her down to 175. See also knockdown knock sth down = to destroy a building or part of a building The Council plans to knock the library down and replace it with a hotel complex. bestow =to give something as an honour or present The Chancellorship of the University was bestowed upon her in 1992. gruesome = extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury The newspaper article included a gruesome description of the murder. misdeed = an act that is criminal or bad She's been making up for her past misdeeds by doing a lot of voluntary work. deem = to consider or judge something in a particular way [ + object + noun or adjective ] The area has now been deemed safe. [ + noun or adjective ] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate. [ + object + to infinitive ] Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the scheme. contemptible = deserving contempt

Her behaviour was contemptible. delve = to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information She delved into her pocket to find some change. delve into sth = to examine something carefully in order to discover more information about someone or something It's not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone's past.
cease /sis/ = to stop something
Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen. The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year. [ + to infinitive ] Workplace nurseries will cease to be liable for = without stopping

tax. without cease

fly-on-the-wall = describes a television programme in which the people involved behave normally, as if they are not being filmed a fly-on-the-wall documentary ghastly /gs t .li/ = 1. INFORMAL unpleasant and shocking Today's newspaper gives all the ghastly details of the murder. = 2. INFORMAL extremely bad What ghastly weather ! It was all a ghastly mistake . I thought her outfit was ghastly. = 3. LITERARY describes someone who looks very ill or very shocked, especially with a very pale face You look ghastly - are you okay?

insatiable /nse..bl= (especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power. Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity . gathering = a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group There will be a gathering of world leaders in Vienna next month. a social gathering (= when people meet for pleasure not work)

soundbite = a short sentence or phrase that is easy to remember, often included in a speech made by a politician and repeated in newspapers and on television and radio Most politicians want to master the art of the soundbite. loathe = to hate someone or something From an early age the brothers have loathed each other. ogle /.gl/ = to look at someone with obvious interest I saw you ogling the woman in the red dress!

sexual

regard /rgd/ = 1. respect or admiration for someone or something The company holds her in high regard. He has no regard for other people's feelings. = 2. in/with regard to = in connection with I am writing to you with regard to your letter of 15 March. = 3. in this/that regard = in this particular way The union is the largest in the country and in this/that regard is best placed to serve its members. = 4. regards = greetings Please give/send/convey my regards to your mother if you see her. curb =to control or limit something that is not wanted The Government should act to curb tax evasion. glittery /glt. r.i/ = producing a lot of small flashes of reflected light glittery eye shadow slaughter =1. the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated. We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in motor accidents) every year. = 2. [ U ] the killing of animals for meat The geese are being fattened for slaughter. = 3. [ S ] when one team is very easily defeated by the other Saturday's game was an absolute slaughter.

slaughter =1. to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war. = 2. to kill an animal for meat The animals are slaughtered in abattoirs. voyeur = a person who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people in sexual situations, or (more generally) a person who watches other people's private lives icon = a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life Marilyn Monroe and James Dean are still icons for many young people. situ ation comedy = sitcom = a funny television or radio show in which the same characters appear in each programme in a different story afterlife = the life, for example in heaven, which some people believe begins after death They'll be reunited in the afterlife. like a lamb to the slaughter = If a person does something or goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they do it without knowing that something bad is going to happen and therefore act calmly and without fighting against the situation.