objection= an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition反对，可数，相当于rejection，raise an objection to sth对…提出异议
Joe raised an objection to anybody smoking in the meeting room.
get sb sth使某人得到某物
Joe wants to get his younger brother a memorable birthday present.
howitzer= an artillery weapon for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities（速度，就是小时候数学写的v）that falls between a cannon（大炮）and a mortar（迫击炮，注意殉道者是martyr，第一个音节不同）.
Our army doesn’t have enough howitzers to support our frontline units.
seethe= be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.（剧烈但忍而未发地）愤怒，vi
Joe is seething at his new roommates’ wrong treatment of him.
On track 和 derail 都是以“轨道”为元素的具有引申义的词，可以一起记
Joe is on track to marry a foreigner but his parents are trying to derail it.
fraught with=of a situation or course of action filled with or likely to result in sth undesirable，意思相当于teeming with，充满…，但是fraught with 含贬义
A society where narcotics and prostitution are not controlled will be fraught with danger.
recesses= a remote, secluded, or secret place，遥远的隐秘处，常用复数
A spacecraft has been launched to gather data from the deepest recesses of our universe.
troubleshoot=trace and correct faults（故障，可数）in a mechanical or electronic system，vi或vt都可，（机器或电子产品）故障检修；troubleshooting，n，不可数
After some troubleshooting, Joe’s computer is operational again.
veer=change direction suddenly，突然改变航向，vi；side window（车的）边窗，和windshield（前窗）区别记忆
Yesterday Joe saw a car in front of him veering off the road, hitting a light pole（相当于streetlight，路灯，可数）， and catching fire. He broke the driver’s side window and saved the driver who only got superficial injuries.
Dorky除了有“不太会社交的”的意思，还有“（穿着）土，不新潮，unfashionable”的意思
Though Joe always wears dorky clothes, he’s quite good at socializing.
Scour A for B相当于search A for B，在A处寻找B
Joe’s been scouring social media for funny videos for half a day.
the rat race= the unpleasant life of people who have jobs that require them to work very hard in order to compete with others for money, power, status, etc.，疯狂竞争
The “lie flat movement”（躺平运动）endorsed by many young workers is meant to reject consumerism and the office rat race.
statement除了有“声明”的意思，还有“（侧面的）表达”的意思，= the expression of an idea or opinion through sth other than words.
Joe’s decision to drop out of school is his statement of objection to the whole education system.
fastidious既可以等于meticulous（一丝不苟的），也可以等于fussy（挑剔的）
Joe is fastidious about his English pronunciation.
