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2019年6月18日星期二

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vanish: disappear

mantel: a beam, stone, or arch serving as a lintel to support the masonry above a fireplace

shrill: to utter [ˋʌtə] or emit an acute piercing sound

screech: to utter a high shrill piercing cry

groan: to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance

moan: a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief

wig: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head

wolf: to eat greedily

parcel [ˋpɑ:sl]

tyke: a small child

cine: motion picture

furious: exhibiting or goaded by anger

nasty: disgustingly filthy

filth: moral corruption or defilement

as though: as if

ruin: physical, moral, economic, or social collapse

screw up: to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw

wail: to express sorrow audibly

dinky: overly or unattractively small

sob: to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat

grin: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter

frantic: emotionally out of control

scrawny: exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size

bald: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)

baggy: loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag

shear: to cut off the hair from

revolting: extremely offensive

jumper: a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usually with a blouse

blouse: a long loose overgarment that resembles a shirt or smock and is worn especially by workmen, artists, and peasants

puppet: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand

headmistress: a woman heading the staff of a private school

maniac: a person characterized by an inordinate or ungovernable enthusiasm for something

ungovernable: not capable of being governed, guided, or restrained

hoodlum: a young ruffian

ruffian: bully

gigantic: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)

beetroot: a beet grown for its edible usually red root

snigger/snicker: to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner

lolly: a piece of candy

remarkable: worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary

crawl: to move on one's hands and knees

slither: to slip or slide like a snake

glisten: to give off a sparkling or lustrous reflection of or as if of a moist or polished surface

whine: to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry

budge: move, shift

knuckle: the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint —used especially of those at the joints of the fingers

shuffle: to move by sliding along or back and forth without lifting

wink: to close and open the eyelids quickly

peer: to look narrowly or curiously

waddle: to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side

howl: to cry out loudly and without restraint under strong impulse

swift: moving or capable of moving with great speed

hiss: to make a sharp sibilant sound

sibilant: having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash

amigo: friend

gibber: to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly

sneak: to go stealthily or furtively

miserable: being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness

dictionary: www.merriam-webster.com

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