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2019年6月11日星期二

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Moustache is the hair growing on the human upper lip.

Shudder: shiver

Hum: to express by making a vocal sound with the lips pressed together

Wrestle: to combat an opposing tendency or force

Tawny: of a warm sandy color

Flutter: to flap the wings rapidly

Peck: a quick light kiss

Tantrum: a fit of bad temper

Tyke: a small child

Chortle: to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased

Chuckle: to laugh inwardly or quietly

Back out: to withdraw

Peculiar: characteristic of only one person, group, or thing

Jerk: to give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to

Tabby: a domestic cat with a striped and mottled coat

Cloak: a loose outer garment

Huddle: a close-packed group

Weirdo: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

Eccentric: deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct

Enrage: be angry

Emerald: a rich green variety of beryl prized as a gemstone

Swoop: to move with a sweep

Clutch: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly

Grunt: to utter a grunt

Utter: to send forth as a sound

Stumble: to walk unsteadily or clumsily

Squeaky: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise

Shrill: scream

Set off: to set in motion

Stern: expressive of severe displeasure

Grin: smile

Downpour: a heavy rain

Mumble: to utter with a low inarticulate voice

Creep: to go very slowly

Peer: to look narrowly or curiously

Yawn: to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom

Quiver: to shake or move with a slight trembling motion

Slam: to shut forcibly and noisily

Twitch: to move jerkily

Tuck: to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly

Crooked: not straight

Rummage: to make a thorough search or investigation

Mutter: to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed

Feast: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment

Sniff: to take air into the nose in short audible breaths

Flock: a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled

Swap: to take turns in telling

Sherbet: a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice

Exasperate: to cause irritation or annoyance to

Blush: to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion

Earmuffs: one of a pair of ear coverings connected by a flexible band and worn as protection against cold or noises

Falter: to speak brokenly or weakly

Astounding: causing astonishment or amazement

Grudgingly: unwillingly, reluctantly

Tangle: a matted, twisted mass

Beard: the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache

Swarm: a large number of animate or inanimate things massed together and usually in motion

Bolt: a lightning stroke

Whisker: a hair of the beard

Howl: to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family

Sob: to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath

Gingerly: very cautious or careful

Furious: exhibiting or goaded by anger

Breeze: a light gentle wind

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