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2021年11月12日星期五

The Catcher in the Rye Ch.5

racket: social whirl or excitement

lumpy: having a heavy clumsy appearance

Brown Betty: a baked pudding of apples, bread crumbs, and spices

horse around: fool around

wrestling: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other

lousy: miserably poor or inferior

galoshes: a high overshoe worn especially in snow and slush

ledge: a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check

shipwreck: the destruction or loss of a ship

hydrant: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)

chuck: throw

pinball machine: an amusement device in which a ball propelled by a plunger scores points as it rolls down a slanting surface among pins and targets

comedy: a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending

hyena: any of several large strong nocturnal carnivorous Old World mammals (family Hyaenidae) that usually feed as scavengers

fiend: a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study

boardwalk: a walk constructed of planking

plank: a heavy thick board

mitt: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove made in the style of a mitten

fielder: a defensive player stationed in the field (as in baseball)

Maine: state on the Atlantic coast in the northeastern U.S. and bordering on the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick

tee off: to hit hard

hunch: an act or instance of pushing someone or something in a rough or careless manner

fence: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary

fall off one's chair: to be extremely surprised

psychoanalyze: to treat by means of psychoanalysis

psychoanalysis: a method of analyzing psychic phenomena and treating emotional disorders that involves treatment sessions during which the patient is encouraged to talk freely about personal experiences and especially about early childhood and dreams

garage: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles

station wagon: an automobile that has a passenger compartment which extends to the back of the vehicle, that has no trunk, that has one or more rear seats which can be folded down to make space for light cargo, and that has a tailgate or liftgate

typewriter: a machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printer's type by means of keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto the paper

snore: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate

halitosis: a condition of having fetid breath

fetid: having a heavy offensive smell

crumby: crummy: very poor or inferior


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