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2024年10月22日星期二

the Catcher in the Rye Ch.25

flitty: ostentatiously effeminate

ostentatiously: attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness

effeminate: having feminine qualities untypical of a man

unload: to take the cargo from

Christmassy: typical of Christmas, or happy because it is Christmas

scraggy: being lean and long

nun: a woman belonging to a religious order

stark: wholly

moccasin: a soft leather heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot

horse around: fool around

giggle: to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath

spooky: strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural

hitchhike: to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles

bum: to obtain by asking or begging

cabin: a small one-story dwelling usually of simple construction

dwelling: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live

yard: court

cockeyed: somewhat confusing, foolish, absurd, or impractical

pervert: to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right

bother: to annoy especially by petty provocation

provoke: to stir up purposely

bathroom: lavatory

pass out: to lose consciousness

checkroom: a room at which baggage, parcels, or clothing can be left for safekeeping

smack: to strike so as to produce a smack

nasty: mean

chuck: throw

carrousel: marry-go-round

nutty: silly

bawl: to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly

Online Dictionary Used: www.merriam-webster.com

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