泥吧的部落格

squalid [ˋskwɑlɪd] adjective

原句:That place is too sweetly squalid for words.

解釋:

1.very dirty and unpleasant

同義字:fithy

ex. squalid housing
     squalid,overcrowded refugee camps 

2.involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour

同義字:sordid

ex.It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.

trammel [ˋtræm!] verb./n

原句:I revel in shaking off the trammels of respectability, as you know.

解釋:

(verb)to limit somebody's freedom of movement or activity

同義詞:restrict

ex. He felt himself trammelled by convention.

smite [smaɪt] verb

原句:She hastened after her cousin, who had already disappeared through the curtains－ curtains which smote one in the face, and seemd heavy with more than cloth.

解釋:

1.to hit somebody/something hard; to attack or punish somebody

2.to have a great effect on somebody, especially an unpleasant or serious one

ex. Suddenly my conscience smote me.

geniality [͵dʒinəˋælətɪ] noun.

原句:It made a curious little scence, this attempt of the Cockney to convey the grace and geniality of the South.

解釋:friendly and cheerful

ex.an atmosphere of warmth and geniality

genial (adjective)   genially (adverb.)

demolish   [dɪˋmɑlɪʃ] verb.

原句:She was talking to Mr. Beebe, and as she spoke her long narrow head drove backwards and forwards, slowly, regularly, as though she were demolishing some invisible obstacle.

解釋:

1.to pull or knock down a building

ex.The factory is due to be demolished next year.

2.to destroy something accidentally

ex.The car had skidded across the road and demolished part of the wall.

3.to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong

ex.A recent book has demolished this theory.

4.to defeat somebody easily and completely

ex.They demolished New Zealand 44–6 in the final.

5.to eat something very quickly

ex.The children demolished their burgers and chips.