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sinister  [ˋsɪnɪstɚ]  adjective

原句:I lived at West Egg, the — well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.

1.threatening to do harm or to do something evil

Ex. There's a sinister feeling about this old abandoned house.

colossal  [kəˋlɑs!]  adjective

原句:The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard.

1. extremely great or large =huge

Ex. It was a colossal waste of money.

spank  [spæŋk]   verb

原句:it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden.

1.to last for a particular period of time, especially a long period

Ex. His career spanned half a spans the globe.

2. to include the whole of an area.

Ex. Our business spans the globe.

3. if a bridge spans an area of water, it cross it

Ex. Little grey bridges span the canals.

4. to include number of different things

Ex. a leisure business spanning hotels, restaurants, casinos, and pubs

beard [bɪrd]  noun[C]

原句:it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden.

1.hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks

Ex. his thick white beard

eyesore [ˋaɪ͵sɔr]  noun[C]

原句:My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor’s lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires — all for eighty dollars a month.

1.something that is ugly or unpleasant to at, especially a building.