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imperative [ɪmˋpɛrətɪv]  

原句: Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced; wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square.

1.extremely important and urgent

for example: Long-term investing is risky, and careful planning is imperative.

2. an imperative voice or way of speaking is confident and determined and shows that you expect to be obeyed

3. the imperative form of a verb express an order to do something

languidly  [ˋlæŋgwɪdlɪ]  adverb

原句:Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips, the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch, open toward the sunset, where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.

1.someone who is languid is weak or ill

flicker  [ˋflɪkɚ]

原句:Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips, the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch, open toward the sunset, where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.

1. if a flame or light flickers, it does not burn evenly, or it goes on and off

for example: The flame flickered as the breeze picked up.

2. to last for only a moment and then disappear

for example: A little smile flickered around the corners of his mouth.

3. to make a sudden small movement

for example: His eyelids flickered slightly.

radiant [ˋredɪənt]  adjective

原句:“In two weeks it’ll be the longest day in the year.” She looked at us all radiantly. “Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it.”

1. someone who is radiant looks extremely happy

for example: a radiant bride

2. very bright

for example: The sea was a radiant blue.

3. radiant heat is the energy produced by hot object

for example: It is in the form of light that cannot be seen

詞類變化: radiantly

brute  [brut] 

原句: That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen of a ——”

1. a strong man who acts in a cruel or violent way

for example: a vicious brute

2. a big strong animal