Libido (n.): psychic energy generally;specifically,a basic form of psychic energy,comprising the positive。loving instincts manifested variously at different stages of personality development欲望
lucrative (adj.) : producing wealth or profit;profitable;remunerative有利可图的;赚钱的
hideous (adj.) : horrible to e, hear, etc.; very ugly or revolting; dreadful骇人听闻的;非常丑陋的;可怕的
forlorn (adj.) : in pitiful condition;wretched;mirable可怜的;悲惨的;不幸的
macabre (adj.) : gruesome;grim and horrible;ghastly可怕的;令人毛骨悚然的;恐怖的
computation (n.) : the act of computing;calculation 计算
abominable (adj.) : nasty and disgusting;vile;loathsome讨厌的,可恶的
alley (n.) : a narrow street or walk;specifically,a lane behind a row of buildings or between two rows of buildings that face on adjacent streets胡同;小巷;小街
filth (n.) : disgustingly offensive dirt,garbage,etc.污秽,污物;垃圾
allude (v.) : refer in a casual or indirect way(随便或间接)提到,涉及;暗指
monstrousness (n.) : strange shape奇形怪状
lacerate (v.) : tear jaggedly;mangle(something soft,as flesh);wound or hurt(one’s feelings,etc.)deeply;distress撕裂;割碎(肉等软组织);伤害(感情等);使…伤心
pretentious (adj.) : making claims,explicit or implicit,to some distinction,importance,dignity,or excellence自负的;自命不凡的;自大的
linger (v.) : continue to stay,esp.through reluctance to leave学校卫生管理制度逗留(尤指不愿离开)
downright (adv.) : thoroughly;utterly;really彻底地,完全地;真正地
dormer (n.) : a window t upright in a sloping roof屋顶窗
leprous (adj.) : of or like leprosy;having leprosy麻风的;似麻风的;患麻风病的
rat-trap (n.) : a trap for catching rats捕鼠夹(子)
misshapen (adj.) : badly shaped;deformed奇形怪状的;畸形的
uncomely (adj.) : having unpleasant appearance不美观的,不好看的
grime (n.) : dirt,esp.sooty dirt,rubbed into or covering a surface,as of the skin(尤指经摩擦而深入或覆盖皮肤等表面的)积垢;污秽
gully (n.) : a channel or hollow worn by running water; small,narrow ravine沟壑,狭沟,冲沟
chalet (n.) : a type of Swiss hou,built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves(瑞士的木造)农舍,山上小舍
high-pitched (adj.) : steep in slope said of roofs)(屋顶)坡度陡的
dingy (adj.) : dirty-colored;not bright or clean;grimy不干净的;不明亮的;弄脏的
clapboard (n.) : a thin,narrow board with one edge thicker than the other,ud as siding护墙板,隔板
preposterous (adj.) : so contrary to nature,reason, or common n as to be laughable;absurd;ridiculous反常的;乖戾的;十分荒谬的;愚蠢的
pier (n.) : a heavy column,usually square. ud to support weight,as at the end of an arch角柱;支柱
cemetery (n.) : a place for the burial of the dead;graveyard公墓,墓地;坟场
swinish (adj.) : of or like a swine;beastly;piggish;coar,etc.猪(似)的;鄙贱的;粗俗的
perpendicular (adj.) : exactly upright;vertical. straight up or down垂直的;矗立的
precarious (adj.) : uncertain;incure;risky可爱小猫图片不稳定的;不安全的;危险的
eczematous (adj.) : of itching skin dia湿疹的
patina (n.) : a fine crust or film on bronze or copper.usually green or greenish—blue,formed by natural oxidation and often valued as being ornamental(青铜器上的)绿锈
uremia (n.) : a toxic condition caud by the prence in the blood of waste products normally eliminated in the urine and resulting from a failure of the kidneys to crete urine尿毒症
loathsome (adj.) : causing loathing;disgusting;abhorrent;detestable巩俐有孩子吗讨厌的;厌恶的;令人作呕的
laborious (adj.) : involving much hard work;difficult.;industrious;hard—working费力的;困难的;勤劳的;辛苦的
incessant (adj.) : never ceasing;continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that ems endless:constant不停的,连续的;不间断的
decompo (v.) : break up or parate into basic components or parts;rot分解;(使)腐烂,(使)腐败
forsake (v.)一支粉笔两袖清风 : give up;renounce(a habit,idea,etc.);leave;abandon抛弃,放弃(思
想、习惯等);遗弃;背弃
malarias (adj.) : of fever conveyed by mosquitoes疟疾的;空气污浊的
hamlet (n.) : a very small village小村庄
incomparable (adj.) : no beyond comparison;unequalled;matchless无与伦比的,举世无双的;无敌的,无比的
titanic (adj.) : of great size,strength,or power巨大的;力大无比的;有极大权力的
aberrant (adj.) : turning away from what is right,true,etc.:deviating from what is normal or typical与正确或真实情况相背的;偏离常规的;反常的
uncompromising (adj.) : not compromising or yielding;firm;inflexible;determined不妥协的;坚定的;不让步的;坚决的
inimical (adj.) : 1ike an enemy科学计数法;hostile;unfriendly;adver;unfavorable敌人似的;敌对的;不友好的;相反的;不利的
ingenuity (n.) : cleverness,originality,skill,etc.机智;创造力,独创性;熟练
grotesquery (n.) : the quality or state of being grotesque奇形怪状;怪诞
retrospect (n.) : a looking back on or thinking about things past;contemplation or survey
of the past回顾,回想;追溯
diabolical (adj.) : of the devil or devils;fiendish恶魔的;残忍的,凶暴的
concoct (v.) : devi,invent,or plan计划,策划;虚构,编造
innsate (adj.) : not feeling,or not capable of feeling,nsation无感觉的,无知觉的
brute (n.) : an animal如何制作花生酱;a person who is brutal or very stupid,gross,nsual,etc求职简历封面.畜生;笨蛋,粗野的人
abomination (adj.) : great hatred,and disgust;anything hateful and disgusting憎恨,厌恶;令人讨厌的东西
putrid (adj.) : decomposing;rotten and foul—smelling腐烂的,腐败的
deface (v.) : spoil the appearance of;disfigure;mar损坏…的外表;丑化
inadvertence (n.) : the quality of being inadvertent;oversight;mistake掉以轻心,粗心大意;疏漏;错误
obscene (adj.) : offensive to one’s feelings,or to prevailing notions,of modesty of decency;lewd;disgusting猥亵的;诲淫的;可憎的
斯塔夫里阿诺斯unfathomable (adj.) : which cannot be understood;which cannot be reached不可理解的;
深不可测的
enigmatical (adj.) : of or like an enigma;perplexing;baffling谜一般的,谜似的;不可思议的,费解的
dogmatic (adj.) : of or like dogma;doctrinal教条(主义)的;教义的
edifice (n.) : a building,esp.a large,imposing one建筑物;尤指大型建筑物,大厦
depravity (n.) : a depraved condition;corruption;wickedness堕落,腐化,腐败
penthou (n.) : a small structure,esp.one with a sloping roof,attached to a larger building小棚屋,(尤指靠在大楼边上搭的)披屋
lust (n.) : a desire to gratify the ns;bodily appetite欲望;贪欲
etiology (n.) : the assignment of a cau,or the cau assignment本源,原因(的说明)
pathological (adj.) : of pathology;of or concerned with dias病理学的;病理上的
border upon : to be like;almost be相近,类似
例: His emotion is bordering upon hysteria.他的情绪接近歇斯底里。
put down…to : attribute to归因于
例: I put Jane’s moodiness down to the stress she was under.我认为简由于所承受的压力而闷闷不乐。