writhe v.动词
释意:
To writhe is to squirm and twist. Often you will see the phrase“to writhe in agony.”writhe when you have just ingested some stomach-wrenching poison, or perhaps in response to red ant stings.
要是一个人在writhe呢,他就在挣扎扭曲。经常看到的表达是“to writhe in agony.”想象一下一个人吞服了让肚子绞痛的毒药或者被有毒红蚂蚁叮了的样子,这时候他的身体就在writhe。
Writhe stems from the Old English, meaning“to twist or bend.”It’s not a coincidence that a Christmas wreath is greenery twisted and bent into a circle. A person can writhe in embarrassment but it’s usually reserved for times when pain or discomfort cause you to twist and bend over and squirm because your body is in such distress.
Writhe这个词呢,它源自古英语,意思是“弯曲,扭曲”。 圣诞节的装饰花环不是无缘无故地就被拧成一个圆圈的。一个人通常会在极度难堪的情况下writhe,或者身体因为极度不舒服或痛苦蜷缩起来,这个时候就是在writhe。
你猜的writhe的意思是什么? 千万不要把它和write(书写) 弄混喔!
所以writhe是一个动词,意思是 (痛苦地)扭动,蠕动; 痛苦不安,难堪。
例句:
The pain was so unbearable that he was writhing in agony.
疼痛实在是难以忍受,他痛苦地扭动着身体。
He and four other senators were writhing in the glare of unfavorable publicity.
他和其他四位参议院因负面曝光而十分难堪。
Fringe n.名词
如果你是女生的话,一定要认识这个词。它有很多意思,其中一个是:
An area of hair hanging over the forehand that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair.
覆盖这前额的那部分头发,通常比你其他部分的头发剪得要短。
猜出来了吗?对就是刘海儿啦!
Fringe的其他主要意思是:
I
A decorative edge of hanging narrow strips of material or threads on a piece of clothing of material
(衣服等边缘的)穗子;缘饰,流苏
II
The outside boundary or surface of something; a part of the city far removed from the center; a social group holding marginal or extreme views; edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels.
事物的外部边界或表面的部分;远离城市中心的部分;持有边缘化或极端观点的社会群体;挂着绳线或流苏的边缘部分。
所以你看,fringe这个词的核心意思就是“边缘”,可以用它来说各种事物边缘的部分。
例句:
1.The party remained on the fringe of the political scene until last year.
直到去年该党还一直处于政治舞台的外围。
2.The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
君主拥护者们是个边缘性的小团体,内部争吵激烈。
Malevolent adj.形容词
释意:
I
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hated
希望或者看上希望邪恶的事情发生在他人身上;由于强烈的恶意或者憎恨引起的
II
Having or exerting a malignant influence
持有或者施加恶意的影响的
所以呢,
If someone is malevolent, they wish evil on others. If you find yourself approaching someone with malevolent look in her eye, best to run the other way.
要是一个人是很malevolent的,这种人呢总希望邪恶的发生在别人身上。 要是你发觉你正在靠近一个眼睛里有malevolent情绪的人,最好躲他远远的。
猜出malevolent的意思了吗? 对,就是“极其邪恶的,恶毒的,蛇蝎心肠的”。
例句:
Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.
她目光狠毒,嘴唇紧闭。