haze (n.) : a thin vapor of fog，smoke，dust，etc．，in the air that reduces visibility阴霾，薄雾 短语 (Expressions)

in the fullness of time: at the appropriate or right time；eventually 在适当的时候，时机成熟时，终于

例： I’m sure he’ll tell us what’s bothering him in the fullness of time.我肯定他会在适当的时候告诉我们他的困扰的。

in the middle distance : the normal distance for the eye to observe objects通常肉眼看到物体的距离

例： The building is in the middle distance，so we can see it clear-Iy.楼房跟我们距离适中，我们能很清晰地看到。

第七课 爱丑之欲

词汇(Vocabulary)

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 see,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；miserable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

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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 set 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 house，built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves(瑞士的木造)农舍，山上小舍

highpitched (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，used as siding护墙板，隔板

preposterous (adj.) : so contrary to nature，reason， or common sense 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. used to support weight，as at the end of an arch角柱；支柱

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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；coarse，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；insecure；risky不稳定的；不安全的；危险的 eczematous (adj.) : of itching skin disease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 caused by the presence in the blood of waste produts normally eliminated in the urine and resulting from a failure of the kidneys to secrete urine尿毒症 loathsome (adj.) : causing loathing；disgusting；abhorrent；detestable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 seems endless：constant不停的，连续的；不间断的

decompose (v.) : break up or separate into basic components or parts；rot分解；(使)腐烂，(使)腐败

forsake (v.) : give up；renounce(a habit，idea，etc．)；leave；abandon抛弃，放弃(思想、习惯等)；遗弃；背弃

malarious (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

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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；inflexiable；determined不妥协的；坚定的；不让步的；坚决的

inimical (adj.) : 1ike an enemy；hostile；unfriendly；adverse；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.) : devise，invent，or plan计划，策划；虚构，编造

insensate (adj.) : not feeling，or not capable of feeling，sensation无感觉的，无知觉的 brute (n.) : an animal；a person who is brutal or very stupid，gross，sensual，etc．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

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，

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