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rinse 1 verb
rinse  [transitive]
if you rinse your mouth, or rinse your mouth out, you wash it by filling it with water and then spitting the water out
see also gargle

gurgle 1 verb/ [intransitive]
Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from the sound
1
if water gurgles, it flows along gently with a pleasant low sound
ￚsynonym burble
We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley.
2
if a baby gurgles, it makes a happy low sound in its throat

cataract 白内障
noun [countable]
1
a medical condition that causes the lens of your eye to become white, so that you slowly lose your sight
2
literary a large waterfall

bedlam noun
[uncountable]
a situation where there is a lot of noise and confusion
ￚsynonym chaos
When the bomb exploded, there was bedlam.

camomile noun 甘菊
chamomile [uncountable and countable]
a plant with small white and yellow flowers that are sometimes used to make tea

schmaltzy adjective
/ informal
a schmaltzy piece of music, book etc deals with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and not serious enough
a schmaltzy love song
ￚschmaltz noun [uncountable]

lesion noun
[countable] technical
damage to someone's skin or part of their body such as their stomach or brain, caused by injury or illness
acute gastric lesions(急性胃炎)

ataraxia
n.心神安宁, 不动心(亦作ataraxy)

marchioness noun 侯爵夫人/女侯爵
 [countable]
1
the wife of a marquis
2
a woman who has the rank of marquis

balk verb
balk also baulk British English
1
[intransitive] to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening
balk at
Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession. Westerners balk at the prospect of snake on the menu.
2
[intransitive] if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it
3
[intransitive] American English in baseball, to stop in the middle of the action of throwing the ball to the player who is trying to hit it
4
[transitive] formal to stop someone or something from getting or achieving what they want