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Traipse verb
traipse [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
informal to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored
traipse around/through/across etc
I've been traipsing around the shops all morning.

as happy as a clam 开心如蛤
American English informal very happy

headstrong adjective
very determined to do what you want, even when other people advise you not to do it

exude verb
1
[transitive] if you exude a particular quality, it is easy to see that you have a lot of it
She exudes self-confidence. He exuded an air of wealth and power
2
[intransitive and transitive] formal to flow out slowly and steadily, or to make something do this
The plant exudes a sticky liquid.

daub 1 verb 涂抹
to put paint or a soft substance on something without being very careful
soldiers' faces daubed with black mud

penumbra noun 日蚀、月蚀或太阳黑子的半影
technical an area of slight darkness

caldron[countable] 大锅炉
a large round metal pot for boiling liquids over a fire
a witch's cauldron

mawkish adjective
showing too much emotion in a way that is embarrassing
ￚsynonym sentimental
a mawkish love story

camphor樟脑

capon 阉鸡

cenotaph noun
 [countable]
a monument built to remind people of soldiers, sailors etc who were killed in a war and are buried somewhere else

morgue 停尸房

tachycardia 心动过速

cameo noun
plural cameos
[countable]
1
a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor
cameo role/appearance
Denholm Eliot put in a cameo appearance as a butler.
2
a small piece of jewellery with a raised shape, usually a person's face, on a flat background of a different colour
a cameo brooch
3
a short piece of writing that gives a clear idea of a person, place, or event

nomenclature noun 命名法
 [uncountable] formal
a system of naming things, especially in science
nomenclature of
the nomenclature of science
zoological nomenclature

chromolithograph 多彩石印版印刷

pyre noun
[countable]
a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned in a funeral ceremony
a funeral pyre

gash noun 很深的伤口
[countable]
a large deep cut or hole in something, for example in a person's skin
Blood poured from a deep gash in her forehead.

retina 视网膜

bulge 1 noun
[countable]
1
a curved mass on the surface of something, usually caused by something under or inside it
The gun made a bulge under his jacket.
2
a sudden temporary increase in the amount or level of something
a bulge in the birthrate