1.words and expressions

squirm

...the reader is given no chance to squirm away...

verb [I]

1. to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or to get free from something which is holding you

? 扭動; 蠕動; 扭來扭去〔因不舒服、緊張或想掙脫某物〕;

【SYN】 wriggle

?Christine squirmed uncomfortably in her chair.

? 克里斯蒂娜坐在椅子上不自在地扭來扭去。

?The boy tried to squirm free.

? 那男孩想要掙脫出去。

2. to feel very embarrassed or ashamed

? 羞愧難當(dāng)，極為困窘:

[+ with ]

?He made me squirm with embarrassment.

? 他使我窘得無地自容。

squirm noun [sing.]

offbeat

that left just one decision: what slightly offbeat tourists sites would seem commonplace to ...

adjective

[usually before noun]

? (informal) different from what most people expect

? 不尋常的；不落俗套的；標(biāo)新立異的

? SYN? unconventional :

? offbeat humour

? 另類的幽默

? an offbeat approach to interviewing

? 別開生面的采訪

annotate

I've annotated the piece, explaining the decisions I made alongthe way

verb

[VN]

? to add notes to a book or text, giving explanations or comments

? 給…作注解(或評注)

? an·no·ta·tion / 7AnE5teiFn / noun [C, U] :

? It will be published with annotations and index.

? 這本書出版時將附有注釋和索引。

? an·no·tated adj.:

? an annotated edition

? 附有注解的版本

2.thoughts

主動，明確目標(biāo)，追尋目標(biāo)。

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