《死亡诗社》词汇表(3)

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72. wail: to cry or complain in a loud, high voice, esp. because you are sad or in pain号啕大哭

73. attaboy: an informal expression of encouragement or admiration干得好！好样的！（非正式表达）

74. clarinet: a musical instrument that is made of wood单簧管；竖笛

75. sonorous: having a loud, full, or deep sound; resonant洪亮的，响亮的

76. conformity: correspondence in form or manner; likeness, agreement相似，一致；符合；遵照，顺从

77. aerodynamic: 空气动力学的

78. proofer: 校对人员

79. profane: irreverent, blasphemous不虔诚的，亵渎的

80. expulsion: the act of making sb. leave a place or an institution驱逐，开除

81. smirk: an unpleasant smile which you have when you are pleased with yourself or think you are very

clever自鸣得意地笑

82. impressionable: easy to influence易受影响的

83. reprimand: to tell sb. officially that she/he has done sth. wrong谴责，斥责

84. lame: (used about an excuse, argument, etc.) not easily believed; weak（指借口、论据等）不足信的，

站不住脚的

85. stunt: something that you do to get people’s attention噱头

86. monastic: 寺院的，隐修生活般的，苦行的，遁世的

87. dutiful: happy to respect and obey sb.顺从的，忠于职守的

88. whim: a sudden idea or desire to do sth. 突发奇想，一时的兴致

89. indenture: a sealed agreement or contract契约

90. conviction: a very strong opinion or belief 坚定的立场或信念

91. virility: a man’s sexual power and energy（男性的）性机能，男子气概

92. potent: powerful, strong强而有力的，浓烈的，有强效的

93. barge: lurch or rush clumsily about 猛闯

94. infuriate: to make sb. very angry使大怒

95. fink: an informer告密者，告发者

96. trustee:理事

97. knavish: 无赖的，欺诈的，不正直的

98. beguile: delude, cheat欺骗，欺诈

99. scapegoat: a person who is punished for things that are not his/her fault替罪羊

100. reckless: not thinking about possible bad or dangerous results that could come from your actions鲁莽

的，不顾后果的

101. self-indulgent: allowing yourself to have or do things you enjoy放纵自己的

102. explicit: clear, making sth. easy to understand明确的，清楚的 implicit a. 不明言的，含蓄的 103. blatant: very clear or obvious十分明显的；明目张胆的

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