On Writing Well C23

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

• 扭动; 蠕动; 扭来扭去〔因不舒服、紧张或想挣脱某物〕;

【SYN】 wriggle

»Christine squirmed uncomfortably in her chair.

  克里斯蒂娜坐在椅子上不自在地扭来扭去。

»The boy tried to squirm free.

  那男孩想要挣脱出去。

2. to feel very embarrassed or ashamed

• 羞愧难当，极为困窘:

[+ with ]

»He made me squirm with embarrassment.

  他使我窘得无地自容。

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

  不寻常的；不落俗套的；标新立异的

  SYN  unconventional :

  offbeat humour

  另类的幽默

  an offbeat approach to interviewing

  别开生面的采访

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

  给…作注解(或评注)

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

  It will be published with annotations and index.

  这本书出版时将附有注释和索引。

• an·no·tated adj.:

  an annotated edition

  附有注解的版本

2.thoughts

主动，明确目标，追寻目标。

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