Teenage Wasteland

## Vocabulary

* crown：the top part of the head or a hat 头顶；帽顶

例句：so that on his crown ....

* cowlick：a piece of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of your hair and is difficult to make lie flat 翘起的一绺头发

例句：Fact: That cowlick is part of you, like your height and your sense of humor.

* lank：( of hair 毛发 ) straight, dull and not attractive 平直而无光泽的

例句：She had lank hair and sallow skin.

* endearing：causing people to feel affection 令人爱慕的；惹人喜爱的；讨人喜欢的

例句：an endearing habit 讨人喜欢的习惯

* jog：to hit sth lightly and by accident （偶然地）轻击，轻撞，轻碰

例句：Someone jogged her elbow, making her spill her coffee. 有人不小心轻轻碰了一下她的胳膊肘儿，把咖啡弄洒了。

* clutch：to hold sb/sth tightly 紧握；抱紧；抓紧

例句：He clutched the child to him. 他紧紧地抱住小孩。

* disruptive：causing problems, noise, etc. so that sth cannot continue normally 引起混乱的；扰乱性的；破坏性的

例句：She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class. 她搅扰了班上其他的学生。

* delinquent：showing a tendency to commit crimes 有违法倾向的

例句：delinquent teenagers 不良青少年

* unseeing： not noticing or really looking at anything although your eyes are open 心不在焉地看着的

例句：They stared unseeingly at the wreckage. 他们看着残骸发愣。

* sag：to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure （尤指由于承重或受压）中间下垂，下凹

例句：The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain. 雨水使得帐篷中间开始下坠。

* inwardly：in your mind; secretly 在内心；秘密地

例句： She groaned inwardly. 她在心里呻吟。

* sloppy：that shows a lack of care, thought or effort 马虎的；凌乱的；草率的

例句：Your work is sloppy. 你的工作做得不认真。

* snappish：If someone is snappish, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner. 尖刻的; 疾言厉色的

例句： "That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.

* fuzzy：confused and not expressed clearly 糊涂的；含混不清的

例句：The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct. 书写的文字模糊难认。

* botch： to spoil sth by doing it badly 笨拙地弄糟

例句：He completely botched up the interview. 他面试表现得糟透了。

* morass：an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from 困境；陷阱

例句：I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.

* wind down：to rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement 喘口气；喘息一下

例句： I regularly have a drink to wind down. 我经常喝点酒来放松一下。

* fingertip： the end of the finger that is furthest from the hand 指尖
* fray：if cloth **frays** or sth **frays** it, the threads in it start to come apart （使织物边沿）磨损，磨散

例句：The cuffs of his shirt were fraying. 他衬衣的袖口磨破了。

* subdued：unusually quiet, and possibly unhappy 闷闷不乐的；抑郁的；默不做声的

例句：He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。

* free：ready to give sth, especially when it is not wanted 随便给出的

例句：He's too free with his opinions. 他太随便发表意见了。

* to-do：unnecessary excitement or anger about sth 忙乱；喧嚷；大惊小怪；吵吵嚷嚷

例句：What a to-do! 真是太大惊小怪了！

* bewildered：If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do. 不知所措的

例句：Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods for sale. 一些顾客看上去对种类十分繁多的销售货品感到不知所措了。

* handlebar mustache：A handlebar moustache is a long thick moustache with curled ends. 八字胡
* stringy：( of hair 头发 ) long and thin and looking as if it has not been washed 细长而干枯的；细长而稀疏的

例句：It isn't so flat and stringy. 它不再是扁平的细发了。

* lounge：to stand, sit or lie in a lazy way 懒洋洋地站（或坐、躺）着

例句：Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers. 有几个学生懒洋洋地坐着看报。

* lace：to twist sth together with another thing 使编织（或交织、缠绕）在一起

例句：They sat with their fingers laced. 他们手指交叉着坐在那里。

* amiable：pleasant; friendly and easy to like 和蔼可亲的；亲切友好的

例句：Her parents seemed very amiable. 她的父母好像很和蔼可亲。

* perturbed：If someone is perturbed by something, they are worried or upset by it. 烦恼的; 担心的

例句：He apparently was not perturbed by the prospect of a policeman coming to the door. 他显然对警察可能会上门来访并不担心。

* shamble：to walk in an awkward or lazy way, dragging your feet along the ground拖着脚走；蹒跚

例句：Zombies shamble up the rows of the grid toward your house, and if they get past yourdefenses, well, you know.

* register：to show or express a feeling 流露出；显得；表达出

例句：Her face registered disapproval. 她脸上流露出不赞同的神色。

* goof-off： a person who avoids work or responsibility 逃避工作（或责任）的人；懒汉
* cuff： to hit sb quickly and lightly with your hand, especially in a way that is not serious 用手轻快地拍（某人）

例句：She cuffed him lightly around his head. 她轻轻地在他头上拍了几下。

* evasive：not willing to give clear answers to a question 回避提问的；推托的；推诿的

例句：Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. 特萨对她那天晚上不在家的原因避而不谈。

* jerk：to move or to make sth move with a sudden short sharp movement 急拉；猛推；猝然一动

例句：He jerked the phone away from her. 他猛然一下从她那儿把电话抢走。

* flutter：a quick, light movement 振动；飘动；挥动；颤动

例句：to feel a flutter of panic in your stomach 胸中感到一阵恐慌

* alight：showing a feeling of happiness or excitement 容光焕发；兴奋
* give sb rope：to allow sb freedom to do what they want, especially in the hope that they will make a mistake or look silly 放任自由，任其为所欲为（使其犯错误或出丑）

例句：The question was vague, giving the interviewee **enough rope to hang herself** . 这个问题模棱两可，让面试者胡乱发挥而自毙吧

* suggestible：easily influenced by other people 易受他人影响的

例句：He was young and highly suggestible. 当时他年轻，很容易听信他人。

* slouch：a way of standing or sitting in which your shoulders are not straight, so that you look tired or lazy 没精打采地站（或坐）的姿态
* forlorn：( of a person 人 ) appearing lonely and unhappy 孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的
* talisman：an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck 护身符；驱邪物
* muzzy：not clear 模模糊糊的；不清楚的
* qualm：a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right （对自己行为的）顾虑，不安
* hoodlum：a violent criminal, especially one who is part of a**gang** 暴徒，恶棍（尤指属于某团伙者）
* tavern：a pub or an **inn** 酒馆；小旅店；客栈