Words & Expressions
* a dedicate shade of green
shade, a particular type of red, green, blue etc.
a shade of
eg. a bright shade of pink
Fifty Shades of Grey 五十度灰
* outlandish, strange and unusual
--outlandish clothes
--Her story seemed so outlandish.
* relate, to tell someone about events that have happened to you or to someone else
relate something to somebody
--He later related the whole story to me.
*outrageous, a. very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive; b.extremely unusual and slightly amusing or shocking
--outrageous prices
--an outrageous attack on his policies
it is outrageous (that)
--It’s outrageous that the poor should pay such high taxes.
--outrageous hairstyle
--He says the most outrageous things.
* bewilderment /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/, a feeling of being very confused =confusion
in bewilderment
She looked at him in bewilderment.
* produce, if you produce an object, you bring it out or present it, so that people can see or consider it
--When challenged, he produced a gun.
--They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.
*intoxicated /ɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪd/adj. a. formal, drunk=OPP: sober; b. happy, excited and unable to think clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etc.
The driver was clearly intoxicated.
intoxicated by/with
He rapidly became intoxicated with his own power.
* discreet adj. a. careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets. OPP:indiscreet. b. small and showing good taste or judgement--use this to show approval
--He assured her that he would be discreet.
--I stood back at a discreet distance.
--discreet jewelry
*adorn/əˈdɔːrn/, formal, to decorate something
adorn something with something
--The church walls were richly adorned with religious paintings
Sentences:
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
If you expressed doubt or surprise, he would immediately invite you to smell it and then to rub some into your skin.
