forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的

  Eg:having a unfriendly or danger look

forbid

    forbid sb to do sth 禁止做某事

  Eg: The father forbid his children to touch the clavichord.

     forbid doing sth 禁止做……事

  Eg: Smoking is forbidden here.

     forbid, prohibit, interdict

forbid: 政府或私人下令以禁止

     Eg:  Swimming is forbidden here.

prohibit 法律条文或官方明令禁止

     Eg: The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.

interdict 法律或教会所不允许

muster v. 鼓起  collect, summon

   muster up / collect up / summon up ==gather / pluck up / keep up

   Eg: He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.

pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的

     Eg:We won’t like to visit the pretentious shop.

pretend

pretension n. 要求，虚荣，虚荣心

labyrinth n. 迷宫

musty adj. 陈腐的，发霉的

rarity n. 稀世珍品

assorted adj. 各式各样的

various 无效s mixed together

assorted/ different / various / diverse

different 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同

Eg: The word glare is different from that word slare.

       various = all kinds of 强调种类数目不同

Eg: We have got various books.

      in every part / all parts / various parts of the world

diverse 强调性质不同

 Eg:  We have got diverse opinion.

assorted : various 无效s mixed together. 各种各样的

junk n. 破料货，废品

表示“垃圾”的词汇： rubbish / garbage / trash / junk

litter v. 杂乱地布满

dedicated adj. 专心致志的

bargain hunter 到处找便宜货买的人

dealer v. 商人

businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman

dealer "商人"侧重于零售，相当于tradesman.

peddler 小贩

cherish v. 期望，渴望

entertain or keep hope, love etc. in mind deeply

 Eg: She cherishes the hope that her son will return.

Don't cherish such illusion

don't cherish such illusion that…… 别抱有……的幻想

Eg: Don't cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts

credulous adj. 轻信的 (修饰人)

credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修饰事物）

Eg: The story he told us is credible.

incredulous

incredible

believable

Eg; He demanded for believable explanation

unbelievable

improbable adj. 不大可能的

obscure adj. 不起眼的

Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town

令人费解的

An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.

vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清

maidservant n. 女仆，女佣

presume v. 假定

vt. presume that

presume: 假定 (根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)

assume : 武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合

Eg: Let us assume that your words are fact

suppose : 最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法

Eg: I suppose that it was my fault.

wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地

plot v. 密谋

The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.

conspire: 众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人

scheme: 某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利

The man is scheme for power.