读英文原著《Wonder/奇迹男孩》学单词 - 28

Part One: August - Halloween

Halloween

Halloween

the night of 31st October when it was believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves, and which is now celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain by children who dress as ghosts, witches, etc.
万圣节前夕（10 月 31 日晚）

costume

/ˈkɑːstuːm/

costume

a set of clothes worn by an actor or by someone to make them look like something such as an animal, famous person etc
戏装；化装服

wicked

/ˈwɪkɪd/

morally bad
邪恶的；缺德的

stories about a wicked witch
关于邪恶女巫的故事

squint

/skwɪnt/

to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better
眯起眼睛看

Stop squinting at the screen – put your glasses on.
别眯着眼睛看屏幕——把眼镜戴上。

eyebrow

the line of hair above the eye
眉；眉毛

unicorn

unicorn

an imaginary animal like a white horse with a long straight horn growing on its head
（传说中似白马的）独角兽

horn

horn

（羊、牛等动物的）角

snap your fingers

to make a sharp noise by moving your second or third finger quickly against your thumb, to attract sb's attention, or to mark the beat of music, for example
打响指

(it) sounds like a plan

used to agree to a suggestion that you think is good
（这）听起来真是不错