Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Movie Review --vocabulary

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creepy (adj)爬行/异样
strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened

--a creepy film

--a creepy smile

pesky  (adj)讨厌

annoying or causing trouble

--Those pesky kids from next door have let down my car tyres again!

inevitable (adj) 不可避免

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

--The accident was the inevitable consequence out come of carelessness.

obvious  (adj)明显

clear; easy to see, recognize or understand

--They have a small child so for obvious reasons they need money. 

ancillary (adj)辅助

providing support or help; additional; extra 

--Campaigning to change government policy is ancillary to the charity's direct relief work.

ultimate (adj) 最终

most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst

--Of course the ultimate responsibility for the present conflict without doubt lies with the aggressor.

periphery (n) 周边

the outer edge of an area

--Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.

--The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre.

misty(adj)蒙蒙

In misty weather, there is mist in the air which makes it difficult to see into the distance

--The morning will start off misty.

irrational  (adj)不合理的

not using reason or clear thinking

--It's totally irrational, but I'm frightened of mice.

--His parents were worried by his increasingly irrational behaviour.

schmaltz (n)

artistic works, such as music or writing, which are intended to cause strong sad or romantic feelings, but which have no real artistic value

--Her second album was pure schmaltz.

veer (v)转向
to change direction

--All of a sudden, the car veered off the road.

--Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.

awkward (adj)尴尬

difficult to use, do, or deal with

--It's an awkward corner to drive round, so take it slowly.

--Some of the questions were rather awkward.

stray (v) 流浪/迷路

to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to

--I think we've strayed too far from our original plan.

blurry (adj)模糊

unable to see clearly

--My eyes were blurred with tears.

sprawl(v)蔓延

[I usually + adverb or preposition] (especially of a city) to cover a large area of land with buildings which have been added at different times so that it looks untidy

--The refugee camps sprawl across the landscape.

duel (n) 决斗

a formal fight in the past, using guns or swords, arranged between two people as a way of deciding an argument

--The two men fought a duel over the lady.

--The composer Strauss was once challenged to a duel.

rant (v) 咆哮

to speak or shout in a loud, uncontrolled or angry way, often saying confused or silly things

--He's always ranting (on) about the government.

--I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.

restricted  (adj)限制
limited, especially by official rules, laws, etc

--Building in this area of town is restricted.

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*describes an area which you need official permission to enter because the police or the armed forces want to keep it secret, or because it is considered dangerous

Wellington Barracks is a restricted area and anyone who enters should have identification.