Language work straighten:v.(to cause)to become straight,without a bend or curve e.g: (1)The road straightens (up/out)after a series of bends. (2)Straighten your back (up).(Sit up straight.) (3)She straightened her skirt. mutterings:n.things said quietly and indistinctly,but here grumbles of complaints that are privately or not openly expressed e.g: (1)The manager did not hear her mutterings. (2)The boss was surprised at the female employee's mutterings of grievances against him
Language work • straighten: ν.(to cause) to become straight, without a bend or curve e.g: (1) The road straightens (up/out) after a series of bends. (2) Straighten your back (up). (= Sit up straight.) (3)She straightened her skirt. • mutterings: n. things said quietly and indistinctly, but here grumbles of complaints that are privately or not openly expressed e.g: (1) The manager did not hear her mutterings. (2) The boss was surprised at the female employee's mutterings of grievances against him
I straightened up from my weeding as the frenzied mutterings of anger reached me from the house.My muscles tightened. I had been weeding my burgeoning garden one morning.When I stood up,I heard the wild infuriated muffled utterances from the house.My muscles became stiff
• I straightened up from my weeding as the frenzied mutterings of anger reached me from the house. My muscles tightened. I had been weeding my burgeoning garden one morning. When I stood up, I heard the wild infuriated muffled utterances from the house. My muscles became stiff
muffle:vt.to wrap sth.to stifle sound e.g.: (1)The windows of our house are double-glazed to muffle the noise of traffic on the elevated road nearby (2)We could hear the howling of wolves,muffled by forest and mist. filthy slut:a woman who is slovenly or disgustingly dirty;a woman who is obscene or sexually immoral e.g.: (1)She disguised herself as a filthy slut so as not to be noticed by the police
• muffle: vt. to wrap sth. to stifle sound e.g.: (1) The windows of our house are double-glazed to muffle the noise of traffic on the elevated road nearby. (2) We could hear the howling of wolves, muffled by forest and mist. • filthy slut: a woman who is slovenly or disgustingly dirty; a woman who is obscene or sexually immoral e.g.: (1)She disguised herself as a filthy slut so as not to be noticed by the police
flush:v.to clean (esp.a toilet or drain)with a rush of water e.g.: (1)Please flush the toilet after use. (2)The toilet won't flush properly,for it is blocked. adj.: e.g.: (1)be flush of [with]money (2)be flush with one5s money (3)a blow flush in the face (4)The streams are flush with the spring runoff
• flush: v. to clean (esp. a toilet or drain) with a rush of water e.g.: (1) Please flush the toilet after use. (2) The toilet won't flush properly, for it is blocked. adj.: e.g.: (1) be flush of [with] money (2) be flush with one5s money (3) a blow flush in the face (4) The streams are flush with the spring runoff
I moved away quickly,shaken once again by her wild outbursts.Sometimes she frightens me when she is clearly out of control.But this time I was reassured. I shrank away instantly,agitated once again by her uncontrollable explosion of infuriated screams.Sometimes she terrifies me when she clearly loses her presence of mind.But this time I was not scared
• I moved away quickly, shaken once again by her wild outbursts. Sometimes she frightens me when she is clearly out of control. But this time I was reassured. I shrank away instantly,agitated once again by her uncontrollable explosion of infuriated screams. Sometimes she terrifies me when she clearly loses her presence of mind. But this time I was not scared