This was worse than a terrible secret'; this was a read skeleton! But George was unsympathetic.
这是比“骇人听闻的秘密”更加惊人的东西，这是一具真正的骷髅啊！但乔治却无动于衷。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的;
adv. 口〉非常，很，极;
n. 可怕的人;
💡 terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反义：innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 秘密，机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的，机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开，离开，区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. （建筑物等的）骨架;骨骼;梗概;骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）;
adj. 骨骼的;骨瘦如柴的;概略的;基本的;
💡 skele骨骼+ton名词后缀 → 骨骼,骨架
"The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck."
这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨.
近义：bones, carcass, shell, chassis, frame, framework
adj. 更坏的;恶化的;更厉害的;严重的( bad,ill,badly的比较级);
adv. 更坏地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更坏的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房间很糟糕，吃的更差。
近义：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反义：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
vt.& vi. 阅读，朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 显示;阅读;读懂，理解;
n. 阅读;读物;读书;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗读的;博识的;博览的;有学问的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我们把4.23读作 四点二三.
近义：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly