All your life you live so close to truth it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it's like being ambushed by a grotesque.
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adj. 紧密的;亲密的;亲近的;
vt. 关;结束;使靠近;
vi. 关;结束;关闭;
adv. 紧密地;
n. 结束;
💡 clud(shut)→关闭；结束；接近的；亲近的；准确的
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴
近义：lock, seal, shut, quadrate, tally, solemnize
反义：unclose, unlatch, unlock, unseal, unfold, induct
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 永久（性）的，永恒的，不变的，耐久的，持久的，经久的;稳定的;常务的，常设的;
n. 电烫发，烫发;
💡 per贯穿，自始至终+man拿住+ent形容词后缀→永久拿住→永恒的
"They are now living together on a permanent basis."
他们现在决定长期同住。
近义：perm, staff, tenured, immutable, lasting, lifelong
反义：passing, temporary, transient, transitional, transitory, nonpermanent
n. 梗概，大纲，提纲，草稿，要点，主要原则;外形，轮廓，轮廓线，轮廓画法，略图（画法）;
vt. 概述;略述;画轮廓，打草图，描略图;
💡 out外，出+line线条→外部线条→大纲
"The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim."
远处山脉的轮廓隐隐约约.
近义：paint, pencil, portray, represent, roughcast, schematize
adj. 怪诞的，荒诞不经的;奇形怪状的;
n. 奇形怪状的东西;奇异风格;
💡 grot岩洞+esque如...的→怪诞的 ，岩洞里的画是怪诞的；参考：grotto岩洞，洞室
"She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self."
她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品.
近义：heinous, horrible, inhumane, atrocious, outrageous, ungodly
反义：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, pretty, sweet
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end