Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
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adj. 可怕的;极不友好的;极讨厌的;令人震惊的;
💡 horr发抖，可怕+ible...的 → 令人发抖的 → 可怕的
"The coffee tasted horrible."
这种咖啡难喝极了。
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying
反义：pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, gorgeous
n. 怀疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一点儿;
vt. 怀疑;
💡 su=sus下面+spic环顾，检查+ion表名词→在下面看→怀疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 电力;电流，静电;高涨的情绪;紧张;
💡 electric电的 + ity 表名词 → 电 学
"The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels."
电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
近义：power, current
n. 母亲，妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;
vt. 像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
💡 莫(mo)非这个(the)人(r)是 妈妈？
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义：mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum
反义：child, descendant, girl
adj. 后者的;末了的;较后的;
💡 later(ad.后来)-latter(a.后面的)
"The latter point is the most important."
后面提及的那一点是最重要的。
近义：hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost
反义：onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old
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