Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.
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adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶，罪恶;坏事，恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪恶；祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
vt. 隐藏;躲避，隐匿，躲藏;遮蔽，覆盖;
vi. 隐瞒;遮住;遮挡;掩盖;
n. 兽皮;<口>生命;<口>人的皮肤;（观看野生动物的）隐蔽处;
💡 我骑(ride)长颈鹿(h) 隐藏起来 老鼠被猫“害得”（谐音）东躲西 藏
"She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing."
她见他跳舞的姿势，忍俊不禁。
近义：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反义：heighten, publicise, publicize, punctuate, accent, spotlight
adj. 难看的;丑陋的;有敌意的;不祥的;
n. 丑陋的人（东西）;
💡 阿哥你（谐音）：阿哥你很 丑，但你很温柔 李逵很 丑，被太太称为“阿哥李”（谐音）
"There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued."
昨晚暴乱持续之际，街上险象环生。
近义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
反义：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
emptiness
['emptinis]
n. 空虚;空腹;无知;无能;
"The emptiness in my mind refused to beat a retreat."
我脑中依然一片惨白.
近义：hollowness, insubstantiality, vacuity, vacuousness, vagueness, voidness
反义：abundance, plenitude, plentifulness, plenty, plethora, profuseness
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob