用法学习: 1. Disembowelment or evisceration 开膛破肚, 去除内脏(visceral [ˈvɪsərəl] I. literary 发自内心的. 内心深处的. relating to basic emotions that you feel strongly and automatically. Visceral feelings are feelings that you feel very deeply and find it difficult to control or ignore, and that are not the result of thought. I had a visceral reaction to the smells of disinfectant and something else I couldn't quite identify. It caused a strong desire to leave. I never overcame a visceral antipathy for the monarchy. ...the sheer visceral joy of being alive. a visceral hatred of cheaters. When something's visceral, you feel it in your guts. A visceral feeling is intuitive — there might not be a rational explanation, but you feel that you know what's best, like your visceral reaction against egg salad. A visceral reaction is an instinctive, gut-deep bodily response to a stimulus or experience. Without getting too complex, neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in our brains) determine what emotions we feel and force a physical response. visceral 不太用于正面的东西. According to its dictionary definition, it could be used in a positive context, but I have never heard it used that way. visceral love, deep-seated, profound love. II. medical relating to the viscera. eviscerate [ɪˈvɪsəreɪt] I. to remove organs such as the stomach or heart from inside someone's body. II. to make something such as an organization or system much less effective or powerful. profound I. very great. You use profound to emphasize that something is very great or intense. ...discoveries which had a profound effect on many areas of medicine. ...profound disagreement. The overwhelming feeling is just deep, profound shock and anger. Anna's patriotism was profound. This has profoundly affected my life. In politics, as in other areas, he is profoundly conservative. a profound change in the climate of the Earth. The difference between the beginners and the intermediate class was profound. This is a scientific discovery of profound significance. a profound effect/influence/impact: My grandfather's death had a profound effect on my father. a. used about very strong feelings, especially negative ones. Most of the divorced parents we interviewed said they had experienced guilt and a profound 深深的, 沉重的 sense of failure. II. showing serious thought and wise ideas. A profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding. This is a book full of profound 有深度的, original and challenging insights. ...one of the country's most profound minds. Kafka's profound insights into human experience. a. needing serious thought or study. profound questions. III. very severe. profound deafness. IV. literary deep. ) is the removal of some or all of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract (the bowels, or viscera), usually through a horizontal incision made across the abdominal area. Disembowelment may result from an accident but has also been used as a method of torture and execution. In such practices, disembowelment may be accompanied by other forms of torture, or the removal of other vital organs. [klɒʃ, kləuʃ] (蔬菜大棚, 大棚菜) 遮盖的保护膜, 塑料保护膜, 保护玻璃罩 I. a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants. a transparent plastic or glass cover used for protecting plants from cold weather. A cloche is a long, low cover made of glass or clear plastic that is put over young plants to protect them from the cold. II. 女性帽子 a woman's close-fitting bell-shaped hat. A cloche or a cloche hat is a woman's hat shaped like a bell that fits closely round the head. Cloche hats were popular in the 1920s. III. A cloche 挡苍蝇的罩子, 苍蝇罩, 饭罩, 遮饭罩 (from the French for "bell") is a tableware cover, sometimes made out of silver though commercially available as glass, stoneware, marble, or other materials. They often resemble a bell, hence the name. 2. 飞机延误: The Orr family was among the hundreds of passengers who patiently filed into their seats 鱼贯而入 and awaited take-off. Two hours after they were scheduled to depart, they were still waiting. Andrea Orr said passengers were told the plane's internal communication system between pilots and crew was not working. She described what happened next as a "shemozzle". When they fronted up ( front up I. (transitive) to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement. II. to give one's best effort, esp in a physical contest. we have to front up in the scrum if we want to beat the All Blacks. III. to arrive or appear somewhere. ) 24 hours later, it was like a re-enactment 昨天的故事又重演一遍. Only this time the passengers waited on the plane for three hours, the technical fault with the plane's wing spoiler and the airline could find accommodation for even fewer passengers. Passengers were then told their flight had been rescheduled to Saturday. 杀人犯故事上电影: Efron, who watched footage of Bundy at trial and spoke to people who knew him to prepare for the role, told Variety he had worked hard not to glorify 美化 the serial killer. "I feel a responsibility to make sure that this movie is not a celebration of Ted Bundy," Efron said. "Or a glorification of him. But, definitely, a psychological study of who this person was. In that, there's honesty. 3. Face tuned 美颜过的 pics. A length of time 一段时间, called the transition period, has been agreed to allow the UK and EU to make a trade deal and to give businesses the time to adjust. What's my cut 我的份呢, 我有什么好处? ageist [ˈeɪdʒɪst] adj. characterized by or showing prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age. "a lot of ageist jokes about not being able to use technology". n. a person with ageist views. "critics who contend that her age is an issue have been dismissed as ageists who are out of touch with the times". undue If you describe something bad as undue, you mean that it is greater or more extreme than you think is reasonable or appropriate. This would help the families to survive the drought without undue suffering. It might give the Commission undue influence over the coming negotiations. It is unrealistic to put undue pressure on ourselves by saying we are the best. unduly If you say that something does not happen or is not done unduly, you mean that it does not happen or is not done to an excessive or unnecessary extent. 'But you're not unduly worried about doing this report?'—'No.' This will achieve greater security without unduly burdening the consumers or the economy. He appealed to firms not to increase their prices unduly. 4. Today show 新组合: "Now Georgie, when Karl left, was there a lot of secret meetings, or did you find out when everyone else found out?" Sandilands, 47, probed 探问. "Or were you involved in the secret meetings? 'Cause I'm great at secret meetings -- I did a lot of secret meetings when we left our old station to come here." "Kyle's the king of secret meetings," Henderson confirmed. "Two o'clock in the morning in the hotel -- I love the sneaking around," Sandilands added. To illustrate just how effective Sandilands' sneaking skills were, Henderson said, "Georgie, I didn't even know about those meetings, just so you know. One day I got a call from Kyle just saying, 'Oh, by the way, I've just told 2Day FM we're leaving.' And I said, 'I've just got a mortgage on a home! What are you doing to me?'" "Well maybe there were secret meetings that you were at that I don't know about," she joked to Sandilands. "No, no secret meetings. I'd actually left town and was quite removed ( I. different from something. removed from: It was all so removed from our usual experience. far removed: dealing with people whose culture is far removed from our own. If you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations. [+ from] The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor. II. without enough knowledge of a particular subject, issue, situation, etc. to be effective. far removed: Teachers accused the administration of being too far removed from the realities of the classroom. III. separated by one or more steps or degrees in a family relationship. If someone is your cousin once removed, they are your cousin's child or your parent's cousin. Sandra's husband is my first cousin twice removed. IV. distant in time or space. removed from: The city remained relatively removed from the worst of the conflict.). Obviously I was quite involved, and consulted, out of respect, in terms of who would be Karl's replacement…" "It was as you'd expect given the importance and stature of the gig," Gardner explained. "There was a lot of discussion and consultation, and it came down to the person with the right credentials, who was already very well loved by the TODAY Show audience, and when they said it was Deb I was as thrilled as anyone."
Murder of James Bulger: Thompson and Venables had attempted to lead away 领走, 带走 another two-year-old boy, but had been prevented by the boy's mother. Thompson and Venables took Bulger on a meandering([miˈændər] I. 蜿蜒曲折的. 弯弯曲曲的. a river or road that meanders follows a path with a lot of turns and curves. If a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley. The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream. II. 到处浪荡的. to move slowly without a particular direction or purpose in mind. If you meander somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads. meandering Wandering around aimlessly, looking for nothing, in a funk, in another world mentally. He meandered around the lake cottage in a fog. He walked in circles, meandering in a daze, when he heard the news of his sister's death. meander along/through/about: Visitors can meander through 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. meander on to talk or write for a long time, changing subjects or ideas, so that people become bored or confused. If a speech, account, or piece of writing meanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs. ...a rich and meandering novel. ) 2.5-mile (4 km) walk across Liverpool to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where he was dropped on his head and suffered injuries to his face. Thompson and Venables laid Bulger across the railway tracks and weighted his head down with rubble, in the hope that a train would hit him and make his death appear to be an accident. After they left the scene, his body was cut in half by a train. Police suspected that there was a sexual element to the crime, since Bulger's shoes, socks, trousers and underpants had been removed. The pathologist's report, which was read out in court, found that Bulger's foreskin had been forcibly retracted 退回, 翻开. Each boy sat in view of the court on raised chairs (so they could see out of the dock designed for adults) accompanied by two social workers. Although they were separated from their parents, they were within touching distance when their families attended the trial. News stories reported the demeanour of the defendants. Thompson was considered to have taken the leading role in the abduction process, though it was Venables who had apparently initiated the idea of taking Bulger to the railway line. Venables later described how Bulger seemed to like him, holding his hand and allowing him to pick him up on the meandering journey to the scene of his murder 杀人现场. The prosecution admitted a number of exhibits during the trial, including a box of 27 bricks, a blood-stained stone, Bulger's underpants, and the rusty iron bar described as a railway fishplate. The pathologist spent 33 minutes outlining the injuries sustained by Bulger; many of those to his legs had been inflicted after he was stripped from the waist down. Brain damage was extensive and included a haemorrhage. The High Court and European Court of Human Rights have since ruled that, though the parliament may set minimum and maximum terms for individual categories of crime, it is the responsibility of the trial judge, with the benefit of all the evidence and argument from both prosecution and defence counsel, to determine the minimum term in individual criminal cases. Tony Blair, then Shadow Home Secretary, gave a speech in Wellingborough during which he said: "We hear of crimes so horrific they provoke anger and disbelief in equal proportions... These are the ugly manifestations of a society that is becoming unworthy of that name." Prime Minister John Major said that "society needs to condemn a little more, and understand a little less." The trial judge Mr. Justice Morland stated that exposure to violent videos might have encouraged the actions of Thompson and Venables, but this was disputed by David Maclean, the Minister of State at the Home Office at the time, who pointed out that police had found no evidence linking the case with "video nasties". The boys were taught to conceal their real names and the crime they had committed which resulted in their being in the units. Venables' parents regularly visited their son at Red Bank, just as Thompson's mother did, every three days, at Barton Moss. The boys received education and rehabilitation; despite initial problems, Venables was said to have eventually made good progress at Red Bank, resulting in him being kept there for the full eight years, despite the facility only being a short-stay remand unit. Both boys, however, were reported to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, and Venables in particular told of experiencing nightmares and flashbacks of the murder. The Observer revealed that both Venables and Thompson had passed A-levels during their sentences. The paper also told how the Bulger family's lawyers had consulted psychiatric experts in order to present the parole panel with a report which suggested that Thompson is an undiagnosed psychopath, citing his lack of remorse during his trial and arrest. The report was ultimately dismissed. However, his lack of remorse at the time, in stark contrast to Venables, led to considerable scrutiny from the parole panel. No significant publication or vigilante action against Thompson or Venables has occurred. Despite this, Bulger's mother, Denise, told how in 2004 she received a tip-off from an anonymous source that helped her locate Thompson. Upon seeing him, she was "paralysed with hatred" and was unable to confront him. Venables had contacted his probation officer in February 2010, fearing that his new identity had been compromised at his place of work. When the officer arrived at his flat, Venables was attempting to remove or destroy the hard drive of his computer with a knife and a tin opener. The officer's suspicions were aroused, and the computer was taken away for examination leading to the discovery of the child pornography, which included children as young as two being raped by adults and penetrative rape of seven- or eight-year-olds. Ralph Bulger has also voiced his opposition, saying the film is too sympathetic to the boys who killed his son. "I accept this is a murder of such magnitude that it will always be written about and featured in the news but to make a film so sympathetic to James' killers is devastating."
精神病(psychosis, psychotic 有精神病的, 精神错乱的), 神经病 (neurotic 神经质的, 神经兮兮的, neurosis) 精神病治疗的, 精神病科的 ( psychiatric 关于精神疾病的, psychiatry) sociopath [soʊsiəpæθ] A sociopath is the same as a psychopath [saɪkoupæθ] (A psychopath is someone who has serious mental problems and who may act in a violent way without feeling sorry for what they have done. She was abducted by a dangerous psychopath. psychedelic 迷幻的, 魔幻的 ).: neurotypical [ˌnʊroʊˈtɪpɪk(ə)l] 没精神病的, 精神正常的 not having a condition such as autism. having normal brain activity, esp as opposed to an autistic person. a
five-week summer camp at which children on the spectrum intermingle with
their neurotypical peers. The students range from neurotypical and able-bodied, to physically and/or learning challenged. 0. psychedelic [ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk] I. 产生幻觉的. 迷幻的. 迷幻药. 魔幻. psychedelic drugs are drugs that make you see things that are not really there. Psychedelic means relating to drugs such as LSD which have a strong effect on your mind, often making you see things that are not there. Grof describes his research with psychedelic drugs and the experiences they triggered. ...his first real, full-blown psychedelic experience. II. 迷幻衣服. 迷幻设计. psychedelic clothes, designs etc are very brightly coloured and have big unusual patterns. Psychedelic art has bright colours and strange patterns. ...psychedelic patterns. III. Psychedelic music is pop music, especially of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which is closely associated with drugs such as LSD. ...at a time when, you know, everyone was doing kind of trippy, psychedelic music. unhinged, disorientated, deranged or unbalanced feelings that make you feel completely unhinged and crazy. The phrase 'yeah yeah yeah' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion. deranged behaving in an uncontrolled or dangerous way because of mental illness. 1. neurotic [njʊəˈrɒtɪk] 神经病, 神经质 adj I. having, caused by, or relating to neurosis [nʊˈroʊsɪs]. a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way or makes you worry all the time about something unimportant. II. adj. & n. [disapproval] 神经质的行为. a neurotic person. A neurotic is someone who is neurotic. These patients are not neurotics. If you say that someone is neurotic, you mean that they are always frightened or worried about things that you consider unimportant. extremely worried about something unimportant in a way that does not seem reasonable to other people. He was almost neurotic about being followed. [+ about] There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour. "I wasn't going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic". In an interview a couple of years ago Mr Tindall revealed he calls wife Zara "Monica" after the neurotic character in Friends who is always cleaning her flat. 2. psychosis [saɪˈkəusɪs] n. a serious mental illness that affects your ability to know what is real and changes your personality and behavior. Psychosis is mental illness of a severe kind that can make people lose contact with reality. 精神错乱. 精神病. He may have some kind of neurosis 神经官能症 or psychosis later in life. About Landmark Course: Had
a friend in Sydney who became very involved in Landmark – attended many
expensive courses. I don't know whether Landmark fed his psychosis or
his psychosis led him to find Landmark to start with, but it has not
ended well. Marriage exploded and I genuinely believe he is now
clinically insane 疯了. Now, I do not know if Landmark is responsible
for his mental deterioration, or whether it would have happened anyway –
you could make plausible arguments either way with him – but I'd be
treating Landmark with EXTREME care just in case. Psychosis is characterized by an impaired relationship with reality.
It's a symptom of serious mental disorders. People who are experiencing
psychosis may have either hallucinations or delusions. ... The person
experiencing psychosis may also have thoughts that are contrary to
actual evidence. Psychotic [saɪˈkɑtɪk] 精神错乱的, 精神病的 someone who is psychotic behaves in a dangerous or violent way because they have a serious mental illness. a psychotic murderer psychotic symptoms. Anna Elisabeth "Anneliese" Michel was a German woman who underwent Catholic exorcism rites 驱魔仪式 during the year before her death. She was diagnosed with epileptic psychosis (temporal lobe epilepsy) and had a history of psychiatric 精神病 treatment,
which was overall not effective. When Michel was sixteen, she
experienced a seizure and was diagnosed with psychosis caused by
temporal lobe epilepsy. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with
depression and was treated at a psychiatric 精神病的 ( [ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk] connected with the treatment of mental illness. Psychiatric means involving mental illness. About 4% of the prison population have chronic psychiatric illnesses. a psychiatric unit. psychiatric nursing/disorders. psychiatry [saɪkaɪətri , US sɪ-] 精神病科的, 关于精神病治疗的 Psychiatry is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of mental illness. ) hospital 精神病院. By the time she was twenty, she had become intolerant of various religious objects
and began to hear voices. Her condition worsened despite medication,
and she became suicidal, also displaying other symptoms, for which she
took medication as well. After taking psychiatric medications for five
years failed to improve her symptoms, Michel and her family became convinced she was possessed by a demon. As a result, her family appealed to the Catholic Church for an exorcism. While rejected at first, after much hesitation,
two priests got permission from the local bishop in 1975. Anneliese
Michel stopped eating food and died due to malnourishment and
dehydration. Michel's parents and the two Roman Catholic priests were
found guilty of negligent homicide and were sentenced to six months in
jail (reduced to three years of probation), as well as a fine. In June
1970, Michel suffered a third seizure at the psychiatric hospital where
she had been staying. She was prescribed anti-convulsion 抽搐 drugs for the first time, including Dilantin, which did not alleviate 减轻, 减缓 the problem.
She began describing seeing "devil faces" at various times of the day.
Michel's treatment in a psychiatric hospital did not improve her health
and her depression worsened. Long term treatment did not help either,
and she grew increasingly frustrated with the medical intervention,
taking pharmacological drugs for five years. She began to attribute it
to demonic possession. Michel became intolerant of Christian sacred places and objects, such as the crucifix. Michel went to San Damiano with a family friend who regularly organized Christian pilgrimages.
Her escort concluded that she was suffering from demonic possession
because she was unable to walk past a crucifix and refused to drink the
water of a Christian holy spring. After the trial, the parents asked the
authorities for permission to exhume the remains of their daughter. The official reason presented by the parents to authorities was that Michel had been buried in undue hurry in a cheap coffin.
Almost two years after the burial, on 25 February 1978, her remains
were replaced in a new oak coffin lined with tin. The official reports
state that the body bore the signs of consistent deterioration.
The accused exorcists were discouraged from seeing the remains of
Michel. Arnold Renz later stated that he had been prevented from
entering the mortuary. The church changed its position stating she was
mentally ill, not possessed. Her grave became and remains a pilgrimage
site.
