Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

pluck verb (REMOVE)to pull something, especially with a sudden movement, in order to remove it
拔
Caged birds sometimes pluck out their breast feathers.
关在笼子里的鸟有时会把自己的胸羽拔下。
He plucked the letter from/out of my hand and ran off with it.
他从我手中抢过信后就跑开了。
Do you pluck your eyebrows (= remove some of the hairs from them to give them a better shape)?
你修眉吗？

nostril (n): either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe
鼻孔
The horses came to a halt, steam streaming from their nostrils.
这些马停了下来，鼻孔喷着热气。

nostril hair trimmer

tweezers (n): a small piece of equipment made of two narrow strips of metal joined at one end. It is used to pull out hairs or to pick up small objects by pressing the two strips of metal together with the fingers
镊子，小钳子
a pair of tweezers
一把镊子
eyebrow tweezers
眉毛镊子

splash (v): If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits something or someone.
（使）（液体）洒，溅，泼
Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
水从屋顶的洞里泼溅下来。
Unfortunately, some paint splashed onto the rug.
糟糕的是小地毯上溅上了一些油漆。
She splashed her face with cold water.
她往脸上撩了些冷水。

urinal (n): a device, usually attached to a wall, into which men or boys can urinate, or a building that contains one or more of these devices
（男用）小便池；男厕所