Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

sexuality (n): someone’s ability to experience or express sexual feelings
性能力；性欲
She was uncomfortably aware of her son’s developing sexuality.
她意识到儿子的性萌动日渐增强，非常不安。

starch noun [U] (FOOD)

a white substance that exists in large amounts in potatoes and particular grains such as rice
淀粉
Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.
玉米淀粉在炖煮的菜肴中用作增稠剂。

starch noun [U] (CLOTH)
a white substance from potatoes and particular grains, used to make cloth stiff
（使布料挺括的）淀粉浆

starch noun [U] (CLOTH)-a white substance from potatoes and particular grains, used to make cloth stiff
（使布料挺括的）淀粉浆

starch (v): to make clothes stiff by washing them with starch
上浆（用淀粉浆硬衣服）
She wore a starched white apron over her black dress.
她在黑色连衣裙外套了件浆过的白色围裙。

hard–core adjective (SEX)
showing sexual acts clearly and in detail:
hard-core pornography

vanilla><hard-core