monster [ˈmɔnstə] n. 怪物
【扩】freak 怪人
【搭】an ugly monster 丑八怪
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A: I saw a big monster in the bush just now.
B: Are you kidding me?
A：我刚才在灌木丛中看到一只大怪物。
B：你是在跟我开玩笑吧？
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sailor [ˈseilə] n. 海员
sight [sait] v. 看见
creature [ˈkriːtʃə] n. 生物，动物
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A: How many kinds of creatures are there in this forest?
B: Nobody knows it now.
A：这片森林有多少种生物？
B：现在没人知道。
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peculiar [piˈkjuːliə] adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的
【扩】unusual 不寻常的 unaverage 不寻常的，出众的
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A: His performance is peculiar today.
B: I have also noticed it.
A：他今天的表现很奇怪。
B：我也注意到了。
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shining [ˈʃainiŋ] adj. 闪闪发光的
oarfish [ˈɔːfiʃ] n. 桨鱼
noun [具体名词]怪兽，怪物；残忍的人，恶魔；小恶棍，捣蛋鬼；巨大的东西，庞然大物；难以驾驭的人，难以掌控的事物；畸形动物（或植物） - Both movies are about a monster in the bedroom cupboard.
adjective [原级]很受欢迎的；庞大的，巨大的 - Monster means extremely and surprisingly large.
verb [vt. 及物动词]严厉批评，斥责 - He drew a monster and coloured it green.
noun [具体名词]水手，船员；驾船人，帆船驾驶者；喜好航海的人（尤指富有经验者） - A sailor carrying a sawn-off shotgun was arrested in Los Angeles.
noun [专属名词]视力，视觉；看见，见到；视野，视域；景物，景象；名胜，景点（sights）；志向，目标；（枪或炮上的）瞄准器，（光学仪器的）观测器；<非正式> 奇怪的人，滑稽的人（或事物）；<非正式> 许多，大量；<旧> 观点，见解 - I faint at the sight of blood.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（突然）看到，（远远）看见；把（枪）瞄准；（用观测器）观测；调整（火器）的瞄准器，调整（光学仪器）的观测器 - I can't stand the sight of him!
adjective [原级]见票即付的；即席的 - The disease has affected her sight.
catch sight of… 看见
- catch sight of the bird =see the bird 看见那只鸟
out of sight 在视线之外
- Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见心不烦
in sight 在视线之内
- The bird is in sight.
long sighted 眼光长远, 远视眼
- sb. is long sighted
- short sighted 目光短浅, 近视
noun [集合/集体]生物，动物；（具有某种特征的）人；怪物；受支配的人，产物 - Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
adjective [原级]奇怪的（a most peculiar story），不寻常的；特别的，独特的；不舒服的（a peculiar smell） - Mr. Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.
noun [专属名词]<英>特殊教区（或教堂）；特权，特有财产 - I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.
adjective [原级]发光的，反光的；（成就）辉煌的，（品质）出色的 - The stars were shining bright.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（太阳或其他光源）发光，照耀；（用电筒等）照射；（表面）发亮（shine 的现在分词） - She is a shining example to us all.
noun [具体名词]皇带鱼；桨鱼 - Oarfish have a small mouth and no teeth.
verb [vt. 及物动词]声称，断言；索取，索要（钱）；要求（拥有），认领；使丧生，致命；赢得，获得；值得，需要（花时间或精力） - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
noun [抽象名词]声称，断言；索要，索赔；权利，所有权；要求得到的土地使用权；专利新特征申明 - Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.
claim = take 拿, 索取
claim 可以表示（疾病、意外等）夺去（生命）
- The accident claimed a few lives.
① vt. &vi.（对……）提出要求，认领，索取
- Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?
② vt. 声称，断言
- They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
- He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.