ET Entertainment Flashcards
Book/Film 1
a blurb
a short text usually printed on the back cover of a book describing what that book is about, sometimes includes quotes from critics
a protagonist
the main character in a play, film, book or story
an antagonist
the protagonist’s opponent
to please someone’s appetite
to satisfy the feeling that you want to do or have sth
twists and turns
intricate, convoluted circumstances (in a story)
a vivid portrait
a clear and detailed picture of sth
a blockbuster
a very successful film, show, book
to have a strong aversion to sb
to dislike sb/sth strongly
to be reluctant to do sth
to be unwilling to so sth
can’t stand sb/sth
can’t bear sb/sth
to loathe sb/sth
to dislike sb/sth very much
to detest sb
to hate sb/sth
a flyleaf
the first or last page of a book that is next to the cover and has nothing printed on it
a voracious reader
a person very keen on reading
a bookworm
someone who loves reading books and spends a lot of time doing it
to read sth from cover to cover
from beginning to end (of a book, magazine etc.)
to read sth in one sitting
at once
to flick through sth
to turn pages of a book, magazine etc. very quickly looking at some of the pages for a very short time
a dull book/film
a boring book/film
atrocious
very bad in quality
sentimental
making people experience feelings of sadness, sympathy, love etc., especially in a deliberate and obvious way
full of clichés
full of ideas that are boring because people use them a lot and they are no longer original
a shallow character
not interesting
feeble jokes
not strong enough to make people laugh
