

pustule
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怕思秋
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–noun
1. Pathology. a small elevation of the skin containing pus. (膿汁,怕死)
2. any pimplelike or blisterlike (水泡) swelling or elevation.
Philippe mistreats Tom, to see how much he'll put up with. Tom moves on Marge. Philippe banishes Tom to a rowboat, and while Marge and Philippe make love, the tow rope splits, and Tom is marooned [alone] in the ocean, the sun blistering his skin. Tom is rescued. Margeis put ashore.
You want to give him credit for trying, for going back home and pushing his friends out into the real world. It's such a nice thought— especially the way Smith handles Randal, who's the star here in the same way Dante was in Clerks.
[Randal] is still a pustule of lewd [ruminations],
but he can't bear the thought of Dante abandoning him, so he acts like a spurned [girlfriend], unconsciously scheming to sabotage his pal's [impending] departure. Twelve years on, the cutout cutup has depth and dimension.