English Dictionary

Morlock

noun

(literature) A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895). / (by extension) A brutish troglodyte.

The Morlock emerged from the darkness.

意味（1）

(literature) A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).

Coordinate term: Eloi

意味（2）

(by extension) A brutish troglodyte.

Thus civilian morale became a key issue in war preparations, which were undertaken in a spirit so fretfully suspicious that centralised mass shelters were not constructed for fear of encouraging a deep shelter mentality that would turn London's population into a race of modern Morlocks.