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CHAPTER XII—ON THE ROAD HOME
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 When Leonard Everard parted from Stephen he did so with a feeling of dissatisfaction: firstly, with Stephen; secondly1, with things in general; thirdly, with himself.  The first was definite, concrete, and immediate2; he could give himself chapter and verse for all the girl’s misdoing.  Everything she had said or done had touched some nerve painfully, or had offended his feelings; and to a man of his temperament3 his feelings are very sacred things, to himself.
 
‘Why had she put him in such a ridiculous position?  That was the worst of women.  They were always wanting him to do something he didn’t want to do, or crying . . . there was that girl at Oxford4.’
 
Here he turned his head slowly, and looked round in a furtive5 way, which was getting almost a habit with him.  ‘A fellow should go away so that he wouldn’t have to swear lies.  Women were always wanting money; or worse: to be married!  Confound women; they all seemed to want him to marry them!  There was the Oxford girl, and then the Spaniard, and now Stephen!’  This put his thoughts in a new channel.  He wanted money himself.  Why, Stephen had spoken of it herself; had offered to pay his debts.  Gad! it was a good idea that every one round the countryside seemed to know his affairs.  What a flat he had been not to accept her offer then and there before matters had gone further.  Stephen had lots of money, more than any girl could want.  But she didn’t give him time to get the thing fixed7 . . . If he had only known beforehand what she wanted he could have come prepared . . . that was the way with women!  Always thinking of themselves!  And now?  Of course she wouldn’t stump8 up after his refusing her.  What would his father say if he came to hear of it?  And he must speak to him soon, for these chaps were threatening to County Court him if he didn’t pay.  Those harpies in Vere Street were quite nasty . . . ’  He wondered if he could work Stephen for a loan.
 
He walked on through the woodland path, his pace slower than before.  ‘How pretty she had looked!’  Here he touched his little moustache.  ‘Gad!  Stephen was a fine girl anyhow!  If it wasn’t for all that red hair . . . I like ’em dark better! . . . And her being such an infernal boss!’. . . Then he said unconsciously aloud:
 
‘If I was her husband I’d keep her to rights!’
 
Poor Stephen!
 
‘So that’s what the governor meant by telling me that fortune was to be had, and had easily, if a man wasn’t a blind fool.  The governor is a starchy old party.  He wouldn’t speak out straight and say, “Here’s Stephen Norman, the richest girl you are ever likely to meet; why don’t you make up to her and marry her?”  But that would be encouraging his son to be a fortune-hunter!  Rot! . . . And now, just because she didn’t tell me what she wanted to speak about, or the governor didn’t give me a hint so that I might be prepared, I have gone and thrown away the chance.  After all it mightn’t be so bad.  Stephen is a fine girl! . . . But she mustn’t ever look at me as she did when I spoke6 about her not obeying.  I mean to be master in my own house anyhow!
 
‘A man mustn’t be tied down too tight, even if he is married.  And if there’s plenty of loose cash about it isn’t hard to cover up your tracks . . . I think I’d better think this thing over calmly and be ready when Stephen comes at me again.  That’s the way with women.  When a woman like Stephen fixes her cold grey on a man she does not mean to go asleep over it.  I daresay my best plan will be to sit tight, and let her work herself up a bit.  There’s nothing like a little wholesome9 neglect for bringing a girl to her bearings!’ . . .
 
For a while he walked on in satisfied self-complacency.
 
‘Confound her! why couldn’t she have let me know that she was fond of me in some decent way, without all that formal theatrical10 proposing?  It’s a deuced annoying thing in the long run the way the women get fond of me.  Though it’s nice enough in some ways while it lasts!’ he added, as if in unwilling11 recognition of fact.  As the path debouched on the highroad he said to himself half aloud:
 
‘Well, she’s a mighty12 fine girl, anyhow!  And if she is red I’ve had about enough of the black! . . . That Spanish girl is beginning to kick too!  I wish I had never come across . . . ’
 
‘Shut up, you fool!’ he said to himself as he walked on.
 
When he got home he found a letter from his father.  He took it to his room before breaking the seal.  It was at least concise13 and to the point:
 
‘The enclosed has been sent to me.  You will have to deal with it yourself.  You know my opinion and also my intention.   The items which I have marked have been incurred14 since I spoke to you last about your debts.  I shall not pay another farthing for you.  So take your own course!
 
‘Jasper Everard.’
 
The enclosed was a jeweller’s bill, the length and the total of which lengthened15 his face and drew from him a low whistle.   He held it in his hand for a long time, standing16 quite still and silent.  Then drawing a deep breath he said aloud:
 
‘That settles it!  The halter is on me!  It’s no use squealing17.  If it’s to be a red head on my pillow! . . . All right!  I must only make the best of it.  Anyhow I’ll have a good time to-day, even if it must be the last!’
 
That day Harold was in Norcester on business.  It was late when he went to the club to dine.  Whilst waiting for dinner he met Leonard Everard, flushed and somewhat at uncertain in his speech.  It was something of a shock to Harold to see him in such a state.
 
Leonard was, however, an old friend, and man is as a rule faithful to friends in this form of distress18.  So in his kindly19 feeling Harold offered to drive him home, for he knew that he could thus keep him out of further harm.  Leonard thanked him in uncertain speech, and said he would be ready.  In the meantime he would go and play billiards20 with the marker whilst Harold was having his dinner.
 
At ten o’clock Harold’s dogcart was ready and he went to look for Leonard, who had not since come near him.  He found him half asleep in the smoking-room, much drunker than he had been earlier in the evening.
 
The drive was fairly long, so Harold made up his mind for a prolonged term of uneasiness and anxiety.  The cool night-air, whose effect was increased by the rapid motion, soon increased Leonard’s somnolence22 and for a while he slept soundly, his companion watching carefully lest he should sway over and fall out of the trap.  He even held him up as they swung round sharp corners.
 
After a time he woke up, and woke in a nasty temper.  He began to find fault in an incoherent way with everything.  Harold said little, just enough to prevent any cause for further grievance23.  Then Leonard changed and became affectionate.  This mood was a greater bore than the other, but Harold managed to bear it with stolid24 indifference25.  Leonard was this by time making promises to do things for him, that as he was what he called a ‘goo’ fell’,’ he might count on his help and support in the future.  As Harold knew him to be a wastrel26, over head and ears in debt and with only the succession to a small estate, he did not take much heed27 to his maunderings.  At last the drunken man said something which startled him so much that he instinctively29 drew himself together with such suddenness as to frighten the horse and almost make him rear up straight.
 
‘Woa!  Woa!  Steady, boy.  Gently!’ he said, quieting him.  Then turning to his companion said in a voice hollow with emotion and vibrant30 with suppressed passion:
 
‘What was it you said?’
 
Leonard, half awake, and not half of that half master of himself, answered:
 
‘I said I will make you agent of Normanstand when I marry Stephen.’
 
Harold grew cold.  To hear of any one marrying Stephen was to him like plunging31 him in a glacier32 stream; but to hear her name so lightly spoken, and by such a man, was a bewildering shock which within a second set his blood on fire.
 
‘What do you mean?’ he thundered.  ‘You marry Ste . . . Miss Norman!  You’re not worthy33 to untie34 her shoe!  You indeed!  She wouldn’t look on the same side of the street with a drunken brute35 like you!  How dare you speak of her in such a way!’
 
‘Brute!’ said Leonard angrily, his vanity reaching inward to heart and brain through all the numbing36 obstacle of his drunken flesh.  ‘Who’s brute?  Brute yourself!  Tell you goin’ to marry Stephen, ’cos Stephen wants it.  Stephen loves me.  Loves me with all her red head!  Wha’re you doin’!  Wha!!’
 
His words merged37 in a lessening38 gurgle, for Harold had now got him by the throat.
 
‘Take care what you say about that lady! damn you!’ he said, putting his face close the other’s with eyes that blazed.  ‘Don’t you dare to mention her name in such a way, or you will regret it longer than you can think.  Loves you, you swine!’
 
The struggle and the fierce grip on his throat sobered Leonard somewhat.  Momentarily sobbed39 him to that point when he could be coherent and vindictive40, though not to the point where he could think ahead.  Caution, wisdom, discretion41, taste, were not for him at such a moment.  Guarding his throat with both hands in an instinctive28 and spasmodic manner he answered the challenge:
 
‘Who are you calling swine?  I tell you she loves me.  She ought to know.  Didn’t she tell me so this very day!’  Harold drew back his arm to strike him in the face, his anger too great for words.  But the other, seeing the motion and in the sobering recognition of danger, spoke hastily:
 
‘Keep your hair on!  You know so jolly much more than I do.  I tell you that she told me this and a lot more this morning when she asked me to marry her.’
 
Harold’s heart grew cold as ice.  There is something in the sound of a voice speaking truthfully which a true man can recognise.  Through all Leonard’s half-drunken utterings came such a ring of truth; and Harold recognised it.  He felt that his voice was weak and hollow as he spoke, thinking it necessary to give at first a sort of official denial to such a monstrous42 statement:
 
Liar21!’
 
‘I’m no liar!’ answered Leonard.  He would like to have struck him in answer to such a word had he felt equal to it.  ‘She asked me to marry her to-day on the hill above the house, where I went to meet her by appointment.  Here!  I’ll prove it to you.  Read this!’  Whilst he was speaking he had opened the greatcoat and was fumbling43 in the breast-pocket of his coat.  He produced a letter which he handed to Harold, who took it with trembling hand.  By this time the reins44 had fallen slack and the horse was walking quietly.  There was moonlight, but not enough to read by.  Harold bent45 over and lifted the driving-lamp next to him and turned it so that he could read the envelope.  He could hardly keep either lamp or paper still, his hand trembled so when he saw that the direction was in Stephen’s handwriting.  He was handing it back when Leonard said again:
 
‘Open it!  Read it!  You must do so; I tell you, you must!  You called me a liar, and now must read the proof that I am not.  If you don’t I shall have to ask Stephen to make you!’  Before Harold’s mind flashed a rapid thought of what the girl might suffer in being asked to take part in such a quarrel.  He could not himself even act to the best advantage unless he knew the truth . . . he took the letter from the envelope and held it before the lamp, the paper fluttering as though in a breeze from the trembling of his hand.  Leonard looked on, the dull glare of his eyes brightening with malignant46 pleasure as he beheld47 the other’s concern.  He owed him a grudge48, and by God he would pay it.  Had he not been struck—throttled—called a liar! . . .
 
As he read the words Harold’s face cleared.  ‘Why, you infernal young scoundrel!’ he said angrily, ‘that letter is nothing but a simple note from a young girl to an old friend—playmate asking him to come to see her about some trivial thing.  And you construe49 it into a proposal of marriage.  You hound!’  He held the letter whilst he spoke, heedless of the outstretched hand of the other waiting to take it back.  There was a dangerous glitter in Leonard’s eyes.  He knew his man and he knew the truth of what he had himself said, and he felt, with all the strength of his base soul, how best he could torture him.  In the very strength of Harold’s anger, in the poignancy50 of his concern, in the relief to his soul expressed in his eyes and his voice, his antagonist51 realised the jealousy52 of one who honours—and loves.  Second by second Leonard grew more sober, and more and better able to carry his own idea into act.
 
‘Give me my letter!’ he began.
 
‘Wait!’ said Harold as he put the lamp back into its socket53.  ‘That will do presently.  Take back what you said just now!’
 
‘What?  Take back what?’
 
‘That base lie; that Miss Norman asked you to marry her.’
 
Leonard felt that in a physical struggle for the possession of the letter he would be outmatched; but his passion grew colder and more malignant, and in a voice that cut like the hiss54 of a snake he spoke slowly and deliberately55.  He was all sober now; the drunkenness of brain and blood was lost, for the time, in the strength of his cold passion.
 
‘It is true.  By God it is true; every word of it!  That letter, which you want to steal, is only a proof that I went to meet her on Caester Hill by her own appointment.  When I got there, she was waiting for me.  She began to talk about a chalet there, and at first I didn’t know what she meant—’
 
There was such conviction, such a triumphant56 truth in his voice, that Harold was convinced.
 
‘Stop!’ he thundered; ‘stop, don’t tell me anything.  I don’t want to hear.  I don’t want to know.’  He covered his face with his hands and groaned57.  It was not as though the speaker were a stranger, in which case he would have been by now well on in his death by strangulation; he had known Leonard all his life, and he was a friend of Stephen’s.  And he was speaking truth.
 
The baleful glitter of Leonard’s eyes grew brighter still.  He was as a serpent when he goes to strike.  In this wise he struck.
 
‘I shall not stop.  I shall go on and tell you all I choose.  You have called me liar—twice.  You have also called me other names.  Now you shall hear the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.  And if you won’t listen to me some one else will.’  Harold groaned again; Leonard’s eyes brightened still more, and the evil smile on his face grew broader as he began more and more to feel his power.  He went on to speak with a cold deliberate malignancy, but instinctively so sticking to absolute truth that he could trust himself to hurt most.  The other listened, cold at heart and physically58; his veins59 and arteries60 seemed stagnant61.
 
‘I won’t tell you anything of her pretty embarrassments62; how her voice fell as she pleaded; how she blushed and stammered63.  Why, even I, who am used to women and their pretty ways and their passions and their flushings and their stormy upbraidings, didn’t quite know for a while what she was driving at.  So at last she spoke out pretty plainly, and told me what a fond wife she’d make me if I would only take her!’  Harold said nothing; he only rocked a little as one in pain, and his hands fell.  The other went on:
 
‘That is what happened this morning on Caester Hill under the trees where I met Stephen Norman by her own appointment; honestly what happened.  If you don’t believe me now you can ask Stephen.  My Stephen!’ he added in a final burst of venom64 as in a gleam of moonlight through a rift65 in the shadowy wood he saw the ghastly pallor of Harold’s face.  Then he added abruptly66 as he held out his hand:
 
‘Now give me my letter!’
 
In the last few seconds Harold had been thinking.  And as he had been thinking for the good, the safety, of Stephen, his thoughts flew swift and true.  This man’s very tone, the openness of his malignity67, the underlying68 scorn when he spoke of her whom others worshipped, showed him the danger—the terrible immediate danger in which she stood from such a man.  With the instinct of a mind working as truly for the woman he loved as the needle does to the Pole he spoke quietly, throwing a sneer69 into the tone so as to exasperate70 his companion—it was brain against brain now, and for Stephen’s sake:
 
‘And of course you accepted.  You naturally would!’  The other fell into the trap.  He could not help giving an extra dig to his opponent by proving him once more in the wrong.
 
‘Oh no, I didn’t!  Stephen is a fine girl; but she wants taking down a bit.  She’s too high and mighty just at present, and wants to boss a chap too much.  I mean to be master in my own house; and she’s got to begin as she will have to go on.  I’ll let her wait a bit: and then I’ll yield by degrees to her lovemaking.  She’s a fine girl, for all her red head; and she won’t be so bad after all!’
 
Harold listened, chilled into still and silent amazement71.  To hear Stephen spoken of in such a way appalled72 him.  She of all women! . . . Leonard never knew how near sudden death he was, as he lay back in his seat, his eyes getting dull again and his chin sinking.  The drunkenness which had been arrested by his passion was reasserting itself.  Harold saw his state in time and arrested his own movement to take him by the throat and dash him to the ground.  Even as he looked at him in scornful hate, the cart gave a lurch73 and Leonard fell forward.  Instinctively Harold swept an arm round him and held him up.  As he did so the unconsciousness of arrested sleep came; Leonard’s chin sank on his breast and he breathed stertorously74.
 
As he drove on, Harold’s thoughts circled in a tumult75.  Vague ideas of extreme measures which he ought to take flashed up and paled away.  Intention revolved76 upon itself till its weak side was exposed, and, it was abandoned.  He could not doubt the essential truth of Leonard’s statement regarding the proposal of marriage.  He did not understand this nor did he try to.  His own love for the girl and the bitter awaking to its futility77 made him so hopeless that in his own desolation all the mystery of her doing and the cause of it was merged and lost.
 
His only aim and purpose now was her safety.  One thing at least he could do: by fair means or foul78 stop Leonard’s mouth, so that others need not know her shame!  He groaned aloud as the thought came to him.  Beyond this first step he could do nothing, think of nothing as yet.  And he could not take this first step till Leonard had so far sobered that he could understand.
 
And so waiting for that time to come, he drove on through the silent night.
 

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1 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
2 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
3 temperament 7INzf     
n.气质,性格,性情
参考例句:
  • The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
  • Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。
4 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津(英国城市)
参考例句:
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
5 furtive kz9yJ     
adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的
参考例句:
  • The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.老师怀疑这个学生在考试时有偷偷摸摸的行为。
  • His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
6 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
7 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
8 stump hGbzY     
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
参考例句:
  • He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
  • He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
9 wholesome Uowyz     
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
参考例句:
  • In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
  • It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。
10 theatrical pIRzF     
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的
参考例句:
  • The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果,叫人失望。
  • She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。
11 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句:
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
12 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
13 concise dY5yx     
adj.简洁的,简明的
参考例句:
  • The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
  • I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。
14 incurred a782097e79bccb0f289640bab05f0f6c     
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式
参考例句:
  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚,使父亲震怒。
  • We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
15 lengthened 4c0dbc9eb35481502947898d5e9f0a54     
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
  • He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。
16 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
17 squealing b55ccc77031ac474fd1639ff54a5ad9e     
v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard. 猪在院子里哼哼地叫个不停。
  • The pigs were squealing. 猪尖叫着。
18 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
19 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
20 billiards DyBzVP     
n.台球
参考例句:
  • John used to divert himself with billiards.约翰过去总打台球自娱。
  • Billiards isn't popular in here.这里不流行台球。
21 liar V1ixD     
n.说谎的人
参考例句:
  • I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了,一个又偷又骗的家伙!
  • She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。
22 somnolence awkwA     
n.想睡,梦幻;欲寐;嗜睡;嗜眠
参考例句:
  • At length he managed to get him into a condition of somnolence. 他终于促使他进入昏昏欲睡的状态。 来自辞典例句
  • A lazy somnolence descended on the crowd. 一阵沉沉欲睡的懒意降落在人群里面。 来自辞典例句
23 grievance J6ayX     
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈
参考例句:
  • He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
  • He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。
24 stolid VGFzC     
adj.无动于衷的,感情麻木的
参考例句:
  • Her face showed nothing but stolid indifference.她的脸上毫无表情,只有麻木的无动于衷。
  • He conceals his feelings behind a rather stolid manner.他装作无动于衷的样子以掩盖自己的感情。
25 indifference k8DxO     
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
参考例句:
  • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
  • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
26 wastrel 0gHwt     
n.浪费者;废物
参考例句:
  • Her father wouldn't let her marry a wastrel.她的父亲不会让她嫁给一个败家子。
  • He is a notorious wastrel in our company.他在我们单位是个有名的饭囊,啥活儿都干不好。
27 heed ldQzi     
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
参考例句:
  • You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
  • For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
28 instinctive c6jxT     
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
参考例句:
  • He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
  • Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。
29 instinctively 2qezD2     
adv.本能地
参考例句:
  • As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近,她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
30 vibrant CL5zc     
adj.震颤的,响亮的,充满活力的,精力充沛的,(色彩)鲜明的
参考例句:
  • He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
  • She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。
31 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发,生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 glacier YeQzw     
n.冰川,冰河
参考例句:
  • The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
  • The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。
33 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
34 untie SjJw4     
vt.解开,松开;解放
参考例句:
  • It's just impossible to untie the knot.It's too tight.这个结根本解不开。太紧了。
  • Will you please untie the knot for me?请你替我解开这个结头,好吗?
35 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
36 numbing ae96aa62e5bdbc7fc11dd1b0f158c93e     
adj.使麻木的,使失去感觉的v.使麻木,使麻痹( numb的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Watching television had a numbing effect on his mind. 看电视使他头脑麻木。
  • It was numbing work, requiring patience and dedication. 这是一种令人麻木的工作,需要有耐心和忘我精神。 来自辞典例句
37 merged d33b2d33223e1272c8bbe02180876e6f     
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
参考例句:
  • Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
  • The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
38 lessening 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945     
减轻,减少,变小
参考例句:
  • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少,她花多少,她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
39 sobbed 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759     
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
参考例句:
  • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
  • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
40 vindictive FL3zG     
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
参考例句:
  • I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
  • The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
41 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎;随意处理
参考例句:
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
42 monstrous vwFyM     
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
参考例句:
  • The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升,形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
  • Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人!
43 fumbling fumbling     
n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理
参考例句:
  • If he actually managed to the ball instead of fumbling it with an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动,经常这样结束。
  • If he actually managed to secure the ball instead of fumbling it awkwardly an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-50提议有时。他从off-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动,经常这样结束。
44 reins 370afc7786679703b82ccfca58610c98     
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
参考例句:
  • She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
  • The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
45 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
46 malignant Z89zY     
adj.恶性的,致命的;恶意的,恶毒的
参考例句:
  • Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。
  • He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来,不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。
47 beheld beheld     
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
48 grudge hedzG     
n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
参考例句:
  • I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
  • I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。
49 construe 4pbzL     
v.翻译,解释
参考例句:
  • He had tried to construe a passage from Homer.他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。
  • You can construe what he said in a number of different ways.他的话可以有好几种解释。
50 poignancy xOMx3     
n.辛酸事,尖锐
参考例句:
  • As she sat in church her face had a pathos and poignancy. 当她坐在教堂里时,脸上带着一种哀婉和辛辣的表情。
  • The movie, "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles" treats this with hilarity and poignancy. 电影“火车,飞机和汽车”是以欢娱和热情庆祝这个节日。
51 antagonist vwXzM     
n.敌人,对抗者,对手
参考例句:
  • His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
  • The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。
52 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
参考例句:
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
53 socket jw9wm     
n.窝,穴,孔,插座,插口
参考例句:
  • He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
  • The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。
54 hiss 2yJy9     
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满
参考例句:
  • We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
  • Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。
55 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
56 triumphant JpQys     
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
参考例句:
  • The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
  • There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。
57 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
58 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
59 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
60 arteries 821b60db0d5e4edc87fdf5fc263ba3f5     
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 );干线,要道
参考例句:
  • Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
61 stagnant iGgzj     
adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的
参考例句:
  • Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少,工业生产一直停滞不前。
  • Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。
62 embarrassments 5f3d5ecce4738cceef5dce99a8a6434a     
n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 );难堪;局促不安;令人难堪或耻辱的事
参考例句:
  • But there have been many embarrassments along the way. 但是一路走来已经是窘境不断。 来自互联网
  • The embarrassments don't stop there. 让人难受的事情还没完。 来自互联网
63 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
64 venom qLqzr     
n.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
参考例句:
  • The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
  • In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
65 rift bCEzt     
n.裂口,隙缝,切口;v.裂开,割开,渗入
参考例句:
  • He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
  • The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
66 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
67 malignity 28jzZ     
n.极度的恶意,恶毒;(病的)恶性
参考例句:
  • The little witch put a mock malignity into her beautiful eyes, and Joseph, trembling with sincere horror, hurried out praying and ejaculating "wicked" as he went. 这个小女巫那双美丽的眼睛里添上一种嘲弄的恶毒神气。约瑟夫真的吓得直抖,赶紧跑出去,一边跑一边祷告,还嚷着“恶毒!” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Outside, the pitiless rain fell, fell steadily, with a fierce malignity that was all too human. 外面下着无情的雨,不断地下着,简直跟通人性那样凶狠而恶毒。 来自辞典例句
68 underlying 5fyz8c     
adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的
参考例句:
  • The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
  • This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
69 sneer YFdzu     
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
参考例句:
  • He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
  • You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻,但很多人喜欢这种音乐。
70 exasperate uiOzX     
v.激怒,使(疾病)加剧,使恶化
参考例句:
  • He shouted in an exasperate voice.他以愤怒的声音嚷着。
  • The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
71 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
72 appalled ec524998aec3c30241ea748ac1e5dbba     
v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的
参考例句:
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
73 lurch QR8z9     
n.突然向前或旁边倒;v.蹒跚而行
参考例句:
  • It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
  • He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。
74 stertorously 4ceb1b9f4dc1b069d369261a36b3b2e1     
参考例句:
  • He was breathing stertorously. 他呼哧呼哧地喘着气。 来自互联网
75 tumult LKrzm     
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
参考例句:
  • The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
  • His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。
76 revolved b63ebb9b9e407e169395c5fc58399fe6     
v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想
参考例句:
  • The fan revolved slowly. 电扇缓慢地转动着。
  • The wheel revolved on its centre. 轮子绕中心转动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
77 futility IznyJ     
n.无用
参考例句:
  • She could see the utter futility of trying to protest. 她明白抗议是完全无用的。
  • The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
78 foul Sfnzy     
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
参考例句:
  • Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
  • What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气!


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